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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) 5.0 under Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Thirty five Problem Statements – 13 from the Services and 22 from Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) – were unveiled under DISC 5.0. These are in areas such
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Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey recently inaugurated an electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Karnal, Haryana. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 With this, the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first EV-friendly stretch in the country, with a network of solar-based electric vehicle chargers (SEVCs). The EV charging station at Karnal lake resort, is strategically
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Taliban militants in Afghanistan have vandalised and blown up a statue of Shiite militia leader Abdul Ali Mazari in the province of Bamiyan, the unofficial capital of the Hazara ethnic group. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Mazari, widely known as a champion of the Hazaras, was executed by the Taliban in 1995. The Hazaras are
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Taliban recently stopped all imports and exports with India after entering Kabul and taking over the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 India has long-standing relations with Afghanistan, especially in trade. India has a large investment in Afghanistan. India is one of the largest partners of Afghanistan and India’s exports to Afghanistan are worth around
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an advanced chaff technology to safeguard Indian Air Force fighter jets from enemy missiles. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Indian Air Force has started the process of induction of this technology after the completion of successful trials. Two DRDO laboratories developed the “advanced chaff material
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National Akshaya Urja Diwas is celebrated on August 20 each year to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, late Rajiv Gandhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This effective mass awareness campaign about renewable energy was first observed on August 20, 2004, by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy all across the country.
World Mosquito Day is celebrated on August 20 each year to raise awareness about the illness and disease caused by mosquitos. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Since the 1930s, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has been organising an annual ceremony to commemorate the contributions of the British doctor, Sir Ronald. It marks
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced that an experiment carried out in its National Ignition Facility has made a breakthrough in nuclear fusion research. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In the experiment, lasers were used to heat a small target or fuel pellets. These pellets containing deuterium and tritium fused and produced more
Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practiced by ethnic “Hmar” tribe in southern Assam, can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation for the North East India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This traditional practice can provide twin solutions for climate change and biodiversity loss, according to a new study. Jhum cultivation, also called swidden agriculture, the dominant
