Primatologists have observed that the Gee’s golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), endemic to the semi-evergreen and mixed-deciduous forests straddling India and Bhutan, induce stillbirth of babies killed inside the womb of females, besides practising infanticide. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is an endangered species of monkey, found only in Assam and parts of Bhutan. […]

A study commissioned by the Ministry of Rural Development has observed that the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) has not made any significant impact and that in the current format, it is not achieving the desired purpose. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The study, conducted as part of the Fifth Common Review Mission (CRM)

A study by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) an autonomous institute of Department of Science and Technology which detected the presence of singly ionised fluorine for the first time in the atmospheres of hot Extreme Helium Stars makes a strong case that the main formation of these objects involves a merger of a carbon-oxygen

The Ministry of Shipping has invited the ship owners worldwide to flag their ships in India to take advantage of the Make in India policy. Government has revised its Make in India Policy for public procurement, among others, of all services.  Under the revised policy, no global tender enquiry shall be issued, except with the

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution, proclaiming June 21 as the International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice. The celebration of the solstice is the embodiment of the unity of cultural heritage and centuries-long traditions, which plays a significant role in strengthening the ties among peoples on the basis of mutual

World Music Day or Fête de la Musique is celebrated on June 21. It is celebrated as World Music Day or Fête de la Musique as an annual celebration that was founded by Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret in 1981. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On Music Day the citizens of a city or

Indian Institutes of Technology, Palakkad, has developed an automated lung ultrasound (LUS) for COVID-19 screening and monitoring through cloud-based image analysis and scoring system. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The app, the first of its kind in India, is now available for clinicians to perform automated analysis by just uploading the ultrasound video. A