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National Mango Day 2020 is celebrated on 22 July. The day is to know about the history and some lesser-known facts about the juicy and delicious fruit mango. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The scientific name of Mango is Mangifera indica and is a member of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae). It is one of […]
Pi Approximation Day is observed on July 22 which is dedicated to the mathematical constant pi (π). This day is also known as Casual Pi Day. The fraction 22/7 is an approximate value of Pi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points There is a specific reason why this day is observed on July 22 because
An outlet in Telangana’s Warangal has started selling ‘anti-corona’ tea to amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The tea has become an instant hit with the locals as the beverage is laced with natural immunity-boosting ingredients. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It has natural immunity-boosting ingredients such as ginger, black pepper, cinnamon powder, among other things.
‘Corona special tea’ with immunity-boosting ingredients in Telangana Read More »
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has lifted the ban on export of surgical drapes, isolation aprons, surgical wraps and X-ray gowns while maintaining the ban on other personal protective equipment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The latest notification is part of the regular calibration done by the foreign trade watchdog during the
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been suspended the India’s National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) for a second period of up to six months for not conforming to international standards. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The New Delhi-based laboratory had previously been suspended in August following a WADA site visit, prohibiting it from carrying out
WADA suspends India’s dope testing lab for another 6 months Read More »
HIL (India) Limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has supplied 20.60 Metric tonne of DDT 75 % WP to South Africa for their Malaria control program on 20 July 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points HIL (India) is the sole manufacturer of DDT globally. The company was incorporated in the
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PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, e-inaugurated the first Two Mega Watt Capacity Solar Power Plant of the Western Naval Command on 20 Jul 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Plant has been installed at Naval Station Karanja and is one of the largest solar plants in the region.
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Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for data exchange between the two organisations. This MoU supersedes the MoU signed between CBDT and the erstwhile Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) in the year 2015. Daily Current Affairs
CBIC & CBDT sign MoU to facilitate smoother bilateral exchange of data Read More »
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) commissioned a sero-surveillance study in Delhi. This study has been done by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with Govt of National Capital Territory of Delhi, following a rigorous multi-stage sampling study design. Study was conducted from 27th of June 2020 to 10th July
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India and the US have a long-standing energy collaboration. In June 2017, PM Modi and US President Trump reinforced the strategic importance of bilateral energy cooperation, through the announcement of a new US–India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The India–US Strategic Energy Partnership has four pillars: Oil and Gas, Power
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