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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. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
UNESCO’s 2020 State of Education for India Report
The UNESCO recently launched the State of Education for India report (SER). The report highlights the vision of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) included in India’s new national education policy 2020. UNESCO has developed a Strategy for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Amazon Quiz Answers – 17 December, 2020
1. Patrick Quinn, who passed away in November 2020, started what social media campaign that became a worldwide sensation in 2014? Ice Bucket Challenge 2. With which website has Shah Rukh Khan collaborated to give two lucky people a free ..
UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 650
12345 1. Consider the following pairs: Munak Canal – Haryana and Delhi Indira Gandhi Canal – Punjab and Rajasthan Buckingham Canal – Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Which of the above is/are correct? 1 & 2 Only 2 Only 2 ..
Vijay Diwas: December 16
Every year Vijay Diwas is celebrated on December 16. The day is celebrated to mark the victory of Bangladesh over Pakistan. It is marked in India and Bangladesh. On December 16, 1971, the Chief of Pakistani forces Abdullah Khan Niazi ..