International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on 11 December to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development, and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Mountains are home to […]
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully demonstrated communication between its two labs using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology, which is a “robust” way to share encryption keys, said an official statement. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The technology is developed by CAIR, Bengaluru and DYSL-QT, Mumbai. Quantum Communication using time-bin Quantum Key
Two organisations that look at training youth for leadership roles, Pravah and ComMutiny, won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) award instituted by the Schwab Foundation and JubilantBhartia Foundation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ashraf Patel is the co-founder of Pravah and ComMutiny Youth Collective. In partnership with UNICEF ROSA, they developed an
International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated every year on December 12 to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage with multi-stakeholder partners. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward
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Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Shri Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary (H&FW) called on the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas and apprised him of the latest health situation in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh in the backdrop of many people being hospitalized with an undiagnosed illness. Daily Current
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Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra launched a programme of Socio-Economic Profiling of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their families, as an additional component of PM SVANidhi Scheme, in the presence of representatives of various Central Ministries and State officials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Under this, a complete profile of each PM
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Reserve Bank of India has issued draft circular on declaration of dividend by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in pursuance to the announcement made in the monetary policy declared. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Accordingly, deposit-taking NBFCs and systemically important non-deposit-taking NBFCs must have their net non-performing assets below 6 percent and a capital adequacy
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The ninth edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) in Dehradun has begun. The theme for this year is Emerging Pathways for Building a Resilient Post COVID-19 Mountain Economy, Adaptation, Innovation and Acceleration. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Organised by Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI), the four-day-long summit seeks to deliberate on issues such
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The clarion call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to all Indians of Fitness Ka Dose, Aadha Ghanta Roz has received praise from the World Health Organisation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The campaign was launched as part of the nation-wide Fit India Movement by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju
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Just within a year of operationalising NEFT 24×7, the Reserve Bank has announced that the Real Time Gross Settlement System or the RTGS facility will now be available for round the clock transactions. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Round the clock availability of RTGS will provide extended flexibility to businesses for effecting payments. The
