The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has launched a ‘Lockdown Learners’ series of online dialogues with students and educators in India on COVID-19 and its impact on Sustainable Development Goals, peace and rule of law. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The aim of the initiative is to teach the students on […]
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English Language Day is celebrated on 23 April to create awareness to people about the culture, history, and achievements associated with the language. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The origins of the English Language was found in medieval England. The name ‘English’ its name from the Angles. The Angles were a West Germanic tribe
The Karnataka government has launched “Apthamitra” helpline with an exclusive toll free number and a mobile app, aimed at providing required medical advice and guidance for those in need. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The system and website are owned by Health and Family Welfare Department and State Disaster Management Authority. The system functions
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Scientists from Pune based Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) have developed a microreactor that that can produce large quantities of uniform size of nanoparticles, thus serving a major requirement in biomedical technology. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The microreactor could synthesize metal, semiconductor, and polymer nanoparticles by continuous flow active microreactor. Microreactor has parameters such
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Scientists at the CSIR’s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology have come up with a low-cost coronavirus test that will not require any expensive machines for detection of the pathogen. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The device ‘Feluda’ was named after the detective character in legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s stories. The test was developed
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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed and opened a new permanent bridge on the river Ravi connecting Kasowal enclave in Punjab to the rest of the country “much ahead of its schedule”. The 484-meter bridge was built by 141 Drain Maintenance Coy of 49 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) of Project Chetak. Daily Current
International Girls in information and communication technologies (ICT) Day is observed on the fourth Thursday of the month of April to encourage the girls to consider a future in the technology sector. More than 111,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 3,500 events held in 140 countries, related to technology, around
World Champion PV Sindhu unveiled as one of the ambassadors for Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) ‘i am badminton’ awareness campaign. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The “I am badminton campaign” provides a platform for the players to express their love and respect for badminton by advocating and committing to clean and honest play. BWF’s
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Defence Minister inaugurated a mobile virology research and diagnostics laboratory, a testing facility developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation that can process over 1,000 samples in a day, speed up COVID-19 screening and carry out immune profiling of patients of the virus for vaccine development. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Biosafety Level
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The world is going through unprecedented times and it has become imperative to keep the travel industry as well as individual minds engaged for revival. As an initiative to celebrate India’s diverse touristic and cultural landscape, the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has taken the initiative of organising a series of Webinars under the
