Scientists at the CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology have come up with a low-cost coronavirus test that will not require any expensive machines for detection of the pathogen. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The device 'Feluda' was named after the detective ...

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed and opened a new permanent bridge on the river Ravi connecting Kasowal enclave in Punjab to the rest of the country "much ahead of its schedule". The 484-meter bridge was built by 141 Drain Maintenance Coy of 49 Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) of ...

International Girls in information and communication technologies (ICT) Day is observed on the fourth Thursday of the month of April to encourage the girls to consider a future in the technology sector. More than 111,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 3,500 events held in 140 ...

World Champion PV Sindhu unveiled as one of the ambassadors for Badminton World Federation's (BWF) 'i am badminton' awareness campaign. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The "I am badminton campaign" provides a platform for the players to express their love and respect for ...

Defence Minister inaugurated a mobile virology research and diagnostics laboratory, a testing facility developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation that can process over 1,000 samples in a day, speed up COVID-19 screening and carry out immune profiling of patients of the virus ...

The world is going through unprecedented times and it has become imperative to keep the travel industry as well as individual minds engaged for revival. As an initiative to celebrate India’s diverse touristic and cultural landscape, the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has taken the ...

According to satellite data published by US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Air pollution over northern India has plummeted to a 20-year-low for this time of the year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The report highlighted that the sensors ...

Uttar Pradesh has complete sealed the Delhi-Noida border till further orders as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection in Gautam Budhha Nagar district. The final order issued by the District Magistrate, Gautam Buddha Nagar, the COVID-19 related services with a valid ...

Union Agriculture Minister has took part in an Extraordinary virtual meeting of G-20 Agriculture Ministers. The main aim is to address the issue of COVID-19 impacts on food security, safety, and nutrition. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Government of India exempt all ...

US Senate has unanimously approved 484 billion dollar in fresh relief for the economy and hospitals hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The bill was hurried along shortly after congressional leaders and the White House brokered an agreement. ...

‘Lifeline Udan’ flights are being operated by MoCA to transport essential medical cargo to remote parts of the country to support India’s war against COVID-19. 316 flights have been operated under Lifeline Udan by Air India, Alliance Air, IAF and private carriers during Covid-19 lockdown. Daily ...

Among other strategies to beat the novel coronavirus, researchers at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are also repurposing existing drugs. And one of their latest candidates – Sepsivac, a commercial drug used to treat patients with gram-negative sepsis – seems to offer some ...