Page-15 of Archives: 2020

IUCN: 11% of Indian sharks, rays and chimaeras face high risk of extinction

The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently found that Sharks, Rays and Chimeras are facing high risk of extinction. The Shark Specialist Group held an assessment in...

December 22, 2020

Amazon Quiz Answers – 22 December, 2020

1.This year’s G20 summit was hosted by Saudi Arabia. Which country will be the host in 2021? Italy 2.Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, that recently won a global award for...

December 22, 2020

National Digital Health Mission

The Government of India recently approved the Health Data Management Policy of the National Digital Health Mission. It sets out minimum standard for data privacy protection to be...

December 22, 2020

North African Couscous in UNESCO Cultural Heritage List

The Couscous, the Berber dish was recently added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Despite their differences, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Mauritania joined together to highlight their love...

December 22, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 655

123451. Consider the following:Burnpur in West BengalChandrapur in MaharashtraSalem in Tamil NaduVijaynagar in KarnatakaThese places are famous for which of the following industries?Textile IndustryCoal FieldsIron Ore MinesSteel Plants2....

December 22, 2020

Current Affairs – December 21, 2020 [Daily News Digest]

GKToday provides daily summary of important Current Affairs Topics selected from National and International News. Here is the list of articles covered under Current Affairs December 21, 2020. National...

December 21, 2020

ASTRA Mk-I Missile, IMSAS and BOSS System – Key Facts

The Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh recently handed over three systems developed by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) to the chiefs of the Defence Forces. The IMSAS...

December 21, 2020

National Migrant Workers Database

The Standing Committee headed by the senior Congress leader Anand Sharma recently submitted a report “Management of COVID-19 pandemic and related issues”. The committee has suggested that the...

December 21, 2020

World Bank’s updated Doing Business rankings

The World Bank recently corrected its Doing Business rankings after review of data irregularities. After the corrections, China’s ranking has been lowered by seven notches. What is the...

December 21, 2020

Human Freedom Index, 2020

The Human Freedom Index is published by the Cato Institute and Fraser Institute. It uses data from 2008 to 2018. According to the Index, there is decrease in...

December 21, 2020