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Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested the Centre to repeal the Odisha Universities (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was passed in the state Assembly during the Monsoon Session recently. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Describing the bill as anomalous, Mr Pradhan said, in his letter to Union Education Minister, that the bill is in […]
Union Government has permitted export of Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions of up to ten thousand metric tonnes each. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Bangalore rose onion, locally called gulabi eerulli, is a variety of onion grown in and around Bangalore in Karnataka. Rose onions are not cultivated in any other place in
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The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and KPIT successfully ran trials of India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) prototype car running on an indigenously developed fuel cell stack at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The fuel cell is a low temperature PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) type Fuel Cell
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted all the Indian Foreign Service officers on the occasion of IFS Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Indian Foreign Service is the diplomatic civil service under Group A and Group B of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. The service
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Prime Minister Modi has paid tribute to Bhai Taru Singh on his 300th birth anniversary. Bhai Taru Singh chose to die instead of compromising with his religious beliefs, He died in 1745. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Bhai Taru Singh (1720 – 1745) was a prominent Sikh martyr known for sacrificing his life, in
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International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on 11 October to amplify the voice of girls and those who are in the forefront of saving girl child from all kinds of exploitation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Every year on 11th October, the International Day of the Girl, UNICEF launches an annual campaign
World Food Programme (WFP) has been awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization focused on hunger and food security. World Food Programme was founded in 1961, it is headquartered
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to discontinue the system-based automatic caution-listing of exporters in view of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The decision will also empower exporters to negotiate better terms with overseas buyers. As part of automation of the
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Prime Minister Modi has launched the physical distribution of property cards under the ‘SVAMITVA’ (ownership) scheme via video conferencing, and asserted that it is a “historic move” set to transform rural India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The SVAMITVA scheme, which was launched in April this year, aims to provide the record of rights
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The Jal Shakti Ministry announced that Goa has become the first state in India to provide 100 per cent tap water connections in the rural areas covering 2.30 lakh households. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The state has provided tap water connection to two lakh 30 thousand rural households. North Goa with one lakh
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