Tourists can no longer get too close to the iconic stone chariot in front of the Vijaya Vittala Temple in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hampi. The architectural marvel has been cordoned off by a protective ring by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ASI put up […]
Leaving their known habitat in Dhari in Gir (east) wildlife division in Amreli district, three Asiatic lions—a female and two sub-adult males, have walked around 100 km to reach Jasdan taluka of Rajkot district and have been camping in a grassland and revenue areas of Jasdan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This is for
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International Civil Aviation Day is observed on 7 December to raise awareness about the importance of the role played by the organisation of the International Civil Aviation in air transport. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The purpose of International Civil Aviation Day is to help generate awareness of the importance of international civil aviation
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of AYUSH have decided to work together to set up an Export Promotion Council to boost AYUSH exports. This decision was taken recently in a joint review of AYUSH trade and Industry by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Shripad Naik, Minister of AYUSH.
A government notification listed out specific surgical procedures that a postgraduate medical student of Ayurveda must be “practically trained to acquaint with, as well as to independently perform”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The notification has invited sharp criticism from the Indian Medical Association, which questioned the competence of Ayurveda practitioners to carry out
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has notified a new tariff structure for 14 natural gas pipelines, which, it says, aims to reduce the cost of natural gas for users further away from sources of natural gas and LNG terminals on the west coast of the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
The Himachal Pradesh government is trying to obtain GIs (Geographical Indication) for five products from the state – Karsog Kulth, Thangi of Pangi, Chamba Metal Crafts, Chamba Chukh, and Rajmah of Bharmour. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Karsog Kulth: Kulthi or Kulth (horse gram) is a legume grown as a kharif crop in Himachal
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Villagers in Vadhavan in Maharashtra’s Dahanu taluka, about 131 km from Mumbai, came out in protest against a biodiversity survey commissioned by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for the construction of the Vadhavan Port that received in-principle approval from the Union Cabinet in February. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Dahanu is one of
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the introduction of risk-based internal audit norms for large urban cooperative banks (UCBs) and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), as part of measures aimed at improving governance and assurance functions at supervised entities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The RBI also moved to harmonise the guidelines on appointment
Bangladesh has begun sending Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char, the site where from the overcrowded camps at Cox’s Bazar, is an island formed by sedimentation (char is Bengali for sediment) close to the coast. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is estimated that more than 8 lakh Rohingya, who fled an army crackdown in
