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WADA suspends India’s dope testing lab for another 6 months

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been suspended the India’s National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) for a second period of up to six months for not conforming to international standards. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The New Delhi-based laboratory had previously been suspended in August following a WADA site visit, prohibiting it from carrying out […]

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HIL supplied 20.60 MT of DDT to South Africa for Malaria control program

HIL (India) Limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has supplied 20.60 Metric tonne of DDT 75 % WP to South Africa for their Malaria control program on 20 July 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points HIL (India) is the sole manufacturer of DDT globally. The company was incorporated in the

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Two Mega Watt Solar Power Plant at Naval Station Karanja

PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, e-inaugurated the first Two Mega Watt Capacity Solar Power Plant of the Western Naval Command on 20 Jul 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Plant has been installed at Naval Station Karanja and is one of the largest solar plants in the region.

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CBIC & CBDT sign MoU to facilitate smoother bilateral exchange of data

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for data exchange between the two organisations. This MoU supersedes the MoU signed between CBDT and the erstwhile Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) in the year 2015. Daily Current Affairs

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Bihar Police Recruitment 2020 for 484 Forest Guard Vacancy

Sero-prevalence study conducted by National Center for Disease Control

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) commissioned a sero-surveillance study in Delhi. This study has been done by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with Govt of National Capital Territory of Delhi, following a rigorous multi-stage sampling study design. Study was conducted from 27th of June 2020 to 10th July

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Sustainable Growth Pillar under India – US Strategic Energy Partnership

India and the US have a long-standing energy collaboration. In June 2017, PM Modi and US President Trump reinforced the strategic importance of bilateral energy cooperation, through the announcement of a new US–India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The India–US Strategic Energy Partnership has four pillars: Oil and Gas, Power

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Massive rural-urban gap in education expenditure & internet access

The latest nationwide survey conducted by the the National Statistics Office (NSO) titled ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’ reveals that India’s rural-urban divide extends to education as well, including expenditure on education and access to digital resources. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The rural-urban gap remains significant in literacy, accessibility to schools and household expenditure

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e-ICU Video Consultation Program of AIIMS Delhi gains traction

AIIMS New Delhi has started a video-consultation program with ICU doctors across the country called e-ICU on 8th July, 2020 in order to strengthen the Government of India’s efforts to reduce COVID-19 mortality. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The program aims at holding case-management discussions among doctors who are at the frontline in treating

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UAE keen on open-sky policy with India

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is keen to have an open-sky agreement with India. It is also ready to partner with India to create aviation hubs within the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points There are about 1,068 flights a week between India and the UAE operated by the airlines of the two countries

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Prime Minister interacts with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has interacted with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) CEO Shri Arvind Krishna via video conferencing and congratulated him for becoming the global head of IBM earlier this year. PM mentioned the strong connect of IBM with India and its huge presence in the country, with over one lakh people

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