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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that it expects monsoon rainfall to be normal this year. IMD states in its first stage Long Range Forecast (LRF) for monsoons that the Southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be normal (96-104%). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points […]
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Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the virtual session of the 2nd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the Saudi Arabian Presidency to discuss the global economic outlook amid evolving COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Finance Minister appreciated the Saudi Presidency for
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In big boost to provide protection to Health Care professionals in fight against COVID 19, Indian Railways plans to produce over 30,000 coveralls (PPEs) in April 2020. Indian Railways plans to manufacture 1,00,000 of the same in May 2020. The prototype coveralls have already cleared the prescribed tests with the highest grades at the authorised
Indian Railways planed to produce over 30,000 coveralls (PPEs) in April 2020 Read More »
In Gugwaal Haarvillage situated in Hajipur Block of District Hoshiarpur, Punjab, a group of young women, are working tirelessly to safeguard their residents of their village and those in the vicinity, vulnerable migrant workers and ration and food supply distributors from COVID 19 infections by making and distributing face masks free of cost. Daily Current
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The Department of Science and Technology (DST), 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
Integrated geospatial platform to help area-specific strategies & decisions Read More »
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment working with major Municipal Corporations has arranged for feeding of more than 1.27 crore destitutes/beggars/homeless persons since lockdown started (till 10.04.2020). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Ministry, in a project, had already selected ten (10) cities; Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Nagpur, Patna and
Free meals for more than 1.27 Crore Destitutes, Beggars and Homeless persons Read More »
President, Vice President and Prime Minister of India have greeted people on the occasion of Rongali Bihu, Vaisakhi, Vishu, Naba Barsha, Vaisakhadi, Puthandu, Pirappu which are being celebrated in different parts of the country on 13th and 14th April, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 These festivals are a symbol of unity inherent in the
Rongali Bihu is being celebrated on 14 April in Assam Read More »
The pan-India Agriculture trading portal e-NAM completes four years of implementation. It helped in realising the vision of One Nation One Market for agri produce. e-NAM is being expanded to cover additional 415 mandis which will take the total number of e-NAM mandis to 1000 soon. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 More than 1.66 crore
The rural economy will get a big boost in the weeks ahead as massive grain purchase by official agencies and direct cash transfers will inject ₹1 lakh crore into villages, which officials said would cheer farmers who feared losses if the lockdown further delayed the harvest. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Food Corporation of India
Centre decided to inject Rs.1 lakh crore into rural hands Read More »
Recently, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has suggested RBI to adopt the concept of Helicopter Money to help state governments tide over the current crisis and kick start economic activity in India. It is aimed to rising concerns over economic crisis that has been triggered by the COVID-19 lockdown. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
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