DAILY GK 6 MAR 2020
1. SC
allows trade in cryptocurrency
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Supreme Court has lifted ban on trading in
virtual currency, cryptocurrency and bitcoins by cancelling the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) 2018 circular that barred banks from serving companies dealing in
cryptocurrency exchanges.
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The plea was filed by Internet and
Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) challenging RBI’s 2018 circular.
2. QS World
University Ranking 2020 by subject
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According to the Quacquarelli
Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2020 by Subject, Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), Bombay and IIT Delhi have made it to the top 50 institutes in
the world for the category of engineering and technology and
ranked 44th and 47th respectively
with a score of 81.9 and 81.4.
While, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge,US (Unites States) ranked at top position.
While, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge,US (Unites States) ranked at top position.
3. Slovenia
new Prime Minister
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Slovenia’s lawmakers have approved the Leader
of Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), Janez Jansa as
Slovenia’s new Prime Minister. He will replace center-left Prime Minister Marjan
Sarec, who resigned from his post in January 2020.
4. RBI
Deputy Governor N.S. Vishwanathan resigned ahead of retirement
5. Mumbai
to host 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session
6. Javier
Perez de Cuellar Passes away
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UN Chief Javier Perez de Cuellar passed
away in his native Peru due to natural causes at the age of 100.
He served as UN fifth secretary general from 1981 to 1991. He was often described as a “pacifist by vocation and nature.”
He served as UN fifth secretary general from 1981 to 1991. He was often described as a “pacifist by vocation and nature.”
7. Summer
capital of Uttarakhand
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CM of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh
Rawat announced ‘Gairsain’ as the summer capital of
the state, on the 3rd day of the budget session held in Gairsain, Uttarakhand.
