Page-22 of GKToday Archives: 2020
Western Sahara conflict
The US President Donald Trump has recently backed the claim of Morocco to the Western Sahara. In return Morocco is opening diplomatic relations with Israel. Israel is the fourth country to make peaceful relations with Israel after UAE, Bahrain and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is Project Loon?
Project Loon, a subsidiary of Google recently announced that its balloons have successfully stayed in the stratosphere for almost a year. The balloons are helium filled and cover a distance of 2.1 lakh kilo metres. Project Loon aims to provide ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is Green Ammonia?
The Government of India is recently inviting bids for Green Ammonia Projects to reduce the import dependence of the country. As per the Union power and new and renewable energy Ministry, the bids for Green Ammonia projects will be conducted ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What are Seneca Guns?
The phenomenon of loud noises most similar to that of a thunder or a cannon being shot is termed as Seneca Guns. It may induce tremors on land similar to earthquake. They are being heard in the parts of coastal ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Project to indigenize Li-ion battery technology for EVs
The IIT Hyderabad incubated start up Pure EV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CSIR-Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI). Under the agreement, the start up and CSIR are to undertake joint research to develop Lithium-Ion Battery technology for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
First recorded human sighting of Himalayan serow
For the first time, a Himalayan Serow has been sighted in the Himalayan cold desert. The Himalayan Serow was earlier thought to be extinct in the Himalayas. Because, the forest officials could not spot them for the last ten to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
UNEP’s 2020 Young Champions of the Earth Award
The United Nations Environment Programme recently named seven dynamic Environmentalists as its Young Champions of the Earth. Prize winners The following seven people won the UNEP 2020 Young Championships of the Earth Award Nzambi Matee of Kenya. He is a ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Current Affairs – December 17, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are Today’s News Headlines for December 17, 2020 India 50th anniversary year celebrations of 1971 war On December 16, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit the “Swarnim Vijay Marshaal” from the eternal Flame of the national war Memorial in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 17, 2020
1. The Exim Bank of India has extended a USD 448-million line of credit (LOC) for infrastructure projects of which country? [A] Chile[B] Myanmar[C] Uzbekistan[D] Kazakhstan Show Answer Correct Answer: C [Uzbekistan] Notes:The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has ..
Museum on Subhash Chandra Bose to be set up in Kolkata
The Government of India is to open a museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on January 23, 2022. The museum is to be set up in Kolkata. The museum is to be inaugurated on the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji. ..