Union Cabinet has approved establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar. This will be established under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).  Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Establishment of new AIIMS involves ...

Veteran dance scholar and former Member of Parliament Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan passed away aged 92 at New Delhi on 16th September reportedly due to old age complications. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Kapila Vatsyayan (1928 – 2020) was a former Member of Parliament and also ...

Lok Sabha has passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent "to meet the exigencies arising out of Covid-19 pandemic". The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Lower House. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

The Rajya Sabha passed the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020. This paves the way for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Ayurvedic institution called the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) at Jamnagar, Gujarat, and conferment of the status of ...

Prime Minister Modi will dedicate the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu (mega-bridge) to the nation through video-conference on September 18. The dedication of the Kosi Rail Mahasetu is a watershed moment in the history of Bihar and the entire region connecting to the North East. Daily Current ...

The Environment Ministerial Meeting (EMM) of the G20 countries took place through video conferencing under the Presidency of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. India has taken significant steps to protect environment and forest and wildlife as well as combating pollution and climate change. Daily Current ...

India joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment as Observer following the high-level virtual meeting of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment (DCOC/JA) on August 26, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points DCOC/JA is a grouping on maritime matters comprising ...

The Rajya Sabha passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on the upper house of the parliament. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It seeks to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934. It has provisions to convert three existing ...

Scientists from NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the Sun has entered a new Solar Cycle. They described it as the Solar Cycle 25. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Since the Sun’s surface is a very active space, electrically ...

Power Ministry has drafted rules providing for Rights of Electricity Consumers for the First Time. According to the draft, State Electricity Regulatory Commissions, SERCs will fix average number and duration of outages per Electricity consumer per year for DISCOMs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz ...

The World Patient Safety Day is celebrated on 17 September each year to create awareness of patient safety and urge people to show their commitment to making healthcare safer. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This year the day is also being celebrated under the theme "Health ...

Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India and KhoKho Federation of India, which have been given government recognition to promote the sports of Kabaddi and Kho Kho in the country, have been provided with the admissible financial assistance and other support under the various Schemes of the Ministry and ...