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ABB (ASEA Brown Boveri) India has announced the launch an online marketplace portal named eMart which will offer more than 6,000 products from its electrification business for home and industrial buyers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This B2B & B2C platform aims to provide an “equally fair and favorable experience” to both ABB distributors […]
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After the India China border clash, now China has claimed half of the area of a new victim – Tajikistan, the smallest Central Asian country. As per the recent reports, China has claimed the Pamir region of Tajikistan that accounts for 45 per cent of Tajik territory. In line with its modus operandi to stake
Indian Railways has started to equip its Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches with ‘Head on Generation’ (HOG) system in a bid to reduce its dependency on fossil fuel. Under the HOG system electricity supply to run fans, lights, ACs and other on-board equipment on coaches are powered by electric locomotive without need of running diesel
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World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12 every year, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by Patricia Sims
Government of India has launched the online dashboard of National Infrastructure Pipeline showcasing over 6800 projects. The NIP project database will help in providing real-time updates for foreign and domestic investors on the infrastructure projects. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The online dashboard is envisaged as a one stop solution for all stakeholders looking
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A massive Sunspot group, AR2770 was observed recently by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. According to the report, a few minor space flares have been emitted by this particular Sunspot group already, which has not caused anything major other than “minor waves of ionisation to ripple through Earth’s upper atmosphere”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
The Reserve Bank of India has issued a number of guidelines/instructions/directives to banks on Priority Sector Lending. In order to enable the banks to have current instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating the existing guidelines/instructions/directives on the subject has been prepared and enclosed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The changes include broadening
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The head of Kabul’s peace council reported that the Afghan government and the Taliban are “on the verge of peace talks” after thousands of prominent Afghans approved the release militant prisoners. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Thousands of prominent Afghans approved the release of about 400 contentious militant prisoners. The resolution was passed at
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Investigators have found the “black boxes” of the ill-fated Boeing 737-800 aircraft which become a significant development towards ascertaining the reasons behind the Air India Express crash at Kozhikode. These boxes will help investigators weave together the crucial events that led to the crash, which killed at least 18 people on board, including both pilots.
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A recent study has unveiled fresh details surrounding the Tanystropheus, a reptile that lived on Earth some 242 million years ago and had a remarkably elongated neck – longer than its body and tail combined. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Tanystropheus are believed to have lived around the Monte San Giorgio basin on the
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