Page-47 of GKToday Archives: 2020
China Anti-Poverty Campaign
China recently declared victory in its 8 years drive to eradicate extreme poverty. In 2012, the Chinese leadership had sought to achieve a ‘moderately prosperous’ society by focusing on its rural areas. It has maintained a ‘national list of impoverished ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Liquidity Adjustment Facility
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to extend liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) to Regional Rural Banks (RRB) to make liquidity management more efficient. The LAF was introduced in RBI in 1998 based on the recommendations of Narasimham ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Bihar migratory bird festival
Bihar is planning its first ever migratory bird festival this year. This is a three-day festival to be organised in Bhagalpur District. It is to be jointly organised by Bhagalpur forest division, Bombay Natural History Society and the local Mandar ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Current Affairs – December 6, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are today’s news headlines for December 6, 2020 India India summons Canadian diplomat over remands office prime minister on farmer protests On December 4, 2020, India summoned the Canadian High Commissioner to convey him that the comments made by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Amazon Quiz Answers – 6 December, 2020
Along with Sur Sarovar in Agra, which other wetland has been added to the list of recognised Ramsar sites in November 2020? Lonar Lake Baghjan gas leak occured in which state of India? Assam Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, who won ..
UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 639
12345 1. What is the maximum permissible time gap between two sessions of parliament ? 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months 2. Strait of Hormuz connects: Sea of Oman to Persian Gulf Red sea to Gulf of Aden ..
Sea Fans
In a joint operation by the forest officials of Assam and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, a huge seizure of marine life has been made in Assam. This haul includes 50kg of sea fan, a type of soft coral, among other. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Foul Air Death
The UK has recorded the world’s 1st foul air death or death legally certified to have been caused by air pollution. A 9-year old girl who lived near a busy road in London had passed away due to respiratory complications ..