A report by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat stated that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region has been expected to post an economic decline by 2.7 percent in 2020 because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The ...

Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on 29 April. The appointment of Rajiv Kumar is approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will serve as the PESB chairperson for a period ...

Shri Suresh N. Patel took oath as Vigilance Commissioner. Following social distancing norms, he was administered the oath of office by Shri Sanjay Kothari, Central Vigilance Commissioner on video link.  Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The tenure of Vigilance Commissioner ...

Scientists have confirmed that the largest hole in the ozone layer which was 1 million square kilometers wide over the Arctic has now healed. The information has been confirmed by Copernicus ECMWF -- A European satellite system which has found that the largest ozone layer hole over the Arctic has ...

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed the Common Service Centre, an SPV (special purpose vehicle) under the Ministry of IT and Electronics, to start the Aadhaar updation facility at 20,000 centres that operate as Banking Correspondents (BCs). Daily Current Affairs Quiz ...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y. S.Jaganmohan Reddy has launched the 'Jagananna Vidya Deevena' Scheme today at Tedepalli, in Guntur District in AP. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Under the scheme over Rs.4,000 crore of funds have been released along with Rs.1880 crore towards ...

The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 1.5 billion (about Rs 11,400 crore) loan to India to help fund its response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, including support for immediate priorities such as disease containment and prevention, as well as social protection for the poor and ...

Around $1 trillion of debt owed by developing countries would be cancelled under a global deal proposed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points UNCTAD report ...

Government of India has issued guidelines regarding the SVAMITVA scheme, a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He also released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) regarding e-Gram Swaraj. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The aim of the program is to provide rural ...

Indian Railways is taking steps for its customers and the general public! The Railway Emergency Cell for COVID-19 has been responding to nearly 13,000 queries, suggestions, and requests daily, from five communication as well as feedback platforms – Helpline numbers 138 and 139, social media ...

The Saudi G20 Presidency has welcome the launch of “Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator”, a landmark, global and timely collaboration for the accelerated development, production and equitable access to new COVID-19 tools. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ACT Accelerator ...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated every 28 April to promote safe, healthy, and decent work. It has been observed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) since 2003. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The day is concerned about safe work and awareness of ...