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India’s edible oil imports declined 32.44 per cent to 9,41,219 tonne in March due to government restrictions on purchase of refined palm oil from the overseas market. India was the world’s leading vegetable oil buyer, had imported 13,93,255 tonne in March last year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 As per the provisional data released by […]
The Union Cabinet has decided not to operate Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for two years (2020-21 and 2021-22). These funds will be used to strengthen Government’s efforts in managing the challenges and adverse impact of COVID19 in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The Members of Parliament Local Area Development
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American space agency NASA is working on the Artemis program that aims to land humans on the moon by 2024. The space agency has put forward a plan showing what a US lunar presence may look like after the milestone. NASA submitted a 13-page report to the National Space Council on 2 April. Daily Current
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Department of Science & Technology, Government of India in a rapid response to combat COVID-19 global pandemic approved setting up of a Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH) at a total cost of Rs 56 Cr to scout, evaluate and support the innovations and start-ups that address COVID-19 challenges. The Society for
While the country’s leadership is seized of the way forward after April 14 when the 3 week national lock down in the wake of Corona virus crisis comes to an end and the basis of such decision is being debated. Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu urged that concerns about the health of
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Indian Railways has taken up the in-house production of PPE type overall on a mission mode. An overall produced by Jagadhari workshop was recently cleared by a DRDO lab, authorised for the purpose. Approved design and material will now be used for making this protective overall by other workshops under different zones. Daily Current Affairs
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The number of positive cases in Mysuru has touched 28 and seven cases have been reported within a span of 24 hours. This is as per the latest media bulletin released by the Karnataka Health Department. Mysuru-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) has joined hands with the district administration by making available equipment needed
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of USD 500 million to support India’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The aim of the move is to help reduce health care pressures in pandemic preparedness and health infrastructure in India. It will also provide liquidity, fiscal
The Centre’s mobile app, Aarogya Setu, developed for tracking COVID-19 patients, has become the world’s fastest app to reach 50 million downloads in just 13 days. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Aarogya Setu app alerts people if any known person or person in their vicinity has tested positive. District administration has asked all
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India has banned all exports of hydroxychloroquine – an anti- malaria drug that is being used in the treatment of Covid-19. India has banned exports of a host of medical devices, including sanitiser, all types of ventilators and surgical masks. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the
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