The Vice President said that India, which represents one sixth of the global population, has a rightful claim to the permanent membership of the United Nation’s Security Council (UNSC) and thanked the Lithuanian Prime Minister for extending support to India in various multilateral fora. Daily ...

Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah reviewed the issues related to final publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, on August 19, 2019. The review meeting was attended by the Chief Minister of Assam, Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary Assam and senior officers. ...

The 17-member Karnataka Cabinet took oath at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on 20 August morning, three weeks after senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa sworn-in as Chief Minister of the state after defeating the Congress-JDS coalition government via Trust Vote. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 This is ...

Cosmic rays are the high-energy radiation that comes from outside our solar system produced by things like supernovae and active galactic nuclei (AGN). They are nothing but protons accelerating through the universe, like blasts of waves of exploding stars. When these electrically-charged particles ...

India rejected the claim Using Water as 'Weapon of War' saying that under the terms of a water treaty between the two nations it had informed Pakistan about the release of excess water late when it crossed a certain threshold. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Relations between the neighbours, ...

The State Bank of India is planning to end the ubiquitous usage of debit cards from the banking system. “It is our wish to eliminate the debit cards, and am sure we can eliminate them,” said SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar while at the annual FIBAC, a banking conclave organised by the Indian Banks’ ...

Chandrayaan 2 has been successfully manoeuvred into lunar orbit on 20 August, after nearly 30 days of space travel. This was one of the trickiest operations in the mission. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 A higher-than-expected approach velocity would have bounced off the spacecraft into ...

World Photography Day is observed on 19 August, which aims to inspire photographers across the planet to share a single photo with a simple purpose: to share their world with the world. Here is a look at photography over the years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 World Photo Day originates ...

The 48-member Indian Team representing the country at World Skills International Competition 2019 was given a grand send-off at a ceremony in the capital, organized by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), to ...

World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is held every year on 19 August to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 2019 WHD campaign On World Humanitarian Day 2019 we ...

Lucknow's famous Hazratganj Chauraha has been renamed as "Atal Chowk" in the memory of India's former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 "On the first death anniversary of India's former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Hazratganj Chowk has been renamed ...

Prominent leaders of Ladakh have made a fervent appeal to the Centre to declare the region a tribal area under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, saying the biggest concern for its people is to protect their land and identity. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Though locals have welcomed ...