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Denmark is culling its 17-million strong mink population

After the Danish Public Health Authority (Statens Serum Institut) discovered the mutated version of coronavirus in mink, the Denmark government decided to cull all of the country’s over 17-million population of the animal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neovison and Mustela, and part of the […]

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Gujarati columnist Father Carlos Gonzalez Valles passed away

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the demise of veteran author and Gujarati columnist Father Carlos Gonzalez Valles SJ, popularly known as Father Valles. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Father Valles (1925 — 2020) was a Spanish-Indian Jesuit priest and author. He lived in India for five decades and wrote extensively in

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President Xi orders advancing construction of rail line in Tibet

Chinese President Xi Jinping instructed officials to expedite the construction of the new USD 47.8 billion railway project connecting the country’s southwest Sichuan province to Linzhi in Tibet close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, saying it would play a key role in safeguarding stability in the border areas. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

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World Science Day for Peace and Development 2020

World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated each year on November 10 that highlights the important role that science has in society. It also highlights the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points World Science Day was proclaimed by the United Nations

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UAE legal reforms relating to personal freedoms

The United Arab Emirates announced a slew of legal reforms relating to personal freedoms that seek to move the country away from its hardline interpretation of Islamic law. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The overhaul includes changes in laws related to honour killings, alcohol restrictions, cohabitation of unmarried couples, divorce and succession. Honour killings:

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Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana of ESIC

Ministry of Labour and Employment in a statement said that submitting claims through Affidavit Form is now no longer required under Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation- ESIC. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana is a welfare measure being implemented by the Employee’s State Insurance

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Democrat Joe Biden won the US Presidential election

America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, CNN projects, turning at a time of national crisis to a man whose character was forged by aching personal tragedy and who is pledging to restore calm and truth after Donald Trump’s exhausting and manic single term. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points With the

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Vidisha Maitra elected to U.N. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the U.N. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The 193-member General Assembly appoints members of the Advisory Committee. Members are selected on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience. The

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New rules for other service providers could ease working of BPO, ITeS players

Nearly a year-and-a half after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had suggested relaxations of registration, submission of bank guarantee and other norms for other service providers (OSP) in the business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology-enabled services (ITes), the Department of Telecom eased these rules. The new rules do away with the registration requirement

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Himachal Pradesh’s law against religious conversion

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij’s government is considering a law against forced religious conversions and has sought information about such a law already in force in Himachal Pradesh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Last year, the Himachal Pradesh assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2019. According to it, no person shall convert any

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