Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has launched 100 Octane petrol in India. Branded as XP100, this premium-grade petrol will initially be available in only 10 cities – Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune, and Ahmedabad. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Branded as XP100, the premium grade petrol was launched across ten cities […]
Influenza is caused by a virus, but the most common cause of death in influenza patients is secondary pneumonia caused by bacteria, rather than the influenza virus itself. While this is well known, what is largely unknown is why influenza infections lead to an increased risk of bacterial pneumonia. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited announced that it had delivered the largest-ever cryogenic propellant tank (C32 LH2) fabricated by the state-run company to the Indian Space Research Organisation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The main goal of launch vehicle designers is to increase a launch vehicle’s weight-lifting ability while being mindful of its reliability and cost
A tiny freshwater fish named ‘Zebrafish’, barely 2-3 cm long can efficiently regenerate its damaged heart within a short time period. Scientists at Pune-based Agharkar Research Institute have used this tiny animal model and identified genes that can promote heart regeneration. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points As reported in the high-impact Development journal, scientists
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The Andaman & Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands will be using renewable energy to meet their total requirement under the goals set by the centre, according to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Government is aiming for 100 per cent renewable
India targets to fully covert Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep islands to Green Energy Read More »
A team of CBI officers probing the alleged rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, arrived at the Gandhinagar-based Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) with the four accused. A brain electrical oscillation signature profiling (BEOSP) test will be conducted on all four. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Brain Electrical Oscillation
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Union Minister of Science & Technology underlined how Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) served as a catalyst for nurturing innovation and industrial R&D. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points GITA is a “not–for–profit” Section-8 Public Private Partnership (PPP) company. It is promoted jointly by the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology
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The Navy’s Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC), the nodal agency for maritime data fusion set up after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, will soon become a National Maritime Domain Awareness (NDMA) centre, with all stakeholders having their presence there. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IMAC, based in Gurgaon, was established in November 2014.
An online conference was organized under the chairmanship of Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad to mark the occasion of 3 years of UMANG and 2000 plus services milestone. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It will help Indian international students, NRIs and Indian tourists abroad, to avail Government of India services,
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China is attempting its most complex and ambitious space mission to date with the launch of its Chang’e-5 spacecraft, which will attempt to do something that has not been done since the 1970s: bring pristine pieces of the moon back to Earth. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Chang’e-5 probe is the Chinese National Space
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