May 9: World Migratory Bird Day

Every year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) marks the World Migratory Day on May 9. It is an annual campaign that creates awareness about the need to conserve migratory birds and their habitats. This year the day is being ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Defence Ministry signs MoU with TATA Power to modernize 37 airfields

On May 8, 2020, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the TATA POWER SED to modernize infrastructure of 37 airfields of Indian Air Force. The cost of the project is estimated to be around Rs 1,200 crore. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

INR-USD Futures and Options Contracts launched by Finance Minister

On May 9, 2020, the Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman launched the INR-USD Futures and Options contracts in the BSE and NSE platforms. They were launched at the GIFT International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat through video ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Current Affairs: May 09, 2020

India Post delivers testing kits from ICMR

India Post has tied up with ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) to deliver COVID-19 testing kits to around 200 labs. These labs have been designated by the ICMR. Highlights ICMR has planned to conduct 1 lakh COVID-19 tests per ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Massive Exercise to supply pulses and food grains to 80 crore people

On May 8, 2020, Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan announced that NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited) is to provide free pulses for three months to more than 19.5 crore households ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Amazon Quiz Time Answers-9th May 2020

1. ‘The Butterfly Nebula’, ‘Pillars of creation’, ‘Jupiter’s Aurora’ are some of the pictures taken by which iconic 30 year old object? Answer: Hubble Telescope 2. Who received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the 1970 film ..

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-9 May 2020

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-9 May 2020 INDIA 80-km long Dharchula (Uttarakhand)–Lipulekh (China Border) road link curtailing Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage time inaugurated 15 migrant workers, who were sleeping on the railway tracks while going back to their native places, run over by ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 428

12345 1. Who among the following decides the Foreign Policy of India? President Prime minister Parliament Council of Ministers / Cabinet 2. Consider the following: Alluvial Soil Red Soil Black Soil Lateritic Soil Which among the following represents the correct ..

Royal Bengal Tigers in Sundarbans increase to 96

On May 7, 2020, the Bengal Forest Ministry announced that the number of Royal Bengal Tigers in the Sundarbans has increased to 96 according to the census conducted for the year 2019-20. Highlights In 2017-18, the total count of Royal ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020