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North Korea launched multiple short-range anti-ship cruise missiles into the sea and Sukhoi jets fired air-to-surface missiles as part of its ongoing military exercises. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The missile test was launched at around 7 am on 14 April. The anti-ship missiles plunged into the sea more than 150 km off the […]
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Union Home Ministry making the act a punishable offence under the strict Disaster Management Act in its revised guidelines for lockdown issued to contain COVID-19. The guidelines issued by the ministry also make wearing of face masks in public places mandatory. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The guidelines also mandated the wearing of face
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The government has made an action plan for strengthening of surveillance network to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in India. In a daily press briefing, the ministry said that a n action plan has been made prepared on strengthening surveillance with the help of WHO’s national polio surveillance network team. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
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State-owned CIL will hold a meeting with stakeholders through video conferencing to deliberate on model bid document for development and operation of underground mines. To augment its dry-fuel output, Coal India Ltd has decided tot coal through mine operators. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points A Pre-NIT Meet will be convened on 18 April with
Recently, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare addressed the National Conference on Kharif Crops 2020 through a video conference. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points All States were directed to achieve the Kharif target as doubling of farmers’ income should be taken up in mission mode. The Central govt. assured the States that
Department of Science and Technology of Government of India has created an Integrated Geospatial Platform out of available geospatial datasets, standards-based services, and analytic tools to help decision making during the current COVID-19 outbreak and aid devising area-specific strategies to handle the socio-economic impact in the recovery phase. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The
IMF head Kristalina Georgieva has reported the international lender plans to use all its USD 1 trillion lending capacity to support countries across the world battling the deadly outbreak. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In the first-ever virtual annual spring meeting of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington, the IMF announced its
A team of researchers of IIT Guwahati has developed affordable antimicrobial (antiviral/antibacterial) spray-based coating for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and 3D printed Ear Guard for comfortable use of face masks by healthcare workers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The aim of the antimicrobial spray-based coating is to safeguard healthcare workers and citizens from the
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The government is set to exempt imported personal protection equipment (PPE), ventilators, sanitisers, masks and other medical equipment from integrated goods and services tax (IGST). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Currently, GoI levies 12% IGST on most of these products. Upon considering COVID-19 pandemic, the input tax credit can be availed for the PPEs,
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Government of India issued an Order on 14th April, 2020 that the lockdown measures stipulated in the Consolidated Guidelines of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the country, will continue to remain in force upto 3rd May, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points MHA guidelines directed the Ministries
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