Modi held virtual bilateral summit with Sri Lankan PM
India asked Sri Lanka to fully implement constitutional provisions aimed at giving more powers to Tamil-inhabited areas of the island nation even as PM Modi announced a grant of $15 million for promoting Buddhist ties between the two sides. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The grant will assist in deepening people-to-people linkages between the
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Government inaugurated Indian Agricultural Research Institute’s Assam campus
Union Minister of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the new Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Assam campus. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) is India’s national Institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The institute based in Delhi is financed and administered by the Indian Council of Agricultural
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IREDA opened branch office in Mumbai
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has opened its third branch office in the country in Mumbai for facilitation of its customer, borrowers and other stakeholders. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Agency, a Mini Ratna (Category– I) Government of India Enterprise under the administrative control of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Rules relaxed for divorced daughters to receive Family Pension
Rules have been relaxed for divorced daughters to receive Family Pension and now a daughter will be entitled to receive the Family Pension even if the divorce had not finally taken place but the divorce petition had been filed by her during the lifetime of her deceased parent employee/pensioner. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
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MoRTH notified amendments in Central Motor Vehicle Rules
Road Transport and Highways Ministry notified amendments in Central Motor Vehicle Rules facilitating implementation of Electronic enforcement, Maintenance of Vehicular Documents through Information Technology portal with effect from 1st of next month. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Use of IT services and electronic monitoring will result in better enforcement of Traffic Rules in the
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Toxins in water killed more than 300 elephants in Botswana
Toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 elephants in Botswana this year announcing the result of an investigation into the deaths which had baffled and alarmed conservationists. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Cyanobacteria are microscopic organisms common in water and sometimes found in soil. Cyanobacteria are a group of photosynthetic bacteria,
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Priceless artefacts damaged in Indian Museum renovation
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found that renovation works at the Indian Museum in Kolkata were carried out without following the necessary conservation process, leading to priceless artefacts being damaged. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Indian museum is the earliest and the largest multipurpose Museum not only in the Indian subcontinent
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External debt increased almost 3% to $559 billion at March-end
India’s total external debt increased by 2.8% to $558.5 billion at the end of March mainly on account of a rise in commercial borrowings,. External debt was $543 billion a year earlier. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ratio of foreign currency reserves to external debt stood at 85.5% as at end-March, compared to
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40% of toilets in government schools non-existent, unused
Public sector units claimed to have constructed 1.4 lakh toilets in government schools as part of a Right to Education project, but almost 40% of those surveyed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) were found to be non-existent, partially constructed, or unused. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In an audit report
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