Page-153 of GKToday Archives: 2020
Amazon Quiz Answers – 13 September, 2020
1.Kevin Mayer stepped down from his position as the chief executive officer of which social networking service that’s owned by ByteDance? Tiktok 2.Which country recently discovered a large natural gas reserve off the Black Sea coast? Turkey 3.Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta Biological ..
UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 555
12345 1. A bill which affects the meaning and scope of which among the following can be introduced in the parliament only on recommendation of President of India? Foreign Loans Corporation Tax Tax on Agriculture Income Export Duties 2. Consider ..
Top Current Affairs – September 12, 2020 (Evening Digest)
GKToday presents daily digest of Top Current Affairs covering major news updates of the day. Here are the evening updates for Current Affairs of 12 September 2020: S Jaishankar virtually attends start of intra-Afghan talks in Doha India participated the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Rajasthan Partners with SIDBI to develop MSMEs
Industries Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said that Rajasthan’s Department of Industries and Sidbi partnered on September 12. 2020 to provide financial, technical, marketing and export support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. Highlights The Small Industries ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Moody’s revises estimate of India’s Growth
Global rating agency Moody’s has revised its forecast of India’s growth. It has estimated a double-digit contraction to be at 11.5% during the current fiscal year. Key Facts It has raised its expectations of economy’s performance in the upcoming fiscal ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
UK Enters into First Major Post-Brexit Deal with Japan
The UK has signed its first major post-Brexit trade pact by signing a deal with Japan. The deal aims to boost trade between these two countries by about £15bn. The deal would boost UK GDP by 0.07%, though, it is ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
J&K announces New Universal Health Insurance Scheme
Recently, the Jammu & Kashmir government has announced a Universal health Insurance scheme on the lines of the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat. The scheme will cover the entire population of the Union territory (UT). The annual expenditure of the scheme is ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
IPFT develops new Disinfectant Sprays
Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) has developed two new technologies namely “Disinfectant spray for surface application” and “Disinfectant spray for Vegetables & fruits” at a time when Covid-19 pandemic has created a lot of damage globally. Disinfectant spray for ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board
The government has recently decided to corporatize the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). It means converting a subordinate office of Ministry of Defence (MoD) into 100 per cent Government owned corporate entities. Highlights For this purpose, Government has created an Empowered ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Beijing Imposed New Restrictions on US Diplomats
Beijing has imposed “reciprocal restrictions” on all American diplomats in China and Hongkong. This step was taken by China in response to restrictions imposed on its embassy staff in the United States. The ministry said that unspecified countermeasures will be ..