Jal Shakti Abhiyan has provided various measures to combat the present health crisis. It has also taken several steps to boost the rural economy through its various components. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 emergency, and availability of large labour force in rural areas, the mission began its ...

Dipankar Datta, a senior judge of the Calcutta High Court (HC) Justice was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Bombay HC on 28 April. The oath of office was administered by Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Justice ...

The finance ministry has established the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) through a notification. The body will be headquartered in Gandhinagar in Gujarat, as per the notification. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The headquarters of IFSCA will be ...

International Dance Day is celebrated on 29 April to appreciate the art form. It encourages participation and education in dance. The day is celebrated with people from all over the world contributing to dance. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is ...

A report by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat stated that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region has been expected to post an economic decline by 2.7 percent in 2020 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ...

Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on 29 April. The appointment of Rajiv Kumar is approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will serve as the PESB chairperson for a period ...

Shri Suresh N. Patel took oath as Vigilance Commissioner. Following social distancing norms, he was administered the oath of office by Shri Sanjay Kothari, Central Vigilance Commissioner on video link.  Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The tenure of Vigilance Commissioner ...

Scientists have confirmed that the largest hole in the ozone layer which was 1 million square kilometers wide over the Arctic has now healed. The information has been confirmed by Copernicus ECMWF -- A European satellite system which has found that the largest ozone layer hole over the Arctic has ...

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed the Common Service Centre, an SPV (special purpose vehicle) under the Ministry of IT and Electronics, to start the Aadhaar updation facility at 20,000 centres that operate as Banking Correspondents (BCs). Daily Current Affairs Quiz ...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y. S.Jaganmohan Reddy has launched the 'Jagananna Vidya Deevena' Scheme today at Tedepalli, in Guntur District in AP. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Under the scheme over Rs.4,000 crore of funds have been released along with Rs.1880 crore towards ...

Around $1 trillion of debt owed by developing countries would be cancelled under a global deal proposed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points UNCTAD report ...

Government of India has issued guidelines regarding the SVAMITVA scheme, a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He also released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) regarding e-Gram Swaraj. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The aim of the program is to provide rural ...