United Nations General Assembly celebrated International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on September 16 each year for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone […]
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The International Day of Democracy is celebrated around the world on 15 September each year with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It was established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007, encouraging governments to strengthen and consolidate democracy. The Universal
Almost 100 years ago, Mahatma Gandhi criticized people for polluting the rivers and other water bodies and mills and factories for polluting the air with smoke and noise. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Mahatma Gandhi was very outspoken about the need for conserving the environment. In 1909 in his book ‘Hind Swaraj’, Gandhiji cautioned
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Parliament has passed the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020 and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020 with the Lok Sabha approving them. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020 seeks to repeal the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 and to set up a National
The government of India has formed an expert committee for conducting a study on the origin and evolution of Indian culture dating back to around 12,000 years ago. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The committee is chaired by K.N. Dikshit (Chairman of Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi and former Joint Director General, Archaeological Survey
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The opposition parties let go of a contest for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, allowing JD (U) MP Harivansh to be re-elected for a second time by voice vote. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Presiding Officers of Rajya Sabha have the responsibility to conduct the proceedings of the House.
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TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations reported that India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India will be a member of the prestigious body for four years
Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, 74, passed away after a prolonged illness. He had been admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi in the second week of August with post COVID-19 complications. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (1946 – 2020) was an Indian politician and
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Hindi Diwas is celebrated on September 14 every year in India to showcase the importance of the day and the language. International Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 annually. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The language was adopted under the Article 343 of the Indian Constitution. It was on this day in 1949
