Foundation Stone for Lighthouse at Dhanushkodi laid

On February 18, 2020, foundation stone for a 50-metre high foundation stone laid at Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram. This is the fifth lighthouse in the region Highlights The light house is to be built at a cost of Rs 8 crore ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

National Institutes renamed after late Union Ministers Sushma, Arun Jaitley and Manohar Parrikar

The Government of India has been renaming the national institutes after late ministers. The leaders passed away in 2019 due to health issues. They were Manohar Parrikar, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj. Objective of renaming The renaming is being done ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Task Force Meet: India and Norway to strengthen their BLUE ECONOMY PARTNERSHIP

In January 2019, India and Norway jointly inaugurated a Task Force of Blue Economy for Sustainable Development. The third meet of the task force was held on February 18, 2020. They also launched a new collaboration of Integrated Ocean Management ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

February 19: Soil Health Card Day

In order to commemorate the launch of Soil Health Card Scheme, the GoI is marking Soil Health Card Day on February 19, 2020. The Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by PM Modi on February 19, 2015. Objectives The Scheme ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Indian Bird Species have declined by 80% says State of India’s Birds Report at CMS COP 13

On February 18, 2020, the State of India’s Birds Report was released at the CMS COP 13. It assessed the status of more than 867 birds. The report says that more than 80% of Indian bird species have declined in ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Amazon Quiz Time Answers-19th February 2020

The currency of Costa Rica, the Colon is named after which famous personality? Answer: Christopher Colombus Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hanks, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci all lost in a category at the 2020 Oscars, who won the award in that ..

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-19 February 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for February 19, 2020 INDIA Kolkata-based GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd) delivers anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kavaratti to the Indian Navy India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development inaugurated ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Current Affairs Quiz: February 19, 2020

1. ERO NET, which was in news recently, is a portal of which autonomous organisation of India? [A] All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)[B] Election Commission of India (ECI)[C] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)[D] Airports Economic Regulatory ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 348

12345 1. Which among the following is true regarding the resignation of the speaker and deputy speaker ? The Speaker may resign by writing to Deputy Speaker but Deputy Speaker may not resign by writing to Speaker The Deputy Speaker ..

Virat Kholi becomes the first Indian to get 50 million followers on Instagram

The skipper of Indian cricket team Virat Kohli recently became the first Indian to reach the 50 million followers mark on social media platform Instagram. Globally, the official account of Instagram has the highest number of followers, followed by Football star ..