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World Teachers’ Day is observed annually on October 5 since 1994 as a joint endeavor between UNESCO, UNICEF, the International Labor Organization, and Education International. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points World Teachers’ Day is celebrated to recognise and celebrate the works of educators including teachers, researchers and professors worldwide. International Teachers Day is celebrated […]
The chairman of a Supreme Court-appointed expert committee has alleged violations of the court orders in the execution of the Chardham road project — a 900-km, ₹12,000-crore enterprise to connect pilgrimage spots in Uttarakhand. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The top court ruled last month that a width of 5.5 metre be enforced as
Scientists from Agharkar research institute, Pune (ARI) has discovered two new species of ‘pipeworts’ in the Western ghats of Maharashtra and Karnataka – one of the 35 hotspots of biological diversity in the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points These new species belong to a plant group known for their varied medicinal properties. It
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India has successfully test-fired a new version of the nuclear-capable hypersonic Shaurya missile with a range of 750 kilometres from a defence facility off the Odisha coast. The launch is the latest in a string of recent weapons tests amid military tensions with China in the Ladakh sector. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Shaurya
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Paytm has launched its Android Mini App Store to support Indian developers. This comes after Google recently evicted Paytm from its play store for allegedly violating norms. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Paytm denied any violations, it had initiated discussions with other Indian start-up founders to establish a desi app store. The mini apps
The Supreme Court eventually heard a set of challenges relating to the involuntary administration of narco analysis, polygraph examinations and Brain Electrical Activation Profile (BEAP) tests. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The judgment in Smt. Selvi vs State of Karnataka observed that involuntary administration of these scientific tests was “sufficient to constitute a custodial
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The Election Commission (EC) has come out with a set of new instructions seeking to make the procedure to opt for postal ballot more convenient for those above 80 years of age and people with disabilities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The form required to opt for the postal ballot would be delivered at
Railways and Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has inaugurated Phoolbagan Metro station of East-West Metro on 4th October, 2020. Piyush Goyal also flagged off the first train from the newly inaugurated Phoolbgan station through video link. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This extension of services from Salt Lake Stadium to Phoolbagan (a stretch
NITI Aayog, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Invest India, is organizing a global virtual symposium ‘India PV EDGE 2020’, on 6 October 2020, from 5 pm to facilitate cutting-edge PV manufacturing in India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India has become the third-largest solar capacity country in the world and set an
Narendra Modi has paid tribute to revolutionary freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his birth anniversary, and said he devoted himself towards India’s freedom and inspired many nationalists. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Shyamji Krishna Varma (1857 – 1930) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist. Indian Home Rule Society was an Indian
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