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March 2019 – National & State Current Affairs
Tribal Affairs Minister launched MSP for Minor Forest Products: The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram launched the revised MSP for MFP for the welfare of Tribals at the National Workshop organized by TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Minimum Support Price Scheme (MSP) for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) is a centrally-sponsored scheme aimed to ensure fair and remunerative price to MFP gatherers. The scheme is officially known as ‗Mechanism for marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and development of value chain for MFP‘ was planned as a social safety initiative for MFP gatherers. Karnataka to launch water conservation scheme today: A water conservation scheme ‗Jal Amrutha‘ was launched by Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, in Bengaluru. A function was organized by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj department at Dr. B R Ambedkar Bhavan in Bengaluru. The state government declared 2019 as the Year of Water. Google launches 'Bolo' to tutor children to read Hindi, English: Google unveiled speech-based 'Bolo' app aimed at rural children, to teach them how to read in English and Hindi. The app is aimed at bridging learning gap in education and is available on Google play store in India. The app, which uses Google's speech recognition and text-to-speech technology and features an animated character 'Diya'. It is a freeto- use app first available in India. It is designed to be work even in offline. Irani launches scheme for development of knitwear sector: Union Minister Smriti Irani Thursday launched a scheme for development of knitting and knitwear sector under PowerTex India, which will be in operation upto March 31, 2020.The Ministry has approved combined SFC (Standing Finance Component) of PowerTex India Scheme and Knitwear Scheme with an outlay of Rs 487.07 crore. Government brings transport scheme to boost agriculture exports; to reimburse freight cost through DBT: The government introduced a scheme for providing financial assistance for transport and marketing of agriculture products with a view to boosting export of farm commodities to certain countries in Europe and North America. Under the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme, the government would reimburse a certain portion of freight charges and provide assistance for marketing of agricultural produce.The scheme covers freight and marketing assistance for export by air as well as by sea. Aviva Life Insurance launches Wings to empower women at the workplace: Aviva Life Insurance has announced the launch of ‗Wings‘, a specially designed mentorship program to empower the female workforce, said a company statement issued today. The program is an initiative of the SHE division of the company, for mentoring all the women employees. SHE was conceptualised in 2016 by Aviva India‘s Women Network, an active community of socially enabled women who take up the charge of addressing causes in the interest of women empowerment. The new initiative has been aimed to empower the women in Aviva to fulfil their professional and personal goals. An effective practice of mentoring at the workplace helps women ideate about what they will become, giving them a clearer picture of their future and their growth prospects. Page 2 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Cabinet approves „Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN yojana‟ for financial support to Integrated Bioethanol Projects: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the ‗Pradhan Mantri Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran (JI-VAN) Yojana‘ for providing financial support to the Integrated Bioethanol Projects. The scheme aims to incentivise 2G Ethanol sector and support the industry by creating a suitable ecosystem for setting up commercial projects and increasing Research & Development in this area. The Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana will be supported with the total financial outlay of Rs 1969.50 crore for the period 2018-19 to 2023-24. Tripura government launched Notun Disha initiative: The governmentofTripura announced ‗Notun Disha‗ (New Direction) for assessing the academic level of students in classes III-VIII and then improving their current level. It was launched by state Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath. The Notun Disha is a one-month project to provide training to teachers. Training will be provided by NGOs and educational institutions to 800 teachers.In that initiative the state government has decided to distribute laptops to 800 school teachers to assess the level of students‘ development in different disciplines. 'i-help' initiative launched in Assam: The ‗i-help‘ initiative to promote digital electoral literacy in Assam launched in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. It is a joint initiative of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Common Service Centres (CSC) in Assam Gram Samridhi Yojana: New scheme to help unorganised food processing sector: India‘s food processing ministry is working on a new scheme — Gram Samridhi Yojana — to bolster the unorganised food processing sector concentrated in rural areas, an official said. About 66% of unorganised food processing units are in rural areas and of these, 80% were family run. The Rs 3,000 crore scheme funded by the World Bank and the centre will help cottage industry, farmer producers‘ organisation and individual food processors to increase capacity, upgrade technology besides skill improvement, entrepreneurship development and strengthening the farm-tomarket supply chain. IRCTC launches its own payment aggregator system called IRCTC iPay: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), has launched its own payment aggregator system called"IRCTC iPay‖.With the launch of IRCTC iPay, passengers will not need any third-party platforms as all paymentoptions like credit card, debit dard, UPI – Unified Payment Interface, International Card are integrated into theplatform. The back-end support will be provided by Delhi based MMAD communications, which is IRCTC'stechnology partner. Mobile app developed by IIPHG, PHFI to combat exam pressure: A mobile application to cope with exam related stress and anxiety for students and their parents has been developed by Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, Gujarat, (IIPHG) in collaboration with National Mental Health Program, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat. The mobile application is called 'Conquer Exam, Be a Warrior.' Khattar announces scheme for farmers, families having income less than Rs 15k per month: Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi‘ scheme was launched by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh. It is primarily meant for farmers of the state who cultivate on land with areas up to 5 Page 3 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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acres and the families with an income of less than Rs. 15,000 per month. The scheme would provide a sum of Rs. 6,000 yearly. Bharat Electronics launches SWAGAT - Automatic Fare Collection Gating System: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a defence public sector undertaking, presented SWAGAT - the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the system on Monday as part of the inaugural of Phase I of the Ahmedabad Metro. SWAGAT is an initiative steered by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in collaboration with BEL and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) with the support of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) and State Bank of India (SBI). CBSE launches new Shiksha Vani' app to upload podcast on Class 10, 12 exam evaluation process: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) launched a new podcast app 'Shiksha Vani' to upload podcast on Class 10, 12 exam evaluation process.This app will disseminate crucial information to students and parents in a timely manner.Its first episode, on the evaluation process of Class 10 and 12 board examinations, has been released on the platform. This episode is helpful for all the students, as when the examinations proceed, the episode helps students understand how their completed papers will be evaluated. Himachal Pradesh: EC officials reach world's highest polling station: Tashigang, a small Himachal Pradesh village at an altitude of 15,256 feet, is now the highest polling station in theworld.Located around 29 km from the India-China border, this polling station covers two villages of Tashigang andGete.As per the revised electoral rolls, the two villages have 48 voters, of which 30 are men and 18 women. MP's Cong govt issues ordinance to give 27 pc quota to OBCs: The Madhya Pradesh government Saturday issued an ordinance raising reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27 per cent from the present 14 per cent. Assam government launched “Rice Knowledge Park” under APART: Rice Knowledge Bank-Assam is an agriculture webportal. It is dedicated to magnifying knowledge on rice productiontechnologies and techniques, best production practices and state agriculture facts.It was launched under the WorldBank funded project – Agri-business and Rural Transformation (APART). This portal is the efforts of Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Society (ARIAS), Assam AgriculturalUniversity (AAU) with technical assistance from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). NTPC to set up 100 MW floating solar power project in T'gana: State-owned NTPC Limited is setting up a 100 mw Floating Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Solar Project at Ramagundam in Telangana. CM Rawat lays foundation stone for Doon-Mussoorie ropeway project: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat laid the foundation stone for the Dehradun-Musssoorie ropeway project which is considered to be a tourist novelty. The Rs 300-crore ropeway project is expected to be completed in three years. Arecanut gets its first GI tag for „Sirsi Supari‟:
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Arecanut (also known as supari or betel nut) is the latest entrant in the list of agricultural produce with a geographical indication (GI) tag. ‗Sirsi Supari‘ grown in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka has received the Geographic Indication (GI) tag. The arecanut has unique features like a round and flattened coin shape, particular texture, taste and has a hard seed. These features are not seen in arecanut grown in any other regions. It is cultivated in Yellapura, Siddapura and Sirsi taluks in Karnataka. Ancient tribal language Gondi to be taught in tribal districts of MP: In Madhya Pradesh, ancient tribal language Gondi will be taught in tribal districts. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has decided to include Gondi in the primary education curriculum of the state‘s tribal- dominated districts Country‟s first oil museum to come up in Guwahati Assam, the state where oil was discovered and produced for the first time in the country more than a century ago, will have the first Oil Museum in the country. All major oil and gas PSUs of the country – ONGC, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL and EIL are coming together for this project, which was launched by Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The oil museum will be named after KD Malaviya, called the father of India‗s hydrocarbon industry. The museum to come up at a cost of Rs 104 crore. Govt planning to set up yarn bank: The government is planning to set up a yarn bank in all powerloom centres and clusters, so that weavers could get their raw materials in enough quantity and at a reasonable price. This would also help weavers to plan their production program in advance. Each yarn bank would cost around Rs 2 crore. Kerala‟s jaggery gets GI tag: The Marayoor Jaggery, a traditional and homemade product manufactured at Marayoor, a place in Idukki districtof Kerala, has bagged Geographical Indication tag. Marayur jaggery is known especially for its organic and traditional production using the sugar cane cultivated in the region. Jaggery is a dark brown sugar balls made from sugarcane and no chemicals are added during the manufacturing process. New railway zone for Andhra, to be headquartered in Visakhapatnam: Piyush Goyal Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced a new railway zone for Andhra Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will be headquartered in Visakhapatnam. It will be the 18th zone in the country. India‟s first LGBTQ clinic and HIV treatment centre inaugurated in Mumbai: The country‗s first HIV treatment centre and holistic clinic for the for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community has been inaugurated in Mumbai.A patient gets tested at India‗s first holistic LGBTQ clinic and community-based HIV clinic at Humsafar Trust, Santacruz, Mumbai. The centre will give free counselling and provide Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART).ART is the use of HIV medicines to treat the infection, and is recommended for everyone who is infected with virus and delays the progression of the disease. India‟s deepest shaft cave discovered in Meghalaya: Page 5 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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India's deepest shaft cave Krem Um Ladaw has been discovered in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district during the annual 'Caving in the Abode of the Clouds Expedition'. The cave has a 105 m deep shaft entrance passage, Meghalaya Adventurers' Association General Secretary Brian Kharpran Daly said. This comes a year after the world's longest sandstone cave was discovered in Meghalaya. Delhi Cabinet adds 1,000 low-floor AC electric buses to its public transport fleet: The Delhi Cabinet on Saturday approved a proposal to add 1,000 low-floor AC electric buses to the national capital's public transport fleet, claiming to be the first city in the country having a large number of such vehicles. Smriti Irani inaugurates “Titanwala Museum” in Rajasthan's Bagru: Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani Monday inaugurated the 'Titanwala Museum' in Bagru that showcases the Chhipa community's hand-block printing. The museum is an example that art and culture are not dependent on the government for being nurtured or preserved. It will go a long way in taking the name of Bagru on the world map
April 2019 – National & State Current Affairs
Union Ministry of Home Affairs distributed special kits „ SAECKs „ to states and union territories to collect evidence on sexual assault cases: Over 3,100 special kits for collecting blood and semen samples, besides other evidence, to carry out immediate investigations into sexual assault cases have been distributed among States and Union Territories by the Ministry of Home Affairs, officials said Sunday. The Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECK) or 'rape investigation kits' are designed to carry out immediate medico-legal investigation and aid in furnishing evidence in sexual assault and rape cases. Around 5000 Konyak women dance to set a Guinness World Record at Mon, Nagaland: The programme organized at Mon (Nagaland) during the Aoleang Monyu festival (usually held between 1st April to 3rd April every year) around 5000 Konyak Naga women in their traditional attire attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the ‗Largest Traditional Konyak Dance‘. The festival is celebrated for the arrival of Spring and for a good upcoming harvest. The theme of the Aoleang Monyu festival aka Mini Hornbill festival was ‗Empowering women for cultural heritage‘.
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Konyak Union in coordination with other organisations of the tribe, namely, Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong (KNSK) and Konyak Students‘ Union (KSU) organized the event. The objective of the event was to preserve the cultural heritage of the region and the people and to promote tourism. India and the Netherlands agreed to improve the bilateral cooperation in various fields: India was agreed to improve the bilateral cooperation with the Netherlands in various fields, including political, economic scientific and cultural cooperation during the Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi. 20 states join pan-India single emergency helpline number '112': Twenty states and Union territories have so far joined a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number '112' on which immediate assistance can be sought by anyone in distress. The '112' helpline is an integration of police (100), fire (101) and women (1090) helpline numbers and the project is being implemented under the central government's Nirbhaya Fund. The single number for emergency services is similar to '911' in the United States. Terror funding, drug trade, fake currencies forced India to suspend LoC trade with Pak: Infiltration of third-party goods, channeling funds and arms for terrorists, clandestine trade of drugs and pumping fake currencies were among some compelling reasons, which left India with no other option but to suspend the Line of Control (LoC) trade with Pakistan, said sources in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). "LoC trade across Chakkan-Da-Bagh and Salamabad was intended to be a confidence-building measure for the population living in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir and living across LoC in PoJK and J-K. However, third parties manipulated the trade and misused the facility for trading goods being produced from outside Jammu and Kashmir," said sources. Cabinet approved the funds for implementing 10% EWS Quota: Recently, Rs. 4315.15 crores budget has been approved by Union Cabinet headed by PM Narendra Modi, to create over 2 lakhs additional seats in 158 central education institutions. The additional seats were created over next two years to implement 10 per cent Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation. Ministry of External Affairs sets up Indo-Pacific Wing: The Indo-Pacific Wing is currently headed by joint secretary Vikram Doraiswami. The Indo-Pacific Wing is a big step by the government and it is expected to give thrust to the Indo-Pacific centred policymaking. The Indo-Pacific Wing integrates the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), ASEAN region and the Quad. The Indo-Pacific diplomacy of India India has repeatedly placed ASEAN at the centre of its policy. Even the US has recently renamed its Pacific Command to the Indo-Pacific Command as it seeks to give teeth to its Indo-Pacific policy. NITI Aayog & Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) ensures success of the FAME II Scheme: Under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles II (FAME II) scheme, the NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) have released a report titled ‗India‘s Electric Mobility Transformation‘ ‗Progress to Date and Future Opportunities‘. The report is based on opportunities for the automobile sector and government. India join hands with Japan and UAE to set up two projects in Africa:
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India joined hands with Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to implement two projects in Africa as it seeks to extend its footprint on the continent as a counter to China‘s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). First-of-its-kind 'Voter Park' inaugurated in Gurugram: India's first-of-its-kind 'Voter Park' was inaugurated in Gurugram on Thursday, aimed at increasing voter awareness and educating people about the electoral process. Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Rajeev Ranjan inaugurated the park in Vikas Sadan building comple Election Commission invokes Article 324 to defer PM Modi biopic: India‘s Electoral Commission has issued an order to ban display of any biopic or publicity material during Manual Code of Conduct, which could sub serve the purposes of any political entity or any individual entity connected to it. India‟s First Foreign Interactive Bird Park Launched In Mumbai: India‘s first exotic Bird Park ‗Essel World Bird Park‘ was launched by EsselWorld Leisure Pvt. Ltd, the entertainment arm of the $6-billion Essel Group in Mumbai. The Park is spread over 1.4 acres of land and surrounded by flora and fauna. It is home to over 500 exotic birds from more than 60 species of flying, terrestrial and aquatic birds and has 200 species of special plants and trees for the birds. India and Sweden launches joint programme on solution for smart cities, clean tech: India and Sweden inked a pact that will deal a range of challenges around smart cities and clean technologies among others.The programme is co- sponsored by Indian Department of Science and Technologies (DST) and Swedish agency Vinnova. Vinnova donate to Swedish participants upto 2,500,000 Swedish Krona (around Rs. 1.87 crore).From Indian side, provide upto 50% per project to the Indian partners. Triple helix model of innovation that include participation of industry, academia and government is implemented in this project. ICMR Launches Malaria Elimination Research Alliance: The Indian Council of Medical Research has launched the ‗Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India which is a conglomeration of partners working on malaria control in order to eliminate the disease from India by 2030. The National Vector Borne Diseases Control Program (NVBDCP) of India has also developed a comprehensive framework to achieve the target of ―Malaria free India by 2030‖. Bimal Verma again moves military court challenging appointment of Karambir Singh as Navy Chief: Vice Admiral Bimal Verma on Tuesday once again moved a military tribunal challenging appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next chief of naval staff after the defence ministry did not respond to his statutory complaint. Ladakhi war veteran dedicates 'Maitri' bridge to locals: Naik Phunchok Angdus (Retd) on Monday dedicated a Cable Suspension Bridge named as 'Maitri', constructed by Fire and Fury Corps, to locals here on the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. This comes after civil administration directed the Army to build a bridge to help the locals of Choglamsar, Stok and Chuchot villages (largest villages of Ladakh Region) in their commute. The bridge was inaugurated
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by senior Ladakhi war veterans in the presence of Lt Gen YK Joshi, AVSM, VrC, SM, General Officer Commanding 'Fire and Fury Corps'. COMCASA: First secure link between India, US navies set up: India and the US have structured the first reliable communication link between the Indian Navy & US Central as well as Pacific Naval Commands under the COMCASA pact at New Delhi,India. The Indo-US military-information sharing pact, COMCASA was signed at the 2+2 bilateral summit on 6th September, 2018. By implementing the path-breaking agreement, COMCASA the US has initiated the Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module GPS System in some of C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft. US has given assurance of not disclosing India‘s data with another country and without prior permission US couldn‘t access it. “Sahulat”, a mobile app launched to facilitate elderly voters in Jammu: 'Sahulat', a mobile app aimed to facilitate voting by elders was launched in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district,in Jammu District Election Officer Mohammad Aijaz Asad launched the Android-based application to reach out to the voters who are 90 years old or above Vikram Nath appointed as first Chief Justice of new Andhra Pradesh High Court: Justice Vikram Nath, the senior most judge of Allahabad High Court, was appointed on Wednesday as the first Chief Justice of the newly-constituted Andhra Pradesh High Court. The collegium of Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi besides Judges S A Bobde and N V Ramana recommended the name of Justice Vikram Nath. The new Andhra Pradesh High court was established on January 1 this year following the division of a combined high court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Miss India runner up Sana Dua to be election dept's brand ambassador in J-K: Femina Miss India 2017 runner up Sana Dua will be the brand ambassador of Jammu and Kashmir election department for general polls, Chief Electoral Officer of the state Shailendra Kumar MHA (the Union Ministry of Home Affairs) gives approval for renaming „Durjanpur‟ in MP as „Shivdham‟ The Central Government has given its approval for the proposal of the Madhya Pradesh State Government, to change the name of a village in Madhya Pradesh from ‗Durjanpur‗ to ‗Shivdham‘. Durjanpur is situated in Katni District of Madhya Pradesh. The Home Ministry‘s approval came after a no objection notice from the Geographical Survey of India (GSI), the Department of Post, the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Ace paddler Sharath Kamal wins sportsperson of year award 2019 Sharath Kamal, Ace table tennis player was titled Sportsperson of the Year Award 2019 at the annual awards and scholarships function organised by the Tamil Nadu Sports Journalists‘ Association (TNSJA) and the India Cements in Chennai. Stephen Fleming, CSK (Chennai Super Kings) coach, Mike Hussey, and CSK CEO K S Viswanathan were present in the function. Ten up-and-coming sportspersons were also given scholarships to the tune of Rs 3 lakh.
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TNSJA Lifetime Achievement awardees: Vijay Amritraj (Indian tennis player), V V Kumar ( former India leg-spinner), R Gnanasekaran(Asian Games gold medallist (200m). Coach of the year: R B RAMESH (chess coach) iv. India Cements -TNSJA Team of the year 2018-19: Tamil Nadu Women‘s Football team. v. India Cements -TNSJA Young Achiever of the year 2018-19 : P M Tabitha( athlete) vi. India Cements -TNSJA Young Achiever of the year 2018-19: D.Gukesh (world‘s second youngest Grand Master). Autobiography of social worker Sankurathri Chandrasekhar released: ‗Ashakiranam,‘ an autobiography of noted social worker Sankurathri Chandrasekhar, was released at a function held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Religious scholar Chaganti Koteswara Rao released the book while writer and literary critic Vadrevu Veeralakshmi Devi reviewed the work. Penned by Dr. Chandrasekhar in English with title ‗A Ray of Hope‘ the autobiography was translated into Telugu by Godavarthi Satyamurthy. New Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court sworn-in: Justice T B N Radhakrishnan was Thursday sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi administered the oath of office to Justice Radhakrishnan in a solemn ceremony at the high court. Assam celebrates Kati Bihu festival: Assam's third Bihu festival, known as Kati Bihu or Kongali Bihu, was being celebrated across the state. Assam Governor Jagadish Mukhi and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal extended their prayers and best wishes to the people of the state on the occasion of Kati Bihu hoping that the festival will bring in peace and prosperity in the state. Chennai Central has been renamed as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M G Ramachandran Chennai Central after Dr. MG Ramachandran: Chennai Central railway station renamed by the Tamil Nadu State Government as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG Ramachandran Central Railway Station after late Chief Minister Dr. MG Ramachandran. Neeraj Sharma, Railway Executive Board Director notified that the change of name would be possible provided there should not be any inaugural event as a result of the election code of conduct. Justice Nandrajog sworn in as Chief Justice of Bombay HC: Justice Pradeep Nandrajog was on Sunday sworn in as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. He was earlier Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. He now succeeds Justice Naresh Patil, who retired as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. ECI appointed Bihar Ex CEO AjayV Nayak as Special Observer for West Bengal Ajay V Nayak, The Election Commission has appointed Ajay V Nayak, ex-Bihar chief electoral officer, as the Special Observer for West Bengal.The first phase polls held in April 11 in Cooch Behar and Alipurpur constituencies. Polls in the remaining 40 constituencies will be held in six phases. i. Earlier, The Election Commission of India has named Vivek Dubey, 1981 batch IPS officer, as the Special Police Observer of West Bengal. To ensure good menstrual health, Project Kannamma initiated by Rotary Club of Madras North:
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Project Kannamma is an initiative by Rotary Club of Madras North to provide biodegradable sanitary napkins under the brand name, ―Aavaram‖ to the girl students in government schools of Tamil Nadu. The M3 version of EVMs to be used in Nizamabad Lok Sabha and Likely To Enter Guinness Book with Record EVMs The Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana may enter in the Guinness World Records for the maximum number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) of M3 version used in the polling booth. Nagaland observes 75th anniversary of Battle of Kohima: The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kohima was observed by the Nagaland government on Thursday with representatives from the UK and Japan speaking on the theme of 'Remembrance, Reconciliation and Rebirth'. The dignitaries from the UK and Japan assembled at the programme to seek "reconciliation and forgiveness" for the "sufferings and pain" caused against each other at the Battle of Kohima, that was fought in three stages during the Second World War in 1944. Meghalaya Cabinet approved for the creation of Directorate of Dairy Development The Meghalaya Cabinet approved the proposal for the creation of a new Directorate of Dairy Development to boost the milk production. Himachal Pradesh celebrates 72nd state day: Governor Acharya Devvrat unfurled the national flag at an event on the historic Ridge maidan in Shimla to mark the day. He inspected an impressive parade led by Parade Commander Deputy Superintendent of Police Shakti Singh. Odisha celebrated 84th foundation day on April 1, 2019: The day is also known as ‗Utkal Divas‘. Odisha was the first State to be formed on linguistic basis in 1936. Earlier, Odisha was part of Bihar. West Bengal celebrated Bengali New Year on 15th April: On 15th April 2019, Bengali New Year also known as Pahela Baishakh was celebrated in West Bengal and among Bengali communities in Assam, Tripura and also in Bangladesh. Telangana secured top spot in eLearning Training for Field Staff : Telangana has secured the first rank for the second year in a row in the e-Learning training programme of Department of Personal and Training (DoPT), Government of India. The training is being imparted to achieve the goal of ―training for all‖. Over 20, 000 field staff in different districts of Telangana was imparted training on 12 soft skills modules and 3 domain-specific modules on RTI, Office Procedures, and Finance & Accounts. The institute is also mentoring other states to spread the Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training (COMMIT) Programme as a national mission. Calcutta Sports Journalists‟ club annual awards 2019: Jhulan Goswami,former captain of India national women‘s cricket team, awarded the ―Sportsperson of the Year‖ honor at the Calcutta Sports Journalists‘ club (CSJC) annual awards function 2019 held at Kolkata, West Bengal while Sukumar Samajpati, former India winger and Sambaran Banerjee, former national selector and Bengal‘s Ranji Trophy winning captain honoured ‗Lifetime Achievement‘ awards.
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May 2019 – National & State Current Affairs
C'garh cops deploy first ever anti-Naxal women's commando unit: The Chhattisgarh police for the first time has inducted women commandos in the District Reserve Guard, its frontline anti-Naxal force. Comprising 30 women led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Dineshwari Nand, officials said they have received extensive training in jungle combat. "A first-of-its-kind platoon of women DRG commandos has been raised. Of the 30 recruits, 10 are surrendered women Naxals, while 10 others are assistant constables who were part of the erstwhile Salwa Judum (anti-Naxal militia) movement," Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava told PTI. MP's Orchha makes it to tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites”: The architectural heritage of Orchha town in Madhya Pradesh which depict peculiar style of the Bundela dynasty have been included in UNESCO's tentative list of world heritage sites following a proposal sent by the ASI to the UN body. Orchha is situated on the banks of the Betwa river. It is located around 80 km away from Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh and 15 km from Jhansi of Uttar Pradesh. Orchha was built by king Rudra Pratap Singh of Bundela dynasty in the 16th century. The ancient town is famous for its Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha fort complex, Raja Mahal among others. Mumbai most vulnerable to cyberattacks, Delhi, B'luru next: Mumbai topped the 15-city list of the most vulnerable cities to cyberattacks in 2019, followed by Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata, Quick Heal Security Labs revealed. The 'Annual Threat Report 2019' put Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal as the top three states at most risk. The report compiled data from several cyberattacks that took place in 2018 on Windows and Android. Cabinet approves creation of Directorate of Dairy Development: The Meghalaya Cabinet Monday approved the proposal for creation of a new Directorate of Dairy Development in the state to increase milk production. Home Minister James K Sangma said the state government had launched the Meghalaya Milk Mission and Rs 215 crore has been sanctioned. Rajasthan govt's iStart enrols 300 startups in one month: The Rajasthan government's flagship initiative iStart -- aimed at creating jobs and facilitating innovation -- witnessed registration of 300 startups in just one month. iStart portal is intended to foster innovation, create jobs and facilitate investment. Tree Ambulance launched in Chennai: A unique 'Tree Ambulance' service - an initiative to provide care to trees besides spread green cover, was launched by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu. The service launched for the first time in the state, aims at providing first aid treatment to trees, uprooted tree planting, seed bank, seed ball distribution, plant distribution, aiding tree plantation, shifting trees, survey of trees and removal of dead trees.
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The ambulance can be availed through the helpline number - 9941006786. People can register themselves as volunteers in their website- www.treeambulance.org. Expressing delight over flagging off the 'Tree Ambulance' on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity 2019. NMCG, HCL Foundation and INTACH inked MoU for Rudraksh Plantation in Uttarakhand: A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between National Mission for Clean Ganga, HCL Foundation and INTACH for taking up a project of Plantation of Rudraksh Trees in Uttarakhand as a part of CSRinitiative under the NamamiGange Programme. The project aims at planting 10 thousand Rudraksh trees in the catchment area of river Ganga in Uttarakhand. Chennai to get its first unmanned substation: The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has identified a substation to be upgraded intoan unmanned substation — the first of its kind in the city. The 33 kilo volt (KV)/11 KV substation, located right at the heart of the central business district of Anna Salai, near the Express Mall on Woods Road, has been chosen for the upgrade. It was constructed only a year ago. Once the substation becomes unmanned, there will not be any need for posting maintenance staff and it can be operated remotely. „Chardham Yatra‟ begins in Uttarakhand's Garhwal: Amid chanting of Vedic hymns and other religious rituals, the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples were thrown open for pilgrims on Tuesday, heralding beginning of the 'Chardham Yatra', the six-month-long pilgrimage to four prominent Hindu shrines in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakahand. Earlier in the morning, palanquins carrying idols of goddesses Gangotri and Yamunotri reached their respective temples in Uttarkashi district on the auspicious occasion of 'Akshay Tritiya' and were installed in the sanctum sanctorum amid hymns by the chief priests. During the winter, the idol of Gangotri is kept at Mukhba temple and that of Yamunotri in Kharsali temple. Navy Service Selection Board inaugurated in Kolkata: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba Tuesday inaugurated the Navy's first full-fledged Service Selection Board (SSB) at theDiamond Harbour near Kolkata. Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, has attended the inauguration. This is the fifth SSB of the Indian Navy and caters for selection of both permanent and short service commission officers. The other boards are located in Bhopal, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam and Coimbatore. India removed from US currency monitoring list, China stays: The US Treasury Department has removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners. US Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies, the department removed India and Switzerland from the previous currency watch list of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies. India, along with China, Japan, Germany, Switzerland and South Korea, was placed in the bi-annual currency watch list in October last year.
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Now nine major trading partners continue to be placed on Treasury‘s ‗Monitoring List‘ of major trading partners that merit close attention to their currency practices. Electric vehicles to get green number plates: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has announced a green registration mark for all battery operated vehicles, where private vehicles will bear white fonts on a green background on the number plate and commercial vehicles will have a yellow font on a green background. The new mandate is supposed to help provide a preferential treatment to the vehicles with no carbon emissions, like parking, free entry in congested areas as well as a concessional toll on highways. Anti-dumping duty imposed on saccharin imports from Indonesia: The Finance Ministry has, on the recommendations of the Commerce Ministry, imposed an anti-dumping duty of $1,633.17 per tonne on the import of saccharine from Indonesia. Saccharine is a compound most commonly used in sugar-substitute sweeteners. Indonesia, until recently, accounted for a large chunk of India‘s saccharine imports. In 2017-18, India imported $4.36million worth of saccharine from Indonesia, which is 43% of the total imports of the sugar-substitute compound. However, imports from Indonesia have declined since then. In the April 2018 to February 2019 period, India imported only $1.48 million worth of saccharine from Indonesia, about 20% of its total imports from around the world. Kerala CM rings opening bell at London Stock Exchange as KIIFB lists masala bonds: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rang the opening bell at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to mark the listing of masala bonds sold by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). KIIFB, a state government agency, had raised Rs 2,150 crore through its debut masala bond issue at a fixed interest rate of 9.723% per annum. KIIFB plans to raise Rs. 5,000 crore through masala bonds to fund large and critical infrastructure projects in Kerala. Indian Rupee denominated overseas bonds are popularly known as masala bonds. Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka sworn in as Chief Justice of Karnataka HC Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala administered the oath of office to Justice Oka at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan. Justice Ramachandra Menon sworn in as Chief Justice of C'garh Justice PR Ramachandra Menon was Monday sworn in as Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court. Governor Anandiben Patel administered him the oath of office and secrecy at a function here at Raj Bhawan. He was earlier a judge in the Kerala High Court. Raj Guv administers oath to new Chief Justice of HC Justice S Ravindra Bhat was Sunday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. He was administered the oath by Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh at the Raj Bhawan Mangaluru police gets all-women patrol unit: Mangaluru City Police has launched an all-women police patrol unit in the city.
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Flagging off the ‗Rani Abbakka Force‘ in Mangaluru on Tuesday, Sandeep Patil, Commissioner of Police, said the Karnataka police is giving utmost importance to the protection of women and children. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar conferred with award: The Art of Living founder Sri SriRavi Shankar was Sunday conferred with the 'Order of St George' Award at St George Orthodox Church in Kottayam district of Kerala. Former Chief Minister of state Oommen Chandy, who inaugurated the function, said the country was blessed to have the presence of a person like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Gujarat: shops, businesses can remain open 24X7 now Shops and other businesses in Gujarat can remain open round the clock now with the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019 coming into force from May 1. With this, commercial establishments in municipal corporations limits, or those near national highways, railway stations, state transport depots, hospitals and petrol pumps will be allowed to operate 24 hours. The shops and commercial entities operating near state highways and within municipality limits can now operate between 6 am to 2 am. School bags can weigh only 10% of child's weight, no homework for students of classes I, II: Karnataka government: The circular, issued by the department of primary and secondary education, issued clear guidelines on the upper limits that school bags can weigh. As per the circular, bags of students of Class I and II can only weigh around 1.5kg to 2kg while those of Class III, IV and V can weigh 2kg to 3kg. Students from Class VI-VIII can have their bags weighing only up to 3kg-4kg and those of Class IX and X can weigh up to 5kg. NIOS, NHMPH ink MoU in Mumbai: The National Institute of Open Schooling Ministry of Human Resources Development and National Health Mission of Public Health Department of Government of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Mumbai. It added that the aim is to impart uniform structured and quality training to Multipurpose Health Workers Class Ill Male Health Workers and Community Health Workers followed by their assessment evaluation and certification. Brahmakalashothsava Festival 2019: The Brahmakalashothsava festival 2019 has started in Karnataka. This is a 6-day festival celebrated annually in the ancient Chandkuru Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple situated in Polali, Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. 54-year-old Celebrity Elephant Ramachandran Opens Thrissur Pooram Festival in Kerala: The opening of the popular Thrissur Pooram festival in Kerala was attended by around 10,000 peoplealong with 54-year-old tusker, Kerala‘s tallest elephant ‗Thechikottukavu Ramachandran‘ after it has cleared the fitness test. Earlier, a ban had been imposed on the elephant after it killed two people during an event in Guruvayur, Kerala. Blessed with beauty, India's organic state 'Sikkim' celebrates its statehood day: Page 15 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Sikkim celebrated its 43rdstatehood day with great fanfare on May 16. It was on this day in 1975 that Sikkim had officially become a state under the Union of India and Kazi Lhendup Dorjee became its first chief minister. A grand function was held at the Samman Bhawan auditorium in the capital town where Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling highlighted the achievements of his government. Sikkim has witnessed massive development and progress over the last two decades under his government, said Chamling, who has broken the record of former West Bengal Jyoti Basu as the longest serving chief minister by being in office for nearly 24 years. Kerala Assembly to digitise all records, to save Rs 35 crore annually: The Kerala Legislative Assembly recently announced an initiative to digitize all its records and proceedings under its ambitious project called E-VidhE-Vidhan which enables state legislature to go fully digital and completely paperless. Soon, the state Legislative Assembly will go completely paperless with the state government undertaking an initiative to digitise all records. This is expected to save around `35 crore to `49 crore annually and time as the state has been spending around `40 crore for taking tonnes of paper printouts. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed in 14 months. Meghalaya govt approves setting up of Farmers' Commission: The Meghalaya government Thursday approved setting up of a commission to look into the problem faced by farmers. State cabinet approved the proposal made by the Agriculture Department to set up the Farmers' Commission in line with the resolution passed at the 'farmers' parliament'. Harda district of Madhya Pradesh becomes the first where women handle entire work of counting votes: In Harda district of Madhya Pradesh, women will handle the entire work of counting votes. This first of its kind initiative was taken for the empowerment of women.Presently, 84 women are being trained for counting in at Polytechnic College. Rajasthan set to revamp „Ujala Clinics‟ for adolescents: Rajasthan Government is set to revamp ‗Ujala Clinics‘ for adolescents. It will appoint peer educators and shadow educators for counseling the youngsters in order to ensure coordination with other medical and health schemes. Ujjala Clinics function under Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram(RKSK) in 10 districts of the state. They are established at district hospitals, community health centers and selected primary health centers in Udaipur,Rajsamand, Banswara, Dungarpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jalore, Bundi, Karauli and Dholpur districts. The adolescent health strategy is aimed at reducing malnutrition and anemia. It will improve the knowledge andbehaviour of the adolescents with regards to sexual and reproductive health. Ujala Clinic is the new name of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinic(AFHC). Mumbai Metro tie-up with Instamojo for card payments: Reliance Infrastructure promoted Mumbai Metro announced a tie-up with payment gateway 'Instamojo' to enable card payments aimed at boosting cashless travel.
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'Instamojo' is the technology partner facilitating this cashless initiative where there is no need for point-of-sale (POS) terminal, or installing any payment apps on the commuter's smartphone, making it an Electronic Point of Sale, said an official spokesperson for Mumbai Metro One Pvt. Ltd. (MMOPL). In a first, Maharashtra proposes single-window registration of land titles: The Maharashtra government is working on a system of registration of land titles to ensure single-point availability of the entire gamut of information. For this purpose, it proposes to introduce the Maharashtra Land Titling Act, which sources say will be a single-window mechanism for authenticating land titles. The state had released a draft land titling act last year for public debate and has now decided to go ahead with it. Maharashtra‘s move is seen as a pilot for a national rollout of online land title records with the government. Maharashtra is planning to implement the system in Mumbai for starters. Maharashtra Gov signs ordinance to bring medical admissions under SEBC quota: Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on Monday signed an ordinance to provide quota under Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC) Reservation Act, 2018 to candidates seeking admission to post- graduate medical and dental courses. The ordinance will give reservation to students in admissions to educational courses including under-graduate courses requiring the passing of the NEET or any other National Entrance Test. Telangana IT/ITES exports grow 17% at Rs 1.09 lakh Cr in FY19: Telangana registered about 17 per cent growth in IT and IT Enabled Services (ITES) exports to over Rs 1.09 lakh crore in the last fiscal. In 2017-18, IT/ITES exports stood at Rs 93,442 crore and added over 68,000 IT professionals in the state. In 2018-19, the figure touched Rs 1,09,219 crore,an official release said. MeitY, Nasscom to jointly set up Internet of Things facility in city: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will set up a Centre of Excellence in Internet of Things in Visakhapatnam in association with Nasscom. Industries would be encouraged for use of chat-bots, robots, power plants, data analytics and automation in the domains of automobiles, mineral-based plants, health, and finance (loan distribution). Telangana to set up country‟s first „Blockchain District‟ in Hyderabad: Telangana has released a draft blockchain policy to set up country‘s first ‗Blockchain District‘ in Hyderabad. It is aimed to create an ecosystem for major blockchain companies, start-ups for promoting research, innovation and industry collaboration. Telangana Government had signed an agreement with Tech Mahindra to set up the Blockchain district in 2018. Meghalaya govt push for medicinal plant cultivation: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday launched a new project to boost the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants. Sangma also inaugurated a processing unit of essential oils here on this occasion. The Rs 18-crore 'Aroma Mission' will ensure that agriculture and allied sectors get due importance and the farmers their benefits.
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Cabinet approves cloud seeding programme: The Karnataka cabinet Monday approved a cloud seeding programme, to be implemented in June, following reports that there would be deficit rainfall in the state. Rural Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda told reporters here that his department has called a tender for two years for cloud seeding at a cost of Rs 88 crore. The cabinet approved the proposal for Rs 93 crore, as the bidder quoted Rs 91 crore, he said, adding the amount also includes Rs two crore lump sum grant for the department. Statehood day of Goa observed on May 30: 32ndStatehood day of Goa was celebrated on May 30. On May 30, 1987, Goa became the 25th state of the Indian Union. Earlier it was a union territory with Daman and Diu from 19 December 1961 to 30 May 1987. On this occasion, the Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant announced the launch of ‗Green Goa, Clean Goa‘ initiative under Swacch Bharat Abhiyan to treat the garbage waste at its source. Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule on December 1961. J-K approves state healthcare investment policy to boost medical infrastructure: The Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) Friday approved the 'State Health Care Investment Policy-2019' aimed at promoting private parties and entrepreneurs to set up healthcare infrastructure in the state. The policy is expected to improve accessibility of quality healthcare services to the people, promote establishment of hospital, medical and allied educational infrastructure and establish the state as a destination of choice for private healthcare service providers, besides promoting medical tourism. Justice AK Mittal sworn in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court: Justice A K Mittal was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court . Governor Tathagata Roy administered the oath of office to Justice Mittal at the Raj Bhavan here in the presence of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, his cabinet colleagues and senior government officers.
June 2019 – National & State Current Affairs
INDIA OPENS WATER CLINIC FOR ELEPHANTS IN MATHURA India has opened its first specialized hydrotherapy treatment centre for elephants suffering from arthritis, joint pain and foot ailments. It is situated in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. It is a collaboration of Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and the NGO (Non-Governmental Organization), Wildlife SOS. The jumbo hydrotherapy centre: It is near the Wildlife SOS‘ Elephant Conservation and Care Centre (ECCC), which has over 20 rescued elephants.
20TH MEETING OF THE FSDC CHAIRED BY NIRMALA SITHARAMAN HELD IN NEW DELHI The 20th meeting on Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held in New Delhi. This was chaired under the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman. The meeting was also attended by Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, and Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg among others.
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Current global and domestic economic situation and financial stability issues including those concerning Banking and Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) were reviewed in the meeting.
35TH GST COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN NEW DELHI The 35th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council Meeting was held in New Delhi. It was chaired by the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and it was her first meeting after assuming the office. Introduction of Aadhaar-enabled GST Registration NAA tenure extended by two years 10% penalty to apply for any delay in depositing profiteered amount E-invoicing to start from January 2020 E-ticketing made mandatory for multiplexes Rate cut decision on electric vehicles, chargers & leasing Solar power generating systems and wind turbines Rate cut for lottery put on hold GSTAT to be GST Appellate Tribunal For non-filing of GST returns, E-way bills to be blocked
WORLD‟S LARGEST MULTI-STAGE, MULTI-PURPOSE SCHEMEKALESHWARAM LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT INAUGURATED IN TELANGANA The first phase of the world‘s largest multi-stage, multi-purpose scheme Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) worth Rs 80,000 crore was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Telangana Chandrashekar Rao at Medigadda in Jayashankar-Bhupalpally district near the borders with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. It is constructed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL).The project, built across Godavari river, has become the world‘s biggest in terms of capacity
BALAKOT AIRSTRIKES CODE NAMED AS „OPERATION BANDAR‟ BY IAF The Indian Air Force mission to bomb a terrorist hideout in Pakistan‘s Balakot was codenamed ‗Operation Bandar‘ (Monkey), while Indian Army had taken up massive defensive measures in case Pakistan retaliated which was codenamed as ―Operation Zafran‖.
„ADARSH STATION SCHEME‟ DEVELOPED 1,103 RAILWAYS STATIONS Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha stated that under Adarsh Station Scheme (ASS), of the 1,253 stations which were identified for development, 1,103 railway stations were developed. Modernisation and upgradation of railway stations in Indian Railways are undertaken from time to time under various modernisation schemes such as Model Station Scheme, Modern Station Scheme and Adarsh Station Scheme.
CENTRAL COMMAND CENTRE FOR AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT WAS INAUGURATED BY MINISTER HARDEEP SINGH PURI IN NEW DELHI Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the Central Command Centre for Air Traffic Flow Management (C-ATFM) at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi to ensure higher standards of safety.
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It was inaugurated in the presence of the Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) Guruprasad Mohapatra, Board Members and senior AAI officials. India became the seventh nation to implement C-ATFM after the US, Europe, Australia, South Africa, Japan, Brazil.
AN ENTREPRENEUR VIRAL SUDHIRBHAI DESAI CHANGED UDHANA RAILWAY STATION INTO INDIA‟S FIRST GREEN RAILWAY STATION Viral Sudhirbhai Desai, a young entrepreneur from surat launched an initiative to change Udhana railway station in Gujarat into India‘s first green and clean railway station like Mumbai‘s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
RUSSIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YURY TRUTNEV‟S VISIT TO INDIA Mr. Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District along with his delegation visited India from 15-19 June 2019. The delegation included senior officials from the Russian Ministry for Far East Development, Far East Investment and Export Agency, representatives of Russian regions, industry representatives and academia.
A HIGH-LEVEL EXPERT GROUP PRESENTED THEIR SUGGESTIONS TO ACHIEVE $5 TRILLION ECONOMY TARGET: NITI AAYOG The group stressed the Government on improving the functioning of the public sector banks and accelerating the pace of exports and employment generation. The group gave their views on the opening of doors for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the bank and insurance sector, accelerating the disinvestment process and better management of water resources. Before the first full Budget of the Modi 2.0 government, all the participants and economists participating in this meeting gave their suggestions to achieve growth. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the first full budget of the new government on July 5, 2019, in the Lok Sabha. N Chandrasekaran (Chairman, Tata Sons), T V Narendran (Global CEO and MD, Tata Steel), Anil Agarwal (Chairman, Vedanta Resources), Sanjiv Puri (Chairman and MD, ITC), and Vijay Shekhar Sharma (CEO, Paytm) are present along with other industrialists. Bimal Jalan (former RBI Governor), Shankar Acharya (former Chief Economic Adviser), Surjit Bhalla (former PMEAC member), Vikram Limay (CEO, NSE), Sonal Varma (Chief Economist, Nomura), Shekhar Shah (DG, NCAER), and Bibek Debroy (Chairman, EAC-PM) were also present in the meeting.
UNION GOVT DEVELOPED A NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN TO END TB BY 2025 Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Health, and Family Welfare Minister stated that the Government has developed an ambitious National Strategic Plan to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2025.
ODISHA CM RELEASES FLOOD HAZARD ATLAS FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FLOOD The State Government of Odisha released a Flood Hazard Atlas for efficient management of flood in the state. It was released by the Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik. This is jointly prepared by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDAMA) analyzing data relating to flood from 2001 to 2018.
CPWD CONSTITUTED A 7 MEMBER CORE GROUP FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VISION DOCUMENT
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The Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which comes under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), constituted a seven-member core group chaired by Additional Director General (training & research) M K Sharma to prepare a roadmap for implementation of a five-year ―vision document‖ (STVD) as directed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The other members of the group are C K Verma, lndu Gural Chaudhary, Harish Kumar, Naimuddin, Manish Kumar and Rajesh Kumar.
THE SECOND EDITION OF “HEALTHY STATES, PROGRESSIVE INDIA” REPORT RELEASED BY NITI AAYOG The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog released the Second Edition of ―Healthy States, Progressive India‖ Report. It ranked States and Union territories (UTs) innovatively on their year-on-year incremental change in health outcomes and their overall performance. It was developed by NITI Aayog with technical assistance from the World Bank in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MOVE TO SET UP KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS TO DOUBLE FARMERS‟ INCOME BY 2022 The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar announced that central Government has decided to use digital technology in rural India to double farmers‘ income by the year 2022. For this, the Government has set up 713 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) and 684 Agricultural Technology Management Agencies (ATMA) at the district level in the country for dissemination of technologies among the farming community.
JAPAN GIFTS IMPHAL PEACE MUSEUM TO MANIPUR, BUILT ON WWII MEMORIES Japan gifted Imphal Peace Museum to Manipur to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal, one of the fiercest battles of the Second World War, at Maibam Lokpa Ching popularly known as Red Hill (about 20 km southwest of Imphal). The inauguration was attended by Manipur Revenue minister Karam Shyam, Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu, High Commissioner of United Kingdom Dominic Asquith and TNF Chairman Yohei Sasakawa among others.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS TO INTRODUCE SELF DEFENCE TRAINING FOR GIRLS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA Integrated Scheme for School Education ‗Samagra Shiksha‘ was launched by the Department of School Education and Literacy which comes under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, effective from the academic year 2018-19. The activity of Self Defence training for girls comes under Samagra Shiksha.
SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE IN JAMMU TO HAVE ITS OWN DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE BY SEPTEMBER 2020 The Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, a religious pilgrimage atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) will get a dedicated in-house disaster response force by September 2020. The MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed between the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to impart advanced disaster management training to the shrine board staff in batches to prepare a dedicated disaster response force for the shrine.
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The report on Food & Nutrition Security (FNS) Analysis of India developed by UN (United Nations) World Food Programme in partnership with Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) stated that 31.4% of Indian children under five years will still be stunted by 2022.
CENTRE CONSTITUTED PANEL FOR BETTER COORDINATION AMONG MINISTERS Central Government has formed a committee for coordination among the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas(MoPNG), the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC) and the state governments after a tug of war between the two ministries. The panel formation will help in speeding up hydrocarbon exploration-related clearances.
KOREAN AMBASSADOR TO INDIA BONG-KIL SHIN SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH BMVSS AND LAUNCHED „JAIPUR FOOT KOREA‟ South Korean Ambassador to India Bong-kil Shin launched a collaborative initiative between South Korea and Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) named ‗Jaipur Foot Korea‘. An agreement was also signed by the Korean Ambassador with BMVSS to provide assistance in prosthetic limbs sector.
MHA RELEASED THE RANKINGS OF POLICE STATIONS FOR 2018; RAJASTHAN TOPS THE LIST The Kalu police station in Bikaner district of Rajasthan was ranked the best police station in the country. It was awarded the first rank for its performance in crime prevention, investigation and disposal of cases, crime detection, community policing and maintenance of law and order, women help desk facility, drinking water facility and WiFi.
AROUND 2.22 CRORE VILLAGERS RECEIVED DIGITAL EDUCATION UNDER PMGDISHA Electronics and Information Technology Minister Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that around 2.22 crore villagers were given Digital Education under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA). The government has enrolled 636 training partners.
UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA SCHEME, 81,03,196 HOUSES WERE APPROVED Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri announced that 81,03,196 houses were approved under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme. 47,57,987 houses are at stages of construction and 26,07,913 houses were completed or occupied.
STANDING GROUP OF SECRETARIES CONSTITUTED ON RESOLVING E-COMMERCE ISSUES: PIYUSH GOYAL Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that a Standing Group of Secretaries (GoS) has been constituted for ensuring inter-ministerial coordination on resolving issues related to e-commerce.
7TH INDIA AND BRUNEI DARUSSALAM FOREIGN OFFICE CONSULTATIONS HELD IN NEW DELHI The 7th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Brunei Darussalam was held in New Delhi. The Indian side was led by Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary(East) and Brunei side was led by Hajah Siti Norishan Haji Abdul Ghafor, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brunei Government.
23RD EDITION OF 4-DAY SINDHU DARSHAN FESTIVAL HELD AT SINDHU GHAT SHEY IN LEH
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A four-day event of 23rd Sindhu Darshan Festival 2019 celebrated at Sindhu Ghat Shey in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Leh from 24 to 27 June 2019.
CABINET APPROVED BILL TO FINE PEOPLE WITH RS 10,000 FOR BLOCKING AMBULANCES The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the bill to fine people with Rs 10,000 for blocking ambulances. The rule is the part of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill. The Bill was approved as several cases were reported where ambulances were stuck for hours either due to agitation on roads, traffic or due to a minister‘s visit, which sometimes caused patients to lose their lives.
GOVERNMENT FORMS 18-MEMBER WORKING GROUP HEADED BY RAMESH CHAND, NITI AAYOG MEMBER, TO REVISE CURRENT SERIES OF WPI Government formed a 18-member working group headed by Ramesh Chand, member of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog, to revise current series of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) with base year 2011-12 and come up with a new Producer Price Index (PPI).
MOA SIGNED BETWEEN MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND IIT KHARAGPUR TO SET UP CICMT A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between Ministry of Shipping and IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Kharagpur to set up Centre for Inland & Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) at IIT Kharagpur. CICMT is the first of its kind centre in India with the focus on indigenisation of ship designing, building, and testing.
GO TRIBAL CAMPAIGN BY TRIBES INDIA LAUNCHED IN NEW DELHI ―Go Tribal Campaign‖ by Tribes India was launched by Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Smt. Renuka Singh in the presence of Shri R.C. Meena, Chairman, Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), Shri Deepak Khandekar, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Shri Pravir Krishna, Managing Director, TRIFED in New Delhi.
THE 32ND EDITION OF ISTA CONGRESS TAKES PLACE IN HYDERABAD An eight-day event of the 32nd edition of International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress has started in Hyderabad, Telangana. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers‘ Welfare and the Telangana government have jointly hosted the event which is being held for the first time in South Asia.
MHRD UNVEILED A FIVE-YEAR VISION PLAN EQUIP TO TRANSFORM HIGHER EDUCATION The Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) released a five-year vision plan named Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP) to transform higher education with the help of more than 50 initiatives.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT APPROVED PILOT SCHEME ON FORTIFICATION OF RICE AND ITS DISTRIBUTION THROUGH PDS Union Minister Smriti Irani of Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry stated that based on the information received from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Department of Food and Public Distribution, central Government approved the centrally sponsored pilot scheme on fortification of rice and its distribution through Public Distribution System (PDS).
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RS 450 CRORE NATIONAL MISSION ON NATURAL LANGUAGE TRANSLATION TO BE TABLED BEFORE UNION CABINET The Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology (Meity) Will Put Forward The Proposal Of National Mission On Natural Language Translation With An Outlay Rs 450 Crore For Next 3 Years Before The Union Cabinet. It Is One Of The Key Missions Identified By The Prime Minister‘s Science, Technology And Innovation Advisory Council (Pm- Stiac).
FLOW OF RAW SEWAGE INTO RIVER GANGA WILL BE STOPPED BY 2022 Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in a national conference, exhibition and awards ceremony ‗Innovative Water Solutions‘ in New Delhi announced that the flow of raw sewage into the Ganga river will be fully stopped by 2022.
MEETING OF EXPERT WORKING GROUP OF PARIS PACT INITIATIVE OF UNODC HELD IN NEW DELHI 2-day Meeting of Expert Working Group on Paris Pact Initiative on Illicit Financial Flows deriving from the trafficking of Opiates originating in Afghanistan was organised in New Delhi from June 27-28, 2019. It was hosted by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance with the support of United Nations Office on Drugs & Crimes (UNODC). It was inaugurated by the Additional Secretary, Revenue Mr. Anil Kumar Jha.
CENTRE CONSTITUTED A 3-MEMBER PANEL TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SOLAR AND WIND POWER PLAYERS Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) R K Singh approved the formation of a three-member dispute resolution committee with members M F Farooqui, former Heavy Industry Secretary, Anil Swarup, former Coal Secretary and A K Dubey, former Sports Secretary to resolve disputes between private solar & wind power developers and public sector Solar Energy Corporation of India and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) beyond contractual agreement.
INDIA & CHINA VOW TO SEEK MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO BOUNDARY ISSUE The two sides of India and China have agreed to come to mutually acceptable, reasonable and fair solutions to their thorny boundary issues. Now special representatives appointed by both China and India (From India, NSA(National Security Adviser) Ajit Doval and from China State Councilor Wang-Yi)in order to rework the framework for the settlement of boundary.
ALL GRAM PANCHAYATS BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY UNDER BHARATNET BY MARCH 2020 Electronics and IT Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad stated that all gram panchayats(GPs) in the country will be connected with the high-speed broadband under BharatNet project by March 2020.
HIGH-LEVEL GROUP HEADED BY DR. SURJIT S. BHALLA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRADE AND POLICY The Union ministry of commerce had constituted a high-level advisory group headed by economist Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, member of the Prime Minister‘s Economic Advisory Council on Foreign trade policy for ways to boost India‘s share and importance in global merchandise and services trade.
FSSAI PLANS RED COLOR-CODING LABEL FOR SUGARY AND SALTY FOODS
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As per the draft regulation issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority(FSSAI) (Labelling and Display regulation) of India Packaged food companies will be required to label high fat, sugar and salt content levels on the front side of the package with ―red-color-coding‖.
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (IMR) IN INDIA FALLS BUT THE PACE OF CHANGE SLOWS According to the sample Registration system (SRS), India‘s infant mortality rate declined by 9 positions from 42 in 2012 to 33 in 2017. Madhya Pradesh and Assam had the worst IMR of 47 and 44 respectively while Kerala and Tamil Nadu recorded the lowest IMR of 10 and 16 respectively.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN INDIA AT 6.1% IN 2017-18 According to a survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) between July 2017 and June 2018 covering 4.3 lakh people revealed that the unemployment rate was about 6.1% in 2017-18, highest in 45 year since 1972-73. The unemployment rate in rural areas was about 5.3% while in urban areas it was about 7.8%.
INDIA HAS 20 HEALTH WORKERS PER 10,000 PEOPLE: NSSO STUDY A recent study based on the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) data, India has 20.6 health workers per 10,000 people. This is less than the World health Organization‘s (WHO) minimum overreach of 22.8 per 10,000 people. ural areas with 71% of India‘s population have only 36% of health workers.
KASTURIRANGAN COMMITTEE SUBMITTED THE DRAFT NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY TO THE NEW UNION HRD MINISTER RAMESH POKHARIYAL The K. Kasturirangan Committee has submitted the 484-pages draft report of National Education Policy to the new Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal. The report on the National Education Policy has been put on the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)‘s website for suggestions from the public till June 30.
CABINET APPROVED A NEW INITIATIVE TO CONTROL FMD AND BRUCELLOSIS TO SUPPORT LIVESTOCK REARING FARMERS The Cabinet, first since the outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, approved a new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support livestock rearing farmers The FMD and Brucellosis is a common threat among livestock like cow-bulls, buffaloes, sheeps, goats, pigs etc. The Cabinet sanctioned Rs 13,343 crores for the implantation of the initiative.
CABINET APPROVED THE EXTENSION OF PM-KISAN YOJANA TO ALL ELIGIBLE FARMERS The newly formed Union Cabinet has given its consent for the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana ((PM-KISAN) to all eligible farmer families, irrespective of the size of their landholding. Earlier, it was applicable to farmers having two hectares of land. The extension will include additional of 2.5 crore farmers which will led to rise its coverage to 14.5 crore farmers. The outlay of the revised scheme will be Rs 87,217.50 crore for 2019-20.
CABINET APPROVED RS 3,000 PENSION FOR SMALL TRADERS
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Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi has approved to give monthly pension of Rs 3,000 to small traders, businessmen, and shopkeepers after they attain the age of 60 years and turnover below Rs 1.5 crore. The aim is to provide universal social security to all shopkeepers, retail traders and self-employed persons a monthly pension under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana (PM-KPY).
ELEPHANTA FESTIVAL KICKED OFF IN MUMBAI Elephanta festival, a two day festival of art and culture organized by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) held on Elephanta-Gharapuri (island), Mumbai to promote tourism and culture in Maharashtra. The festival was inaugurated by tourism minister Jaykumar Rawal on Gateway of India. The theme for this year is 'Swarang'.
TWO-DAY YOGA MAHOTSAVA CELEBRATED IN NEW DELHI As a Curtain Raiser for International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2019 which is celebrated on June 21, a two-day Yoga Mahotsava was inaugurated by Shri Rajeev Kumar, Vice-Chairman of Niti Ayog at New Delhi. The Yoga Mahotsav-2019 was organized by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) under Ministry of AYUSH(Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy). The theme of IDY 2019 in India is "Yoga for Heart".
SC/ST CANDIDATES JOINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAIVED OFF The ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India announced that fee for SC/ST candidates who join vocational training under Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS) have been waived off. This decision was taken by the Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey at the senior officials meet.
6TH ROUND OF INDIA-CHINA BILATERAL DIALOGUE ON DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION HELD IN NEW DELHI 6th India-China Bilateral Dialogue on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation was held in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Indra Mani Pandey, Additional Secretary (Disarmament & International Security Affairs) and the Chinese delegation was led by Ambassador Fu Cong, Director General, Department of Arms Control of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
MOHFW ORGANIZED NATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR POPULATION RESEARCH CENTERS The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) organized a two-day National Workshop for Population Research Centers (PRC) in New Delhi. It focused on the various features of the flagship schemes of the Health Ministry for simultaneous supervision.
DRAFT NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2019 SUBMITTED BY DR. KASTURIRANGAN COMMITTEE A committee headed by Dr. Kasturirangan submitted draft national education policy 2019 to Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‗Nishank‘ and Minister of State for HRD, Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre in New Delhi to rename Minister of Human Resource Development to Minister of education.
HARYANA HIGH COURT DECLARES OF ENTIRE ANIMAL KINGDOM AS „LEGAL ENTITIES‟
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The Haryana High court (HC) declared the entire animal kingdom, including avian and aquatic, as a legal entity having rights of a living person. The verdict of Punjab and Haryana HC comes a year after Uttarakhand HC passed similar order to protect and promote greater welfare of animals.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MARSHALL ISLANDS FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION NOTIFIED The Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of the Marshall Islands for the Exchange of Information with respect to taxes was signed on 18th March, 2016 at Majuro, the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Indian-Marshall Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) was notified to the gazette of India.
HEALTH MINISTRY CHAIRED THE MEETING TO REVIEW THE STATUS OF THE REVISED NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM (RNTCP) HELD IN DELHI Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr.Harsh Vardhan held a high level meeting to review the status of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) in New Delhi. At the meeting, the ministry directed all the officials to take a necessary step as ―Mission Mode‖ to eliminate TB (Tuberculosis). The slogan for TB-Free India is ―TB Harega Desh Jitega―.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT RECONSTITUTES EIGHT KEY CABINET COMMITTEES Under the Transaction of Business Rules, the Central Government has reconstituted eight key Cabinet Committees. These include -Appointments Committee, Committees on Accommodation, Economic Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs, Security, Investment and Growth and Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development.
DR HARSH VARDHAN REVIEWED THE STATUS OF NIPAH VIRUS DISEASE IN KERALA Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare(MoHWF), reviewed the status of Nipah Virus Disease (NVD) in Kerala along with Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary (HFW) and the Ministry officials. As of now, 15 people are under observation in the state. Since June 4, 2019, Strategic Health Operation Centre (SHOC) at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been activated and it is coordinating activities for Nipah containment. 3rd advance estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19 released by the Government The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare released the 3rd Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19.Food grains production stood at 283.37 million tonnes, which was higher by 17.62 million tonnes than the previous five years‘ (2013-14 to 2017-18) average production of food grain.
PM NARENRDRA MODI RECONSTITUTED NITI AAYOG Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi approved the reconstitution of government‘s policy think tank, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. It is scheduled to meet on June 15 for the first time after Modi government won a second term. It will be chaired by the prime minister.
DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH FORMED COMMITTEE TO WORK ON MODALITIES OF REVISING PENSION UNDER OROP Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formed a committee to work on modalities and methodology on the implementation of the next revision of pension to over 25 lakh ex-servicemen and widows under One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme. The newly constituted committee is headed by the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Shri Sanjiv Mittal.
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CENTRE CONSTITUTED A COMMITTEE HEADED BY KIRIT PARIKH, AN ECONOMIST, TO REVIEW LPG MARKETING To review the existing marketing structure of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in India, the Central Government constituted a five-member committee headed by economist Kirit Parikh. The other members of the panel include the former petroleum secretary GC Chaturvedi, former Indian Oil chairman MA Pathan, IIM Ahmedabad director Errol D‘souza, and a joint secretary in the petroleum ministry.
NITI AAYOG HAS PROPOSED TO SELL ONLY E-VEHICLES AFTER 2030 The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, think tank of the government, has proposed that only Electric Vehicles (EVs) should be sold after 2030. This is proposed in order to expand the scope of the clean fuel technology beyond two and three-wheelers
NGT FORMED PANEL TO DISCUSS PLEA SEEKING BAN ON PLASTIC PACKAGING The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a panel to look into the needs for further norms to restrict the use of plastic packaging of food products. This was formed after a plea to seek a ban on the plastic packaging of food products. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel formed the panel.
ICG INAUGURATED ITS 4TH SUBORDINATE OFFICERS CONCLAVE 2019 IN NEW DELHI A two-day 4th Subordinate Officers Conclave 2019 organized by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was inaugurated by Rajendra Singh, Director General (DG) of ICG at ICG Headquarters in New Delhi. DG Rajendra Singh conferred ‗Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak ‘to Navik Vinod. Also a Coast Guard Benevolent Association App was launched. Through this app, the Coast Guard Personnel can log on the site and apply for the required financial assistance online.
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 2020 LEAGUE Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched Swachh Survekshan 2020 League (SS 2020) in New Delhi. It will be a cleanliness assessment of cities and towns in India on a quarterly basis. It will be integrated with Swachh Survekshan 2020, the 5th edition of the annual cleanliness survey of urban India to be conducted between January - February 2020. It will be conducted under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban (SBM-U).
INDIA'S FIRST DINOSAUR MUSEUM INAUGURATED IN GUJARAT Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated the new Dinosaur Museum-cum-Park at Raiyoli village in Balasinor town of Mahisagar district. This is the first such park in the country and also the world's third park which exhibits remains of various dinosaurs and fossil records. The Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd created the whole infrastructure of the museum.
15TH FINANCE COMMISSION HELD A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF ADCS OF MEGHALAYA 15th Finance Commission headed by the Chairman Shri N.K. Singh held meeting with the representatives of Autonomous Development Councils (ADCs) of Meghalaya as part of its visit to the State. There are 3 ADCs in Meghalaya namely the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council, the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council and the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council
I&B MINISTRY INSTITUTED AYDMS TO BE GIVEN TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY To recognise the contributions made by media in spreading awareness about Yoga and for promotion and commemoration of International Yoga Day which is held every year on June 21, The Ministry of Information and Page 28 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Broadcasting (I&B) headed by the Minister Prakash Javadekar instituted a new award called Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS) from year 2019.
MHA ALLOWS ALL STATES TO SETUP FOREIGNERS TRIBUNALS The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India empowered district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up Foreigners Tribunals (FTs). In this regard, it has amended the Foreigners Tribunals Order, 1964 by the Foreigners Tribunal Order, 2019. It is to decide whether a person staying illegally in India is a foreigner or not.
ASI DECLARED CHAUKHANDI STUPA AS MONUMENT OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared Chaukhandi Stupa as a protected area ―Monument of national importance‖. The ancient Buddhist site situated in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh. It is said that Chaukhandi stupa was a terraced temple constructed between 4th to 6th century of the Gupta period.
INDIA & PORTUGAL TO SET UP NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE MUSEUM IN LOTHAL Government of India announced that it will join hands with Portugal to set up maritime museum near ancient Harappans civilization at Lothal in Gujarat. It will be a similar model of the museum which is at Lisbon, Portugal administered by the Portuguese Navy. It will be built in a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF KHEER BHAWANI MELA CELEBRATED IN J&K Annual festival of Kheer Bhawani Mela on Zeasht Ashtami was celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit devotees assembled and prayed at the famous Ragnya Devi temple in Ganderbal district in J&K. It is one of the biggest religious functions of the Kashmiri Pandits. The day marks the commencement of annual pilgrimage.
AMASEBAILU BECOMES KARNATAKA‟S FIRST SOLAR-POWERED GRAM PANCHAYAT Amasebailu in Kundapura Taluk of Udupi district has been named as the Karnataka‘s first solar-powered Gram Panchayat. The allocation of fund between the Centre and State Government in the ratio of 30: 20, and the rest is given by the Panchayat and charitable organizations.
BANCHA BECAME THE FIRST SOLAR KITCHEN ONLY VILLAGE IN INDIA Bancha in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh became the first village in India to have zero wooden stoves. There was no use for Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders as all 75 houses relied on solar-powered stoves to meet their cooking needs. The solar-powered stoves were developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai.
KAZAKH-INDIAN INVESTMENT FORUM HELD IN AHMEDABAD Kazakh-Indian Investment Forum was held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on June 7, 2019, to attract investments. It was organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in India with the support of the Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan in the state of Gujarat Dilip Chandan, the National Company-Kazakh Invest and Jain International Trade Organization.
IRSDC SIGNED A TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT WITH SNCF AND AFD Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) entered into a Tripartite Agreement with French National Railways (SNCF)and French Development Agency (AFD). Under this agreement, a grant up to 7 lakh euros will be provided to boost capacity building for railway station development program in India.
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CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO ALL BY 2024: CENTRE The minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced that central Government committed to provide clean drinking water to all citizens by 2024, which is one of the poll promises given by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Drinking water coverage: This is less than 5 percent in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha, while Sikkim has 99 percent.
JAPAN WILL INVEST RS 13,000 CRORE IN NORTH-EAST IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS The Government of Japan has decided to invest an amount of 205.784 billion Yen, nearly Rs 13,000 crore in several ongoing as well as new infrastructure projects in the North-East Region. This was announced after a meeting of Development of North-East Region (DoNER) Minister Dr Jitendra Singh with the Japanese delegation led by Ambassador Mr Kenji Hiramatsu.
CENTRAL INDIA GOT ITS FIRST SIKH MUSEUM IN RAIPUR, CHHATTISGARH Central India got its First Sikh Museum in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The museum Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Sikh Museum is located at Gurudwara Gurusingh Sabha in Guru Nanak Nagar. It was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Bagel on the 'Shahidi Divas' of the fifth Sikh Guru, Arjun Dev.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT APPROVED TO SET UP DSRA The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved to set up the Defence Space Research Agency (DSRA), a new agency which will develop sophisticated weapon systems and technologies. It will enhance the capabilities of the armed forces to fight wars in space. It will provide research and development support to Defence Space Agency (DSA), that will be set up in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
GOVERNMENT REDUCED THE ESI CONTRIBUTION RATE TO 4% FROM 6.5% Government reduced the Employees State Insurance (ESI) contribution rate to 4% from 6.5%. This will benefit 36 million workers and 1.28 million employers and will lead to an estimated annual saving of around Rs 5,000 crore for firms. The reduced rates will be effective from July 1, 2019. The Central government through the Ministry of Labour & Employment decides the rate of contribution under the Employees' State Insurance Act 1948 (the ESI Act).
FARMERS CONTRIBUTION TO BE RS 100 PER MONTH TO PM-KISAN PENSION YOJANA Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced that farmers in the country are expected to contribute Rs 100 per month under the Pradhan Mantri (PM) Kisan Pension Yojana. It seeks to provide a minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 on the attainment of 60 years of age. The central government will also contribute an equal amount to the pension fund. Pension Fund will be managed by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). It will be responsible for the pension payout.
DGT PARTNERED WITH CISCO & ACCENTURE FOR SKILLING PROGRAMME Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) joined hands with Cisco and Accenture, private sector companies, to skill the youth for digital economy through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). The implementation partner is Quest Alliance.
MARITIME INFORMATION SHARING WORKSHOP 2019 HELD IN GURUGRAM
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The two-day event of Maritime Information Sharing Workshop 2019 (MISW 2019) hosted by the Indian Navy under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) held in Gurugram, Haryana on June 12, 2019. The workshop was inaugurated by Vice Admiral MS Pawar, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GRANTED THE APPROVAL TO SET UP OF E-FOREIGNER TRIBUNAL (E-FT) IN ASSAM Central Government has permitted to set up e-Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT) in Assam. It is a quasi-judicial authority which assesses the question of the authenticity of a person's citizenship. It should be set up by July 31, 2019, when the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) is published. The people left out in the final NRC can challenge their exclusion through these tribunals. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of e-FT Mission is Anand Prakash Tiwari.
NITI AAYOG HAS PROPOSED TO SELL ONLY E-VEHICLES AFTER 2030 The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, think tank of the government, has proposed that only Electric Vehicles (EVs) should be sold after 2030. This is proposed in order to expand the scope of the clean fuel technology beyond two and three-wheelers.
INDIAN COAST GUARD (ICG) CO-HOSTED THE 12TH CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP Indian Coast Guard (ICG) co-hosted the 12th Capacity Building workshop in cooperation with the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC) in New Delhi.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, INDIA TO HOST COP-14 OF UNCCD IN SEPTEMBER 2019 To address the issues of land degradation and desertification, for the first time, India will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019. It will be held between September 2 and 13, 2019 at the India Expo Center and Mart, New Delhi.
SECOND EDITION OF WORLD FOOD INDIA TO BE HELD IN NEW DELHI FROM 1-4 NOVEMBER, 2019 Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal announced that World Food India (WFI) 2019, a biennial event, will be held at Vigyan Bhawan and Rajpath Lawns in New Delhi The tagline of the event will be ―Forging Partnerships for Growth‖.
10TH EDITION OF REGIONAL GRIHA SUMMIT 2019 WAS HELD IN NAGPUR,MAHARASTRA The 10th edition of Regional Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) summit, 2019 was held in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari addressed this meeting. The theme of 2019 summit was ―Transformation Strategies for Built Environment‖. This theme was adopted to focus on the impact of incorporating sustainability initiatives into functioning public buildings.
LUCKNOW BUILDS ITS FIRST ROAD FROM PLASTIC WASTE Lucknow constructed its first plastic waste road. The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has started using plastic waste to construct roads as a pilot project. This environment-friendly road is being constructed as a trial from Gomti Nagar Police Station to Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. 3RD EDITION OF NAMASTE THAILAND FESTIVAL 2019 CONCLUDES IN NEW DELHI
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A two-day event of Namaste Thailand Film Festival 2019 concluded its third edition at Select Citywalk in New Delhi. It was organized by Royal Thai Embassy with an aim to strengthen bilateral ties and increase cultural exchange between India and Thailand. The festival was inaugurated by the Ambassador of Thailand to India, H.E Chutintorn Gongsakdi.
CENTRE CONSTITUTED A COMMITTEE HEADED BY KIRIT PARIKH, AN ECONOMIST, TO REVIEW LPG MARKETING To review the existing marketing structure of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in India, the Central Government constituted a five-member committee headed by economist Kirit Parikh.
INDIA HOSTING INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF KIMBERLEY PROCESS 2019 India is hosting the Intersessional meeting of Kimberley Process (KP) from 17th to 21st June 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Besides the meetings of different Working Groups and Committees of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), two special forums regarding Diamond Terminology and Artisanal Mining – Small Steps to Larger Outcomes will also be held.
2ND MEETING OF INDIA-ITALY JOINT WORKING GROUP ON COUNTER TERRORISM WAS HELD IN NEW DELHI The 2nd Meeting of India-Italy Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi. It was co- chaired by Mr. Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs and Mr Diego Brasioli, Principal Director for Security, Disarmament and non-Proliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy.
BSF AND BGB AGREED TO INCREASE COORDINATED PATROLS Border Security Force (BSF) of India and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) signed a Joint Record of Discussion at the 48th Director General (DG)-level talks which concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was signed between DG, BSF, Rajni Kant Mishra and DG, BGB, Major General Md Shafeenul Islam. Both sides agreed to undertake joint efforts to bring down the killing incidents to zero.
FIFTH MEETING OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF NITI AAYOG HELD IN NEW DELHI The fifth meeting of the Governing Council of The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, New Delhi. This was the first governing council meeting under the new Modi government. The guiding principle of Union Government is ―Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwaas‖.
DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH FORMED COMMITTEE TO WORK ON MODALITIES OF REVISING PENSION UNDER OROP Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formed a committee to work on modalities and methodology on the implementation of the next revision of pension to over 25 lakh ex-servicemen and widows under One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme The newly constituted committee is headed by the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Shri Sanjiv Mittal and consists of representatives from the three services.
NPCI TIE-UP WITH TELANGANA TO OFFER MEESEVA SERVICE PORTAL The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) of Mumbai signed an agreement with the state Government of Telangana to offer a mode of payment options like UPI (Unified Payments Interface ) Collect Request, RuPay Debit and Credit Cards to the users of the ‗MeeSeva‘ portal of the Telangana Government. Page 32 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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The portal offers 150 government services and in 2018, it crosses 100 million transactions.
RAJASTHAN GOVERNMENT TO GIVE UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE TO UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES UP TO RS 3,500 PER MONTH Rajasthan government will provide unemployment allowance up to Rs 3,500 per month to the unemployed youths having graduation or equivalent degree in the state. They will get the benefit of the Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana. Male applicants will receive Rs 3,000 per month. Women and differently-abled applicants will receive Rs 3,500 per month.
MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED SCHEME FOR SMOKELESS KITCHENS „CHULLAH-FREE AND SMOKE-FREE MAHARASHTRA” The project named ―Chullah (wood-fired stove)-free and smoke-free Maharashtra‖ will be launched by the Government of Maharashtra. A pilot project is aimed at providing smoke-free environment in the kitchen for women.
TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT APPOINTS K SHANMUGHAM AS NEW CS AND JK TRIPATHY AS DGP Tamil Nadu Government appointed K Shanmugam as Chief Secretary (CS) of Tamil Nadu succeeding Dr. Girija Vaidyanathan. JK Tripathy was appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) succeeding TK Rajendran.
HARYANA LAUNCHES KRISHI KIOSK FOR FARMERS Om Prakash Dhankar, Haryana agriculture, and farmers‘ welfare minister launched ‗Krishi kiosk‘ for farmers at Panchkula, Haryana.
WEST BENGAL INTRODUCES FREE CROP INSURANCE SCHEME BANGLA SHASHYA BIMA FOR FARMERS West Bengal Government launched a crop insurance scheme, Bangla Shashya Bima (BSB) for the 2019 ‗Kharif‘ season to protect farmers from losses due to natural disasters and provide a steady income in case of unstable market prices.
JUSTICE PK SAIKIA APPOINTED AS CHAIRPERSON OF LOKAYUKTA IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH Justice Prasanta Kumar Saikia (Retired) was sworn in as the Chairperson of the Lokayukta in Arunachal Pradesh. The oath was administered by Governor Dr. B D Mishra at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhawan in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh in the presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, other ministers, and officials. He became the first Lokayukta of the state.
RAJASTHAN‟S BJP CHIEF MADAN LAL SAINI PASSED AWAY AT AIIMS, DELHI President of the Bharatiya Janata Party‘s (BJP) Rajasthan unit Madan Lal Saini, aged 75, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He was diagnosed with infection in lungs.
JUSTICE V RAMASUBRAMANIAN SWORN IN AS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT Judge of Telangana High Court, Justice V Ramasubramanian sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.He succeeded Chief Justice Surya Kant.
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JUSTICE RAGHVENDRA SINGH CHAUHAN SWORN-IN AS THE SECOND CHIEF JUSTICE OF TELANGANA HIGH COURT Acting Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, Raghvendra Singh Chauhan sworn-in as the second Chief Justice of Telangana High Court in Hyderabad. He succeeded Chief Justice T.B. Radhakrishnan in April, 2019 and sworn in as acting Chief Justice.He hails from Rajasthan.
PUNJAB TO BAN ONLINE FOOD DELIVERY WITHOUT HYGIENE RATING Punjab has announced that it is going to ban online food delivery without hygiene ratings. This was announced by the health minister Brahm Mohindra under Tandarust Punjab mission. A timeline of 3 months has been provided for compliance after which no online food will be delivered without hygiene ratings. The hygiene ratings will be provided as per the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines.
TELANGANA STATE FORMATION DAY OBSERVED ON JUNE 2 Telangana Formation Day is observed annually on June 2 to mark the official formation of the state after its bifurcation from Andhra Pradesh in 2014. It is the youngest state of India. This year marks the fifth Telangana State Formation Day.
ASSAM GOVT HIKES PARENTAL INCOME LIMIT UNDER FEE WAVIER TO RS 2 LAKHS Assam govt has increased the parent's annual income limit of students eligible for fee wavier scheme up to post graduation level from Rs 1 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh. This was announced by Assam education minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya.
RS 384 CRORE SANCTIONED BY BIHAR CABINET FOR OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME Bihar cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sanctioned Rs 384 crore for old age pension scheme under the Chief Minister Old Age Pension Scheme for financial year 2019-20. Under this scheme, people in the age group of 60- 79 will get Rs 400 per month and people aged above 80 will get Rs 500 per month as pension with the total beneficiaries being 36.50 lakh.
IMD ISSUED 'RED-COLOUR' WARNING FOR DELHI DUE TO RISE IN TEMPERATURE India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued 'Red-colour' warning for Delhi-NCR with as the temperature had reached 46.8 degree Celsius, the highest since May 2013. It forecasted that the heat waves in central and northwest central India including Rajasthan will continue to hit maximum temperatures and they are expected to reach 50 degree Celsius.
FREE RIDES SCHEME FOR WOMEN‟S IN DELHI Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal has announced free rides in Delhi metro and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for women to ensure safety and make transport with higher fare affordable. This project will cost Rs 700 crores to the Delhi government.
SATISH CHANDRA VERMA APPOINTED AS ADVOCATE GENERAL OF CHHATTISGARH The government of Chhattisgarh has appointment Sathish Chandra Verma as it‘s new Advocate General (AG) with immediate effect succeeding Kanak Tiwari. He has been appointed by the Governor of Chhattisgarh after exercising the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 165 of the constitution of India.
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V.P SIVAKOLUNDHU ELECTED AS PUDUCHERRY ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Deputy Speaker of Puducherry Assembly V.P Sivakolundhu has been unanimously elected as speaker of Puducherry assembly after congress‘s V Vaithilingam stepped down from the post. Congress member MNR Balan (Oulgret Constituency) has been appointed as Deputy Speaker.
AJEYA KALLAM APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL ADVISOR TO ANDHRA PRADESH CM YS JAGANMOHAN REDDY Ajeya Kalama, Retired IAS officer and Former Andra Pradesh Chief Secretary, was appointed as Principal Advisor to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy. Initially, the term of appointment will be 3 years with a fixed remuneration of Rs 2.5 lakh per month.
PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER AMARINDER SINGH REQUESTED PRIME MINISTER TO DECLARE 550TH PARKASH PARB AS NATIONAL TOLERANCE DAY Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the 550th Guru Nanak Prakash Purab as National Tolerance Day cited the Sikhism founder‘s message of love and compassion. Parkash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev (also known as Guru Nanak Jayanti), celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru and Sindhi Community Guru Nanak.
JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR APPOINTED AS ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE JHARKHAND HIGH COURT Justice Prashant Kumar, judge of Jharkhand High Court, is appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court following the appointment of the present Acting Chief Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. The appointment has been made by Article 223 of the Constitution of India.
MADHYA PRADESH CABINET PASSED A RESOLUTION TO INCREASE RESERVATION FOR OBCS TO 27% The Cabinet of Madya Pradesh (MP) State Government passed the resolution to increase the reservation quota for OBC (Other Backward Class) from the current 14 percent to 27 Percent. The resolution will be taken in the monsoon session of the state assembly.
HARYANA CABINET APPROVED CHANGES IN STATE JOB RECRUITMENT RULES The Haryana government Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, relaxed the state job recruitment rules in Group B posts such as teachers and educational supervisors and Group C, D posts. The cabinet decided to grant five extra marks for the first time candidates taking police exam and also decided to give 10 percent extra marks to widows, orphans and people from denotified tribes, besides those who do not have an immediate family member in any government job.
UTTARAKHAND‟S MINISTER FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND FINANCE PRAKASH PANT PASSED AWAY Uttarakhand minister Prakash Pant passed away at the age of 58 in the US where he was taking treatment for cancer. He is from Pithoragarh. Pant handed over his portfolios to Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat, before leaving to the United States.
HARYANA GOVT WITHDRAWS EPBG QUOTA FOR ACCOMMODATING EWS RESERVATIONS Haryana government has issued an order to withdraw Economically Backward Persons in General Caste Category (EBPG) reservation since Economically Weaker Sections reservation (EWS) came into effect. EWS comes under Page 35 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Constitution 124th Amendment Bill, 2019 passed by the parliament to allow 10% reservation for economically backward sections in the general category in government jobs and academic institutions in January 2019
KERALA SAHITHYA AKADEMI AWARDEE, POET AND LYRICIST PAZHAVILA RAMESAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 83 IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA Pazhavila Ramesan, Poet and lyricist passed away at the age of 83 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He hailed from Perinadu in Kollam district of Kerala. He worked as the Director at the Kerala Bhasha Institute (State Institute of Languages). He won Kerala Sahithya Akademi award in 2017.
GREEN MIZORAM DAY CELEBRATED ON JUNE 11, 2019 In Mizoram, Green Mizoram Day was celebrated throughout the state on June 11, 2019. Chief Minister of the state Zoramthanga planted saplings at the premises of the Assam Rifles headquarters in Aizawl. This day has been observed since June 11, 1999.
BIHAR GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MUKHYAMANTRI VRIDDHA PENSION YOJNA The State Government of Bihar launched Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna for poor people above 60 years of age which is effective from April 1, 2019. This was launched by the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Under the Mukhyamantri Vriddha Pension Yojna, Poor people above the age of 60 years will get Rs 400 per month and those people above the age of 80 years will get Rs. 500 per month.
ANDHRA PRADESH CM APPOINTS 5 DEPUTY CMS IN CABINET Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister(CM) Jagan Mohan Reddy appointed 5 Deputy CMs in a full 25-member Cabinet,one each from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Backward Classes (BC), Minority and Kapu communities. The 5 Deputy CMs are Pamula Pushpa Sreevani, Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose, Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas, L Narayana Swamy and Amzath Basha. JUSTICE DHIRUBHAI NARANBHAI PATEL SWORN IN AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF DELHI HIGH COURT Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel, sworn in as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.His oath of ceremony is administered by lieutenant governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal. He succeeded Justice Rajendra Menon, who retired after 2 decades of service. FORMER PUDUCHERRY CHIEF MINISTER AND DMK LEADER R.V. JANAKIRAMAN PASSED AWAY RV Janakiraman, a former Chief Minister of the union territory of Puducherry and leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) passed away in Puducherry at the age of 79. He was from Alathur in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. VETERAN TAMIL PLAYWRIGHT AND ACTOR „CRAZY‟ MOHAN, AGED 67, PASSED AWAY IN CHENNAI Renowned Tamil playwright and comedy actor Mohan Rangachari, popularly known as ‗Crazy‘ Mohan, passed away at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu after he suffered a major heart attack. He was 67. He was born on October 16, 1952, in Tamil Nadu. GOA CABINET APPROVES 10% QUOTA FOR ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD SECTIONS The Goa cabinet chaired by the Chief minister Pramod Sawant approved the amendment of 10 percent reservation for economically weaker sections of a general category in education and employment. The state cabinet also assured the reservation for Muslims and Christians, who are not covered under the quota. MEKATHOTI SUCHARITHA APPOINTED AS THE HOME MINISTER OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) YS Jaganmohan Reddy appointed Mekathoti Sucharitha, aged 45, a representative from Prathipadu (SC) reserved constituency in Guntur district, as the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh. She became the first Dalit woman home minister of Andhra Pradesh after the formation of Telangana. FIRST MEETING OF ANDHRA PRADESH CABINET APPROVES SEVERAL KEY DECISIONS The new cabinet meeting chaired by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has approved some key decisions including hike of old age pension from 2,000 to Rs 2,250 and approves salaries of Aasha workers (health workers in rural areas) from Rs.3,000 to Rs.10,000 per month and also increased the salary of community health workers under the Tribal Welfare Department from current Rs 400 to Rs 4,000 a month. KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES “PINK SARATHI VEHICLES” The state government of Karnataka launched ―Pink Sarathi vehicles‖ for women safety. This was launched by the Chief Minister of Karnataka, H.D.Kumaraswamy. The vehicles were procured by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) under the ‗Nirbhaya‘ scheme. BMTC has received Rs.56.07 crore from the central Government. ASSAM TRANSPORT MINISTER CHANDRA MOHAN PATOWARY LAUNCHED STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION'S CHALO APP Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary launched the Assam State Transport Corporation's (ASTC) Chalo app for Guwahati. It will help the travellers to know about the live arrival time of their bus. The Chalo app is developed by the Zophop Technologies Pvt Ltd, a technology-driven transport solutions company. Assam became the first state in India to have a state-wide smart transport solution and common mobility card for its commuters. BIHAR CABINET APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TO PUNISH CHILDREN WHO ABANDON THEIR ELDERLY PARENTS; ALSO SANCTIONED DPR FOR DAGMARA HYDEL POWER PROJECT Bihar Cabinet led by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar approved the proposal seeking provisions to punish children who abandon their elderly parents. They could face jail time over charges of abandonment. The state cabinet also sanctioned Rs 11.68 crore for preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for construction of a multi-purpose 130-MW Dagmara hydel power project in Supaul district. IN BIHAR, 160 CHILDREN LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO ENCEPHALITIS AND HEAT-WAVE In Bihar, 160 children have lost their lives due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and heat wave. The total toll due to AES and heat wave has been pegged at 104 and 56 respectively. The toxic substance in lychee causes Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), locally known as Chamki Bukhar, which is a form of brain fever that happens due to the inflammation of the brain. UTTAR PRADESH STATE CABINET GIVES APPROVAL TO 6 PROPOSALS The Uttar Pradesh state cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath approved six Proposals including the one to convene the state Assembly's Monsoon Session from July 18, 2019. Among others, The cabinet has also gave its assent to a proposal regarding the formation of Gorakhpur Zoological Park with the cost of Rs 181.82 crore. It would be called as Ashfaqullah Zoological Park. HP GOVERNMENT MAKES GPS TRACKING DEVICES MANDATORY FOR TREKKERS The Himachal Pradesh Government made it mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device to tackle any exigency. A decision in this regard was taken at a review meeting on preparedness for the monsoon chaired by Shrikant Baldi, Additional Chief Secretary in Shimla. The trekking and other yatras will be restricted during adverse weather. PUNJAB GOVERNMENT SET TO LAUNCH A UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME FROM JULY 2019 Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu announced that the State Government is set to launch its flagship universal health insurance scheme named ―Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY)‖ with effect from July 1, 2019. This Health scheme will be the first of its kind in the state and provide annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family to 43.18 lakh families of Punjab.
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Parliament passes Finance Bill, 2019 The Finance Bill was passed in the upper house without much discussion. The Finance Bill 2019 contains tax proposals for the current fiscal year. The bill seeks to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2019-20. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman refused to accept the opposition demands of withdrawal of additional cess on petrol and diesel and 2 percent TDS on cash withdrawal of more than Rs 1 crore from banks and removal of 10 percent customs duty on newsprint. Parliament passed Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019 Parliament passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019. It was passed with 99 votes in favour and 84 opposed against it. The bill criminalizes instant triple talaq among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband. GoM on sexual harassment at workplace reconstituted GoI has reconstituted the Group of Ministers (GoM) looking after the issues of how to prevent sexual harassment at workplace and strengthen legal frameworks. The GoM will be lead by Home Minister Amit Shah. The other members of the reconstituted GoM are: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‗Nishank‘, and Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani. BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa, 3-time chief minister of Karnataka, will once again take the oath as Karnataka CM as the Bharatiya Janata Party has staked the claim for government formation three days after HD Kumaraswamy's government failed to prove majority. Centre plans to set up Community Radio Centres at coastal places The Government is planning to set up Community Radio Centres at all coastalplaces.Information and Broadcasting Secretary Amit Khare disclosed this.
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Educational institutions are being encouraged to open community Radio Centres.Community Radio Centres opened by the Krishi Vigyan Kendras have become helpful to cater advisories on the weather. GST Council decides to reduce rates on Electrical Vehicles from 12% to 5% Average monthly income per agricultural household is less than Rs 6,500, says Agri Min The average monthly income per agricultural household from all sources is less than Rs. 6,500, said Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar. Since 2013, NSSO, the nodal agency for conducting surveys and collecting data has not conducted any survey on income per agricultural household. In April 2016, The Government had constituted an inter-ministerial committee to examine the issues relating to doubling of farmers‘ income and recommend strategies to achieve that goal. Govt sanctioned project for development of Tirthankar Circuit covering sites associated with Jainism under Swadesh Darshan scheme Government has sanctioned Rs.52.39 crores for the project development of Vaishali, Arrah, Masad, Patna, Rajgir, Pawapuri, Champapuri in Bihar under the Tirthankar Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme in the year 2016-17. It was informed by Union Tourism Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel in reply to question in Lok Sabha. The project is under implementation and the Ministry has released Rs.26.19 crores for the project. Indian Railways' NFR zone introduces new 'pink coaches' for women passengers Indian Railways'Northeast Frontier Railway zone has started a unique initiative to earmark a special portion of the SLR coach with pink colour. This is done to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security. This special colour will help the women passenger to easily identify the coach in the platform even during rush hours.Eight trains in Rangiya division of the Northeast Frontier Railway have begun operations with some pink coaches, exclusively for women IEA praised PMUY for providing free cooking gas connection to poor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ujjwala scheme for providing free cooking gas connection to poor came in for praise from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Agency said it is a major achievement in improving the environment and health of women. Launched by Modi on May 1, 2016, in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women and children by providing free cooking gas (LPG) connection to poor families. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan launched Atal Community Innovation Centre in New Delhi Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) in New Delhi. The objective of ACIC is to encourage the spirit of innovation through solution-driven design thinking to serve society. It is a new initiative of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). Approval given to national permit scheme for inter-state travel for bus operators During the International Bus and Car show, Prawaas 2019 which was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari informed that approval was given to the national permit scheme for inter- Page 39 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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state travel for bus operators. It will increase the state revenue by 3-4% as the money will be directly credited to the states in a proportionate manner. DoNER takes up 49 projects worth over Rs 1231 cr in North Eastern Region Ministry of Development of North East Region has taken up 49 projects worth over 1231 crore rupees in the North Eastern Region in the first month of 100 days action plan of the government. The projects are related to the construction of roads, bridges and improvement of Tourist spot connectivity in the several Northeastern States. 200 projects worth of 3000 crore rupees have been included in the 100 days action plan. a Bamboo Industrial Park at Manderdisa in Dima Hasao district of Assam will also be set up at a cost 50 crore rupees. 23 self-styled and unrecognized universities announced by the University Grants Commission The University Grants Commission(UGC) which coordinates, determines and maintains standards of higher education, has released a list of 23 universities which are declared ―self-styled‖ and ―unrecognized―. These universities contradict the UGC Act 1956. National traders welfare board announced by the government for small traders In order to improve the availability of funds for traders and to reduce compliance burden, the ―National Traders Welfare Board‖ is to be set up by the commerce and industry ministry as told by the Prime Minister while addressing the traders during his election campaign in April. Railway‟s first printing press heritage gallery opened The Western Railway (WR) has thrown open to public the first The WR Mahalaxmi General Stores Depot (GSD) has become the first in Indian Railways to portray a heritage gallery of the printing and allied machines used in the WR Printing Press since 1948. CCMB and CDFD sign MoU to develop newer genetic disease diagnostic methods Hyderabad based Indian biotechnology research establishments, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable newer diagnostic methods to treat genetic disorders. AYUSH collaborated with MeitY for digitisation of AYUSH sector The Ministries of AYUSH (Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi for the digitization of the AYUSH sector. As a part of partnership, the MeitY will provide technical support to the AYUSH Ministry for planning and development of AYUSH GRID Project. UIDAI started its first Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Delhi and Vijayawada The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has operationalized its first "Aadhaar Seva Kendra" (ASKs) in Delhi and Vijayawada on a pilot basis. UIDAI has a plan to set up 114 such centres by the end of 2019 covering 53 Indian cities. The estimated cost of the project is between Rs 300-400 crore. These centers are similar to the concept of Passport Seva Kendras. Railways aim to install CCTV cameras in over 7,020 train coaches by March 2021 Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed that Railways will install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in over 7,020 coaches of mainline passenger trains during Phase-I which is targeted to complete by March 2021.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, launched commemoration of four years of Digital India initiative Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a commemoration of 4 years of Digital India initiative in an event at New Delhi. The Digital India initiative was launched on July 1, 2015. ICMR released a report on NCDs titled “India: Health of the Nation‟s States” Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) released a report on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) titled ―India: Health of the Nation‘s States‖. Total death in the country due to NCDs was 61.8% in 2016, as compared to 37.9% in 1990. Some examples of common NCDs are diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis and cancers (Oral, Breast and Cervical cancer). Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Varanasi, UP Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi visited Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (UP). aunched a tree plantation drive at Harahua primary school in Anand Kanan forest on the Panch Kosi Marg by planting a sapling. UP government has planned to reconstruct this route at a cost of Rs 97 crore and Rs 4 crore was spent on developing basic infrastructure. Chhattisgarh & Telangana top in the processing of solid waste The Ministry of Environment, Forest And Climate Change (MoEFCC) informed that Chhattisgarh and Telangana processed the largest percentage of solid waste until November 2018. Chhattisgarh generated a total 601,885 MTPA (metric tonne per annum) of waste & 84% was processed while Telangana generated a total 2,690,415 MTPA & 73% was processed. Telecom Ministry forms committee under telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajanto to spell out revival plans for Telecom sector Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad formed a committee headed by Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan to look into the revival plans for Telecom sector which is under financial stress. It will review the issues in the sector and promote Ease of Doing Business (EDB). The committee will submit the report in 2 weeks time. „One Nation One Ration Card‟ scheme will be available across the country from July 1, 2020 The central government‘s ambitious project of ‗One Nation One Ration Card‘, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidized foodgrains from any ration shop in the country will begin on 1 July 2020. The Centre has given states and Union Territories time till June 30, 2020, to use point of sale (PoS) machines in the ration shops and roll out the scheme. Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by the Parliament The Parliament passed The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which became the first legislation to be passed by the newly constituted 17th Lok Sabha. It will replace the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, which was promulgated in March 2019 and amends Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act 2005. The new bill amends the definition of ―person‖ under Section 2(v) of the SEZ Act 2005 to include ‗trusts‘. PM formed a high powered panel of CMs headed by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis for the transformation of Indian agriculture Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed a high powered 9 member committee of chief ministers headed by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for transforming Indian agriculture and raising farmers‘ Page 41 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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income. It will suggest policy measures, attract investments and raise growth in food processing. The panel will be serviced by NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog. It will submit its report in two months. Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched by the Government to create awareness on benefits of water conservation Union Jal Shakti Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA)- a campaign for water conservation and water security in New Delhi. It will focus on 256 water stressed districts and 1,592 water stressed blocks. The 5 key intervention areas under the campaign include water conservation and rainwater harvesting, renovation of traditional and other water bodies, reuse, bore well recharge structures, watershed development and intensive afforestation. Amit Shah to head panel on Air India disinvestment Union Government reconstituted the Group of Ministers (GoM) called the Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) on Air India disinvestment. The group is headed by Home minister Amit Shah and comprises of 3 other ministers namely finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, commerce, and railway minister Piyush Goyal and civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Amita Prasad to lead Inland Waterways Authority, A K Jha, the new NPC chief According to a government order issued by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Amita Prasad, a 1985 batch Karnataka cadre officer, has been entrusted with the charges of Inland Waterways Authority of India, which is an arm of Ministry of Shipping. Similarly, another 1985 batch IES official, Arun Kumar Jha, has been appointed as the Director General of National Productivity Council (NPC). Safdarjung Tomb gets „architectural illumination‟ Culture Minister, Prahlad Singh Patel has inaugurated the architectural illumination of the historic Safdarjung Tomb in New Delhi. To highlight the architecture of the 17th Century monument, arches and minarets & a total of 213 technologically advanced LED lights have been used. The consumption of LED (light-emitting diode) lights 62% less electricity as compared to conventional light fixtures. National award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar‟s „Indu Sarkar‟ is now a part of National Film Archives National Award-winning Indian filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar‘s political thriller film ‗Indu Sarkar‘ has been included into NFAI(National Film Archives of India). The film was also screened at KARO cinema in Moscow, Russia in 2017 based on true events of the emergency period of 1975 to 1977. Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed in Parliament Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019: Parliament passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019 after the Rajya Sabha approved it unanimously. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha earlier through a voice vote. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019 aims to accelerate the process of appointment of chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). UGC approved a new initiative named “STRIDE” to boost research culture in India
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In order to boost research culture in India, the University Grants Commission (UGC) approved a new initiative – Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India‘s Developing Economy (STRIDE). The important initiatives under the scheme are Research Project, Research Capacity Building and Innovation. First Ever IICTF to be held in New Delhi from October 11-13, 2019 The first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from October 11-13, 2019. It is a unique initiative for taking farmers, artisans and other members of cooperatives directly to the international trade arena. Visit of Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State of the United States of America to India The United States (US) Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo visited India on 25-27 June 2019. He held talks with the External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and it paved the way to further strengthen the India- U.S. Strategic Partnership, and continue the high-level engagement on matters of mutual interest including bilateral, regional, and global issues. Comprehensive legislation on data privacy under formulation Minister of Electronics and Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply in Lok Sabha stated that comprehensive legislation on data privacy named Data Protection Bill is under formulation to strengthen the protection of personal data. The government has formed a committee of experts on data protection headed by Justice (Retd) BN Srikrishna of Supreme Court to study the issues on data protection and frame Data Protection Bill. Cooperative Sector Exports Promotion Forum for double the farm exports by 2022: Piyush Goyal Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that cooperative sector export-promotion forum (CSEPF) will be created under the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) after consultations with 20 states and Union territories. This will help to boost the farmer‘s income and to double the farm exports target set by the government. National Film Heritage Mission Project reviewed by Prakash Javadekar The Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar reviewed the National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM) during a visit to the National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Pune, Maharashtra. The Government launched the prestigious mission of NFHM in 2017 with the budget of 600 crore rupees, for preservation and restoration of rich cinematic heritage of the country. Union Cabinet gives nod to grant OGAS status to paramilitary forces The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal for grant of Organised Group ''A'' Service (OGAS) status to Group ''A'' executive cadre officers of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) & extended the benefit of Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) at an enhanced rate of 30%. Govt sets a target to raise health services expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025 Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan stated that the Government sets target is to raise health services expenditure to 2.5 percent of the country's GDP(Gross domestic product) by 2025 due to the increment of expenditure over the last 10 years. India‟s First Smart School Campus in Pune to be launched by Singapore‟s GIIS The Singapore based Global Indian International School (GIIS) will launch the concept of SMART Campus at Hadapsar and Balewadi campuses in Pune, Maharashtra. It will be India‘s first Smart campus which is a part Page 43 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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of Singapore‘s Rs 420 crore investments in education in India over the coming years. It is aimed to provide students with NextGen learning to sharpen 21st-century skills. It will focus on India‘s emerging manufacturing corridors with special focus on digital transformation of the industry The theme of DefExpo will be ―India: the emerging defence manufacturing hub‘‘ Under PMKSNY, more than 7 crore 32 lakh farmer families received first two instalments of Rs 2000 each Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PMKSNY), more than 7 crores 32 lakh farmer families across India received the first and second installments of Rs 2000 each amounting to 14 thousand 646 crore rupees. The list was topped by Uttar Pradesh with over two crores twenty lakh farmer families followed by Andhra Pradesh with 72 lakh and Maharastra 50 lakh farmers. India to get the first e-Vehicle Charging Highway by March 2020 The highways of Delhi-Jaipur and Delhi-Agra are India‘s first highway corridors to get charging stations for electric vehicles by March 2020. About two crore rupees would be spent in the development of a single charging station and the electricity tariff. The government expects 25 % of the total vehicles on roads will be e-vehicles by 2030. The sanitation coverage in the rural areas jumped to 99% from 38% in 2014: Jal Shakti ministry Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria stated that under the Government‘s ambitious scheme, ―Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)‖ 9 crores 62 lakh individual household toilets have been constructed since 2014. In the rural areas of the country, the sanitation coverage has increased to more than 99%, which was over 38% on 2nd October 2014 Highlights Of Union Budget 2019-20 Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech and presented the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha. She broke away from the tradition when she replaced the conventional leather briefcase with a bright red cloth bag to carry the Budget papers to the Parliament House. ―Gaon, Garib and Kisan‖ (Village, Poor and Farmer) was the centre of all policies of the Modi 2.0 Government. PAN and Aadhaar will become interchangeable. You can use your Aadhaar number to file your I-T Returns soon. ₹5 lakh minimum limit announced for taxpayers. In view of rising income levels, those in the ₹2-5 crore and ₹5 crore-and-above brackets will see increase in effective tax rate by 3% and 7%, respectively. GST rate on electric vehicles proposed to be lowered to 5%. Additional income tax deduction of ₹1.5 lakh on interest on loans taken to purchase electric vehicles. Additional deduction of ₹1.5 lakh on loans up to March 31 2020 for buying affordable houses, giving ₹ 7 lakh benefit to home buyers. Proposal to provide Aadhaar cards for NRIs with Indian passports, after their arrival in India, with no waiting period. ₹20 coin coming up. Excise duty on fuel hiked by ₹1. To resolve the angel tax issue, startups will not be subject to any scrutiny in respect to valuation. Funds raised by startups will not require any scrutiny by the I-T department.
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TDS of 2% on cash withdrawals exceeding ₹1 crore in a year from bank accounts, to discourage business payments in cash. Period of exemption for capital gains arising from sale of house for investment in startups to be extended to March 31, 2021. ₹70,000 crore in recapitalisation for public sector banks. ₹1.05 lakh crore disinvestment target for the year. TV channel to be launched for promoting startups and to help matchmaking for funds. New national educational policy hopes to transform Indian education into one of the best in the world, with focus on bringing in foreign students. ₹50 lakh crores proposed for Railway infrastructure. By 2022, the 75th year of Independence, every single rural family, except those who are unwilling to take the connection, will have electricity and clean cooking facility. Stress on zero-budget farming, which is a form of gardening as a self-sustainable practice, with minimum external intervention. The pension benefit will be extended to 3 crore retail traders under PM Karam Yogi Maan Dhan Scheme. It requires only Aadhaar numbers and bank accounts. ₹1 crore worth of loans proposed to MSMEs. Investment by FIIs and FDIs in debt securities in infrastructure debt funds to be allowed. Minimum public shareholding in listed companies can be increased from 25% to 35%. Global Investors Meet to happen in India. UDAN scheme added 8 more air routes The Civil Aviation ministry added 8 more routes under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN, thus making the total operational routes to 194.The eight roots are as follows: Mysore-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Mysore, Goa-Mysore, Mysore-Goa , Cochin-Mysore , Mysore-Cochin , Kolkata-Shillong and Shillong-Kolkata. The flights connecting Kolkata and Shillong will be operated By Indigo whereas the other connectivity will be provided by Alliance air. The Union Health Ministry has banned colistin, which is an antibiotic used in the poultry industry for producing animals, aqua farming, etc. The Union Health Ministry has banned colistin, which is an antibiotic used in the poultry industry for producing animals, aqua farming, etc. It was banned as it has high risk of life threat to human beings. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates Ujh and Basantarbridges in Jammu and Kashmir The Ujh and Basantar bridges were inaugurated by the defence minister in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir.The bridges are considered highly important as they will help in the smooth movement of security forces in and around the border areas. The Ujh bridge in Kathua is built at a cost of ₹50 crore and the basantar bridge in Samba district is built at a cost of Rs.41.7 crore 'Fashionova', India's first Design Development Centre launched in Surat, Gujarat 'Fashionova', India's first Design Development Center was launched in the Textile city Surat, Gujarat to promote the city in the field of the fashion design sector. Anupam Goyal was the founder of Fashionova Design Development. Page 45 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Maharashtra was ranked first for implementing most of the marketing reforms. Around 35 crore LED bulbs distributed under UJALA scheme saved Rs 18,341 crore annually Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget 2019 informed that under the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) Scheme, around 35 crore LED (Light Emitting Diode) bulbs were distributed which saved Rs 18,341 crore annually. Government increased the budget for drug de-addiction measures to Rs 135 crore Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot informed that the budget for drug de- addiction measures was increased to Rs 135 crore from Rs 33 crore in 2014. It is provided to the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) for the year 2019-20. Government extends KCC facility to fisheries, animal husbandry sector The Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Pratap Chandra Sarangi in a written reply in Lok Sabha informed that the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) has been extended to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers in order to assist them to meet their working capital needs. India‟s longest electrified railway tunnel commissioned South Central Railways (SCR) of Indian Railways commissioned the longest electrified tunnel in India. It is situated between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh which is a part of 113 km railway line between Obulavaripalli – Venkatachalam - Krishnapatnam Port. It is constructed in the shape of a Horse Shoe. It was built in 43 months at the cost of Rs 460 crore. The length of the tunnel is 6.6 kilometers. All toll lanes on National Highways to be „FASTag lanes‟ from December 1, 2019 To encourage digital payments at toll plazas and decongest national highways, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has decided to declare all lanes at toll fee plaza on National Highways as ‗FASTag lanes‘ from 1st December 2019. To monitor over-dimensional or oversized vehicles, one ‗hybrid lane‘ will be allowed at every toll plaza to accept FASTag and other modes of payment. Maharashtra tops in ATM frauds, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka follow Maharashtra reported 233 cases of ATM fraud in 2018-19, the highest in the entire country, Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) data, accessed by TOI, revealed. The data showed that Delhi grabbed the second spot with 179 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 147 cases of ATM fraud. Kerala Tourism organized 5-day annual Nishagandhi Monsoon Ragas Music Fest 2019 in Kanakakkunnu, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Tourism organized a 5-day annual Nishagandhi Monsoon Ragas Music Fest 2019 in Kanakakkunnu, Thiruvananthapuram. It was held from July 20-24, 2019. It was inaugurated by the Governor of Kerala, P Sathasivam at Nishagandhi Auditorium in Kanakakkunnu. Eminent classical musicians Parassala B Ponnammal, aged 95, and TV Gopalakrishnan, aged 87, were awarded Nishagandhi Sangeetha Puraskaram, instituted by Kerala Tourism for their outstanding contributions to music. The award carried a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh, a citation and a memento. Uttarakhand was named among best performing states in 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme
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Uttarakhand has been adjudged as one of the country's five best performing states under the National Programme Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme aimed at addressing declining child sex ratio and issues of women empowerment. India will train 1800 Bangladeshi Civil Servants at NCGG in Mussoorie 1800 Bangladeshi civil servants will be trained at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand between 2019-2025 based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in February 2019 between NCGG and Ministry of Public Administration, Government of Bangladesh in the 5th meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC). Two new heavy-lift Chinook helicopters for IAF arrived at the Mundra port, Gujarat Boeing, American aerospace company, informed the arrival of 2 new heavy-lift CH-47F (I) Chinooks helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Mundra port in Gujarat. It will provide IAF an unmatched strategic airlift capability. In 2015, IAF had ordered 15 Chinooks along with 22 Apache attack helicopters. The first 4 Chinooks were received in February, 2019. Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express to be first train operated by private players Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express, one of the most-awaited trains on the route announced in 2016, is set to be the first train to be operated by private players. At present, it is parked at the Anandnagar Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh. It will be handed over to private players after an open bidding process for operationalization. MoFCC launches Immunocontraception Project Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched a project for undertaking ‗immunocontraceptive measures‘ for population management of 4 species of wild animals namely Elephant, Wild boar, Monkeys and Blue Bull (Nilgai). The Pilot project will begin in Uttarakhand and then implemented in rest of the country. Parliament passed Aadhaar Amendment Bill which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity Parliament passed Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for users to open bank accounts and get a mobile phone connection. he Bill provides the use of Aadhaar number for KYC (Know Your Customer) authentication on voluntary basis under the Telegraph Act, 1885, and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. India‟s first elephant rehabilitation centre will be set up at Kerala‟s Kottoor India‘s first elephant rehabilitation centre will be set up by the Kerala State Government in its ecotourism village of Kottoor. Rs.105 crore has been allotted to this project which was launched by Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan. The centre has set up with 65 hectares of natural forests area will have elephant safari and other activities to attract tourists. India‟s first cow sanctuary Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaranya in Madhya Pradesh to be privatized India‘s first cow sanctuary Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaranya in Agar Malwa, Madya Pradesh (MP), set up in September 2017, will be privatised due to financial crises. Non Government Organisation (NGO) Akshaypatra has showed interest to look into the issues of poor management & regular deaths of cow in the sanctuary and manage it at no profit no loss basis. FAC under MoEFCC recommended „in-principle‟ approval for Uranium exploration The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recommended for "in-principle" permission for exploration of Uranium in Amrabad Tiger Page 47 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Reserve in Telangana. Now Ministry of Forest carry out survey and drilling of boreholes around Amrabad- Udimalla (Mahaboobnagar district)-Narayanpur (Nalgonda district). Powers of SEBI & RBI in Finance Bill 2019 The Finance Bill 2019, one of the documents of the Union Budget 2019-20, gave certain powers to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Read full details here: Powers of SEBI & RBI in Finance Bill 2019. Rare footage of 1948 film Vande Mataram is now part of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) collection Pune based National Film Archive of India (NFAI) has acquired rare footage of the 1948 Marathi film ‗Vande Mataram‘, in which legendary writer and playwright P.L. Deshpande played the major role along with his wife Sunita Deshpande. The film was directed by noted filmmaker Ram Gabale. Government approved Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana along Indo-Nepal Border areas with financial outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin J Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha mentioned that the Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana received the approval with the financial outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore to develop 24,800 km Highways along with 10,000 km residual National Highways Development Project (NHDP) stretches over a period of 5 years. Centre sets up committee to assess law to protect doctors The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare constituted a 10-member inter-ministerial committee to assess the various aspects of enacting Central law against attack on-duty doctors and medical establishments. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) had prepared the draft Protection of Medical Service Persons and Medical Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss of Property) Act, 2017, which proposes a 10-year jail term and Rs 5 lakh fine for violence against doctors, was submitted to Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan. AIIMS along with Ministry of Health will lead largest pan-India Oral Health Survey 2019 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Centre for Dental Education and Research (CDER) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health will undertake the largest nationwide Oral Health Survey 2019. It will collect data which will act as a baseline for planning preventive and treatment strategies. The last national-level survey was conducted in 2002. High-Level Steering Committee set up by the Govt proposes to establish a National Digital Health Mission A high-level committee set up by the Union ministry of health and Family Welfare, Government of India has produced their report called 'National Digital Health Blueprint' was released by Health Minister Dr. Harshavardhan in New Delhi. The committee proposed to form a National Digital Health Mission & both the centre and state Governments will be the owners and stakeholders in the new organization. Meghalaya is the first state in India to ensure water conservation Meghalaya became the first state in India to ensure water conservation with its State Water Policy. The draft water policy was approved by the State Cabinet in a meeting chaired by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma. It will be implemented through active participation of the community by constituting a Water Sanitation Village Council at the village level. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched „LaQshya‟(Labour room Quality Improvement Initiative) Page 48 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India launched ‗LaQshya‘ (Labour room Quality improvement Initiative) Initiative to improve quality of care in labor room and maternity operation theatres in public health facilities. It aims to reduce preventable maternal and newborn mortality, morbidity, and stillbirths associated with the care around delivery in the Labour room. Read full details here: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched ‗LaQshya‘(Labour room Quality Improvement Initiative) Centre to establish first National Police University Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy stated that the Government has proposed to set up the first National Police University in the country which will impart education in policing and internal security. The dedicated universities have been already set up in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Jharkhand for conducting courses in police services and internal security. Sex ratio at birth shows improvement at the national level: WCD Ministry Of Women And Child Development(WCD) stated that at National level, Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) has increased to 931 from 923 for the time period between FY(financial year) 2015-16 and 2018-19. As per the census 2011, Child Sex Ratio (CSR) has also declined in 21 States/UTs (Union Territory) in comparison of census 2001. Centre has approved Deep Ocean Mission Centre has approved the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences' Deep Ocean Mission (DOM). The project plans to explore the deepest recesses of the ocean. It is a five year project. The cost estimated for the project is Rs.8,000 crore. DOM will commence from October 31, 2019. A blueprint of the programme was unveiled by the Ministry last July. One of the proposals is offshore desalination plant that will work with tidal energy. The projects also proposes to develop a submersible vehicle that can go to a depth of at least 6,000 metres with three people on board. Nagaland government has planned to form a commission to frame the modalities of creating RIIN The Nagaland government has planned to form a commission to frame the modalities of creating the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) on 27 July. It aims to prevent issuance of indigenous inhabitant certificates to ineligible persons. The administration issued a notice about the panel after a meeting with tribal bodies, civil societies and non-Naga communities of the State. India readies plan for $4 billion Tesla-scale battery storage plants As part of the plan, the government may offer a raft of incentives to manufacturers such as concessional financing options with around 3% foreign exchange hedge on overseas loans and a fixed 3% interest subvention on loans availed in Indian rupees. The reduction in minimum alternative tax (MAT) may be offered. According to information reviewed by Mint the support extended by the government for advanced chemistry cells and battery manufacturing includes an investment-linked tax incentive under Section 35 AD. Govt decides to extend budget session till 7 August The budget session of Parliament extended by eight working days till 7 August The union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi informed the Lok Sabha The decision is expected to draw a sharp protest from the Opposition parties who are against an extension. There is a view in the government that after the ongoing session, crucial bills would be pending till the winter session. The timing of the winter session, which is expected to start in November is important as key assembly elections are also scheduled around that time. Page 49 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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CCEA keeps Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane at Rs275/quintal The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal in respect of Determination of 'Fair and Remunerative Price' (FRP) of sugarcane payable by sugar mills for 2019-20 sugar season. The Cabinet kept the FRP at Rs 275 per quintal. The FRP is based on the recommendation of the Commission of Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP National Data Quality Forum: launched by ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)‘s National Institute for Medical Statistics (ICMR-NIMS) partnership with Population Council, launched the National Data Quality Forum (NDQF). They will integrate learnings from scientific and evidence-based initiatives and guide actions through periodic workshops and conferences. Its activities will help establish protocols and good practices of data collection, storage, use and dissemination that can be applied to health and demographic data. NGT approves Delhi governments plan to build a mega reservoir The National Green Tribunal has approved an ambitious plan of the Delhi government to tap the Yamuna rainwater by building a 1,000 acre mega reservoir on 25 July. The government plans to build small ponds in the floodplain. These floodplain which will catch excess water from the overflowing river during monsoons for storage purpose. The project also got approved by the authorities of Upper Yamuna River Board, CGWB, NMCG, CWC, National Green Tribunal (NGT) Monitoring Committee, NGT Principal Committee and Cabinet of NCT of Delhi. Union Government approves creation of buffer stock for 40 lakh MT of sugar for 1 year The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)approved the creation of a 4 million metric tonne sugar NSE 1.00 % buffer stock for one year. It is likely to support the industry to provide cash support to sugar mills to improve the demand-supply situation in the domestic market and the consequent support to the sugar prices. The closing sugar stocks for SY2019 be high at around 14.5 million MT. The direct impact of this move to compensate mills for the carrying cost alone would translate into a higher PBT margin by about 1.5%-1.8%. AICTE data shows 50% of Engineering graduates receive job offers All India Council for Technical Education declared that Engineering placements have reached a seven-year high. According to the figures, 25% of all students admitted to undergraduate. The postgraduate engineering programs were placed in 2018-19. The number jumps to 52% when only those who successfully completed their courses. The celestial object has landed in a village of Madhubani, Bihar A celestial object has landed in a village of Madhubani, Bihar. The object weighs more than 10 kilograms. It has magnetic properties. The object looks like a piece of rock. It glitters much more than that of an unpolished stone. Meteorite: A meteorite is a piece of rock or iron from a meteoroid or asteroid. Home Minister Amit Shah To Head Panel On Workplace Sexual Harassment Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a panel of four cabinet ministers and he examined the ways to prevent workplace sexual harassment. The activists criticized to the official response to the #MeToo movement. The movement carried out with former junior Foreign Minister M J Akbar and Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi among dozens of high-profile men accused of sexual misconduct. The new panel includes Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.. Page 50 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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MoHUA proposes light urban rail Metrolite for smaller cities The Centre has proposed light urban rail transit system - 'Metrolite' It is found in small cities and towns having lower projection of ridership.Each train having three coaches and a restricted speed of 25 kmph. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry issued standard specifications of the 'Metrolite' system . The system will be developed on surface and elevated stretches.The 'Metrolite', can be developed at a lower cost in comparison with existing metro system, will also act as a feeder system to high capacity Metro. Inter-Ministerial Committee on Virtual Currencies submits Report Inter-Ministerial Committee on Virtual Currencies headed by finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has submitted its report to the government. The committee set up by Centre has also proposed a draft bill ‗Banning of Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2019‘ Vande Bharat completes test run from Delhi to Katra in 8 hrs India's fastest train Vande Bharat Express successfully completed its test run from New Delhi to Katra in eight hours. The train can run up to a maximum speed of 160 km per hour. Vande Bharat Express has features like Wi-Fi, bio-vacuum toilets, hot case, freezer, and GPS-based passenger information system among other amenities, green footprints, this fully 'Make in India' which can save up to 30 per cent of electrical energy. CCMB unveils new Next Gen Sequencing facility The Centre For Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) received a state-of-the-art facility for its genomic studies division which was inaugurated by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on july 20. The minister also laid the foundation stone for a new skill training and lecture hall complex on the occasion. The NGS Facility promises to sequence up to 30 human genomes in a day and help researchers to individually tag genomes of up to 80,000 cells in eight minutes
Haryana cabinet permitted to set up Sports University at Rai The Cabinet of Haryana under the chairmanship of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar approved the setting up of Haryana Sports University at Rai, Sonepat which will be the third sports university established by a state government in India after Swarnim Gujarat Sports University (Gandhinagar) and Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (Chennai). Odisha Rasagola gets Geographical Indications Tag The rasagola, a popular dessert of Odisha, has received the geographical indication tag from the Registrar of Geographical Indication. The GI number 612 has been registered in favour of the Odisha Small Industries Corporation Limited. Historical records submitted say the ‗Odisha Rasagola‘ is associated with world famous Puri Jagannath Temple. Odisha Secretariat renamed Lok Seva Bhavan Odisha Chief Minister announced in the State Assembly that the Sachivalaya or Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will now be called ‗Lok Seva Bhavan‘. The Odisha Secretariat building was inaugurated on November 12, 1959. J&K District Administration Udhampur launches helpline “Jeene Do”
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Jammu and Kashmir, District Administration Udhampur has launched a helpline, ―Jeene Do‖. The objective is to improve sex ratio and deal with defaulters of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques PCPNDT Act under the Centrally sponsored Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme. A Mobile Number 9469793363 has been dedicated to the public to register complaints regarding sex determination during prenatal checkups. Former Goa Minister and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) passed away Former Goa Minister and senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Dr. Wilfred Mesquita passed away in Mumbai, after a brief illness. He was 70. He was born on April 14, 1949, at Divar in North Goa district graduated from the Goa Medical College in the 1970s and then specialized in medicine (Obs. & Gyn). UP has highest number of senior citizens with more than one crore 54 lakh Rattan Lal Kataria, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment stated that Uttar Pradesh (UP) has the highest number of senior citizens with more than one crore 54 lakh followed by Maharashtra with one crore 11 lakh. Totally the country has over 10.38 crore senior citizens. UP Government to install 251-metre-tall statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya; Set to become the world‟s tallest statue The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has decided to install a 251-metre-tall statue of Lord Ram at Ayodhya which will become the world‘s tallest statue surpassing the record held by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel‘s Statue of Unity in Gujarat (182-metre). Lord Ram‘s statue would be installed on the 100 hectares of land near River Sarayu in Ayodhya. UP Govt sets target of $1 trillion economy in next three years The Uttar Pradesh State Government has set the state a target of becoming a $1-trillion economy in the next three years. It was announced by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after Prime Minister Narendra Modi set an ambitious target of $5 trillion economy for the country to be achieved in the next 5 years. Madhya Pradesh will soon be able to produce its own seeds The Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Seed Federation will produce its own seeds in addition with distribution and marketing of certified and high-quality seeds to farmers. The brand name of seeds to be ‗Sah- Beej‘ produced from next Rabi season. Chandrakant Kavlekar sworn in as the new Deputy CM of Goa The Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant of BJP inducted 4 new ministers in the Goa Cabinet. He appointed Chandrakant Kavlekar as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Goa. He was the leader of the opposition party. Michael Lobo, Jennifer Monserratte, and Philip Neri Rodrigues were also sworn in as the Ministers. Damanganga-Pinjal project to meet water needs of Mumbai till 2060 The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis announced that Damanganga-Pinjal project will meet the water needs of Mumbai till 2060. It will solve the crisis of drought facing a large section of the state. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority will provide Rs 403 crore for the Kalu dam. It will fulfill the water needs of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Maharashtra Govt approves Rs 3500 cr for a multi-modal integration project The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis has approved Rs 3500 crore for multi- modal integration project at the 148th board meeting of the MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority ) in Mumbai. It will help commuters enjoy the smooth commuting experience. Page 52 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Five important bills passed by Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed five important bills on the second day of the three day budget session. The bills are Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Arunachal Pradesh Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Bill, 2019, Arunachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council Bill, 2019 and Arunachal Pradesh Protection of Medical Service Personnel and Medical Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss of Property) Bill, 2019. Puducherry will soon to operationalize Bicycle-Sharing Scheme In an innovative eco-friendly initiative of bicycle-sharing in the city, a Bicycle-Sharing Scheme, conceived and prioritized under Puducherry Smart City Development Plan, is to be introduced in Puducherry. Goa Govt clears amendment to allow women to work at night The State Government of Goa cleared amendments to Factories Act,1948 allowing women to work legally during night hours (between 7 pm to 6 am) in factories of the state. Section 66 of the Factories Act, 1948 prohibit women to work during night hours. Tamil Nadu declared „Tamil Yeoman‟ or „Tamil Maravan‟ as its state butterfly ‗Tamil Yeoman‘, a kind of butterfly found in the Western Ghats declared as Tamilnadu state butterfly. It is also called as ‗Tamil Maravan‘. Tamil Nadu has become the fifth state in the country to announce its state butterfly. Its scientific name was Cirrochroa thais. Maharashtra was the first to declare Blue Mormon as its state butterfly followed by Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Kerala. „Meri Fasal Mera Byora' portal for farmers launched by Haryana Government The Chief Minister of Haryana Government Manohar Lal Khattar has launched online portal named ―Meri Fasal Mera Byora‖ (https://www.fasalhry.in/ )for farmers to directly avail crop related benefits of state government schemes after self -reporting their land and crop-related details. Each farmer, who registered on the portal get a financial incentive of Rs 10 per acre or part thereof subject to a minimum of Rs 20 to maximum Rs 50. Goa govt. to launch water taxi replacing old ferry boats in inland waterways Chief Minister(CM) of Goa, Pramod Sawant announced the plan of launching India‘s first-ever ‗Water Taxis‘, between Panaji and Old Goa which will allow people to travel in inland waterways. The old ferries will soon be revamped into solar-powered boats and North Goa will be focused more on water transportation. Delhi Police signs pact with SECI to implement Rooftop Solar Energy Systems The Delhi police signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), to set up rooftop solar energy systems in over 200 of its buildings in Delhi. SECI will support the implementation of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic systems on the establishment of the Delhi police. West Bengal government set to bring legislation for ensuring Journalists‟ job security Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee in the inaugural ceremony of the 75th year celebrations of the Kolkata Press Club, informed that the state government will bring legislation in the Assembly to ensure the job security of Journalists in the State. Chhattisgarh CM inaugurated 'Jan Choupal' program to hold public meetings
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The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated the 'Jan Choupal' program in Raipur, Chhattisgarh for holding public meetings once every week to discuss the issues of the people. In order to resolve the issues of people, the concept of this program has been taken from the practices of ancestors in the village. So that people can come and discuss their issues in the meeting. UP govt launches toll-free „CM helpline 1076‟ for complaint registration Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath launched 24X7 toll-free ‗CM Helpline 1076‘ for people to lodge complaints from anywhere in the state. It will facilitate a direct medium between the people and the CM's Office. SC Directs Meghalaya to deposit 100 Crore as Fine imposed by NGT for Illegal Coal Mining The Supreme Court (SC) benches of justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph directed the Meghalaya government to pay Rs 100 crore as fine which is imposed by the NGT (National Green Tribunal )on January 4,2019 for failing to curb illegal coal mining with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Odisha state Govt implemented the Centre's Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 The Odisha state Government has implemented the Centre's Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 to protect witnesses and their family members from threats against their lives and reputation. The objective of this Scheme is to ensure that the investigation, prosecution, and trial of criminal offenses is not prejudiced because witnesses are intimidated or frightened to give evidence without protection from violent or other criminal recrimination. Delhi Govt celebrates 15-day “Happiness Utsav” in all its schools To celebrate the completion of a year of introduction of its happiness curriculum, Delhi Government launched a 15-day ―Happiness Utsav‖ across all its 1,031 schools. During the event, the first 50 minutes of each school day, all students schools will take part in various activities like ‗nataks‘ (dramas), poetry recitation and exhibitions. The festival will conclude on July 31, 2019. Maharashtra government raises financial aid for martyrs‟ kin to Rs 1crore State Government of Maharashtra increased the financial aid to families of Jawans Martyred in war or war like situations and to disabled soldiers hailing from the state from Rs 25 lakhs to Rs 1 crore. The government will provide Rs 60 lakh instead of the current Rs 15 lakh to soldiers if their disability is severe, as 51% to 100%. Odisha Government anticipates new Industrial Policy to attract new investments The Odisha government is planning to recast its Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) which was last revised in 2015 keeping competition from peer states to attract new investments with an aim to make Odisha, one among the top 3 states in ‗Ease of Doing Business‘. The new policy statement will be unveiled in 2020. Haryana Govt & BSE ink pact to facilitate MSMEs raise capital The state Government of Haryana and India‘s leading Bombay stock exchange (BSE) have signed a pact to encourage and support state‘s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to raise capital. Dastak Campaign launched by UP to eradicate AES & JE The Government of Uttar Pradesh launched ―Dastak Campaign‖ to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) disease. It is part of a comprehensive Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) strategy embraced by the UP government. Uttarakhand launches One-time settlement scheme for recovering NPAs of cooperative banks Page 54 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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The State Government of Uttarakhand implemented a one-time settlement‘ scheme for debt trapped state cooperative banks which had the NPA (Non Performing Assets) of Rs 391.50 crore which have piled up over the last 25 years. The 100-day scheme is effective from July 1, 2019, and continues till 7th October 2019. Centre declared Nagaland as „Disturbed Area‟ under AFSPA for 6 more months The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared the entire state of Nagaland as "disturbed area" for six more months, with effect from June 30, 2019, till December 31, 2019 under the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 -No. 28 of 1958 (AFSPA). The decision to continue the declaration of Nagaland as "disturbed area" has been taken as killings, loot and extortion have been going on in various parts of Nagaland Rajasthan government to establish board for vedic education, culture Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot at the 25th 'Bhamashah Sammelan' held at Birla Auditorium, Jaipur announced the establishment of a Vedic education and culture board in Rajasthan. The board will assist future generations to take inspiration from Vedic culture, tradition, and values. The board will assist future generations to take inspiration from Vedic culture, tradition, and values. Glorious Jagannath Rath Yatra 2019 begins in Puri, Odisha On July 4, 2019, The world famous Jagannath Rath Yatra 2019(also known as Chariot Festival) began at Puri in Odisha. The religious procession commemorates a journey by Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, in specially made chariots as they travel to Gundicha temple, their birthplace. Operation Khumaar launched in J&K to make 312 panchayats free from tobacco In a major step aimed towards making 'drugs-free panchayats', district administration Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir (J&k) launched an anti Drug Campaign called ―Operation Khumaar‖ in all 312 Panchayats of the district. As a part of it, Tobacco products cannot be sold to a person below the age of 18 years and in a place within 100 yards radius from the outer boundary of the Schools. Gujarat FM presents the state's highest budget pegged at over Rs 2 lakh crore Finance Minister of Gujarat Nitin Patel presented the Budget size of Rs 2,04,815 crore for the year 2019-20 for the state. The budget indicates the overall surplus of Rs 572 crore & additional tax income of Rs 287 crore. This is the first time the State‘s budget has crossed Rs.2 lakh crore. The budget estimates revenue receipts Rs 1,54,732 crore, and revenue expenditure of Rs 1,51,858 crore for the year 2019-20. Madhya Pradesh got its First International Flight with Air India‟s Service from Indore-Dubai Madhya Pradesh got its First International Flight with the launch of a flight service to Dubai from the Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport, Indore with a national carrier Air India (Flight AI903) with 150 passengers. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches revamped tourism website Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a revamped website of Tourism department – tourismodishatourism.gov.in This website would help the state make its mark on the world tourism map. This digital platform will empower lakhs of people operating in the tourism and hospitality sector and will open a huge window of opportunities. Chandigarh gets BCCI affiliation Chandigarh has received affiliation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, thus providing an opportunity for the city cricketers to play in BCCI tournament. Page 55 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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After the affiliation, Chandigarh Cricket Association (Punjab) and Chandigarh Cricket Association (Haryana) to merge into the UTCA and form a unified body to represent Chandigarh. Gujarat tops in solar rooftop installations Gujarat has stood first in the country with total 261.97 megawatts (MW) of installed rooftop solar capacity. As per the Central government data, total rooftop solar installations in India is 1700.54 MW. ADB sanctions Rs 1925 Cr for power projects in Tripura Asian Development Bank has sanctioned Rs 1925 Cr project for up-gradation of power generation and distribution in Tripura. The project has been sanctioned for upgrading capacity of 63 MW Rokhia Project to 120 MW at an estimated cost of over 699 crore rupees and modernising Gumti Hydro Electric Project at an estimated cost of nearly 1225 crore rupees. India‟s first dragon blood-oozing tree Researchers discover Dracaena cambodiana, a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area of West Karbi Anglong district in Assam. This is for the first time that a dragon tree species has been reported from India. Dragon tree species whose sap turns bright red after coming in contact with air.
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India became fifth largest investor in Africa: President Kovind President Ramnath Kovind said that trade and investment ties between India and Africa are growing. India has become the fifth largest investor in Africa with cumulative investment at over 54 billion US dollars. After South Asia, the African Continent is the largest recipient of Indian overseas assistance. India is opening 18 new missions, of which seven will be in West Africa. India needs exports of 1 trillion to become 5 trillion dollar economy: Piyush Goyal A/c to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, India‘s exports will have to contribute at least one trillion dollars to achieve the target of 5 trillion dollar economy.
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The Ministry is working on making India‘s export products competitive and simplifying rules and regulations for easy availability of export credit. The Minister urged the export and import community to flag issues regarding availability of land, labour and logistics support required in ports, airports and customs to the Ministry. Kaleshwaram project secures Hyderabad‟s water supply for the future Telangana government‘s massive Rs 80,190-crore Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project was launched in June. Kaleshwaram project is expected to provide 56 TMC of drinking water and supply another 10 TMC for industrial purposes. Currently the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has supplies 462 million gallons per day (MGD) to the capital city from the Krishna (phase 1, 2 and 3) and Godavari (phase-1) projects, and the Osmansagar, and Himayathsagar reservoirs. Extra Shots: Telangana: Capital City(Hyderabad) CM(K Chandrashekar Rao) Governor(E. S. L. Narasimhan) India to become Open Defecation Free, thanks to Swachh Bharat Mission Upon the successful implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), rural India is to become Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2 October, 2019. Swachh Bharat Mission : The Swachh Bharat Mission is pan India campaign plan to clean India by streets, roads,cities,towns. The mission aimed to clean during a period of 2014-2019. Swachh Bharat mission is one of the largest cleanliness drives in the world. It is an attempt introduced by the NDA-led government to initiate behavioural change. Over 3.5 lakh water conservation measures taken up under Jal Shakti Abhiyan JSA delivered over 3.5 lakh water conservation measures in 256 districts during the last month. Objective: to enhance water security, especially in water-stressed districts An estimated 2.64 crore people participated in the Abhiyan making it a peoples'movement. Around 4.25 crore saplings were also planted as a part of the efforts. JSA has led to an increase in groundwater level, surface water storage capacity, soil moisture in farm lands and increased plant cover. JSA is a collaborative effort of various Ministries of the Centre and State Governments and it is primarily a Jal Sanchay Campaign. Extra Shots: Jal Shakti Minister: Ganjendra Singh Shekhawat Shri Prahlad Singh Patel launches Mobile Library Buses procured by Delhi Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel launched the Mobile Library Buses procured under C.S.R assistance from Airports Authority of India. The Programme was organized by Delhi Public Library of Ministry of Culture in New Delhi. They launched the Mobile Library Buses under the ―Ghar-GharDastakGharGharPustak‖ Scheme of the Delhi Public Library. AIM: to provide books to the citizens of Delhi, the residents of slums, resettlement colonies and rural areas.
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Minister of Culture visited the library and interacted with young students/ readers and motivated them to develop reading habits. Article 370 scrapped, Jammu & Kashmir to be carved into two Union Territories The Centre has decided to repeal Article 370 and Article 35-A of the Constitution that grants special status to the state. Home minister Amit Shah also decided to bifurcate the state into two Union territories – Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a legislature, and Ladakh, which will be without a legislature. The UT in Ladakh will have no legislature like Chandigarh while the other UT of Jammu and Kashmir will have a legislature like Delhi and Puducherry. Extra Shots: J&K: Capital City(Jammu(Winter) Srinagar(Summer)) CM(Vacant) Governor(Satya Pal Malik) Lalit Kala Akademi celebrates 65th Foundation Day Today on 5th August, National Academy of Art or Lalit Kala Akademi, celebrated its 65th Foundation Day in New Delhi. The event was inaugurated by Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel. Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art was established in New Delhi in 1954 by the government. OBJECTIVE: to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, in and outside the country. The Academy provides scholarships, fellowship programmes and organizes art-related exhibitions in India and overseas. The artwork and painting exhibitions will be open for public till 12th of this month. Aamir Khan launches Mission Shakti sports initiative Actor Aamir Khan attended the launch function of Mission Shakti, an initiative by Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar to train athletes from Chandrapur and Gadchiroli for international events like the Olympics. Extra Shots: Maharashtra: Capital City(Mumbai) CM(Devendra Fadnavis) Governor(Ch Vidyasagar Rao) PM Modi announced to celebrate September as a month of nutrition Emphasis on creating awareness to fight malnutrition among children, particularly the girl child. Gujarat Government launched a pilot project, Poshan Abhiyan which is a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had also launched 'Purna' project to eliminate malnutrition among the girls in the age group of 14 to 18. State Government had allocated Rs. 270 crore for this pilot project. PURNA project is also known as Prevention of under Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia among Adolescent Girls. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari allocates Rs.20 lakh for purchase of two mini-buses for differently able students studying in DU BJP leader and MP from North East Delhi, Manoj Tiwari has allocated nearly Rs.20 lakh for purchase of two mini-buses for differently able students studying in Delhi University.
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He has allocated Rs. 19.90 lakh for the purchase of the two mini-buses. Prakash Javadekar inaugurates National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural Sciences ((SACON) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The ministry funded an amount of Rs 4 crore to the centre for modernization and to handle the challenges posed by the continued entry of newer chemicals into the environment. Minority Affairs Ministry Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to inaugurate “Hunar Haat” Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot will inaugurate this ―Hunar Haat‖ at Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur. ―Hunar Haat‖ has proved to be an effective programme to provide employment and employment opportunities to master artisans. More than 2 lakh 40 thousand master artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts have been provided employment and employment opportunities. Extra Shots: Union Minority Affairs Minister: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Rajasthan: Capital City (Jaipur) CM (Ashok Ghelot) Governor (Kalyan Singh) India to launch e-commerce portal “Bharatcraft” for MSME‟s Union Government is planning to launch an e-commerce portal named ―Bharatcraft‖ for MSME‘s. The portal is based on other e-commerce portals like ‗Alibaba‘ and ‗Amazon‘. The portal will provide a platform for MSMEs to market and sell their products and in turn boost the sector. As per the MSME Union Minister, the Bharatcraft portal has a huge potential to generate revenue worth Rs10 lakh crore in next 2-3 years. Extra Shots: Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Nitin Gadkari Shah Rukh Khan launches heritage postal stamp of Bandra station Actor Shah Rukh Khan launched heritage postal stamp of Bandra station on the completion of 150 years of the railway station. Ashish Shelar, minister of School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare of Maharashtra present at the Bandra station. Ashish Shelar, minister of School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare of Maharashtra present at the Bandra station. Extra Shots: Maharashtra: Capital City(Mumbai) CM(Devendra Fadnavis) Governor(Ch Vidyasagar Rao) India First Sky Cycling Park At a Height of 9000 Feet In Manali to Open Soon Forest Department and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports joined hands and developed sky cycling park in Gulaba area near Manali. The main aim is to boost tourism and give and an all-new experience to visitors. The eco-friendly park, which is 350-meter long, is the first sky cycling park in the country.
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The sky cycling path is at a height of 9,000 feet above sea level, news agency ANI quoted Neeraj Chadha, Division Forest Officer, Kullu. Extra Shots: Himachal Pradesh: Capital City(Shimla) CM(Jairam Thakur) Governor(Bandaru Dattareya) Home Minister Amit Shah flags off battery operated electric buses in Ahmedabad Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the first fleet of eco-friendly electric buses in the city. These electric buses will be operated on major junctions on regular intervals from today onwards. The Home Minister also inaugurated the country's first automated battery charging and swapping station for e-buses. The Home Minister also attended an event organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation at the Science City to mark the culmination of the civic body's tree plantation drive. As many as 10 lakh trees were planted across Ahmedabad. Under the Faster Adaption and Manufacture of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme, Gujarat will get 550 electric buses with Ahmedabad alone getting 300 buses. Extra Shots: Gujarat: Capital City (Gandhinagar) CM (Vijay Rupani) Governor (Acharya Dev Vrat) Govt notifies 63 provisions of Motor Vehicles Act; implementation from Sep 1 Government has notified 63 provisions of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 including the ones dealing with enhanced penalties for various traffic offences. The new clauses will come into effect from 1st of next month. The 63 clauses deal with penalties, licences, registration and National Transport Policy among others. Govt to set up 75 new medical colleges in next three years The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of 75 new Medical Colleges by 2021-22. The move will add 15,700 more MBBS seats in the country. These medical colleges will be established in under-served areas having no such colleges with at least 200 bedded district hospitals. Preference will be given to Aspirational districts and district hospitals having 300 beds. DoT allocates two additional frequencies for Community Radio The Department of Telecommunications has allocated two additional dedicated frequencies for running Community Radio - 89.6 and 90.0 MHz. Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Amit Khare said this while delivering the Valedictory Address of 7th National Community Radio Sammelan in New Delhi. 100 % FDI in coal mining will create a competitive coal market Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi has announced that the decision of 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under automatic route for coal mining activities is the biggest reform by Modi Government. This will help provide power to all 24x7. ADB President meets PM Modi Asian Development Bank, ADB, President Takehiko Nakao met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and pledged to support the government‘s new flagship initiatives.
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Mr Nakao commended the government‘s vision to make India a five trillion dollar economy. The Prime Minister and ADB President discussed how to further enhance the partnership in areas such as the promotion of new technologies and innovation, renewable energy, solar-pump irrigation, electric vehicle and battery, sustainable tourism, and the recycling of plastic. ADB stands ready to commit more than 12 billion dollar lending in the next three years. ADB President said, India is one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia and the Pacific, maintaining a growth rate of about 7.5 per cent on average in the last 5 years. ADB expects the country‘s growth in 2019 at 7.0 per cent and in 2020 at 7.2 per cent, despite downside risks in the global economy. Extra Shots: ADB: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank aimed to promote social and economic development in Asia. Founded: 19 December 1966 Membership: 68 countries Purpose: Economic development Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines President: Takehiko Nakao Total horticulture production estimated to be over 313 million tones The total horticulture production of the country is estimated to be over 313 million tonnes which is 0.69 per cent higher than the production in 2017-18. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare today released the Third Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of area and production of various Horticulture Crops. Onion Production is estimated to be around 23.48 Million Tonnes, which is 0.95 per cent higher than the production last year. Tomato production is estimated to be around 19.39 Million Tonnes, which is 1.8 per cent, lower than the production last year. Unique tribal eco tourism programme to restart from Sep 2 The unique tribal eco tourism programme, being conducted in various parts of the Western Ghats in Tamilnadu, will be restarted from 2nd September. The eco tourism programme is being conducted jointly by the tourism and SC/ST Welfare departments. Extra Shots: Tamilnadu: Capital City (Chennai) CM (Edappadi K.Palanisamy) Governor (Banwarilal Purohit) BJP to soon touch seven crore members mark Bharatiya Janata Party will soon touch the seven crore members mark through the membership drive that began on 6th of July and concluded on 20th of this month. Over 5 crore 81 lakh people have taken up membership through on-line mode and counting for off-line and other modes is in process. Before the drive, membership was of 11 crore and this time membership through on-line mode is more than fifty percent of the previous members strength.
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Extra Shots: BJP: The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. As of 2018, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. Founded: 6 April 1980 Headquarters: New Delhi Founders: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat President: Amit Shah Centre releases over Rs 47,000 cr to increase green cover in states Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has handed over forty seven thousand crore rupees from Compensatory Afforestation Fund to various states. The funds will be utilized as per the provisions of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act and rules. Monitoring of the implementation of the efforts pertaining to afforestation will be done with the help of the technology like geo- tagging and video shooting. HRD directs UGC to set up panel to inquire into allegations of universities selling fake degrees Human Resource Development Ministry has directed the University Grants Commission to immediately constitute a high-level committee to inquire into allegations of sale of fake degrees by certain universities The committee will complete its enquiry within three weeks and identify institutions and individuals that have resorted to such illegal practices so that strict action can be taken. Extra Shots: Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ministry: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 'Ek Bharat-Vijayee Bharat' from Sep 2 to commemorate 50th year of Vivekanand rock memorial Vivekanand rock memorial has been an iconic landmark at the Tri-junction of Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea in Kanyakumari. In order to commemorate 50th year of Vivekanand rock memorial, a major contact programme, "EK BHARAT-VIJAYEE BHARAT' has been planned from 2nd September across the country. This was announced at press conference by B. Bhanu Das from the Vivekanand Kendra Kanyakumari at a function in New Delhi. Govt to set up 12,500 AYUSH centres across the country Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that government has set a target of setting up 12,500 AYUSH centres across India. Giving away Yoga Awards to the winners for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga in New Delhi. 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres are being opened across the country. The Prime Minister said AYUSH and Yoga are strong pillars of 'Fit India' movement. Centre plans to provide WiFi to all villages Centre plans to provide Wi-Fi to all villages with connectivity between 10Mbps to 100 Mbps speed under the GramNet initiative.
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The announcement was made by Minister of State for Communications Shamrao Dhotre at the 36th Foundation Day celebrations of Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Delhi on 26 August. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launches the commencement of work for 10th City Gas Distribution Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan launched the commencement of work for 10th City Gas Distribution (CGD) . They cover 50 Geographical Areas (GAs) in 124 districts. After the completion of the 10th round, over 70% of the country‘s population and 52.73% of the area will be covered under the CGD. Extra Shots: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel: Dharmendra Pradhan Mobile application Janaushadhi Sugam launched for locating outlets and searching Generic medicine Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched a mobile application ―Janaushadhi Sugam‖. Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Oxo-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin‖ available at only One Rupee per pad. Minister of State for Shipping (IC) and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya participated in the launch event. MHRD launched National Digital Library of India National Digital Library integrated with Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) App. Users can register through www.ndl.gov.in or through the mobile app. Extra Shots: Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ministry: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank India Launches Worlds First Ever Facial Biometric Data Based Seafarer Identity Document India became the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID). It can capture the facial biometric data of seafarers. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS (I/C) Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers launched the project in New Delhi. Maitri: A mobile app to connect kids at orphanages with old age homes Five Indian women have developed a mobile app named Maitri. The app connects kids at orphanages with old-age homes. The app was developed for the people affected by loneliness, depression. The app permits users to volunteer and present to old-age homes and orphanages. Cabinet approved the launch of international CDRI The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister approved the international Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) together with its supporting Secretariat office in Delhi. The CDRI is expected to be launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, the USA on 23 September 2019. Cabinet has approved for the establishment of the International CDRI together with its supporting Secretariat workplace in New Delhi.
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Also, it also approved the establishment of the Secretariat of the CDRI as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Cabinet approved for the government of India's support of Rs.480 crore to CDRI to fund research projects. It approved the formation of a charter document. It will act as the founding document of the CDRI. India proposes user safeguard rules for e-commerce platforms India is proposing a series of consumer safeguards that forbid e-commerce companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.-owned Flipkart Online Services Pvt.. E-commerce companies self-declare compliance and also provide a way for customers to contact them directly, said the proposed e-Commerce Guidelines for consumer protection 2019 Among the key guidelines are those that require platforms like Amazon and Flipkart to declare all details about their sellers including address, website, and email address Central government approved the project to link Kosi and Mechi rivers Union Cabinet approved Rs. 4,900 crore for Kosi-Mechi interlinking project in Bihar. The second river interlinking project the Ken-Betwa project in Madhya Pradesh. The flood issue became a major reason for destruction and interlinking of Kosi and Mechi provide a little relief to the Seemanchal region of the state. AIM: To transfer surplus water of Ken River to the Betwa basin to irrigate India‘s worst drought-prone Bundelkhand region. Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Yesso Naik flags off Mountaineering Expedition team to climb Mt. Elbrus Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Yesso Naik flagged off an Expedition Team of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (Hmi), Darjeeling to Mt. Elbrus, Russia. The expedition team of eight professional mountaineers, led by HMI Principal, GpCapt Jaikishan,plans to summit Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak in European Continent on August 15, 2019 and hoist India's national flag atop the mountain to coincide with 73rd Independence Day. Extra Shots: Union Minister of State of AYUSH: Shri Shripad Yesso Naik India-Bangladesh home minister-level talks held in Delhi The Seventh meeting of the India-Bangladesh Home Minister Level Talks was held in New Delhi. Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated his Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan on the resumption of the office for a second term. Extra Shots: Bangladesh (Capital/Currency): Dhaka/Taka
Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina India gets its first 3D Smart Traffic Signal Punjab's Mohali traffic police have launched 'Intelights'. The system was designed by the students of a Chandigarh university. It is India‘s first 3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised on the wireless system. It has been installed at the traffic crossing near the Airport Road. The 3-D Smart Traffic Signal will regulate the traffic signals with a smart bird's eye. Page 64 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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The cost estimated varies from Rs.70 lakh to Rs.1 crore. Extra Shots: Punjab: Capital City(Chandigarh) CM(Amarinder Singh) Governor(V P Singh Badnore) e-Rozgar Samachar launched to spread awareness about job opportunities Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar launched The e-version of Rozgar Samachar. Govt sanctions over 5,000 electric buses under second phase of FAME India scheme Government has sanctioned five thousand 595 electric buses in 64 cities for intracity and intercity operations under the second phase of FAME India scheme. OBJECTIVE: to encourage faster adoption of electric and hybrid vehicle by way of offering upfront incentives on purchase of electric vehicles. Skill Development Ministry to give training to youths of J&K Skill Development Minister Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey informed that the ministry will do its best to give training to youths of Jammu and Kashmir. Skill Development ministry is working tirelessly to make the youth of country skilled. He launched nominations of National Entrepreneurship Awards for 2019. All entrepreneurs in different categories can apply in www.neas.gov.in. The award function will be held on 9th November, the foundation day of the Ministry. India‟s first underwater train project will soon be operational India's first underwater train project in Kolkata under the Hugli river is about to be completed. Union Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal announced that the metro will soon be operational. This train will be an example for the proof of the progress made by Indian Railways. This train aims to bring ease to the people of Kolkata and pride to the people of India. The Kolkata Metro project is a 16-kilometre long will connect Salt Sector 5 with Howrah Maidan. The phase- one of the project connecting Salt Lake Sector-5 to Salt Lake Stadium will soon be ready for its operation. It has been provided with four-layers of protection to shield the tunnel from the water of Hubli river. Extra Shots: West Bengal: Capital City(Kolkata) CM(Mamta Banerjee) Governor(Jagdeep Dhankar) Union HRD Minister to launch „Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha‟ Drive Union HRD Minister to launch ‗Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha‘ Drive to create awareness about water conservation among all school students in the country. This mega drive will be launched at Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Auditorium, Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 in Delhi Cantt. This concept of water conservation is essential for students so that they can understand the importance of water and how it is shaping their lives meaningfully, thereby enabling them to participate in water conservation activities in their day to day lives. Extra Shots: Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ministry: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Centre aims to cover entire nation under 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme by 2020
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Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said that Centre aims to cover almost every part of the country under 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme by 1st June 2020. The scheme will be determined by the computerization of the Public Distribution SystemRation card portability, the pilot project of 'One Nation, One Ration Card', has been formally launched by the Minister between Andhra Pradesh - Telangana and Gujarat - Maharashtra. Bengaluru based startup Grexter Living acquires i2Stay Bengaluru based Housing startup ―Grexter Living‖ is a co-living provider acquired i2Stay. Some built-to-suit projects which i2stay. Rajasekhar Gowreneni will join Grexter Living as the managing partner for South India. They took over some built-to-suit projects which i2stay for Grexter Living as the managing partner for South India. Extra Shots: Karnataka: Capital City(Bengaluru) CM(K.Chengalaraya Reddy) Governor(Vajubhai Vala) Shri Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a scheme Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana. This scheme is for the farmers having farmlands of less than 1 acre to 5 acres will be provided by Rs5,000- 25,000. The launching ceremony was held in 23 districts apart from Ranchi. The benefit of the scheme is about 3000 crores will be sent to the account of 35 lakh farmers. The government has promised the farmers to double their income by 2020. Union Government to launch Uber for tractors app to aid farmers India‘s agriculture ministry developed a farm equipment rental app for Indian farmers let with hire tractors, rotavator. This app will be similar to Uber and this corresponding mobile app is expected to be launched by the end of August. The aim of uber tractors project is for the farmers who is not in a position to buy a tractor. The Mahindra Group‘s start-up on launching Trringo service out of Karnataka where it will help farmers book tractors by the hour via a phone call for rental. Indian Railways launches onboard shopping Indian Railways introduced onboard shopping in train for passengers traveling in the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Karnavati Express. The services will start from Thursday and passengers can enjoy it on both the directions of the train. This will give the opportunity to passengers to buy FMCG products of daily need while commuting. Apart from the cash payment mode, passengers traveling in the train and buying goods can make payment through credit cards, debit cards, Google Pay and Paytm. Extra Shots: Indian Railways: Indian Railways is India's national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways. Customer service: 139 Headquarters: New Delhi
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CBSE hikes exam fees for SC/ST by 24 times, general to pay double The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has increased the fees of Class 10 and 12 board examinations for SC and ST students from Rs 50 to Rs 1,200, while the amount has been doubled for those from the general category, who will now have to pay Rs 1,500. The students appearing for the Class 10 board exams are registered for it when in Class 9, and those appearing for Class 12 are registered when in Class 11. Extra Shots: CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education Founded: 2011 Chairperson: Anita Karwal, IAS Headquarters location: New Delhi PM Modi to feature in Discovery channel's show 'Man Vs Wild' Prime Minister Narendra Modi will feature in a special episode of the iconic survival television series 'Man Vs Wild' on Discovery channel tonight. It will be broadcast at 9 PM. The show will be hosted by renowned adventurer Bear Grylls. Shot in a Jim Corbett National Park, the show will create awareness about environmental changes and wildlife conservation. The episode will be showcased in over 180 countries across the world on Discovery network of channels. India cancels Samjhauta Express train after Pakistan suspends operations on its side Indian Railways has cancelled Samjhauta Express train after Pakistan suspended operations on its side. According to Northern Railway, Pakistan has cancelled the Samjhauta Express running between Lahore and Attari. The railways run the train on Sundays from Delhi to Attari and back, while Pakistan used to run the train between Lahore and Attari. Extra Shots: The Samjhauta Express commonly called the Friendship Express, is a bi-weekly train—Thursday and Monday— that runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan. Doordarshan releases patriotic song Watan for Independence Day Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar released a patriotic song Watan in New Delhi to mark the occasion of Independence Day. The special song has been produced by Doordarshan. The song pays tribute to the bravery and valour of the armed forces and the martyrs of the country. It highlights several path-breaking initiatives of the government including the determination and vision behind the recent successful launch of Chandrayaan 2. The song has been sung by famous Bollywood singer Javed Ali. It has been penned by lyricist Alok Shrivastav and music composed by Dushyant. The song is being broadcast by all the stations and kendras of Akashvani and Doordarshan. National Health Authority plans to include all types of cancer and its treatment under PM JAY Scheme
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The National Health Authority (NHA) plans to include all types of cancer and its treatment under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) healthcare packages. The central government's health insurance scheme are cost-effective, proven and beneficial to the patients. The announcement aims to give medical cover to over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families of approximately 50 crore beneficiaries. The scheme will now provide coverage of up to Rs.5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. RPF launched Operation Number Plate Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Indian Railways launched Operation ―Number Plate‖, a Special Drive to curb unidentified vehicles. The operation was launched under the direction of DG/RPF, Sh.Arun Kumar. All Local Police and Commercial Department of Railways showed their active interest in the operation. The unidentified vehicles pose a serious threat to the security and safety of passengers and other stake holders of railway. State of Art Gallery at National Crafts Museum inaugurated A Textiles Gallery at National Crafts Museum was inaugurated in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani. AIM: The collection aims to help people explore, enjoy, and rediscover the world of Indian textiles through design and technology. The Gallery consists of more than 230 different types of textiles collections more than 30 Traditions BCI imposed 3 years ban on opening new law colleges The Bar Council of India (BCI) imposed a temporary ban of 3 years on opening new law colleges. BCI requested all the State governments and varsities to stop unfair means and ensure that vacancies of law teachers in all the colleges are filled within four months. BCI also said that it can open any model institution of Legal Education, like the National Law School of India University it opened in Bengaluru. Extra Shots: BCI: The Bar Council of India is a statutory body established under the section 4 of advocates Act 1961 that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India. Founded: 1961 Headquarters: New Delhi Central Government launches Swachh Nagar app The Central Government launched a mobile application named Swachh Nagar app. OBJECTIVE: people will be able to get their household waste picked up by urban municipal bodies. The people have to pay to civic bodies to avail the service through Swachh Nagar app. They can track the waste-collection vehicle on the app. The main aim is to ensure the accountability of municipal corporations. Indian Railways to get CORAS
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Ministry of Railways and Commerce & Industry launched Commando for Railway Security (CORAS) of Indian Railways. It was launched by Shri Piyush Goyal. The induction of CORAS was planned in RPF. The Ministry also plans to install a new network of CCTV cameras at every station. Extra Shots: Indian Railways: Indian Railways is India's national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways. It manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67,368-kilometre and total track length of 121,407-kilometre as of March 2017.
Headquarters: New Delhi Customer service: 139 Jal Jeevan Mission scheme to be launched Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government is to launch the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme. The scheme aims to bring piped water to households. The estimated cost of the project is more than Rs.3.5 lakh crore. The scheme functions under the Jal Shakti Ministry. It aims to work with state governments to ensure Har Ghar Jal to all rural households by 2024. PM announced the creation of CDS post The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the creation of post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on 15 August. The rank of CDS will be a first among equals. It will be a fourth four-star officer who will be senior to the three other service chiefs. It is the most significat reform in the defence. The creation of the post aims to make the Indian defence forces even more effective. It will also ensure the better coordination between the three defence services. World‟s 1st museum dedicated to the life of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu opened in Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister(CM), Mamata Banerjee has opened the World‘s 1st museum dedicated to the life of a 16th-century saint and social reformer, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, designed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) in Kolkata, West Bengal. The budget of the museum is around Rs 12-14 crore. It is named as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu museum. The Indian Navy is to host naval exercise MILAN in March 2020 in Vizag The Indian Navy is to host the multilateral naval exercise named ‗MILAN‗ at Visakhapatnam for the year 2020 in the month of March. The announcement for this exercise was made by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding- in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) at the INS(Indian Navy Ship) Circars Parade Ground in the ENC on the occasion of 73rd Independence day. Lucknow's iconic Hazratganj Chauraha renamed as Atal Chowk
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Famous 'Hazratganj Chauraha' of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh has been renamed as 'Atal Chowk' in memory of former Prime Minister of India, Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his first death anniversary, from August 16, 2019. He was a five-time Member of Parliament (MP) from Lucknow. A memorial named "Atal Smriti Upvan" will also be built on his name. Extra Shots: Uttar Pradesh: Capital City(Lucknow) CM(Yogi Aadityanath) Governor(Anandiben Patel) MoCA forms committee to rationalise additional taxes on ATF The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) constituted a committee to rationalise additional taxes that airlines have to pay while uplifting Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) at airports across India. It is formed to develop a direct billing mechanism between airline companies and airport operators so that the multiple taxes can be removed. Extra Shots: Union Minister ofCivil Aviation: Hardeep Singh Puri Two-day International Conference on Teacher Education by NCTE held in New Delhi A 2 day International Conference titled ―Journey of Teacher Education: Local to Global‖ was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‗Nishank‘ in New Delhi. It was organized by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) as a part of the silver jubilee celebration of its establishment in 1995 (August 17). Ceiling price of orthopaedic Knee implants not to increase beyond 10% a year Government assured that the ceiling price of orthopaedic knee implants will not be increased beyond 10% in a given year and it will monitor the price increase as per Para 20 of Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO) 2013. Under Swachh Bharat Mission, DEPwD launches San-Sadhan Hackathon for Divyang accessible toilets Under Swachh Bharat Mission, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has launched a nationwide Hackathon called ―San-Sadhan‖ for Divyang/ physically challenged people accessible toilets, which will be held from September 14- 15,2019 in New Delhi. It aimed to enhance sensitivity and develop an ecosystem for creating a barrier-free environment. Rajnath Singh approves a high-level Committee to review Defence Procurement Procedure to strengthen „Make in India‟ initiative Defence Minister of India, Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the formation of 12-member high- level committee, headed by the Director-General (Acquisitions), Apurva Chandra, to revise and align the procedure of Defence procurement with the aim of strengthening the 'Make in India' initiative. Extra Shots: Union Minister of Defence: Shri Rajnath Singh 2nd meeting of High powered panel of CM‟s headed by Devendra Fadnavis for the transformation of Indian agriculture held in Mumbai The 2nd meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed High Powered Committee (HPC) of chief ministers headed by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for transforming Indian agriculture and raising farmers‘ income, under NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Page 70 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Extra Shots: Maharashtra: Capital City(Mumbai) CM(Devendra Fadnavis) Governor(Ch Vidyasagar Rao) 2019 'Aadi Mahotsav‟ -national tribal festival begins at Leh-Ladakh The 9 day long National tribal festival named ―Aadi Mahotsav‖ commenced at the Polo Ground, Leh-Ladakh. It is a joint initiative of Ministry of tribal affairs and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). The theme of this year‘s festival is ―A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft,Culture and Commerce‖. Extra Shots: Jammu and Kashmir: Governor(Satyapal Malik) SC Clears Chardham Project, Which Will Connect 4 Holy Places In Uttarakhand The Supreme Court(SC) bench comprising of Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman and Surya Kant has cleared the Chardham highway project, which will connect 4 holy places of Uttarakhand (Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri)through 900 km all-weather roads by modifying an NGT(National Green Tribunal) order to form a committee to look into environmental concerns. Extra Shots: Uttarkhand: Capital City(Dehradun) CM(Trivendra Singh Rawat) Governor(Baby Rani Murya) SERB‟s new scheme called “Supra” will fund cutting-edge research In a bid to promote research in cutting edge areas of science, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) plans to launch a new scheme called ―Supra‖ (Scientific and Useful Profound Research Advancement) to fund scientists. The scheme has designed as a part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s 100-day transformative ideas. Gujarat to get country‟s first Institute for chemical engineering and technology As a boost to the chemical industry in the country, Gujarat is to get the country‘s first Central Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (CICET). The CICET would be built either at Ahmedabad or Surat. Extra Shots: Gujarat: Capital City (Gandhinagar) CM (Vijay Rupani) Governor (Acharya Dev Vrat) Panel to examine illegal sand mining in river Yamuna formed by NGT The National Green Tribunal(NGT) has formed a committee to look into the issues of illegal sand mining in the Yamuna river and sought a report within a month. The bench is headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and the panel consists of Delhi district magistrate, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), and Central Pollution Control Board. Extra Shots: NGT: National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of India which enables creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues President Ram Nath Govind inaugurates Bunker Museum at Raj Bhavan The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Govind inaugurated the 15,000 square feet underground bunker museum at Raj Bhavan(Governor‘s government house) in Mumbai. It is a bunker of the British era in the 19th century and was discovered in 2016. It was used to fire cannons at enemy ships and the other section depicts the history of Raj Bhavan. Page 71 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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High-Level Meeting (HLM) between Indian and Srilankan coast guard held A High-Level Meeting (HLM) was held between India and Srilanka at the Indian Coast Guard(ICG) headquarters in Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Director General, Indian Coast Guard K Natarajan, and the Srilankan delegation was held by Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunge. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina & Tennis Legend Sania Mirza will co-chair WEF's India Economic Summit 2019 to be held in New Delhi The World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organize 2-day India Economic Summit 2019 scheduled to be held in New Delhi from October 3 - 4, 2019 with the aim of promoting strong collaboration between South Asia and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations ) nations. The theme of the event will be 'Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World'.Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and tennis star Sania Mirza will be among co-chairs for India Economic Summit. Extra Shots: Bangladesh (Capital/Currency): Dhaka / Bangladeshi taka President: Abdul Hamid 'Housing for All' will be achieved 2 years in advance by 2020: Hardeep Singh Puri Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri stated that the central government is committed to achieving its target of providing ‗Housing for all‘ under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in two years before the deadline by 2020. He made this announcement during ―Housing for all 2022: NAREDCO 15th National Convention: Real Estate Reflection Point: Readying for the future" convention in New Delhi. Extra Shots: Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs:Hardeep Singh Puri Indian President launches plantation drive in New Delhi as part of Van Mahotsav celebrations President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind planted Maulsari sapling in the Rashtrapati Bhavan Estate(New Delhi) and launched a plantation drive. It was done as part of the ‗Van Mahotsav‘ celebrations. National Conference of Tourism Ministers organised by the tourism ministry in New Delhi The one-day National Conference of Tourism Ministers organised by the Union Ministry of Tourism was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Shri Prahlad Singh Patel,Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture (Independent Charge). Three new Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) and five new Letters of Intent (LoIs) to the prospective ‗Monument Mitras‘ were handed over. India Holds 9th Session Of India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee In New Delhi The two day 9th session of India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held on 19th – 20th August 2019 in New Delhi.
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Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, PiyushGoyal led the Indian delegation, whereas the Kenyan delegation was led by Peter Munya, Minister of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Government of the Republic of Kenya. FASTags will be mandatory for all vehicles from December 2019: Nitin Gadkari Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) stated that FASTags will become mandatory for all vehicles from December 2019. It is an electronic toll connection device attached to the windscreen of the vehicle to enable drivers to pass through toll plazas without having to stop for a cash transaction. Extra Shots: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH): Shri Nitin Gadkari Karnataka tops in State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index(SARAL) 2019 RK Singh, the Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has launched the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index 2019 (SARAL) at the Review Planning and Monitoring (RPM) Meeting with States and State Power Utilities in New Delhi. Karnataka got the top spot with SARAL score of 78.8 as the best state for setting up a rooftop solar project followed by Telangana(72.2), Gujarat(67.9) and Andra Pradesh(66.1). Extra Shots: Karnataka: Capital City (Bangalore) CM (BS Yedayurappa) Governor (Vajubhai Vala) Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh Approves Decisions Regarding Re-Organisation Of Army Headquarters Union Minister for Defence Shri Rajnath Singh approved certain decisions regarding re- organisation of Army Headquarters, based on a detailed internal study conducted by the Army Headquarters (AHQ). The decisions are: Separate Vigilance Cell under COAS An umbrella organisation under VCOAS for enhanced focus on human rights issues Re-location of 206 Army Officers from AHQ to Formations/Units of the Field Army Extra Shots: Union Minister for Defence: Shri Rajnath Singh Tourism ministry announces new 5 year visa and other e-visa relaxations in the works A reduction in the e-visa(electronic visa) fee was proposed by the tourism ministry with the aim of attracting more foreign travellers to the country. As of the proposed plan, a new 5-year visa plan was announced, and also the e-visa fee will be offered with the option of short-term as well as long-term tourist e-visa plan. The announcement was made by Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel (Minister of State- independent charge), at the State Tourism Ministers‘ conference held in New Delhi Union HRD Minister launches world‟s largest teachers‟ training programme NISHTHA Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‗Nishank‘ launched the National Mission to improve Learning Outcomes at the Elementary level National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. It is the largest teachers‘ training programme of its kind in the world with an aim to motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in students. Read full details here: Union HRD Minister Launches World‘s Largest Teachers‘ Training Programme NISHTHA Page 73 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Extra Shots: Union Minister ofHuman Resource and Development: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank CSC signs MoU with Panchayati raj ministry to digitalize all gram panchayats Common Service Centre e-Governance Services India Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC SPV),which provides government services to people in rural areas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR ) to turn all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats into ‗digital panchayats‘. Indian Army and Tata Realty signs MoU for quality housing A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Army's Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) and the Tata Realty housing to provide quality housing to army personnel. By this MoU, the Indian army can now take over dwelling units in 13 'Ready to Move in‘ projects of Tata Realty pan India. Extra Shots: Tata Realty :Tata Realty And Infrastructure Limited (TRIL) is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Sons, executing projects in Real Estate and Infrastructure across India • Founded: 2007 • Subsidiaries: TRIL IT4 Private Limited • Parent organizations: Tata Sons, Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited Two-day National Conference on Varmam Science inaugurated by SrhipadYessoNaik in Tamilnadu The two-day National Conference on Varmam Science which is a part of the Siddha system of medicine was inaugurated by Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Extra Shots: TamilNadu: Capital City (Chennai) CM (Edapadi palanisamy) Governor (Barnwarilal Purohit) Indian Railways directs all units to ban single-use plastic from October 2, 2019 In an eco-friendly initiative, the Ministry of Railways has directed all railway units to strictly enforce a ban on single-use plastic, with less than 50-micron thickness, from October 2, 2019, in its premises and trains with the aim to achieve "Plastic Free Railway". The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Development Corporation (IRCTC) will implement the return of plastic drinking water bottles and 1,853 plastic bottle crushing machines will be installed at 360 major railway stations in the 1st phase of this initiative. Extra Shots: Indian Railways: Indian Railways is India's national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways. Customer service: 139 Headquarters: New Delhi First World Youth Conference on Kindness inaugurated by Indian President President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind inaugurated the first World Youth Conference on kindness at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The president addressed the event celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on the theme 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Gandhi for the Contemporary World‘.
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State Visit of Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia to India (August 20-22, 2019) Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia visited India on a State Visit at the invitation of Hon‘ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind from 20-22 August 2019. It was the first visit at the level of Head of State from Africa after formation of the new Government and the first- ever visit of President Lungu to India. 6 MoUs were exchanged between India and Zambia during the visit. Extra Shots: Zambia: Capital:Lusaka Currency:Kwacha SMVDU signs MoU with NISE to achieve national solar mission An autonomous Institution of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) to work jointly to accelerate, expand and achieve the objective of National Solar Mission through training programmes. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviews functioning of IMAC, IFC-IOR Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited and reviewed the functioning of Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) and Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) in Gurgaon, Haryana. These are under the National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project which was launched in accordance with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Security And Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR). Extra Shots: Union Minister Defence: Rajnath Singh All CAPFs to adopt uniform retirement age of 60 years: Union Home Ministry According to the order of the Union Home Ministry, all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel will now retire at a uniform age of 60 years. The decision comes in the wake of a January 2019 order of the Delhi High Court where it had called the policy of different age of superannuation as discriminatory and unconstitutional, and said it created two classes in the uniformed forces. Extra Shots: Union Minister Home Affairs: Amit Shah The second Uday Express between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada to be launched Inorder to cater to the busy route in the East Coast Railway zone, The Indian Railways‘ second luxury double- decker Uday(Utkrisht Double-decker Air-conditioned Yatri) Express is to be run between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. Its departure number is 22701 (Visakhapatnam- Vijayawada) and on the return journey, its number will be 22702. Extra Shots: Andhra Pradesh: Capital City (Amaravati) CM (Jagan Mohan Reddy) Governor (Biswa Bhusan Harichandran)
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MoU between India & Maldives on training and capacity building programme for Maldivian Civil Servants operationalised The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Maldives on Training and Capacity Building Programme for Maldivian Civil Servants was operationalised after the discussions held between the senior officials of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) and the Maldives Civil Service Commission in a ceremony held at the Civil Services Commission of Maldives at Male, Maldives. Committee headed by CBDT submits report on replacing I-T Act with DTC A group of experts panel headed by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) legislative member Akhilesh Ranjan who was appointed as the convener of the task force in November 2018 by the finance ministry,submitted a report to Nirmala Sitharaman(Finance Minister), to replace the Income Tax Act with a new Direct Tax Code(DTC). Extra Shots:
CBDT: The Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes is the senior-most IRS civil servant in the Government of India. The Chairperson of CBDT is the ex officio Special Secretary to the Government of India and also cadre controlling authority of the Indian Revenue Service.
Chairperson: Pramod Chandra Mody
Draft On National Resource Efficiency Policy 2019 Released The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released a draft on National Resource Efficiency Policy (NREP) 2019. It aims to streamline the efficient use of the resources with minimum negative impact on environment. NREP envisions a future with environmentally sustainable and equitable economic growth, resource security, healthy environment (air, water and land), and restored ecosystems with rich ecology and biodiversity. Extra Shots:
CBDT: The Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes is the senior-most IRS civil servant in the Government of India. The Chairperson of CBDT is the ex officio Special Secretary to the Government of India and also cadre controlling authority of the Indian Revenue Service.
Chairperson: Pramod Chandra Mody
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Tamil Nadu trifurcates Vellore district to form new districts After taking a consensus from the ministers, MLAs (Member of the Legislative Assembly) and the general public, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu Shri Edappadi K Palaniswami made an announcement on trifurcation of Vellore district. Ranipet and Tirupattur are the new districts carved out of Vellore. After the trifurcation, Tamil Nadu now has 37 districts.
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Extra Shots: TamilNadu: Capital City (Chennai) CM (Edapadi palanisamy) Governor (Barnwarilal Purohit) The Chhattisgarh state government increases reservation for sc and obc categories in state jobs and education The Chhattisgarh government announced an increase in reservation for Scheduled caste (SC) from 12% to 13% and for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 14% to 27%. This announcement was made by Chief Minister (CM) Shri Bhupesh Baghel on August 15,2019 independence day celebration at the Police parade ground in Raipur, Chattisgarh. With the increase in quota, the state‘s reservation becomes a total of 72 percent, which is the highest in the country and far above the reservation limit of 50 percent mandated by the Supreme court. Extra Shots: Chattisgarh: Capital City (Raipur) CM (Bhupesh Baghel) Governor (Anusiya Uikey) TamilNadu awards people on various categories on the 73rd Independence Day The chief minister of TamilNadu Shri Edappadi K Palaniswami conferred awards to people and organisations at Fort St. George among various categories on the 73rd Independence day celebration. The Best private employer award went to Everest Stabilizers private Ltd. while Best social worker award conferred upon Mrs. Chandra Prasad of Pathway, among others. Extra Shots: TamilNadu: Capital City (Chennai) CM (Edapadi palanisamy) Governor (Barnwarilal Purohit) Online Revenue Payment System Launched By CM Of Odisha Chief minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik, launched online revenue payment system providing people, an easier way to make their land revenue payments-online, on 73rd Independence Day on August 15, 2019 at Bhubaneswar. This online payment system was developed at National Informatics Centre- Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This is the first of its kind initiative of State revenue department of Odisha under the ―5-T mantra Extra Shots: Odisha: Capital City(Bhubaneswar) CM(Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
„Village Volunteers System‟ launched by AP CM Jaganmohan Reddy on independence day Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) and YSR(Yuvajana Sramika Rythu) Congress party leader, Jaganmohan Reddy on his maiden Independence Day speech on August 15,2019 at IGMS (Indira Gandhi (municipal) Stadium) ground in Vijayawada, announced a new flagship programme‗Village VolunteerSystem‘ to provide doorstep governance to people involving 2.8Lakh volunteers. The scheme would be launched on the Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. Extra Shots: Andhra Pradesh: Capital City(Amrawati) CM(Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy) Governor(Biswabhusan Harichandan) Nagaland State police Department gets its first Laboratory-cum-Training centre at Dimapur The deputy chief minister of Nagaland Yanthungo Patton (Y. Patton), inaugurated the first Cyber Laboratory- cum-Training Centre of the Nagaland State Police Department at Chumukedima of Dimapur district. This training centre was inaugurated for the prevention of Cyber Crime against Women and Children. Extra Shots: Nagaland: Capital City(Aizawl) CM(Neiphiu Rio) Governor(R.N.Ravi) Page 77 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Manipur Govt launches "School Fagadaba" scheme to improve infrastructure of government schools Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur, N Biren Singh has launched "School Fagadaba" (Make education better) scheme with the aim to improve the infrastructure, quality education and overall improvement of government schools. Extra Shots: Manipur: Capital City(Imphal) CM(N Biren Singh) Governor(Najma A. Heptulla)
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces formation of Lemru Elephant Reserve The Chief Minister of Chattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel in his independence day speech in Raipur announced the formation of 'Lemru Elephant Reserve' (LER) in the state, over an area of 450 square kilometres. It will minimize human-elephant conflict and destruction of property, with the provision of a permanent habitat for the wild tuskers. Extra Shots: Chattisgarh: Capital City (Raipur) CM (Bhupesh Baghel) Governor (Anusiya Uikey) Delhi government to offer free ride for women on government buses from Oct 29, 2019 Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal in his independence day speech at Chhatrasal Stadium, New Delhi, announced to offer free ride for women on Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), cluster scheme buses and metro trains starting October 29, 2019. Extra Shots: Delhi: CM(Arvind Kejriwal) Lt. Governor(Anil Baijal)
Assam‟s first CNG fuel station inaugurated at Chowkidingee, Dibrugarh The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the state‘s first-ever Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel station at Chowkidingee, Dibrugarh, Assam. It was installed by Assam Gas Company Ltd (AGCL). It has the capacity to fuel 60 to 70 small passenger vehicles in an hour. Extra Shots: Assam: Capital City(Dispur) CM(Sarbananda Sonowal) Governor(Jagdish Mukhi)
Odisha CM to launch “Mo Sarkar” initiative for transparency in governance During the independence day celebration in the state, the Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik announced the ―Mo Sarkar‖ initiative. It is an initiative to ensure transparency in governance focusing fully on the common public and will be commenced from October 2, 2019, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi. Extra Shots: Odisha: Capital City(Bhubaneswar) CM(Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
Noted Odisha tribal leader and Senior Congress candidate Sahura Mallick passed away
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Sahura Mallick, a noted Odisha tribal leader and former Baliguda MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) passed away following a brief illness in Kandhamal district of Odisha. He was 84. Extra Shots: Odisha: Capital City(Bhubaneswar) CM(Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
Punjab government brings around 4500 journalists into the ambit of its flagship scheme SSBY The Punjab State Government has announced to bring around 4500 journalists into the ambit of its recently launched flagship universal health insurance scheme "Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana" (SSBY). The state will bear the full premium under this scheme and around 400 private hospitals have been included in the list. Extra Shots: Punjab: Capital City(Chandigarh) CM(Amarinder Singh) Governor(V P Singh Badnore)
Himachal Pradesh breaks 70 years record of receiving highest ever rainfall in last 24 hours The local Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) announced that Himachal Pradesh recorded highest ever rainfall in last 24 hours by breaking the last 70 years‘ record.Extremely heavy rains were reported from Shimla, Bilaspur, and Hamirpur. Extra Shots: Himachal Pradesh: Capital City(Shimla) CM(Jai Ram Thakur) Governor(Bandaru Dattatreya)
Haryana CM increases family income limit for BPL beneficiary The Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, increased the family income limit of households from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 per month to qualify as Below Poverty Line (BPL) beneficiary. It was announced at a BPL ration card distribution function in Panchkula, Haryana. Extra Shots: Haryana: Capital City(Chandigarh) CM(Manohar Lal Khattar) Governor(Satya Dev Narayana Arya)
Punjab govt. UNDP signs pact to implement SDGs The government of Punjab signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)with the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) for implementing Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) by etting up of a Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre (SDGCC) in the planning department in chandigarh (Punjab). It was signed by UNDP Resident Representative Shoko Noda and Principal Secretary of Planning Jaspal Singh. Extra Shots: Punjab: Capital City(Chandigarh) CM(Amarinder Singh) Governor(V P Singh Badnore)
Bihar govt takes several measures to ban single use of plastic Bihar government has taken several measures following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to ban single use of plastic. The government has banned use of single use of carry bags throughout the state.
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Licence of those factories has been cancelled who produces single-use of carry bag. Shopkeepers are now using paper and recycling carry bags. The state government has announced to ban single use of plastic in marriage party and other ceremonies. Besides cup, plates and glass of thermocol will also be banned. Extra Shots: Bihar: Capital City (Patna) CM (Nitish Kumar) Governor (Fagu Chauhan) Bihar govt seeks Rs 2,000 cr from Centre for construction of roads damaged due to floods in state Bihar government has sought two thousand crores from the Centre for construction of roads damaged due to recent floods in the stat Over three thousand kilometres of rural roads were completely damaged in devastating floods. Most of roads were damaged in three districts- Darbhanga, Madhubani and East Champaran. Extra Shots: Bihar: Capital City (Patna) CM (Nitish Kumar) Governor (Fagu Chauhan) BIS to set up Pashmina testing centre in Leh Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) would set up a Pashmina testing centre in Leh. It was announced by BIS Director General Ms. Surina Rajan. It will be opened in partnership with the lab of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC). 'Drive for Pashmina', a Motor bike expedition to create awareness and promote Pashmina is flagged by the Hill council CEC Gyal P Wangyal and BIS DG Surina Rajan. Extra Shots: BIS: The Bureau of Indian Standards is the national Standards Body of India working under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. Founded: 23 December 1986 Headquarters location: New Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal says Delhiites to get free electricity up to 200 units Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced that Delhiites will get cheapest electricity in the country. Consumers consuming up to 200 units of electricity will not need to pay their power bills. Delhi government will continue to give 50 percent power subsidy to those consuming 201 to 401 units of electricity. For 250 units people in the Delhi used to pay 800 rupees but now they will pay 252 rupees. For 300 units, they used to pay 971 rupees but now it will be 526 rupees. For 400 units, it will be 1075 rupees instead of 1320 rupees. Extra Shots: Delhi: CM(Arvind Kejriwal) Lt. Governor(Anil Baijal)
J&K govt determined to boost Agriculture, Horticulture sectors Jammu and Kashmir Government is determined to give thrust to the Agriculture and Horticulture sectors to boost production and improve the socio-economic status of farmers of the state.
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This was announced by Farooq Khan, the Advisor to Governor Satya Pal Malik. He directed to organize mass awareness camps in far-flung areas of the State in collaboration with state Agriculture Universities and allied departments. Objective: to create awareness regarding various technological interventions and farmer welfare schemes to give results in the field through the increase of production and productivity of agricultural crops. Extra Shots: J&K: Capital City(Jammu(Winter) Srinagar(Summer)) CM(Vacant) Governor(Satya Pal Malik)
Odisha announces Rs. 500 crore to develop Puri as World Heritage City Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a special package of Rs 500 crore to develop Puri as a World Heritage City. It also includes a plan of rejuvenation of the Musa River and connecting it with the Mangala river at a cost of Rs 85 crore. Extra Shots: Odisha: Capital City(Bhubaneswar) CM(Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
BMC to spend Rs 6 crore on setting up social media management teams The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will spend about Rs 6 crore on setting up social media management teams.
CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated new regional office Norka Roots Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the associate workplace of the Norka Roots at the underground station business building on the MG Road Metro Station, Kochi. This project aims to implement a lot of welfare schemes for the non-resident Keralites (NRK). The Chief Minister also inaugurated the primary business venture being started by a non-resident Keralite at the Edapally underground station. Extra Shots: Kerala: Capital City (Thiruvananthapuram) CM (Pinarayi Vijayan) Governor (Arif Mohammed Khan)
West Bengal launches awareness campaign for preserving greenery and keeping environment clean The West Bengal Government has launched an awareness campaign for preserving the greenery and keeping the environment clean. The State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched the campaign named as ‗Save Green, Stay Clean‘ in Kolkata. The State Government will distribute more than 1 lakhs saplings throughout the state for spreading of greenery. Extra Shots: West Bengal: Capital City (Kolkata) CM (Mamata Banerjee) Governor (Jagdeep Dhankhar)
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The Odisha government will launch 'Mo College' initiative. Objective: to create a platform where alumni of institutes can connect and contribute for the development of their alma mater. It was announced by Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo in Odisha assembly. Mo College, which means my college, is a part of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik‘s 5T action plan. Note: The 5Ts aim at achieving progress through Transparency, Teamwork, Technology, Time and Transformation. Extra Shots: Odisha: Capital City(Bhubaneswar) CM(Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
Odisha announces Rs. 500 crore to develop Puri as World Heritage City Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a special package of Rs 500 crore to develop Puri as a World Heritage City. It also includes a plan of rejuvenation of the Musa River and connecting it with the Mangala river at a cost of Rs 85 crore. Extra Shots: Odisha: Capital City(Bhubaneswar) CM(Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
BMC to spend Rs 6 crore on setting up social media management teams The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will spend about Rs 6 crore on setting up social media management teams.
CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated new regional office Norka Roots Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the associate workplace of the Norka Roots at the underground station business building on the MG Road Metro Station, Kochi. This project aims to implement a lot of welfare schemes for the non-resident Keralites (NRK). The Chief Minister also inaugurated the primary business venture being started by a non-resident Keralite at the Edapally underground station. Extra Shots: Kerala: Capital City (Thiruvananthapuram) CM (Pinarayi Vijayan) Governor (Arif Mohammed Khan)
India and UK launch clean air initiative in Bengaluru India and UK jointly launched ‗The Innovation for Clean Air (IfCA)‘ in Bengaluru. This two-year UK-India joint initiative provides Indian and UK stakeholders opportunities to test interventions related to air quality and EV integration. The initiative provides a unique measurement system for air quality by integrating satellite and sensor data and helping to support India's transition to electric vehicles. The programme is led by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and is funded by the Newton Fund with matched resources from various partners in Karnataka and India. Extra Shots: Page 82 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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“Aadi Perukku” festival being celebrated in Tamil Nadu In Tamil Nadu, the ―Aadi Perukku‖ festival is being celebrated on 3rd August. People performed puja‘s on the banks of larger water bodies including sea coasts, lakes and rivers. The festival is to show reverence by the public to rivers, as the traditional season of sowing of seeds for the next crops. Extra Shots: Tamil Nadu: Capital City(Chennai) CM(Edappadi K.Palanisamy) Governor(Banwarilal Purohit)
Gujarat CM launches „Vhali Dikri Yojna‟ Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched the ‗Vhali Dikri Yojna‘ from his home town Rajkot. The scheme for the welfare of girl child has been launched to mark the 63th birth day of Chief Minister. It is a statewide cash incentive scheme for every girl child born in Gujarat, with a view to raising the female birthrate at par with male to achieve gender equality. According to scheme, the State Government will pay Rs. 4,000 to every girl child at the time of admission to Standard 4th, Rs. 6,000 at the time of taking admission to Standard IX, Rs. 1-lakh at the time of taking admission for higher education at the age of 18 Rs. 1-lakh at the time of marriage. Rs.133-crore has been allocated for this scheme. Extra Shots: Gujarat: Capital City(Gandhinagar) CM(Vijay Rupani) Governor(Acharya Dev Vrat)
Maharashtra govt decides to waive off exam fees Maharashtra Government has decided to waive off the entire exam fees, including practical exam for class ten and twelve students hailing from drought-affected districts of the state. Maharashtra‘s education minister Mr. Ashish Shelar informed that the amount of the entire fee will be credited back into the bank accounts of students or their guardians. Extra Shots: Maharashtra: Capital City(Mumbai), CM(Devendra Fadnavis) Governor(C. Vidyasagar Rao)
Vice-President inaugurates centenary celebrations of Central library of Patna University Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on 4th August inaugurated centenary celebrations of Central library of Patna University. Release a special postage stamp cover to mark the completion of 100 eventful years in the life of the oldest academic library. Naidu also inaugurated Savera Cancer and a multispecialty hospital in Kankarbagh area. Extra Shots:
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About 35 lakh people so far benefited from Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh is one of the best performing state under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. About 35 lakh people have so far benefited from the scheme in the country of which five lakh are from Chhattisgarh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched country‘s first health and wellness centre under Ayushman Bharat Yojana on April 14 last year,at the remote Jangla village in Maoist affected Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. More than Five lakh people have so far been benefitted from the Ayusman Bharat scheme. State has utilized more than three hundred crore during the last eight months under this scheme. About one lakh persons in Chhattisgarh have availed treatment for cardiac ailments under this scheme. Extra Shots: Chhattisgarh: Capital City(Raipur) CM(Bhupesh Baghel) Governor(Anusuiya Uikey)
Delhi Metro issues red alert, security checking to take more time Delhi Metro stations will be a little longer as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) issued a red alert after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced revoking of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Bahadurgarh and Ballabgarh in the National Capital Region of India. Extra Shots: Delhi: CM(Arvind Kejriwal) Lt. Governor(Anil Baijal)
AP Home Minister flags off riot control vehicle Vajra Arunachal Pradesh State Home Minister Bamang Felix flagged of Five Anti-Riot police vehicle.It is known as ‗Vajra‘, from Police Headquarter in Itanagar. This is the first set of anti-riot vehicles introduced in the state police department. Extra Shots: Arunachal Pradesh: Capital City(Itanagar) CM(Pema Khandu) Governor(BD Mishra)
Rajasthan government launches new higher education model named RACE A new higher education model launched in Rajasthan Objective: for the distribution of faculties and movable assets among the government colleges at the district level to rationalize the availability of resources. The model will create a pool for sharing of facilities will benefit the colleges lacking infrastructure. Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati inaugurated the model, titled Resource Assistance for Colleges with Excellence in the presence of principals of colleges. Extra Shots: Rajasthan: Capital City (Jaipur) CM (Ashok Ghelot) Governor (Kalyan Singh)
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West Bengal observes death anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore West Bengal is observing the death anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore today. A special prayer meeting was held at Viswa Bharati in Santiniketan. Viswa Bharati has organised a painting exhibition of Tagore to mark the day. West Bengal Government has organised a special musical programme, Barshamongol based on Tagore's songs and writings in Kolkata this evening to mark the day. Extra Shots: West Bengal: Capital City(Kolkata) CM(Mamata Banerjee) Governor(Jagdeep Dhankhar)
AP govt all set to launch Navodayam scheme for MSMEs The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to launch Navodayam, a complete outreach programme for thousands of ailing Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state, with a one-time restructuring of loans that will provide the required 'lifeline' for small industrial units. Navodayam will provide a lifeline to stressed MSMEs by ensuring that all eligible units are permitted for one- time restructuring of accounts up to March 31, 2020. Extra Shots: Andhra Pradesh: Capital City(Amrawati) CM(Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy) Governor(Biswabhusan Harichandan)
Odisha govt launched Odisha Small Savings Incentive Scheme The Odisha government launched Odisha Small Savings Incentive Scheme, a small savings scheme, for 2019. Objective: to prevent people from transacting with suspicious non-banking private financial institutions, in the greed of high returns. Extra Shots: Odisha: Capital City(Bhubaneshwar) CM(Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
Virasat-e-Khalsa museum in Punjab sets record The Virasat-e-Khalsa museum in Punjab‘s Anandpur Sahib town is all set to find a place in the Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in the Indian sub-continent on a single day. The Asia Book of Records has confirmed the record of ‗maximum footfall in a museum in a day‘ in the name of Virasat-e-Khalsa. The museum had witnessed a record footfall of 20,569 visitors on a single day on March 20, becoming the most visited museum in the Indian sub-continent on a single day. Extra Shots: Punjab: Capital City(Chandigarh) CM(Amarinder Singh) Governor(V P Singh Badnore)
In Jammu and Kashmir, the State unit of BJP will celebrate "Jashn-e-Azadi" In Jammu and Kashmir, the State unit of BJP will celebrate "Jashn-e-Azadi" on the occasion of Independence Day on August 15 at every panchayat across Jammu and Kashmir. This was stated by the state unit chief of the party, Ravinder Raina during an interaction with village heads in Jammu. Page 85 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Assam govt to celebrate Independence Day in grand manner The Assam government will celebrate the Independence Day in a grand manner. Steps are being taken across the state to celebrate it with 3 days programmes. Various competitions, cultural events, felicitation programs, rallies, cleanliness drive will be held during the three day celebration. The Guwahati office of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will hold a cultural program in the evening of the 14th August. Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal will host the tricolour in Guwahati on 15th of August while all other Ministers will unfurl the tricolour in various districts. Extra Shot: Assam: Capital City(Dispur) CM(Sarbananda Sonowal) Governor(Jagdish Mukhi)
Manipur tops in Breastfeeding, Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan released a report on Breastfeeding in New Delhi. Manipur has topped the raknings in Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the country. Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar are at the bottom positions in the report card. National capital Delhi is also among the worst-performing States. Extra Shots: Manipur: Capital City(Imphal) CM(N Biren Singh) Governor(Najma A. Heptulla)
Chhattisgarh: 15-km long national flag unfurled in Raipur In Chhattisgarh, thousands of students and members of several social organisations unfurled a 15-km long national flag by forming a human chain in Raipur. The event, organised by Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam Foundation, entered the Champions Book of World Records (for the longest tricolour). Extra Shots: Chhattisgarh: Capital City(Atal Nagar) CM(Bhupesh Baghel) Governor(Anusuiya Uikey)
Jharkhand govt launches direct money transfer scheme for small farmers Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the Jharkhand government's 'Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana'. Under this scheme, money will be directly transferred into the bank accounts of farmers in the state and beneficiaries having farm land of less than one acre to five acres, will get 5,000 to 25,000 rupees in their bank accounts. Under the Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana, approximately 35 lakh farmers will benefit and by October 3,000 crore rupees will be sent in the accounts of the beneficiaries. Page 86 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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The launching ceremony was also held in other 23 districts, apart from Ranchi. Extra Shots: Jharkhand: Capital City(Ranchi) CM(Raghuvar Das) Governor(Draupadi Murmu)
Khelo India to be held in Assam from 10th to 22nd January 2019 The Khelo India will be held in Assam from 10th to 22nd of January 2019. 10 thousand youths will participate in the event. The Assam government will build 22 thousand play grounds at village level. Extra Shots: Assam: Capital City(Dispur) CM(Sarbananda Sonowal) Governor(Jagdish Mukhi)
Three day Independence Day celebration begins in Assam In Assam, the three day Independence Day celebration has begun across the state from today. On the first day today, cleanliness and plantation drive is being carried out by the district administrations. The main function will be held on 15th August at Khanapara in Guwahati. Extra Shots: Assam: Capital City(Dispur) CM(Sarbananda Sonowal) Governor(Jagdish Mukhi)
Maharashtra seeks Rs.3000 crore as monetary assistance from the Centre The Maharashtra government has sought Rs.3,000 crore package as assistance from the Centre Earlier, Karnataka State has sought Rs.3000 crore for interim flood relief. In Maharashtra the crop destruction alone will be more than Rs.125 crore and around 27,468 hectare of agriculture land has been completely destroyed. Extra Shots: Maharashtra: Capital City(Mumbai) CM(C. Vidyasagar Rao) Governor(C. Vidyasagar Rao)
Two new UTs, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, will come into existence on Oct 31 President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday gave assent to a legislation for bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, and two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh . It will come into existence on October 31. The President has given assent to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Extra Shots: J&K: Capital City(Jammu(Winter) Srinagar(Summer)) CM(Vacant) Governor(Satya Pal Malik)
Rajasthan bagged the Best innovation and initiative leadership award Rajasthan bagged the Best innovation and initiative leadership award 2019 in the 14th elets World Education Summit (WES) held at New Delhi. The award was received by the Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati.
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The State was award for promoting higher education with the emphasis on inculcating ethical values among the students and developing their skills to face competitive exams. Extra Shots: Rajasthan: Capital City(Jaipur) CM(Ashok Gehlot) Governor(Kalyan Singh)
Karnataka government launches E-Step, a programme for student entrepreneurs The Department of IT, BT and S&T in Karnataka through Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS)launched the E-step The main aim is to promote an initiative to empower student start-ups. The E-Step focuses on boot camps, mentoring and training programmes which cover various aspects of entrepreneurship. E-Step, an initiative from Start-up Cell, is specially crafted for students/start- ups/entrepreneurs to understand the basics of entrepreneurship from experienced trainers. Extra Shots: Karnataka: Capital City(Bengaluru) CM(B S Yediyurappa) Governor(Vajubhai Vala)
Uttarakhand gets full member status in the BCCI by CoA Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) granted full membership in the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). This is done by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) on August 13, 2019. It is the full member with amendments that are required to be communicated by CoA. Extra Shots: Uttarakhand: Capital City(Dehradun) CM(Trivendra Singh Rawat) Governor(Baby Rani Maurya)
'Mission Reach Out': Indian Army distributed Portable Solar Lights to poor families in J&K In Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army, as part of Mission Reach Out, distributed Portable Solar Lights to the poor families of village Lapri Top and adjoining villages of Reasi District of Jammu Division. The project of distribution of portable solar lights was undertaken and a total of 180 portable solar lights were distributed by the Army. The project is aimed at fulfilling basic needs of children and youth to study in the hours of darkness and facilitate women in doing their household chores. Extra Shots: J&K: Capital City(Jammu(Winter) Srinagar(Summer)) CM(Vacant) Governor(Satya Pal Malik)
J&K Governor announces 50,000 govt jobs for youths Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik announced that in coming two to three months, about 50 thousand government jobs will be provided to the youths of the State. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured that the cultural, linguistic and religious identity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir will be protected, secured and preserved in a befitting manner. Extra Shots: J&K: Capital City(Jammu(Winter) Srinagar(Summer)) CM(Vacant) Governor(Satya Pal Malik) Page 88 of 94 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial
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Smriti Irani lays foundation stone of Integrated Textiles Tourism Complex in Meghalaya In Meghalaya, the Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani laid the foundation stone of the Integrated Textiles Tourism Complex at Nongpoh, Ri Bhoi district in the presence of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. OBJECTIVE: to ensure that those who currently undertake crafts in wood, bamboo, stone carving, embroidering, pottery, dry flower and jewellery get benefitted and aided from the Government of India. The ‗Samarth‘ scheme which erstwhile plans to skill 7,200 youth in apparel and garments, textiles and handloom sectors has now been extended. The ‗Samarth‘ scheme which erstwhile plans to skill 7,200 youth in apparel and garments, textiles and handloom sectors has now been extended. Extra shots: Meghalaya: Capital City (Shillong) CM (Conrad Kongkal Sangma) Governor (Tathagata Roy)
A waste plastics to diesel plant inaugurated in Dehradun Union Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated a waste plastics to diesel plant in Dehradun. The plant has been set up in Indian Institute of Petroleum whose scientists will process waste plastics into fuel. It has the capacity to produce 800-litre diesel from one tonne of plastic. Extra Shots: Uttarakhand : Capital City (Dehradun) CM (Trivendra Singh Rawat) Governor (Baby Rani Maurya)
Indore takes steps to become number one in Jal Shakti Abhiyan In Madhya Pradesh, after holding the top position in Swachhata Abhiyan continuously since the last three years,the citizens of Indore have taken a rapid step to become number one in Jal Shakti Abhiyan too. A record has been set by installing one thousand five hundred water harvesting system in a day in Indore Municipal Corporation area. On August 25, a record has been created by installing 1500 water harvesting systems in a day. An App has also been launched by the Municipal Corporation. The water harvesting system capsules are being given free of cost under CSR on first come first serve basis. Extra Shots: Madhya Pradesh: Capital City (Bhopal) CM (Kamal Nath) Governor (Lalji Tandon)
Gujarat retains first position in Composite Water Management Index Gujarat has retained its first position in the Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) 2.0 announced by the NITI Aayog. This is the 3rd consecutive year that the state has retained its position in water management sector. The report was released by Union Jal Shakti Minister Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Dr. Rajiv Kumar in New Delhi.
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NITI Aayog had also initiated the Composite Water Management Index for the states and union territories on the basis of study of their water management, water security and various usages and experiments of water cycles. Extra Shots: Gujarat: Capital City (Gandhinagar) CM (Vijay Rupani) Governor (Acharya Dev Vrat)
Sachin Kumar Vaishya launches Rotavirus vaccine in Leh district Leh District Deputy Commissioner, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, launched Rotavirus vaccine in the district. Rotavirus is the one of the cause of Diarrhoea in infants.
Amit Shah to attend concluding rally of Maharashtra CM's 'Mahajanadesh Yatra' on Sep 1 Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah will attend the concluding rally of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' 'Mahajanadesh Yatra' in Solapur on September 1st. Shah will attend the rally and also hold a meeting with the state BJP leaders. Mr Fadnavis started his mass contact programme from Amravati district in Vidarbha region on the 1st of this month. Extra Shots: Maharashtra : Capital City (Mumbai) CM (Devendra Fadnavis) Governor (C. Vidyasagar Rao)
Bollywood film 'Mission Mangal' gets GST exemption in Maharashtra Maharashtra government has decided to grant exemption from the state Goods and Services Tax to Bollywood film Mission Mangal, which is about the ISRO's successful Mangalyaan mission. The film conveys a positive message about science and to take the message further to common people. Extra Shots: Maharashtra : Capital City (Mumbai) CM (Devendra Fadnavis) Governor (C. Vidyasagar Rao)
India‟s first garbage cafe to be opened in Ambikapur In a unique initiative, the Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh, will open a first-of-its-kind 'Garbage Cafe' within a few days. This initiative is a step towards making the city plastic-free. In this unique Cafe' poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for one kilogram of plastic, while breakfast will be provided if half a kilogram of plastic is brought to the cafe. The collected garbage will be sold at Solid Liquid Resources Management Centre. Ambikapur is Chhattisgarh‘s first dustbin-free city. The city has an efficient solid waste management system. The self help groups of women are involved in door to door collection of waste. The city has been hailed as the second cleanest city in the country in Swachhata rankings. The opening of this garbage cafe is another step towards the city‘s aim to become free from plastic waste. Extra Shots:
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Banjari village of Katni district in MP to become an integral part of the digital map of the country Prime Minister‘s initiative among the of Digital India is the Banjari village of Katni district becomes the 1st village in Madhya Pradesh(MP) to become an integral part of the digital map of the country. The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEiTY) won the Digital Village Project. It has planned to build 1000 digital villages across India in this phase starting from Banjari Gram Panchayat of MP. The MEiTY planned to create one lakh digital villages of this kind in the next 5 years. Extra Shots: Madhya Pradesh: Capital City (Bhopal) CM (Kamal Nath) Governor (Lalji Tandon)
MP celebrates Major Dhyanchand‟s birthday as Sports Day In Madhya Pradesh, all-time greatest player of Hockey ‗The Wizard‘ Major Dhyanchand‘s birthday was celebrated in the whole state as Sports Day. On this occasion, various sports activities were organized at the district and development block levels. The winners and runner-ups were awarded after the events. The birthday of the legend was celebrated joyfully at the TT Nagar Stadium Complex at capital city Bhopal. To mark this day, a friendly match was played between SAI Bhopal and Hockey Academy teams this morning, in which SAI Bhopal won with the final score of 5-3. Extra Shots: Madhya Pradesh: Capital City (Bhopal) CM (Kamal Nath) Governor (Lalji Tandon)
„Fit India Campaign‟: Meghalaya CM launches „walk to work‟ campaign in state Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today took the lead to launch the campaign of Fit India Movement which has been launched in the country by the Prime Minister. The Chief Minister took a two-kilometer walk from his residential quarters to his office chamber at Main Secretariat, Shillong launching the #WalktoWorkMeghalaya which is a part of the ‗Fit India Campaign‘. The campaign ‗walk to work‘ is a part of the Fit India Movement of the Prime Minister. The idea of 'walk to work' will have multiple benefits, cuts the cost of fuel including reduction of CO2 emission; reduce congestion in the city and more importantly for health and fitness. Extra shots: Meghalaya: Capital City (Shillong) CM (Conrad Kongkal Sangma) Governor (Tathagata Roy)
Maharashtra: Lifeline Express inaugurated at CSMT, Mumbai The Lifeline Express, also known as "Hospital on Wheels" inaugurated at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus by the Central Railway (CR) for its latest project, which involves providing medical treatment to poor patients. The train will now move to Sahibganj in Jharkhand from Mumbai for its next project.
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The Indian Railways, in partnership with Impact India Foundation, had launched the Lifeline Express - the worlds first hospital on wheels - on July 16, 1991 from CSMT to provide free of cost medical care to the poor living in remote corners of the country. The seven coaches of the Lifeline Express have advanced operation theatres, a pathology lab, a mammography unit, a gynaecology examination room, a dental unit, a pharmacy, consultation cubicles and X- Ray unit, among others. Till now, The Lifeline Express has travelled across 19 states, covering 201 rural locations in 138 districts. Extra Shots: Maharashtra : Capital City (Mumbai) CM (Devendra Fadnavis) Governor (C. Vidyasagar Rao)
Fit India' Movement: Several functions organized across J&K's Jammu division As part of nation-wide 'Fit India' Movement several functions were organized across the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir. People of the Jammu region expressed their readiness to go with the call of Prime Minister for fit and healthy nation and New India. Extra Shots: J&K: Capital City(Jammu(Winter) Srinagar(Summer)) CM(Vacant) Governor(Satya Pal Malik)
Ban on polythene bags comes into force in UP from Sept 1 A complete ban on the use of polythene bags will come into force in Uttar Pradesh from Sept 1st. Local police station and its in-charge will be held responsible for non-compliance of the government order in this regard. Allahabad High Court had also banned the use of polythene in the state. Extra Shots: Uttar Pradesh: Capital City (Lucknow) CM (Yogi Adityanath) Governor (Anandiben Patel)
Health Ministry sign MoU with Ministry of Social Justice to enhance an outreach on HIV AIDS prevention Health Ministry has signed a MoU with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to enhance an outreach on HIV/AIDS prevention. This MoU is the 18th such kind where MoU signed between Government departments/Ministries. The MoU was signed by Special Secretary & Director General (NACO & RNTCP) Shri Sanjeeva Kumar and Additional Secretary of DoSJE Smt. Upma Srivastava.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers launched Janaushadhi Sugam was launched The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers launched a mobile application Janaushadhi Sugam. It was launched by the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda. The Ministry has also announced that Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Oxo-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin will now be available at only One Rupee per pad.
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The Ministry has also announced that Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Oxo-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin will now be available at only One Rupee per pad. Extra Shots: Karnataka: Capital City(Bengaluru) CM(B S Yediyurappa) Governor(Vajubhai Vala)
Tamil Nadu 150-year-old Dindigul locks and Kandangi sarees secure GI tag The Geographical Indication Registry of India finally gave Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the state of Tamil Nadu for Dindigul lock and Karaikudi Kandangi sarees. The handmade Dindigul locks are known for their traditional design, superior quality. They are manufactured in more than 3,125 units in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu. Extra Shots: Tamilnadu: Capital City (Chennai) CM (Edappadi K.Palanisamy) Governor (Banwarilal Purohit)
Gorewada International Zoo to be set up at Nagpur The Government planned to establish an International Standard Zoo and Biopark on the forest land at Gorewada, Nagpur. The main aim is to protect forests. The Zoo will have attractions like Bio Park, Indian Safari, African Safari, Night Safari, Research, Education and Training, facilities for tourists. Extra Shots: Maharashtra : Capital City (Mumbai) CM (Devendra Fadnavis) Governor (C. Vidyasagar Rao)
Delhi Cabinet approves free rides for women in DTC from 29 October The Delhi Cabinet has approved free rides for women on Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses as well as its cluster buses from October 29. The proposal was approved by the cabinet at the Delhi Secretariat. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia presented a sum of Rs.290 crore in the Legislative Assembly for the free ride scheme for women in metro and DTC buses. Extra Shots: Delhi: CM(Arvind Kejriwal) Lt. Governor(Anil Baijal)
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