The 1.8 kilometre long Feni Bridge connecting Sabrum in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh will be completed by December 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The bridge is being built over the Feni River and will connect Tripura with Chittagong port of Bangladesh. The foundation of the bridge was laid in 2015 jointly by […]
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that the country will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Japan had come under pressure to strengthen its climate commitments after initially saying that it would achieve an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050 followed by carbon neutrality “as soon as possible”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to go vocal for local while shopping during the festival season, and particularly extolled the virtues of khadi – the handwoven cloth popularised by Mahatma Gandhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Khadi Oaxaca is a farm-to-garment collective which comprises around 400 families, which live and work on traditional
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Sudan became the third Arab nation in recent weeks to normalise relations with Israel, days after the US removed it from its State Sponsor of Terrorism list, of which the North African country was a part for over 27 years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points President Donald Trump said he would be removing Sudan
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As per a new report released by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), some areas in the UK could experience greater levels of air pollution due to large numbers of people working from home due to the pandemic this winter season. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points During the course of winter, air pollution,
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North Korean authorities have urged citizens to remain indoors to avoid contact with a mysterious cloud of ‘yellow dust’ blowing in from China, which they have warned could bring Covid-19 with it. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Asian Dust (also known as yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or China dust storms) is actually
Chinese foreign ministry will consider not recognizing Hong Kong British national overseas (BNO) passports as valid travel documents, a day after the British government’s announcement of new visa rules for British National Overseas citizens in HK. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Britain recently said that it will start to process BNO visa applications for
Rival parties in Libya announced a historic ceasefire followed by five days of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission (JMC) talks in Geneva, giving way to the possibility that the long-drawn conflict might be coming to an end. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Libya has been embroiled in a tussle for power between rival
After 35 years, India has assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International Labour Organization, marking a new chapter in the 100 years of productive relationship between India and ILO. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary (Labour and Employment) has been elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Body of
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan on its “grey list”, saying that the country has failed to act on six key mandates. The FATF urged Pakistan to complete an internationally agreed action plan by February 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The FATF is a global watchdog that was
