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What is Cycle threshold (Ct) Value in a RT-PCR Test?
The Ct Value in a RT-PCR test is cycle Threshold value. This value determines if a patient is COVID-19 positive or not. Why is it in news? The State Government of Maharashtra recently asked the Indian Council of Medical Research ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Chandler Good Government Index
The Chandler Good Governance Index is released by the Chandler Institute of Governance headquartered in Singapore. The index is prepared based on seven pillars namely leadership and foresight, strong institutions, robust laws and policies, attractive market place, financial stewardship, helping ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
RBI Guidelines for Tenure of Bank CEOs and MDs
The Reserve Bank of India recently laid down set of instructions to improve the corporate bank governance. RBI Guidelines The post of MD and CEO shall not be held by the same person for more than 15 years. However, they ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
SIPRI report on Military Spending
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute recently released its “Trends in world Military Expenditure” report. According to the report, the top military spenders in the world are the United States, China and India. These three countries alone contributed 62% global ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Genome Study on Endangered Sumatran rhinoceros
The researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics, Stockholm showed that the populations of Sumatran Rhinoceros displayed low levels of inbreeding. About the Genome Study In order to investigate their inbreeding levels, the researchers had sequenced the genomes from 16 rhinos ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
US Population increases by 7.4%
The Central Bureau of the United States recently announced that the population of the United States has increased by 7.4%. This is the second slowest growth of US Population since the Great Depression. Background The Census Bureau recently released the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: April 28, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 28, 2021 India India ranked 49th in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), which ranks 104 countries in terms of government capabilities and outcomes Rush to hospitals, big gatherings worsen ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Top 10 Sports Current Affairs Questions – April, 2021
Who has clinched the Miami Open Men’s tennis title recently? Answer: Hubert Hurkacz Nethra Kumanan, who was in news recently, is the first Indian woman to qualify for which sport in the Tokyo Olympics? Answer: Sailing Hideki Matsuyama, is the first Japanese ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Current Affairs – April 27, 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 27, 2021. What are Tissue Chips? Tissue Chips are devices designed to mimic the functions ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
DRDO Single Crystal Blade Technology
The Defence Research and Development Organisation recently developed the Single Crystal Blade Technology. The organisation has delivered sixty of such blades to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. A very few countries in the world possess this technology. They are UK, USA, ..