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‘National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020’ released by ICMR estimated an increasing trend

‘National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020’, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research raised concern over the assumption of increasing cancer cases in India by 12% in...

August 19, 2020

Madhya Pradesh to introduce reservation of state Government jobs for local people

In a historic decision, the Madhya Pradesh government announced its intention to reserve the seat of all state government jobs for the people of the state. If this...

August 19, 2020

The renaming of Manduadih railway station as Banaras received final consent

The Union Home Ministry has given green light to the Uttar Pradesh government’s request of renaming Manduadih railway station as Banaras railway station. The no-objection certificate for changing...

August 19, 2020

What are the National Recruitment Agency and Common Eligibility Test (CET)?

The cabinet approved the setting up of the National Recruitment Agency that will be responsible for conducting the Common Eligibility Test (CET). Key highlights The recruitment examination of...

August 19, 2020

RBI formulated new regulations framework for Umbrella entity for retail payments

The Reserve Bank of India formulated a new framework for the establishment of a new umbrella entity for retail payments. According to RBI, the entity will be handed...

August 19, 2020

Death Valley in Southern California witnessed its hottest temperature in more than a century

Furnace Creek of the Death Valley in the Southern California desert recorded its highest air temperature on Earth since July of 1913. The Weather Prediction Center of the...

August 19, 2020

ILO-ADB report: concern expressed on job loss of 41 lakh youth in India amid the Covid-19 pandemic

The joint report of the International Labour Organization and the Asian Development Bank titled ‘Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific’ apprehended that the...

August 19, 2020

USD 1 billion loan approved by ADB for 2025 visioned Delhi-Meerut Rapid transit system

Manila based Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a total of 1 billion  USD  loan to provide assistance for the construction of modern, high-speed Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System....

August 19, 2020

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 19, 2020

1. Which is the first neighbouring country with which India has made the ‘Air Bubble’ agreement? [A] Sri Lanka[B] Bangladesh[C] Maldives[D] Nepal Show Answer Correct Answer: C [Maldives]...

August 19, 2020

Atma Nirbhar Bharat, to get a boost with ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge

The ministry of electronics and IT of the government of India launched a contest titled ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge’ with the vision of going one step further towards self-reliance...

August 19, 2020

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