Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 8th India International Silk Fair on Virtual Portal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The fair is considered to be India’s biggest silk fair, being held under one roof on Indian Silk Export Promotion Council’s virtual platform. India has long history of silk production and is the 2nd largest producer […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 125th anniversary celebrations of the ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ journal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ is a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order, started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896. The journal ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ has been an important medium for spreading the message of India’s ancient spiritual wisdom.
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World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day is celebrated on 30 January each year for addressing neglected tropical diseases. The first World NTD Day is 30 January 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 On World NTD Day more than 50 landmarks representing 25 nations across the world lit up to celebrate how far we have come
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ addressed the Valedictory Function of Kala Utsav 2020 on January 28, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Kala Utsav National Competition was launched in 2015. The objective of this Utsav is to promote arts in education by nurturing and show casing the artistic talents of school students. Children with
The World Minorities Rights Day is observed every year on December 18, to safeguard the Constitutionally-guaranteed rights of religious minorities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points United Nations on December 18, 1992 adopted and broadcast the Statement on the individual’s Rights belonging to religious or Linguistic National or Ethnic Minorities. The same year the National
Bijoy Dibos or Vijay Diwas is observed every year on 16 December in India and Bangladesh, to observe Bangladesh’s victory over Pakistan in War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Prime Minister Narendra Modi will light up ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal and begin 50th anniversary celebrations of
A strange exoplanet, orbiting a double-star 336 light years away, has caught the interest of astronomers. The oddball behaviour of the planet, HD106906 b, provide clues about our own mysterious Planet Nine — if it exists. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points HD106906 b and its behaviour have been described in a study published in
International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on 11 December to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development, and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Mountains are home to
Two organisations that look at training youth for leadership roles, Pravah and ComMutiny, won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) award instituted by the Schwab Foundation and JubilantBhartia Foundation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ashraf Patel is the co-founder of Pravah and ComMutiny Youth Collective. In partnership with UNICEF ROSA, they developed an
International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated every year on December 12 to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage with multi-stakeholder partners. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward
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