China sold negative-yield debt for the first time, and this saw a high demand from investors across Europe. As yields in Europe are even lower, there was a huge demand for the 4-billion-euro bonds issued by China. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points China’s 5-year bond was priced with a yield of –0.152%, and the […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed the COVID-19 pandemic as an important turning point in history of humanity and the biggest challenge the world is facing since the World War II. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points He was speaking at the 15th G20 Summit convened by Saudi Arabia in a virtual format. Modi called
France has decided against helping Pakistan upgrade its fleet of Mirage fighter jets, air defense system, and Agosta 90B class submarines, a direct fallout of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s loud criticism of French President Emmanuel Macron’s defense of the right to mock religion following the murder of a French schoolteacher. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
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Prime Ministers of India and Bhutan launched RuPay Card phase-2 in Bhutan on 20th of this month. The two Prime Ministers had jointly launched phase-1 of the project during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan in August last year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The two Prime Ministers had jointly launched phase-1 of
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The 30th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy is being conducted from 18 – 20 November 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette and His Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Kraburi, a Chao Phraya Class Frigate
The 12th Counter Terrorism Dialogue between India and the European Union (EU) was held virtually. The Dialogue was an opportunity to continue close cooperation and coordination on this important element of the India-EU strategic partnership. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Both India and the EU resolved to support each other in the fight against
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison have signed a landmark defence deal in a bid to counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) comes weeks after foreign ministers of the Quad alliance,
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The five-nation grouping BRICS adopted a new counter-terrorism strategy to effectively deal with the menace, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that there is a need to ensure that countries supporting terrorists are held guilty, a call backed by Russian president Vladimir Putin, who dubbed such nations “black sheep of the family”. Daily Current Affairs
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership RCEP invited India to participate in the group’s activities as an observer member and left a window open for India to join in the future. Should India join RCEP? Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Fifteen countries of the region signed the mega RCEP trade pact which are Australia, Brunei, Cambodia,
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According to some international media reports, the Chinese military used “high-energy electromagnetic radiation” technology to effectively turn “two strategic hilltops that had been occupied by Indian soldiers into a microwave oven. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The attack left the Indian troops “vomiting” and unable to stand within 15 minutes, enabling the People’s Liberation
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