National Press Day is celebrated each year on 16 November to commemorate the institution of the Press Council of India. November 16 is observed to acknowledge and honor the Press Council of India, a statutory and quasi-judicial establishment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Press Council of India acts as a moral watchdog in ensuring […]
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his Jayanti. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Birsa Munda was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe. He spearheaded a tribal religious millenarian movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now Jharkhand) in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Jharkhand was carved out of 18 districts of Bihar in the year 2000 on November 15. Later, six more districts were carved out by reorganizing the existing districts. The 23rd and 24th districts, Khunti and
Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated on 12 November every year to commemorate the first and only visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Mahatma Gandhi addressed the displaced people (a refugee from Pakistan), who had temporarily
November 12 marks the 124th birth anniversary of ‘Birdman of India’ – Salim Ali. His birthday is celebrated as National Bird Day in India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Born in Mumbai on 12th November in 1896, Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was not only a bird lover but also a naturalist. He is often
World Diabetes Day is observed on 14 November each year focuses on a theme related to diabetes; type-2 diabetes is largely preventable and treatable non-communicable disease that is rapidly increasing in numbers worldwide. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is because the day marks the birth anniversary of scientist and Nobel laureate Frederick Banting
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Acharya Kripalani on their Jayanti. Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (1888 – 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an independence activist, Indian politician and an Educationist. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Kripalani was also well-known for his work in the field of education. From 1912 to
World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated each year on November 10 that highlights the important role that science has in society. It also highlights the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points World Science Day was proclaimed by the United Nations
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The 101st birth anniversary of Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, better known as Pu La Deshpande, has been marked with a Google Doodle designed by the noted Mumbai-based artist Sameer Kulavoor. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (1919 –2000), popularly known by his initials (“Pu. La.”) or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi
The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed annually on November 6. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
