Factly articles for 24th September 2020
1.Lok Sabha passes the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 News: Lok Sabha has passed the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 Facts: The bill seeks to replace the Major Port Trusts …
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China vows to go carbon neutral by 2060
News: At the UN General Assembly, China has vowed to go carbon neutral by 2060. Carbon neutrality refers to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by having a balance between emitting carbon …
Read MoreFungi tablets to tackle crop stubble burning by farmers
News: Scientists at Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) have invented PUSA Decomposer. Facts: It is a set of four tablets made by extracting fungi strains that help the paddy straw …
Read More‘Kritagya’ Hackathon by National Agricultural Higher Education Project of ICAR
News: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has planned a hackathon named “KRITAGYA” Facts: It aims to promote potential technology solutions for enhancing farm mechanization with special emphasis on women …
Read MoreIndian Navy, Royal Australian Navy Passage Exercise (PASSEX) underway in Eastern Indian Ocean
News: Royal Australian Navy and Indian Navy are conducting PASSEX in Eastern Indian Ocean Region. Facts: Passage Exercise is an exercise done between two navies to ensure that the navies …
Read MoreDRDO conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS
News: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight-tests of the indigenously-designed Abhyas High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from ITR Balasore in Odisha Facts: ABHYAS is a High-speed …
Read MoreLok Sabha passes the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020
News: Lok Sabha has passed the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 Facts: The bill seeks to replace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Objective: The Bill seeks to provide for …
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1.Parliament passes Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill News: The Parliament has passed Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Facts: The bill amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 which provides for the prevention of …
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1.International Day of Peace News: Every year 21st September is celebrated as International day of Peace. It was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. The 2020 theme for the …
Read MoreLok Sabha passes several bills including National Forensic Science University Bill 2020
News: The Lok Sabha has passed National Forensic Science University Bill 2020, Rashtriya Raksha University Bill, 2020 and Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020. Facts: National Forensic Science …
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