The “double mutant” virus that scientists had flagged on March 2021 as having a bearing on the spread of the pandemic in India, has a formal scientific classification: B.1.617. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The variant is common in India and has a couple of defining mutations, E484Q and L425R, that enable it to become […]
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Newly published results of an international experiment hint at the possibility of new physics governing the laws of nature. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The results of the experiment, which studied a subatomic particle called the muon, do not match the predictions of the Standard Model, on which all particle physics is based, and instead
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The government by an ordinance abolished the Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), which heard appeals by filmmakers seeking certification for their films. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, which came into effect on April 4, amends the Cinematograph Act, 1952 by omitting some sections and replacing
The Reserve Bank said the first purchase of government securities worth Rs 25,000 crore under the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 1.0) will be done on April 15 with a view to enabling a stable and orderly evolution of the yield curve. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In the backdrop of the government’s elevated borrowing for
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John Kerry, the US President’s Special Envoy on Climate, is currently on a three-day visit to India. One of the objectives of Kerry’s visit is to explore whether India can agree to the possibility of pledging itself to a 2050 net-zero goal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Net-zero, which is also referred to as carbon-neutrality,
From being lauded for their work during the pandemic to facing allegations of high-handedness, the role of the civil defence volunteers in the national capital has come under intense scrutiny in the recent past. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Due to their identical khaki uniform, it often becomes difficult for people to distinguish between police
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Seychelles President jointly inaugurate several Indian projects in Seychelles. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Seychelles is central to India’s vision of ‘SAGAR’ – ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region’. During times of need, India was able to supply essential
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The Central government has notified the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which amends the Copyright Rules, 2013. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The amendments have been introduced with the objective of bringing accountability and transparency, and making the existing rules in parity with other relevant laws. It also aims to ensure smooth and flawless compliance in
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Secretary Department of Science & Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma launched a multipronged nationwide mass awareness campaign on April 6 with information packages to bust myths about COVID 19 vaccination in 11 languages, including English and Hindi, make the immunization programme successful. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) in
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Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) for surveying in coalfield areas of Coal India Ltd. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As per the permission, the drones will be deployed for acquisition of data for monitoring of Mapping
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