The Centre has streamlined the procedures to submit statements regarding the working of a patented invention on a commercial scale, giving additional flexibilities to the patentee. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2020, which came into effect on October 19, 2020, has further streamlined the requirements related to filing of Form […]
Election Commission of India constituted a committee to examine the issues concerning the expenditure limit. The committee is comprised of Harish Kumar, Ex. IRS and DG (Investigation), Umesh Sinha, Secretary-General and DG (Expenditure). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Ministry of Law & Justice on 19.10.2020 has notified an amendment in Rule 90 of
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The poll spending limit for candidates contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections has been enhanced by 10 percent. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Centre has approved this based on the recommendation of the Election Commission that contestants be allowed to spend more on campaigning keeping in mind difficulties they may face due to COVID-19
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The Centre has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, to facilitate the setting up of District Development Councils (DDC), the members of which will be directly elected by voters in the Union Territory. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The District Development Councils (DDCs) are set to become a new unit of
US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, who is widely expected to be confirmed by Republican lawmakers before the November 3 election, has described “originalism” or interpreting the country’s Constitution as per the intentions of its 18th-century founding leaders as her legal philosophy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Originalism means interpreting the country’s Constitution
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had invited the West Bengal government, the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for a tripartite meeting to “discuss issues related to Gorkhaland”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Gorkhaland region consists of Nepali-speaking people of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong and other hilly districts of West Bengal.
Voters can expect to see a myriad of symbols like chapatti roller, dolli, bangles, capsicum on the ballots as they go out to vote on October 28, November 3 and November 7 during Bihar Assembly Election 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Symbols have become a crucial part of the electoral process ever since
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government has decided to move the proposed car-shed for the underground Metro 3 rail out of Aarey. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This has long been a contentious issue between environmental activists and the government. The tussle has been ongoing since 2014. While the
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Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested the Centre to repeal the Odisha Universities (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was passed in the state Assembly during the Monsoon Session recently. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Describing the bill as anomalous, Mr Pradhan said, in his letter to Union Education Minister, that the bill is in
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved ‘natural gas marketing reforms’ with an aim to standardise the procedure to discover the price of gas sold in the market. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The policy aims to provide standard procedure for sale of natural gas in a transparent and competitive manner to discover
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