Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing & Urban Affairs launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020), the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) here today. Alongside, the Swachh ...

The fifth and last Fast Patrol Vessel for the Indian Coast Guard was launched at the Raja Bagan Dockyard Unit of premier warship maker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The ship, to be commissioned as ICGS Kanaklata Barua, was launched at Yard 2117 by Veena Ajay Kumar, wife of ...

Indian girl Aishwarya Pissay became the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports, annexing the FIM World Cup in the women’s category after the final round of the championship. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The 23-year old from Bengaluru also finished second in the FIM Junior ...

Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar released patriotic song “Watan” produced by Doordarshan to mark the occasion of Independence Day, 2019 in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The song Watan pays tribute to New India. It highlights several path breaking initiatives of the ...

Indian naval ship INS Kolkata was unveiled at the Jamia Millia Islamia on the occasion of Independence Day. Students of the Jamia schools and university, joined by the faculty members, teachers and officials of these institutions, celebrated the 73rd Independence Day on the university campus. ...

Bank of Baroda (BoB) announced a new home loan product linked to the Reserve Bank of India’s repo rate. In doing so, BoB has gone the State Bank of India way. Following the latest Monetary Policy Committee decision to cut rates by 35 basis points (bps), several state-run banks, including Union ...

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal, will leada delegation of Chief Ministers of States and business representatives to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East from 11-13 August 2019, to explore investment opportunities and strike close partnerships with the Far East ...

Guatemalans have voted in Alejandro Giammattei of the Vamos party as the country's next president, hoping he will be able to address the issues of crime and security, as well as the concerns around his human rights record. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The 63-year-old conservative ...

Google celebrated the 100th birthday of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, father of the Indian space programme with a Google Doodle. ISRO has also announced an award in his name on his 100th birthday. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 "There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a ...

The National Health Authority (NHA) plans to include all types of cancer and its treatment under their healthcare packages. As of now, officials feel the healthcare packages for cancer treatment are not very comprehensive. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 For the treatment of cancer, a ...

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is “close" to issuing its own cryptocurrency, according to a senior official. The bank’s researchers have been working intensively since last year to develop systems and will launch its own cryptocurrency soon. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Mu repeated the ...

Rafael Nadal won the Montreal Masters title and extend his record haul of Masters 1000 titles. The world number two secured his 35th Masters crown, pulling clear by two in that category from Novak Djokovic, who has won 33 of the elite tournaments. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 Claycourt ...