Daily Current Affairs – 31 March, 2021

                                      Facts in News Asteroid Apophis It was discovered in 2004 and is 340 metres big. The asteroid has been named after Apophis, the ancient Egyptian deity of chaos and darkness. Earlier NASA classified it as a […]

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India has visited Bangladesh for celebrations of 50 years of the War of Liberation and also for Mujib Borsho, the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. During the visit, two sides signed five MoUs covering areas such as connectivity, commerce, information technology and sports. Highlights of the Meeting […]

In News The TMC has written to the EC alleging that the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Bangladesh violated the model code of conduct in place for the West Bengal Assembly polls. About The Prime Minister has visited Bangladesh to participate in the 50th anniversary of the Independence of Bangladesh and the birth centenary of […]

In News Recently, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process on Afghanistan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Heart of Asia: Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) Initiative It is an initiative of Afghanistan and Turkey, which was officially launched at a conference hosted by Turkey in Istanbul in 2011. […]

In News Recently, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has found that the CD8+ T cell of the human immune response has remained active against the new variants of Covid-19. About the CD8+ T Cell These are also called cytotoxic T lymphocytes, or CTLs and like CD4+ Helper T cells, are […]

In News The Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister urged the New Development Bank (NDB) to consider working closely with India’s new development financing institution for funding infrastructure. About The NDB has so far approved 18 projects in India, including emergency loans of $2 billion to support health spending and economic recovery in the aftermath of […]