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Current Affairs – January 20, 2021 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 20, 2021 India Parakram Diwas On January 19, 2021, the Union Culture Ministry announced that the birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose is to be celebrated as Parakram Diwas every year . PM Modi named Somnath Temple Trust chairman Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chosen ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Today's News Headlines
Topics: Current Affairs Headlines • Current Affairs: News Headlines • Headlines • Latest News Headlines • News Headlines • Top Headlines
What is Keystone Pipeline Project?
The US president elect Joe Biden is expected to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline project. Keystone pipeline system The keystone pipeline system is an oil pipeline system in the United States and Canada. It was commissioned in 2010 and is owned by the Government of Alberta and TC Energy. The pipeline runs from the Western ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Keystone pipeline • Oil Pipeline • Oil Spills • Pipelines • US-Canada
Mitochondrial DNA based COVID-19 test
The United States scientists have developed a new rapid COVID-19 test to measure mitochondrial DNA in the blood sample of the COVID-19 patients. The test will be highly helpful to identify people at the highest risk of the virus. About the test The mitochondrial DNA is a unique type of genetic material that normally resides ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • COVID-19 test • COVID-19 testing • DNA • Mitochondria
Apartheid State: The Israel-Palestine Conflict
Israel has been recently banning the human rights groups in the country that called Israel to be an apartheid state. Apartheid Apartheid is a system of institutionalized racial segregation. Israel and Apartheid Analogy Israel is being criticized to be an Apartheid State for its actions against Palestinians. The actions of Israel occupying the West Bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Apartheid • Balfour Declaration • Israel-Palestine Conflict • Two State Solution • United Nations • West Bank
Parakram Diwas
The Government of India recently announced that the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is to be celebrated as “Parakram Diwas”. Parakram Diwas means Courage Day. Netaji was born on January 23, 1897. The Central Government and the Bengal Government are to begin the year long celebrations of 125th birth anniversary year on January ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Important Days & Events Current Affairs • Persons in News Current Affairs
Topics: Independence • Indian National Army • Netaji • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose • Parakram Divas • Parakram Diwas