26th June: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

In order to make societies across the world free of drug abuse, on 7th December 1987, by adopting resolution 42/112, the United Nations General Assembly declared 26th June to be observed as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Amazon Quiz Time Answers-26th June 2020

1.As of June 2020, which country is at the top of the recently released FIFA World Rankings? Belgium 2.Which actress who starred in the 1981 movie Umrao Jaan, played the role of Fatima Begum in ‘Gulabo Sitabo’? Farrukh Jafar 3.Which ..

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-26 June 2020

Here are the Top GKToday’s News Headlines-26 June 2020 INDIA Indian Red Cross Society’s ‘eBloodServices’ Mobile App launched by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan RailTel to provide video surveillance at 6,049 railway stations across country ECONOMY ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 476

12345 1. Which of the following Prime Minister is known for his “Iron Curtain Speech”?  Clement Attlee Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill Herbert Morrison 2. Many a times we read in the financial newspapers that Reserve bank of India is “Lender ..

CM KCR launched the sixth phase of Haritha Haram Programme

By planting a sapling of a Black Plum at Medak districts Narsapur forest is on 25th June 2020, the Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekhar Rao has launched the sixth phase of the Haritha Haram Programme. The Chief Minister also ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Karnataka amends its Industries (Facilitation) Act for Attracting Investments

On 25th June 2020, Under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa the State Cabinet of the Karnataka state government has made amendments to sections of ‘The Karnataka Industries (Facilitation) Act, 2002’.  An ordinance will be issued by ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

World Bank Approves USD 500 Million to Bangladesh for Improving Road Connectivity

World Bank has approved a loan amount of USD 500 million to Bangladesh on 23rd June 2020. The amount was approved for improving road connectivity along the Jashore-Jhenaidah corridor that will benefit 4 western districts of Bangladesh. This will be ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

NITI Aayog launches Decarbonizing Transport Project

On June 24, 2020, NITI Aayog along with the International Transport Forum of OECD launched “Decarbonizing Transport in Emerging Economies”. Highlights The five-year project is to help India build a path way towards a low-carbon transport system. This is to ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

RCEP Member States hope India will Rejoin the Proposed Trade Agreement

A virtual inter-sessional ministerial meeting of the proposed free trade agreement of a group of 15 countries from the Indo Pacific region- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was conducted on 23rd June 2020. Apart from the 10 ASEAN countries, Japan, ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Gujarat, Tripura, and Nagaland Best Performing States in Annual TB Report 2020

With a focus on eliminating Tuberculosis(TB) from the country by 2025, in January 2020 the Government of India renamed the ‘National Tuberculosis Control Program’ to the ‘National Tuberculosis Elimination Program’. In a virtual event, the Annual TB Report 2020 was ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020