Latest Current Affairs and important News, articles, treaties, government schemes, awards, sports results etc. for competitive exams SSC, UPSC, Railways, Public Service Commission(PSC). These daily general knowledge or general awareness section provides detail study materials for preparations. Download pdfs are available here.
Itolizumab (rDNA origin) has now been granted Restricted Emergency Use authorisation by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) based on clinical trials data. It is a monoclonal antibody which was already approved for severe chronic plaque psoriasis. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points M/s Biocon has been manufacturing and marketing this drug for the […]
DCGI gives Nod for Restricted Emergency Use to Itolizumab Read More »
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has chaired the virtual meeting on the occasion of World Population Day emphasised on the significance of population stabilisation and its vital role in future. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In the last decade alone, India’s Crude Birth Rate (CBR) has reduced from 21.8
Health Minister emphasises family planning as a human rights issue Read More »
Turkey’s Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has opened to Muslim worship after a top court ruled that the building’s conversion to a museum by modern Turkey’s founding statesman was illegal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The centuries-old structure, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, was originally a cathedral in the Byzantine empire before it was
Turkey converts Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque Read More »
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was at the right place at the right time to capture a unique view of comet NEOWISE on July 5, 2020. Parker Solar Probe’s position in space gave the spacecraft an unmatched view of the comet’s twin tails when it was particularly active just after its closest approach to the Sun,
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Newly-Discovered Comet NEOWISE Read More »
Union Minister for Science & Technology, Health and Family Welfare and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan has released a white paper on “Focused Interventions for ‘Make in India’. It has been prepared by Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points TIFAC is an autonomous organization set up in 1988
Health Ministry releases White paper on ‘Focused Interventions for ‘Make in India’ Read More »
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, IRDAI has allowed 30 general and health insurers to launch short-term ‘Corona Kavach’ health insurance policies. The policy will cover medical expenses occurred due to coronavirus disease. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IRDAI has designed a standard Covid specific product addressing basic health insurance needs of insuring
IRDAI allowed 30 general and health insurers to launch short-term ‘Corona Kavach’ Read More »
Recently, Boeing India has handed over the last of the five AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF), completing the contract for 22 Apaches. The Apaches were deployed at the Leh airbase as part of the forward movement of assets, amid the stand-off with China in Ladakh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
IAF gets 5 Apache attack helicopters from Boeing Read More »
The Swabhiman Anchal, which was surrounded by water and an inhospitable terrain, recently gained accessibility after the construction of the Gurupriya Bridge which connected it with rest of the State. People in Swabhiman Anchal in Odisha’s Malkangiri district saw a passenger bus plying for the first time in their region on 10 July, 2020 after
First bus ply into Odisha’s Swabhiman Anchal after Independence Read More »
Assam government has decided to take the necessary steps to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park. The announcement comes just months after the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) gave conditional clearance to a coal mining project by Coal India Limited (CIL) in the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
Assam govt to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into national park Read More »
The Smart Cities Mission (under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs) opened the registration for India Cycles4Change Challenge on 10th July, 2020. The challenge was launched on 25th June, 2020 by Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It was launched to inspire Indian cities to implement quick cycling-friendly
Smart Cities Mission opened the registration for India Cycles4Change Challenge Read More »
