Maharashtra Bill Proposes Death Penalty for Heinous Crimes Against Women, Children

Maharashtra Bill Proposes Death Penalty for Heinous Crimes Against Women, Children

In a bid to curb heinous crimes against women and children in Maharashtra, the state cabinet approved a draft Bill that includes provisions for stern punishment – including a death penalty, life sentence, and hefty fines, for the perpetrators as well as speedy trials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The two interconnected bills, which

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Novel Species of Muraingrass

Novel Species of Muraingrass

A new species of Indian Muraingrasses known for their ecological and economic importance, such as fodder, have been spotted by scientists in Goa in the Western Ghats, one of the four global biodiversity hotspots of India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The species was named Ischaemumjanarthanamiiin honour of Prof. M. K. Janarthanam, Professor of

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Human Rights Day 2020

Human Rights Day 2020

Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December every year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Human Rights Day is celebrated to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. The Declaration recognizes that the inherent

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DRDO-designed sub-machine gun

DRDO-designed sub-machine gun

A 5.56×30 mm sub-machine gun designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully undergone the defence ministry’s user trials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points JVPC is a Gas Operated Semi Bull-pup automatic weapon having more than 700 rpm rate of fire. The effective range of the carbine is more than 100

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BSNL launched world’s largest NB-IoT

BSNL launched world’s largest NB-IoT

BSNL, in partnership with Skylotech India, announced a breakthrough in satellite-based NB-IoT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things), in pursuance of the  Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modis vision of a truly Digital India  starting with fishermen, farmers, construction, mining and logistics enterprises. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points With this solution, India will now have access to

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Chag Hanukkah Sameach

Chag Hanukkah Sameach

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of Israel on the festival of Chag Hanukkah Sameach on 10 December. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Hanukkah is also known as Chanukah. It is an eight-day Jewish celebration that marks the rededication during the second century BC of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to

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Swahid Diwas 2020

Swahid Diwas 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid homage to the martyrs of the Assam Movement on Swahid Diwas on 10 December. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Assam has been paying tribute to the martyrs who had made supreme sacrifice in the historic Assam Movement from 1979 to 1985. The Assam Movement (1979-1985) was an popular

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