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Melting of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier “Doomsday Glacier”
The researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden recently used an uncrewed submarine to go under the Thwaites Glacier to make observations. According to the researchers, the melting of the glacier is worse than previously thought. The Thwaites Glacier is ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Punjab to involve Arhtiyas in Direct Payments to Farmers
The Punjab State Government recently told the Union Government that it will pay the Minimum Support Price directly into the accounts of farmers starting this procurement season. However, the Arhtiyas in the state have been opposing to the direct payment. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Current Affairs – April 12, 2021 [Daily News Digest]
GKToday provides daily summary of important Current Affairs Topics selected from National and International News. Here is the list of articles covered under Current Affairs April 12, 2021. Basic Savings Account can be opened in Post Offices The Ministry of Finance ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
What is Historical Nihilism commonly used phrase in China?
The Chinese Cyber Regulator recently launched a hotline to report online criticism that defame the ruling Communist Party and its history. The regulator has vowed to crack down “Historical Nihilists” ahead of the hundredth anniversary of the Communist party that ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
BAFTA Awards: Nomadland wins four prizes
The film “Nomadland” won four prizes at the BAFTA awards. BAFTA is British Academy of Film and Television Arts. About Nomadland The Nomadland won the best picture, best director, best actress and best cinematography. The film maker Chloe Zhao became ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Bhutan: 93% of adults vaccinated in 16 days
The Himalayan kingdom Bhutan has recently completed vaccinating 93% of its adult population in the world. How did Bhutan succeed in its vaccination programme? The population of Bhutan is small. This is one of the main reason behind the rapid ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
G20 nods to IMF for fresh SDR issue
The G20 Finance Ministers recently nodded to the International Monetary Fund to provide fresh Special Drawing Rights to its member countries. The IMF has been permitted to provide SDR of worth 650 million USD to the member countries. This will ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
India: Second most hit by COVID-19 in the world
On April 12, 2021, India reported 168,912 new COVID-19 cases in the last twenty four hours. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India increased to 13.53 million making India, the second most COVID-19 struck country in the ..