Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has invited proposals for the National Highways Excellence Awards for the year 2020. The awards were instituted in the year 2018. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The awards are given every year in seven categories – Excellence in Project Management Excellence in Operation and Maintenance Green Highway Innovation […]
The first-ever AICTE Visvesvarya Best Teacher Awards 2020 were presented by Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to 12 faculty members of AICTE approved institutes on the occasion of Engineers Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Awards has been introduced for the first time to identify extraordinary teachers and recognize their excellence,
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Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh has conferred the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize on British broadcaster David Attenborough at a virtual event. Congress President Sonia Gandhi was also present during the online award function. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The award is conferred by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust each year on the late
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The President of India has conferred National Awards on 47 teachers from across the country in the first ever award ceremony held virtually today (September 5, 2020) on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The President in his speech congratulated the winners of the award and appreciated the steps taken
The ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020’ has been conferred to Air Force Sports Control Board for the outstanding contribution in helping sportsperson to excel in their respective disciplines and implement robust sports welfare measures. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Air Force Sports Control Board (AFSCB) is the apex body for planning and conduct of
Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the enhancement on the occasion of the National Sports Day. The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to 25 lakh rupees from the previous amount of 7.5 lakh rupees. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Arjuna Award has been enhanced to
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Government of India has instituted a scheme in 2006 namely, “The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration” – to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by Districts/ Organizations of the Central and State Governments. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Scheme was restructured in 2014 for recognizing the
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Army Sports Institute, Pune has been identified and awarded with “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2020” by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India. Army Sports Institute, Pune was raised as part of Indian Army’s “Mission Olympics” programme on 01 Jul 2001. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The aim was to train the
Indore of Madhya Pradesh has become the cleanest city in the country for the fourth consecutive time, leaving behind 4,242 cities of the country. Bhopal has been selected as Best Self Sustainable Capital with inclusion in the top-10. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Madhya Pradesh has ranked third in the category of states with
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Eight binational teams consisting of researchers from India and the US have received awards to pursue cutting-edge research in pathogenesis and disease management of COVID-19 through Indo-US virtual networks. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The areas of research they will pursue include antiviral coatings, immune modulation, tracking SARS CoV-2 in wastewater, disease detection mechanisms,
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