Political parties are frequently invoking Assam’s world-famous one-horned rhino to connect with the people of the state, the animal has now become a part of poll rhetoric, with promises to save “the pride of Assam”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The projection of rhino as the pride of Assam began during the Assam Movement (1979-85). […]
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Current Affairs 28 March 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies Election Commission of India, in exercise of the powers under sub-section (1) of Section 126A of the Representation of the
The Centre has only rejected 4.3% of all Right to Information (RTI) requests in 2019-20, the lowest ever rate, according to the Central Information Commission’s annual report. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 However, almost 40% of these rejections did not include any valid reason, as they did not invoke one of the permissible exemption clauses
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The Suez Canal blockage that has disrupted east-west shipping could impact India’s trade and curtail key manufacturing supplies while raising transport costs as shipping rates spike due to the crisis. Department of Commerce is planning re-routing shipments through the Cape of Good Hope. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Cape of Good Hope is a
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To developing a satellite called NISAR, NASA and ISRO are collaborating which will detect movements of the planet’s surface as small as 0.4 inches over areas about half the size of a tennis court. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 NISAR is an SUV-sized satellite that is being jointly developed by the space agencies of the
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reported that Eritrea will pull its troops out of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. It is a potential breakthrough in a drawn-out conflict that has seen atrocities carried out against civilians. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Tigray Region is the northernmost of the nine regions (kililat) of Ethiopia. Tigray is
Legendary singer Asha Bhosle to be presented the Maharashtra Bhushan award for the year 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A committee headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting earlier today in this regard. The award, instituted in 1996 by the State government to recognise distinguished work and achievements of eminent persons from
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The third phase of the Indian beamline project, a facility for materials research set up under India-Japan Scientific and Technological Cooperation, was initiated on March 23, 2021, with special focus on industrial application research. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The phase would increase the number of young researchers from India to be trained in advanced
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In a bid to realise the goal of a ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has launched the ‘Tribal TB Initiative’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A Guidance Note on Joint Action Plan for Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination, a Special Edition of Tribal
Representatives of State Pollution Control Boards, Urban Local Bodies & Institutes of Repute (IoR) for 132 identified cities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for implementation of city specific action plans under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) is a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy
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