The Union Cabinet has given its approval for creation of National Recruitment Agency (NRA), paving the way for a transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs. NRA will conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) to screen/shortlist candidates for the Group B and C ...

National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) joined hands to establish an Innovation cum Incubation Centre with external private funding to promote start-ups in the emerging area of Aerospace ...

Drone surveillance technology has emerged as an important and cost effective tool for security surveillance over large areas with limited manpower. A team of four staff of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Mumbai has been trained for drone flying, surveillance and maintenance. These drones are ...

Scientists from Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, have fabricated the transparent and flexible EMI shields made of metal meshes using the crack templating method via spray coating which is pioneered in their laboratory. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

Eight binational teams consisting of researchers from India and the US have received awards to pursue cutting-edge research in pathogenesis and disease management of COVID-19 through Indo-US virtual networks. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The areas of research they will ...

Recently, the Supreme Court reported that money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the coronavirus pandemic need not be transferred to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points There is “no occasion” for the Comptroller and Auditor General ...

World Humanitarian Day is celebrated on 19 August every year dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This day was designated in memory of the 19 August 2003 bomb attack on ...

Recently, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and the Delhi Police has signed an MoU for extending ayurvedic mode of preventive and promotive health services in the residential colonies of the force. These services will be provided by AIIA through a mobile unit named ‘Dhanwantari Rath’ and ...

The Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020 has been released. ARIIA is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development to systematically rank all major higher educational institutions and universities in India on indicators related to “Innovation and ...

Government of India has launched a ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge’, as part of the government’s vision to become a self-reliant country and give impetus to the start-up ecosystem, innovation and research in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IIT Madras and Center ...

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved establishment of 19 Integrated Regional Offices (IROs) of the MoEF&CC with a view to achieving outcomes related to the mandates of MoEF&CC in an improved, timely and effective manner, and for this purpose to further ...

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare has inaugurated a Thalassemia Screening and Counselling Centre at Indian Red Cross Society’s National Headquarters (IRCS NHQ) Blood Bank. Haemoglobinopathies, such as Thalassemia and sickle cell disease are inherited disorders of red blood cells and ...