Prime Minister of India has expressed grief over the demise of Dr Joseph Mar Thoma, the spiritual head of the Marthoma Christian community who passed away. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church is often shortened to Mar Thoma Church and is also ...

C Rangarajan (former Chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council) and J K Satia (Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Public Health) argue that there is an urgent need to reach young people both for reproductive health education and services as well as to cultivate gender equity norms. ...

World Health Organization (WHO) made available interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Solidarity Trial is the world’s “largest” multinational human trials on Covid-19 therapeutics. It was initiated by WHO and its partners in ...

Bogibeel, India’s longest rail-and-road bridge across the Brahmaputra, had in December 2018 brought the two “emotionally connected” banks of eastern Assam closer by more than seven hours. A ‘zero Rajdhani’ train via this 4.94 km bridge has now brought the people of the two banks closer to New ...

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had invited the West Bengal government, the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for a tripartite meeting to “discuss issues related to Gorkhaland”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Gorkhaland region ...

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has condemned the beheading of a teacher in the northwestern suburbs of Paris in France. UNAOC high representative Miguel Moratinos said that such heinous crime is unjustifiable whenever, wherever and by whomsoever committed. Daily Current ...

Uttar Pradesh government has launched a 6-month long women empowerment campaign ‘Mission Shakti’ to raise awareness and tackle crime against women in the state. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The campaign was initiated by various ministers, public representatives and senior ...

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) latest projection of Bangladesh’s real per capita GDP surpassing India’s real per capita GDP, after India had a lead of 25 per cent five years ago, is shocking, and calls for “bold fiscal/monetary policy”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reported that due to the unprecedented challenges faced by the world on account of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a renewed focus on food, nutrition, health, immunity and sustainability. He reminded everyone of the government's effort to make India ...

The Mumbai police began “chapter proceedings” against Republic Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Chapter proceedings are preventive actions taken by the police if they fear that a particular person is likely to create trouble and disrupt the peace ...

Aiming to boost the trade through Shahid Beheshti Port of Chabahar, Iran, the Ministry of Shipping has extended the current concessional rate of 40% discount for coastal movement of cargo and vessel related charges, for a period of further one year to clients for cargo being handled at Jawaharlal ...

According to the finance ministry of India, the 14th tranche of electoral bonds sale will take place from 19 October. Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding. Daily Current ...