Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over the indigenous main battle tank Arjun Mk-1A to the Army in a function at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane received the model of the tank, designed and developed by Chennai-based Combat Vehicles Research […]
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Scientists have unveiled the detailed genome of the malaria mosquito vector, revealing thousands of new genes vital for the development of genetic control strategies of disease transmission. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In order to engineer advanced forms of defence against malaria transmission, including targeted CRISPR and gene drive–based strategies, scientists require intricate knowledge of
Indian astronomers have reported one of the strongest flares from a feeding super massive black hole or blazar called BL Lacertae, analysis of which can help trace the mass of the black hole and the source of this emission. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Blazars or feeding supermassive black holes in the heart of distant
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When tradition meets modernity, the result can sometimes be amazing. A puppet with robotic movements may not sound very charming but in a melding of traditional art and cutting edge technology, a shadow leather puppet in Kerala’s famous temple art Tholpavakkoothu is being animated by a robot. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Tholpavakoothu is a
It is common knowledge that excessive alcohol consumption is bad for health. But the assumption that all the damage can be set right after a person stops drinking is not true, according to researchers from NIMHANS. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Excessive alcohol consumption can cause irreversible changes to the DNA and these can persist
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The prototype of a new rail travel class, AC-III Economy, was finalised for oscillation trails at the Indian Railways’ Research Designs and Standards Organisation in Lucknow. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This class is meant to be an affordable, air-conditioned version of the non-AC Sleeper class. The job of creating this was given last year
A think-tank, TIFAC, under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched a job portal for mapping the skills of workers as per requirements of MSMEs and a seaweed cultivation mission. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Establishing model demonstration farms over one hectare for cultivation of economically important seaweeds in nearshore and onshore along
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Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It is a dynamic job portal for mapping the skills of Shramiks vis-à-vis requirements of MSMEs to directly connect Shramiks with MSMEs and facilitate placement of 10 lakh blue-collar jobs. The SAKSHAM job portal will help eliminate
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari formally launched India’s first-ever diesel tractor converted into a CNG tractor on February 12. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The conversion, carried out jointly by Rawmatt Techno Solutions & Tomasetto Achille India, will help farmers increase their income, by lowering costs, and help to create job
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At a time when the Centre is embroiled in a kerfuffle with microblogging site Twitter over blocking of certain accounts, several ministers and departments of the Union government have started flocking on Koo App — a homemade version of the social networking platform. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The microblogging site was co-founded by entrepreneurs
