The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to the summer 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Olympics Games will keep the name Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The nations withdrew in the backdrop of limited international

The Pune-based MyLab Discovery Solutions and Germany’s Altona Diagnostics have developed test kits for COVID-19 and also approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The two companies have also received approval to mass manufacture the kits after they received commercial approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). Daily Current Affairs Quiz

As a part of Government’s efforts to contain spread of COVID – 19, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has taken several preventive measures. It issued a circular granting one-time dispensation for utilizing funds under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) to address the challenges in the fight against COVID-19.

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has issued an advisory to all States/UTs to use the Cess Fund for Welfare of Construction Workers. The Act regulates the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers. It provides for their safety, health and welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or incidental