The International Day of the Tropics 2020 was observed across the world on 29 June 2020 with an aim to raise awareness to the specific challenges faced by tropical areas and the far-reaching implications of the issues affecting the world’s tropical zone. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Tropics account for 40 per cent […]
A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) committee of experts has established two new world records for the longest reported distance and the longest reported duration for a single lightning flash in, respectively, Brazil and Argentina. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The new records for “megaflashes”, verified with new satellite lightning imagery technology, more than double
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A special Russia-India-China- RIC trilateral Foreign Minister’s Video Conference was organized to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of the Second World War. The meeting that will be held via video conference around 1.30 p.m. will include Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and will be hosted by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Daily Current
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The southwest monsoon has galloped to cover the entire country at a pace not seen since 2013, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The monsoon usually covers the whole country by July 8. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The formation of a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal which moved west-northwest-wards and
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Two-times Commonwealth Games gold-winning weightlifter Sanjita Chanu will finally get the coveted Arjuna award which has been on hold since 2018. Chanu will be conferred with the Arjuna award as per a 2018 Delhi High Court order, which directed the selection committee to consider her and keep the decision in a sealed cover to be
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A recent study by scientists has revealed some new details about the earliest domestication of chicken. The research assumes significance as despite the substantial role played by chickens in human societies across the world, both the geographic and temporal origins of their domestication remain controversial. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points of the Report The
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Secretary Department of Science and Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma has launched the official Logo to celebrate Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year and also announced that since this is the golden jubilee year of DST, many activities like special lecture series of 15-20 lectures in the form of webinars and short feature films on each Autonomous
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In pursuance of the commitment to ensure safety of depositors across banks, the President has promulgated the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. The Amendments will ensure better management & sound regulation of Cooperative banks. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Ordinance amends the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 as applicable to Cooperative Banks. It seeks
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Prime Minister of India has called for planting at least five trees either in Office campus or wherever it is possible, to ensure clean and healthy environment of the country. Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge) has called for successful organizing of “Sankalp Parva” and plant trees as desired by Prime
The 49th Governing Council Meeting of National Productivity Council (NPC), an autonomous body under Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India has held through video conferencing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Meeting was attended by about 180 participants, comprising of Government Officers, Leaders
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