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Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi passed away at 86

Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi passed away at 86

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi died at the age of 86 years. He represents Titabor Assembly constituency in Jorhat district, was among 24 legislators from the state to have contracted the infection. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Tarun Gogoi (1936 – 2020) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Indian […]

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Centre launched international version of UMANG App

Centre launched international version of UMANG App

An online conference was organized under the chairmanship of Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad to mark the occasion of 3 years of UMANG and 2000 plus services milestone. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It will help Indian international students, NRIs and Indian tourists abroad, to avail Government of India services,

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Indian Coast Guard averts ecological disaster off Nicobar Islands

Indian Coast Guard averts ecological disaster off Nicobar Islands

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) averted a major ecological disaster off the bio-sensitive ecology of pristine Nicobar Islands after an oil tanker MT Anasthasia-1 enroute to Dubai carrying approximately 910 MT of bunker fuel, was towed to safety after the vessel suffered a power breakdown and was dangerously drifting towards Kachall island. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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TBM stuck in tunnel for over a year in Powai

TBM stuck in tunnel for over a year in Powai

A tunnel boring machine (TBM) drilling for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) formidable Veravali-Powai-Ghatkopar water provide project, has been stuck in its personal partially-dug tunnel close to Powai for over a year, with no respite in sight. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points With major cities in India opting for urban transportation systems underground, Tunnel

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China's new moon mission to return the first lunar samples since 1976

China’s new moon mission to return the first lunar samples since 1976

China is attempting its most complex and ambitious space mission to date with the launch of its Chang’e-5 spacecraft, which will attempt to do something that has not been done since the 1970s: bring pristine pieces of the moon back to Earth. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Chang’e-5 probe is the Chinese National Space

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Remains of two Vesuvius volcano victims found

Remains of two Vesuvius volcano victims found

The Italian Culture Ministry announced on November 21 the discovery of well-preserved remains of two men, who perished during the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The eruption was a catastrophic event that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and killed around 16,000 people. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Located in

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China Borrows at Negative Rates for the First Time

China Borrows at Negative Rates for the First Time

China sold negative-yield debt for the first time, and this saw a high demand from investors across Europe. As yields in Europe are even lower, there was a huge demand for the 4-billion-euro bonds issued by China. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points China’s 5-year bond was priced with a yield of –0.152%, and the

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Education Ministry inaugurates 46 online ATAL Faculty Development Programmes

Education Ministry inaugurates 46 online ATAL Faculty Development Programmes

Union Education Ministry inaugurated 46 online AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) to train teachers of higher education institutions associated with All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) in thrust and emerging areas in technology. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The FDPs will be conducted in 22 Indian states according

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Cabinet Secretary chairs National Crisis Management Committee Meeting

Cabinet Secretary chairs National Crisis Management Committee Meeting

Union Cabinet Secretary, Shri Rajiv Gauba has chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review the status of impending Cyclone through video conferencing with the Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points At the national level, Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) and National

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