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The suture zone of the Himalayas or the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ) in the Ladakh region, where the Indian and Asian Plates are joined, has been found to be tectonically active, as against current understanding that it is a locked zone. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This could have major implications in terms of […]
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Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda launched two Centers of Excellence for Tribal Welfare. These centers were launched in collaboration between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Art of Living through video conference. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The first initiative ‘Strengthening PRIs’ will be launched in 5 districts covering 30 Gram Panchayats
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AIM (Atal Innovation Mission), in association with CSIRO, is organizing a two-day hackathon on circular economy, ‘India–Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)’, on 7 and 8 December. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The idea of I-ACE was conceived during a virtual summit on 4 June, between the Indian and Australian prime ministers, exploring innovative ways
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The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series titled “Bundi: Architectural Heritage of a Forgotten Rajput Capital” on 24th October 2020 focused on Bundi, Rajasthan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Bundi is a district in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan. Bundi was the erstwhile capital of Hada Rajput province known as Hadoti located
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to go vocal for local while shopping during the festival season, and particularly extolled the virtues of khadi – the handwoven cloth popularised by Mahatma Gandhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Khadi Oaxaca is a farm-to-garment collective which comprises around 400 families, which live and work on traditional
Oaxaca – the khadi being woven in a Mexico village Read More »
US President Donald Trump referred to it as “filthy India” during the final presidential debate and India received a lot of unwanted attention. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points While he was talking with reference to the Paris Climate Accord, the attempt here is to look at the filth in terms of poor or inadequate
World Polio Day is celebrated on October 24th. It was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points As per the WHO, since 1980, the cases of wild poliovirus have decreased by over 99.9 per
Sudan became the third Arab nation in recent weeks to normalise relations with Israel, days after the US removed it from its State Sponsor of Terrorism list, of which the North African country was a part for over 27 years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points President Donald Trump said he would be removing Sudan
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As per a new report released by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), some areas in the UK could experience greater levels of air pollution due to large numbers of people working from home due to the pandemic this winter season. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points During the course of winter, air pollution,
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Veteran Gujarati film musician, singer and former Lok Sabha MP from Patan constituency Mahesh Kanodia has passed away following prolonged illness. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He was a Veteran Gujarati film musician, singer and former Lok Sabha MP from Patan constituency. He was 83. He was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th
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