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Mitochondrial DNA based COVID-19 test
The United States scientists have developed a new rapid COVID-19 test to measure mitochondrial DNA in the blood sample of the COVID-19 patients. The test will be highly helpful to identify people at the highest risk of the virus. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Apartheid State: The Israel-Palestine Conflict
Israel has been recently banning the human rights groups in the country that called Israel to be an apartheid state. Apartheid Apartheid is a system of institutionalized racial segregation. Israel and Apartheid Analogy Israel is being criticized to be an ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Parakram Diwas
The Government of India recently announced that the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is to be celebrated as “Parakram Diwas”. Parakram Diwas means Courage Day. Netaji was born on January 23, 1897. The Central Government and the Bengal ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
India Innovation Index, 2020
The NITI Aayog is to launch the second edition of India Innovation Index. The Index ranks states of the country based on how they support innovation. The first edition of India Innovation Index was launched in 2019. About India Innovation ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Global Firepower Index, 2021
The Global Firepower Index ranks the countries based on their potential military strength. India was ranked fourth in the index. The Global Firepower Index ranked 138 countries. The countries were evaluated based on prolonged offensive and defensive military campaigns. Rankings ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Current Affairs – January 19, 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 January 19, 2021. PM Modi to attend G7 Summit [All about G7] The UK Prime Minister ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Ex-Desert Knight 21: India-France Military exercise
India and France are to hold Ex-Desert Knight 21 exercise. It is a bilateral air exercise to be held between Indian Air Force and French air and Space Force. The Ex-Desert Knight 21 is to be held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Mt Trishul: Indian Mountaineering Foundation approves winter climbing
The Indian Mountaineering Foundation recently approved a three-member team of mountaineers led by Arjun Vajpai for winter climbing expedition to Mount Trishul. In India, the mountaineering expeditions are taken up only during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon period. For the first time, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Davos Agenda Summit, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chinese President Xi Jing Ping are to participate in the Davos Agenda Summit. The Davos Agenda Summit is organised by the World Economic Forum. The “Great Reset Initiative” of the World Economic Forum is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Flight Lieutanant Bhawana Kanth
Bhawana Kanth is to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade. She was one among the first women fighter Pilots inducted in Indian Air Force in 2016. The other fighter pilots inducted into ..