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The transporters have raised concerns over potential penalties arising from expired electronic way (e-way) bills. Since 15th March, 2020 when states started to lock their borders down culminating in a national lockdown announced by the Centre, hundreds of truckers have been stranded across the country. In a petition to the Ministry of Finance, a group […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the realisation period of export proceeds and Ways and Means Advance (WMA) limit of state governments. Further, the central bank has provided relief to the banking sector’s capital requirements. These steps have been taken to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. These steps
World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 2 April. It aims to raise awareness about autism and to educate people about it. This year 13th World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated. World Autism Awareness Day makes people understand and accept people with autism, foster worldwide support and inspire people. It is a day that spread
SpaceX just released a users’ guide for Starship, the reusable spaceship-rocket combo the company is developing to help colonize Mars. As the guide makes clear, Starship is designed to be a flexible transportation system, one capable of delivering both people and payloads to a variety of off-Earth destinations. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The company
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New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reported that over 40 vaccines against the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) are in various stages of development across the world. One of these vaccines is being developed by the Serum Institute of India (Pune, Maharashtra). Out of 40, only two vaccines are currently in clinical trials. However, a vaccine against
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Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory has become 12th State where the Price Monitoring & Resource Unit (PMRU) has been set up by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). PMRUs have already been set up by NPPA in 11 States, including, Kerala, Odisha, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Mizoram. Daily Current
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Media, including print, electronic and social media, to maintain a strong sense of responsibility and ensure that unverified news capable of causing panic is not disseminated. The apex court has noted that the migration of large number of labourers working in the cities was triggered by panic
NASA has selected the proposed Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission to study how the Sun creates and releases Giant Solar Particle Storms. This mission will further aid scientists to understand how the Solar System works. It will also help protect future astronauts from Solar Storms while going to the Moon or Mars. Daily
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world faces the most challenging crisis since World War II. There is also a risk that the combination of the disease and its economic impact will contribute to enhanced instability, enhanced unrest, and enhanced conflict. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The magnitude of the response must match
Scientists at S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata (SNBNCBS) have developed a safe and cost-effective nanomedicine that promises treatment of a number of diseases by altering oxidative stress in the body. The nanomedicine can decrease or increase reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the human body, depending on the situation and cure the
