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India’s eight beaches got ‘Blue Flag’ certification

India received the prestigious ‘Blue Flag’ certification for all its eight beaches that it recommended. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The beaches that have been awarded the ‘BLUE FLAG” are Shivrajpur (Dwarka-Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Kappad (Kerala), Rushikonda (AP), Golden (Puri-Odisha) and Radhanagar (A&N Islands). India is also the first country […]

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PM Modi paid tributes to Lok Nayak JP Narayan

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has paid tributes to socialist leader and freedom fighter Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh, affectionately called Nanaji Deshmukh (1916 – 2010) was a social activist and political leader. Nanaji Deshmukh was a long-time RSS member and a founding

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2921 km roads constructed under Bharatmala Pariyojana

The government has constructed 2,921 km of highways under the Bharatmala Pariyojna. The government envisages building 34,800 km of highways at a cost of about Rs 5.35 lakh crore under the ambitious Bharatmala Pariyojna. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken up detailed review of NHs network. It has given overall investment approval

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Pranavayu programme to create awareness about examining respiratory health

In Karnataka, Bengaluru Urban district in Karnataka has 175 confirmed COVID 19 positive cases and six people have died due to the pandemic. In this regard, the city corporation has launched Pranavayu programme to create awareness on the need to self examine the respiratory health for Bengaloreans. Pranavayu programme aims to create awareness through advertisements

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PM to release ₹100 commemorative coin in honour of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia

Prime Minister Modi will release a commemorative coin of ₹100 in honour of Vijaya Raje Scindia today through a virtual ceremony. Vijaya Raje Scindia is popularly known as the Rajmata of Gwalior. The coin is being released in celebration of birth centenary of Vijaya Raje Scindia. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Vijaya Raje Scindia

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India test fired 1st indigenously developed anti-radiation missile Rudram-1

India has successfully test fired a new generation anti-radiation missile which will be part of the tactical weaponry of the Indian Air Force. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Anti-radiation missiles are designed to detect, track and neutralise the adversary’s radar, communication assets and other radio frequency sources, which are generally part of their air

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Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)

The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority has directed Delhi and neighbouring States to implement air pollution control measures under very poor and severe category air quality of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from 15th October 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Approved by the Supreme Court in 2016, GRAP was notified in

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Archaeologists found a 1200-Year-Old Pagan Structure at Site of First Norse Temple

Archaeologists from the University Museum of Bergen have found proof of a 1200-year-old pagan construction in Norway. Once a wood building, it dates again to the Viking Age. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Once a wooden construction, it dates back to the Viking Age. The large wooden temple is said to have been used

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Scientists have found a rare Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a bird with both female and male plumage colours, in the United States’ Pennsylvania. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Rose-breasted Grosbeak derives its name from the male of the species who have a ruby-red triangular marking on a white chest and dark black wings with pink

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Brahma Kamal flowers bloom in Chamoli, Uttarakhand

Brahma Kamal flowers, which used to bloom from August to mid-September, are now blooming in Garhwal of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand in October due to climate change. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is said that Brahma Kamal – named after God Brahma who is believed to have created the universe – takes about two

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