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India wins 184 out 192 votes to enter into United Nations Security Council. It is a major diplomatic victory to enter the non-permanent category of the UN Security Council when elections were held for the five non-permanent members. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points: China, United States, France, the United Kingdom and Russian are the […]

India’s trade deficit narrowed to $3.15 billion from $15.36 billion a year ago. It is due to mainly on account of drop in shipments by key sectors such as petroleum, textiles, engineering, gems and jewellery. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points: Exports in the same month stood at $19.05 billion, while imports were seen at

Recently, a team from Pune based ICMR-National Institute of Virology noted India as an endemic reservoir for the Chikungunya virus with persistent global transmissions from the country. The dispersal of the strains from India was noted to neighbouring and distant countries such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and China. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Chikungunya

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India’s economy could prove the most resilient in South Asia and its large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country even as it expects a dramatic fall in global foreign direct investment (FDI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India jumped

Recently, the Finance Ministry said that public sector banks have disbursed ₹16,031.39 crore till June 12, under the ₹3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector, adversely affected following COVID-19. Public sector banks (PSBs) have sanctioned loans worth ₹32,049.86 crore under the 100% ECLGS for the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise

United States supports a peaceful resolution of the current conflict between India and China, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed on 15 June, 2020 along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan area in Ladakh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The incident follows rising tensions, and is the first deadly clash

A new species of fish has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh. The fish species is named as Schizothorax sikusirumensis. Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Zoology, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat discovered the new fish species from genus Schizothorax. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The fish inhabits the water logged area

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has launched the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2020. It is a compendium of cutting-edge information and analysis on developments in armaments, disarmament and international security. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Nuclear warhead reductions continue despite growing tensions: United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan,

India’s first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform, Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) has launched by the government in an e-ceremony. As there will be a market driven pricing mechanism, India Gas Exchange (IGX) will play a bigger role towards realizing a free market for gas. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IGX will be a