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Union Minister Laid Foundation Stone For 50 LNG Fuel Stations

Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone for the first 50 LNG fuelling stations across the golden quadrilateral and major National Highways. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down […]

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Delhi mandates wearing of mask when travelling in car

In view of the rising coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has mandated wearing of masks in cars as compulsory while travelling in personal or official vehicles even when alone. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The argument was given by the state to defend its decision of making it compulsory for

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Chhath festival 2020

Chhath Puja is being celebrated in different parts of the country with traditional fervour and religious devotion. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Chhath is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival historically native to the Indian subcontinent, more specifically, the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and the Madhesh region of Nepal. The Chhath

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India, EU strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms & manifestations

The 12th Counter Terrorism Dialogue between India and the European Union (EU) was held virtually. The Dialogue was an opportunity to continue close cooperation and coordination on this important element of the India-EU strategic partnership. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Both India and the EU resolved to support each other in the fight against

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NCRTC and NDB sign USD 500m for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Transit System Project

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited and the New Development Bank signed a loan agreement for lending 500 million dollars for the ‘Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Project’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Rapid Transit System will provide a fast, reliable, safe and comfortable public transport

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Capacity building component of PM-FME

Union Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the capacity building component of a central scheme PM-FME that seeks to promote micro-enterprises. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Launched under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the PM-FME Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme. It aims to enhance the competitiveness of existing individual micro-enterprises in the

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Food Processing Ministry launched GIS One District One Product digital map

The Ministry of Food Processing launched the GIS One District One Product (ODOP) digital map of India. Minister for Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar, also virtually inaugurated the capacity building component of the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PM-FME Scheme). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The digital ODOP map

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Top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world

Param Siddhi, the high performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer established under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at C-DAC has achieved global ranking of 63 in top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world released this week. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Param Siddhi is the high performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer established under

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a severe type of muscle weakness that usually begins at an early age and worsens quickly, may soon have a new strategy of treatment through genetic regulation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe type of muscular dystrophy that primarily affects boys. Females with a single

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World Philosophy Day 2020

World Philosophy Day is celebrated every 3rd Thursday of November. It was first celebrated on 21 November 2002. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points World Philosophy Day was introduced by UNESCO to foster philosophical analysis, research and studies on major contemporary issues, so as to respond more effectively to the challenges that are confronting humanity

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