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India’s first double stack long-haul container train
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently flagged off the first double stack long-haul container train from New Ateli in Haryana to New Kishanganj in Rajasthan. What are the Key Features of the Double Stack Long-Haul Container Train? The train is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
RBI forms Academic Advisory Council for Supervisory College
The Reserve Bank of India recently formed an advisory council under former deputy governor N S Vishwanathan to advise the director of the central bank on supervisory colleges. What is the role of the council? The council will identify areas ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Committee formed for preservation of Ladakh’s land, culture and language
The Government of India recently formed a committee to protect language, land, culture of Ladakh and ensure participation of citizens in the development of Union Territory. The Committee is to be headed by Minister of State for Home G Kishan ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
United States Capitol Protests, 2021
On January 5 to January 6, 2021, the US President Donald Trump supporters gathered in Washington DC to protest against the results of recent US President Elections What are the United States Capitol Protests? On January 6, 2021, the protesters ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Current Affairs – January 7, 2021 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are today’s news headlines by GK today for January 7, 2021 India Bird Flu: 5 states confirmed On January 6, 2021, the Minister of State for animal husbandry Sanjeev Baliyan confirmed that five states have been affected by bird ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Advisory for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management
The National Board of Wildlife recently approved advisory for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management. About the Advisory The advisory empowers the Gram Panchayats to deal with problematic wild animals according to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. It encourages to use the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Payment Infrastructure Development Funds
The Reserve Bank of India recently announced operational guidelines to Payment Infrastructure Development Funds. The main aim of the funds is to deploy more digital payment infrastructure across tier-3 to tier-6 centres and in the north eastern states. What are ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Current Affairs – January 6, 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 6, 2021. What is National Atomic Time Scale? The Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
India-Japan Partnership in Specified Skilled Worker
The Union Cabinet recently approved the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Japan on “Specified Skilled Worker”. What are the Key Features of the MoU? Under the agreement, India will send skilled labours to Japan. The MoU will set an ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
AI based Survey of African Elephants
An International Team of researchers led by University of Oxford have developed a new approach to survey African Elephants using satellite images and Artificial Intelligence. What is the new approach? The method uses satellite orbiting in space that is capable ..