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Static GK & Current Affairs PDF for ALP / Technician Railways 2018 Exam

Dear readers,

This PDF is a docket of important Current Affairs news and General Knowledge events that occurred in last few months. This file is important and relevant for all competitive exams like, ALP/ Technician Railways 2018 Exam and other Govt. Exams.

Schemes by Union/State Govt.

1. Solar Charkha Mission: President Ram Nath Kovind 8. Samagra Shiksha scheme: The Union Ministry of launched Solar Charkha Mission under which Human Resource Development (HRD) launched Samagra Government will disburse subsidy of Rs 550 crore to Shiksha scheme to improve quality of school education. thousands of artisans, generating employment in rural 9. Union Ministry of Power launched the PRAAPTI App to areas. bring transparency in electricity payments to Generators. 2. Suryashakti Kisan Yojana' for Farmers: The Gujarat 10. IP Nani - The union minister Shri Suresh Prabhu government launched a solar power scheme for farmers- launched the Intellectual Property (IP) mascot IP Nani at Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) enabling them to the conference in New Delhi. generate electricity for their captive consumption as well ➢ Mascot IP Nani is a tech-savvy grandmother who as sell the surplus power to the grid and earn an extra helps the government and enforcement agencies buck. in combating IP crimes with the help of her 3. Seva Bhoj Yojna, Union Ministry of Culture launched a grandson “Chhotu” aka Aditya. new scheme to provide financial assistance on purchase ➢ The IP mascot will spread awareness about the of specific food items by Charitable Religious Institutions importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) (CRIs) for free distribution among people. among people, especially children, in an 4. Swajal Scheme launched in 115 Aspirational districts of interesting manner. to provide clean drinking water. 11. Gujarat govt. launch free treatment scheme for the road 5. Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018 for laborers and poor accident victims. families: The Madhya Pradesh government announced an outstanding power bill waiver scheme Bijli Bill Mafi Note: ➢ Under this scheme, the state govt. will bear Yojana 2018 for laborers and poor families. medical expenses of up to 50,000 rupees for each 6. Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana a victim of road accident in the state for the first Health Insurance Scheme for Journalists: Gopabandhu 48 hours. Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana is a new Health 12. National Wind-solar Hybrid Policy - Ministry of New Insurance Scheme for the journalists launched by the and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched National Wind- state government in Odisha. solar Hybrid Policy to promote new projects as well as 7. MP Government launched Subsidised Power Scheme hybridization of the existing ones. ‘Sambal’: The Madhya Pradesh State Government 13. Digital India Internship Scheme - In May 2018, Union launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme and Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the website of subsidised power scheme called ‘Sambal’ for labourers Digital India Internship Scheme in New Delhi. and poor families.

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14. Rythu Bandhu scheme: The Telangana government 25. DARPAN-PLI App - Minister of Communications launched Rythu Bandhu (friend of farmers) scheme at Manoj Sinha launched the DARPAN-PLI App in New Dharmarajupalle-Indiranagar village in Karimnagar Delhi. district on May 10, 2018. ➢ The DARPAN-PLI App will help in the collection 15. ‘SWAYAM’ - Human Resource Development Ministry has of a premium for PLI and RPLI policies at Branch launched an initiative ‘SWAYAM’ to train teachers using Post Offices anywhere in India. digital platform. 26. Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas (Our Village, our development)” 16. ‘Project Dhoop’ - In order to address rising incidence of programme - Odisha state launched ‘Ama Gaon, Ama Vitamin 'D'Deficiencies, particularly amongst the young Vikas’ programme - people, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has • Aim - to reach out to the people in rural areas launched a unique initiative, 'Project Dhoop' in and involve themselves in the developmental activities. association with NCERT, NDMC and North MCD Schools. 27. KHUSHI’ Scheme” - Odisha government launched

17. UTTAM App - for Coal Quality Monitoring. KHUSHI scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to ➢ UTTAM stands for – Unlocking Transparency by school girls across the state. Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal 28. Udyam Sakhi Portal - Ministry of Micro, Small and 18. ‘Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan’ - Prime Minister Medium Enterprises launched the Udyam Sakhi Portal launched the ‘Rashtriya Gram Swaraj for women entrepreneurs of India. Abhiyan’ at Ram Nagar in Mandla district of Madhya 29. “SATH-E” project - to introduce system-wide Pradesh. Governance Transformation in school education. 19. Atal New India Challenge - On 26th April 2018, NITI • The expand form of “SATH-E” is Sustainable Aayog launched Atal New India Challenge under Atal Action for Transforming Human Capital in Innovation Mission (AIM) with an aim to bring-in Education. innovations and technologies relevant to the people. • It is an initiative launched by the NITI Aayog. 20. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan - The Ministry of Human 30. ‘Saubhagya’ scheme – Ministry of Skill Development Resource Development (HRD) launched the second & Entrepreneurship union ministry partnered with the edition of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan in New Delhi. Ministry of Power to support household electrification 21. Study in India - In April 18, the Government of India scheme ‘Saubhagya’. (GoI) has launched its flagship ‘Study in India’ 31. KUSUM scheme 2018 - Kisan Urja Suraksha evam programme to attract international students to study in Utthaan Mahaabhiyan scheme announced in the Union India. Budget 2018. 22. 'Rupshree Yojana' - West Bengal introduced 'Rupshree 32. Ayushman Bharat Scheme – In the Union Budget 2018 Yojana' for marriage of poor girls of the state two major initiatives in health sector as part of 23. ‘Atal Amrit Abhiyan’ - Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu Ayushman Bharat programme announced by the Union launched an ambitious health assurance scheme ‘Atal Finance Minister Arun Jaitely. Amrit Abhiyan’ in Assam state. 33. Operation Green – On the lines of ‘‘Operation Flood’’ a 24. Ganga Haritmala Scheme (Ganga Hariyali Yojana) - new Scheme ‘‘Operation Greens’ is announced in the started by the state of Uttar Pradesh. Union Budget 2018. ➢ The main objective of this scheme is to increase 34. National Bamboo Mission (NBM) – Terming Bamboo as the green cover in the catchment areas of Ganga ‘Green Gold’, the Union Finance Minister launched river and to control the erosion of land. announced the scheme in the Union Budget 2018. It is a wholly-sponsored central scheme.

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35. Gobar Dhan Yojana - Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro announced the scheme to educate children from the Resource Fund Scheme - In Union Budget 2018, the Tribal Community. Finance Minister Arun Jaitely has announced the new 38. Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education scheme for the villagers. (RISE) - To make India produce better research and 36. Affordable Housing Fund (.Kifayati Aawas yojna )– In make its institutions climb up in global rankings. Union Budget 2018, the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely has 39. Prime Minister Fellowship Scheme – A ‘Prime Minister announced the new scheme to provide homes at low Fellowship Scheme’ was announced for top 1,000 BTech cost. students in the country to provide opportunity to the 37. Ekalavya Model Residential School – In the Union students to pursue a PhD in IITs and Indian Institute of Budget 2018, the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely has Science (IISc).

Summits & Conference

1. G-20 Summit 2018 - Buenos Aires, Argentina 12. 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2. NATO 2018 Summit – Brussels, Belgium. summit 2018 - China 3. 10th BRICS Summit 2018- Johannesburg, South Africa. 13. 44th G7 Summit 2018 – Canada 4. India to host International Union of Food Science and 14. An International Conference on Information and Technology 2018 – India to host 19th edition of its Communication Technology (ICT) - Kathmandu, Nepal prestigious global event to be held in Navi Mumbai, India 15. 11th World Hindi Conference – Mauritius. 16. Global Wind Summit 2018: Hamburg, Germany. in October 2018. 17. The 71st World Health Assembly was held in: Geneva, 5. 17th World Sanskrit Conference held in Canada: Switzerland. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash 18. The 3rd Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting was held Javadekar inaugurated the 17th World Sanskrit at -Malmo, Sweden. Conference held at Vancouver, Canada. 19. Climate summit 2019 – New York 6. 6th edition of biennial World Cities Summit held in ➢ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Singapore: The sixth edition of biennial World Cities to hold a climate summit in September 2019 in Summit was held in Singapore from July 8 to 12, 2018. Its New York to review the commitments of the theme was “Liveable & Sustainable Cities: Embracing the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Future through Innovation and Collaboration“. 20. The third edition of ‘United Nations Peacekeeping 7. The 5th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership course for African Partners (UNPCAP)’ - New Delhi (RCEP) Intersessional ministerial meeting was held in ➢ The third edition of ‘United Nations Tokyo, Japan. It was first RCEP ministerial gathering to Peacekeeping course for African be held outside ASEAN countries. Partners(UNPCAP)’ was held in New Delhi. 9. NITI Aayog to organise India’s First Global Mobility 21. 15th Asia Media Summit 2018 - India Summit: NITI Aayog, in collaboration with various ministries and industry partners, is organising ‘MOVE: ➢ India hosted 15th Asia Media Summit 2018 in Global Mobility Summit’ in New Delhi in September New Delhi. 2018.Haryana to host World Union of Wholesale ➢ The theme of this summit is “Telling our Stories Markets Conference. Asia and More”. 10. World Environment Day 2018: India ➢ The AMS 2018, an annual summit of the Asia- 11. The 11th edition of Geo-Intelligence Asia 2018 – New Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development Delhi. (AIBD) Kuala Lumpur, is a prestigious summit in

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the Asia Pacific Region and India hosted the 34. The 10th edition of “DefExpo India- 2018” - Tamil Nadu event for the first time. 35. The World Expo 2020 - Dubai 22. 2018 World Robot Conference (WRC) – China 36. First International conference on ‘Water, Environment 23. 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and Partnership’ - Nepal Tourism Ministers’ conference - China 37. The 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Mid-Term 24. First meeting of the BIMSTEC Working Group on Ministerial conference - Baku, Azerbaijan Customs Cooperation - India 25. 2018 Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral 38. International Buddhist Conference 2018 Lumbini, Nepal Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) 39. First meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central summit – Nepal Bank Governors - Washington D.C. 26. First-ever joint conference of Indian Customs and 40. The 2018 Global Malaria Summit - United Kingdom th Department of India Posts - New Delhi 41. 25 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018 - United KingdomThe first G20 meeting 27. India- South Africa Business Summit 2018 was held in - of finance ministers and central bank governors held in Johannesburg ___Buenos Aires, Argentina 28. The 4th Regional Conference on ‘Futuristic, Resilient and 42. 106th edition of the Indian Science Congress will be Digital Infrastructure’ 2018 was held in - Bengaluru held in ____Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 29. The 12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers 44. Global Investment Summit held in - Assam 2018 was held in Manila. 45. 7th India Energy Congress – New Delhi 30. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 - Varanasi 46. 7th Asia Steel International Conference – Bhubaneswar, 31. The India Mobile Congress will be held from 25th – 27th Odisha. October 2018 in New Delhi 47. International Bird Festival will be held at the Dudhwa 32. The first ‘Happy Cities’ Summit - Amaravati, Andhra National Park, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh in Pradesh February 2018. 33. 7th edition of Home Expo India 2018 - Greater Noida

Books & Author

1. The book ‘Straight Talk’ authored by___ Abhishek Manu 9. Book titled “A Century is Not Enough Singhvi “autobiography of – Sourav Ganguly. 2. Author of the book “Across the Bench – Insight into 10. Book titled ‘Imperfect’ autobiography of – Sanjay the Indian Military Judicial System” - Gyan Bhushan Manjrekar (cricketer-turned-commentator) 3. Book ‘Calling Sehmat’ authored by - Harinder S. Sikka 11. Book titled “Citizen Delhi: My Times, My Life" 4. Author of 'Smart Cities Unbundle' book - Dr. Samir autobiography of - Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Sharma Dikshit. 5. Author of 'My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to 12. Book titled “Indian Instincts” authored by – Dr. Nehruvian Socialism' book - C. H. Hanumantha Rao Miniya Chatterji 6. Authored of the book “India’s Heritage of Gharana Music: 13. Book titled "The Diary of a Domestic Diva” authored Pandits of Gwalior” - Meeta Pandit 7. Book titled ‘Paramveer Parwane’ authored by - by - Shilpa Shetty. Prabhakiran Jain 14. Book titled "The Widows of Malabar Hill" authored 8. Book titled ‘Exam Warriors' authored by – Prime by - Sujata Massey Minister of India Narendra Modi

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Appointments (National)

1. International Kabaddi Federation Chief: Janardan Singh 22. In a cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister given the additional Gehlot charge of Finance Ministry to Piyush Goyal. 2. New Director & GM of United India Insurance: Vijay 23. New Chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi - Uttam Srinivas Pacharne. 3. New CMD of SAIL - Saraswati Prasad 24. New Chief Justice of Manipur High Court - Justice 4. New Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI): Ramalingam Sudhakar. Vishwas Patel 25. New Head of U.S India Business Council - Ambika 5. New Chairman of National Green Tribunal (NGT): Justice Sharma. Adarsh Kumar 26. New CMD of Coal India Limited - Anil Kumar Jha. 6. New Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and 27. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appointed as 'eminent Customs - S Ramesh • He succeeded Vanaja N Sarna. jurist' in the high-profile Lokpal selection committee led 7. New RBI Deputy – Mahesh Kumar Jain by the Prime Minister. 8. New MD & CEO of IDBI Bank - B Sriram 28. Chairman of IRDAI - Subhash Chandra Khuntia 9. New Managing Director of SBI - Arijit Basu 29. Current Cabinet secretary of India - Pradeep Kumar 10. New COO of ICICI Bank - Sandeep Bakhshi Sinha 11. New Secretary in the Ministry of Information & 30. Chairman of the 22-member Public Accounts Broadcasting - Amit Khare Committee (PAC) - Mallikarjun Kharge 12. West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi gets 31. took over charge as the acting governor - additional charge of Tripura state Governor. Manipur 13. New vigilance commissioner in the Central Vigilance 32. Ashok Lahiri appointed as full-time member of - 15th Commission (CVC) - Sharad Kumar Finance Commission 14. Acting Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission 34. New Chairman of Banks Board Bureau - Bhanu Pratap (UPSC) - Arvind SaxenaNew chief minister of Karnataka: Sharma HD Kumaraswamy 35. New Chairman of NASSCOM for 2018-19 - Rishad 15. First-ever Chief Financial officer (CFO) of the Reserve Premji Bank of India (RBI) - Sudha Balakrishnan 36. New Director General (DG) of Central Industrial Security 16. New MD & CEO of Airtel Payments Bank - Anubrata Force (CISF) - Rajesh Ranjan Biswas 37. New Director General of the Indian Council of Medical 17. New chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI) - C K Research (ICMR) - Balram Bhargava Prasad 38. New President of NASSCOM - Debjani Ghosh: 18. Get the additional charge of the DRDO Chief - Sanjay 39. New president of Badminton Association of India (BAI) - Mitra Himanta Biswa Sarma 40. New Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir - 19. New deputy National Security Advisor of India - Pankaj Kavinder Gupta Saran 41. New Director General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) - 20. New Governor of Odisha - PP Malhotra 21. New Governor of Mizoram - Kummanam Rajasekharan

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Appointments (International)

1. New President of Turkey - Tayyip Erdogan 12. Veteran female actor and social activist Shabana Azmi 2. New President of Colombia - Ivan Duque nominated as the Global Leadership Ambassador for 3. New Prime Minister of Spain - Pedro Sanchez Women in Public Service Project (WPSP) at Wilson 4. New Prime Minister of Italy - Giuseppe Conte Centre, USA. 5. First interim woman President of Paraguay - Alicia 13. New Prime Minister of Armenia - Nikol Pashinyan Pucheta 14. New President of Costa Rica - Carlos Alvarado 6. New Prime Minister of Jordan - Omar al-Razzaz 15. New Prime Minister of Malaysia - Mahathir bin • Former World Bank Economist Omar al-Razzaz Mohamad was sworn in as Jordan's Prime Minister. 16. New US Secretary of State - Mike Pompeo 17. New President of Cuba - Miguel Diaz-Canel 7. New President of Venezuela - Nicolas Maduro 18. New ‘Head of the Commonwealth’ - Prince Charles 8. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has named its first 19. New Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) - Ban Ki- female chief - Stacey Cunningham moon 9. First female director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 20. New Prime Minister of Hungary -Viktor Orban - Gina Haspel. 21. New President of Sierra Leone - Julius Maada Bio 10. Re-elected ICC Chairman - Shashank Manohar. 22. Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia - 11. New Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation Subrata Bhattacharjee (BAC) - Himanta Biswa Sarma. 23. New President of Paraguay - Mario Abdo Benitez

Honors & Awards (National)

1. Polly Umrigar Award: Virat Kohli Vishwas Mandalik from Nasik and the Yoga Institute • Indian captain Virat Kohli received the Polly in Mumbai Umrigar Award for being the best international 8. ‘City Award’ Under India Smart Cities Award 2018 – cricketer for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons Surat at the annual BCCI awards. 9. SKOCH Award for ‘Best performing Social Sector 2. Miss India 2018 - Anukreethy Vas Ministry’ award - Ministry of Women & Child • Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old Tamil Nadu Development college student, has been crowned Femina Miss 10. 'Santokbaa Humanitarian Award' - Kailash Satyarthi & India 2018. A S Kiran Kumar 3. Best Actor award at IIFA Awards 2018 - Irfan Khan 11. Red Ink Award for ‘Journalist of the Year’ - Faye 4. Kalidas Samman: Noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon had D’Souza received the National Kalidas Samman in Delhi for visual 12. Red Ink award for lifetime achievement in arts from the Madhya Pradesh government. journalism – Sir William Mark Tully 5. ‘Chief Minister of the Year’ award for her remarkable • Veteran British journalist and former BBC India work in e-governance - Vasundhara Raje correspondent Sir William Mark Tully chosen for 6. India’s first Tribal Queen -- Pallavi Durua this year’s RedInk award for lifetime 7. Prime Minister’s award for outstanding contribution for achievement in journalism. promotion and development of yoga for the year 2018 –

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13. 11th KISS Humanitarian Award 2018 - Muhammad ➢ Best Feature Fim - Village Rockstars Yunus (Assamese) (Director – Rima Das) • Nobel laureate and noted economist ➢ Best Hindi Film – Newton (Director – Amit V Muhammad Yunus conferred with the KISS Masurkar) Humanitarian Award 2018. ➢ Best Actress - Sri Devi posthumously for her 14. Swara Mauli Award - Lata Mangeshkar role in the film ‘Mom’. • Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar was honoured ➢ Best Actor (Male) - Riddhi Sen for his role in with the Swara Mauli title by Shankarcharya Bengali film ‘Nagarkirtan’. Vidyanarsimha Bharati Swami in Mumbai. ➢ Best Popular Film – Baahubali 2 15. T.K. Ramanathan Award For 2017-18 – Prajnesh ➢ Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 - Gunneswaran (Tennis player) Anushka Sharma • Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the prestigious T.K. 18. Saraswati Samman for 2017 - Sitanshu Yashaschandra Ramanathan award for the year 2017-18 at the 19. Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award - Pankaj Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA). Roy (posthumous) & Anshuman Gaekwad 16. Dadasaheb Phalke award - Akshay Kumar won the 20. 2018 National Intellectual Property award - Council of best actor awards at the Dadasaheb Phalke award for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) film Padman (Jury) and for Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. 21. Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement award - Dharmendra 17. 65th National Film Awards for 2017 - The central 22. The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) panel of the 65th National Film Awards (NFA) is headed recommended Manika Batra for the prestigious Arjuna Award.Times Power Woman 2017 Award - Shabnam by Shekhar Kapur. Asthana List of winners - 23. V. Shantaram lifetime achievement Award - Shyam ➢ Dada Saheb Phalke Award - Vinod Khanna Benegal (Veteran film producer and director) ➢ Best Director - Jayaraj for Bhayanakam 24. Sahitya Akademi's Bhasha Samman - Magahi writer (Malayalam) Shesh Anand Madhukar

List of Nobel Prize 2017

1. Nobel Prize in Peace ● Winner - Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and ● Winner - International Campaign to Abolish Michael W. Young Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) 5. Nobel Prize in Physics 2. Nobel Prize in Literature ● Winner - Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. ● Winner - Kazuo Ishiguro. Thorne. 3. Nobel Prize in Economics 6. Nobel Prize in Chemistry ● Winner - Richard Thaler ● Winner - Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and 4. Nobel Prize in Medicine Richard Henderson.

National Affairs

1. PM Modi Inaugurated World's Largest Mobile Factory in Noida: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South

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Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Noida and 13. The Union government has announced a package of more inaugurated the New Mobile Manufacturing Plant of than Rs 8,000 crore aimed to provide relief to sugarcane Samsung at Noida. farmers. 2. South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in New 14. India is the second highest sender of foreign students in Delhi evening on a four-day visit to India. the US? 3. The country’s first e-waste recycling unit will come up in 15. India’s first national police museum to be established in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Chanakyapuri, Delhi. 4. Government approves Hike in Minimum Support 16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Price for Kharif Crops: The government has decided to Integrated Command and Control Centre set up at Naya sharply increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for (). Kharif crops, as it responds to concerns about distress in the country’s farm economy despite two years of strong 17. The Union Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation monsoons. selected 10 iconic sites under Phase III of Swachh Iconic 5. Airports Authority of India (AAI) is going to set up state- Places (SIP) of Swachh Bharat Mission. of-the-art Civil Aviation Research Organization (CARO) at 18. India Meteorological Department (IMD) will use flash Hyderabad’s Begumpet Airport. flood guidance system for the first time in the country 6. UNESCO to set up Design University for Gaming in to forecast floods. Currently, the Central Water Visakhapatnam: The United Nations Educational, Commission issues flood warnings. Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will set up 19. The Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri ‘Design University for Gaming’ in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Prakash Javadekar launched the new digital initiative of Pradesh. HRD Ministry ‘National Digital Library of India’ on the 7. Cabinet approves renaming of Agartala Airport as occasion of National Reading Day in New Delhi. Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport, 20. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, visited India Agartala recently on 27th June 2018. 8. Prime Minister of Bhutan Dasho Tshering Tobgay visited 21. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the India. Udyam Sangam-2018 in New Delhi. 9. Chief Election Commissioner of India Mr Om Prakash Rawat launched an Android-based mobile application 22. Government launches 5000 Wi-Fi Choupals in named ‘cVigil’ for citizens to report any violation of the partnership with Common Service Centers (CSC). model code of conduct during elections. 23. NITI Aayog launch Water Management Index as useful 10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs tool to assess and improve performance in efficient (CCEA) has approved proposal for expanding the management of water resources in the country. scope of Higher Education Financing Agency 24. India will host 23rd European Union Film Festival (HEFA) by enhancing its capital base to Rs. 10,000 (EUFF). crore and tasking it to mobilise Rs. 1,00,000 crores for 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved setting up Revitalizing Infrastructure and Systems in Education or of committee to lay down standards for metro rail RISE by 2022. systems in the country. The committee will be headed by 11. India’s first advanced forensic lab dedicated for crimes E Sreedharan. related to women for timely deliver justice is set up in 26. Baba Ramdev’s ‘Patanjali’ launched Swadeshi . Samriddhi SIM card in alliance with Bharat Sanchar 12. Asia’s first 13 ‘Blue Flag’ beaches to be developed in Nigam Limited (BSNL). India.

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27. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated construction 42. BJP MP Murali Manohar Joshi will be the head of the of Rs 6,809 crore Zojila tunnel project in Jammu and parliamentary panel which is constituted to study the Kashmir’s Leh recovery of black money and performance of public 28. India ranked 145th among 195 countries in terms of sector banks among a host of subjects. Healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index in the year 43. Arun-3 Hydropower project being constructed in 2016, behind its neighbours like China, Bangladesh, Sri Nepal.

Lanka and Bhutan. 44. IIM-Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) has launched the Bharat 29. Union Cabinet has approved Ministry of Home Affairs’ Inclusion Initiative, with a commitment of $25 million (MHA’s) proposal of setting up 4,072 mobile towers to from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Omidyar improve telecom connectivity network in Left Wing Network and Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Extremism (LWE) Areas. 45. Patanjali Ayurved Limited is India's most trusted Fast- 30. ASEAN India Film Festival was held in New Delhi Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brand in the TRA's 31. National Informatics Centre (NIC) set up cloud-enabled Brand Trust Report 2018. National Data Centre in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 46. The 15th Finance Commission constituted Arvind 32. UNICEF organization launches data visualisation app on Virmani Advisory Council to advise and assist the education scenario in India. Commission? 33. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) & India 47. The IIT Kharagpur has suggested setting up a critical Meteorological Department (IMD) teamed up to send science institute with French collaboration. extreme weather warnings (alerts) to people. 48. The bilateral trade between India and China through 34. PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for first phase Nathu La border resumed in May 2018. Nathu La (2400MW) of NTPC’s coal based Patratu Super Thermal connects which Sikkim state with China's Tibet power project Jharkhand. Autonomous Region. 49. SEBI tightened Know Your Customer (KYC) rules for 35. Guwahati now India's first railway station run by foreign investors. solar power. 50. According to the WHO report, 14 Indian cities figured in 36. According to new United Nations estimates, Delhi city is a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world in terms of projected to become the most populous city in the world PM2.5 levels in 2016. around 2028. 51. India’s first 5G radio laboratory installed by IIT Delhi 37. International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) - Chennai, Tamil 52. National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Nadu. 53. The Union Government constituted a Narendra Kumar 38. Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology Sinha committee to frame regulations for online news adopted the word ‘AYUSH’ in Hindi and English portals. languages for scientific and technical purposes. 54. Jio Payments Bank Limited recently started its operation. 39. Shivangi Pathak become India’s youngest women to Jio Payments Bank is a joint venture between Reliance scale Mt Everest from Nepal side. Industries and SBI. 40. India is the largest remittance-receiving country in the 55. Rank of India in the world in terms of risk of cyber world in 2017, as per report ‘RemitSCOPE – Remittance threats in 2017 - 3rd markets and opportunities – Asia and the Pacific’. 56. Multi Modal Logistic Park launched in Goa 41. US-based retail giant Walmart has confirmed that it will 57. Mangaluru International Airport named as the India’s buy 77% stake in India's largest e-commerce startup cleanest airport, as per latest survey conducted by the Flipkart for $16 billion. Airports Authority of India (AAI).

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58. Rank of India in World Press Freedom Index 2018 - 138 64. West Bengal state Gram Panchayat (GP) won the 59. India is the highest recipient of remittances in 2017, as Centre's award for the best Gram Panchayat in the per World Bank (WB)’s latest report “Migration and country. Development Brief”. 65. The Union Home Ministry totally removed Armed 60. Diu smart city became the first city in India, that runs on Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from all areas of 100% renewable energy during the daytime. Meghalaya state. 61. Pawan Chamling became the longest serving Chief 66. India ranked at 10th positions in the 2018 Minister of India. Commonwealth Innovation Index (CII- 2018). 62. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) became the first listed 67. Ajit Doval Committee - The Union Government Indian IT firm to hit $100 billion market capitalisation constituted Defence Planning Committee (DPC) to (m-cap). facilitate comprehensive planning for the defence forces. 63. The Haryana state government appointed Gauri Sheoran It will be chaired by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit an Indian shooter as the brand ambassador of Measles Doval. and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign. State Affairs

1. Gujarat Government has granted religious minority 9. Neem and black buck have been declared as the state status to Jews living in the state. tree and animal respectively of Andhra Pradesh state. 2. Jharkhand To Set Up Country's 1st Khadi Mall: 10. In Uttarakhand, Polythene will be completely prohibited Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced that from 31st July in the state. All the polythene vendors the first 'Khadi Mall' of the country will be opened in have been asked to finish the polyethylene stock before Jharkhand. 31st July.

3. Behdienkhlam Festival concludes in Meghalaya: The 11. Following directions from Supreme Court, the Central famous 4-day Meghalaya Annual Cultural Festival. Government has constituted the Cauvery Water 4. "Behdienkhlam", held every year at the small peripheral Management Authority (CMA) to address the dispute town of Jowai, Meghalaya. over sharing of river water among Tamil Nadu, 5. Animals Declared As ‘Legal Persons’ in Uttarakhand: In a first, the Uttarakhand High Court accorded the status Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. of ‘legal person or entity’ to the animals in the state. The 12. The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to do HC stated that "they have a distinct persona with away with semester system in undergraduate (UG) corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living courses and revert to annual examination system. person." 13. Queen' Pineapple fruit declared as official fruit of 6. Madhya Pradesh was awarded by Union Ministry of Tripura state. Health and Family Welfare for reducing maternal 14. The Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to set up the mortality under Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood country's first national sports university in – Manipur Campaign (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan- 15. Chhattisgarh state will get specialised anti-Naxal combat force called Black Panther on the lines of the PMSMA). Greyhounds unit of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, 7. Governor’s Rule imposed in which state -Jammu and 16. Rajasthan state government launched Nidaan software Kashmir. for disease monitoring and strengthening tele-medicine 8. Punjab state launched “Business First Portal" a major services in the government hospitals. step to give a big push towards the ease of doing business in the state.

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17. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation 24. Punjab state government along with World Wildlife stone for the Southern Campus of National Institute of Fund (WWF) India conducted the first organized census Disaster Management (NIDM) in Andhra Pradesh. for the conservation of Indus dolphins on their 18. Goa celebrates its Statehood day on 30th May. population. 19. On 16 May 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the 25. Madhya Pradesh government launched India’s first Indian Union. Integrated Control and Command Centre (ICCC) for its 20. Telangana state govt. issued an order to provide 2% smart cities at the Bhopal Smart City Development reservation in government jobs in the state to Corporation Ltd. (BSCDCL) facility in the Berkheda area. meritorious sportspersons. 21. Bihar state govt signed a MoU with NTPC Limited to 26. The Sikkim government nominated Bollywood singer improve the performance of Power Sector in the state. Mohit Chauhan as the Green Ambassador of the state. 22. Cabinet approves setting up of a Central University of 27. The world’s second oldest rock discovered from Andhra Pradesh in Andhra Pradesh. Kendujhar district of Odisha. 23. The Himachal Pradesh govt. to spend 25 crore rupees 28. Gujarat and Maharashtra states celebrated their 58th on renovating and developing the Bantony foundation day on 1 May 2018. Castle. 29. Maharashtra state became the first state in the country to provide digitally-signed land record receipts.

International Affairs

1. Asia's 1st Patent Arbitration Centre to open in 7. Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced his resignation. He was Tokyo: Asia's first arbitration centre specialised in the Prime Minister of Georgia. intellectual property is slated to open in Tokyo in 8. Raksha Mantri, Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the September 2018 to resolve the growing number of first Representative Office of Navratna Defence PSU disputes in the region. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. World's 1st Digital Art Museum Opens in Tokyo: 9. The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary meeting took place on in Jurmala, Latvia The world’s first digital art museum opened its doors 10. The headquarter of Organisation for the Prohibition of to the public in Tokyo, Japan allowing patrons to step Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is in The Hague, all the way into the artworks. Netherlands 3. India to Operate 'World’s Emptiest Airport' in Sri 11. US country unveiled the world's most powerful and Lanka: The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport smartest scientific supercomputer named 'Summit’. (MRIA) would be operated as a Sri Lanka-India joint 12. Home Minister Rajnath Singh lays foundation stone for venture. The $210 million facility, 241km south-east of refinery project in Mongolian Refinery. Colombo, is dubbed the “world’s emptiest airport” due 13. Colombia recently, joined North Atlantic Treaty to a lack of flights. Organization (NATO) as global partner. 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three Indian 14. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) digital payment systems - RuPay, BHIM app and UPI by Nepal became first country in south-east Asia Region SBI at the 'Business, Innovation and Community Event' to defeat trachoma, world’s leading infectious cause of in Singapore. blindness. 5. India has signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement 15. Narendra Modi among top 10 most powerful (MRA) in Nursing with Singapore. people in the world: Forbes 6. World's Most Experienced Spacewoman Peggy 16. The World Health Organization (WHO) launched an Whitson retired after a 22-year-long career. Whitson, initiative ‘REPLACE’ to provide a guidance for all who joined NASA as a researcher in 1986.

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countries on how to remove artificial trans fats from 20. The British marketing analytics firm, Cambridge their foods supply by 2023. Analytica announced to shut down all its business 17. Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in operations in Britain and the United States. Jerusalem and became the first country to follow in the 21. The Swedish Academy postponed 2018 Nobel Awards footsteps of the United States. of Literature categories in the wake of a sexual and 18. Russia unveiled the world's first floating nuclear financial scandal. power station. 22. According to the Airports Council International (ACI) 19. US President announces US withdrawal from 2015 traffic forecast - India has been projected to be the landmark nuclear deal with Iran. second fastest growing country in the world for air passenger traffic. Sports 21st Commonwealth Games 2018

1. Host Country – Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. India at Commonwealth Games 2018 – Note: • It is for the 5th time Australia hosted the Flag bearer Commonwealth Games. • Opening – P.V. Sindhu led Indian contingent at • Earlier Australia hosted Commonwealth the opening ceremony of the 21st Games in -1938, 1962, 1982, 2006. Commonwealth Games 2018. • Motto - "Share the Dream". • Closing - Mary Kom led Indian contingent at • Mascot - Borobi the closing ceremony of the 21st Commonwealth • Next Commonwealth Games 2022 - Games 2018. Birmingham, England. • Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar was the flag-bearer • Shooting game excluded from 2022 in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games. The Birmingham • 2014 Commonwealth Games was held in Organising Committee of Commonwealth Glasgow, Scotland Games decided not to pick shooting game for 2022 Games. 2. Mithali Raj became the first batsman from the country 7. India will host 2021Champions Trophy. to score 2000 runs in T20I cricket. • According to ICC Chief Executive Dave • Mithali has now scored 2015 runs in 74 T20Is Richardson, the International Cricket Council with the help of 14 half-centuries. (ICC) decided to convert the 2021 Champions 3. Kagiso Rabada wins South Africa's Cricketer of The Trophy into a World T20 event scheduled in Year Award. • Kagiso Rabada, the world's number one Test India. bowler, was named South Africa's Cricketer of the Year. 4. Chennai Super Kings won the 11th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018. 5. AB de Villiers announced his decision to retire from international cricket. 6. New Head coach of Australia cricket team - Justin Langer

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8. FIFA World Cup 2018 – Russia is hosting 2018 FIFA • West Bengal won the 2017 Santosh Trophy. World Cup. from It is scheduled to take place 14 June • Santosh Trophy is an annual Indian football to 15 July 2018. tournament started in 1941. • Wolf chosen as 2018 FIFA World Cup Official 10. Bengaluru FC won the Super Cup football Mascot and named Zabivaka™ which means tournament 2018 “the one who scores” in Russian. • Bengaluru FC won the inaugural edition of 9. Santosh Trophy 2018 - Kerala the Super Cup football tournament at the • Kerala defeated West Bengal in the final to win the 2018 Santosh Trophy. Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. • With this win, Kerala won the Santosh Trophy • They defeated Kolkata football giants East for sixth time. Bengal by a convincing margin of 4-1.

LIST OF NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

States National park Remarks Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park - Sri Venkateswara National Park - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh Mouling National Park - Namdapha National Park - Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary Assam Kaziranga National Park One-Horned Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Feral horse, Golden Langur Manas National Park Golden Langur, Red Panda, UNESCO World Heritage Site Nameri National Park - Orang National Park - Bihar Valmiki National Park - Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh Indravati National Park - Kanger Valley National Park - Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park - Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary Goa Mollem National Park - Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Gujarat Gir Forest National Park Asiatic lion Blackbuck National Park Black Buck Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch - Vansda National Park -

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Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary Haryana Kalesar National Park - Sultanpur National Park - Himachal Pradesh Pin Valley National Park - Great Himalayan National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site Inderkilla National Park - Khirganga National Park - Simbalbara National Park - Jammu & Kashmir Dachigam National Park Kashmir stag Hemis National Park - Kishtwar National Park - Salim Ali National Park - Jharkhand Betla National Park Forest owlets, Sloth bear, Bison Karnataka Dandeli National Park - Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park) - Bandipur National Park - Bannerghatta National Park Sloth Bear Kudremukh National Park - Anshi national park - Kerala Pambadum Shola National Park - Eravikulam National Park Nilgiri Tahr (found in western ghats) Mathikettan Shola National Park - Silent Valley National Park Lion-tailed macaque (found in western ghats) Anamudi Shola National Park - Periyar National Park - Madhya Pradesh Bandhavgarh National Park - Pench National Park - Kanha National Park - Panna National Park Madhav National Park - Mandla Plant Fossils National Park - Pench National Park - Sanjay National Park - Satpura National Park - Van Vihar national park -

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Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary Maharastra Sanjay Gandhi National Park - Chandoli National Park - Navegaon National Park - Tadoba National Park - Gugamal national park - Manipur Keibul Lamjao National Park Sangai or Dancing Deers, Only floating park in the world Sirohi National Park - Meghalaya Balphakram National Park Red Panda Nokrek National Park Red Panda, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Mizoram Murlen National Park - Phawngpui Blue National Park - Dampa Tiger Reserve Nagaland Ntangki National Park - Odisha Similipal National Park - Bhitarkanika National Park Mangroves, Salt water crocodile Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sariska National Park - Ranthambore National Park - Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National Park - Desert National Park Great Indian bustard Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim Khangchendzonga National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Musk Deer Tamil Nadu Mudumalai National Park - Mukurthi National Park Nilgiri tahr Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park - Guindy National Park - Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park - Telangana Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park - Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park - Mrugavani National Park - Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary

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Clouded Leopard National Park - Uttarakhand Rajaji National Park - Jim Corbett National Park - Gangotri National Park - Valley of Flowers National Park - Govind Pashu Vihar - UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, Nanda Devi National Park Snow Leopard (Himalayan region) Uttar Pradesh Dudhwa National Park - West Bengal Buxa Tiger Reserve Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Bengal Tigers Jaldapara National Park Indian rhinoceros Buxa National Park - Neora Valley NationalPark - Singalila National Park - Gorumara National Park - Andaman and Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor) Nicobar National Park - Middle Button Island National Park - Mount Harriett National Park - North Button Island National Park - Rani Jhansi Marine National Park - Saddle Peak National Park - South Button Island National Park - Campbell Bay National Park - Galathea Bay National Park -

LIST OF AWARDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

1. Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian award of the 3. Saraswati Samman (Literature): The award was India. The award was given for outstanding instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It is an achievements in the arts, literature, science and public annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry services but the government expanded the criteria to literary works in any 22 Indian languages. include "any field of human endeavour". The number of 4. Jnanpith award (Literature): The award was instituted annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a in 1961 and it is It is presented by the Bharatiya particular year. Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the 2. Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the publishers of the newspaper The Times of India. It is an most prestigious award available in the fields of annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and literary works in any 22 Indian languages. economics.

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5. Vyas Samman (Literature): The award annually by the 15. Kalinga Prize (Science): It is an award given by UNESCO K.K. Birla Foundation in recognition of the Hindi literary for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay work published in past 10 years. people. 6. Bihari Puraskar (Literature): It is Bihari Puraskar is a 16. Pulitzer Prize (Journalism): It is an award for literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The achievements in newspaper and online journalism, award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and literature, and musical composition in the United is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or States. Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. 17. Abel Prize (Mathematics): It is an international prize 7. Moorti Devi Award (Literature): It is an annual literary awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith or more outstanding mathematicians. organization for a work which emphasizes Indian 18. Grammy Award (Music): It is an accolade by the philosophy and culture. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the 8. Booker Prize (Literature): It is an annual award for the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in best original novel, written in the English language, and the music industry. published in the UK literary award 19. Stirling Prize (Architecture): The Royal Institute of 9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Cinema/Films): It is India's British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the excellence in architecture. National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of 20. Aga Khan Award (Architecture): It is an architectural Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to Information and Broadcasting. identify and reward architectural concepts that 10. Arjuna Award (sports): Outstanding performance from successfully address the needs and aspirations of the sportspersons in sports and games. Islamic societies in the fields of contemporary design, The Government has modified the format of Arjuna social housing, community development and Award very recently and as per the revised schematic improvement. guidelines a sportsperson must have very good 21. Pritzker Prize (Architecture): It is awarded annually "to consistent performances for the previous 3 years at the honour a living architect. international level to be considered as eligible for the Award. 11. Dronacharya Award (eminent coaches of any particular sport): The award is named after the very famous archery coach, mentioned in the epic of India known as the Mahabharata. This very award is not related with the sportspersons who are still playing in the field; instead this is related to those eminent coaches of any particular sport. 12. Dhyan Chand Award (sports): The award that is given to the veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime achievement in their respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games. 13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: It is the highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson for his/her achievements in India. 14. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (for Science & Technology): It is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics.

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NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA

State Nuclear Power Station Gujarat Kakrapar Nuclear power station Haryana Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station Karnataka Kaiga Nuclear power station Maharashtra Tarapur Atomic power station (first in India) Tamil Nadu (i) Kundakulam Nuclear Power Plant (ii) Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant Uttar Pradesh Narora Atomic Power Station Rajasthan Rawatbhata

LIST OF AIRPORTS WITH THEIR CITIES AND STATES

Airport City State Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati Assam Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi Delhi Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad Gujarat Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru Karnataka Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai Maharashtra Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur Maharashtra Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata West Bengal Agatti Airport - Lakshadweep (UT)

Classical Dances of India

Dance State Famous Personalities Rukmani devi Arundale, Krisna murthy, Shovana Narayan ,Sonal Mansingh, Bharatnatyam Tamil nadu Vaijayantimala, T Balakrishan, Padma Subramaniyam. Kathak Uttar Pradesh Birju Maharaj, Shovana Narayan. Mallika Sarabhai, Yamini Krishanmurthy, T Balasarswathi, Ragini Devi,G, Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh sarala, Raja Reddy 19

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Kathakali Kerala Mukunda Raja, Koppan Nair, Gopinath Karishan Odissi Odisha Guuru Mayadhar Raut, Kelucharan Mohapatra Manipuri Manipur Jhaver Sisters, Rita devi Sattriya Assam Anwesa Mahanta Mohiniyatta Kerala Kalyani Amma, Shanta Rao.

Folk Dances

State Dance Andhra Pradesh Kuchipudi, Kolattam Arunachal Pradesh Bardo Chham Assam Bihu dance, Jhumur Naach Jharkhand Karma/Munda Chhattisgarh Panthi, Raut Nacha, Gaur Maria, Dekhni Dance Goa Koli, Dashavatara, Dekhni, Dhalo, Ghodemodni, Romta Mel, Divlyan Nach (Lamp dance) Gujarat Garba, Raas, Tippani Dance Himachal Pradesh Kinnauri Nati Haryana Saang, Ras Leela, Ghoomar, Jhumar, Teej, Phag ,Dhamal Karnataka Yakshagana, Bayalata. Mohiniyattam, Kathakali, Koodiyattam, Thirayattam, Thitambu Nritham, Aravanmuttu, Kerala Padayani. Madhya Pradesh Jawara, Maanch, Grida, Tertali, Phulpati Dance, Matki Dance Maharashtra Lavni, Tamasha ,Dangi ,Pavri Nach ,Povadas ,Koli ,Dindi Manipur Thang Ta, Dhol cholom Mizoram Cheraw Dance Nagaland Chang Lo or Sua Lua. Ghumura Dance, Ruk Mar Nacha (& Chhau dance), Goti Pua, Nacni, Odissi, Baagh Naach or Odisha Tiger Dance, Dalkhai , Dhap, Ghumra Punjab Bhangra, Giddh , Jhumar, Karthi, Ludi Rajasthan Ghoomar, Kalbelia, Bhavai, Kachchhi Ghodi. Sikkim Singhi Chham Bharatanatyam, Kamandi or Kaman Pandigai, Devarattam, Kummi, Kolattam, Karagattam or Tamil Nadu Karagam, Mayil Attam or Peacock dance

Paampu attam or Snake Dance Tripura Hojagiri West Bengal Gambhira, Nacni, Alkap, Domni, Chow

LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES – NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL 20

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January

4th January World Braille Day 9th January Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (NRI Day) 10th January World Hindi Day World Laughter Day 12th January National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) 15th January Army Day 24th January National Girl Child Day 25th January National Voters Day National Tourism Day 26th January India’s Republic Day International Customs day 29th January National Immunization Day

February

1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day 2nd Feb World Wetland Day 4th Feb World Cancer Day 10th Feb National Deworming Day 13th Feb World Radio Day 21st Feb International Mother Language Day 28th Feb National Science Day

March

1st March Zero Discrimination Day 3rd March World Wildlife Day National Defence Day 8th March International Women’s Day 14th March Pi Day (Greek letter “π”) 15th March World Consumer Rights Day 20th March World Sparrow Day International Day of Happiness 21st March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21st March World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz 21st March International Day of Forests World Down Syndrome Day

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22nd March World Water Day 23rd March World Meteorological Day 24th March World Tuberculosis Day

25th March International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 27th March World Theatre Day 28th March Earth Hour

April

2nd April World Autism Awareness Day International Children’s Book Day 5th April National Maritime Day 6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7th April World Health Day 18th April World Heritage Day 21st April National Civil Services Day 22nd April World Earth Day 23rd April World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day 24th April National Panchayati Day Women’s Political Empowerment Day, India 25th April World Malaria Day 26th April World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) 29th April World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30th April International Jazz Day Anti-Child Labour Day

May

1st May International Labour Day May Day Maharashtra Day 3rd May World Press Freedom Day International Sun Day International Energy Day

08th May World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War 08th May World Thalassaemia Day 10th May International Migratory Bird Day 11 th May National technology day

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12th May International Nurses Day 17th May World Tele-communication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia 20th May World Meteorology Day 21th May National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development 22th May International Day for Biological Diversity 24th May Commonwealth Day 31th May World Anti Tobacco Day

June

01 Jun World Milk Day 05 Jun World Environment Day 08 Jun World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day 12 Jun World Day Against Child Labor 14 Jun World Blood Donor Day 3rd Sunday of June World Father’s Day 20 Jun World Refugee Day 21 Jun World Music Day International Yoga Day

23 Jun International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows Day International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of Victims of 26 Jun torture

July

01 Jul International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day 07 Jul World Chocolate Day 11 Jul World Population Day 12 Jul International Malala Day 18 Jul International Nelson Mandela Day 26 Jul Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day 28 Jul World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day 29 Jul International Tiger Day

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06 Aug Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day 09 Aug Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day 12 Aug International Youth Day 14 Aug Pakistan’s Independence Day 15 Aug India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day 19 Aug World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja 20 Aug Diwas

23 Aug International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition 29 Aug National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday

September

05 Sep National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day 08 Sep World Literacy Day 14 Sep Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day 15 Sep International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day 16 Sep World Ozone Day

21 Sep World Peace Day or International day for Peace an Nonviolence (UN), World Alzheimer’s Day 27 Sep World Tourism Day 28 Sep World Rabies Day

October

1st Monday of World Habitat Day October 01 Oct World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly 02 Oct Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Nonviolence 03 Oct World Nature Day 04 Oct World Animal Day 05 Oct World Teacher’s Day 06 Oct World Wildlife Day 08 Oct Indian Air Force Day 09 Oct World Postal or Postoffice Day 10 Oct World Mental Health Day, National Postoffice Day 11 Oct International Day of the Girl Child 13 Oct International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 16 Oct World Food Day 24

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17 Oct International Poverty Day for it's Eradication 20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day 24 Oct UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day 28 Oct International Animation Day

November

06 Nov International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 10 Nov World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day 11 Nov National Education Day 12 Nov World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day 14 Nov Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes Day 17 Nov International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day 19 Nov World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day 20 Nov Universal Children’s Day 26 Nov National Law Day or National constitution Day 30 Nov National Flag Day

December

01 Dec World AIDS Day 02 Dec World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 03 Dec International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day 04 Dec Indian Navy Day 07 Dec International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day 09 Dec The International Anticorruption Day 10 Dec World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting 11 Dec International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day 14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day (India) 16 Dec Vijay Diwas 18 Dec International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day 23 Dec National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas 25 Dec Good governance day

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LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH THEIR CAPITAL AND CURRENCIES

Country Name Capital Currency Kabul Afghani 1. Afghanistan Algiers Dinar 2. Algeria Luanda New Kwanza 3. Angola Buenos Aires Peso 4. Argentina Yerevan Dram 5. Armenia Canberra Australian dollar 6. Australia Vienna Euro (formerly schilling) 7. Austria Baku Manat 8. Azerbaijan Manama Bahrain dinar 9. Bahrain Dhaka Taka 10. Bangladesh Minsk Belorussian Ruble 11. Belarus Brussels Euro (formerly Belgian franc) 12. Belgium Thimphu Ngultrum 13. Bhutan La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) Boliviano 14. Bolivia Gaborone Pula 15. Botswana Brasilia Real 16. Brazil Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei dollar 17. Brunei Sofia Lev 18. Bulgaria Bujumbura Burundi franc 19. Burundi Phnom Penh Riel 20. Cambodia Ottawa Canadian dollar 21. Canada

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Santiago Chilean Peso 24. Chile Beijing Yuan/Renminbi 25. China Bogota Colombian Peso 26. Colombia Havana Cuban Peso 27. Cuba Nicosia Cyprus pound 28. Cyprus Prague Koruna 29. Czech Republic Copenhagen Krone 30. Denmark Djibouti Djibouti franc 31. Djibouti Santo Domingo Dominican Peso 32. Dominican Republic Quito U.S. dollar 33. Ecuador Cairo Egyptian pound 34. Egypt San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar 35. El Salvador Asmara Nakfa 36. Eritrea Tallinn Kroon 37. Estonia Addis Ababa Birr 38. Ethiopia Suva Fiji dollar 39. Fiji Helsinki Euro (formerly markka) 40. Finland Paris Euro (formerly French franc) 41. France Banjul Dalasi 42. The Gambia Tbilisi Lari 43. Georgia Berlin Euro 44. Germany Athens Euro 45. Greece Conakry Guinean franc 46. Guinea Georgetown Guyanese dollar 47. Guyana Port-au-Prince Gourde 48. Haiti

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Budapest Forint 49. Hungary New Delhi Rupee 50. India Jakarta Rupiah 51. Indonesia Tehran Rial 52. Iran Baghdad Iraqi Dinar 53. Iraq Dublin Euro 54. Ireland Jerusalem Shekel 55. Israel Rome Euro 56. Italy Kingston Jamaican dollar 57. Jamaica Tokyo Yen 58. Japan Amman Jordanian dinar 59. Jordan Astana Tenge 60. Kazakhstan Nairobi Kenya shilling 61. Kenya Pyongyang Won 62. Korea, North Seoul Won 63. Korea, South Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar 64. Kuwait Bishkek Som 65. Kyrgyzstan Vientiane New Kip 66. Laos Riga Lats 67. Latvia Beirut Lebanese pound 68. Lebanon Monrovia Liberian dollar 69. Liberia Tripoli Libyan dinar 70. Libya Vaduz Swiss franc 71. Liechtenstein Vilnius Litas 72. Lithuania Luxembourg Euro 73. Luxembourg

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Skopje Denar 74. Macedonia Antananarivo Malagasy franc 75. Madagascar Kuala Lumpur Ringgit 76. Malaysia Male Rufiya 77. Maldives Bamako CFA Franc 78. Mali Nouakchott Ouguiya 79. Mauritania Port Louis Mauritian rupee 80. Mauritius Mexico City Mexican peso 81. Mexico Ulaanbaatar Tugrik 82. Mongolia Podgorica Euro 83. Montenegro Rabat Dirham 84. Morocco Maputo Metical 85. Mozambique Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw Kyat 86. Myanmar Kathmandu Nepalese rupee 87. Nepal Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) Euro 88. Netherlands Wellington New Zealand dollar 89. New Zealand Abuja Naira 90. Nigeria Oslo Norwegian krone 91. Norway Muscat Omani rial 92. Oman Islamabad Pakistani rupee 93. Pakistan Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar 94. Panama Port Moresby Kina 95. Papua New Guinea Lima Nuevo sol (1991) 96. Peru Manila Peso 97. Philippines Warsaw Zloty 98. Poland

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Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo) 99. Portugal Doha Qatari riyal 100. Qatar Bucharest Leu 101. Romania Moscow Ruble 102. Russia Riyadh Riyal 103. Saudi Arabia Victoria Seychelles rupee 104. Seychelles Freetown Leone 105. Sierra Leone Singapore Singapore dollar 106. Singapore Mogadishu Somali shilling 107. Somalia Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town Rand 108. South Africa (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)

Juba Sudanese Pound 109. South Sudan Madrid Euro 110. Spain Colombo Sri Lanka rupee 111. Sri Lanka Khartoum Dinar 112. Sudan Stockholm Krona 113. Sweden Bern Swiss franc 114. Switzerland Damascus Syrian pound 115. Syria Taipei Taiwan dollar 116. Taiwan Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) Tanzanian shilling 117. Tanzania Bangkok baht 118. Thailand Tunis Tunisian dinar 119. Tunisia Ankara Turkish lira (YTL) 120. Turkey Ashgabat Manat 121. Turkmenistan Vaiaku village, Funafuti province Australian dollar 122. Tuvalu Kampala Ugandan new shilling 123. Uganda

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Kyiv Hryvna 124. Ukraine

125. United Arab Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Emirates London Pound sterling 126. United Kingdom

127. United States of Washington D.C. dollar America Montevideo Uruguay peso 128. Uruguay Tashkent Uzbekistani sum 129. Uzbekistan Vatican City Euro 130. Vatican City Caracas Bolivar 131. Venezuela Hanoi Dong 132. Vietnam Sanaa Rial 133. Yemen Harare - 134. Zimbabwe

Important Cities on River Bank

City River Agra, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Saryu Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Ganges Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ganges Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Yamuna Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Gomti Ahmedabad, Gujarat Sabarmati Surat, Gujarat Tapi Vadodara, Gujarat Vishwamitri, Mahi, Narmada Bhagalpur, Bihar Ganges Patna, Bihar Ganges Gaya, Bihar Falgu (Neeranjana) Dibrugarh, Assam Brahmaputra Guwahati, Assam Brahmaputra

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Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly Pune, Maharashtra Mula, Mutha Nashik, Maharashtra Godavari Cuttack, Odisha Mahanadi Rourkela, Odisha Brahmani Bangalore, Karnataka Vrishabhavathi Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Chambal Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Narmada Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Shipra Madurai, Tamil Nadu Vaigai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Cooum, Adyar Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Noyyal Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Tungabhadra River Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Krishna New Delhi Yamuna Haridwar, Uttarakhand Ganges Hyderabad, Telangana Musi Kota, Rajasthan Chambal Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum

List of Chief Ministers & Governors

Current chief minister Governors States

Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu E. S. L. Narasimhan

Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu Brigadier (Retd.) BD Mishra

Assam Sarbananda Sonowal Jagdish Mukhi

Bihar Nitish Kumar

Chhattisgarh Balram Das Tandon

Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal (Lt. Governor)

Goa Manohar Parrikar Mridula Sinha

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Gujarat Vijay Rupani Om Prakash Kohli

Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar Kaptan Singh Solanki

Himachal Pradesh Jairam Thakur Acharya Dev Vrat

Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti Narinder Nath Vohra

Jharkhand Raghubar Das

Karnataka H. D. Kumaraswamy

Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam

Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis C. Vidyasagar Rao

Manipur N. Biren Singh Najma Heptulla

Meghalaya Conrad Sangma

Mizoram Lal Thanhawla Kummanam Rajasekharan

Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Padmanabha Acharya

Odisha Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal

Puducherry V. Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi (Lt. Governor)

Punjab Amarinder Singh V. P. Singh Badnore

Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh

Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling Shriniwas Patil

Tamil Nadu Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao E. S. L. Narasimhan (Additional Charge)

Tripura Biplab deb Keshari Nath Tripathi (Additional Charge)

Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik

Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat Krishan Kant Paul

West Bengal Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi

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List of Cabinet Ministers 2018

Portfolio Minister Name

Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Narendra Modi

Ministry of Home Affairs Raj Nath Singh

Ministry of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj

Ministry of Commerce and Industry & Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu

Minister without Portfolio

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Nitin Jairam Gadkari Rejuvenation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation D.V. Sadananda Gowda

Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation Uma Bharati

Ministry of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan

Ministry of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda

Chaudhary Birender Ministry of Steel Singh

Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete

Ministry of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Mines Narendra Singh Tomar

Ministry of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh

Ministry of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot

Ministry of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan

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Ministry of Coal, Railways, Finance, Corporate Affairs Piyush Goyal

Ministry of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman

Ministry of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

List of Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Name

Ministry of Planning Inderjit Singh Rao

Ministry of Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Department of AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Dr. Jitendra Singh

Ministry of Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh

Ministry of Communications Manoj Sinha

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Ministry of Power, New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri

Ministry of Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam

Ministers of State (Important)

Portfolio Minister Name

Ministry of External Affairs V.K. Singh

Dr. Mahesh Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sharma

Ministry of Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Arjun Ram Rejuvenation Meghwal

Ministry of Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha

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Ministry of Railways Manoj Sinha

Department of Atomic Energy, Space, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Prime Dr. Jitendra Singh Minister's Office

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