Bangladesh is to receive a loan of nearly USD 1 billion from China to maintain water levels during the drought season after efforts to approve a water-sharing deal with India failed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Teesta River, is a 315 km long river that rises in the eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian […]
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The government of Sri Lanka has granted approval to abolish the 19th amendment to the constitution and replace it with the 20th amendment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapksa had made the abolition of 19th amendment as the main election plank during the presidential and parliamentary elections.
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Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced his resignation amid a military coup. He announced his resignation last night on state television hours after mutinous soldiers fired shots into the air outside his home before detaining him. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The dramatic development comes after more than two months of regular demonstrations
The Pentagon is setting up a new task force under the US Navy to investigate UFO sightings. With the creation of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), the Defense Department hopes to improve its understanding of, and gain insight into, the nature and origins of UAPs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The mission
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Yale School of Public Health for its SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test, which uses a new method of processing saliva samples when testing for COVID-19 infection. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The inexpensive test, called SalivaDirect, developed by a team from the
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Recently, Prime Minister of Mauritius reported that almost all the fuel oil from the Japanese-owned ship that has caused a huge oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has been pumped out. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-points A Japanese ship named M V Wakashio, which is owned by Nagashiki Shipping and operated by Mitsui
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Onions have become a cause of concern in the United States and Canada. The health agencies in both countries have put out alerts asking its citizens to discard onions supplied by California-based Thomson International Inc, linking a salmonella bacteria infection with the bulb. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-points The salmonella bacteria resides in animals.
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Recently, US President Donald Trump announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations as part of a new peace deal. Under the agreement, Israel would suspend its plans to annex parts of the West Bank. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The deal is a significant step
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Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine. The registration of the vaccine lays ground for mass inoculation even as the final stages of clinical trials to test safety and efficacy continue. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The announcement came in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has infected more
After the India China border clash, now China has claimed half of the area of a new victim – Tajikistan, the smallest Central Asian country. As per the recent reports, China has claimed the Pamir region of Tajikistan that accounts for 45 per cent of Tajik territory. In line with its modus operandi to stake
