Geo-research scholars came together in a webinar to discuss Geosciences for Society focusing on areas like natural resources, water management, earthquake, monsoon, climate change, natural disaster, river systems and so on at the 4th National Geo-research Scholars Meet (NGRSM) organised by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun an autonomous institute under the Department […]

The Ministry of Tourism presents 39th webinar titled ‘Unlocking travel and tourism safely and responsibly during COVID: A healthcare perspective’ under Dekho Apna Desh series on 27th June 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The session also highlighted some myths based on the covid i.e. Alcohol kills corona, thermal scanning is not good, spraying

The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank has signed a legal agreements to help low-income groups in the state of Tamil Nadu get access to affordable housing. The agreements were signed for two projects – $200 million First Tamil Nadu Housing Sector Strengthening Programme and $50 million Tamil Nadu

The Trump administration has tried to block release of the book titled “The Room Where It Happened”. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton writes in this book that President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him win re-election by buying more U.S. farm products. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This book

The first Indo-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project agreement has signed on 29 June 2020 in the virtual presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Bhutanese counterpart Tandi Dorji. It paving the way for the commencement of its construction and other related works. The concession agreement for the 600 MW Kholongchhu project between the

Bharat Biotech India Ltd’s covid-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ has become the first candidate developed in India to receive the Drug Controller General of India’s approval to enter human trials. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points DGCI has approved the company’s application to conduct a phase I and II clinical trial of its vaccine candidate ‘Covaxin’, which

Four people were killed after gunmen stormed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) compound in the southern city of Karachi in an attack claimed by ethnic Baloch separatists that has set off an international row after Pakistan blamed India for supporting the attackers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Balochistan region is divided almost evenly

The Government of India has banned 59 mobile apps including TikTok, UC Browser and various other Chinese apps on 29 June. Indian govt. calling them “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order.” Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ban has been enforced by

International Asteroid Day is celebrated on 30 June to spread awareness in public about the asteroid impact hazard. The day marks the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In 2016 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/71/90, declaring 30 June as International Asteroid Day. It is observed each