The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Parliament held a meeting to discuss the legislative business and other issues related to the ongoing Monsoon Session. The BAC consists of 15 members including the Speaker who is the ex-officio Chairperson. The members are nominated by the Speaker. Daily ...

Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2nd Amendment) Bill, thereby temporarily suspending initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Bill seeks to temporarily ...

Lok Sabha passed a taxation bill that seeks to provide various reliefs in terms of compliance requirements for taxpayers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The reliefs include extending deadlines for filing returns and for linking PAN and Aadhaar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

A cargo plane crashed at Aden Adde International Airport in capital Mogadishu in Somalia. The Somalia Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the incident after witnesses claimed they saw the crash. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Aden Adde International Airport is an international ...

The Lok Sabha passed the Companies Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which decriminalises a number of technical and filing-related corporate offences. It also allows direct listing of Indian companies on foreign stock exchanges and revokes the criminal provisions added to the Companies Act for ...

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has been granted Bureau of Indian Standards - BIS certification for all its products. HOCL has been a pioneer in the manufacturing of Chemicals since its inception and quality is its motto since then. ...

Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Dr P K Mishra chaired the meeting of the High-Level Task Force constituted to improve the air quality in the National Capital Region of Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The meeting was called well in advance before the onset of ...

Mahalaya marks the beginning of the Devipaksha and the end of the Pitrupaksha according to Hindu calendar. This year, Mahalaya Amavasya will be observed on September 17, 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Pitru Paksha is a 16-lunar day period when Hindus pay homage to their ...

Kerala Forest Department, becoming the first to institutionalise snake handling in the country has framed guidelines for rescuing snakes from human dominated places and releasing them in uninhabited areas. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The move to certify snake handlers comes ...

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has developed an indigenously built signalling technology for metro trains in line with the government's flagship 'Make in India' initiative. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The i-ATS (Automatic Train Supervision) is a computer-based system that ...

Health and Family Welfare Ministry has extended the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme' for health workers fighting COVID-19 for another 180 days. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The scheme was announced on March 30 for 90 days and was extended for 90 days ...