An international team of astronomers announced the discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus, arousing enthusiasm for the possibility of the presence of life forms on this planet. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points A team of scientists have reported traces of phosphine ...

Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan's ruling party, received 377 votes in the Party election to pick a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced last month that he would resign due to health problems. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Once he formally ...

United Nations General Assembly celebrated International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on September 16 each year for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal ...

The International Day of Democracy is celebrated around the world on 15 September each year with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It was established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in ...

Almost 100 years ago, Mahatma Gandhi criticized people for polluting the rivers and other water bodies and mills and factories for polluting the air with smoke and noise. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Mahatma Gandhi was very outspoken about the need for conserving the ...

Parliament has passed the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020 and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020 with the Lok Sabha approving them. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020 seeks to repeal ...

The government of India has formed an expert committee for conducting a study on the origin and evolution of Indian culture dating back to around 12,000 years ago. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The committee is chaired by K.N. Dikshit (Chairman of Indian Archaeological ...

The opposition parties let go of a contest for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, allowing JD (U) MP Harivansh to be re-elected for a second time by voice vote. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Presiding Officers of Rajya Sabha have the responsibility to conduct ...

TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations reported that India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points India will be a ...

Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, 74, passed away after a prolonged illness. He had been admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi in the second week of August with post COVID-19 complications. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Raghuvansh ...

Hindi Diwas is celebrated on September 14 every year in India to showcase the importance of the day and the language. International Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 annually. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The language was adopted under the Article 343 of the Indian ...

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (SCTIMST) has developed a device for the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one or more ...