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What is a vaccine passport?
A World Health Organisation official has recently stated that, vaccine passports for COVID-19 should not be used for international travel because of several concerns like ethical considerations that the coronavirus vaccines are not easily available across the world. Background Israel ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Who was Udupi Ramachandra Rao?
The tech giant Google is celebrating the 89th birthday of renowned Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao on March 10, 2021 through its “Google Doodle”. The doodle features a sketch of Professor Rao and having a background of Earth ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
FIAF Award 2021: Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured
The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and worldwide organisation of film archives and museums from across the globe will confer the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award to Amitabh Bachchan at a virtual showcase on March 19, 2021. Highlights The 78-year-old ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
J&K: Draft Excise Policy to allot Retail Liquor Vends
The government has put a “Draft Excise Policy” in public domain with respect to the government’s proposal to allot the retail liquor vends through e-auction. This move was taken by the government in order to generate more revenue for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
China-Russia Planetary Pact
China and Russia have recently signed a planetary pact. This plan for a joint lunar space station was unveiled on March 9, 2021. Highlights This pact was signed between the countries because Russia seeks to regain the glory of space ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
DPIIT to relax Compliance Burden of Companies
The department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has highlighted that, the government is planning to ease and scrap the thousands of compliance burdens for the companies. It will be done in two phases by August 15, 2021. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
OECD interim ‘Economic Outlook’
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published its interim Economic Outlook on March 9, 2021. It has projected that the Indian economy will grow at the rate of 12.6% in Financial Year 2022. This will be the highest ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Current Affairs – March 10, 2021 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for March 10, 2021 India ISRO develops radar for joint earth observation satellite mission with NASA ISRO has completed development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of producing extremely high-resolution images ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Current Affairs – March 9, 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 March 9, 2021. Switzerland Bans Full Face Coverings in Public Places Switzerland has voted on March ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
New Zealand inaugurates its First Big Vaccination Clinic
New Zealand has inaugurated its first large vaccination clinic in a bid of scaling up efforts to protect the people from Covid-19 pandemic. Highlights The clinic was opened in South Auckland and it will initially target the household members of ..