Honey marketed by prominent Indian brands failed a key test of purity

Honey marketed by prominent Indian brands failed a key test of purity

Honey marketed by prominent brands failed a key test of purity, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has claimed, citing an investigation it conducted on various brands of Indian honey. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Current regulations specify around 18 parameters that honey must comply with for producers to label it ‘pure honey’.

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AI and Robotics Park in Bengaluru

AI and Robotics Park in Bengaluru

An Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technologies Park (ARTPARK), set up in Bengaluru, will promote technology innovations in AI and robotics. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ARTPARK, is a unique not-for-profit foundation established by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru with support from AI Foundry in a public-private model. With seed funding of Rs. 170

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PM condoles demise of Shri FC Kohli

PM condoles demise of Shri FC Kohli

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of Shri FC Kohli. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Faqir Chand Kohli (1924 – 2020) was an Indian industrialist. He was the founder and the first CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, India’s largest software services company. He had been a president

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Malayan Giant Squirrel

Malayan Giant Squirrel

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), in a first-of-its-kind study, has projected that numbers of the Malayan Giant Squirrel could decline by 90% in India by 2050, and it could be extinct by then if urgent steps are not taken. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Malayan Giant Squirrel, one of the world’s largest squirrel

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UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic

UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic

In reviewing a series of World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on marijuana and its derivatives, the CND zeroed-in on the decision to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — where it was listed alongside deadly, addictive opioids, including heroin. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In reviewing a series of

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Scientists suggest a new indicator for measuring its health impact

Scientists suggest a new indicator for measuring its health impact

Scientists from the world’s three leading research institutions took part in this extensive research and suggested that oxidative potential of air particles should also be taken into account in future air-quality regulation measures to reduce the adverse health impact of inhaling poor quality air by the people. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Exposure to

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