National Technical Textiles Mission approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

On February 26, 2020, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the National Technical Textiles Mission. The mission has been allocated Rs 1,480 crores. The aim of the mission is to make India a global leader in Technical Textiles. Highlights ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Amazon Quiz Time Answers-27th February 2020

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invested in which online pharma startup based in Gurugram in Feb 2020? Answer: 1mg Which team is gearing up to become the first F1 team to celebrate their 1,000th race, and recently unveiled the SF1000? ..

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-27 February 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for February 27, 2020 SURROGACY BILL Union Cabinet approves major changes to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 Not only close relatives but any woman who is “willing” would be allowed to act as a ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Current Affairs Quiz: February 27, 2020

1. The Consumer Protection Act 2019, which is to come into force from April, 2020, makes provisions related to “class action suits”. This suit can be invoked to__? [A] Sue many producers of same product[B] Recall an entire batch of ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 356

12345 1. If an ordinary bill, originated and passed in the state legislative council of a bicameral states in India and state legislative assembly rejects the bill, then which among the following would follow? The bill will be sent back ..

Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan win silver at ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open

Indian men’s doubles pair-Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan recently won the silver medal at the ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open, held at Budapest. They lost the hard-fought final match to the German pair of Benedikt Duda and Patrick Franziska. In ..

13-year-old D. Gukesh wins Cannes Open Chess Tournament

The world’s second youngest Grandmaster, India’s 13-year-old D. Gukesh has recently won the Cannes Open Chess Tournament, held in Cannes, France. He defeated Harutyun Bargseghyan of France in the final round and scored 7.5 points. The Tamil Nadu player remained ..

India and US sign $3 billion military helicopter deal

During the Indian visit of the US President Donald Trump, India and the US signed a $3 billion military helicopter deal. It includes the deal for 24 MH-60 Sikorsky Romeo multi-role helicopters and 6 Apache attack choppers. The Romeo Seahawk ..

Faure Gnassingbe re-elected as President of Togo

The incumbent President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe has been re-elected for the fourth term as the country head. This would extend his 15-year rule of the country. After his father started to lead the country in 1967, his family has ..

Ashok Chatterjee passes away

Ashok Chatterjee, who recently passed away at the age of 78, was a former India footballer. He was a part of the Indian football team, which won bronze-medal in the Merdeka Cup in 1965 and 1966. He made his international ..