After the outbreak of mucormycosis or black fungus two months back, the first case of Bone Death (Avascular necrosis) disease has been reported in Maharashtra. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The common factor between mucormycosis and avascular necrosis is the use of steroids, the only drug proven to help Covid-19 patients. The disease can affect […]
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A consignment of fibre and mineral rich ‘Dragon Fruit’, also referred as Kamalam, has been exported to Dubai from Tadasar village, Sangli district, Maharashtra. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Scientifically referred to as Hylocereusundatus, the dragon fruit is grown in countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, the USA and Vietnam. Dragon fruit production commenced
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced to the installation of seven new doppler radars in Maharashtra, including Mumbai. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Doppler radars of varying frequencies — S-band, C-band and X-band — are commonly used by the IMD to detect and track the movement of weather systems, cloud bands and gauge rainfall over
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Maharashtra (Urban Areas) proposed amendments for Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975 to bring in the concept of “heritage trees” which was approved by the Cabinet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Cabinet also green-lighted the formation of the Maharashtra Tree Authority, which will take all decisions regarding protection of trees. It will have
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A Maharashtra village teacher, Ranjitsinh Disale, who won the Global Teacher Prize 2020, has now been appointed as an education adviser with the World Bank. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As one of his first projects with the international organisation, Disale is devising a strategy to make schools across the world safer for kids. The
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The Maharashtra government announced that members of the Maratha community would be accommodated in the 10% quota for Economically Weaker Section. An order was issued by the General Administration Department of the state government. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In a bid to extend relief to the Maratha community in the State, the tripartite Maha
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A consignment of Dahanu Gholvad sapota (naseberry) has been exported to the United Kingdom from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, providing a major boost to shipments of Geographical Indication (GI) certified products from India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 GI certification of Ghovad Sapota is held by Maharashtra Rajya Chikoo Utpadak Sangh and the fruit is known
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A woman officer from the Maharashtra Prison department, posted in Pune, has been dismissed from service by the state government after an inquiry revealed that she violated the Maharashtra Civil Services (Declaration of Small Family) rules by having three children and also suppressed the information from authorities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Maharashtra Civil
The Maharashtra government said that a preliminary report of the cyber cell of the Maharashtra police also suspected cyber-attack as a reason behind power outage in Mumbai in October last year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The announcement came in the wake of a report from Recorded Future, a U.S.-based cybersecurity firm, stating that a
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In a first-of-its-kind project in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched the State’s jail tourism initiative. The ‘Jail Yatra’, which began with Pune’s 150-year-old Yerwada Jail on the occasion of Republic Day, will eventually be extended to other prisons in the State. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Constructed in 1866, Yerawada Central Prison is the
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