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QCI Survey: More than 67% of toys fail to meet the standards
The Quality Council of India (QCI) recently released its survey on imported toys. According to the report, 66.9% of the toys failed the test. Highlights The QCI conducted the testing on toys that were available in the Delhi markets and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
22 Dec: National Mathematics Day
National Mathematics Day is being celebrated today to commemorate the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Ramanujan is remembered for his contributions to number theory, mathematical analysis, infinite series and continued fractions. This year, was his 132nd birth anniversary. About Srinivasa ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Ebola emerges again in Congo
Health officials in Eastern Congo recently documented the first relapse of current Ebola epidemic. The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has so far infected more than 3,300 people and killed more than 2,200 since the middle of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Manuel Marrero Cruz appointed as Cuba’s first PM in more than 40 years
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has appointed Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country’s first prime minister in more than four decades (40 years). Marrero Cruz who was named prime minister for a five-year term, has served as Cuban tourism minister for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Assam Cabinet nod to make Assamese the state language
On December 23, 2019, the Assam Cabinet nodded to make Assamese language the state language of Assam. This will exclude BTAD (Bodoland Territorial Administrative Districts), Barak Valley and Hill districts of Assam. Highlights The cabinet has also suggested that Assamese ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Eight West African countries rename common currency to Eco
The eight West African nations have agreed to change the name of their common currency from ‘CFA franc’ to ‘Eco’, after they jointly severed the CFA franc’s links to former colonial ruler France. The announcement was made during a visit ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Chilai-Kalan: 40-day period of extreme cold begins in Kashmir
The traditional 40-day period of harshest winter in Kashmir known in the local parlance as ‘Chillai-Kalan’ began on 21 December 2019, with the upper reaches of valley receiving snowfall. Chillai-Kalan period which is known for sub-zero temperatures, frozen lakes and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
India Builds Girls’ Hostel for Nepal Armed Police Force School
The Government of India has constructed Girls’ Hostel for Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) School in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. The hostel building built with Indian assistance was formally handed over to the school by by Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of ..