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China has publicised new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease has hit the market, raising hopes of a cure for millions of people in the country and abroad suffering from the brain disorder. Extracted from brown algae, the medicine is said to be the world’s first innovative therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in 17 […]
Pakistan has shared the list of its nuclear installations and facilities as per the provisions of a bilateral agreement with India. The list was handed over in accordance with Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India, signed on December 31, 1988. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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Kerala Chief Minister launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) with the aim to boost the confidence of customers and bring in more transparency in the real estate sector. It is just because of a handful of realtors who divert from good practice and indulge in illegal ways to mint money that the whole
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China has launched two powerful naval destroyers. It is building a massive pier at the Djibouti naval base in the Indian Ocean to dock its aircraft carriers, as the state media described 2019 the “year of harvest” for the Chinese military, which has acquired a whole range of modern weapons. With the launch of new
Indian Railways has integrated railway helpline number 139 for quick grievance redressal of passengers during train journey. As the new helpline will take over all the existing helpline numbers (except 182), it will be easy for the passengers to remember the number and connect with Railways for all their needs during travel. Daily Current Affairs
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All digital transactions using RuPay or UPI will not face additional charges from January 1, 2020. The central government has decided to remove the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) to promote digital payments. Earlier, the central government amended two acts, Payments and Settlement Systems Act and the Income Tax Act. Now, the Department of Revenue (DoR)
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Railway Protection Force has renamed as Indian Railway Protection Force Service by Indian Railway. The ministry has accorded organised Group A status to RPF and renamed it according to an order issued on 30 December 2019. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The notice in this regard was issued by the Joint Director of Railway Board
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled Rs 102 lakh crore of infrastructure projects that will be implemented in the next five years as part of the government’s spending push in the infrastructure sector. These projects are on top of Rs 51 lakh crore spent by the Centre and the states during the last six years,
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Indian Railways introduced a new Passenger Information System at Anakapalle Railway Station of Vijayawada Division in South Central Railway. The objective of this application is to provide better features and easy guidance to the passengers thereby providing satisfactory user experience. The Passenger Information system comprises both “At a Glance Display Board” and “Coach Guidance Display
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There will be seen more astronomy events occurring in 2020. The year will start off strong with several stargazing opportunities for all. The new decade starts off big and bright — as it brings four supermoons in a row — beginning with the “Super Snow Moon” in February and ending with the “Flower Moon” in
