Current Affairs – December 30, 2020 [Daily News Digest] – Update (December, 2020)

GKToday provides daily summary of important Current Affairs Topics selected from National and International News. Here is the list of articles covered under Current Affairs December 31, 2020. Cabinet approves Industrial Areas and Logistics Hub The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently approved Industrial Areas and Logistics Hub. What are the projects approved? ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Top Current Affairs - 2021

Massive wildfire in Dzukou Valley, on Manipur-Nagaland border

A huge wildfire in Dzukou valley located on the Manipur-Nagaland border caused severe damage to the environment. Which of the states in India are more prone to Forest fires? According to Forest Survey of India, 2020, the forests of Chhattisgarh, Mizoran, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha are most vulnerable to forest fires. How are forest ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Forest Fires • MODIS • NASA • North East • VIIRS

Avian Flu in Rajasthan

The Jhalawar town of Rajasthan has imposed a curfew in one-kilo metre radius after it was confirmed that fifty crows died of bird flu. What is the issue? Why did birds die in Rajasthan? Around fifty crows died in the Radi ke Balaji temple in Jhalawar town on December 25, 2020. The Animal Husbandry department ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: avian botulism • Avian Flu • Avian influenza • Bird Flu • Influenza • Sambhar lake

PFRDA: Online option to exit from NPS

The Pension Fund Regulator recently announced that the subscribers can use online mode to exit from National Pension System. What is the current process to quit from National Pension System? Under the current process, the National Pension Subscribers have to physically approach their Points of Presence to complete the withdrawal request. They have to submit ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Digital India • National Pension • National Pension System • PFRDA

Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat

The Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat is found only in two caves in the villages of Kolar district. The bat recently became extinct in one of the caves. The Karnataka Government is currently trying to save the remaining bats. What are the habitats of Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat? The bats are found only in the caves of Kolar ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • kolar • Leaf Nosed bat