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The Union government of India has banned 47 Chinese apps that were functioning as clones of the 59 banned apps. In June, the Indian government had banned 59 Chinese apps, including Bytedance’s TikTok, Alibaba’s UC Browser, citing security concerns. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This apps have been banned in India, in pursuant to […]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched its innovation contest ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ on the 5th death anniversary of former President and noted scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ is an open challenge to promote the innovators and startups of the country. The
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Ministry of Earth Sciences launch the mobile App “Mausam” for India Meteorological Department. This mobile app is available both on Playstore and Appstore. This Mobile App is dedicated to the general public and designed to communicate the weather information and forecasts in a lucid manner without technical jargons. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The
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World Hepatitis Day is celebrated each year on 28 July to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The day is marked in honour of American physician and geneticist Baruch Samuel Blumberg for his work on
Saffron grown in Kashmir has received the geographical indication (GI) even as the saffron crop sees both decline in its production as well as shrinking of the land under cultivation. The Union government issued a certificate of GI registration for the saffron grown in the Kashmir Valley. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The GI
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Governor is bound to convene a meeting of the Assembly for a floor test on the recommendation of the Cabinet. The five-judge Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court in Nabam Rebia versus Deputy Speaker on July 13, 2016 held that a Governor cannot employ his ‘discretion’, and should strictly abide by the “aid and
Tamil Nadu state government has launched a free mask distribution scheme to benefit over 69 lakh families in the first phase, as part of measures to help fight COVID-19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Palaniswami gave away the masks to five people at the Secretariat marking the inauguration of the first phase of the
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The first container train has arrived at the Benapole railways station of Bangladesh carrying FMCG products and other items. It had started from Majerhat station near Kolkata on Friday with a consignment of soaps, shampoos, other FMCG items and textile fabric in 50 containers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Container Train Service is
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed an agreement for extending a $400-million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to boost the foreign reserves and ensure financial stability of the country, which is badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The currency swap arrangement will remain available till November 2022. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
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About 200 investment proposals from China are waiting for security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after new rules were notified in April, making prior government approval mandatory for foreign direct investments (FDI) from countries which share a land border with India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Department for Promotion of
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