Assam government has decided to take the necessary steps to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park. The announcement comes just months after the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) gave conditional clearance to a coal mining project by Coal India Limited (CIL) in the ...

The Smart Cities Mission (under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs) opened the registration for India Cycles4Change Challenge on 10th July, 2020. The challenge was launched on 25th June, 2020 by Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It ...

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has criticised the Rajasthan state government for its new guidelines on elementary education. Rajasthan’s Department of School Education issued guidelines stating that admissions to private schools under the RTE Act, 2009 for the ...

India's 2018 Tiger Census has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world's largest camera trapping wildlife survey. Almost 75% of total tiger population in the world are in India with around 2,900 tigers as was extrapolated by the census. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR) at the University of Toronto, Canada, with Indian and UK partners reports that a staggering 58000 snakebite deaths in India over per year. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognises snakebite as a top-priority neglected tropical disease. Daily ...

Government of India has expressed concern over the possibility that F-1 visa students attending online only classes in the US may lead to the return of large number of Indian students studying there. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India has urged the US that there is a need to ...

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The portal will map details of workers based on ...

The Government of India has declared 10th July to be celebrated every year as ‘National Fish Farmers Day’. The initiative of celebrating the Day was first taken by Mumbai’s Central Institute of Fisheries Education. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Ministry of Fisheries, Animal ...

World Population Day is observed on 11 July every year to raise awareness among people about the impact of a growing population and issues including gender equality, the importance of family planning, poverty, maternal health, human rights, etc. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

The administrator for the district under which Bhashan char falls Mohammed Khorshed Alam Khan told AFP that the Bhashan Char has better facilities than the overcrowded camps of Cox’s Bazar which house more than 7 lakh Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar in 2017 after the military crackdown in the ...

WHO Director-General has announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Panel will be co-chaired by former Prime Minister of New ...

The Shipping Ministry of India has issued the draft of Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020 for suggestions from the stakeholders and the general public. The draft is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for boosting people’s participation and transparency in governance. Daily Current ...