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Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts resolution against Centre’s farm laws

The Tamil Nadu Assembly recently adopted a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw three contentious farm laws, against which farmers have been holding protests outside Delhi for months. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm […]

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SP Sethuraman won 2021 Barcelona Open Chess Tournament

Indian Grandmaster S P Sethuraman has won the 2021 Barcelona Open chess tournament title, remaining unbeaten through the nine rounds, winning six matches and drawing three. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Chennai-born Sethuraman collected 7.5 points after the ninth and final round to tie the score with Daniil Yuffa of Russia. However, the Indian player

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Women and Child Ministry to celebrate POSHAN Maah

Women and Child Development Ministry will celebrate the POSHAN Maah across the nation throughout September month. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 POSHAN Abhiyaan is government’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent Girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, the POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for

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Indian Meteorological Department issued orange alert predicts heavy rain

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recently issued an orange alert for Uttarakhand. The state has been receiving intermittent rains causing waterlogging and landslides. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 IMD is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and

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NITI Aayog bats for tax breaks to achieve monetisation goal

NITI Aayog reported that the government should give Income tax breaks to attract retail investors into instruments like Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) to make the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) a success. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Centre’s think tank driving the NMP, estimated to raise almost ₹6 lakh crore for the exchequer over four

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Militancy in Assam’s Dima Hasao

A suspected militant attack left five truckers dead in Assam’s Dima Hasao hill district. As per reports, a convoy of about seven trucks — carrying clinker and coal from a factory — were fired upon, and then set ablaze. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Dimasas (or Dimasa-Kacharis) are the earliest known rulers and settlers

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Ayush Ministry launched the Y-Break App

Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced a series of events and campaigns—the national launch of Y-Break App from Vigyan Bhawan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Y-Break mobile application has been developed by MDNIY (Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga). Through this app, yoga and meditation can be done anywhere in just 5 minutes. To

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Cabinet approved MoU between ICAI and IPAR

The Union Cabinet recently approved the signing Memorandum of Understanding between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Institute of Professional Accountants of Russia (IPAR). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Memorandum of Understanding between ICAI of India and IPAR of Russia, is expected to give ICAI Members a boost in their quest for

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Anurag Thakur launched Fit India Mobile Application

The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur has launched the Fit India Mobile Application on 29th August 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Fit India App is free and available in English & Hindi on both the Android and the iOS platforms. The Fit India Movement was launched on 29th August

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More than ₹1 Lakh Crore funds allocated for Rural Areas

The 15th Finance Commission has tied grants of ₹1,42,084 crore to ensure more funds to gram panchayats to make their water supply and sanitation-related plans. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In all, the 15th Finance Commission recommended Rs. 2,36,805 Crore to RLBs/ PRIs for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26. Commission also identified ‘water supply and

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