GK & CA
Collection of weekly GK & CA since year 2016.
November, 2020
4943
Diego Maradona Dies At 60
Diego Armando Maradona ( 30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. (Source; Wikipedia)
4942
Covid-19 Vaccine by BBIL
Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in Telangana is collaborating with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for an indigenous Covid-19 vaccine using the virus strain isolated by ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV) based in Pune
Mon, 30 Nov, 20204941
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. ( born November 20, 1942) is an American politician and the president-elect of the United States. He defeated incumbent president Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election and will be inaugurated as the 46th president on January 20, 2021 (Source: Wikipedia)
4940
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the Iranian scientist who led Iran’s nuclear weapons programme until it was disbanded, was assassinated last week (Source: The Hindu)
Mon, 30 Nov, 20204938
White giraffe fitted with tracker to deter poachers
The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya, conservationists say.
A conservation group said rangers could monitor the lone male giraffe's movements in real time. (Source: bbc.com)
4937
15 nations seal RCEP deal, India stays out
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement concluded between 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, namely Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. (Source: Wikipedia)
Wed, 18 Nov, 20204936
Longewala
Longewala is a border town in the Thar Desert in the western part of Jaisalmer district, in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is very close to the border with Pakistan and is most notable as the location of the Battle of Longewala during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (Source: Wikipedia)
Wed, 18 Nov, 20204935
UK to ban petrol, diesel cars from 2030
UK to ban petrol, diesel cars from 2030 in green 'revolution' - Britain will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2030, a decade earlier than its previous commitment (source: The Hindu)
Wed, 18 Nov, 20204933
Masatoshi Koshiba
Japan Nobel laureate Masatoshi Koshiba, who found neutrinos, dies at 94.
Koshiba devised the construction of giant underground chambers to detect neutrinos, elusive particles that stream from the sun. (Source: The Hindu)
4932
Atma Nirbhar Bharat 3.0
The Finance Minister announces Rs. 2,64,080 crore worth stimulus, includes Rs.900 crore for R&D towards COVID-19 vaccine (Source: The Hindu)
Fri, 13 Nov, 20204931
Nasa's new 'megarocket' set for critical tests
Nasa has been developing a "megarocket" to send humans to the Moon and, eventually, Mars. The last critical tests of the giant launcher's core section are expected to take place within the next few weeks (Source: bbc.com)
4930
Fire Detection and Suppression System (FDSS)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a fire mitigation system in buses, which can detect fires in less than 30 seconds and extinguish it within a minute. (Source: Times of India)
Fri, 13 Nov, 20204928
Asteroid Apophis
Asteroid Apophis which was earlier predicted to pass really close to Earth in 2068. The asteroid’s orbit has been disturbed by the heat it is taking from the Sun. This phenomenon is called Yarkovsky effect as it celestial object’s path changes due to heat energy (Indian Express)
4927
Gupkar alliance
A new political formation consisting of 6 political parties in J & K - National Conference, PDP, People’s Conference, Awami National Conference, Communist Party of India-Marxist, and the J&K Peoples Movement.
Sat, 07 Nov, 20204926
Luhri stage-I hydropower project
The 210-megawatt Luhri stage-I hydropower project will be constructed on river Satluj in Shimla and Kullu districts. The project will help generate 758.20 million units of electricity every year. (Source: DNA India)
Sat, 07 Nov, 20204925
Earth Observation Satellite
ISRO Satellite Launch: EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support (Source: NDTV)
Sat, 07 Nov, 2020