Daily Current Affairs February 20 , 2020 : English MCQ | GKToday

India ranked 35th in WEFFI 2019

As per the ‘Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019’ report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, India is ranked 35th on the overall index in 2019 with a total score of 53. India has jumped five ranks from ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 350

12345 1. Due to the process called vulcanization, the sticky natural rubber become stiff and more durable. Why? The short polymer chains of natural rubber are converted into long polymer chains The long polymer chains of natural rubber are broken ..

‘Uttarakhand Wellness Summit 2020’ held in New Delhi

The State government of Uttarakhand recently organised the ‘Uttarakhand Wellness Summit 2020’ in New Delhi. The summit was organised with an aim of promoting investment opportunities in Uttarakhand. The main objective of the summit is to showcase the potential of ..

Indian to host 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup

The Women’s Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently announced that India is selected to host the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. As India will have the experience of hosting the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup this year, India ..

Divya Kakran, Pinki and Sarita Mor win gold medals at Asian Wrestling Championships

Divya Kakran recently won a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships, recently being held in New Delhi. Divya won all four bouts in the five-wrestler 68kg category. Other Indian wrestlers Pinki and Sarita Mor also secured the gold medal ..

Centre to launch Tilhan Mission

During the event organised on Soil Health Card Day, the Union Agriculture Minister of India, Narendra Singh Tomar announced that the government will launch Tilhan Mission. The objective of the mission is to make the country self-reliant in oilseed production. ..

TN Assembly to celebrate Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary as Women and Children Protection Day

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi Palaniswami recently announced in the state assembly that Tamil Nadu will celebrate the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (February 24) as the Women and Children Protection Day. He also announced several ..

Indian Railways to operate pilgrimage tourist train Shri Ramayana Express

IRCTC recently announced that the Indian Railways is to operate a special pilgrimage tourist train Shri Ramayana Express. The special train of IRCTC, which will cover the pilgrimage sites associated with Lord Ram known as the ‘Ramayana Circuit of India’, ..

Union Cabinet approves elevation of BISAG as BISAG(N)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the elevation of Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG) as Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG(N)). The institute located in Gujarat is ..