Page-19 of GKToday Archives: 2020
UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 655
12345 1. Consider the following: Burnpur in West Bengal Chandrapur in Maharastra Salem in Tamil Nadu Vijaynagar in Karnataka For which of the following, the above are famous ? Textile Industry Coal Fields Steel Plants Iron Ore Mines 2. The ..
Current Affairs – December 21, 2020 [Daily News Digest]
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 21, 2020. National Security Directive on Telecom Sector The Cabinet Committee on Security recently announced ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
ASTRA Mk-I Missile, IMSAS and BOSS System – Key Facts
The Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh recently handed over three systems developed by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) to the chiefs of the Defence Forces. The IMSAS (Indian Maritime Situational Awareness System) was handed over to the Indian Naval ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
National Migrant Workers Database
The Standing Committee headed by the senior Congress leader Anand Sharma recently submitted a report “Management of COVID-19 pandemic and related issues”. The committee has suggested that the National Migrant Workers Database should be collated at the earliest. In September ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
World Bank’s updated Doing Business rankings
The World Bank recently corrected its Doing Business rankings after review of data irregularities. After the corrections, China’s ranking has been lowered by seven notches. What is the issue? In August 2020, the World Bank decided to pause the publication ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Human Freedom Index, 2020
The Human Freedom Index is published by the Cato Institute and Fraser Institute. It uses data from 2008 to 2018. According to the Index, there is decrease in personal freedom since 2008 globally. India ranked 111 in the Human Freedom ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is E20 fuel?
The Government of India has recently introduced the E20 fuel to promote green fuel such as ethanol. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways recently published a draft notification inviting comments from the public for adoption of E20 fuel. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
First Centre of Excellence for Skill Development in Power Sector- Highlights
Skill India recently established the Centre of Excellence for skill development in power sector. The centre is an outcome of collaboration between Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of National Education and Youth (Government of France) and Schneider Electric. ..