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UNESCO added 33 new cultural, natural sites to World Heritage List

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed 33 new cultural and natural sites to its World Heritage List recently. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A prehistoric solar observatory in Peru, an ancient Harappa city in India, and a railway connecting the Caspian Sea with the Persian Gulf were among the sites […]

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Indian Navy to deploy 4 frontline warships in next edition of Malabar exercise

The Indian Navy is planning to deploy a naval task group comprising four frontline warships to the South China Sea, Western Pacific and South East Asia in a significant move aimed at enhancing its profile in the strategically key sea lanes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It will be the second consecutive year when navies

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Virtual Training of Trainers Programme on Forest Rights Act, 2006

Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda inaugurated ‘Virtual Training of Trainers Programme on Forest Rights Act, 2006’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 recognizes the rights of the forest dwelling tribal communities and other traditional forest dwellers to forest resources, on which these communities were dependent for a variety of needs,

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Parliament passed landmark ‘Inland Vessels Bill, 2021’

Parliament recently passed the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, that aims to replace over 100 years old Inland Vessels Act, 1917 and usher a new era in the inland water transport sector to make the Legislative framework user friendly and promote ease of doing business. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Inland Vessels Act of 1917

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Academic Programmes to Cater to Rising Demand for New-Age Technologies

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee recently launched seven new academic programmes to Cater to Rising Demand for New-Age Technologies. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The programmes, which include six postgraduate degree programs and one five-year integrated program, would be offered to students from the next autumn session (2021-2022). They aim to facilitate quality education

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National Webinar on Multidisciplinary and Holistic Education

Ministry of Education is organising a series of theme-based webinars on different aspects of National Education Policy, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Multidisciplinary and Holistic Education being one of the biggest thrust area of NEP, University Grants Commission organised a National Webinar on Multidisciplinary and Holistic Education. The Webinar on Multidisciplinary and Holistic Education

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Initiatives of Government in ensuring Safety in Online Education

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched a ‘Cyber Security Handbook’ to ensure safe and healthy digital habits among students. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This module covers topics in cyber safety, such as cyber bullying, including social exclusion, intimidation, defamation, and emotional harassment, online sexual abuse, cyber radicalisation, online attack and frauds, and

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Multi-disciplinary team to monitor Zika virus situation

The Government of India has rushed a multi-disciplinary team to Maharashtra to monitor the Zika virus situation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The three-member Central team consists of a public health expert from the Office of Regional Director, Pune, a gynecologist from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi and an entomologist from National Institute of

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5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Papua

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Indonesia experiences frequent quakes due to its position on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. Papua

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Culture Ministry launched unique programme to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Culture Ministry recently launched a unique programme to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on Independence Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The initiative, connected with the National Anthem, has been taken up by the Ministry to instill pride and unity among all Indians. The Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an intensive, country wide campaign which

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