Page-40 of GKToday Archives: August, 2020
Narendra Modi has longest tenure as head of elected government at over 18 years
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving non-Congress PM of the country and at the same time, he has also been at the helm of an elected government for a period of 18 years, which is the longest ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
New Test ‘N1-STOP-LAMP’ diagnoses SARS-CoV-2 virus in 20 minutes
In order to combat the menace of COVID 19 pandemic in the country, the researchers have developed a tool that can test the results of samples collected in as early as 20 minutes. This has been published in the Journal ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 526
1. Consider the following statements about the Committee on Public Undertakings: The Committee has a fixed term of five years A Minister is not eligible to become a member of the committee The Committee consists of members from both Houses of ..
Microsoft Research Lab develops Machine Translation tool for Gondi language
Microsoft Research Lab, in collaboration with CGNet Swara, an Indian-voice based online portal, has launched an Interactive Neural Machine Translation tool, which translates sentences from Hindi and Gondi and vice-versa. CGNet Swara is an Indian voice-based online portal that gives ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
UAE became the first Gulf country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first-ever Gulf country and the third in the Arab world to establish diplomatic relations with Israel as part of a deal to halt the controversial annexation of parts of the West Bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Russia and Brazil to partner in production & marketing of Sputnik V vaccine
BRICS partners Russia and Brazil have decided to enter into an agreement to cooperate in the production and marketing of the world’s first registered Coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V by Russia. About the Deal Russian Direct Investment Fund has stated that ..