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National: FRUITS Portal: The ‘FRUITS’ (Farmer Registration and Unified Beneficiary Information System) portal, a project of e-governance, was launched at the NABARD office, on December 22, 2020, for validating land details of farmers. The portal has been integrated to the Bhoomi portal of the Karnataka State for fetching and validating land details. 3rd Atal Bihari […]
Current Affairs Date: 03 January 2021 Read More »
National: India’s 42nd Ramsar site: Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh has been added as India’s 42nd Ramsar site under the Ramsar Convention, which is second one in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Tso Kar Wetland Complex is now a Wetland of International Importance. The Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland complex, consisting of
Current Affairs Date: 02 January 2021 Read More »
2020 ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Awards Winners The winners of the ATP’s top awards for 2020 were announced on December 21, 2020. ATP No. 1 presented by FedEx (determined by FedEx ATP Rankings): Novak Djokovic (Serbian tennis player) ATP Doubles No. 1 presented by FedEx: Mate Pavic (Croatian tennis player) & Bruno Soares (Tennis
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National: India’s first indigenous pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated India’s first indigenous pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) to treat pneumonia in children on December 28, 2020. The vaccine would be sold under the name ‘Pneumosil’. It has been developed by Serum Institute of India (SII) in collaboration
Current Affairs Date: 01 January 2021 Read More »
National: Merger of five film media units: Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved to merge four of its film media units Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archives of India, and Children’s Film Society, India with the National Film Development Corporation Ltd. The Union Cabinet approved the
Current Affairs Date: 31 December 2020 Read More »
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020: Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020 prize on December 20, 2020. Also in 2014, Hamilton was won this prize. The Sports Personality of the Year 2020 was broadcast live from MediaCityUK, Salford. Other award winners at Sports
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National: Baroda Military Salary Package: Indian Army and Bank of Baroda have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Baroda Military Salary Package’. Services under ‘Baroda Military Salary Package’ will be offered to serving and retired personnel of Indian Army through the Bank’s network. Appointment: Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Ramesh Chandra Joshi
Current Affairs Date: 30 December 2020 Read More »
The ICC Awards of The Decade that recognised the best players across Cricket over the past 10 years. The ICC Awards of the Decade winners were announced on December 28, 2020. Winners: Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade:
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SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Important Dates: Dates for submission of online applications: 29-12-2020 to 31-01-2021 Last date and time for receipt of online applications: 31-01-2021 (23:30) Last date and time for making online fee payment: 02-02-2021 (23:30) Last date and time for generation of offline Challan: 04-02-2021 (23:30) Last date for payment through
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National: Legion of Merit Award: The President of the United States of America conferred the highest decoration, The Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 December 2020. This award is in recognition of the Prime Minister’s steadfast leadership and vision for India’s emergence as a global power, and exemplary
Current Affairs Date: 29 December 2020 Read More »