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INDEX OF CURRENT AFFAIRS SERIA SECTION/TOPIC PAGE NO. L NO.
1) AWARDS/MEDALS/HONORS/PRIZE 4
2) REPORTS /INDEX/SURVEY/STUDY 7
3) GOVT. SCHEMES/PORTAL /APPS/INITIATIVES 9
4) ECONOMY/BANKING 12
5) DEFENCE NEWS / MILITARY EXERCISE 13
6) ENVIRONMENTS 15
7) INTERNATIONAL NEWS 16
8) SPORTS 18
9) PERSONS IN NEWS 19
10) PLACES IN NEWS – SUMMITS/CONFERENCE 20
11) IMPORTANTS DATES & EVENTS 21
12) STATES IN NEWS 22
13) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 23
14) FESTIVALS/GI TAGS 24
15) BOOKS 24
16) MISCELLANEOUS 25-27
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MISSION CAPF HUB BY SWAPNIL WALUNJ & TEAM ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AFFAIRS PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS PAPERS (2015-2019)
SERIAL SECTION/TOPIC NO. OF NO. QUESTIONS
1) AWARDS/MEDALS/HONORS/PRIZE 14
2) REPORTS /INDEX/SURVEY/STUDY 04
3) GOVT. SCHEMES/PORTAL /APPS/INITIATIVES 09
4) ECONOMY/BANKING 08
5) DEFENCE NEWS / MILITARY EXERCISE 10
6) ENVIRONMENTS 02
7) INTERNATIONAL NEWS 05
8) PERSONS IN NEWS 08
9) SPORTS 06
10) PLACES IN NEWS – SUMMITS/CONFERENCE 07
11) IMPORTANTS DATES & EVENTS 02
12) STATES IN NEWS 02
13) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 02
14) FESTIVALS/GI TAGS 02
15) BOOKS 03
16) MISCELLANEOUS 10
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SKOCH Gold Award = Tribal Affairs Ministry receives award for its “Empowerment of Tribal through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes”.
Prem Bhatia award 2020 = Indian Express reporter Dipankar Ghose and People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI) for outstanding journalism.
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune wins first prize in Smart India Hackathon- 2020.
Nitin Sethi of The Huffington Post India wins Asian College of Journalism’s Award for Investigative Journalism.
Shiv Sahay Singh of The Hindu wins K. P. Narayana Kumar Memorial Award for Social Impact Journalism.
Food Vision 2050 Prize = Hyderabad-based NGO Naandi Foundation. It was given by the Rockefeller Foundation of US.
FSSAI’s ‘Eat Right India’ movement wins Food System Vision Prize given by the Rockefeller Foundation of US.
President approved 84 awards and decorations to the Armed Forces personnel and members of the Paramilitary Forces. Kirti Chakra, country’s second highest peacetime gallantry award was awarded posthumously to Abdul Rashid Kalas, Head Constable, J&K Police. Shaurya Chakra is the third highest peacetime gallantry award while Ashok Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award.
Abhijit Paul’s ‘Am I’ wins first prize in Online Patriotic Short Film Contest organised by Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting & NFDC (National Film Development Corporation).
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award = Serial no. Name of awardees Discipline 1 Rohit Sharma Cricket 2 Mariyappan T Para Athletics 3 Manika Batra Table Tennis 4 Vinesh Phogat Wrestling 5 Rani Rampal Hockey
Dronacharya Award: Lifetime Category = Serial no. Name of awardees Discipline 1 Dharmendra Tiwary Archery 2 Purushotham Rai Athletics 3 Shiv Singh Boxing 4 Romesh Pathania Hockey
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MISSION CAPF HUB BY SWAPNIL WALUNJ & TEAM 5 Krishan Kumar Hooda Kabaddi 6 Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar Para Powerlifting 7 Naresh Kumar Tennis 8 Om Parkash Dahiya Wrestling
Dronacharya Award: Regular Category = Serial no. Name of awardees Discipline 1 Jude Felix Sebastian Hockey 2 Yogesh Malviya Mallakhamb 3 Jaspal Rana Shooting 4 Kuldeep Kumar Handoo Wushu 5 Gaurav Khanna Para Badminton.
Arjuna Award = Serial no. Name of awardees Discipline 1 Atanu Das Archery 2 Dutee Chand Athletics 3 Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy Badminton 4 Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty Badminton 5 Vishesh Bhriguvanshi Basketball 6 Subedar Manish Kaushik Boxing 7 Lovlina Borgohain Boxing 8 Ishant Sharma Cricket 9 Deepti Sharma Cricket 10 Sawant Ajay Anant Equestrian 11 Sandesh Jhingan Football 12 Aditi Ashok Golf 13 Akashdeep Singh Hockey 14 Dattu Baban Bhokanal Rowing 15 Divij Sharan Tennis
Dhyan Chand Award = Serial no. Name of awardees Discipline 1 Kuldip Singh Bhullar Athletics 2 Jincy Philips Athletics 3 Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe Badminton 4 Trupti Murgunde Badminton 5 Usha Boxing 6 Lakha Singh Boxing 7 Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu Football 8 Ajit Singh Hockey 9 Manpreet Singh Kabaddi
GoI enhances prize money in National Sports Awards = 1. The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to 25 lakh rupees from the previous amount of 7.5 lakh rupees. 2. Arjuna Award has been enhanced to 15 lakh rupees from 5 lakh.
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MISSION CAPF HUB BY SWAPNIL WALUNJ & TEAM 3. The Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who were earlier given 5 lakh rupees will now be given 15 lakh rupees as cash prize, while Dhronacharya (Regular) will be given 10 lakh instead of 5 lakh rupees per awardee. 4. Dhyanchand Awardees will be given 10 lakh rupees instead of 5 lakh rupees.
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2019 = Land Adventure: Anita Devi, Col. Sarfraz Singh, Taka Tamut, Narender Singh, Keval Hiren Kakka Water Adventure: Satendra Singh Air Adventure: Gajanand Yadava Life Time Achievement: Late Magan Bissa.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy = Panjab University, Chandigarh.
International Booker Prize = Dutch writer Marieke Lucas Rijneveld wins for his novel ‘The Discomfort of Evening’. important Literary awards in India 1. Gyanapeeth Award = It was established in 1961 It is the highest literature award in India It is conferred to those Indians who have done exemplary literature works in official languages in India It is presented to Indian citizens only 2. Sahitya Akademi Fellowship = It was established in 1968 The first awardee is former President S Radhakrishnan It is awarded to immortal literature works created in any of the 22 official languages of India 3. Vyas Samman = It was established in 1991 It is awarded to Hindi literature only
Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovative Achievements, 2020 (ARIIA 2020) = 1st Rank -IIT Madras, 2nd Rank-IIT Bombay. ARIIA, 2020 was launched by Ministry of Education. The ARIIA is implemented by All India council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom.
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REPORTS/COMMITTEEG /INDEX/SURVEY/STUDY
RBI to set up an Expert Committee chaired by K. V. Kamath to suggest financial parameters for resolution of Covid-19 related stressed assets.
One in every Three Child are Poisoned by Lead: UNICEF Report = World’s one-third child population which is nearly around 800 million are affected by lead poisoning. Among the total affected nearly half of them are from South Asia. India accounts for nearly 275,561,163 of these cases. Lead is a potent neurotoxin which harms the brains of small children irreparably even before they are allowed a chance to develop. This severe harm can lead to lifelong cognitive, neurological and physical impairment.
“Elephants. Not Commodities” Report = by the International Animal Welfare Organization. According to the report, over 200 elephants in India are kept in severe inadequate conditions. According to the report, India is home to second-highest number of elephants used in tourism in Asia.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recently released ranking of states under AMRUT scheme. Odisha has secured first position by scoring 85.67%. AMRUT is Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Scheme. The scheme aims to provide piped water supply to households in urban areas of the state. It also aims at construction of sewerage treatment plants and improving green spaces in the cities.
Swachh Survekshan 2020 report released by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry = , Indore was ranked the cleanest for the fourth year in a row [ cities with population above 1 lakh] Top three cities are Karad, Sasvad and Lonavala – all from Maharashtra [cities with population under 1 lakh] Indore, Ambikapur, Navi Mumbai, Surat, Rajkot and Mysuru rated as 5-star cities. Chhattisgarh was ranked the cleanest state out of those with over 100 urban local bodies (ULBs) Jharkhand was ranked the cleanest state among those with less than 100 ULBs In the category of “Ganga towns”, Varanasi ranked the cleanest In the category of cantonments, Jalandhar got the top rank In the category of capitals, New Delhi was cleanest.
NITI Aayog task force headed by Ramesh Chand recommends linking sugarcane prices to sugar rates.
Export Preparedness Index compiled by NITI Aayog & the Institute of Competitiveness = Gujarat 1st, Maharashtra 2nd.
India ($437) ranked 72nd in terms of the average wage per month, Switzerland first ($5,989) in global ranking by Picodi.com.
India ranks first in Organic Farming = The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently announced that India ranks first in Organic Farming.
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MISSION CAPF HUB BY SWAPNIL WALUNJ & TEAM According to the data provided by Ministry of Finance to Rajya Sabha, Tamil Nadu has topped the list of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in availing loans to women. It was followed by West Bengal and Karnataka.
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GOVT. SCHEMES/PORTAL /APPS/INITIATIVES
PM launches financing scheme under the ₹1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund meant for setting up storage and processing facilities. Agriculture Infrastructure Funds = The Union Cabinet had approved Agriculture Infrastructure Fund in July 2020. It provides medium-long term debt financing facility for investment. The loans under the funds are to be provided to Marketing Cooperative Societies, Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, Farmer Producer Organizations, Joint Liability Groups, Self Help Groups, And Multipurpose Cooperative Societies. The loans issued under the funds will have interest subvention of 3% per annum.
Krishi Megh = a National Agricultural Research & Education System-Cloud Infrastructure and Services launched by Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
PM Modi unveils ‘Honouring the Honest’ platform for Transparent Taxation. This was earlier announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as “Tax Charter” in Budget 2020-21.
SRIJAN portal = launched by Defence Minister to promote indigenization in defence sector by private sector companies.
Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanirbhar Mission = by the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises. Designed by KVIC (Khadi and Village Industries Commission) on PPP mode where a two-party agreement will be signed between KVIC and the Private Agarbatti manufacturer Objective = to generate employment for the local artisans making India self-reliant in agarbatti production.
The eSanjeevani is implemented under Ayushman Bharat health initiative. The web based comprehensive Telemedicine solution eSanjeevani has so far provided 1.58 lakh online consultations according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Ayushman Bharat scheme was launched in 2018 by PM Modi. The scheme aims to provide free insurance coverage of up to Rs 5 lakhs per family per year. The scheme is meant only for the poor. Based on the Socio-Economic Caste Census data, around 74 crores of beneficiary families have been identified.
SURAKHSYA = National Portal on Human Elephant conflict of “Project Elephant” launched. The portal aims to collect real time information and will also manage conflicts on real time basis. The Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Ministry of Environment and Forest. The project aims to provide financial and technical support to wild life management The Asian Elephants are listed as “Endangered” in the IUCN Red List.
Chhattisgarh to launch “Indira Van Mitan Yojana” to support forest dwellers of Chhattisgarh and achieve self-reliance.
ARUNODOI: Assam to launch mega scheme for Women Financial Empowerment.
National Digital Health Mission launched = Under the mission, every Indian is to get a Health ID card. The ID card will contain all relevant information about the person’s past medical condition, treatment and diagnosis. The mission is completely technology based. The mission aims to improve
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MISSION CAPF HUB BY SWAPNIL WALUNJ & TEAM the efficiency, effectiveness and transparency of health care in India. It is to operate under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana or Ayushman Bharat. Features of National Digital Health Mission = The citizens holding the cards shall allow one-time access to the doctors and health care providers during their visit to the hospitals. The permission to access confidential medical data is to be provided for every visit by the patient himself. By this, the privacy of the patient is maintained. The control of access to the digital records is completely in the hands of the patient. The doctors can access the medical record every time only at the will of the patients. The Mission allows patients to access health services remotely. It also features Tele-consultation and E-Pharmacies.
PM Modi launches Optic Fibre Link connecting Lakshadweep Islands with the mainland = The undersea Optical Fibre Cable link to be established between Lakshadweep and the mainland is second in the country. The first of its kind was established between Chennai and Port Blair.
‘Swasthya’= A Tribal Health and Nutrition Portal and quarterly e-newsletter “ALEKH” launched by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda.
Cabinet approves setting up of National Recruitment Agency for conducting Common Eligibility Test for various govt. jobs. National Recruitment Agency =A Multi-Agency Body to encompass the first level test by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) and the Institute of Banking Service Personnel (IBPS). This will be only for the Group B and C (non-technical) posts. NRA will have representatives of Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Finance/Department of Financial Services, the SSC, RRB & IBPS. It is envisioned that the NRA would be a specialist body bringing the state-of-the-art technology and best practices to Central Government recruitment. The CET score of the candidate shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of declaration of the result.
All serving and retired soldiers in Maharashtra exempted from panchayat property tax.
NHAI launches ‘Harit Path’ mobile app to monitor plantation along national highways.
Atal Innovation Mission Artificial Intelligence Step Up Module = The NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission along with the collaboration of NASSCOM launched the “ATL AI Step Up Module”.
One Sun, One World, One Grid Project = It is a trans-national electricity grid supplying solar power project. The idea of the project was first introduced by PM Modi in 2018 during the International Solar Alliance. The project receives technical assistance from World Bank. India has plans to set up World Solar Bank with a capital of 10 billion USD. For the first time, the International Solar Alliance is to hold World Solar Technology Summit in September 2020. The summit will bring world scientists and engineers together in order to address affordability of energy. The Solar Power Generation in India was at 35 GW in July 2020. India has set a target of generating 100 GW of solar power by 2022.
KIRAN = Mental Rehabilitation Health line to be launched by Social Justice Ministry = The
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GoI launches National GIS-enabled Land Bank System = the platform is to provide database of industrial clusters all over India. It will serve as one-stop solution to free and easy accessibility of industrial information. The platform is to be supported by National Centre of Geo-Informatics, Invest India, National E-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Application and Geo-Informatics.
NITI Aayog launches Nationally Determined Contributions Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) = The initiative was launched to decarbonize transport and provide technical support on Green Gas emission reduction measures. The main objective of the programme is to support and regulate policies to promote electric vehicle charging infrastructure and smooth wide scale adoption of Electric Vehicles in India. The project will include three countries namely India, China and Vietnam for a period of 2020-24. NDC Targets of India set to be achieved by 2030 1. To reduce emission intensity of GDP by one-third 2. To reduce installed capacity of electricity from non-fossil fuels by 40% 3. To reduce carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by increasing the forest cover.
Ministry of Culture announces 7 new circles of ASI[ Archaeological Survey of India] = List of all 7 new circles: 1. Trichy in Tamil Nadu 2. Raiganj in West Bengal 3. Rajkot in Gujarat 4. Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh 5. Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh 6. Meerut in Uttar Pradesh 7. Hampi in Karnataka Along with the 7 new circles, the minister also added that the Hampi Mini Circle in Karnataka has been converted into a full fledged circle.
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Reserve Bank of India to set up Innovation Hub for financial sector in India. The Innovation Hub set up by the Reserve Bank of India will act as a centre for ideation and incubation of new capabilities which can be leveraged to create viable and innovative financial products or services to help achieve the broader objectives of efficient banking services, deepening financial inclusion, strengthening consumer protection, business continuity in times of emergency.
The Consumer Confidence Survey is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India to find out how optimistic the consumers are in regard to their financial situation
RBI unveils ‘National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025’ (NSFE). It is based on 5Cs: Content, Capacity, Community, Communication and Collaboration.
ICICI Bank has become the 1st bank in India to use satellite data to assess the creditworthiness of farmers.
Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) will launch India’s first bullion index named “Bulldex”, on August 24, 2020.
Framework for Authorisation of Pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail Payments released by RBI. The RBI will set up a new pan-India umbrella entity with a minimum paid-up capital of Rs 500 crores. The entity will set up, operate, and manage new payment systems that comprise of ATMs, Aadhaar based payments, label Point of Sales, remittance services. The entities are to be incorporated under Companies Act, 2013. Also, the entities are to be authorized under Section 4 of Payment and Settlement Systems act, 2007. Also, it will develop standards, payment methods and technologies related issues. The authorisation is to be issued by the Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems. The directors of the board are to be appointed by the Apex bank The framework for the umbrella entity is being launched to split the accumulated powers and responsibilities of National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI).
RBI unveils National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025 = [1st NSFE was launched in 2013] National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025- Key Points = The bank came up with 5-Core Actions approach with this second national strategy. The five Cs highlighted by NSFE 2020-25 are Capacity, Content, Communication, Community, and Collaboration. Here, content refers to the curriculum in schools; where the term “Capacity” is used for developing capacity in intermediaries involved in financial services. Communication and Community are used to create a community led model for financial literacy using communication strategy.
Farm Sector grows as GDP contracts for first time in India = According to the NSO officials, in spite of agricultural production going up in the country, the GDP is contracting. This is the first time India is witnessing fall in GDP in spite of agricultural production going up.
Punjab National Bank has launched a campaign named ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’ to encourage customers to use digital banking channels.
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DEFENCE NEWS/SECURITY/MILITARY EXERCISE
CISF takes over security of Leh, Ladakh airport from the local police.
Kavkaz 2020 (Caucasus-2020) military exercise = India to participate in multi-nation in Astrakhan, Russia.
Indigenously developed military equipment such as Light Combat Aircraft, Pinaka rocket launchers and Akash missile systems included in negative list of imports. Negative list of imports =
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology [DIAT], Pune develops biodegradable face mask “Pavitrapati” and anti-microbial body suit “Aushada tara”.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) = The NIIO puts in place dedicated structures for the end users to interact with academia and industry towards fostering innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence in keeping with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. The NIIO is a three-tiered organisation. Naval Technology Acceleration Council (N-TAC) will bring together the twin aspects of innovation and indigenisation and provide apex level directives. A working group under the N-TAC will implement the projects. A Technology Development Acceleration Cell (TDAC) has also been created for induction of emerging disruptive technology in an accelerated time frame.
Recently, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was launched and named as Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’. OPV Sarthak is the 4th in the series of the indigenous project for 05 OPVs. OPVs are long-range surface ships capable of coastal and offshore patrolling, policing maritime zones, control and surveillance, anti-smuggling and anti-piracy operations with limited wartime roles. OPV Sarthak has been designed & built indigenously by M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) in line with the government’s vision of ‘Make in India’.
Konkurs Missile Test & Launcher Equipment developed by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
“Project Cheetah”= The Indian Armed Forces have decided to revive “Project Cheetah” amidst tensions with China. The project was pending for a long time and the tri-services have now decided to revive the project under Rs 3,500 crores. Under the project, around 90 Heron drones of the services are to be upgraded with laser-guided bombs, air launched anti-tank guided missiles and air to ground anti-tank guided missiles. The project was pending over a long period of time. The Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was made in Israel. It is a medium-altitude UAV. It is capable of returning to base autonomously in case of lost communication. It carries up to 250 kg of weight including thermographic camera, airborne ground surveillance visible light, radar systems, etc.
India test fires first Private Upper Stage Rocket Engine = The Aerospace Start up Skyroot Aerospace has test fired an upper stage rocket engine and has become the first Indian private
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MISSION CAPF HUB BY SWAPNIL WALUNJ & TEAM company to demonstrate the capability of homegrown rocket engine. The 3D printed rocket engine was named after the Nobel Laureate Sir C V Raman. The rocket had fewer moving parts and weighed half of conventional rocket engines.
AFSPA extended for six months in Assam due to “recent insurgent attacks, recovery of arms”. In March 2019, AFSPA was completely removed from Meghalaya. [PYQ ON SAME] The AFSPA act was enacted in 1958. The act gives special powers to the armed forces to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”. According to the act, once declared disturbed area, the status quo in the area has to be maintained for at least three months. An area can be declared disturbed by the Central Government, Governor of State, administrator of Union Territory. Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee has recommended scrapping of AFSPA.
Dustlik exercise = India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise. It was held for the first time in 2019 at Chirchiq Training Area of Uzbekistan. The exercise focused on counter terrorism and counter insurgency in rural and urban regions. Uzbekistan is important for India for its uranium supplies. After Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan is the second Central Asian country to supply Uranium to India.
INS Viraat that served the Indian Navy for more than 30 years to be dismantled in Gujarat = INS Viraat is the longest serving ship of the Indian Navy. It was inducted into the Indian Navy in 1987. It was the flagship of Indian Navy before INS Vikramaditya was commissioned in 2013. Now INS Vikramaditya is the flagship of Indian Navy.
GoI sets up Expert Panel under the chairmanship V Ramgopal Rao to study and review the duties of the DRDO labs [redefine DRDO].
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First Snow Leopard Conservation Centre of India = The Uttarakhand State Government is to develop India’s first Snow Leopard Conservation centre of India. The centre is to be developed by the Uttarakhand forest department and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They are classified as Vulnerable in IUCN list and has been included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Huge amount of Carbon Dioxide released by Himalayan Geothermal Springs. The carbon dioxide released from the thermal springs are sourced from metamorphic decarbonation of carbonate rocks, magmatism and oxidation of graphite. These rocks are present in the deep Himalayan core. The Geothermal rocks in the region are dominated by evaporation and weathering of silicate rocks. The Isotopic analyses point that there are meteoric sources of geothermal water.
Indian Institute of Meteorology Study stated that Lakshadweep Corals have answers about Inonset and withdrawal of Indian Monsoons. The study states that the bands growing on the coral surface is capable of revealing about paleoclimatic conditions, ambient water temperature, rainfall and other aspects in the past. This is similar to that of the tree rings used to determine the information about the past climate.
PM Modi launches Project Lion, Project Dolphin during I-Day celebrations =
Project Lion = For conservation of Asiatic Lions. The project is to address Human-Wildlife conflict. It will involve local communities living closer to lion landscapes. The Project will also provide livelihood opportunities to these people. Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project = to safeguard Asiatic Lions from extinction. Under the project, the Asiatic Lions are to be introduced in Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. This is because, the last Asiatic Lion population found in Gir National Park of Guajrat are facing threats due to anthropogenic factors, epidemics and natural disasters. Asiatic Lion been declared ‘Critically Endangered’ under IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.
Project Dolphin = The Project is to primarily focus on Gangetic Dolphins[ also conserve and protect the Dolphins in the rivers and oceans in the country.]. The Gangetic Dolphins were declared as National Aquatic Animal in 2010. The project is to work under several ministries such as Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Fisheries, Shipping, Animal Husbandry, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Rural Development. The Gangetic Dolphins have been declared ‘Endangered’ under IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. It has been listed under CITES Appendix-1. The Gangetic Dolphins have been classified under Schedule-1 of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is the only sanctuary for the Gangetic Dolphins in the country.
Woolly flying squirrel, considered extinct 70 years ago, spotted at Gangotri National Park in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.[locate on map].
Rare fish called “Mahseer” sighted in Sileru river [Mahseer is commonly found in the Himalayan Rivers that are running in cooler regions]. It is listed as Endangered in IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) list. The Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 does not give any
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MISSION CAPF HUB BY SWAPNIL WALUNJ & TEAM protection to Mahseer. They are not mentioned in the National Fisheries Act as well. Sileru river is a tributary of Sabari river and the Sabari river merges with Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Arab World’s first ever nuclear reactor starts its operation at UAE = UAE starts its first-ever nuclear reactor “Barakah” at Abu Dhabi on the Gulf coast. Developed in a joint venture with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Barakah means “blessing” in Arabic.
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System = China.
India-US to launch student exchange programme on study of the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
100 killed in a blast in port warehouses storing explosive material in capital Beirut, Lebanon. Basic information about Beirut It is capital and largest city of Lebanon. Beirut is an important regional seaport. Reason = The blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of "ammonium nitrate" [NH4NO3] stored unsafely in a warehouse. Ammonium Nitrate is a white, crystalline chemical that is soluble in water. It is the main ingredient used to manufacture commercial explosives Map based Questions on this 1. Countries surrounding Mediterranean sea. E.g. Lebanon also. 2. Countries surrounding Lebanon 3. Match the pair Capital = country E.g. Beirut capital of Lebanon.
Mauritius declares emergency as stranded Japanese-owned ship MV Wakashio spills fuel.
India, Maldives ink contract for development of five eco-tourism zones in Addu atoll of island nation.
Russia becomes world’s first country to approve use of COVID-19 vaccine named as ‘Sputnik V’.
Israel successfully test fires advanced Missile Defence System Arrow-2. The missile was developed to defend against the short- and mid- range rockets that are fired from Lebanon and Gaza and also long-range missiles fired from Iran.
UNSC defeats U.S. resolution to indefinitely extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran.
4th session of BRICS anti-drug working group held under the chairmanship of Russia. India represented by NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau) Director General Rakesh Asthana. BRICS is an informal group of states comprising the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa.
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Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) = India, Japan, Australia joining hands to counter China’s dominance.
Iran unveils missiles martyr Qassem Soleimani (1400-km surface-to-surface) and martyr Abu Mahdi (1,000 km cruise).
India’s Ministry External Affairs & Thailand’s Foreign Ministry organize 6th Round Table of AINTT (ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks).
Tropical Storm Laura to become a hurricane as it heads from the Caribbean toward U.S.
Africa declared free of the wild polio virus by WHO with no new cases reported in the last 4 years.
UNESCO launches “Beirut” initiative to attract funds for rehabilitating heritage buildings damaged in capital Beirut by the explosions at the city’s port on August 4
Mauritius Oil Spill = India has deployed a 10-member Indian Coast Guard team under Mission SAGAR to contain oil spill. Mission SAGAR is Security Growth for All in the Region. It was launched in 2015 to deepen economic and security cooperation with maritime neighbours. The relevance of the mission is seen in conjunction with other policies of India as follows Project Sagarmala = It aims to develop string of ports around Indian Coast. The initiative focuses on supporting port-led development, port infrastructure enhancement. Project Mausam = It is a cultural and economic project that aims to connect countries in the Indian Ocean. India = a net security provider.
International Conference on Climate Change and its Impact on Himalayan Region to be held in India.= The Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital is to conduct an International Conference on Climate Change and its Impact on Himalayan Region.
AGRIOTA = a new technology driven agricultural commodity trading platform that will bridge the rural farmers from India and the gulf Food Industry. China has successfully launched 5th Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-9 (05), from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
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SPORTS
IPL 2020 will be played in UAE from Sept 19 to Nov 10; matches at Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.
BCCI suspends IPL title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo.
England’s James Anderson becomes first fast bowler to reach 600 test wickets in his 156th test.
West Indies All-Rounder, Dwayne John Bravo has became the first bowler to scalp 500 wickets in Twenty20 cricket.
M S Dhoni, Suresh Raina retire from International Cricket. [PYQ asked on same pattern]
Indian Table Tennis Star Poulomi Ghatak retires.
Legendary South African all-rounder Jaques Kallis, Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas and Pune-born former Australian captain Lisa Sthalekar have been inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame
India has withdrawn from the women’s world team Squash championship scheduled in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15th to 20th December, due to lack of preparation, time and match- readiness of its players.
India will host the BRICS Games 2021, which will be aligned with the Khelo India Games scheduled for next year.
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PERSONS IN NEWS
Taiwan’s 1st democratically elected President Lee Teng-hui dies at 97.
Ebrahim Alkazi, ex-Director of National School of Drama (NSD), dies at 94. awards: Padma Shri (1966), Padma Bhushan (1991), – Padma Vibhushan (2010), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1962) & Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1967).
Sri Lanka’s former president and SLPP (Sri Lanka People’s Party) leader Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as the country’s new PM.
A two-day international webinar on the 100th death anniversary of the great Indian freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. This international webinar on the theme of Lokmanya Tilak – Swaraj to Self-reliant India
G C Murmu takes oath as Comptroller Auditor General. He is the first tribal to take oath as CAG of India. The oath was administered by the President Ram Nath Kovind. G C Murmu was a 1985 batch IAS officer. He recently resigned his LG post of Jammu and Kashmir. After his resignation former Union Minister Manoj Sinha was sworn in as the new LG of J&K.
IPS officer Rakesh Asthana appointed Director General of BSF.
Odisha cadre IPS officer, P S Ranipse has been appointed as Inspector General (IG), in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj dies at 90; belonged to the Mewati Gharana, won: Padma Shri (1975), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987), Padma Bhushan (1990), Padma Vibhushan (2000) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2010).
Rajiv Kumar appointed new Election Commissioner
Former Guyanese housing minister, Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been named as the President of the country. He is a member of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP).
Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier (retired) Mark Anthony Phillips has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Guyana.
President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko has won his sixth consecutive term in the country’s presidential election.
Mohamed Ould Bilal has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania.
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PLACES IN NEWS – SUMMITS/CONFERENCE
8 soldiers killed in blast outside army base in capital Mogadishu, Somalia.[locate on map].
The 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting was held under the presidency of Russia. The Environment Ministers of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa participated in the meeting. The meeting was preceded by the BRICS Working Group meeting. India will host the next meeting in 2021.
The 13th Session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation was held to review the continuing growth of broad based cooperation between the two countries. The session was cochaired by Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India and Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates.
5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP) was held virtually. The Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva, and the Parliament of Austria jointly organized the two day Conference with the support of the United Nations (UN). Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla participated in the inaugural ceremony of the conference.
5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP) was held virtually. The InterParliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva, and the Parliament of Austria jointly organized the two day Conference with the support of the United Nations (UN). Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla participated in the inaugural ceremony of the conference.
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IMPORTANTS DATES & EVENTS
Muslim Women’s Rights Day = 1st August [On the occasion of the first anniversary of law- making Triple Talaq a criminal offence which got Presidential nod last year after getting approval from the Parliament, the day is declared as the Muslim Women’s Rights Day across the country.]
Sanskrit Day = August 3. Celebrated every year on full moon day of Hindu calendar month of Shravan.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (World Tribal Day) = August 9. Theme =‘COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience’.
World Biofuel day = August 10. theme: “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
International Youth Day = August 12. Theme = Youth Engagement for Global Action.
World Elephant Day = August 12
Bangladesh observes ‘National Mourning Day’ on August 15 to mark assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
World Humanitarian Day = August 19
World Photography Day = August 19.
Earth Overshoot Day = August 22. The day comes when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a given year.
Telugu Language Day = August 29. day is birth anniversary of Telugu poet Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy.
The International Day against Nuclear Tests = August 29. Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test site in Kazakhstan closed on this day in 1991.
National Sports Day = August 29. Celebrated on the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand.
September will be observed as “Nutrition Month”: PM Modi says in “Mann ki Baat” radio programme.
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STATES IN NEWS
Hyderabad with 3 lakh CCTV cameras is world’s 16th Most Surveilled City. China’s Taiyuan first & Most Surveilled City.
Mumbai becomes the first city to have female icons on traffic signals.
Karnataka to build Industrial Corridor between Bidar and Mysuru. An industrial corridor in India is a multi-modal transport service that will pass through several states. The Industrial Corridors will provide effective integration between industries and infrastructure leading to overall social and economic development.
In December 2019, five industrial corridors were announced by Government of India. They are as follows 1. Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor: This corridor covers the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Haryana. The project is funded by GoI, 2. Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor: It covers the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. 3. Bengaluru-Mumbai Economic Corridor: It covers the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra 4. Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor: It covers the states of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, UP, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. 5. East Coast Economic Corridor: This corridor has its critical role in Act East Policy of India. In 2016.
Rajasthan Government launches Indira Rasoi Yojna to provide nutritious food to poor people in urban areas at affordable prices.
PRATHEEKSHA = First Marine Ambulance launched by Kerala Government to provide more efficient rescue.
Kerala will establish the first international women’s trade centre (IWTC) of India at Angamaly. The IWTC would be set by Kerala in consonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Assam to set up Skill University at Mangaldoi = It is the first skill university in the country. The University is to be set up with financial assistance from Asian Development Bank.
The “Thenzawl Golf Resort, Mizoram Project has been virtually inaugurated. The project has been implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Assam government would provide Rs 830 per month each to 17 lakh poor families under the ambitious “Orunodoi” scheme, to financially empower women.
Quality Control Lab has been set up by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in Porbandar, Gujarat.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Dwarf planet Ceres not barren is a water-rich world according to new finding of NASA Dawn spacecraft.
Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter captures Moon images of “Sarabhai” Crater named after ISRO’s founder Vikram Sarabhai.
SPACE BRICKS = In a significant step towards space exploration, a team of researchers from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has developed a sustainable process to make space bricks on the lunar surface. It could be used to assemble structures for habitation on the moon surface in future.
NASA Planet Hunter TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) finds 66 new Exoplanets. TESS is a space telescope for NASA explorer programme designed to search Exoplanets. It searches for Exoplanets covering 400 times larger area as covered by Kepler Mission. PARAS is India’s Exoplanet search mission. PARAS is PRL Advanced Radial-velocity Abu- sky Search. It is ground-based exoplanet search device. It is located at Mt Abu.
IIT Madras and Center for Development of Advance Computing (CDAC) develop microprocessors named SHAKTI (32 bit) and VEGA (64 bit).
NASA’s Hubble telescope maps giant Halo around Andromeda galaxy.
Dwarf Planet Ceres of Solar System is now an Ocean World = There are five dwarf planets in the solar system. They are Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Ceres. The NASA researchers have now discovered that the Ceres has an ocean world. Ceres is found between Mars and Jupiter. According to the research, Ceres looks to be a remnant ocean world. Also, Ceres has a brine reservoir that is located 40 km deep and is 100s of miles wide. This makes the dwarf planet water rich.
South Atlantic Anomaly: NASA confirms dent in the Earth’s Magnetic field = The NASA Scientists have discovered a small but an evolving dent in the earth’s magnetic field. The dent has been found over South America and South Atlantic Ocean. It is an unusually weak spot and is called South Atlantic Anomaly. The South Atlantic Anomaly arises due to two features of the Earth’s core. They are tilt of magnetic axis and the flow of molten metals within the outer core. The Earth’s magnetic field acts as a protective shield to the planet as it repels and traps charged particles from the sun. Van Allen Belts = The Sun expels constant particles known as solar wind. When this solar material is streamed across space and strikes the Earth’s magnetosphere, the space occupied by the magnetic field of the earth can become trapped. This is held in two donut shaped belts around the planet called Van Allen Belts. European Space Agency In May 2020, the Swarm Constellation Mission of the European Space Agency updated the development of South Atlantic Anomaly.
India’s ASTROSAT makes rare Discovery = ASTROSAT, the first multi wavelength satellite has detected extreme UV light from galaxy that 9.3 billion light years away from the Earth. The first multi-wavelength satellite of India has five unique X-ray and UV telescopes. They detect extreme UV light from galaxies that are billion light years away from the earth. It is an IRS [Indian Remote
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched “Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission” with United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to the Red Planet “Mars”
FESTIVALS/GI TAGS
Dragonfly Festival = The World Wide Fund along with the Bombay Natural History Society launched the third edition of Dragonfly festival, 2020. The festival aims to create conservation of these insects. For the first time, the festival is to be organised in Kerala as “Thumbi Mahostsavam 2020”. This is a part of the National Dragonfly Festival. Along with WWF and BNHS, the other organisers are National Biodiversity board, IUCN-Centre for Environment Conservation, United Nations Development Programme. Dragon Flies are used as indicator of oxygen levels in the aquatic ecosystem quality and biodiversity.
BOOKS
Book ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’ (The Swachh Bharat Revolution) edited by Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer . It cover journey of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) through 35 essays launched.
Dalai Lama, will release a new book titled “Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World” on climate change with German environmental journalist, Franz Alt in November.
Grandparents’ Bag of Stories’ book by Sudha Murty.
“Siyasat Mein Sadasyata” authored by Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary.
The book, titled “Vishesh: Code To Win”, has been written by sportswoman-turned-author Nirupama Yadav.
Arjun Subramaniam has authored a new book titled, “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972- 2020″.
“RAW: A History of India”s Covert Operations” has authored by investigative journalist and author Yatish Yadav.
‘Amazing Ayodhya’ has been authored by Neena Rai.
Chetan Bhagat has authored a book titled ‘One Arranged Murder’.
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MISCELLANEOUS( imp )
Apple becomes world’s most valuable company.
Vidyarthi Vigyaan Manthan 2020-21 = initiative under the national programme is created to make science an interesting study among students from class 6 to 11.Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan In collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, which is an autonomous organization under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training), is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA).
Northern Railway runs first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train from Kishanganj in Delhi to Jirania in Tripura (2763 km).
‘Moothon’ (Malayalam) is the Best Film at New York Indian Film Festival 2020.
Railways to start first weekly “Kisan Rail” from Devlali [nashik] in Maharashtra to Danapur in Bihar from Aug 7.
18 killed in landslide in Rajamalai in Idukki district, Kerala near Eravikulam National Park. [Map based question]. The park holds the largest viable population of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr.
Railway Museum at Hubballi, Karnataka.
PM launches 2,300-km-long submarine optical fibre cable from Chennai to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Swachh Bharat Mission Academy (SBMA) is an IVR (Interactive Voice Response)-based training course with modules on Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus programme recently lauched by Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Reliance Foundation partners with USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) for the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) to bridge gender digital divide.
Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power a joint venture between India’s Reliance Power and Japan’s JERA are all set to develop a new gas-fired power generation project in Bangladesh through their project company.
Dwayne Johnson tops Forbes list of world’s highest-paid male actors with an income of $87.5 million from June 1, 2019 to June 1, 2020.
Walmart-owned Flipkart’s Samarth Programme supports 6 Lakh artisans across India to sell their products online. Samarth is an initiative started by Flipkart in 2019 wherein, the e- commerce company had collaborated with five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help local artisans use the online e-commerce platform to sell their products.
GoI launches National Cooperative Development Corporation [NCDC] YouTube Channel “Sahakar Cooptube NCDC India”.
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MISSION CAPF HUB BY SWAPNIL WALUNJ & TEAM First Silk Training cum Production Centre in Arunachal Pradesh = The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is to set up the first of its kind training cum production centre of silk in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The state produces all four varieties of silk namely Mulbery, Oak Tasar, Eri and Muga. Oak Tasar is practiced in higher altitudes. Eri and Muga are practiced foothills areas and Mulbery is reared in middle altitude. India is the second largest producer of silk in the world. Of the four varieties of silks, Mulberry accounts to 74.51%, Eri accounts to 16.5%, Tasar to 8.5% and Muga accounts to 0.55%. India exports silk mainly to USA and European countries. The employment generation due to silk production in the country raised to 8.03 million persons in 2014-15. Silk Samagra scheme to develop sericulture in the country is implemented by the Central Silk Board of India. Central Silk Board The board is a statutory body that was established in 1948. IT works under Ministry of Textiles. The headquarters of the board is located in Bangalore.
SC Judgement: Women have Equal Rights on Parental Property = daughters have equal rights as that of sons on parental property. They shall remain coparcener throughout their life.
Tribal Freedom fighters Museum developed by GoI = nine tribal fighters’ museums are to be established by 2022. The largest of all the nine museums is to be built in Rajpipla in Gujarat. The rest of the museums are built in Ranchi (Jharkhand), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Lambasingi (Andhra Pradesh), Kozhikode (Kerala), Hyderabad (Telangana), Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh), Senapati (Manipur) and Kelsi (Mizoram). The Museum for the tribal freedom fighter Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh is to be established in Raipur, Chhattisgarh The Manipur museum is to be dedicated to Rani Gaidinilu. The Museum at Ranchi, Jharkhand is to be dedicated to the Tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda. The Museum at Lammasingri, Andhra Pradesh is to be dedicated to Shri Alluri Seetha Ram Raju. The Museum to be built in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh is to be dedicated to Tantya Bheel, Bheema Nayak and Khajaya Nayak.
Central Water Commission and Google launches Flood forecasting Initiative. Under the initiative, numerous alerts can be sent to the public regarding flood situation in the region. Also, people can learn about current water level in the flood affected regions in the country.
Tricolour hoisted for first time at New York’s Times Square to celebrate India’s 74th Independence Day to celebrate India’s 74th Independence Day.
Contributions to PM-CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund need not be credited to NDRF (National Disaster Response Fund): Supreme Court. The PM Cares Funds was set up by the central government as a public charity trust with the aim of dealing with emergency posed by COVID-19.
Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has constituted the National Council for Transgender Persons, under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. Composition: Its chairperson will be the Union Minister of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It will also consists of = Representatives from five states or Union Territories (one each from the
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India’s ‘longest’ (1.82 km) passenger ropeway across a Brahmaputra river unveiled in Guwahati, Assam.
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launches “Chunauti” = Next Generation Start-up Challenge Contest.
Indian jails remained overcrowded and under-staffed in 2019: NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) data.
Dhanwantari Rath = a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Delhi Police to extend Ayurveda preventive health services to the residential colonies of Delhi Police.
Inner Line Permit System = It is an obligatory to those living outside the protected areas. Most of the protected areas are in the north east. They are as follows Parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan Whole of Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim Protected Areas are those locations that are protected for their natural, ecological and natural values. The Inner Line Permit system was established by the British Government in 1873. Every foreigner, except for the citizen of Bhutan is required to obtain special permit to stay in a protected area.
The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) is an innovative technological solution implemented under National Health Mission (NHM) by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
“Tribes India Showroom” has been e-inaugurated in Indian Globe Chambers of LIC Western Zonal Office, Fort, Mumbai. It is an initiative of TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs to promote the livelihood of the tribal people marketing.
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