Recently, the Kodumanal excavation of 10 pots and bowls, instead of the usual three or four pots, placed outside three-chambered burial cists and inside the cairn-circle, threw light on burial rituals and the concept of afterlife in megalithic culture. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

Procurement of Minor Forest Produce items has been initiated in 17 States with total procurement worth Rs. 835  Cr through Central Government and State funds and almost Rs 1200 crore through private trade (through sales at Mandis/ haat bazaars) since April 2020. This takes the total ...

The Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare inaugurated and flagged off India’s first I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic lab) for Covid testing in rural and inaccessible areas of India. It is the first lab of its kind in the country, has been ...

India will become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles as reported by Union Minister for Road Transport& Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari. The Government is trying to extend best possible concessions to this sector, and has lowered the GST on electrical vehicles to 12 per cent. ...

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Metso Oyj’s (Metso) minerals business by Outotec Oyj (Outotec) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. The Proposed Combination relates to acquisition of Metso’s minerals business (“Metso Minerals”) by Outotec. ...

Prime Minister Modi has launched the auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining through video conference. It was part of the series of announcements made by the Government of India, under the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Coal ...

National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) has licensed the manufacturing know-how of a PPE Suit being named as NavRakshak to five MSME clients: M/s Greenfield Vintrade Pvt Ltd (Kolkata), M/s Vaishnavi Global Pvt Ltd (Mumbai), M/s Bharat Silks (Bangalore), M/s Sure Safety (India) Ltd ...

The International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is a United Nations observance on June 19 to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The day aims to raise awareness of the need to ...

The power ministry has asked state-owned Power Grid Corporation to set up a central transmission utility with separate accounting and board structure. PGCIL is engaged in power transmission business with the responsibility of planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of Inter-State ...

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has rolled out a unique project to produce Neera and Palm jaggery which has huge potential to create employment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The project is aims to promote Neera as a substitute to soft drinks and also ...

India is set to double its refining capacity for crude oil to 450-500 million tonnes per annum by 2030. India’s current refining capacity of 249.9 million tonnes per annum exceeds domestic consumption of petroleum products which was 213.7 million tonnes in the previous fiscal. Daily Current ...

National capital Delhi also sweltered under the stifling heat with the mercury crossing the 46 degrees Celsius-mark in some parts. Many parts of North India are reeling under heatwave-like condition for the past few days. The temperature in many cities is hovering above 42 degrees Celsius. ...