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Maharashtra announced the setting up of a Desalination Plant

Maharashtra announced the setting up of a Desalination Plant

Maharashtra announced the setting up of a desalination plant in Mumbai, becoming the fourth state in the country to experiment with the idea. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  A desalination plant turns salt water into water that is fit to drink. The most commonly used technology used for the process is reverse osmosis where

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Tenth edition of National Science Film Festival kicks off in virtual mode

Tenth edition of National Science Film Festival kicks off in virtual mode

Tenth edition of prestigious science film festival got off in a virtual mode. VigyanPrasar, an autonomous agency under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has been organizing the four-day long festival as a part of its science popularization endeavour. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It offers a unique platform to showcase

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Govt approved 7 proposals of Food Processing Projects worth over Rs 234 cr

Govt approved 7 proposals of Food Processing Projects worth over Rs 234 cr

The government has approved seven proposals of Food Processing Projects worth over 234 crore rupees. It also includes grants-in-aid of 60.87 crores rupees in Meghalaya, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  The scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Cluster was approved in 2017 under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2020

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2020

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is celebrated on November 25 Each year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the

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Germany’s new boardroom quota for women

Germany’s new boardroom quota for women

A working group of Germany’s ruling coalition parties headed by Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to impose a mandatory quota for the number of women working in senior management positions in the country’s listed firms. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  A final decision on the key points of the legislation, called the Second Management Positions

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Govt unveiled Sahakar Pragya with 45 new training module for farmers

Govt unveiled Sahakar Pragya with 45 new training module for farmers

To strengthen farmers, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar unveiled Sahakar Pragya. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  The 45 new training modules of Sahakar Pragya of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) will impart training to primary cooperative societies in rural areas

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated RE-Invest 2020 on November 26

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated RE-Invest 2020 on November 26

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the virtual third Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-Invest 2020), on November 26, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  The summit is organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and will be held from 26 – 28 November 2020. The theme for RE-Invest 2020 is

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Northeast monsoon remained subdued this year

Northeast monsoon remained subdued this year

India receives rainfall during two seasons. About 75 per cent of the country’s annual rainfall is received from the Southwest monsoon between June and September. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points  The Northeast monsoon, on the other hand, occurs during October to December, and is a comparatively small-scale monsoon, which is confined to the Southern

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