Current Affairs Quiz 24 December 2020 | Current Affairs for SSC, IBPS, Railway, UPSC Exams

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HelpAge India has been presented the UN Population Award for 2020 (institutional category), according to a release issued by UNFPA.

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Too many cattle are robbing the one-horned rhinos of Assam’s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, referred to as ‘Mini Kaziranga’ for similar features, of their nutritious food. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the flood plains of River Brahmaputra in the district of Morigaon and about 45 kms from Guwahati, the capital of Assam.

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Visva-Bharati is a public research central university and an Institution of National Importance located in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India. Until independence it was a college.

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Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana is implemented as a central sector scheme by the Government of India. This scheme was introduced to augment the source of income of many small and marginal farmers. The main objectives of the PM-KISAN scheme is to provide income support to all eligible land-holding farmers and their families.

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On 27 September 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the three 'Agriculture Bills' that were earlier passed by the Indian Parliament. These Farm Acts are as follows:

1. Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020.
2. Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.
3. Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Rs. 59,048 Crore post matric scholarship scheme for more than four Crore Scheduled Castes students in 5 years.

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Health Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Epidemiological Surveillance and Response for a new variant of SARS- CoV 2 virus, which has been reported by the UK government to World Health Organization (WHO). The new variant Covid-19 strain named ‘VUI-202012/01 ‘ has been discovered in the United Kingdom last week and could be the reason behind the sharp rise in cases in the country.

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CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES) and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) jointly organised the inaugural session of Vigyanika-International Science Literature Festival on the opening dayof IISF 2020 to mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan. The event is aimed to take science and literature to the masses and showcase strategies to employ various aspects of science communication to promote self-reliance and global welfare. Vigyanika is an annual event organised by Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences.

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NTPC ltd has been conferred “Excellence” in the prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2020 in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Domain. NTPC has been honoured in the Corporate Excellence Category, Commendation for Significant Achievement.

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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved a major milestone with the maiden launch of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM), Army Version from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Coast of Odisha around 1600 hrs.