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TNPSC GROUP I CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR PRELIMINARY
January 2016 TO JANAURY 20, 2017
2017
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1 CONSTITUTIONAL/STATUTORY/OFFICIAL BODIES AFFAIRS AFFAIRS 2 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND THEIR HEADS 3 IMPORTANT STATE HEAD AROUND THE WORLD 4 IMPORTANT SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES 5 TAMILNADU OFFICIAL BODIES AND PERSONS 6 TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT AWARDS
7 IMPORTANT COMMITTEES CONSTITUTED IN 2016 GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 8 SPORTS RELATED NEWS 9 BOOKS AND AUTHOR 10 APPS AND PORTALS 11 IMPORTANT AWARDS 12 MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 IMPORTANT CONSTITUENT AMENDMENTS 14 LIST OF PRESIDENTS OF THE CONGRESS PARTY 15 INTERIM GOVERNMENT-1946 16 IMPORTANT YEARS ANNOUNCED BY UNO 17 STATES/UTS YEAR ESTABLISHED YEAR 18 FIRST IN INDIA AND WORLD 19 NATIONAL SYMBOLS RELATED FACTS 20 CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCES OF INDIA 21 AWARDS AND RESPECTIVE FIELDS 22 SOME IMPORTANT SCHEMES UNION GOVT 23 TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT SCHEME 24 CENSUS 2011 25 INDIA FIVE YEAR PLANS AT A GLACNE
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CONSTITUTIONAL/STATUTORY/OFFICIAL BODIES
Narendra Modi 15th PM of India
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan <= Kamalnath Speaker Pro-tem (Congi) <= Meera Kumar (Congress). CAG Shashikant Sharma replaced Vinod Rai. Vinod Rai became UN Audit panel Chief. Election Nasim Zaidi is the current Chief Election commission Commissioner and other two Election Commissioners are Achal Kumar Jyoti and Om
Prakash Rawat
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CVC CVC is 3 members body. CVC= K V Chowdary is the first non-IAS to head the Central Vigilance
Commission. 2017 - LokPal Nobody right now but 1 chairperson + max 8
members (50% judicial members), 50% reservation AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
to SC/ST/OBC/Minorities/Women. selection panel: PM, Speaker, Leader Opposition Lok Sabha, CJI + Eminent jurist (nominated by Prez, on recommendation of first four).
CIC R.K Mathur has been named the new chief
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP information commissioner.
panel: PM+ leader of opposition + Law minister
Deepak Sandhu was the First lady CIC, and Sushma Singh was second lady.
UPSC Professor David R.Syiemlieh
Chief Justice of Justice Khehar is the 44th Chief Justice of India and India also the first Sikh to hold the office. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur –: 43rd CJI of India from December 23, 2015 . He replaced H.L Dattu. 40. Sathasivam – 41R.M Lodha., 42 .H.L Dattu Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar Children Stuti Narain Kacker from 2015 septemper
Human rights Justice H.L. Dattu 7th chairman of NHRC. NHRC
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established In 1993. Justice Ranganath Mishra is the First chairman of NHRC. D. Murugesan is one of the
member of NHRC from Tamilnadu 2017 - Minorities Naseem Ahmed. National Commission for
minorities Established in 1992 AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Backward class Justice V. Eswaraiah has recommended inclusion of Transgender in OBC List, after Supreme court order. SC P.L. Punia . National Commission For Scheduled Caste Established under 338 Article of the Constitution GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP ST Rameshwar Uraon, National Commission For Scheduled tribe Established under 338-A Article of the Constitution Women Lalitha kumaramangalam
Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha. boss of Central Secretariat
Principle Nripendra Misra, former TRAI chief. Secretary boss of PMO
Finance Ashok Lavasa NSA National security advisor. Ajit Dowal Ex IFS. Brajesh Mishra was the first NSA in Vajpayee Government. To Pakistan T.C.A Raghvan Foreign secretary S. Jaishankar.
UN permanent SYED AKBARUDDIN from Jan 2016
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representative from India
21th law Dr Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan 2017 - commission
SEBI U.K Sinha , SEBI Established in 1988 , got AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Constitutional status in 1992 CBI Alok Kumar Verma NITI Ayog ‗Dr Aravind Panagariya Deputy Chairman
Chief Economic Arvind Subramanian GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Advisor to the Prime minister NITI Ayog CEO Amitabh Kanth
Cometition Dk Sikri ( 2003 established) Commission of India
International Organization and their Heads
United Nation former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres, 1945, New York, US(Assumed charge on 2017 janaury ,1 ) World bank Jim Young Kim, July, 1944,
Washington DC, US
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International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, 27 December, 1945, Washington DC, US
UNESCO Irina Bokova, 16 November, 1945, 2017 - Paris, France
WHO Dr Margaret Chan, Founded AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
on – 7 April, 1948, Geneva, Switzerland
International Court Ronny Abraham , Dalveer Bhandari
From India GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP European Union Donald Tusk , November 1, 1993, Food and Agriculture Organization Jose Graziano da Silva, 16 October, 1945, Rome, Italy UNICEF Anthony Lake, New York, US, December, 1946 UN High Commissioner For Filippo Grandi is the 11th Refuges Commissioner United Nation Development Helen Clark Program Asian Development Bank Takehiko Nakao, established 1966, Philipins ,manila Common Wealth Patricia ,is the second Secretary- General from the Caribbean and the first woman to hold the post ICC Anil Kumble, Ex-Officio: Shashank
Manohar, According to Hindu
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paper WTO Roberto Azevedo,ounded on –
1 January, 1995, Geneva, 2017 - Switzerland
International Labour Organization Guy Ryder, Geneva, Switzerland AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
United Nations Conference on MukhisaKituyi, Founded on – Trade & Development (UNCTAD) 1964, Geneva, Switzerland
Organisation for Economic Jose Angel Gurria, 30 September,
Cooperation & Development 1961, Paris, France GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP (OECD) International Atomic Energy Yukiya Amano, July 29, 1957 , Agency (IAEA) Vienna, Austria Organisation of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke, 1961-62, Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna, Austria; BRICS Bank K. V. Kamath, H.Q:headquarters in Shanghai
IMPORTANT STATE HEAD AROUND THE WORLD
Afghanistan President Asraf Ghani.
Parliament called shoora.
Australia The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP. Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as the 29th Prime Minister of
Australia
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Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid
PM Sheikh Hasina (Awami league).
2017
- Opposition Khalida Zia (nationalist party)
Parliament called Jatiya parliament.
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Bhutan King Jigme Wangchuck
PM Tshering Tobgay
parliament called Tasongadu GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP China Capital - Beijing; President - Xi Jinping; Prime Minister - Li
Cuba Capital - Havana; President - General Raul Modesto Castro Ruz; Prime minister: Raúl Castro Egypt Capital - Cairo - President - Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi; Prime Minister - Sherif Ismail -
Fiji Capital - Suva; President - George Konrote; Prime Minister - Frank Bainimarama - (Fiji has largest Indian diaspora in Asia Pacific)
Former president of Indian origin Mahindra Chaudhary (1999-2000)
Ram Krishna Mission of Fiji has been awarded Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2014
France President Francis Hollande; PM Manuel Valls. Anne Hidalg-
first female mayor of Paris
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Germany President Joachim Gauck
Chancellor Angela Markel
2017
- Lok Sabha: Bundestag
Capital berlin
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Iran President Hussan Rouhani, - capital Tehran , parliament called Majlis Iraq PM Dr. Haider Al-Abadi,
Israel President Reuven Rivlin (hardliner, he is against
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP creation of Palestine.)
PM Benjamin Netanyahu
parliament called Knesset
Italy Payola Gentilani Japan Emperor Akihito, PM Shinzo Abe. Parliament called DIET. Jordan . King Abdulla. Capital Amman Kazakstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev; PM Karim Massimov, capital astana Latvia Officially joined Eurozone. 18th Member of Euzozone Parliament: Saeima. Capital Riga.Donot confuse EU vs Eurozone. EU (european union) has 28 members as of now. Croatia became the 28th member of EU in july 2013. Capital - Riga; President - Raimonds Vējonis; Prime Minister - Maris Kucinskis Lebanon PM Tammam Salam. Capital Beirut. Country In news
because Hezbulla from Lebanon participating in Syrian
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civil war. Libya PM Abdulla al Thani- he quits after family attacked.
Capital Tripoli. 2017 - Lithuania President Dalia Grybushaite (Iron lady). Only person to win
twice. AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Malaysia PM Najib Razak Maldives President Abdulla Yameen – after defeating Moh. Nasheed in run off vote. Parliament : Majilis Marshall
Islands President: Christopher Loeak GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Parliament called Nitijela
In news because they filled a case in ICJ against nuclear power
Mauritius Capital - Port Louis; President - Ameenah Gurib; Prime Minister – Pravind( as on jan 22)- Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was just sworn in as the first female president of Mauritius Myanmar Myanmar's new president Htin Kyaw, an aide to Aung San Suu Kyi, is sworn in as the country's first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years 30 March 2016. Nepal Capital - Kathmandu; President - Bidhya Devi Bhandari; 39th Prime Minister: Pushpa Kamal Dahal also known as Prachanda, - Parliament : Rahstriya Panchayat After Assumed charge he First Visited India Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential
election by more than 2.5 million votes. in news because
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an extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped schoolgirls to get their prisoners released. Capital: Abuja
North Korea Kim Jong- un got 100% votes. Held high level talks with 2017 - south korea at Pan mun jom. Jang Song Thaek: he was
Kim‘s uncle, but Kim got him killed for ―gaddari‖. AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain and PM Nawaz Sharif both belong to PML-N party. Parliament called ―Majlis-e- shoora‖.Abul Basit: Paki Ambassador to India Palestine Unity govt. under Moh. Abbas (Fatah) and Ismail Haniyeh
(Hamas). Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Papua First Indian origin to be member of Parliament – NewGuinea Sasindran Muthuvel
Peter O'Neill
Philippines Rodrigo Duterte S.Africa Jacob Zuma wins Presidential election. (Party African national congress). Capital: Johannesburg.Indian origin – Ela Gandhi – Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2014 South Korea President female Park Park Geun-hye. Prime Minister ( she is under investigation) South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit capital juva Syria President Bashar al assad – ready for election under international pressure
Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha
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Turkey President Abdulla Gul
PM Recep Tayyip Erdogen. In news because
arbitrarily bans twitter, facebook etc. and new year
2017 - attack, Russian ambassador shot dead
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, Chocolate businessman
PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk
parliament : RADA
Capital: Kiev GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Vatican Pope Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) became TIME person of the year for 2013. He replaced Pope Benedict XVI.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro (and NOT Hugo Chavez- He is dead) In December its demonitaised 100 bolivar.
Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang PM Nguyen Tan Dung.
IMPORTANT SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES
17th NAM Venezuela 2016, held in every three year
16th summit iran , Tehran , 18th will be held in nepal
ASEAN 2016 Vientiane, Lao
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2015 chair of ASEAN – Malesya ,
2014, Myanmar
2017
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BIMSTEC , 2016 Nepal Nepal AFFAIRS AFFAIRS 1997 Nay Pyi Tao, Myanmar
March 2014, 3rd summit, 2015 summit, Nepal
BRICS Fortaleza, Brazil- 2014; Ufa, Russia 2015,
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 2016 india , Goa
CHOGM Commonwealth heads of government 22nd meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Nov 2013)
2015 – Malta
2018 Britain to Host
G-20 9th G20 Meeting 2014 Brisbane, Australia Summut G-20 — labours and employment ministerial meet — Australia
10th G20 Meeting 2015 Turkey, Antalya
11th G20 Meeting 2016 ,China Hangzhou
th
Scheduled 12 G20 meeting 2017 , Hamburg, Germany
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G-7 summit G8 NOW –G7 _Summit AFFAIRS AFFAIRS 40th –G-7 Summit 2014 – Brussels, Belgium
40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia (Sochi)
41st G8 Summit 2015 – Schloss Elmau (Germany)
nd
42 G 7 , Summit Japan GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
rd 43 Scheduled , Taormina, Sicily, Italy
But after Ukraine issue, Russia withdrawn from membership G8 -> G7 + hosted in Brussels
SAARC SAARC Summit
18th SAARC Summit 2014– Kathmandu, Nepal (in November 2014)
5th SAARC health minister meet – new delhi
19th SAARC summit — Islamabad , Pakistan, 2016 ( not Held over India Pakistan issues )
UNFCC 2015 Paris
22nd Conference of Parties (CoP) summit in Morocco, 2016
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WTO Ministerial conference After every 2 years
th
10 ministerial conference , Kenya , Nairobi
2017 th
- 9 ministerial conference held in bali
th
11 ministerial Conference 2017
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Afghanistan became the 164th WTO member on 29July 2016
Note: Some Summits Added in Monthly Wise Current Affairs
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP IMPORTANT INDEX UP TO LAST UPDATE
Ease of Doing Business Index 130. Singapore tops Doing Business (world bank) 2016
Gender Gap (WEF) 87th position among 14 countries in World Economic Forum's 2016 gender gap index
Global hunger index 97th out of 118
Global Slavery Index India ranks 4th in 2016
Human Capital index(WEF) India was ranked low at 105th position out of 130 countries (2016)
Human development index 130th rank in the latest UNDP (UNDP)
Global Innovation Index India rises to 66th position, based on
the Global Innovation Index, from 81
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World Press Freedom Index India ranks 133rd out of 180 countries
2016
Global competitive index rank 39th, Switerland Tops
2017 - 2016
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Global Peace Index (GPI) India was ranked 141out of 163 countries
World Happiness Index 2016 118 , Denmark Tops
Transparency International‘s India at rank 79 out of 176 countries corruption perception index in its latest Corruption Perception
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Index.
UNCTAD World Investment India – 4th (Asia) & 10th (World) Report- 2016
Sustainable Development Sweden – First India – 110th Index
World Risk Report 2016 India- 77
Note Some indexes updated with monthly wise Current Affairs
Tamilnadu Some Important ( for More News Kindly refer Tamil version of Curretnt Affais )
Chief Minister O.Pannerselvam Governor R.Vidyasagar Rao ( Incharge)
Speaker P.danabal
Deputy Speaker Pollachi Jeyaraman
Opposition Leader M.K Stalin
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Chief Secretary Dr.Girija Vaidyanathan
Advocate General Muthukumarasamy
Chief Election Officer Rajesh Lakani
2017 - Tamilnadu Election Commissioner Seetaraman
Local body appellate Tribunal Cho. Ayyar
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
State Information Commission K.Ramanujam
Human Rights Commission D.MeenaKumari
State women Commission ------
State commission for children ------GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP TNPSC Dr K.Arulmozhi
Chief Justice of high court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Tamilnadu Consumer Protection S.Tamilvanan Council Tamilnadu 5th Finance Commission S. Krishnan Chairman(2014)
Some Tamilnadu Government Awards
Thiruvalluvar Award, P Veeramani
Thanthai Periyar Award , Panruti S Ramachandran,
Ambedkar Award R Duraisamy
Perarignar Anna Award, Kooram M Durai
Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Award, T Neelakandan
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Mahakavi Bharathiyar Award- S Ganapathi Raman
Paventhar Bharathidasan Award- Ko Bharathi
2017
- Thiru Vi. Ka Award- Dr. Maraimalai Illakuvanar
K A P Viswanatham Award. Meenatchi Murugarathinam
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SOME IMPORTANT SUMMITS WHICH WERE NOT ADDED IN ABOVE TABLE
BRICS Women Parliamentarians' Forum meet held in Jaipur, Rajasthan forum passes Jaipur Declaration,
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP The 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit concluded on 24 June 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The United Nations World Humanitarian Summit concluded on 24 May 2016 in Istanbul,
The Heart of Asia (HoA) conference held on 26 April 2016 in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 April 2016 inaugurated the Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016) in Mumbai.
The National Summit on Family Planning concluded on 5 April 2016 in New Delhi. Tamil Nadu awarded prize for Post-partum sterilization.
International Conference on Zero was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France from 4 April – 5 April 2016. India is the Partenr of the Conference
4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves was inaugurated on 14 March
2016 at Lima in Peru.
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A two-day National Conference of Women Legislators held in New Delhi
from 5 March to 6 March 2016
19th National e-governance Conference with the title Transforming
2017 - Indiawas concluded on 22 January 2016 in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
2nd World Internet Conference was concluded on 18 December 2015 at
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Wuzen in China.
World sufi Forum held in New Delhi
World Congress on Drug Discovery & Development-2016‖, which is rd th th
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP scheduled on 23 , 24 & 25 November 2016 , Bangalore
18th World Congress of Criminology to be held at O. P. Jindal University Campus in New Delhi, India from the 15thto 19th December, 2016.
6th World Congress on Biotechnology, will be organized during October 05-07 at New Delhi
4th India Africa Hydrocarbons Conference – New Delhi
3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation- New Delhi
India hosted first ever Global Maritime Summit – MUMBAI
Raisina Dialogue 2017 – New Delhi
National Family Planning Summit 2016- Delhi
Global conference on women empowerment – New Delhi
International Buddhist conference –Nepal
World Humanitarian Summit – Istanbul Turkey
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19th World peace Conference , Nashik Maharashtra
5th International Buddhist Conclave –varanasi
2017
- First World Sustainable Development Conference – New Delhi
Women of India Festival 2016- Newdelhi
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3r word Internet Conference -China's Wuzhen
1st International Agro-biodiversity Congress that was held from 6 November to 9 in New Delhi
45th All India Police Science Congress being organized at Kovalam, GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Thiruvananthapuram
1to 4, December 2016; 7th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) was held at Science City in Kolkata, West Bengal
20th National Conference on e-Governance held in Vishakhapatnam
15th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas held in Bengaluru
The 7th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) held on from 2nd – 4th December, 2016 at Science City, Kolkata.
IMPORTANT COMMITTEES
ShyamBenegal – Cinematography Act review / central board of film certification
Justice R M Lodha – BCCI Reforms
ArvindPanagariya – Fast Track Bullet Trains
P K Sinha-To process the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission
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Anil R Dave – To investigate the living conditions and salary of Nurses
Tapan Roy -To examining and making recommendations on changing of
the Companies Act, 2013.
2017 -
T.S.R Subramanian -To evolve the New Education Policy AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Mahesh Kumar Singla -To recommend the modalities for Granting of SC statusto six OBC communities in Assam
B Tandon -To oversee the guidelines set for government advertisements
Ashok Lahiri- the imposition of central Excise duty on jewellery. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP AyyapanCommitttee -prepare a draft national policy on marine fishery
NK Singh - review of FRBM roadmap
Arvind Subramanian - consider a reasonable increase in minimum support price (MSP)
T V S N Prasad – 7 members - alternatives to pellet guns in Kashmir
Amitabh Kant- e-commerce rules on foreign direct investment norms
Shri Madhukar Gupta – Border Management
Ratan P. Watal headed the Committee on Digital Payments
SS Mundra Task Force to speed up the process of recalibration of ATMs
KS Valdiya committee submitted report to the Government Saraswati River so far considered mythical, actually existed
Note: Some Committees included in respective months
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SPORTS RELATED NEWS
2017
- Chennai Open 2017
Title Winner Runner-up AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Men's Roberto Bautista Daniil Singles Agut (Spain) Medvedev (Russia) Mens's Rohan Bopanna Purav Raja
Doubles and Jeevan and Divij GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Nedunchezhiyan Sharan (India) (India)
ICC Top 10 test bowler & all Rounder Aswin rank First
Qatar Open 2016 - Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2017 Chennai Open title Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) ICC Test Rankings India tops
Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Women‘s Singles P. V. Sindhu
International Shooting Sport Federation, world cup–Thailand - JituRai(India)- Gold
Miss India title ShwetaRathore
Australian Grand Prix NicoRosberg
2016 World Chess Candidates Tournament Sergey Karjakin Russia
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7t hWorld Carrom Championship Host – Birmingham
Hockey Junior World Cup 2016 Host – India
2017
- Lionel Messi Announces Retirement from International Football
Official sponsor for the Indian contingent to the Rio Olympics 2016- AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Amul
Rio shooting World Cup JituRai – 6th Spot
First Indian participant at World Kickboxing Championship Tajamul
Islam GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP First Indian Gymnast to Qualify for Olympics DipaKarmakar
2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships will be held in India
Archery World Cup(Shanghai, China) 1.Silver - Women‘s team comprising DeepikaKumari, Bombayla Devi Laishram and LaxmiraniMajhi
Formula One‘s youngest race winner Max Verstappen
IPL winner -Sunrisers Hyderabad
Archery World Cup (Antalya) India wons Silver
Miami Open 2016
Men‘s Singles Novak Djokovic
Women‘s Singles Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
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Men‘s Doubles Pierre Hugues (France) And Herbert Nicolas (France)
Women‘s Doubles BethanieMattek-Sands (USA) and LucieŠafářová(Chezh
Republic)
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Malaysian Open 2016 AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Men‘s Singles Lee Chong Wei ( Malaysia)
Women‘s Singles RatchanokIntanon (Thailand)
Men‘s Doubles Kim Gi-Jung( South Korea ) and Kim Sa-rang ( South
Korea) GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Women‘s Doubles Tang Yuanting (China) and Yu Yang (China)
French Open 2016
Men‘s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women‘s Singles Garbine Muguruza (Spain)
Men‘s doubles Feliciano López (Spain) / Marc López (Spain)
Women‘s Doubles Caroline Garcia(France) / Kristina Mladenovic (France)
Mixed Doubles Martina Hingis(Switzerland)/ Leander Paes (India)
Australian Open title 2016 – Sydney
Men‘s Singles HansKristianVittinghus (Denmark)
Women‘s Singles : SainaNehwal (India)
Men‘s Doubles Markus Fernaldi Gideon (Indonesia) and Kevin
SanjayaSukamuljo (Indonesia)
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Women‘s Doubles BaoYixin (China) and Chen Qingchen (China)
Wimbledon 2016 Championships
2017
- Men‘s Singles Andy Murray (Britain)
Women‘s Singles Serena Williams (US)
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Men‘s Doubles PierreHugues Herbert (France) and Nicolas Mahut (France)
Women‘s Doubles Serena Williams (US) and Venus Williams (US)
12th South Asian Games – 2016 GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Important Points
Held at Guwahati (Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium) and Shillong (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium)
Name of the mascot: Thikor (a baby rhinoceros)
India Ranks First , 188 Medals
US open Tennis
Title Winner
Men's Singles Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
Women's Angelique Kerber (Germany) Singles
Mens's Doubles Jamie Murray (U.K.) and Bruno Soares (Brazil)
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Women's Bethanie Mattek-Sands (U.S.A.) and Lucie Safarova (Czech
Doubles Republic)
2017 Mixed Doubles Laura Siegemund (Germany) and Mate Pavic (Croatia) -
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Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ranks in Paralympics Game
Rank first Five
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 1, china 2, Great Britton , 3 Ukraine , 4, Us , India 43rd place
India‘s performance
Thangavelu Mariyappan - Gold in Men's High Jump
Devendra Jhajharia - Gold in Men's Javelin Throw
Deepa Malik - Silver in Women's Shot Put
Varun Singh Bhati - Bronze in Men's High Jump
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honor, will be given to four athletes in the same year
Ms. P.V. Sindhu Badminton
Ms. Dipa Karmakar Gymnastics 3. Shri Jitu Rai Shooting
4. Ms. Sakshi Malik Wrestling
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Note: other awards have more lists so we can‘t memory those names
Rio Olympic an Overview
2017
- Venue: Rio de Janeiro
Motto: A new world
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Opening and closing ceremony at: Maracana Stadium
Athlete‘s oath taken by: Brazilian sailor Robert Scheidt
Olympic cauldron was lit by: Vanderlei Cordeiro de
Lima (Brazilian long distance runner) GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Golf and Rugby Sevens were introduced after a gap of 112 and 92 years respectively.
Important Achievement
Michael Phelps: American swimmer won 5 gold medals and 1 silver medal at this Olympics and carried his total Olympic gold medals to 23 and total medals to 28
Usain Bolt: He won 3 gold medals in 100 m, 200 m and 4 x 100 m relay for the third time in Olympics completing a triple triple.
The youngest athlete to participate in the Olympics was Nepal's Gaurika Singh.
The youngest in the Indian contingent was golfer Aditi Ashok.
First time entrants Kosovo, South Sudan, and the Refugee, took
part.
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Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. U.S.A. 46 37 38 121
2. Great Britain 27 23 17 67
2017 - 3. China 26 18 26 70
4. Russia 19 18 19 56 AFFAIRS AFFAIRS 5. Germany 17 10 15 42 67. India 0 1 1 2
India performance GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had sent a total of 123 athletes.
This was the nation‘s largest ever delegation in Summer Olympic history.
Flag bearer Abhinav Bindra leads Indian contingent as Olympic Games declared open
Badminton player P V Sindhu won historic silver medal in women‘s singles badminton event. With this, she became the first Indian woman to clinch a silver medal in Olympics.
Sindhu become the fifth female athlete from India to a medal in Olympics.
Wrestler Sakshi Malik secured a bronze in the 58 kg category to
become India‘s first female wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
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Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian female ever to book an Olympic spot in the apparatus events and all-around event at the
Olympic Test Event.
2017 - Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals so far, all at the
Olympic Games
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Sakshi Malik, who won India's first medal in the Rio Olympics, was on Sunday announced as the country's flag bearer at the Summer Games Closing Ceremony.
Books and Author GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Tolerance Mamata Banerjee
The Turbulent Years – 1980-1996 – Vol II Pranab Mukherjee
Transendence -APJ Abdul Kalam
Indian Paper Money Razack
Who was Shivaji ? Sri Govind Pansare
Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography Pramod Kapoor
The Householder, The Star Shashi Kapoor
My Favourite Nature Stories Ruskin Bond
The Unseen Indira Gandhi Dr KP Mathur
‗Ace Against Odds‘ Sania Mirza
India‘s most Powerful Women Mrs. Prem Ahluwalia
One Indian Girl Chetan Bhagat
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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India. by Shashi Tharoor
Driven: The Virat Kohli Story by Vijay Lokapally
2017
- Apps and Portals
Kilkari- 72 audio messages about pregnancy, child birth and child care
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MITRA app-to ensure safety and security of women, children and the elderly during emergency –Puducherry
‗Tatkal‘ – Amazon- To enables small and medium businesses (SMBs) to
go online and sell products GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Japan Desk – SBI-to facilitate Japanese corporates looking to invest with banking and advisory services.
DRISHTI developed that will integrate field level activities and their monitoring with Bhuvan portal.
Vidyut PRAVAH‖ App – Ministry of power
Maharashtra Government launched Adi Praman, online app for tribal caste validity certificate
SURYAMITRA app- Ministry of power –
NIVARAN Portal –Minstry of railway
POCSO e-Box-Union Minister for Women and Child Development-For reporting child sexual abuse
Important Awards
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The 25th edition of G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2016 has been awarded to Prof. Sanjay Mittal for his contribution in the area of
Mechanics
2017 - Narendra Modi was awarded with the Amir Amanullah
Khan Award, Afghanistan's highest civilian honour
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Margaret Atwood wins 2016 PEN Pinter prize
President Pranab Mukherjee presented National Order of the Republic of Ivory Coast, the highest award of the West African country
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP American author Akhil Sharma has won the 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Awardfor his novel Family Life
Dr. R Seetharaman, Group CEO of Doha Bank, has been honoured with the 2016 Green Economy Visionary Award.
A.R. Rahman was awarded Japan's Fukuoka prize for 2016.
Aditi Krishnakumar won the Scholastic Asian Book Award for her manuscript "Codex: The Lost Treasure Of The Indus‖
Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh has won the ‗India Biodiversity Award 2016‘
The Vegetarian by Han Kang, announced as the winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize.
Academic Parashar Kulkarni has become the first Indian author to win the Commonwealth short story prize for his ―Cow and Company‖
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Dogri Poetess and novelist Padma Sachdev (76) has been chosen for the
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Andrew Wiles received the 2016 Abel Prize from Norway's
2017 - Partha S. Dasgupta as the recipient of the 2016 Tyler Prize for
Environmental Achievement for his scientific contributions to the field
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of environmental economics.
Veteran film actor and director Manoj Kumar conferred with the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Former DRDO Director-General (DG) Dr Avinash Chander has been awarded prestigiousAryabhata Award
Tamil film Kanavu Variyam has won the prestigious 2016 Remi Award in the United States.
Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan was selected for the prestigious Pandit Bhimsen Joshi award.
Golden Globe Awards -Best Picture (Drama) – The Revenant
The Indian novelist and journalist Anuratha Royawarded the 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel Sleeping on Jupiter
Polly Umrigar Award – Virat Kohli- 2015
Eminent modern Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2016
Ms. Kanyakumari was the first woman violinist to get Sangita Kalanidhi
award of the Music Academy this year.
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Telugu writer Kolakaluri Enoch 29th Moortidevi Award by Bharatiya
Jnanpith for his novel Ananta Jeevanam
Kaisa Matomaki and Maksym Radziwill have been jointly won the 2016
2017 - SASTRA-Ramanujan award.
Stephanie Del Vallehas won the title of Miss World 2016
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Environmental activist Kehkashan Basu won Children‘s Peace Prize.
International Maritime Organisation Award for Exceptional Bravery at
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1. UNIT ‐ I. Modern history of India and Indian culture 2. UNIT ‐ 2. General Aptitude & Mental Ability
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Test Syllabus Book List / Reference NO
1 Nature of universe - General Tamilnadu State Board Old scientific laws - Scientific Books / refer Tata Mgrah Hill instruments - Inventions and General Studies discoveries - National scientific laboratories - Science glossary- Physical quantities, standards and units – Mechanics and properties of matter - Force, motion and energy - Heat, light and sound - Magnetism, electricity and electronics
2 Modern history of India and India , State Board Book /India, n culture • Advent of European in Freedom Struggle By Dr. K vasion‐ Expansion and consolidati Venkatesan / Spectrum You on of British rule ‐ Effect of Britis can use but it does not touch h rule on socio‐economic factors ‐ Tamilnadu Issues relating to
social reforms and Religious
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movement freedom Struggle
3 General Aptitude & Mental Old Question Paper Practice
Ability • Conversion of With anyone Quantitative 2017
- information to data ,Collection, c Aptitude / R.S Agarwall ompilation and presentation of d
ata ‐ Tables, graphs, diagrams ‐ P AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
arametricrepresentation of data ‐ Analytical interpretation of data
4 Atomic and nuclear physics - Tamilnadu State Board Old Astronomy and space science - Books / refer Tata Mgrah Hill Elements and compounds - Acids, General Studies
bases and salts - Oxidation and GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP reduction- Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds – Natural disasters - safeguard measures - Chemistry of ores and metals - Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides
5 India since independence ‐ Charac 12th History book / teristics of Indian culture ‐ Contemporary of India by Dr. K Unity in diversity ‐ race, color, Venkatesan/ India Year book language, custom ‐ India For Art and Culture related ‐a secular state Organizations for Institution fine arts, dance, drama, music
6 Percentage ‐ Highest Common Fa Old Question Paper Practice ctor (HCF) ‐ Lowest Common With anyone Quantitative Multiple (LCM) ‐ Ratio and Aptitude / R.S Agarwall Proportion ‐ Simple interest ‐ Compound interest ‐ Area ‐ Volume‐ Time and Work – Probability
7 Biochemistry and biotechnology Tamilnadu State Board Old
- Polymers and plastics – Books / refer Tata Mgrah Hill
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Electrochemistry - Main concepts General Studies of life science - The cell -basic
unit of life- Classification of
living organism - Nutrition and 2017 - dietetics - Respiration - Excretion of metabolic waste - Bio –
communication
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8 Growth of rationalist, Dravidian State Board Book /India, movement in Tamil Nadu ‐ Freedom Struggle By Dr. K Political parties and populist Venkatesan / Spectrum You schemes ‐ National can use but it does not touch renaissance Early uprising against Tamilnadu Issues relating to
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP British rule ‐ 1857 Revolt ‐Indian freedom Struggle/ National Congress ‐ Emergence o
f national leaders ‐ Gandhi, Nehr u, Tagore, Netaji ‐ Growth of milit For Dravidian Movement will ant movements provide notes Separately
9 Information technology ‐ Basic te Notes will be Provided rms, Communications ‐ Applicati on of Information and Communic ation Technology (ICT) ‐ Decision making and problem solving ‐ Basics in Computers / Computer termin ology.
10 Blood and blood circulation - Tamilnadu State Board Old Endocrine system- Reproductive Books / refer Tata Mgrah Hill system- Animals, plants and General Studies/ human life - Govt. policy Science and Technology refer /organizations on Science and any book For Upsc or Dig in Technology- Role, achievement & Net particular Topics/ impact of Science and
Technology - Energy – self
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sufficiency - oil exploration - Notes will be provided Defence Research Organization -
Ocean research and development 2017
- 11 Different modes of agitations ‐ Er State Board Book /India, a of different Acts & Pacts ‐ Worl Freedom Struggle By Dr. K
d war & final phase struggle ‐ Co Venkatesan / Spectrum You AFFAIRS AFFAIRS mmunalism led to partition ‐ Rol can use but it does not touch e of Tamil Nadu in freedom strug Tamilnadu Issues relating to gle ‐ Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathi freedom Struggle/ ar & Other
For Dravidian Movement will
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP provide notes Separately
12 Genetics - the science of heredity Tamilnadu State Board Old - Environment, ecology, health Books / refer Tata Mgrah Hill and hygiene, Bio - diversity and General Studies/ its conservation –Human Science and Technology refer diseases, prevention and any book For UPSC or Dig in remedies -Communicable Net particular Topics/ diseases and non -communicable diseases - Alcoholism and Drug abuse - Computer science and advancement – Genetic Notes will be provided Engineering - Remote sensing and benefits
13 Revision Test -1
14 Revision Test -2
Note: All notes will be given for paper 1 except Mental Ability
Paper – II Test Schedule
1. UNIT – I ‐ Indian polity and emerging political trends across the world
affecting India and Geography of India
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2. UNIT – II Tamil language, Tamil society ‐‐ it‘s culture and Heritage / English Language
3. UNIT – II Administration of Union and States with special reference to
Tamil Nadu 2017 -
15 State government organization - Administration of Union AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
structure, functions and control and States with Special mechanism – Union government Reference to Tamilnadu by organization - structure, functions and Iyachamy Murugan control mechanism - District administration- role in people‘s welfare oriented programmes – Social
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP welfare - Government sponsored schemes with reference to Tamil Nadu- Social welfare - government sponsored schemes by Government of India
16 Indian polity • Constitution of Indian Polity K. Laxmi India ‐ Preamble to the Kandh constitution , Salient features of constit Summary of K. Laxmi Kandh ution ‐ Union, state and territory ‐ Citiz Notes will be Provided enship ‐ rights and duties ‐ Fundament al rights
17 Earth and universe ‐ Solar system ‐ Atm School Book / NCERT 11 osphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere Mon and 12th Geography Book/ soon, rainfall, weather and climate ‐ W Lucent General Knowledge ater resources ‐ rivers in India ‐ Soil, mi Book nerals & natural resources ‐ Natural ve getation ‐ Forest & wildlife ‐ Agricultur al pattern, livestock & fisheries
18 Notes Will be Given ாக쏀க믁ம் ண்ா翁ம்-தநிம쏍
ததாற்믁ம் பய쯁ம்
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1. ண்டைத் தநிம쏍 யாழ்யினல்
சிந்தடகள்- ய ீபம், காதல்,
அம், அக்தகாட்翁
2017 - யமிா翁கள் நற்쟁ம் சைங்கு
믁டகள்
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/Précis writing.
19 Industrial map of Tamil Nadu role of Administration of Union state government -Public Services - and States with Special role of recruitment agencies Industrial Reference to Tamilnadu by map of India role of Union government Iyachamy Murugan GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP - Public Services role of recruitment agencies in Union Government- State finance -- resources, budget and financial administration – Union finance resources, budget and financial administration- Relationship between State and Union
20 Directive principles of state policy Indian Polity K. Laxmi ‐ Fundamental duties Kandh ‐ Human rights charter ‐ Union executiv Summary of K. Laxmi Kandh e ‐ Union legislature ,parliament ‐ State Notes will be Provided executive ‐ State legislature assembly ‐ Status of Jammu & Kashmir
21 Transport including Surface Transport School Book / NCERT 11 & communication ‐ Social geography ‐ and 12th Geography Book/ population ‐ density and distribution ‐ Lucent General Knowledge Natural calamities ‐ disaster manageme Book nt ‐ Bottom topography of Indian ocea n, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal ‐ Climate change ‐ impact and
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mitigation measures ‐ Pollution Contro l
22 Notes Will be Given
1. தநிம쏍 சநன믁ம் ண்ாட்翁
2017 - நி믁டகள்- டசயம்-
டயணயம்
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2. தநிம쏍 ண்ாட்翁 கட믃ம் ாக쏀க믁ம் – இனல் , இடச , ாைகம், ஓயினம் , சிற்ம்,
ாட்翁ப் ꯁக் கடகள் GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Essay writing on current issues
23 e-governance in the State- Natural Administration of Union calamities – Disaster Management and States with Special Union and State –strategic planning in Reference to Tamilnadu by the State - Use of IT in administration Iyachamy Murugan in state- Use of IT in administration e- governance in Union Government-
24 Local government ‐ panchayatraj ‐ Indian Polity K. Laxmi Indian federalism ‐ Kandh center state relations ‐ Judiciary in Indi Summary of K. Laxmi Kandh a ‐ Rule of law /Due process of law ‐ E Notes will be Provided mergency provisions ‐ Civil services in India ‐ Administrative Challenges in a welfare state ‐ Complexities of district administration
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நயிாட்翁த் நதாை쏍ꯁகள்
Comprehension of a given passage and
answering questions thereupon.
2017 - 26 Elections ‐ Election Commission Indian Polity K. Laxmi
Union and State ‐Official Kandh/ AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
language and Schedule VIII ‐ Amendm Summary of K. Laxmi Kandh ents to constitution ‐ Schedules to Cons Notes will be Provided titution,Emerging political trends acros s the world affecting India ,Foreign Aff airs with special emphasis on India‘s rel ations with neighbouring countries and
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP in the region ‐Security and defence related matters N uclear policy, issues and conflicts‐The I ndian Diaspora and its contribution to I ndia and the world.
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28 Revision test - 2
Paper – III Test Schedule
1. Current events of national and international importance 2. Current Economic Trends: Indian economy and Impact of global economy on India 3. Socio ‐ Economic Issues in India/ Tamil Nadu
29 Indian economy • Nature of Indian econo 11 and 12th School Book my ‐ Five ‐ year plan models ‐ an assessm Some Chapters, Indian ent ‐ Land reforms & agriculture ‐ Applic Economy Special Edition ation of science in agriculture ‐ Industrial Pratiyogita Darpan growth ‐ Capital formation and
investment
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30 Population Explosion - Unemployment Social Economic Issues in issues in India & Tamil Nadu - Child India and Tamilnadu by
Labour – Economic Issues- Loss of Iyachamy Murugan
cultural heritage due to economic 2017 - development Poverty (b) Sanitation- Rural and Urban -- Urbanization and its
impact on the society - Education – AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Linkage between Education and Economic Growth
31 Illiteracy_(c) Corruption in public life - Social Economic Issues in Anti -Corruption measures - CVC, Lok- India and Tamilnadu by adalats, Ombudsman, CAG- Women Iyachamy Murugan
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Empowerment- Role of the Government Women Empowerment Social injustice to womenfolk - Domestic violence, dowry menace, sexual assault
32 Role of public sector & disinvestment 11 and 12th School Book ‐ Development of infrastructure ‐ Some Chapters, Indian National income ‐ Public finance & Economy Special Edition fiscal Pratiyogita Darpan policy Price policy & public distribution Consumerism & Consumer protection ‐ Banking, money & monetary policy ‐ Rol e of Foreign Direct Investment ‐WTO Lib eralisation globalization & privatization
33 Impact of violence on the growth of the Social Economic Issues in nation – Religious violence, Terrorism India and Tamilnadu by and Communal violence -Regional Iyachamy Murugan Disparities - Problems of Minorities- Human Rights issues - Right to information- Central and State
Commission
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34 Rural welfare oriented programmes ‐ HR 11 and 12th School Book D ‐ sustainable economic growth ‐ Econo Some Chapters, Indian
mic trend in Tamil Nadu ‐ Energy Economy Special Edition
Different sources and development ‐ Pratiyogita Darpan 2017 - Finance Commission ‐ Planning Commission , National Develop
ment Council ‐ Poverty Alleviation Progr AFFAIRS AFFAIRS ammes.
35 – Government Policy on Health.- Faith Social Economic Issues in and conflict among legislature, India and Tamilnadu by executive, judiciary and media.- Iyachamy Murugan Community Development Programme -
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37 (a) State of Economy in Crisis Times ‐ (b) Refer internet / Notes will RBI‘s Crisis Response ‐ (c) Government be given but Limited ‘s Crisis Response ‐ (d) The Risks and Cha llenges ‐ Monetary policy , Fiscal Policy ‐ Financial stability The Options Ahead: Diversifying Exports ‐ Boosting Domestic Consumption ‐ Enhancing Public Spendi
ng ‐ Generating Employment ‐ Provisioni
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as the new Chairperson of Competition Commission of India
The UK born singer, musician and pianist Adnan Sami of Pakistani
2017 - descent has been granted the citizenship of India on 01 Jan 2016
Nitish Kumar has been chosen for the K Veeramani Award for Social
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Justice 2015 for his contribution towards social justice by Periyar International, a Chicago-based voluntary organization
India Defeated Pakistan the first T20 Blind Cricket Asia Cup held in
Kochi, Kerala GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
The operation launched by the Indian Army to neutralize the attackers called ―Operation Dhangu‖ or ―Dhangu Suraksha‖, named after the village Dhangu
Mumbai Central railway station at Google and Railtel have launched the first of its free high-speed public Wi-Fi services planned for 400 stations
The minimum time period set by IRCTC for reservation of online tickets to prevent faster booking of tickets by use of illegal software by touts – 35 seconds
IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) was launched aboard PSLV-C31 on Jan 20
President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee formally inaugurated Shiv
Nadar University and dedicated it to the nation – Gautam Buddha Nagar
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Telangana become the first in the country to make gender education compulsory at graduate level with the introduction of a book titled
Towards a World of Equals
2017 - Telangana become the first in the country to legally accept electronic
motor insurance policies called e-Vahan Bima
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LPG consumers to seek help in case of a gas leakage – 1906
world's largest and tallest Indian flag was hoisted on the occasion of the 119th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose , Ranchi
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP India's first World Music Festival held on February 13 and 14 –Udaipur
28th International Kite Festival is celebrated in –Ahmedabad
Union Government launched by the for online booking of LPG cylinders – Sahaj
Delhi set up its first State Human Rights Commission with Justice Uma Nath Singh as its chairperson
world's first slum museum Dharavi – Mumbai
RBI Governor Raguram Rajan was felicitated with the Central Banker of the Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific) for 2016
the book Titled "Azad Bachpan Ki Or‖ written by Kailash satayarti
Indo-France eight-day counterterrorism and counter-insurgency joint exercise-Shakti-2016
Nepal and India resumed the bus service on 4th January 2016 after a gap
of long 27 years
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North korea on 6th January 2016 conducted its first hydrogen bomb test
Asia's largest underground railway station, Futian Station, was opened in
china
2017 - Asia's largest man-made waterfall, Niulanjiang Waterfall in Kunming,
was opened in China
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Tsai Ing-wen elected as Taiwan's first woman president
Leonardo DiCaprio Hollywood actor won the Best Actor award (Drama) at the Golden Globes 2016 for his performance in 'The Revenant
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February month Current Affairs
Military Training Exercise between the Indian Army and the Seychelles People‘s Defence Forces named – LAMITYE 2016
Indo-Nepal Combined Military Exercise- Surya Kiran IX
Senior IPS Archana Ramasundaram officer who has become the first woman Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal
Brendon McCullum New Zealand cricketer who has scored the fastest century in test cricket by making it in 54 balls in a test match against Australia at Christchurch
Prime Minster has launched the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban (rural- urban) Mission, Kurubhat – Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh,
Counter-Terrorism Conference 2016 –Jaipur
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Operation Khanijkhoj - project launched by the Geological Survey of
India targeting deep seated and concealed mineral deposits
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) located in –
2017 - Livingston, Louisiana and Hanford, Washington
smallest revolver manufactured in India by Rifle Factory Ishapore is
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named – Nidar
Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes
Vinod rai has been appointed as the chairman of Bank Board Bureau
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Kerala was declared as the country's first fully digital state
Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy title for the 41st time defeating Saurashtra in the final by an innings and 21 runs
Asif Kapadia Indo-British filmmaker who won Grammy Award for the Best Music Film for his documentary Amy
Ashok Chawla was appointed as the chairman of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Pig ( Boar) wild animal is declared "vermin" for a year in Uttarakhand
Sikkim has become India's first fully organic state
Spotlight film won the Best Film award at the 88th Academy Awards (Oscars) 2016 held in Log Angeles
Vietnam inaugurated the world's longest cable car (3-rope) system with
a total length of 6,292.50 meters
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Parliament of Pakistan became the first in the world to completely run
on solar power
World Wetlands Day was observed 2nd February 2016
2017 - The Kinfra Industrial Park at Ottappalam India's first Defence Industrial
Park
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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated India's first Gender Park at Kozhikode district of Kerala.
India's first Ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug, BGR- 34
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP March month Current Affairs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on 30 March 2016 remotely launched Asia's biggest telescope, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Devasthal, Uttarakhand
PSusheela legendary playback singer of South Indian languages who has entered the Guinness World Records for recording highest number of songs in several languages inacareer spanning over half a century
Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan shehnai exponent who died in Kolkata at the age of 77
first-ever joint exercise being conducted by the border-guarding forces of India and Bangladesh, Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) respectively in the riverine borders of the
Sundarbans to enhance bilateral cooperation - Sundarbans Maithri
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RNSS-1F, sixth navigation satellite of the seven satellite constellation which was successfully launched by Indian Space agency ISRO in March
10.
2017 - India's first solar powered ferry will be started in Kerala
Chapchar Kut Festival (an annual harvest festival) is celebrated every
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year in the month of March at Mizoram
9th International Abilympics was held in France
4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves held from March 14 to March
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 17 Lima (Peru)
Indian writer and journalist Jerry Pinto awarded the Windham Campbell Prize 2016 in the fiction category for his novel Em and the Big Hoom
fire power demonstration exercise of the Indian Air Force conducted at Pokhran in Rajasthan on 18 Mar 2016 was named – Iron Fist 2016
fourth edition of the Indo-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise conducted from 10 to 23 March 2016 at Magelang, Indonesia – Garuda Shakti
Walajabad station in Chennai division of Southern Railway which has been inaugurated as the first common user Auto Hub of Indian Railways
new name of Govt's LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP), which is currently being run successfully in over 120 cities across India – Ujala (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All)
Setu Bharatam project launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to make all National Highways railways crossing free by the year
2019 is
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The United Nations has declared the theme of International Women's Day on 08 March 2016 to be – Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it up for
Gender Equality
2017 - Ashgabat Agreement -an international transport and transit corridor
facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Persian Gulf.
National Film Awards
Best Feature Film -Baahubali
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Best Actor -Amitabh Bachchan
Best Actress- Kangana Ranaut
Best Supporting Actor – Samuthirakani – Visaaranai
Best Film on Social Issues – Nirnayakam
Best Music Director Award - Ilayaraja
April month Current Affairs
Silica Aerogel world's lightest material which was manufactured by ISRO Scientists at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and is also known as 'blue air
Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics to be held in August 2016
Chandigarh in Punjab first time in India has been declared kerosene free
with the sale of subsidised cooking and lighting fuel being stopped
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Shan-E-Punjab Express train became the first train in India to be fitted
with CCTV Surveillance Cameras Amritsar to New Delhi
Permod Kohli appointed as the Chairman of Central Administrative
2017 - Tribunal
Sachin Tendulkar has been signed by the Central Government to endorse
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the 'I Support Skill India' campaign, in an attempt to reach out to the youth and build awareness on the importance of skill development
Golden Tobacco Ltd manufacturing company became first company in
India to implement 85% pictorial health warnings. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Puttingal Temple in Kollam district of Kerala in which a fireworks mishap killed atleast 110 people and hundreds of other people were injured
N.K. SinghThe politician, economist and former IAS Officer who has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver by Japan for promoting economic, educational and cultural ties between India and Japan
eleventh Indo-Mongolia joint training exercise – Nomadic Elephant – 2016
International Conference on the Zero held on 05 April 2016 with the Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani unveiling a bust of mathematician- astronomer Aryabhatta – UNESCO HQs at Paris
The Government of India has released Commemorative Coin of Rs. 200/-
and a Circulation Coin of Rs. 10/- on the occasion of martyr day (April
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18) of this notable general of 1857 rebellion against the British – Tatya
Tope
IRNSS-1G launched in 28 April 2016 , 7th and final satellite of the series
2017 - On 14 April 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the pilot of e-
NAM - the e-trading platform for the National Agriculture Market
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On 4 April 2016 The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) generated the 100thcrore Aadhaar touching the landmark in a span of five-and-a-half years since the first Aadhaar was issued in 2010.
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP On 20 April 2016 Europe has been declared as malaria free region by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.)
On 14 April 2016 the supercomputer, named 'Param Kanchenjunga', was formally unveiled by Sikkim Governor Shrinvas Patil at the NIT Sikkim campus at Ravangla in South Sikkim District.
On 20 April 2016 Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has merged Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), launched by the previous UPA government, with the Khelo India programme.
On 30 April 2016 Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Peoples Democratic Party took oath as the thirteenth and first women Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Syeda Anwara Taimur was the chief minister of the Indian state of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981 achieving the feat of the first Muslim woman Chief Minister
Dr. Prannoy Roy, co-founder and co-chairperson of NDTV, was presented
with the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award-2015
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On 14 April 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‗Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan‘. To strengthen Panchayati Raj in villages and
ensure social harmony in villages.
2017 - the government has set up a panel Ashok Dalwai (Inter-ministerial
Committee) to prepare a blueprint for doubling farmers' income by 2022
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ministry of Information & Broadcasting in compliance with the Hon‘ble Supreme Court directions has constituted a three member committee chaired by B.B. Tandon to address the issues Content Regulation in
Government Advertising. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP On 2 April 2016 DCB Bank Ltd. launched, first time in India, an ATM that accepts Aadhaar number and Aadhaar fingerprint (biometric) instead of ATM/Debit Card and PIN to dispense cash from the bank account
On 5 April 2016 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the ―Stand Up India‖ Scheme.
3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation was organized in New Delhi
The first ever Maritime India Summit was organized in Mumbai
(8-10 April, 2016) first Worlds Bamboo Summit was organized in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Every April 26 is celebrated as World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property rights
The fourth edition of India Water Week was observed from 04 to 08
April, 2016 partner country Israel
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On 23 April 2016 the India's first online interactive portal based on the
cultural heritage of India and South Asia, ‗Sahapedia‘ was launched.
May month Current Affairs
2017 - Admiral Sunil Lanba is the new Chief of Naval Staff who has taken over
from Admiral R.K. Dhowan
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Alastair Cook The English cricketer who has become the youngest (and the first Englishman) to score 10000 runs in test cricket
A.R. Rahman has been conferred with Japan's Fukuoka prize for 2016 for
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP his outstanding contribution towards creating, preserving and showcasing South Asian traditional fusion music
Aditi Krishnakumar has been awarded the 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA) for her manuscript Codex: The Lost Treasure Of The Indus
The bilateral Air Force exercise between India and United Arab Emirates being conducted at Al-Dhafra Air Base in UAE from 24 May 16 to 03 Jun 16 is named Exercise Desert Eagle – II
The first Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd which was commissioned into the Indian Navy (it is named after an island in the Andamans) – INS Tarmugli- 23.05.2016
e-Nivaran the name of electronic grievance redressal system launched by the Income Tax department to fast track taxpayer grievances and ensure
early resolution of their complaints
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Cyclone Roanu - The tropical cyclone which caused widespread rains in Sri Lanka, India and later in Bangladesh – Roanu‖ means ―coir rope‖ in
Maldivian – India gave name fot it
2017 - Gujarat has granted minority status to the Jain community - On 7 May
2016
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Reusable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD)- Launch date: 23 May 2016
Prime Minister approved the proposal of the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare for enhancing the age of superannuation of all doctors of GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP the Central Health Service to 65 years years with effect from 31st May 2016.
Pinarayi Vijayan oath as the 22nd Chief Minister of Kerala on 25.05.2016
Bharatavani is the name of India's first and largest multilingual dictionary in the form of a mobile app launched by the Human Resource Development Ministry
Amritsar Indian city World's largest Single Rooftop Solar Power Plant of 11.5 Mega Watt capacity was inaugurated recently
Prof UR Rao former ISRO Chairman who became the first Indian to be given the 'Hall of Fame' award by the International Astronautical Federation ( IAF )
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) launched in may , 1, 2016 aimed at providing cooking gas connections to five crore belowpoverty-line
beneficiaries over the next three years
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Karnataka [Gangavati in Koppal district] Asia's first Rice Technology Park will be setup on the public private participation model as a one-
stop solution to all problems of rice and maize growers
2017 - Zabol (Iran) is the most polluted city in the world according to the latest
WHO report
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On May 22-23, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was on an official visit to Iran at the invitation of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Hassan Rouhani
On 17 May 2016 Union Women and Child Development(WCD) Minister GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Maneka Sanjay Gandhi released the draft National Policy for Women, 2016 for consultations
On 26 May 2016 the Indian Coast Guard ship ‗Arush‘, the seventeenth in the series of twenty Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) was commissioned at Kochi
On 5 May 2016 researchers at the Human Media Lab at Queen‘s University of Canada have developed ‗HoloFlex‘ the world‘s first holographic flexible smartphone.
Spiritual leader and Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev will lead a yoga session at the UN on the occasion of the second International Yoga Day. June 21
On 24 May 2016 Assam Governor P. B Acharya administered the oath to Sarbananda Sonowal as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam
On 17 May 2016 Government constituted a five Member Committee
headed by N.K. Singh to comprehensively review and give
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recommendations on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
(FRBM) roadmap for the future.
Rajasthan become the first state in the country to launch Mahila Gaurav
2017 - Express (bus) under Nirbhaya scheme.
On 17 May 2016 the Odisha government decided to launch Green
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Passage scheme. To ensure that orphan students get free of cost higher education in the state.
ICICI become first Indian bank to signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the BRICS bank (New Development Bank GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP (NDB)
On 22 May 2016 the ―International Day for Biological Diversity‖ was celebrated
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be known as ‗Divyangjan‘ Sashaktikaran Vibhag in Hindi
‗Bison‘ the national mammal of the United States
June month Current Affairs
The joint flood relief exercise launched by the Assam State Govt and Armed Forces at Narangi Cantt from 28 to 30 June 2016 is named – Exercise Jalrahat
The trilateral naval exercise conducted by the navies of India, United States and Japan in the Pacific Ocean is named – Exercise Malabar-16
The slogan of 2016 Rio Olympic Games A New World
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Abhinav Bindra The former World and Olympic shooting champion who has been chosen to be the flag bearer of Indian contingent at the Rio
Olympics
2017 - NIVARAN -The online system for redressal of service related grievance of
serving and former railway employees launched by the Railway Minister AFFAIRS AFFAIRS on 30.06.16 is named
Maharashtra has become the first in the country to confer minority status on its Jewish community
Norway has become the first country in the world to ban deforestation GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
World's longest and deepest traffic tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel running through the Alps mountains, which opened on 01 June 2016 is located in(Length of the tunnel is 57.09 km) – Switzerland
Guwahati has become the first in the country have its own city animal - Gangetic River Dolphin
Potassium Bromate -chemical used in bread making to increase dough strength, higher rising and uniform finish to baked products, has been banned by the Govt
Salma Dam in Afghanistan nicknamed Afgha-India Friendship Dam, inaugurated by the Indian PM recently is build over the river – Hari Rud
World Day against Child Labour: 12 June 2016, World Refugee Day: 20 June 2016
On 27 June 2016, India became the 35th full member of Missile
Technology Control Regime. China is not a member of the partnership.
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PSLV C34 Launched Cartosat-2 Date: 22 June 2016
Sunway TaihuLight is a Chinese supercomputer that has been ranked as
the fastest supercomputer in the world
2017 -
Golf game was included in 2016 Rio Olympic games after 112 years AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Anne Hathaway Hollywood actor who has been appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
India is ranked as the 141st country in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2016.
Good Country Index (GCI)-2015 was released. India ranked 70 GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Axis Bank on 6th June 2016 launched India‘s first internationally-listed certified green bond to finance climate change programmes around the world.
International Astronomical Union(IAU) has officially named a Mars crater ―Langtang is one of the villages worst hit by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal
white tiger named ―Soohorang‖ and an Asiatic black bear called ―Bandabi‖ have been named as the two mascots for the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The games will be held in southkorea
Virginia Raggi became the first female mayor of the capital city of Italy, Rome
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected Peter Thomson as
President of its upcoming 71st session.
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Mahasthangarh in Bogra, Bangladesh has been selected to function as
the SAARC cultural capital this year
On 18 June 2016 the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and the
2017 - President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, jointly dedicated the newly
renovated Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna to the people of Sri Lanka
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G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2015 It has been awarded to Prof. Sanjay Mittal
V.O. Chidambaranar Port has bagged National Award for Excellence in
Cost Management for the year 2015. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Sikkim became the first state in India to have an open government data portal.
On 6 June 2016 The Delhi Government announced implementation of its solar policy.
On 5 June 2016 Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off the inaugural run of the Tiger Express train on World Environment Day
July month Current Affairs
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016, asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity , Bezwada Wilson, ensuring social inclusiveness in culture Thodur Madabusi (TM) Krishna
A Kanyakumari the violinist from Andhra Pradesh who became the first female violinist to be awarded the Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award of the
Madras Music Academy for the year 2016
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Ajay Bhushan Pandey has been appointed as the new Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of UIDA
on 24 July 2016 became India's first Green Rail Corridor Rameswaram,
2017 - Manamadurai
Talgo the Spanish made train which has become India's fastest train
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after clocking a speed of 180 km/hour and covering 84 km in 38 minutes during a trial run on the Mathura-Palwal route
Rohit Khandelwal the 26-year old Indian model and actor who has
become the first Asian to win the Mr World title GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Hyderabad High Court opened India's first e-court/paperless court
Khangchendzonga National Park of Sikkim which has been designated as India's first "Mixed" site on the UNESCO World Heritage List by fulfilling the criteria under both natural and cultural heritage
Ace Against Odds autobiography of Sania Mirza .
Pema Khandu was appointed as the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh replacing Nabam Tuki. he also became the youngest Chief Minister of India
Nalanda Mahavihara or old Nalanda University of Bihar, Chandigarh's Capitol Complex and Sikkim's , included by UNESCO in the World Heritage Sites list
the total number of Indian sites listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage
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Auto Express special train recently launched by Indian Railways for car
freight which runs from Gurgaon to Nidvanda
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) the second reactor of which
2017 - attained criticality on 10th July 2016
Tathagata Roy sworn-in as the 18th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
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recently
Vijay Goel was appointed as the new Union Minister of Youth Affairs
Prakash Javadekar was appointed as the new Human Resource
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Development Minister
International Tiger Day was observed across the world on 29 July 2016
AG600 world's largest amphibious aircraft recently launched by China, which can land on both water and land
Theresa May becomes the new Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK)
Operation Sankat Mochan launched by the Indian Air Force to airlift 600 Indians in 2 C-17 Globemaster aircraft from war-torn South Sudan .
Neeraj Chopra become the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at any world event by winning the gold medal in javelin throw at U-20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Arvind Subramanian e committee appointed by the Central Govt to tackle the shortage of pulses and MSP
Raipur India's first commercial dispute resolution centre and commercial
court was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh –
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Madhya Pradesh become the first in the country to set up a Happiness
Department to ensure happiness in the lives of common people
Parishikshak The teacher education portal launched by the Union Govt
2017 - with a vision to strengthen District Institutes of Education and Training
(DIETs)
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World Youth Skills Day: 15 July 2016
National Tourism Awards 2014-15 Best Heritage City: Warangal
Best Airport: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Sustainable Development Goal Index ,India is ranked 110th in the index
On 4 July 2016 US space agency NASA‘s Juno spacecraft sent to study Jupiter, entered into its orbit.
Linda Burney has made political history by becoming the first indigenous (Aboriginal) woman elected to Australia‘s lower house of parliament.
Captain Radhika Menon the first woman captain in the Indian Merchant Navy become the first woman to receive the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea-2016, from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
On 23 July 2016 Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, inaugurated the Kochi Water Metro Project of Kochi Metro Rail Limited at 5 pm at the
Sacred Heart Church Ground at Kothad, Kadamakkudy Panchayath.
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On 1 July 2016 Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari launched the National Green Highways Mission
in New Delhi.
2017 - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has launched a mobile app
named ―Myspeed‖.
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World Bank Board approved the US$ 63 million Tejaswini: Socioeconomic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls & Young Women Project in Jharkhand
On 27 June 2016 Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik has launched GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Kalinga ―Siksha Sathi Yojana‖. Education loan at 1% interest to students for pursuing higher studies will be provided under this scheme.
Nagaland Governor P.B Acharya launched a women helpline – 181 and also inaugurated Sakhi- One stop Centre, an institute indented to support women affected by violence
First Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the BRICS New Development Bank was held at Shanghai, China
The Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank convened the Bank‘s first Annual Meeting in Beijing
On 18 July 2016 Nelson Mandela International Day was celebrated across the world.
August current affairs
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K L Rahul the Indian wicketkeeper batsman has become the fastest player to score centuries in all three formats (Test, ODI and T20I) in
international cricket
2017 - Gujarat has become the first Indian state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs
under Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme
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P V Sindhu was made brand ambassador by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), India's largest paramilitary force, on 29 August 2016
Yogeshwar Dutt Indian wrestler whose bronze medal from the 2012
London Olympics was upgraded to silver on 30 August 2016 GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Sunita Jain on 17 August 2016 awarded with the prestigious 25th Vyas Samman 2015 for her poetry collection Kshama
Ahmedabad will host world kabaddi for this year
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 28 August 2016 successfully test launched the Supersonic Combustion Ramjet engine, called Scramjet
Bihar (AIIMS,Patna) has introduced a nine-month course on Sanskrit for students and staff members
Banwarilal Purohit sworn as a new governor of Assam
V.P singh Badnore sworn as a new governor of Punjab
Urjit Patel was appointed as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India succeeding Raghuram Rajan
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Telengana becomes first south Indian state and third state in India to
have a dedicated children's court
Najma Heptullah former Union Minister who was on 17 August 2016
2017 - appointed as the 18th Governor of Manipur
Assam became the first in the country to ratify the constitution
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amendment bill on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) . Bihar 2nd
Renowned carnatic vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi honoured at the United Nations on India's 70th Independence Day. A.R. Rahman paid homage to
the great singer by a performance at the United Nations General GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Assembly
Telangana Launched the phase-1 of Mission Bhagiratha which is aimed to provide piped drinking water to every household in the state
The Constitution (122nd Amendment)is Good and Service Tax
Vijay Rupani the newly elected leader of Gujarat BJP was sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat on 7 August 2016
Nita Ambani was elected as an individual member of International Olympic Committee
Shubha Mudgal awarded 23rd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award on 20 August 2016 for her outstanding Shubha Mudgal contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill
Turkey opened one of the world's biggest suspension bridges (1.4 km
long) across the Bosphorus Strait connecting Asia and Europe
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Lachlan Smart the Australian pilot, age 18, has set a world record of becoming the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a single
aircraft
2017 - 29 August 2016 International Day Against Nuclear Tests
S.R. Nathan former President of Singapore who passed away on 22
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August 2016
China on 16 August 2016 launched the world's first quantum satellite named Quantum Experiments at Space Scaler (QUESS) satellite
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Kamal Haasan has been awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Government
has been awarded the Tamil Ratna award by New York based Tamil Sangam – A.R. Rahman
Ratan P Watal Committee constituted by Union Finance Ministry to suggest steps to promote card payments through incentives like tax rebates and cash back schemes is headed by
Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Chairperson (CPN-MC) who has been elected the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal
Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu which was dedicated to the nation jointly by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa on August 10
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The rank of India as per the World Risk Report 2016 published by the United Nations University (UNU) Institute for Environment and Human
Security (UNU-EHS) and Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft – 77
2017 - Global Innovation Index 2016 india ranked 66th
Aazadi 70 Yaad Karo Qurbani The theme of 15 Day event organised by
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the Government of India and commencing from 9th August to 23rd August, 2016 to celebrate 70th year of Indian independence
world's largest airship named – Airlander 10
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP The launch of the first broad gauge train Tiripura Sundari service from Agartala, Tripura to Delhi, Agartala has become the third state capital in the country to be directly connected with Delhi
Asli Tarakki‘ campaign highlighting the need for construction of toilets and using them well. web portal ‗Swachhata App‘ and ‗Swachhta Helpline 1969‘ to enable citizens associate more and more with Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas.
On 4 August 2016; the 7th Meeting of SAARC Ministers of Interior/Home concluded in Islamabad, Pakistan. Rajnath Singh Attended
India Post Payments Bank Limited has received the Certificate of Incorporation from the Registrar of Companies, This would be the first PSU under the Department of Posts.
The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix German driver of Mercedes team Nico
Rosberg has won the competition
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International Olympic Committee approved Surfing, Karate, Baseball/Softball, Sport Climbing and Skateboarding to the programme
for the Tokyo Games
2017 - Justice Manjula Chellur as the next Chief Justice of the Bombay High
Court.
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On 9 August 2016 nearly 16 years after Irom Sharmila started her hunger strike to protest against the misuse of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) ended her fast. called as the ‗Iron Lady of Manipur‘. AFSPA
1958 GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Yuriko Koike has been elected as the governor of Tokyo become the first woman to lead Japan‘s capital.
On 20 August 2016 ―world‘s highest and longest‖ glassbottomed bridge has opened to visitors built in Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in Hunan Province, Central China.
On 15 August 2016 Maharashtra government has launched a Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS).
On 15 August 2016 In order to achieve its objective of improving the skewed girl child ratio in Maharashtra, the state government relaunched its ―Majhi Kanya Bhagyashri‖ scheme.
Reserve Bank of India has launched- ‗Sachet‘ a website
Setting up India‘s first energy data agency, government‘s premier think- tank NITI Aayog signed statement of principle with US and UK.
BRICS women parliamentarian‘s forum held in Jaipur.
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On 4-5 August 2016; the first technology meet under the Hydrocarbon
Vision 2030 for Northeast India held in Guwahati.
Lokpal and Lok Ayuktas Bill passed in july
2017 - ―Sugamaya Pustakalaya‖ is an online platform that makes accessible
content available to print-disabled people.
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world‘s first self-driving taxis began picking up passengers in Singapore
September month Current Affairs
Newsland was defeated by 197 runs by Indian cricket team in the first GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Test of the 3-match Test series while playing their 500th Test match
The GST Council, headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley, decided to fix the exemption limit for the indirect tax at Rs.10 lak for Northeastern states and smaller states and Rs20 laksh for other states along with decision to subsume all cesses into GST.
Project SAKSHAM an IT-based platform for the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime
Tripura According to the latest annual survey conducted by Labour Bureau which state has the highest unemployment rate at 19.7% in 2015- 16
Varun Singh Bhati won Bronze for India in Men's High Jump event at 2016 Paralympic Games
Devendra Jhajharian won Gold for India in Men's Javelin Throw event at
2016 Paralympic Games
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Thangavelu won Gold for India in Men's High Jump event at 2016
Paralympic Games
Union Government cleared the deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost
2017 - of Rs 58,000 crore (approx.) with France
Reliance Communications has announced its merger which will create
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India's fourth-largest mobile company Aircel in terms of customers and revenue
National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) was observed across India on 14
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Deepa Malik Indian athlete on 12 September 2016 became the first Indian woman to bag a medal at the Rio Paralympics
e-nivaran launched by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for online redressal of taxpayers grievances related to refunds, ITRs and PAN among others
Haryana bagged 'Best Horticulture State' award
Anjum Jobra the former Indian women's cricket team captain who in the first week of September 2016 became the first Indian woman cricketer to get the prestigious honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club
Majuli was inaugurated as the 35th district of Assam by Assam's Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 8 September 2016. It‘s the First Island
District in India
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WHO recognised India as Yaws and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
(MNT)-free nation
Sanskrit language the United Nations Charter has been translated for the
2017 - first time since coming into force in 1945
INSAT 3DR advanced weather satellite which was successfully launched
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by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 8 September 2016
Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram dist.the world's largest solar power plant with a capacity of 648 MW has been dedicated to the nation by Adani
Green Energy Ltd. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Ashwin has become the fastest Indian and the second fastest overall to take 200 test wickets (in 36 matches)
Nagoya city of Japan which has been chosen to host the 2026 Asian Games
Visaranai Tamil Film recommended for Oscar Award
India-Russia joint military exercise INDRA -2016 held in Ussiriysk dist in Vladivostok
India Ranked 112 of Economic Freedom of the World 2016
PARAM-ISHAn was launched by the Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Praksh Javadekar , in IIT Gawuhati
Virat Kohli has been appointed the brand ambassador of Punjab National Bank
Indo-US joint military exercise YUDH ABHAYAS held at Chaubattia in www.iyachamy.com / Don,t copy and paste / paste and copy Don,t / www.iyachamy.com Uttarakhand 73 TNPSC Group I Mains Postal and Class Test Admission opens Call: 9952521550. Classes and Test batches will be held in Anna nagar, Chennai from March-2017
Dr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi the Secretary of the Lucknow-based Akhila Bharatiya Sanskrit Parishad who has translated the UN Charter, the
seminal treaty of the United Nations into Sanskrit
2017 - joint military exercise by the armies of India and Kazakhstan being
conducted in Karaganda region of Kazakhstan is named Prabal Dostyk- AFFAIRS AFFAIRS 16
Sri Lanka has been declared malaria free by the World Health Organization, 3rd Country in Asia
14th ASEAN-India Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit to held in GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Vientiane, Lao on 08 Sep 2016 and attended by the Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata which was handed over to the Indian Navy recently is named Tihayu
BRICS Film Festival held in Delhi
Citizen and Society written by Vice-President Hamid Ansari
Democrats and Dissenters written by Ramachandra Guha
World's Largest Telescope launched by China Named: Five-hundred- meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST
PSLV 35 launched in September , 26th , carried 8 satellites ,Satellites launched: SCATSAT-1 (India); ALSAT-1B, ALSAT-2B and ALSAT-1N (Algeria); NLS-19 (Canada); Pathfinder-1 (USA); PRATHAM (IIT Bombay);
PISAT (PES University, Bangalore)
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2016 Right Livelihood Award Laureates: Support Syria Civil Defence (Syria), Mozn Hassan together with Nazra for Feminist Studies
(Egypt), Svetlana Gannushkina (Russia) and Cumhuriyet Gazetesi 2017 - (Turkey). This award Considered as Alternative prize of Nobel
On 12 September 2016 Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved setting up of GST Council and setting up its Secretariat. 279A GST Council, e Union Finance Minister as its Chairperson
On 2 September 2016 the Election Commission of India has recognised
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Trinamool Congress as national party
Andhra Pradesh has emerged on the top among all other states in attracting industrial investments in 2015-16
new import policy for Marble & Travertine Blocks, and Marble and Granite Slabs, to come into effect from October -1
8 September 2016 country‘s largest private lender ICICI Bank became the first bank in India to deploy ‗software robots
14 September 2016 In a notification the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare has declared India free from Avian Influenza (H5N1) from 5th September, 2016
logo of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup is the Asiatic Lion
Vijay Kelkar has been elected president of the prestigious Indian
Statistical Institute (ISI).
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Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) got its first woman whole time Director when Ms Anandi Ramalingam assumed charge as
Director
2017 - 105-year-old Kunwar Bai has been chosen as the ‗Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan‘ mascot.
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President has has appointed Shri V. Shanmuganathan, Governor of Meghalaya, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
Bibhuti Lahkar has become the first Asian to be awarded the prestigious GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Heritage Heroes Award by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Manas National Park
Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush has been appointed as the UN Women‘s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women‘s Empowerment in India.
J Satyanarayana has been appointed part-time Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohli was sworn in as the acting governor of Madhya Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh becomes second state to achieve 100% electrification. First state Gujarat
Hingoli district in Maharashtra has been selected as the preferred site for
the Ligo project.its the First site outer in US
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Lt Governor Kiran Bedi launched ‗Shramdaan movement‘ as part of Swachh Bharat and Swachh Puducherry initiative at Seliamedu village in
Bahoor
2017 - 20 September 2016 from Prime Minister‘s Office 26 Islands are initially
proposed for holistic development
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti launched the ―Scooty for College Girls Scheme‖
DigiLocker is a platform for issuance and verification of documents and
certificates digitally GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of SAUNI (Saurashtra Narmada Avataran for Irrigation) project in Gujarat.
5th BIRAC Innovators Meet held in New delhi
The first international conference on LPG was hosted by Bhubaneswar, capital city of Odisha
15 September 2016 the International Day of Democracy was celebrated across the world
Government of Odisha launches pension scheme for construction workers for above 80 years old.
October Current Affairs
Abhaneri‘ festival would be held at the Abhaneri village in Dausa district, Rajsthan to promote rural tourism in the area
for two days.
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Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) became the first full member to
adopt Lodha panel recommendations
National Awards for Senior Citizens―Vayoshreshtha Samman-2016
2017 - International Day of Older Persons – October 1, 2016
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The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a high-level technical team, headed by Central Water Commission (CWC) Chairman GS Jha, to visit the Cauvery
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Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai scaled world‘s sixth highest mountain Cho Oyu. The mountain is located on the China-Nepal border at an altitude of 8188 meters above the sea level.
Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu flagging-off the first freight train in New Delhi which featured a newly-developed guard van, which uses solar power to run fans and lights at Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis declared Nagpur as the first digital district of India
The Union Cabinet here approved ―mini Ratna‖ public sector undertaking HLL Lifecare to sub-lease its land for setting up the country‘s first medical devices manufacturing park in chengalpattu.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong visit to India
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India formally joined the Paris Climate Change Agreement. It is been done by submitting its instrument of ratification at UN headquarters in
New York on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
2017 - China‘s yuan joined the International Monetary Fund‘s basket of reserve
currencies
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France has become the first country in the world to completely ban disposable plastic cups, plates and other utensils.
Black money worth Rs.65,250 crore disclosed under Income Declaration
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Monetary policy Committee of Reserve Bank of India cut policy rate (repo rate) by 25 basis points to 6.25% from 6.5%.
SBI has announced its entry into Myanmar by opening a branch in the Yangon,The Yangon branch is the 54th foreign branch of the SBI
The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to a Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi, for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle their own components (autophagy)
2016 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz for their work on exotic states of matter
Elephant researcher Prajna Chowta awarded with Chevalier de l‘Ordre National du Mérite, one of the highest civilian recognitions of the French
government.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2016 has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for developing
molecular machines.
2017 - Nayanjot Lahiri of Ashoka University has been selected as the winner of
the 2016 John F. Richards Prize for her book Ashoka in Ancient India.
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Eminent Malayalam novelist and short story writer U K Kumaran is selected for prestigious Vayalar award 2016 for his novel ‗Thakshankunnu Swarooopam
Swayam Shikshan Prayog has bagged the UN climate award 2016 for GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP clean energy project. The NGO trains women to become clean energy entrepreneurs across Maharashtra and Bihar.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country‘s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives of at least 220 000 Colombians and displaced close to six million people.
K J Yesudas appointed as brand ambassador of ‗Haritha Keralam‘ project
Jharkhand became the first state in the country to implement Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) in Kerosene
Maharashtra became 17th State to join UDAY
India‘s latest communication satellite GSAT-18 was successfully launched from Kourou, Guiana.
Typhoon Chaba -- South Korea
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After a long gap of 20 years of her Booker win, Arundhati Roy has announced her next novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness which was
prepared tor elease inJune 2017.
2017 - Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh first States to become Open Defecation Free in
urban areas
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Filmmaker Katyayan Shivpuri, from Maharashtra for ‗Murga won first prize Swachh Bharat short film awards 2016
India‘s first Medipark (Medical Park) will be set up in Tamil Nadu at
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Union Government has made the support for Indian languages mandatory in all mobile phones to be sold in the country from July 2017 INS Viraat world's oldest aircraft carrier which was bid farewell by Indian Navy after it served India for 29 years Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) political party was launched by human rights activist Irom Sharmila KS Valdiya committee submitted report to the Government Saraswati River so far considered mythical, actually existed. FIFA ranking – 137 State Bank of India (SBI) become the first Indian bank to open a branch in Yangon, India's first international arbitration centre was launched in Mumbai first World Sustainable Development Summit 2016 in New Delhi, Theme Beyond 2015: People, Planet & Progress Karnataka has decided to celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti across the state
on November 10 every year
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GSAT-18 launched 06.10.2016 by the heavy duty Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou in French Guiana
National Mission on Bio-economy was launched in Shillong, Meghalaya 2017 - Jharkhand became India's first state to implement Direct Benefit
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Junko Tabei the first woman in the world to conquer Mount Everest in 1975, o died at the age of 77 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his racial satire "The Sellout‖ by Paul Beatty
India became the first cricket team in the world to play 900 One Day GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Internationals Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise- Surya Kiran-X held in aljhandi, Nepal the king of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Chakri Dynasty, the world's longest serving head of state passed away on 13 October 2016 was Maharashtra has launched Kausalya Setu, a skill development programme for Class 10 failed students. Ashok Leyland has unveiled India's first indigenous circuit electric bus at its corporate office in Chennai . rank of India in the 2016 Global Hunger Index released by the International Food Policy Research Institute recently – 97th HIMANSH, India‘s Remote, High-Altitude Station opened in Himalaya to better study and quantify the Himalayan glacier responses towards the climate change First Ever National Day of Ayurveda Observed on 28 Oct 2016 197 countries including India signed an agreement to amend the
Montreal Protocol in Kigali, Rwanda.
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NITI Aayog launches the first ever Agricultural Marketing & Farm Friendly Reforms Index. Maharashtra ranks first.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness written by Arundhati Roy 2017 - France became the first in the world to ban disposable plastic cups and
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UDAN is an innovative scheme to develop the regional aviation market 11 October 2016 Telangana Government had redrawn its map by creating 21 new districts With these, the total number of districts of the youngest state of India went up to 31.
Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh become the first States to declare all cities GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP and towns in respective States as Open Defecation Free (ODF). India‘s leading private sector bank ICICI announced that it has successfully executed transactions in international trade finance and remittance using blockchain technology in partnership with Emirates NBD 21st October, 2016 The Indian Coast Guard Ships ‗Aryaman‘ and ‗Atulya‘ were commissioned at Kochi Former legislative secretary Sanjay Singh has been appointed as Member Secretary, 21st Law Commission of India. Popular playback singer Dr KJ Yesudas has become one of the brand ambassadors of ―Haritha Keralam‖ (Green Kerala) project in Kerala. MS Sahoo has been appointed as the chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India On 18 October 2016 Divisional railway manager (DRM) Manoj Kumar Agarwal inaugurated a Happiness Junction at the Sonepur railway
station
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Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi has been announced as Asia-Pacific‘s first ―carbon neutral‖ airport by the Airports Council
International (ACI) 2017 - Noted British statistician Sir David Cox was awarded inaugural recipient
of the International Prize in Statistics. This year only the Prize Instituted AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
eminent scholar Prof Kalakaluri Enoch was conferred with the 29th Moortidevi Award. Madhya Pradesh state government has decided to launch ‗Lalima Abhiyan‘ to make the state free from make children, girls and women free of anemia problem from November 1 GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Justice Reddy has submitted its report to the Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar, the Central Government had appointed the committee for One Rank One Pension (OROP) Union minister of state for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched nationwide social welfare outreach programme ‗progress panchayat‘ from village Bichor in Mewat National Tribal Carnival organised in Delhi. Democrates and Dissenters – Ramachandra Guha
November Current Affairs
India's first female captain in merchant navy who has become the first woman in the world to be awarded International Maritime Organisation
Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea – Radhika Menon
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The Princess of Thailand Maha Chakri Sirindhorn who has been
conferred the first 'World Sanskrit Award'
Airtel has launched India's first payments bank offering 7.25% interest
2017 - on savings bank accounts – Rajasthan
Russia has decided to withdraw from the membership of the
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International Criminal Court
Chhattisgarh become the first in the country to adopt a resolution on demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes.
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 1st International Agro-biodiversity Congress that was held from 6 November to 9 in New Delhi
seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) held from 07 to 12 Nov 2016 New Delhi
country's first LNG fuelled bus was launched in – Thiruvananthapuram
Aditi Ashok golfer has become the first woman from India to win a Ladies European Tour title (Indian Open at Gurgaon)
Amitabh Kant committee headed by to form a strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into a cashless economy.
SS Mundra Task Force to speed up the process of recalibration of ATMs
joint military exercise by the defence forces of India and Bangladesh- Exercise Sampriti
toll-free Aadhaar helpline number, 1947
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Post-truth the word which has been chosen as the word of the year by
Oxford Dictionary
An Era of Darkness written by Shashi Tharoor
2017 -
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) was launched by
the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. fixed day strategy to
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be provided to the beneficiaries on the 9th day of every month
India's first digital village is Akodara located in Gujarat
PINK Bollywood movie which dealt with crime against women, has been
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP invited for a special screening at the United Nations
Malini Subramaniam Journalist who has been conferred with the International Press Freedom Award for her reporting from Chhattisgarh's Naxal-infested Bastar area
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated India's longest expressway from Agra to Lucknow. The length is 302 km
City Union Bank launched India's first banking robot called Lakshmi
the theme of the 2016 National Children's Film Festival
India has conducted its first successful flight test of the indigenously developed Rustom-II medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle .
2 November 2016 Kerala declare itself as India's third open defecation- free state of India. First , Sikkim, second, Himachal Pradesh
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Nikki Haley South Carolina Governor of Indian-origin who has been named as the United State's ambassador to the United Nations by US
President-elect Donald Trump
2017 - International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition Petrotech-2016 held
in new Delhi
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Germany becomes World's first hydrogen-powered and zero-emission passenger train.
Mariano Rajoy re-elected as the Prime Minister of Spain after winning a
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13th World Robot Olympiad began at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India established October 1, 2016.
On 20 November 2016 Prime Minister, Narendra Modi formally launched ―Housing for All‖ to every rural household by 2022 in Agra
The National Student Startup Policy is formulated by AICTE(All India Council for Technical Education)
On 10 November 2016 All India Radio launched its first-ever Gojri news bulletin, reaching out to lakhs of people of the Gujjar community in Jammu and Kashmir.
2016 Global Youth Development Index (YDI) India Ranked 133.
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On 21 November 2016 INS Chennai, a P 15A Guided Missile Destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy Defence Minister Manohar
Parrikar at an ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
2017 - 22 November 2016 Veteran Carnatic music exponent Dr M
Balamuralikrishna passed away in Chenna. He innovated the tala system AFFAIRS AFFAIRS and the Carnatic music system without disturbing its rich tradition. He is also a recipient of France's Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Government of India has appointed Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority
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Meng Hongwei has been elected as the new of President of INTERPOL
Special Director of Intelligence Bureau is S.K. Sinha
India born Sarabjit Singh Marwah has become the first Sikh to be appointed to the Canadian Senate (upper house)
Ross Sea,Antarctica will become the world‘s largest marine protected area (MPA)
e-pashuhaat the portal launched to connect farmers and breeders of bovine animals
Rajasthan is set to launch Annapurna rasoi program.
5th International Tourism Mart-2016 was organized in Imphal, Manipur.
India‘s First Cherry Blossom Festival was launched in Meghalaya
December Current Affairs
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The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed by Rajya Sabha on 11th August,2016 which inter-alia include increasing maternity benefit
to woman from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two surviving children. 2017 - Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder‖ has been authored by sports
journalists Vimal Mohan, Digvijay Singh Deo and Dipa Karmakar‘s coach AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Bishweshwar Nandi National Waterways (NWs) Act 2016 to promote inland waterways for trade came into effect on April 12, 2016. It has declared 106 new waterways as NWs International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched on On 28 December GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 2016. India becomes Associate Member of CERN, Geneva on 21 November 2016. the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy signed between the India and Japan, 11 November 2016 The Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 is based on the recommendations of the Sudha Kaul Committee. On 14th December, 2016 the Rajya Sabha passed. The new bill covers 19 conditions, instead of seven disabilities specified in the Act. Additional Fact: Bill mentions that individuals with at least 4,5 respetivly per cent of a disability are entitled to benefits like reservations in education and employment. Name ‗Vardah‘ was given to the recent Cyclone hitting Chennai. This name was suggested by Pakistan. The name Vardah, which means red rose Supreme Court ordered that national anthem should be played in all
cinema halls across the country before the screening of a movie. The
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court‘s directions came on a PIL filed by Shyam Narayan Chouksey Article 51(A) of the Constitution which makes respecting the National
Anthem a fundamental duty of every citizen. 2017 - On 25 December 2016 Government of India launched Lucky Grahak
Yojana and DigiDhan Vyapar Yojana in order to promote digital payment AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
methods. NITI Aayog, along with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) as its implementation partner, launched the two major schemes – Lucky Grahak Yojana for consumers and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana for merchants. Union Government has appointed Rajiv Jain as the new chief of
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Intelligence Bureau (IB) Savita Vaidhyanathan, an Indian-American woman has been elected as the new Mayor of Cupertino City Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra, appointed as UNICEF‘s newest global Goodwill Ambassador. Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader of Cuba, died. He was 90. Fidel Castro governed Cuba as its Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976Castro also served the country as its President from 1976 to 2008. the first international cricket stadium named as Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium of Uttarakhand was open for public in Dehradun Himachal Pradesh has achieved 100 percent Aadhar saturation on the basis of population of year 2015. It is the sixth state after Delhi Majuli the District which is set to become the country‘s first ever Carbon
Neutral district by 2020
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Eminent modern Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2016. Instituted in 1961, one of the 22
Indian languages listed in Schedule Eight of the Indian Constitution 2017 - ICC Test Cricketer of the Year:Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
Kaisa Matomaki and Maksym Radziwill have been jointly won the 2016 AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
SASTRA-Ramanujan award. They are awarded for their ‗revolutionary‘ collaborative work on short intervals in number theory. Stephanie Del Vallehas won the title of Miss World 2016. She belongs to spain
Environmental activist Kehkashan Basu won Children‘s Peace Prize. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP On 29 December 2016 Swachh SwasthSarvatra‘, an inter-ministerial joint initiative between the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was launched in New Delhi 11 December 2016 the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee marked his 81st birthday by launching a ‗100 Million for 100 Million‘ Campaign organized by the Kailash Satyarthi Children‘s Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan. , to end child labour, child slavery, violence against children and promote the right of every child to be safe, free, and educated, over the next 5 years Ratan P. Watal headed the Committee on Digital Payments constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone of the first ever ―Indian Institute of Skills‖ in the country at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of the revised Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Nigeria. 45th All India Police Science Congress being organized at Kovalam,
Thiruvananthapuram
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First Cashless village in Tamilnadu is Khandalavadi in Villupuram District Vannadasan, who also writes poetry in the name of Kalyanji has been
selected for this year's Sahitya Akademi award for his short story 2017 - collection Oru Siru Isai.
1to 4, December 2016; 7th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) was held at AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Science City in Kolkata, West Bengal Good Governance Day is celebrated on 23 December National Mathematics Day is celebrated on 22 December. 2012 as the National Mathematical Year.
National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated on-14 December GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP On 5 December 2016; World Soil Day was celebrated across the world. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti flagged off the first children-special train in the state A mobile application to promote breastfeeding called ‗Stanpan Suraksha,. The Lifeline Express or Jeevan Rekha Express is World's first hospital train run by the Impact India Foundation Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani dedicated India's first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post at Shamlaji of Aravalli district The Bihar Cabinet declared 50% reservation in all judicial services for candidates who belongs to the extremely backward classes, other backward classes, Schedule Caste and Schedule tribes. BHIM (Bharat Interface for Mobile) mobile application was launched by PM Narendra Modi for Aadhaar-based digital payment.
Meghalaya has been chosen to host the National Games in 2022
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Dinanath Bhargava the renowned painter, who sketched and illuminated the national emblem and extracted its motto Satyameva Jayate from
Mundka Upanishad, who died on 24th December 2016 2017 - Odisha has approved Malaria Elimination Scheme DAMAN to be
implemented in 8000 tribal dominated villages of 8 districts in the state. AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
To ensure transparency in implementation of rural electrification programme, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal launched a new app Garv-II India Ranked the Global Wind Power Capacity status as per reports released by Global Wind Energy Council for the year 2015 GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Cyclone ‗Nada‘ means ―giving‖ in Arabic and ―hope‖ in Russian and Scandinavian. The name recommended by Oman.
January 1- 20 Current Affairs
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on 19.01.2017 announced that Dharamsala town in Kangra district will be the second state capital. Union ministry of electronics and information technology under its Digital India programme announced Karang as the first cashless island in India Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma appointed as the new director of CBI Kiran Doshi, a retired diplomat and educationist from Gujarat, won The Hindu Prize 2016 for his fictional work, Jinnah Often Came to Our House Surjit Singh Barnala died following a brief spell of illness. He was 91. He
was Chief Minister of Punjab from 1985 to 1987.
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Budget airliner IndiGo in association with Delhi Police has launched a scheme named "Aakhiri Ahuti" to carry bodies of underprivileged
residents of northeast India, who die in the national capital, to their 2017 - homes free of cost.
The 20th National Youth Festival was inaugurated on January 12, 2016 in AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
at the upcoming-capital, Naya Raipur of Chhattisgarh. The theme for the National Youth Festival 2016 is 'India Youth for Skill, Development and Harmony'. Donald Trump Sworn In As The 45th President Of The United States Of America. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 2017 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of "Sustainable Tourism for Development". Netherland became first country in the world to run all its electric trains on 100% wind power. Norway on 11.01.2017 became the first country in the world to ban FM radio broadcasting. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth- new Prime Minister of Mauritius Germany has legalized the use of drug marijuana for medical purposes State Bank of India installed its ATM on India's largest and latest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya ShaGun web portal for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Indian scientist C.V. Vishveshwara and black hole physicist, known as the Black Hole Man of India who passed away on 16 January 2017 Patna Named for world's first Gender Literature Festival is scheduled from 07 to 09 April 2017 India's first international stock exchange "India International Exchange"
has been set up by Bombay Stock Exchange in GIFT City Gujarat.
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20th National Conference on e-Governance held in Vishakhapatnam 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas held in Bengaluru
The venue of 104th Indian Science Sri Venkateshwara University, 2017 - Tirupati
The People's President: APJ Abdul Kalam - S.M. Khan AFFAIRS AFFAIRS As per the Indian Meteorological Department 2016 is the Warmest year of India Border Security Force (BSF) launched operation ‗Sard Hawa‘ at the western international border of Rajasthan.
Adama Barrow was sworn is as third official President of Gambian at the GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Gambian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the second edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on January 17, 2017 Italian Political Leader Antonio Tajani has been elected as the new president of the European Parliament. India has been ranked at 60th position among 79 developing economies with a score of only 3.38 in the Inclusive Development Index (IDI) of the World Economic Forum (WEF) YES Bank has launched a first of its kind unique Customizable Savings Account to enable the customers to design an account as per their convenience. Ms. Kanyakumari was the first woman violinist to get Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy this year.
Chennai Open 2017
Title Winner Runner-
up
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Doubles and Jeevan Raja and AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
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Indian science congress
100 — 2013 — Kolkata
101– 2014 –Jammu&Kashmir
102–2015 — Mumbai
103 — 2016 — Mysore
104 _2017--- Tirupati
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 — New Delhi
13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2015 — Gujarat (Gandhinagar) chief
guest doanald ramotar , Guyana president
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14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2016– Delhi – Chief Gues---riti Patel,
MoS for Employment, United Kingdom.
15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2017- bangolre
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NATO Summit AFFAIRS AFFAIRS NATO Summit 2014 __Wales (Britain), UK
NATO summit 2016– Warshaw , poland
EARTH hour
Global earth hour 2015 – Seoul GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Paris is this year's Global Earth Hour Capital
2015 national earth hour city in India thane
Rajkot has been declared the National Earth Hour Capital 2016
Some Important Constituent Amendments
1951: The First Amendment placed reasonable restrictions on free speech, and created the Ninth Schedule that protects laws placed in it from judicial scrutiny.
1956: The Seventh Amendment paved the way for reorganisation of states along linguistics lines.
1960: The Eight Amendment extended the period of reservation of seats for the SCs, STs and Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies till 1970. Since then, it is being extended every
decade.
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1961: The 12th Amendment led to incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu
as a Union Territory, consequent to acquisition from Portugal.
1971: The 26th Amendments led to abolition of privy purse paid to
2017 - former rulers of princely states which were incorporated into the Indian
Republic.
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1975: The 35th and 36th Amendments made Sikkim part of the Indian Union.
1975: The 39th Amendment negated the judgment of Allahabad High
Court invalidating PM Indira Gandhi‘s election to parliament. It placed GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP restrictions on judicial scrutiny of post of PM.
1976: 42nd Amendment passed during Emergency curtailed fundamental rights, imposed a set of fundamental duties and added the words ‗secular‘ and ‗socialist‘ to the Preamble.
1978: The 43rd and 44th Amendments restored civil liberties post- Emergency and removed the Right to Property from the Fundamental Rights.
1985: The 52nd Amendment added 10th schedule to the Constitution i.e. anti defection law. It provides for disqualification of legislators in case of defection from one party to other.
1989: 61st Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
1992: 73rd and 74th Amendments provided for direct election to all
seats in Panchayats and urban local bodies.
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1994: 76th Amendment enabled continuance of 69% reservation in Tamil Nadu by including the relevant Tamil Nadu Act under 9th Schedule of
the constitution.
2017 - 2002: The 86th Amendment provides for Right to Education until the age
of fourteen and early childhood care until the age of six.
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2006: The 93rd Amendment enables provision of reservation (27%) for OBCs in government as well as private educational institutions.
2014: The 99th Amendment paved the way for appointment and transfer
in higher judiciary by creating National Judicial Appointment GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Commission. It was struck down by the SC in 2015.
2015: The 100th Amendment enabled exchange of certain enclaves with Bangladesh.
2016 GST: 101 Amendments
List of Presidents of the Congress Party
Bombay Dec. 28-30, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee 1885
Calcutta Dec. 27-30, Dadabhai Naoroji 1886
Madras Dec. 27-30, Badruddin Tyabji 1887
Allahabad Dec, 26-29, George Yule
1888
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Bombay Dec. 26-28, Sir William Wedderburn
1889
Calcutta Dec. 26-30, Pherozeshah Mehta
2017 - 1890
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Allahabad Dec. 28-30, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
1892
Madras Dec. 26-29, Alfred Webb 1894
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Poona Dec. 27-30, Surendranath Banerjee 1895
Calcutta Dec. 28-31, Rahimatullah M. Sayani 1896
Amraoti Dec. 27-29, C. Sankaran Nair 1897
Madras Dec. 29-31, Ananda Mohan Bose 1898
Lucknow Dec. 27-30, Romesh Chunder Dutt 1899
Lahore Dec. 27-29, N.G. Chandavarkar 1900
Nagpur Dec. 28-30, P. Ananda Charlu
1891
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Lahore Dec. 27-30, Dadabhai Naoroji
1893
INTERIM GOVERNMENT-1946
2017 -
External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations : Jawaharlal Nehru AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Defence : Baldev Singh
Home (including Information and Broadcasting) : Vallahbhai Patel
Finance : Liaquat Ali Khan
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Posts and Air : Abdur Rab Nishtar
Food and Agriculture : Rajendra Parsad
Labour : Jagjivan Ram
Transport and Railways : M. Asaf Ali
Industries and Supplies : John Matthai
Education and Arts : C. Rajgopalacharia
Works, Mines and Power : C.H. Babha
Commerce : I.I. Chundrigar
Law : Jogindar Nath Mandal
Health : Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Important Years Announced by UNO www.iyachamy.com / Don,t copy and paste / paste and copy Don,t / www.iyachamy.com 2017- International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 101 TNPSC Group I Mains Postal and Class Test Admission opens Call: 9952521550. Classes and Test batches will be held in Anna nagar, Chennai from March-2017
2016 International Year of Pulses
2015 -International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies-
International Year of Soils
2017 - 2014- International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
,International Year of Small Island Developing States,International Year
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of Crystallography, International Year of Family Farming
2013--International Year of Water Cooperation, International Year of Quinoa
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 2012--International Year of Cooperatives, International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
2011--International Year for People of African Descent, International Year of Chemistry , International Year of Forests, International Year of Youth
1996--International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
1979----International Year of The Child
1975----International Women's Year
International Weeks
1–7 February (first week of February) ,World Interfaith Harmony Week
19–23 April Global Soil Week
4–10 October World Space Week
International Decades
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2015–2024---International Decade for People of African Descent
2014–2024----United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All
2017
- 2011–2020---Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism , United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, Decade of Action
for Road Safety
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2008–2017----Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
1997–2006----Decade for The Eradication for Poverty
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP STATES/UTs YEAR
1. Maharashtra & Gujarat 1960
2. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1961
3. Goa, Daman & diu 1962
4. Goa (Statehood) 1987
5. Puducherry 1962
6. Nagaland 1963
7. Haryana, Chandigarh 1966
8. Himachal Pradesh (Statehood) 1971
9. Manipur, Tripura & Meghalaya (Statehood) 1972
10. Sikkim (full – fledged State) 1975
11. Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram 1987
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12. Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand & Jharkhand 2000
13. Telangana 2014
2017
- First in India and World
Aircraft Carrier Indian Ship I.N.S. Vikrant
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American president to visit India Dwight David Eisenhower
Asian Games organized in India Delhi (in 1951)
Atomic Submarine of India I.N.S. Chakra
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP British Prime Minister to visit India Harold Mc Millon
British to visit India Hawkins
Chief justice of India Justice Hiralal J. Kania
Chief of Air Staff of India Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst
Chief of Army Staff of India General M.Rajendra Singh
Chief of Naval Staff of India Vice• Admiral R.D Katari
Chinese pilgrim to visit India Fa•hien
Commander•in•chief of free India General K.M. Cariappa
Commander•in•chief of Free India General Roy Bucher
Dalit Speaker of the Lok Sabha G.M.C. Balyogi
Deputy prime Minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Education Minister of Independent India Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
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Election Commissioner of India Sukumar Sen
Emperor of Moghul Dynasty in India Babar
2017
- field Marshal of India General S.F.J. Manekshaw
Foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
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Governor General of Bengal Warren Hastings (1774•85)
Governor General of Ind. India Lord Mountbattten
Governor General of India Lord William Bentic (1833•35)
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Governor of Bengal Lord Clive (1757•60)
Home Minister of Independent India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel‘
Indian air Chief of India Air Marshal S. Mukherjee
Indian author to get Anderson Award Ruskin Bond
Indian Cosmonaut (to go into space ) Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
Cricketer to make double centuries 5 times Rahul Dravid
WOman to win in a Wimbledon tourament Sania Mirza
Governor general of Independent India C.Rajgopalachari (21 June,1948
I.C.S. Officer Satyaendra Nath Tagore
Woman to win a medal in World Athletics Anju Bobby George
Missile Prithvi Woman to win the Miss Great Britain Title Preeti Desai
Pilot J.R.D. Tata (1929)
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Prime Minister to loose an election Indira Ghandi
Prime Minister to resign from office Morarji Desai
2017
- Recipient of Nobel Prize in Economics Dr. Amartya Sen
Scientist to get Nobel Prize C.V. Raman (Physics)
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Submarine I.N.S. Cauveri
United Nations Civilian Police Advisor Ms. Kiran bedi‘
To climb Mount Averest Tenzing Norgay
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP To fly the U.S. space shuttle Dr. Kalpana Chawla
To get Bhart Ratna Award Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
To get Jnanpeeth Award G. Shankar Kurup
To get Paramvir Chakra Major Somnath Sharma
To make printing press popular in India,James HickyTo pass ICS,Surendr a Nath Benerjee
To reach Antarctica Lt. Ram Charan (1960)
To reach the south Pole Col. I.K.Bajaj
To ski to the north pole Ajeet Bajaj
To Swim Across English Channel in India Mihir Sen
To win Magsaysay Award Acharya Vinoba Bhave (1958)
To win Stalin Award Saiffudin Kichlu www.iyachamy.com / Don,t copy and paste / paste and copy Don,t / www.iyachamy.com To win world Billiards Trophy Wilson Jones 106 TNPSC Group I Mains Postal and Class Test Admission opens Call: 9952521550. Classes and Test batches will be held in Anna nagar, Chennai from March-2017
Weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics Karnam Malleshwari
Woman Airline Pilot Durga Banerjee
2017
- Woman Air•vice•Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya
Woman Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Mrs. Ranjana Kumar
Woman cricketer to score adouble century Mithali Raj
Woman I.P.S. Officer Kiran Bedi
Woman Merchant Navy Officer Sonali Banerjee GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Woman president of Indian National Congress anni besant (1917)
Woman indian president of Indian National Congress sarojini naidu
Woman Speaker of State Assembly in India Mrs. Shanno Devi
Woman to become Miss Universe Sushmita Sen
Woman to become Miss World Miss Reita Faria
Woman to get Ashok Chakra Nirja Mishra
Woman to get Bharat Ratna Smt. Indira Gandhi
Woman to get Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi
Woman to get the Nobel Prize Mother Teresa (1979)
Woman to go into space Kalpana Chawla
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Miss Arati Saha (now Mrs. Arati Gupta)
Woman to win a Gold Medal in Asian Games Kamaljeet Sandhu
2017
- Woman to win the Booker Prize Arundhati Roy
woman to win WTA Title Sania Mirza
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Woman yo cross seven important seas by swimming Bula Chaudhury
World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand
Muslim President of Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayab Ji
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Muslim President of Indian Republic Dr. Zakir Hussain
Nuclear Centre of India Tarapur
President of Constituent Assembly of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad
President of India to die in office Dr. Zakir Hussain
President of Indian National Congress W.C. Banerjee
to win Nobel prize in Physics Subrahmanium Chandrasekhar
Sikh Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh
Speaker of lok Sabha G.V. Mavlankar (1952•57)
To win an individual Olympic gold for India. Abhinav Binr
Talkie Film in India Alam Ara
Test Tube Baby of India Indira (Baby Harsha)
Vice•President of India to die in harness Krishna Kant
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Woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India Smt. Leela Seth
Woman Judge in Supreme Court in India Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi
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- National Symbols Related Facts
The National Emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Ashoka.
The four smaller animals at the bottom of national emblem are horse and bull (visible) and lion and elephant (not visible).
The National Emblem was adopted by the Government of India on 26 January GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 1950.
'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below has been taken from the Mundaka Upanishad.
National Anthem
The national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' was first sung at Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in 1911, 27 Dec.
It was adopted by the Indian constitution on 24 Jan 1950.
Its English rendering has been given by Tagore himself.
The song was composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, the National Anthem is its Hindi version.
The complete song consists of five stanzas. The first stanza contains the full version of the National Anthem.
The playing time for full version of the song is 52 seconds.
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National Song
The national song Vande Mataram has been taken from Bankim Chandra
Chatterji‘s Anand Math.
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It was first sung at 1896 session of INC.
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Its English rendering has been given by Shri Aurobindo.
The national calendar based on the Saka Era was adopted on 22 Mar 1957.
Chaitra is the first month of the year whose 1st day falls on 22 March
normally and on 21 March in a leap year. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP The national calendar also has 365/366 days
Chaitra has 30 days normally and 31 days in a leap year.
The design of the national flag was adopted on 22 July 1947.
The ratio of width of the flag to its length is two to three.
The design of the wheel at the centre is taken from the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
The 'Dharmachakra' (wheel) at the centre has 24 spokes.
The display of the National Flag is governed by Flag Code of India, 2002, which took effect on 26 Jan 2002.
As per the provisions of the Flag Code of India, 2002, there shall be no restriction on the display of the National Flag by members of general public, private organisations, educational institutions, etc.,except to the extent provided in the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act,
1950 and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and any
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other law enacted on the subject.
Other National Symbols
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- The national bird is Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
The national fruit is Mango (Magnifera indica) AFFAIRS AFFAIRS The national flower is Lotus (Nelumbo Nucifera) The national tree is Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) The national animal is Tiger (Panthera tigris) The national aquatic animal is River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica), in 2009
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP The national river is the Ganges
Comparison - National Anthem and National Song
National Anthem National Song Name Jana Gana Mana Vande Mataram Author Rabindranath Tagore Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Originally written in Bengali Sanskrit
1st sung in 1911, Kolkata 1896, Kolkata English rendering by Tagore Shri Aurobindo
Classical and Folk Dances of India
STATE NAME OF THE DANCE
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Andhra Kuchipudi, Kolattam, Dhimsa, Veeranatyam
Pradesh
Arunachal Bardo Chham
2017 - Pradesh
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Assam Bihu, Jumar, Bagurumba, Ali Ai Ligang
Bihar Paika, Kajari, Bidesia, Jhijhian
Chhattisgarh Panthi, Raut Nacha
Gujarat Raas, tippani, Padhar, Garba GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Haryana Dhamal, Daph, Phag, Ghoomar, Jhumar, Loor
Himachal Kinnauri Nati, Namgen Pradesh
Jharkhand Karma
Jammu & Kud, Dumhal, Rouf, Bhand Pather, Bachha Nagma, Kashmir Hafiza Dance, Bhand Jashan, Wuegi-Nachun
Karnataka Yakshagna, Bayalata, Dollu Kunitha, Veeragaase dance
Kerala Mohiniattam, Kathakali, Padayani
Madhya Tertali, Charkula, Jawara, Matki dance, Phulpati Pradesh dance, Maanch, Gaur Maria, Grida
Maharashtra Pavri Nach, Lavani, Dangi, Koli
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Manipur Thang Ta, Dhol Cholom
Mizoram Cheraw Dance
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- Nagaland Chang Lo or Sua Lua
Odisha Ghumura, Chau, Goti Pua, Nacni, Odissi, Dhap, AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Dalkhai, Baag Naach
Punjab Bhangra, Jhumar, Karthi, Kikkli, Malwai Giddha, Sammi, Jindua
Rajasthan Ghoomar, Kalbelia, Bhavai, Chirami, Gair, Tera Tali GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Sikkim Singh Chaam
Tamil Nadu Bharata Natyam, Devarattam, Kamandi, Kummi, Karagattam, Mayil Attam, Paampu attam, Oyilattam
Telangana Perini Thandavam, Lambadi, Dappu, Tappeta Gullu, Burra Katha, Pagati Vesham
Tripura Hojagiri
Uttar Pradesh Charkula, Kathak, Karma, Dadra
Uttarakhand Barada Nati, Botiya, Cancheri, Chhapelia, Choliya, Jagars, Jhora, Romala
Goa Dekhnni, Fugdi, Corridinho, Dashavatara
Meghalaya Nongkrem, Shad Suk mynsiem, Behdienkhalm, Lahoo
West Bengal Gambhira, Kalikapatadi, Nanci, Alkap, Domni
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Famous Cities and Nick Names
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- Nick Name Place
Golden City Amritsar
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Manchester of India Ahmedabad
City of seven islands Mumbai
Sorrow of Bengal Damoda river
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Sorrow of Bihar Kosi River
Blue Mountains Nilgiri
Queen of Arabian Sear Kochi
Space City Bengaluru
Garden City of India Bengaluru
Silicon valley of India Bengaluru
Electronic City of India Bengaluru
Pink City Jaipur
Gateway of India Mumbai
Twin City Hyderabad-Sikandarabad
City of festivals Mudurai
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Deccan Queen Pune
City of Buildings Kolkata
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- Dakshin Ganga Godavari
Old Ganga Godavari
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Egg bowls of Asia Andhra Pradesh
Soya region Madhya Pradesh
Manchester of the South Coimbator GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP City of Nawabs Lucknow
Venice of the east Kochi
Queen of the Mountains Mussoorie (Uttarkhand)
Sacred river Ganga
Hollywood of India Mumbai
City of Castles Kolkata
State of five rivers Punjab
City of weavers Panipat
City of lakes Srinagar
Steel city of India Jamshedpur (called Tatanagar)
City of Temples Varanasi
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Manchester of the north Kanpur
City of Rallies New Delhi
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- Heaven of India Jammu & Kashmir
Boston of India Ahmedabad
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Garden of spices of India Kerala
Switzerland of India Kashmir
Abode of the God Prayag (Allahabad) GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Pittsburg of India Jamshedpu
Nicknames of Eminent Persons
Nickname Person Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi Bapu Mahatma Gandhi Frontier Gandhi, Badshah Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Khan Grand Old man of India Dadabhai Naoroji Strong (Iron) Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Man of Peace Lal Bahadur Shastri Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai Bengal Kesari Ashutosh Mukherji Bihar Kesari Dr. Srikrishna Singh
Andhra Kesari T. Prakasam
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Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibut Rahman
Deshbandhu Chitta Ranjan Das 2017 - Deenbandhu C.F. Andrews
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan Jana Nayak Karpuri Thakur Rajarshee Purushottam Das Tandon Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Guruji M.S. Golvalkar GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Desh Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ajatshatru Dr. Rajendra Prasad Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Chacha Jawaharlal Nehru Rajaji/C.R. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Sparrow Major General Rajinder Singh Young Turk Chandra Shekhar Tau Chaudhury Devi Lal Sahid-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Nightingale of India Sarojini Naidu Lady with the lamp Florence Nightinga=-09> Swar Kokila Lata Mangeshkar Udanpari P.T. Usha Mother Mother Teresa
Vishwa Kavi Rabindranath Tagore
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Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Tota-e-Hind Amir Khushro 2017 - Lal, Bal, Pal Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin
Chandra Pal AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Bihar Vibhuti Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh Babuji Jagjeevan Ram Napoleon of India Samudra Gupta Shakespeare of India Mahakavi Kalidas
Machiavelli of India Chanakya GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Akbar of Kashmir Jainul Abdin Father of Gujarat Ravi Shankar Maharaj Grandfather of Indian Films Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Morning Star of India Raja Ram Mohan Roy Renaissance King Maker of Indian Sayyed Bandhu History Anna C.N. Annadurai G.B.S George Bernard Shaw Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev Little Master Sunil Gavaskar Magician of Hockey Dhyanchand Deshpriya Yatindra Mohan Sengupta Kuvempu K.V. Puttappa Little Corporal Napoleon Bonaparte
Man of Destiny Napoleon Bonaparte
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Fuehrer Adolf Hitler King Maker Earl of Warwick
Uncle Ho Ho Chi Minh 2017 - Bard of Avon William Shakespeare
Li-Kwan Pearl Buck AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Father of English Poetry Geoffery Chaucer Grand Old man of Britain Willium E. Gladstone Maiden Queen Queen Elizabeth I Maid of Orleans Joan of Arc
Man of Blood and Iron Otto Van Bismark GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP II Duce Benito Mussolini Desert Fox Gen Ervin Rommel Quaid-i-Azam Md. Ali Jinnah
Awards and Respective Fields
Nobel Prize Nobel Prize is given every year Physics
Chemistry
Medicine
Peace
Literature
Economics Apart from Economics, all other categories have been given since 1901. Economics Nobel Prize was instituted in 1967 and was first given in 1969
Magsaysay Awards Instituted in 1957 and named after
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Ramon Magsaysay, the former President of Philippines. Regarded as
the Nobel Prize of Asia. 2017 - Pulitzer Prize For accomplishments in journalism,
literature and music. AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Right Livelihood Award Instituted in 1980 by the Right Livelihood Society, London.
Known as alternate Nobel Award
To promote and contribute in the fields of environment and social
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP justice.
Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize Instituted in 1995 by Government of India.
It is presented for international peace on the lines of Nobel Prize.
Man Booker Prize Highest literary award to authors of British, Irish and Commonwealth countries
Indira Gandhi Award For Presented by Indira Gandhi Memorial International Peace, Fund in India Disarmament and Development
Bharat Ratna Highest civilian award of India Presented by the Government of India.
Presented for exceptional public service and rarest achievements in the field of art, literature and science. Instituted in 1954
First recipient was C. Rajagopalchari
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Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Awards Instituted in 1965
2017 Given for distinguished works in any - recognized language by a scholar.
Sahitya Akademy Awards Instituted in 1955 AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Given for any exclusive writing in any
of the 24 languages including English literature.
Saraswati Samman Instituted in 1991 by the K.K. Birla Foundation
Given for any distinguished literary GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP work made during last 10 years in any of the Indian language.
Vyas Samman Instituted in 1992 by the K.K. Birla Foundation For outstanding contribution to Hindi literature.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Given to the Indian scientists for their exceptional performance. Awards
R.D. Birla Award Given in the field of medical sciences
Dhanvantri Award These awards are given for the extra ordinary performance in medical
sciences. Arjuna Awards Instituted in 1961 Given by Sports Ministry, Government
of India. These are given for the special achievements in different types of sports.
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Dronacharya Awards Instituted in 1985 Given by Sports Ministry, Government
of India.
These are given to sports coaches.
2017 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna It was instituted in 1992 Presented for commendable display by
the players. AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Burlog Award For agriculture from 1992
Shankar Award Indian , philosophy, Art and Culture
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Some Important Schemes
S.No. Schemes Year of Objective/Description Programme Beginning 1 Employment 1972 To assist the economically Guarantee weaker sections of the rural Scheme of society. Maharashtra 2 Crash Scheme 1972 For rural employment for Rural Employmement (CSRE) 3 Training Rural 1979 Program for Trainingrural Youth for Self- youth for self employment. Employment (TRYSEM) 4 Integrated 1980 All-round development of the Rural rural poor through a program Development of asset endowment for self Programme employment. (IRDP) 5 National Rural 1980 To provide profitable Employment employment opportunities to
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6 Rural Landless 1983 For providing employment to Employment landless farmers and laborers. Guarantee Program
2017 (RLEGP) - 7 Self- 1983 To provide financial and employment to technical assistance for self-
the Educated employment. AFFAIRS AFFAIRS Unemployed Youth (SEEUY) 8 Self- 1986 To provide self employment to Employment urban poor through provision programme for of subsidy and bank credit. Urban Poor (SEPUP) GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 9 Jawahar 1989 For providing employment to Rozgar Yojana rural unemployed. 10 Nehru Rozgar 1989 For providing employment to Yojana urban unemployed. 11 Scheme of 1990 To provide wages employment Urban Wage after arranging the basic Employment facilities for poor people in the (SUWE) urban areas where population is less than one lakh. 12 Employment 1993 To provide employment of at Assurance least 100 days in a year in Scheme (EAS) village. 13 Swarnajayanti 1997 To provide gainful employment Shahari Rozgar to urban unemployed and Yojana (SJSRY) under employed poor through self employment or wage employment. 14 Swarna Jayanti 1999 For eliminating rural poverty Gram and unemployment and Swarozgar promoting self employment. Yojana (SYGSY) 15 Jai Prakash Proposed Employment guarantee in most Narayan Rojgar in 2002-03 poor distt. Guarantee budget
Yojana
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(JPNRGY) 16 National Rural 2006 To provide atleast 100 days Employment wage employment in rural Guarantee areas.
2017 Scheme - 17 Sampoorna 2001 To provide wage employment Grameen and food security in rural areas
Rozgar Yojana and also to create durable AFFAIRS AFFAIRS economic ans social assets. 18 Food for Work 2001 & To give food thrugh wage Programme 2004 employment in the drought expanded affected areas in eight states. Wages are paid by the state governments partly in cash and partly in foodgrains. GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP 19 Mahatma 2005& To create a right based Gandhi 2006 framework for wage National Rural employment programmes and Employment makes the government legally Guarantee Act bound to provide employment (MGNREGA) to those who seek it. 20 Prime 2008 To generate employment Minister‘s opportunities in rural as well as Employment urban areas through setting up Generation of new self-employment Programme ventures/projects/micro (PMEGP) enterprises. SEBI 1992 To regulate share market 21 Ganga Kalyan 1997-98 To Provide Fiancial Assistance 22 Yojana to Farmers use of Ground Water Anna poorna 1999 To provide 10 KG food Grains 23 Yojana to Senior Citizens Shiksha Sahyog 2001-2002 Education for Children Below 24 Yojana Poverty Line Antodana Anna 2000 To provide Food Security to the 25 Yojana Rural People Sarva Shiksha 2001 To Provide Primary Education
26 Abhiyan
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27 Janani 2005 National Maternity Benefit Suraksha Scheme Yojana Bharat Nirman 2005 Development of Rural
2017 28 Infrastructure - NRHM: 2005 To enhance the health facilities 29 National Rural in rural area
Health Mission AFFAIRS AFFAIRS JNNURM: 2005 To construct pakka houses for 30 Jawaharlal urban and Transport System Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission: Rajiv Awas 2009 Urban Housing 31 Yojana GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Indra Awas 1985 Rural Housing 32 Yojana INTEGRATED 1975 for early childhood 33 CHILD DEVEL- care and development. OPMENT SERVICES (ICDS) Accredited 2005 To Promote Institutional 34 Social Health Delivery Activist (ASHA) Rashtriya 2013 Higher Education 35 Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) JAN DAN 2014 Financial Inclusion 36 YOJANA Make in india 2014 aimed at reviving the job- 37 creating manufacturing sector (HRIDAY) 2015 to preserve the heritage 38 character of each Heritage City. 39 STARTUP 2016 19-point action plan for start-
INDIA up enterprises in India
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Tamilnadu Government Scheme
2017
- AMMA Thittam‖ 2013 Amma Marundhagams 2014
AFFAIRS AFFAIRS ―Cradle Baby Scheme‖ 1992,
M.G.R. 1982 Nutritious Meal Programme Tamil Nadu Village Habitations 2011 Improvement (THAI)
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP "Amma Magapperu Sanjeevi Jan , 2016 Pudhu Vaazhvu Project 2005 Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar 1989 Ninaivu Thirumana Nidhi Udhavi Thittam dharmambal Ammaiyar Ninaivu 1975 Widows Remarriage Scheme E.V.R.Maniammaiyar Ninaivu Poor 1981 Widow Daughter‘s Marriage Assistance Scheme Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu 1967 Intercaste Marriage Assistance Scheme Amma Cement 2014 Thalikku thangam thittam 2011 Amma Kudineer 2013
Amma baby care kits (16 types of 2014
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baby-products) Pannai Pasumai Nugarvor 2013
Kootturavu Kadai 2017 - Amma Unavagam 2013
Amma seeds Jan, 2016 AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
Amma Arogya Thittam‘ March 1 , 2016
Census 2011 GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP The Census of India has been conducted 15 times, As of 2011. It has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1871.
Census 2011 were released in New Delhi on 31st March 2011 by Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and RGI C Chandramouli. Census 2011 was the 15th census of india & 7th census after Independece The motto of census 2011 was ―Our Census, Our future‖. First census in 1872. Total Population – 1,210,569,573 (1.21 Billion) India in 2nd rank in population with 17.64%. decadal growth & China is 1st rank with decadal growth 19% (over 1.35 billion) Population – 1210.19 million [Males – 623.7 million (51.54%) Females – 586.46 million (48.46%)]
Top Populous of the Country
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1 Uttar Pradesh 19,98,12,341 2 Maharashtra 11,23,74,333 3 Bihar 10,40,99,452
4 West Bengal 9,12,76,115 2017
- 5 Andhra Pradesh 8,45,80,777 Least Populous of the Country 1 Lakshadweep 64,473
2 Daman and Diu 2,43,247 AFFAIRS AFFAIRS 3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 3,43,709 4 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 3,80,581
5 Sikkim 6,10,577
Population Highlight GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Highest Populous UT Delhi
Least Populous UT Lakshadweep
Highest Populous state Uttar Pradesh
Least populous state Sikkim
Highest urban Population in india (state& UT) Maharashtra – 4,11,00,980
Lowest urban Population in india (state& UT) Lakshadweep – 26,967
Highest Rular Population in india (state& UT) Uttar Pradesh – 13,16,58,339
Lowest Rular Population in india (state& UT) Lakshadweep – 33,683
Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males)
Sex ratio in India 943
Highest sex ratio in state Kerala (1084)
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Lowest sex ratio in state Haryana (879)
Highest sex ratio in UT Pondicherry (1037)
2017
- Lowest sex ratio in UT Daman and Diu (618)
Child (0-6 years) sex ratio 914
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Highest child (0-6) sex ratio in state Mizoram (971)
Lowest child (0-6) sex ratio in state Haryana (830)
Literacy Rate in India GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Total Person Literacy Rate 74%
Males 82.14%
Females 65.46%
Highest Literacy Rate in State Kerala (94%)
Lowest Literacy Rate in State Bihar (61.8%)
Hightest Literacy Rate in UT Lakshadweep (91%)
Lowest Literacy Rate in UT Dadra and Nagar Haveli (76.24%)
Tamilnadu Related Facts
Total Population: 7,21,38,958, Males , 3,61,58,871, Females, 3,59,80,087 Population Density , 555
Sex Ratio, As per Provsional 995, final ( 995)
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Child Sex Ratio, 946 Literacy Rate, 80.33, Males, 86.81, Females, 73.86
decadal growth, 15.60% in 2001-2011 2017 - The highest sex ratio ―The Nilgiris‖ (1041)
The lowest sex ratio Dharmapuri district 946 AFFAIRS AFFAIRS India Five year Plans at a Glacne
Plan Period theme/Model/target
1st 51-56 Harrod Domar Model
Main focus: Agriculture, irrigation and power.
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP Got more GDP growth than its original target.
2nd 56-61 P.C.Mahalanobis Model
Socialist model, Rapid industrialization, heavy industries.
3rd 61-66 Sukhmoy Chakraborty and Sanddy
Also called ―Gadgil Yojana‖.
Failed to achieve its target due to droughts and wars with Pak-China
Holidays 66-69 Holiday declared
4th 69-74 Ashok Rudra-Alon Manney
growth with stability and self-reliance. [#EPICFAIL due to Bangladeshi refugee problem and drought.
5th 74-79 C.Subramaniam and later redrafting by D.P.Dhar
Originally it was a 10 year long term perspective plan with focus on poverty removal
and self-reliance
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RollingPlan 78-80 Morarji Desai‘s Janta government came up with Rolling plan system – we‘ll measure progress
every year and make new plans accordingly for 2017 - next year.
6th 80-85 Poverty removal (Garibi Hatao), IRDP, NREM, AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
TRYSEM etc.
7th 85-89 Pranav Mukherjee
Focus on employment. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana started.
2 Annual 89-91 Political instability at Centre. Hence only annual
GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP plans plans.
8th 92-97 John W.Miller model.
PV Narasimha Rao- LPG reforms
9th 97-02 Growth with social justice and equity. Mostly ―indicative‖ planning.
#EPICFAIL due to global slowdown after Asian financial crisis.
10th 02-07 8% GDP growth rate, double per capita income in 10 years.
11th 07-12 Theme: ―inclusive growth‖
C.Rangarajan framed it with targets: 8-10% growth rate, 70 million new jobs, lower IMR, CMR, TFR etc.
12th 12-17 Theme: ―Faster, More inclusive and sustainable growth‖.
Target growth rates: 9% GDP, 4% Agriculture,
10% Mfg.
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10% reduction in poverty, create 50 million new
jobs.
Get IMR:26, MMR:1000,Child Sex ratio: 950, TFR: 2017 - 2.1
Increase mean school years, forest cover, AFFAIRS AFFAIRS
infrastructure investment, rural tele-density.
Wish You All the Succes ,
Iyachamy Murugan, GROUP 1 CURRENT 1 GROUP
Tirunelveli
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