13 July 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
PIB 13th July
Contents NTPC wins CII-ITC Award Nanoparticle to reduce rheumatoid arthritis NTPC wins CII-ITC Award Why in news? NTPC Ltd, a central PSU under Ministry of Power and India’s largest power generation company, has won the prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Award 2019, under Outstanding Accomplishment in Corporate Excellence Category. NTPC always strives for sustainable development of its […]
13th July – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Solar power The sum and substance of the EU’s China dilemma Smart Cities Mission EC’s power to hold elections Solar power Why in news? Prime Minister recently restated the importance of solar power in restarting the economy and moving towards sustainable development. Government efforts towards solar power. inauguration of a 750 MW photovoltaic project […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 13 July 2020
Contents Punjab farmers find a better way to grow paddy Mizoram quake zone China, Iran close to reaching trade and military partnership NCRB and NATGRID C/2020 F3 Neowise Punjab farmers find a better way to grow paddy Why in news? Many farmers in Punjab chose the direct seeding method for the crop during COVID-19. More […]
Rabari, Bharvad and Charan Tribes of Gujarat
The Gujarat government will constitute a commission to identify the members of Rabari, Bharvad and Charan communities who are eligible to get the benefits of Schedule Tribe (ST) status. About the Tribes Rabari The Rabari, also called the Rewari are an indigenous tribal caste of nomadic cattle and camel herders and shepherds that live throughout […]
Carbon enrichment of the Universe
Why in news? A recent study has provided new insights on the origins of the carbon in our galaxy. Why study Carbon? Carbon is essential for life. It is the building block of all the complex organic molecules that our body need. It is known that all the carbon in the Milky Way came from […]
Impact of Monsoons on Life in India
Positive Agricultural prosperity of India depends very much on timely and adequately distributed rainfall. If it fails, agriculture is adversely affected particularly in those regions where means of irrigation are not developed. Regional variations in monsoon climate help in growing various types of crops. Regional monsoon variation in India is reflected in the vast variety […]
14% excess rain in India so far this monsoon
Why in news? Monsoon rainfall since June has been 14% more than what is normal for this time of the year Onset of Monsoon The four-month southwest monsoon season, which brings as much as 70 per cent of the country’s annual rainfall, officially begins on June 1, with the onset over Kerala, and ends on […]