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Malayan Giant Squirrel: First Survey in India

Malayan giant squirrel or the black giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) is one of the largest tree squirrels in the world. As per a recent study conducted by Zoological...

December 5, 2020

Current Affairs – December 5, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]

Here are Today’s News Headlines for December 5, 2020. India Aspirational districts ranking for October released The Niti Aayog has recently released the rankings of aspirational districts for...

December 5, 2020

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 05, 2020

1. BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture company set up by Russia’s Mashinostroyeniya and which other company of India? [A] ISRO[B] DRDO[C] HAL[D] BHEL Show Answer Correct Answer:...

December 5, 2020

Azad Pattan Hydropower Project

The Azad Pattan project is a hydropower project that is to be constructed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. It is to be built on the Jhelum River and will...

December 5, 2020

Deputy Chief for Military Operations and Strategic Planning

The Defence Ministry has approved the creation of a new post in the Army- Deputy Chief for Military Operations and Strategic Planning. The Deputy Chief will deal with...

December 5, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 638

123451. Consider the following statements:  India has 13 Major Ports  The combined capacity of the major ports is less than the combined capacity of all the minor ports...

December 5, 2020

What is V-Shaped Recovery?

A V-shaped recovery is a type of economic recession and recovery that resembles the shape of alphabet V in charting. A V-shaped recovery involves a sharp revival of...

December 4, 2020

India in WTO Fisheries Negotiation

India recently submitted its proposal at the on-going negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on preventing harmful fisheries subsidies. The negotiations are being done as according to...

December 4, 2020

India-USA MoU on Intellectual Property cooperation

India and the United States recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Intellectual Property Cooperation. The agreement was signed between the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal...

December 4, 2020

New classification of Cannabis by UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs recently removed Cannabis from Schedule IV category of the 1961 Single convention on Narcotics (1). This was done to recognise the...

December 4, 2020

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