Page-4 of Archives: October, 2020
Kerala: First State to fix MSP for vegetables
Kerala became the first Indian state to fix Minimum Support Price for sixteen agriculture items. It consists of vegetables, fruits and tubers. The scheme is to support farmers...
Amazon Quiz Answers – 29 October, 2020
1.Late Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Academy Award in which category for her work in the 1982 film Gandhi? Costume Design 2.Iga Swiatek, winner...
Feni Bridge to be completed by December 2020
The Feni bridge is 1.8 km long joining Sabrum in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh. The Government of India recently announced that the bridge construction is to be...
Global Himalayan Expedition won the UN Global Climate Action Award
Indian organisation named Global Himalayan Expedition wins UN Global Climate Action Award for combating climate change amid COVID-19 pandemic. About GHE is a corporation that manages ‘Impacts Expeditions’...
Shipping Ministry inaugurated ‘Direct Port Entry Facility’ at V.O. Chidambaranar port
A direct port entry facility was launched at the V O Chidambarnar port in Tuticorin by Union minister of state for shipping and minister of state for Chemicals...
NASA-ISRO to launch NISAR satellite in 2022
India and US recently held the two plus two dialogue. During the meet the country’s decided to share space situational awareness information. This will catalyse efforts in creating...
28 October 2020: Today’s News Headlines
Here are top News Headlines of 28th October 2020 US-INDIA India and the U.S. sign 2020 Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) that will allow sharing of high-end...
CSIR: 32% genetic variants are unique in Indian sequences
A study was conducted by the Council of scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Centre for cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) and the institute of genomics and integrative Biology...
What is India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon?
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is an initiative set up by NITI Aayog. AIM has collaboration with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). It will conduct a...
NPCI launches “Rupay Festive Carnival”
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched ‘RuPay Festive Carnival’. What are the Key Features of Rupay Festive Carnival? The ‘RuPay Festive Carnival’ will give compelling advantage...