In a bid to promote self-reliant India and push country's ‘Make in India’, online trading platform for state-run agencies – Government e-Marketplace (GeM), has made it mandatory for sellers to mention ‘country of origin’ on products they wish to sell through the platform. Daily Current Affairs ...

The United Nations Public Service Day is celebrated on June 23 of every year. UN Public Service Day celebrates the value and virtue of public service to the community; highlights the contribution of public service in the development process; recognizes the work of public servants, and encourages ...

The Narendra Modi government has finally issued guidelines to allow any person or institution to contribute directly to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) set up under the Act nearly 15 years after the Disaster Management Act was passed. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

Padma Shri Award winner and Social worker Vidyaben Shah passed away 19, June 2020 at the age of 98 at her residence in the national capital. She was known for her work with children, women and the elderly in India. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 About Vidyaben Shah Vidyaben was the first ...

Indian officials, including representatives from enforcement agencies has attended the virtual 32nd special Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) plenary meeting, under the aegis of the Financial Action Task Force. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

The International Widows Day takes place annually on 23 June. It is a United Nations ratified day of action to address the "poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in many countries". Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The United Nations observes ...

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a wildlife smuggling syndicate with seizure of a consignment of exotic macaws which had been smuggled from Bangladesh to Kolkata. The joint operation was carried out in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the ...

Supreme Court has allowed the conduct of Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra after ensuring a complete lack of public attendance for the festival to avoid spread of infection amid the pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Odisha government will coordinate with the temple management and the Centre ...

NITI Aayog and International Transport Forum (ITF) will collaborate to launch a new project called ‘Decarbonising Transport in India’ on 24 June to chart out a path for a low-carbon transport system in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points To meet the goals related to ...

Ministry of Tourism presented a webinar on ‘India as a Yoga Destination’ under Dekho Apna Desh webinar series to showcase the fruitful benefits about our country’s ancient form of health science- Yoga and the potential of it as a tourism product. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

The Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, in collaboration with a team of doctors from a government hospital in Panchkula, Haryana, a private hospital in the National Capital Region (NCR), and a medical college from Imphal, have explored and validated the clinical utility of ...

Scientists detect ionospheric irregularities during major space weather events that influence communication & navigation systems. The scientists also found that enhanced winds during geomagnetic storms can either add or suppress the existing ion densities to produce either positive or negative ...