Guatemalans have voted in Alejandro Giammattei of the Vamos party as the country's next president, hoping he will be able to address the issues of crime and security, as well as the concerns around his human rights record. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The 63-year-old conservative ...

Google celebrated the 100th birthday of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, father of the Indian space programme with a Google Doodle. ISRO has also announced an award in his name on his 100th birthday. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 "There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a ...

The National Health Authority (NHA) plans to include all types of cancer and its treatment under their healthcare packages. As of now, officials feel the healthcare packages for cancer treatment are not very comprehensive. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 For the treatment of cancer, a ...

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is “close" to issuing its own cryptocurrency, according to a senior official. The bank’s researchers have been working intensively since last year to develop systems and will launch its own cryptocurrency soon. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Mu repeated the ...

Rafael Nadal won the Montreal Masters title and extend his record haul of Masters 1000 titles. The world number two secured his 35th Masters crown, pulling clear by two in that category from Novak Djokovic, who has won 33 of the elite tournaments. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Claycourt ...

The International Youth Day is celebrated on August 12 every year. It was first observed on August 12, 2000, the day marks an awareness day and draws attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Along with recognising efforts of the ...

South Korea has decided to remove Japan from a list of nations receiving preferential treatment in trade in what was seen as a tit-for-tat move following Tokyo's recent decision to downgrade Seoul's trade status amid a diplomatic row. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 It wasn't immediately ...

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, is organizing a two-day exhibition on DAE spin-off technologies for non-power applications at New MotiBagh recreation club, New Delhi. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Shri Rakesh ...

The final orbit raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was successfully carried out today (August 14, 2019) at 02:21 am IST. During this maneuver, the spacecraft's liquid engine was fired for about 1203 seconds. With this, Chandrayaan-2 entered the Lunar Transfer Trajectory. Earlier, the ...

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, and Microsoft Corp. are embarking on a unique, comprehensive, long-term strategic relationship aimed at accelerating the digital transformation of the Indian economy and society. This 10-year commitment combines the ...

Odisha government released draft state Agriculture Policy 2019 aimed at the continuation of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme for the next five years and steps for increasing income of farmers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Odisha's Agriculture Policy ...

After planting more than 22 crore trees (22.4 cr by late evening) at 12.2 lakh locations in Uttar Pradesh and creates world record in August 9, the 77th anniversary of Quit India Movement, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the state would plant 25 crore trees next year. Daily Current Affairs ...