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Category: Current Affairs
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NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVE ON TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR
The Cabinet Committee on Security on December 16, 2020 announced the National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector Read More …
CORRECTED VERSION OF EASE OF DOING BUSINESS RANKINGS
The World Bank has came out with the corrected Ease Of Doing Business rankings of Read More …
HIMALAYAN TRILLIUM-DECLARED ‘ENDANGERED’
In December 2020, the Himalayan trillium (Trillium govanianum) was declared ‘endangered’ by the International Union Read More …
TAU BOOTES STAR-FIRST RADIO SIGNAL FROM EXOPLANET
A team led by researchers from the Cornell University has detected the first possible radio Read More …
WORLD’S BIGGEST ZOO IN JAMNAGAR
Reliance Industries Limited will build world’s biggest zoo in terms of number and species of Read More …
POSITIVE PAY SYSTEM FEATURES
On January 1, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will introduce the ‘Positive Pay Read More …
Government exploring ‘Bad Bank’ option
According to the Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj, the Union Government is exploring all options, Read More …
R CLUSTER: GAS PRODUCTION STARTED IN KG-D6
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP on December 18, 2020 announced the start of production Read More …
FAST-WORLD’S BIGGEST RADIO TELESCOPE
China has opened the biggest radio telescope-‘FAST’ in the world up to international scientists. The Read More …
Vidyut Mohan-Young Champions of the Earth 2020
Vidyut Mohan-a 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is among the seven winners of the prestigious “Young Champions Read More …
GOA LIBERATION DAY
President Ramnath Kovind is attending the 60th Goa liberation day being held in Panaji on Read More …
BAGHA JATIN STATUE DEFACED IN BANGLADESH
In Bangladesh, a statue of the freedom fighter Bagha Jatin was defaced by some miscreants Read More …
PROJECT READINESS FINANCING (PRF) FACILITY
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 18, 2020 signed Read More …
MISSION PURVODAYA
Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan on December 18, 2020 Read More …
E20 FUEL DRAFT
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a draft notification GSR 757(E) on Read More …
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN POWER SECTOR
Minister of State for Skill Development Raj Kumar Singh inaugurated the first Centre of Excellence Read More …
MINORITIES RIGHTS DAY 2020
Minorities Rights Day was observed across the nation on December 18, 2020. On this occasion, Read More …
GALSAFE PIGS: USFDA APPROVES GM PIGS
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Genetically modified (GM) pigs for food Read More …
HUMAN FREEDOM INDEX 2020
The Human Freedom Index 2020, released on December 17, 2020 placed India at 111 out Read More …
HUNAR HAAT RAMPUR
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Nitin Read More …
European Union’s Erasmus exchange programme (ERASMUS)
There is a report that British students could be left out of the EU’s flagship Read More …
Uttar Pradesh to launch Kisan Kalyan Mission
Uttar Pradesh government has announced to launch Kisan Kalyan Mission which will a special program Read More …
CENTRE DECIDED TO PROMOTE YOGASANA AS A COMPETITIVE SPORT
The Government of India has decided to promote Yogasana as a competitive sport. National Yogasana Read More …
Haldibari–Chilahati rail link
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Ms. Sheikh Hasina on Read More …