Indian Oil Corphas signed a deal with Russia’s Rosneft for the annual purchase of 2 million metric tonnes of crude oil. This is the first ever annual oil purchase deal between the two countries. This is yet another important milestone in our efforts to diversify sourcing of crude oil and in ...

The Department of Science & Technology (Ministry of Earth Sciences) has launched a unique scheme called Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI). The DST has already set up 3 such centres in the country, one each at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and BHU. It is planned to set ...

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released a study on missing persons (especially on women and children) in India. The analysis was directed by the Supreme Court of India in 2019 to identify the areas prone to child and women trafficking. The data for the study has been taken from the ...

The Indian Institute of Veterinary Research (IVRI) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) developed a new vaccine to control classical swine fever. This vaccine will help to protect rabbits as currently lapinized CSF (Classical Swine Fever) vaccines are manufactured from rabbits. ...

World Cancer Day, organized by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and celebrated each year on 4 February, is an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer. This year's theme for world cancer day is – I am and I will. ...

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by CSIR-CFTRI with APEDA to set up a Liaison Office in Guwahati, Assam to provide technical support to the food industries in the North East region. It will benefit the farmers, producers and entrepreneurs. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

Finance Minister of India proposed to sell a part of its holding in largest insurer LIC via initial public offer (IPO). She also proposed to sell the government’s remaining stake in IDBI Bank. The government set a divestment target of Rs 2.1 lakh crore for FY21 compared with Rs 1.05 lakh crore ...

The novel coronavirus has been declared a public health emergency in the United States. US citizens returning from the rest of mainland China in the two weeks prior will face a health screening at a select number of ports of entry. Those citizens also face up to two weeks of monitored ...

Union Government aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by 2022 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Grameen (PMAY-G). A total of over one crore 50 lakh rural houses have been completed in the last five years. The eligible beneficiaries will get one crore 95 lakh houses in the second phase of ...

The Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (TMVI) system received European CE mark. It is the world first transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) technology to gain commercial clearance. It addresses a critical need to eliminate mitral regurgitation when surgery or mitral repair is not an ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation is readying to launch low-cost satellite vehicles costing about Rs 30-35 crore each, which can put into orbit satellites weighing 500 kg. The first such launch from the country is expected to take place in the next four months. Daily Current Affairs Quiz ...

The Indian government has banned the exports of all kinds of personal protection equipment, including clothing and masks used to protect people from air borne particles. The move assumes significance as there could be a spurt in demand for such products due to outbreak of deadly coronavirus that ...