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NASA has reported that on April 28, it observed a mix of X-ray and radio signals never observed before in the Milky Way. Significantly, the flare-up it observed included the first fast radio burst (FRB) seen within the galaxy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Essentially, FRBs are bright bursts of radio waves (radio waves […]
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India ranks third and fifth from the bottom respectively among countries where 19-year-old girls and boys have a low body mass index, according to a study in The Lancet to be published. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The study provides new estimates for height and BMI trends in 2019 across 200 countries after analysing
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Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenationis organising the 2ndNational Water Awards (NWAs) 2019 Distribution Ceremony on 11th& 12th November, 2020 through virtual platform. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The awards are given to motivate the individuals/organizations who are doing commendable work in the field of water resources
Gov-Tech-Thon 2020, a 36 hours, pan-India virtual hackathon organized by IEEE, National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Oracle, under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, witnessed a successful conclusion on 1st November, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The virtual hackathon received registrations from over 1300 aspirants
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A Virtual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Italy Prof. Giuseppe Conte was held on 6th November, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Prime Minister Modi recalled the 2018 visit of Prof. Giuseppe Conte to India and appreciated the rapid growth in India-Italy relationship in recent past. On
Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced the Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge System to be set up at IIT Kharagpur. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Inaugurating the international webinar titled “Bharata Tirtha” organized by the Institute from November 6-8, 2020, Chief Guest Shri Pokhriyal congratulated the Institute for the continued
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The Myanmar Army Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has said that the issue of the citizenship of Rohingya’s is solely a matter of domestic law. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He said that the citizenship process in Myanmar is subject to the 1982 citizenship law which identifies only 135 indigenous ethnic groups and
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Ro-pax ferry services between Hazira near Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar district, through video conferencing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Hazira-Ghogha Ro-Pax ferry service will work as a Gateway to South Gujarat and Saurashtra region. It will reduce the distance between Ghogha and Hazira from 370 Kilometres to 90
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The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed annually on November 6. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on 5 November each year designated by UN General Assembly. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In 2020, World Tsunami Awareness Day encourages the development of national and community-level, local disaster risk reduction strategies to save more lives against disasters. This year’s observance promotes “Sendai Seven Campaign,” target (e).
