Maharashtra proposed amendments for protection of ‘heritage’ trees

Maharashtra proposed amendments for protection of ‘heritage’ trees

Maharashtra (Urban Areas) proposed amendments for Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975 to bring in the concept of “heritage trees” which was approved by the Cabinet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Cabinet also green-lighted the formation of the Maharashtra Tree Authority, which will take all decisions regarding protection of trees. It will have […]

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CHIME telescope yields unprecedented results

CHIME telescope yields unprecedented results

Scientists have assembled the largest collection of fast radio bursts (FRBs) in the telescope’s first FRB catalogue with the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) Collaboration, which include researchers at the Pune-based Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR) and the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 CHIME is an interferometric

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Discovered Small Field bid round-III for international competitive bidding

Discovered Small Field bid round-III for international competitive bidding

Discovered Small Field (DSF) bid round-III for international competitive bidding was launched by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel to awarding discovered acreages and monetize the unmonetized discoveries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Encouraged by the success of DSF bid rounds-I &II, the Government of India has extended the DSF

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First meeting of WHO high level coalition on health, energy

First meeting of WHO high level coalition on health, energy

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan addressed the first meeting of the World Health Organization High-Level Coalition on Health and Energy Platform of Action. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The meeting was attended by several dignitaries and national heads, and representatives of various stakeholders like World Bank, UNDP, UNHRC, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) etc.

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Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2021

Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2021

Democrat Representative Zoe Lofgren and Republican John Curtis, introduced the Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2021 will “benefit the US economy by allowing American employers to focus on hiring immigrants based on their merit, not their birthplace. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The bipartisan act seeks to phase out

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PM Modi calls for open vaccine chains, ‘one world, one health’

PM Modi calls for open vaccine chains, ‘one world, one health’

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi emphasised the “special responsibility of democratic and transparent societies to prevent future pandemics” and calls for open vaccine chains, ‘one world, one health’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Addressing the G-7 outreach session, Modi also expressed India’s commitment to support collective endeavours to improve global health governance. This came

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