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Rules for facilitating electricity producers to sell power to a third party

The Ministry of Power has proposed to amend rules for facilitating electricity producers to sell power to a third party, which it said can pare fixed costs and cut retail tariff for end consumers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The ministry circulated the draft Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge) Amendment Rules, 2021, seeking comments for the […]

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President paid Homage to Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma on his Birth Anniversary

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan (August 19, 2021). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918 – 1999) was a member of Indian National Congress (INC). Chief Minister: He served as the Chief Minister

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue vandalised in Pakistan

A nine-foot-tall bronze statue of the first ruler of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was vandalised by an activist of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) at the Lahore Fort in Pakistan’s Punjab province, according to media reports. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) seized Lahore in 1799 after he was invited

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Notification for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety

Ministry of Road transport and Highways has issued notification regarding Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The rules specify the detailed provisions for placement of electronic enforcement devices (speed camera, closed-circuit television camera, speed gun, body wearable camera, dashboard camera, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), weigh in machine (WIM)

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President of India granted assent to OBC Bill

The President of India recently granted assent to the Constitution (105th Amendment) Act, 2021, which empowers states to identify and specify the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Constitution (105th) Bill 2021 was passed by the Parliament on August 11, 2021. The Gazette of India, issued by the Ministry

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Namami Gange announced winners of ‘Re-Imagining Urban Rivers’

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the National Institute for Urban Affairs (NIUA) had organised ‘Re-Imagining Urban Rivers’, a national level thesis competition in September 2020, under a joint project that the two organizations are implementing to promulgate river- sensitive development in our cities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This is a first of

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Tri-Services’ All-Women Mountaineering Team Summits Mt Manirang

An all-women team of the three armed forces successfully scaled Mt Manirang in Himachal Pradesh on August 15 and unfurled the national flag to celebrate the 75th Independence Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The team successfully summited Mt Manirang (21,625 ft) on 15 August 2021. Mt Manirang is one of the highest peaks of

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77th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi

Nation has paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary on 20 August. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984. He served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2,

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 August 2021 – Gkseries

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 August 2021 are very important for Competitive Exams like SSC, Railway, RRB, Banking, IBPS, PSC, UPSC etc. We gkseries team compose these Current Affairs Quiz from Newspapers like The Hindu and other competitive magazines.

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Who recently launched Defence India Startup Challenge 5.0?

Who recently launched Defence India Startup Challenge 5.0? A. Narendra Modi B. Rajnath Singh C. Amit Shah D. Nirmala Sitharaman Explanation: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) 5.0 under Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO). Thirty five Problem Statements – 13 from the Services and 22 from

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