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A yellow-white dwarf star in the constellation Sextans, located 340 light years away, was named after an Indian woman – Bibha, which means “a light beam” and refers to Bibha Chowdhuri, a pioneering Indian scientist who was the first woman researcher-faculty at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1949. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 […]

Niti Aayog is working on a proposal aimed at improving India’s low nutrition ranking and centred on the idea that the government subsidises protein-rich food, including eggs, fish, chicken and meat, possibly through its public distribution system. This is likely to be part of Niti Aayog’s 15-year Vision Document. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The

Unable to meet set targets for urban renewal in 500 cities, the Centre has decided to extend the mission period of its flagship initiative Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) by two more years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The government’s flagship initiative promises 139 lakh water connections by March 2020, 145 lakh

A total of 150 Indian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have received medals of honour for their dedicated service and sacrifice. The medals were given to the 150 Indian peacekeepers serving in UNMISS in Malakal during a ceremony filled with parades and performances by a piped band. Daily Current Affairs

Viswanathan Anand, the five-time World champion has gone on to pen his feats in a book titled ‘Mind Master’. The book, co-written by Susan Ninan, was launched at a city hotel and will offer an insight into Anand’s greatest clashes and worst losses and also share his experience of facing the best minds in the

The 8th edition of the IME Nepal Literature Festival, held from December 13-16 at Pokhara, concluded with the announcement of the winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019. The $25,000 award went to Amitabha Bagchi for his 2018 novel, Half the Night is Gone. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The six shortlisted books

A national outreach Programme, GeM Samvaad, was launched by GeM in New Delhi. The outreach programme will take place with stakeholders across the country and with local sellers in order to facilitate on-boarding of local sellers on the marketplace while catering to specific requirements and procurement needs of buyers. The outreach programme will take place

It has been identified that there are 7,94,834 persons having 22 different types of disabilities as per the 2015 Disability survey conducted in Kerala, in which majority of them are suffering financially. Due to mobility impairment the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) encounter many barriers to education, while travelling, earning job, etc. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

It is mandatory to link the PAN with Aadhaar, according to the public message issued a fortnight before the deadline ends. The deadline to link the permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar was extended till December 31 by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) through an order issued in September this year. Daily Current

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has been honoured with the World Economic Forum’s 26th Annual Crystal Award for raising mental health awareness. She is the only Indian actress to feature in Davos 2020 winners list which includes total four winners. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The winners will be honoured at the opening session of the