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ICICI Bank has divested 18,000,000 equity shares of face value of ₹10 each of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited. It is representing 3.96% of its equity share capital at March 31, 2020, on the stock exchange for an approximate total consideration of Rs. 2,250 crore. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ICICI Bank shares […]

The North Central Railway authorities have started a first of its kind airport-like boarding facility at Prayagraj railway station as part of a move to promote contactless ticket checking due to the spread of Covid-19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The counters are fully contactless keeping in view the safety of passengers due to

Recently, the Kodumanal excavation of 10 pots and bowls, instead of the usual three or four pots, placed outside three-chambered burial cists and inside the cairn-circle, threw light on burial rituals and the concept of afterlife in megalithic culture. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The rectangular chambered cists, each two metres long and six

Procurement of Minor Forest Produce items has been initiated in 17 States with total procurement worth Rs. 835  Cr through Central Government and State funds and almost Rs 1200 crore through private trade (through sales at Mandis/ haat bazaars) since April 2020. This takes the total procurement for the year to Rs 2000 crore and

The Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare inaugurated and flagged off India’s first I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic lab) for Covid testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India. It is the first lab of its kind in the country, has been developed jointly by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

India will become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles as reported by Union Minister for Road Transport& Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari. The Government is trying to extend best possible concessions to this sector, and has lowered the GST on electrical vehicles to 12 per cent. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Government

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj’s (Metso) minerals business by Outotec Oyj (Outotec) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. The Proposed Combination relates to acquisition of Metso’s minerals business (“Metso Minerals”) by Outotec. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The proposed combination will be achieved by

Prime Minister Modi has launched the auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining through video conference. It was part of the series of announcements made by the Government of India, under the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Coal Ministry in association with FICCI launched the process for auction

National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) has licensed the manufacturing know-how of a PPE Suit being named as NavRakshak to five MSME clients: M/s Greenfield Vintrade Pvt Ltd (Kolkata), M/s Vaishnavi Global Pvt Ltd (Mumbai), M/s Bharat Silks (Bangalore), M/s Sure Safety (India) Ltd (Vadodara) and M/s Swaps Couture (Mumbai) to meet the ongoing country wide

The International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is a United Nations observance on June 19 to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The day aims to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual