A 4000-year-old urban settlement has been unearthed by a team of the Benaras Hindu University in Varanasi, which experts say is one of the craft villages mentioned in ancient texts. The Benaras Hindu University’s Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology which did a preliminary survey of the site in Babhaniyav village, 13 km […]
The International Judicial Conference 2020 was held from 21st-23rd February, 2020 in New Delhi. The Conference was organized by the Supreme Court of India. The theme of the Conference was ‘Judiciary and the Changing World’. The Indian judiciary was appreciated for its balance between development and environment, and continued guidance in it. Daily Current Affairs
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Cabinet Secretary chaired a high level meeting to review the status, actions taken and preparedness of States/UTs regarding management of Novel Coronavirus (COVID19). After a detailed review, in addition to the universal screening as per earlier advisories, universal screening at airports is now being planned for flights from Kathmandu, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. Daily Current
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The Great Indian Bustard, Asian Elephant and Bengal Florican have been included in Appendix I of UN Convention on Migratory Species at the ongoing 13th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). India’s proposal to include all the three species in the Appendix I was unanimously accepted
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The 23rd National Conference on e-Governance was organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG ) along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in Mumbai. The theme for the conference was “India 2020: Digital Transformation”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 e-Governance can be defined as the application of information
India ranked 35th in the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019, as per a report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit. This year, India scored 53 and has jumped five ranks from the 40th rank with an overall score of 41.2 across categories in 2018. Finland topped the index followed by Sweden. Daily
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The Union Cabinet has approved Twenty-second Law Commission of India for a period of three years from the date of publication of the order of Constitution in the Official Gazette. The Government will have the benefit of recommendations from a specialised body on different aspects of law which are entrusted to the Commission for its
The Union Cabinet has approved the Phase II of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] till 2024-25, which will focus on Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF Plus), which includes ODF sustainability and Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM). The program will also work towards ensuring that no one is left behind and everyone uses
The Union Cabinet has approved revamping of “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)” and “Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)” to address the existing challenges in implementation of Crop Insurance Schemes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The Centre has slashed its share of the premium subsidy from the current 50% to just 25% in
The Minister of Road Transport & Highways represented India at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm (Sweden). It is organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) in association with the World Bank and minister-led delegations from more than 80 countries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The theme of the conference is
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