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The 56th ITEC day was observed online by the High Commission of India in Dhaka. According to a press release issued by the High Commission of India in Dhaka, over 4000 young Bangladeshi professionals have benefitted from various ITEC programmes since 2007. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) […]
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has invited proposals for the National Highways Excellence Awards for the year 2020. The awards were instituted in the year 2018. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The awards are given every year in seven categories – Excellence in Project Management Excellence in Operation and Maintenance Green Highway Innovation
The first-ever AICTE Visvesvarya Best Teacher Awards 2020 were presented by Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to 12 faculty members of AICTE approved institutes on the occasion of Engineers Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Awards has been introduced for the first time to identify extraordinary teachers and recognize their excellence,
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A customized My Stamp on India’s First Anti-Satellite Missile (A-SAT) launch was released by the Department of Posts on the occasion of Engineers Day in the presence of National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully
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According to a release by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has issued a notification, constituting the Development Council for Footwear and Leather Industry (DCFLI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Development Council for Footwear and Leather Industry has been established for the formulation
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval to the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project from Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna-Manesar-Kharkhauda. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This Rail Line will start from Palwal and end at existing Harsana Kalan station (On Delhi-Ambala section). This will also give connectivity enroute to existing Patli
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Union Cabinet has approved establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar. This will be established under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Establishment of new AIIMS involves creation of Hospital, Teaching Block for medical & nursing courses, residential complex and allied
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Veteran dance scholar and former Member of Parliament Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan passed away aged 92 at New Delhi on 16th September reportedly due to old age complications. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Kapila Vatsyayan (1928 – 2020) was a former Member of Parliament and also served as Secretary to the Government in the Ministry
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Lok Sabha has passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent “to meet the exigencies arising out of Covid-19 pandemic”. The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Lower House. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill will
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The Rajya Sabha passed the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020. This paves the way for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Ayurvedic institution called the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) at Jamnagar, Gujarat, and conferment of the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to it, the Ministry of
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