Recently, a team from Pune based ICMR-National Institute of Virology noted India as an endemic reservoir for the Chikungunya virus with persistent global transmissions from the country. The dispersal of the strains from India was noted to neighbouring and distant countries such as Sri Lanka, ...

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India’s economy could prove the most resilient in South Asia and its large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country even as it expects a dramatic fall in global foreign direct investment ...

Recently, the Finance Ministry said that public sector banks have disbursed ₹16,031.39 crore till June 12, under the ₹3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector, adversely affected following COVID-19. Public sector banks (PSBs) have sanctioned loans worth ...

United States supports a peaceful resolution of the current conflict between India and China, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed on 15 June, 2020 along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan area in Ladakh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The incident follows ...

A new species of fish has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh. The fish species is named as Schizothorax sikusirumensis. Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Zoology, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat discovered the new fish species from genus Schizothorax. ...

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has launched the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2020. It is a compendium of cutting-edge information and analysis on developments in armaments, disarmament and international security. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

India’s first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform, Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) has launched by the government in an e-ceremony. As there will be a market driven pricing mechanism, India Gas Exchange (IGX) will play a bigger role towards realizing a free market for gas. Daily ...

Recently India has joined the GPAI as a founding member to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) is an international and multi-stakeholder initiative to guide the responsible development ...

NASA has described the Gateway as key to the new era of lunar explorations both in the orbit and on the surface of the Moon. It has recently finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency’s Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. The contract, which is worth $187 million has been awarded ...

US President Donald Trump has authorised sanctions against ICC officials involved in investigations into possible war crimes by US troops or those of its allies. The turbulent relationship between the US and the International Criminal Court (ICC) further exacerbated after this sanction. Daily ...

India has set up its first mobile testing laboratory in a bid to meet the growing demand to conduct coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tests. The mobile laboratory, with on-site Elisa, RtPCR & Bio-chem analysers, was created within eight days by a team from Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Limited. ...

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on 17 June to spread awareness among people about the cooperation required to combat desertification and the effects of drought. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The day is held to make the public aware ...