Adani to acquire Mumbai airport

Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL), which is a subsidiary and flagship holding company of Adani Group for its airport business, is all set to acquire Mumbai International airport subject to approval. In Brief  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, erstwhile known as ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Current Affairs – August 31, 2020 [Top Headlines]

Here are top Current Affairs of August 31, 2020 INDIA September will be observed as “Nutrition Month”: PM Modi says in “Mann ki Baat” radio programme Delimitation Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Desai (retd) to visit ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

First ever RORO service flagged off

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa recently flagged off first-ever Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) service of South Western Railway between Nelamangla in Bengaluru and Bale near Solapur in Maharashtra through video-conferencing. What is RORO service?          Abbreviated form of Roll On Roll Off ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Census improbable in 2020

Indian census which is considered to be the largest administrative and statistical exercise in the world seems improbable this year. This year the first phase of the census to update the National Population Register (NPR) was scheduled which got postponed ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 30-31, 2020

1. Hulhumalé Central Park, that was seen in news recently, is located in which country? [A] Maldives[B] Mauritius[C] Sri Lanka[D] Bangladesh Show Answer Correct Answer: A [Maldives] Notes:Maldives has recently organised the Ground-breaking ceremony for development of the Hulhumalé Central ..

Reliance Industries to buy Big Bazaar

Indian multinational conglomerates Reliance Industries Ltd. which also own its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL), has recently announced the acquisition of the Future Group, on a slump sale basis, for a lump sum of ₹24,713 crores. Reliance Industries Dhirubhai ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Current Affairs – August 31, 2020 [Morning Headlines]

Here are the Current Affairs Morning Headlines of August 31, 2020 by GKToday: Foundation stone laid for Rs.777 crore worth highway projects in Maharashtra Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stone and inaugurated national ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Amazon Quiz – 31 August, 2020 (Answers)

1.The Union Ministry of Tourism organised a themed webinar titled ‘Cellular Jail: Letters, Memoirs & Memories’. Where is Cellular Jail? Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2.13th August is marked every year to celebrate what feature common to Leonardo Da Vinci, Amitabh ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 542

12345 1. According to the archaeologists, which among the following sites of Indus Valley Civilization was probably abandoned because of an earthquake? Rakhigarhi Dholavira Kalibangan Banawali 2. The blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly, has been declared as the “State butterfly” of ..

Current Affairs – August 30, 2020 [Top Headlines]

Here are top Current Affairs of August 30, 2020 INDIA PM inaugurates College and Administration Buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi (UP) through video conferencing Covid-19: Home Ministry announces Unlock 4.0 from Sept 1 to 30; metro ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020