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Top GKToday’s News Headlines-29 February 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for February 29, 2020 INDIA Delhi High Court judge Justice S. Muralidhar transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court Myanmar President U Win Myint meets PM Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi ..

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Daily Current Affairs 29 February , 2020 : English MCQ |

Current Affairs Quiz: February 29, 2020

1. Which aircraft carrier launched freighter services to assist shrimp farmers? [A] Alliance Air[B] IndiGo[C] SpiceJet[D] Vistara Show Answer Correct Answer: C [SpiceJet] Notes:Leading Indian aircraft carrier SpiceJet launched freighter services from Chennai and Vishakhapatnam to Surat and Kolkata, to ..

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 358

12345 1. For effective functioning of the Administrative Tribunals, what provisions have been made in India? Constitution was amended to give them origin They are empowered to exercise original jurisdiction in service related matters They are empowered to exercise original ..

NTPC Limited signs agreement with CPCB

NTPC Limited recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to provide financial support to install Air Quality Monitoring Stations. NTPC will provide financial support of Rs 80 crore for installing and commissioning of ..

Protein Day observed on February 27

A national-level public health initiative, ‘Right To Protein’ has launched India’s first ‘Protein Day’ on February 27, 2020. The day is observed to raise awareness about the nutritional benefits of protein. February 27 is celebrated as Protein Day by some ..

Bengaluru accounts for the highest number of digital transactions in India

As per the recent report by online payment processor Worldline India, Bengaluru accounted for the highest number of digital transactions in India in 2019. Bengaluru, which was the leading city in digital transactions in 2018, is followed by Chennai, Mumbai and Pune ..

India’s first commercial LNG bus launched in Kerala

India’s first commercial Liquified Compressed natural gas (LNG) bus, which was developed by Petronet, was recently launched in the city of Kochi, Kerala. It is claimed that the bus will be able to travel up to 900 km in a single ..

ICGS Varad commissioned into Indian Coast Guard

Larsen & Toubro ship building company recently handed over the offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad to the country. The ship has been commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard at L&T Kattupalli shipyard, near Chennai. This is the fifth in the ..

Punjab reduces retirement age of government employees

The state of Punjab has recently announced during the state budget that it has reduced the retirement age of government employees to 58 years from the current limit of 60 years. This step is expected to boost jobs in the ..