The research, published in Nature Communications, is based on a discovery made by Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar of the University of Toronto, who in 2009 extracted from Canadian mine water that is 1.6 billion years old– the oldest to be found on our planet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The discovery of the water 2.4 […]
Saudi Arabia will join the United States, Canada, Norway, and Qatar informing the ‘Net Zero Producers Forum’ for oil and gas producers to discuss how they can support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, will be part of the new
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Trade ministers of India, Japan and Australia formally launched the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to counter China’s dominance of supply chain in the Indo-Pacific region. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Supply Chain Resilience Initiative aims to create a virtuous cycle of enhancing supply chain resilience with a view to eventually attaining strong, sustainable,
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Human Rights Watch recently reported that Israel is committing the crime of “apartheid” by seeking to maintain Jewish “domination” over Palestinians and its own Arab population, an explosive allegation fiercely denounced by Israel. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research
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Project DANTAK is commemorating its Diamond Jubilee in Bhutan. Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Smt Ruchira Kamboj laid a floral wreath at the DANTAK Memorial in Simtokha on April 24, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Project DANTAK was established on April 24, 1961 as a result of the visionary leadership of His Majesty the Third
Somali opposition fighters took up positions in parts of the tense capital, a day after clashes with government troops erupted over the President’s bid to extend his mandate. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, best known by his nickname Farmajo, has faced harsh criticism from foreign allies after signing a law approved
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Chad’s longest serving president Idriss Déby recently passed away of injuries sustained during clashes with the rebel group FACT (Front for Change and Concord in Chad) on the frontlines. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic realm of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have made important gains in the battle for the government’s last northern stronghold, advancing close to the centre of Marib city despite heavy casualties. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Marib is the capital city of Marib Governorate, Yemen. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Sabaʾ which some scholars believe
A group of French volunteers have emerged from a cave after a 40-day study exploring the limits of human adaptability to isolation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The 15 participants lived in the Lombrives cave in south-west France with no phones, clocks or sunlight. They slept in tents, made their own electricity, and had no
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In a first big effort to address the political crisis in Myanmar, leaders and foreign ministers of ASEAN countries met in Indonesia capital Jakarta. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 They urged the head of the Myanmar army, General Min Aung Hlaing to end the violent crackdown in the country and release political prisoners immediately. ASEAN
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