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In a move aimed at pleasing his conservative voter base less than two months before the November 3 election, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to set up a “national commission to promote patriotic education” in the US. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The 1776 Commission is an education commission proposed by […]
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INS Viraat commenced its towed final journey on Saturday from Mumbai, to be broken at Alang in Gujarat and sold as scrap. A look at the Grand Old Lady of Indian Navy, which was decommissioned in 2017 after 30 years of service with Indian Navy and around 27 years prior to that in British Royal
Rajeev Sharma was arrested by Delhi Police under the British-era Official Secrets Act (OSA) for allegedly passing on “sensitive information” to Chinese intelligence. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Official Secrets Act has its roots in the British colonial era. The original version was The Indian Official Secrets Act (Act XIV), 1889. It was amended
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Uttar Pradesh government will establish the country’s ‘biggest’ film city in Gautam Buddh Nagar. With several films and web series now being shot in the state, the dedicated film city is likely to bring employment while providing a haven for filmmakers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Though a proposal for the film city is
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International Day of Peace is observed on 21 September annually and is also known as World Peace Day. This day strengthens the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two
Recently the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare informed Rajya Sabha about the status of HIV/AIDS Patients in India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points As per the latest HIV estimates report (2019) of the Government, India is estimated to have around 23.49 lakh people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in 2019. The HIV epidemic
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The Election Commission of India organized an International Webinar on 21st September 2020, on the Theme ‘‘Issues, Challenges and Protocols for Conducting Elections during COVID-19 : Sharing Country Experiences’ on its completion of one year of Chairmanship of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Association of World
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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Women and Child Development in New Delhi for controlling Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN Abhiyaan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The MoU will see some time-tested and scientifically proven Ayush-based solutions being adopted for controlling malnutrition in the country.
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The Lok Sabha passed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 even as the Opposition raised concerns that the legislation may be used to target political opponents and religious minorities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill seeks to streamline the provisions of the FCRA by strengthening the compliance mechanism, enhancing transparency and accountability
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The Rajya Sabha descended into chaos as the House passed two contentious agriculture bills amid a prolonged outpouring of anger by the opposition parties. The two ordinances – Farmers’ and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 – were
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