India to attend BRICS meeting on COVID-19

India is to attend BRICS foreign ministers meet by the end of April 2020. The members will discuss economic fallout due to the spread of COVID-19. Highlights The foreign ministers meet of the BRICS grouping is to be conducted through ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Current Affairs Quiz: April 17, 2020

GoI: Rapid Antibody Tests to be used strictly for surveillance

On April 16, 2020, the Government of India announced that the Rapid Antibody tests will strictly be used as surveillance test. Highlights With 5 lakh rapid antibody kits being imported from China, the government has ensured its citizens that they ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand named ambassador of WWF India

On April 17, 2020, the Chess legend Viswanathan Anand was named the ambassador of World Wide Fund India. He has joined the organization for its environment education programme. Highlights The environment education programme was started in 1976. It undertakes initiatives ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

RBI launches OBICUS

On April 16, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India launched OBICUS. This is the 49th round of survey by the apex bank for the period January to March. Highlights The Capacity Utilisation declined to 68.6% from 69.1%. What is OBICUS ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Amazon Quiz Time Answers-17th April 2020

1. Which was the first side to beat India in the current edition of the World Test Championship? Answer: New Zealand 2. ‘Unlimited food for education’ is the tagline of which NGO which has distributed more than 5000 grocery kits ..

PUSA: Decontamination Tunnel developed by ICAR

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute has developed PUSA decontamination tunnel. It was inaugurated on April 16, 2020 by the Union Minister Shri Kailash Choudhary. About the Tunnel The Tunnel includes foot operated water dispenser and soap. The tunnel also provides ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Chitra Gene LAMP-N: Diagnostic kit developed by SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram

The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science (SCTIMST), an institute of national importance developed a diagnostic kit. The kit reduces test time by two hours. Why is it better than RT-PCR? The cost of the kit is Rs 1000. ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Top GKToday’s News Headlines-17 April 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 17 April, 2020 INDIA SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram develops diagnostic test kit Chitra Gene LAMP-N for COVID-19 SCTIMST: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology PUSA decontamination and sanitizing tunnel, developed by ICAR-Indian ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 406

12345 1. If the Government of a State fails to enforce the Directive principals of the state Policy, a citizen can move to which among the following courts to file a writ petition to get them enforced? No Court District ..