Astronomers have found 19 asteroids that once belonged to a distant star system have been found orbiting the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune. The asteroids have been circling the sun for more than 4.5 billion years, since the very inception of the solar system. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points These 19 asteroids from the […]
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The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Institute of Genetics and Integrated Biology (IGIB), along with a few other institutions, are working for the digital and molecular surveillance of the spread of novel coronavirus to understand the biology, epidemiology and disease impact. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The surveillance centre would
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The commercial launch of Agappe Chitra Magna was announced by Dr VK Saraswat, NITI Aayog member and President of Institute body of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points SARS-COV-2, the causative virus of COVID-19 pandemic, is an RNA virus. It is a long single-stranded polymeric
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NASA engineers have developed a new, easy-to-build high-pressure ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally) ventilator has passed a critical test at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York. VITAL has been designed to treat COVID-19 patients with milder symptoms. It will
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Around $1 trillion of debt owed by developing countries would be cancelled under a global deal proposed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points UNCTAD report stated that over 64 low-income countries currently spend more on
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More than one lakh 50 thousand farmers and traders have registered on Kisan Rath mobile app that facilitates transportation of foodgrains and agri products. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Kisan Rath was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on 17 April 2020. The app facilitates Farmers and Traders in identifying the
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The Economic Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission will meet on 23-24 April, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Members of the Advisory Council discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown on the Indian economy. The officials discussed the impact of the pandemic on financial institutions and business
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Retired bureaucrat Sanjay Kothari was sworn in as the next Central Vigilance Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind at an official oath-taking ceremony. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Central Vigilance Commission was established in February 1964. The anti-corruption watchdog is headquartered in New Delhi. The autonomous body is free of control from any
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Dubai has extended by one week a 24-hour-a-day curfew imposed as part of a sterilisation drive to control the spread of the coronavirus. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Dubai Media Office to announce the extension of the 24-hour lockdown in the Emirate of Dubai for another one week. On the 4th of April, UAE
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US President Donald Trump has unveiled a three-phase plan to reopen country’s economy following the COVID-19 outbreak. The new plan allows governors to gradually ease the lockdown in their states. Key-Points His administration is issuing new federal guidelines that will allow governors to take a phased approach to reopen their states. The guidelines recommend that
