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UNESCO released Global Education Monitoring Report 2020

The Global Education Monitoring Report, 2020 was released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities in education systems across the world. About 40% of low- and lower-middle-income countries have not supported learners at risk of exclusion during this crisis, such […]

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Indian money in Swiss banks falls 5.8%

The Money parked by Indians in Swiss Banks fell for the second straight year, this time by CHF 55 million, or 5.8 per cent, to CHF 899 million (Rs 7,100 crore) in 2019. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points While overall total foreign deposits rose by 3.1 per cent to CHF 1.44 trillion from CHF

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FATF released its first global report on the illegal wildlife trade

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released its first global report on the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) namely, “Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade”. In its first global report on the illegal wildlife trade, FATF has described it as a “global threat”, which is linked with other organised crimes like modern slavery, drug

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Health ministry launched ‘eBloodServices’ mobile app to order blood

Union Health ministry has launched the ‘eBloodServices’ App for easy access to blood in this critical time of coronavirus pandemic in partnership with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). The app is developed by the ERaktkosh team and will bring ‘transparency’ in the blood donation program. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This application is

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Niti Aayog launched ‘navigating the new normal’ campaign

NITI Aayog has launched behaviour change campaign ‘Navigating the New Normal’ and its website to help people follow norms to contain the spread of Covid-19 in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Centre for Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC), Ashoka University, and the Ministries of Health and WCD. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

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Scheme for Promotion of academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)

IIT Madras Researchers have collaborated with German Researchers to develop new materials for Green Energy Solutions. This research project was taken up under the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The project aims to

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MSDE unveil Free Digital Learning Platform to reach job seekers

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has unveiled Free Digital Learning Platform ‘Skills Build Reignite’ to reach more job seekers and provide new resources to business owners in India in partnership with IBM. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IBM‘s expertise in providing multifaceted digital skill training in the area of Cloud Computing and

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Nanomaterials as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents against antibiotic resistance

A research team at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru has developed nanozymes that destroy the cell membrane of bacteria by directly targeting its phospholipids. The study conducted by the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry and the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology was published in ACS Applied BioMaterials journal. Daily Current Affairs

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Miner finds rare tanzanite gemstones

A Tanzanian mining entrepreneur was rewarded with $3.35 million after miners at his operation in the east African country discovered the two largest tanzanite gemstones ever recorded. Tanzania is the only place in the world where tanzanite is found. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 About Tanzanite Tanzanite is the blue and violet variety of the

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World’s first yoga university outside India

The world’s first yoga university outside India has been launched in Los Angeles, offering programmes that combine scientific principles and modern research approaches to the ancient Indian practice of yoga. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) was jointly launched by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Chairperson of

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