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CONTENT

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1. Important Days 1

2. International 2 - 4

3. National Affairs 5 - 12

4. State Affairs 13 - 15

5. Schemes 16 - 17

6. Economy 18 - 19

7. Awards & Honours 20

8. Science & Technology 21 - 22

9. Sports 23 - 24

10. Personalities 25

11. Miscellaneous 26

12. General Knowledge 27 - 32

13. Tamilnadu 33 - 35

14. Committee 36

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IMPORTANT DAYS

INTERNATIONAL DAYS

July 2 World UFO day

July 4 American Independence day

July 6 World Zoonoses day

July 7 International day of Cooperatives

July 11 World Population day

July 12 Malala day

July 12 34th Foundation day of NABARD

July 15 World Youth Skills day

July 17 World day for international justice

July 18 Nelson Mandela International day

July 28 World Hepatitis day

July 29 International tiger day

July 30 World day against Trafficking in person

NATIONAL DAYS

July 1 National doctors day

July 1 Foundation day of SBI (61st)

July 23 National Broadcasting day

July 26 Kargil Vijay Diwas

LIST OF DAYS AND ITS THEME IN JULY

July 1 National doctors day (Dr.Bidhan Chandra roy birth and death anniversary and also

given B.C Roy award for his memory)

July 7 International day of cooperatives (Theme: The power to act for a sustainable future)

July 11 World Population day (Theme: Investing in teenage girls)

July 15 World Youth skills day (Theme: Skills development to improve youth employment)

July 28 World Hepatitis day ( Theme: Elimation of hepatitis)

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• Currently, India is second largest

contributor of military and police

personnel.

• In the past, UN had faced severe

backlash over allegations of sexual

exploitation and abuse by its

peacekeepers, particularly those

working in Central African Republic.

• In 2015, 69 allegations were recorded

against peacekeepers but no Indian

was accused of any wrongdoing. No

Indian peacekeeper faced any

allegations of misconduct.

What is Yaws?

Yaws is a tropical infection of the skin, bones and

joints caused by the spirochete bacterium

Treponema pallidum pertenue.

It is spread by direct contact with the fluid from a

lesion of an infected person.

The disease is most common among children, who

spread it by playing together.

The disease infects only humans.

What is Neonatal Tetanus?

Neonatal tetanus is a form of generalised tetanus

that occurs in newborns.

Infants who have not acquired passive immunity

from the mother having been immunised are at risk.

It usually occurs through infection of the unhealed

umbilical stump, particularly when the stump is cut

with a non-sterile instrument.

The disease mostly occurs in developing countries,

particularly those with the least developed health

infrastructure. It is rare in developed countries.

INTERNATIONAL

INDIA MAKES THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO UN TRUST FUND

India has contributed USD 100,000 to a trust fund set up

for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by

peacekeepers.

India has historically been one of the largest troop-

contributing countries in peacekeeping operations.

INDIA FIRST COUNTRY TO BECOME YAWS-FREE

India becomes first country to be declared free of Yaws,

an infection of the skin and bones, much ahead of WHO

global target year of 2020. The UNICEF for Elimination

of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus and for being YAWS-

free.

TURKEY DECLARES THREE-MONTH

STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER A FAILED

MILITARY COUP

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

declared a three-month state of emergency in

the country. The emergency was declared in

response to the failed coup that happened

on 15 July 2016.

INDIA SETS UP APPAREL TRAINING

CENTRE IN NIGERIA

India has set up an apparel training centre in

Nigeria to support textiles industry of the

west African country

NATO SUMMIT STARTS IN POLAND

Biennial NATO summit has begun in

Warsaw, capital of Poland. NATO's 28

member countries, partner countries and

international organizations will attend the

conference.


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About NATO

The NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty

Organization. It is also called the North

Atlantic Alliance.

It is an intergovernmental military alliance

based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was

signed on 4 April 1949.

The previous summit was held in Wales, the

United Kingdom in 2014.

The grouping has 28 member countries

including major countries of North America

and Europe.

ABOUT DTAA:

It provides for source-based taxation of capital

gains arising from the alienation of shares, instead

of residence based taxation provided under the

DTAA signed in 1994.

The revision also provides for assistance for the

collection of taxes and updates in between the two

nation with the provisions related to Exchange of

Information to accepted international standards.

However in this revision to the grandfathering

clause was provided in case of investments that are

made before 1 April 2017 in which the capital gains

will be taxed in the country if which the taxpayer is

a resident.

OPERATION ‘SANKAT MOCHAN’ LAUNCHED

TO EVACUATE INDIAN CITIZENS FROM

SOUTH SUDAN

Union Government started the operation 'Sankat

Mochan' to evacuate its citizens stranded in South

Sudan's capital Juba. Two C-17 military transport

aircrafts have been pressed in service to make the

evacuation.

POKHARA-NEW DELHI DIRECT BUS SERVICE

LAUNCHED

The first direct bus service between Pokhara

(Nepal) and New Delhi (India) was launched to

connect South Asia’s two important cities.

CABINET APPROVES THE REVISED COST ESTIMATE OF PUNATSANGCHHU-II HYDROELECTRIC

PROJECT IN BHUTAN

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for Revised Cost

Estimate (RCE) of Rs. 7290.62 crore for the ongoing 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP)

in Bhutan. The total cost escalation for the project, at this stage, is Rs.3512.82 crore.

The Project will provide surplus power to India and thus augment power availability in the country and

would enable project works to proceed smoothly without interruption.

CYPRUS SET TO SIGN THE NEW TAX TREATY WITH INDIA

India and Cyprus have agreed to revise their tax treaty under which capital gains tax will be levied on the

sale of shares of investments made after April 1, 2017.

The new Cyprus Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), which has been agreed upon by both the

countries, would provide for source-based taxation of capital gains on transfer of shares.

KP Oli Stepped Down As Nepal PM

K.P. Sharma Oli resigned as prime minister

of Nepal on Sunday, minutes before facing a

no-confidence motion in parliament he was

certain to lose, plunging the impoverished,

quake-hit nation into fresh turmoil.

Russian leader Putin signs ‘Big Brother’ law

Russian President Vladimir Putin in July

2016 signed the “anti-terrorist” legislation

adopted by the lower and upper houses of

parliament in June 2016.


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This anti-terror amendment is dubbed as Big Brother by US intelligence contractor turned privacy activist

Edward Snowden.

Critics say that the measures may cost billions to the internet and telecom companies.

FIVE INDIANS IN FORBES ASIA'S 2016 HEROES OF PHILANTHROPY LIST

Five Indians have made it to Forbes Asia’s annual 'Heroes of Philanthropy' list for 2016, which was made

public by the magazine. The list of 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region working in philanthropy covers 40

celebrities.

SAMPARK Foundation's founder Anupama and Vineet Nayar

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla

Ben India CEO Amit Chandra and his wife Archana Chandra.

11TH ASEM SUMMIT BEGINS IN ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA

The eleventh edition of Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM11) or ASEM2016 began in Ulaanbaatar, the

capital of Mongolia.

The theme of the Summit is ‘Partnership for the Future through Connectivity‘.

World leaders including from the leaders of 51 member countries and the representatives of European

Union and Asian are attending the two day summit.

Indian delegation is led by Vice President Mohmmad Hamid Ansari.

India’s agenda for the summit is to push the efforts to boost inter-continental connectivity

ABOUT ASEM:

ASEM2016 is being held in the new world environment following Britain’s exit from the

European Union and a global economic slowdown.

It is also first major multilateral diplomatic gathering after recent ruling by UN-backed

international tribunal which has struck down China’s claims in strategic South China Sea.

ASEM2016 will also take into consideration the issue of terrorism during deliberations after

recent terror strike in Bangladesh and some European countries.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

SIKKIM BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST STATE TO LAUNCH OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA PORTAL

Sikkim became the first state in India to have an open government data portal linked sikkim.data.gov.in.

The open government data portal facilitates free use; reuse and redistribution of data produced or

commissioned by the government or government controlled entities by anyone.

KERALA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES FIRST EVER WATER METRO PROJECT IN THE COUNTRY

Kerala Government has launched Kochi Water Metro project, the first ever Water Metro project of the

country. It was launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Kochi, Kerala.

The project aims to provide water connectivity to people living between islands in the Kochi agglomeration

area and the city.

It will be built at an estimated cost of rs. 747 crore.

The project will be implemented by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) and funded by German

Development Bank.

KERALA GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES STATE TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP ON

IMMUNISATION

The Kerala State Government has constituted a State Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (STAGI) on

the lines of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI).

The Group will advise the State government on the policies and practices to be adopted and implemented

under the National Immunisation Programme.

A 3-DAY MEETING BETWEEN BSF & BORDER GUARD BANGLADESH (BGB) BEGINS IN

AGARTALA

A three-day meeting between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has begun in

Agartala to sort out problems along the border.

MOTORCYCLE RALLY ‘RIDE FOR ACCESSIBILITY’ FLAGGED OFF IN DELHI

A motorcycle rally named Ride for Accessibility was organized in the national capital with a message to

empower differently abled persons, Divyangs.

The rally which saw 500 young men and women motorcycle riders was flagged off at India Gate by

Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar, Science and Technology Minister Dr.

Harsh Vardhan and Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot.

Accessible India Campaign

It also known as Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is aimed at creating universal accessibility in built

environment, public transportation and Information and Communication Technology eco-system for

Divyangs.


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ABOUT PMSSY

It aims at correcting imbalances

in the availability of affordable

healthcare facilities in different

parts of country and also

augmenting facilities for quality

medical education in under-

served states.

MODI LAYS FOUNDATION STONE AIIMS AND REVIVAL OF A FERTILIZER PLANT IN GORAKHPUR

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences

(AIIMS) and revival of fertilizer factory which was closed for the last three decades in Gorakhpur district of

Uttar Pradesh.

Recently only, the Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of AIIMS under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya

Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,011 crore.

UNION GOVERNMENT FORMS 'DISHA' FOR TIMELY

IMPLEMENTATION OF CENTRAL SCHEMES

Union Government announced the formation of District

Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee

(DDCMC) that will be known as ‘Disha’. First meeting of Disha

will be held on 13 August 2016.

Disha was created for effective development and coordination

of Central Government's programme, whether it is for

infrastructure development or Social and human resource

development.

It will monitor the implementation of 28 schemes and programmes of Ministry of Rural Development and

other Ministries.

CM CHANDRABABU NAIDU LAUNCHES 'MISSION HARITA ANDHRA PRADESH'

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched 'Mission Harita Andhra Pradesh', by planting saplings at

Sunkollu village under Nuzividu mandal in Krishna district.

Interestingly, Harita Andhra Pradesh was a pet project of late chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy but

Chandrababu has now made it a 'mission' with a new slogan Vanam-Manam (forest and we).

The objective of the mission is to increase the green cover in the state to 50 per cent by the year 2029.

WEST BENGAL GOVT. SETS TARGET TO CONSTRUCT TOILETS ACROSS ALL VILLAGES OF THE STATE

BY MARCH 2019

The West Bengal government has set a target to construct toilets across all villages of the state by March

2019 to enable open defecation free (ODF) rural Bengal.

As in 2015, Nadia district became the first to achieve ODF status in the country.

MADHYA PRADESH BECOMES FIRST STATE TO APPROVE SETTING UP OF HAPPINESS DEPARTMENT

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet set up Happiness Department in the state. The department will work as knowledge

resource centre on the subject of happiness.

With this approval, Madhya Pradesh became the first state of the country to set up such a Department.

Apart from the department, the cabinet also decided to establish a state Happiness Institute under the

Happiness Department. Initially it will have a budget of 3 crore 60 lakh rupees.


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TRI NETRA:

The Tri-Netra will alert the drivers of any physical

obstruction on railway tracks ahead and thus give

ample time for the driver to apply the brakes to

prevent train accidents.

It is made of high sensitivity infra-red video

camera, high-resolution optical video camera and a

radar-based terrain mapping system. These three

components shall act as three eyes (Tri-Netra) of

the Locomotive Pilot.

TRI-NETRA - TERRAIN IMAGING FOR DIESEL RIVERS INFRA-RED, ENHANCED OPTICAL & RADAR

ASSISTED SYSTEM

Ministry of Railways, Railway Board has initiated a proposal to install TRI-NETRA systems on locomotives

for enhancing the vision of Locomotive Pilots in inclement weather. TRI-NETRA stands for - Terrain

imaging for diesel Rivers INfra-red, Enhanced opTical &Radar Assisted system.

74 SCHEMES OF 17 MINISTRIES & DEPARTMENTS

BROUGHT UNDER DBT

The GOI has been brought 74 schemes of 17

Ministries and Departments under Direct Benefit

Transfer (DBT).

Addressing the members of Consultative

Committee of his Ministry in New Delhi, Finance

Minister Arun Jaitley stated that DBT is a very

important scheme as it transfers the benefit to the

targeted beneficiaries.

MAHARASTRA CM LAUNCHES VIRTUAL, DIGITAL CLASSROOMS ACROSS 32 ITIS IN STATE

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched the facility of virtual and digital classrooms

across 32 ITIs in the state on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day.

According to him, the facility of virtual classrooms will bridge the urban-rural divide and open the doors of

knowledge. Mr. Fadnavis asked students to master their passion, and assures that jobs will come in plenty

due to the power of skill development.

‘RAMAYANA MONTH’ BEGINS IN KERALA

Kerala on 16 July 2016 started observing Ramayana month in the temples. In Malayalam it is termed as the

Ramayana Masam. The Ramayana Month starts with the commencement of Malayalam month ‘Karkidakam’.

UNION COMMERCE MINISTRY LAUNCHES E-MARKETPLACE PORTAL FOR GOODS

PROCUREMENT

The Union Commerce Ministry has launched an e-marketplace portal for online purchase of goods and

services by various central government ministries and departments.

231 NAMAMI GANGE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED

It across seven states including Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Haryana and Delhi.

These projects will involve modernization and redevelopment of Ghats and crematoriums, development of

sewage infrastructure and treatment, afforestation, tree plantation, pilot drain project, interceptor drain

project, trash skimmers and conservation of biodiversity.

CENTRE NOD FOR RENAMING OF MHOW RAILWAY STATION AFTER B R AMBEDKAR RAILWAY

STATION

The central government has given its nod for renaming Mhow railway station in Indore district of Madhya

Pradesh after BR Ambedkar as the Dalit icon was born there.


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MISSION INDRADHANUSH:

It depicts 7 colours of the rainbow which aims to cover

all those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated,

or are partially vaccinated against 7 vaccine

preventable diseases. The diseases include diphtheria,

whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles

and hepatitis B. Under this universal vaccination

programme, all vaccines will be made available free of

cost.

MISSION INDRADHANUSH TO NEXT COVER 13 MADYA PRADESH DISTRICTS

The third phase of 'Mission Indradhanush' will cover Alirajpur, Jhabua, Ashok Nagar, Raisen, Vidisha, Sagar,

Damoh, Tikamgarh, Chhattarpur, Panna, Umaria, Satna and Rewa districts".

RAJASTHAN BECOMES FIRST STATE TO

INTRODUCE MINIMUM WAGES FOR PART-

TIME WORKERS

Rajasthan has become the first state in the

country to introduce minimum wages for part-

time workers. Labour Department has issued a

notification in this regard.

With this notification, part-time workers now

come under the Minimum Wages Act 1948.

In another decision, the government has

increased minimum wages in all categories of scheduled employments by Rs 104 per month.

PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES SWAMI VIVEKANAND SABHAGAR AT KATHAK KENDRA OF

SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI IN NEW DELHI

The President said that Swami Vivekananda, whose name adorns this beautiful auditorium was not only a

good singer but was also an accomplished pakhawaj player.

WORLD'S LARGEST CHARKHA UNVEILED AT DELHI AIRPORT

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Minister Kalraj Mishra has unveiled the world’s largest Charkha at

Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, IGI in New Delhi.

The four tones Charkha made from high-quality Burma teak wood is estimated to last for over 50 years.

INDIA'S FIRST E-COURT OPENED IN HYDERABAD

India's first e-court has opened at High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. It is the common high court for the

states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

GOVT RELEASES RS 100 CR TOWARDS CO-CONTRIBUTION IN APY

The Government has released Rs 100 crore towards its co-contribution for Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for 2015-

16. APY provides minimum guaranteed pension ranging between Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 per month for the

subscriber from the age of 60 years.

ODISHA GOVERNMENT TO CELEBRATE BICENTENARY OF 1817 PAIKA REVOLT

Odisha Government on 19 July 2016 decided to celebrate the bicentenary (200 years) of the 1817 Paika revolt

against the British Empire in 2016.

For the purpose, the state will organise a series of events in Odisha and at national level.

PAIKA REVOLT:

The Paika revolt is termed as the first war of India’s Independence by many historians. Paikas (a martial race)

had first raised the banner of revolt against the British Raj on 29 March 1817 at Barunei near Khurda. They rose

due to several social, economic and political reasons. The Paiks rose in rebellion under their leader Bakshi

Jagabandhu and, projecting Lord Jagannath as the symbol of Oriya unity.


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Swachh Bharath Mission:

It was launched on 2 October 2014 to

make India clean and open defecation

free by 2019 to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s

150th birth anniversary.

The current cleanliness drive aims to end

the wide-spread practice of open

defecation, build more toilets and

improve waste management.

RAILWAY PASSENGERS TO GET RS 10 LAKH INSURANCE FOR LESS THAN RS 10 FROM SEPTEMBER

Indian railway is likely to start voluntary passenger insurance scheme from September by charging a

minimal premium of less than Rs 10 per ticket from travelers for an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh in case of

death or permanent disability caused in train accident.

ECI LAUNCHED NATIONAL ELECTORAL ROLL PURIFICATION 2016

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that launch of National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP)

2016 programme across the country.

The programme was launched to improve health of Electoral Rolls (ERs) and to optimize the Polling

Station (PS) location and area across the country.

The motto of ECI for the year 2016 is No voter to be left behind.

GOVT ROLLS OUT KVK PORTAL FOR MONITORING OF FARM CENTRE

The KVK(KRISH VIGAS KENDRAS) portal will provide information related to all schemes, market

development, and weather updates, besides advisory to farmers. This portal will also facilitate online

monitoring of KVKs.

GOVT TO CLEAN 10 ICONIC PLACES UNDER SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

The places which have been selected are

1. Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir

2. Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh

3. Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh

4. Golden Temple in Punjab

5. Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan,

6. Jagannath temple in Orissa

7. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Maharashtra

8. Manikarnika Ghat in Uttar Pradesh

9. Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu and

10. Kamakhya Temple in Assam.

KERALA GOVERNMENT IMPOSES 14.5% FAT TAX ON

JUNK FOOD

The Kerala government has announced to impose 14.5

% tax on junk food on the lines of ‘Fat Tax’ imposed on

such food items. This will make food items like

burgers, pizzas, pasta costlier.

The need for the so-called ‘fat tax’ is explained by the

fact the state currently has the second-highest obesity

rate for children in India.


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Fat tax

It is proposed tax on foods or drinks

judged to be unhealthy and whose

consumption is believed to be linked to

rising obesity levels.

It is similar to the sin tax imposed on items

such as alcohol or tobacco to discourage

their consumption. Kerala isn’t the first

state to impose so-called Fat tax.

In January 2016, Bihar government

decided to impose a 13.5% value-added tax

(VAT) on items such as salted

peanuts,samosas, sweets and a few

branded snacks.

ABOUT IDCF

The IDCF drive is a very cost-effective

intervention to curb the risk of spread of

diarrhoea which scales up during monsoon

season Intensified community awareness

campaigns on hygiene and promotion of Oral

Rehydration Salt(ORS) and Zinc therapy will be

conducted at state, district and village levels.

The importance of this drive is that to make ORS

available in the household when needed at the

time of diarrhoea.

ASHAs will visit all households with children

below 5 years of age for pre-positioning the ORS.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH LAUNCHES

NATIONWIDE INTENSIFIED DIARRHOEA

CONTROL FORTNIGHT (IDCF)

To be observerd from July 13-23. Under this

initiative, the government aims at covering over

80 % of children affected by diarrhoea across

the country.

INS KARNA COMMISSIONED BY NAVY CHIEF

Indian Navy has commissioned INS Karna, an

independent base of Marine Commandos

(MARCOS) at Bheemunipatanam Naval Base,

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

KERALA LAUNCHES ‘WORLD’S FIRST’ DIGITAL STUDENT INCUBATOR

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched SV.CO, purportedly world’s first digital student

incubator, as a digital makeover of the Startup Village in Kochi.

Startup Village is India’s first PPP model technology incubator and has supported more than 500 start-ups

and helped create 3,000 jobs during its first phase 2012-15.

CABINET ALLOCATES RS 12,000 CRORE TO

IMPART SKILL TRAINING TO 1 CRORE

PEOPLE OVER NEXT 4 YEARS

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime

Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved

the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

(PMKVY) with an outlay of Rs.12000 crore

to impart skilling to one crore people over

the next 4 years (2016-2020).

The PMKVY will impart fresh training to

60 lakh youths and certify skills of 40 lakh

persons acquired non-formally under the

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

About PMKVY:

PMKVY is the flagship outcome-based skill training scheme of the Union Ministry of Skill

Development & Entrepreneurship. It is skill certification and reward scheme.

Objective:

To enable and mobilize a large number of Indian youth to take up outcome based skill training

and become employable and earn their livelihood. Under the scheme, trainees who are

successfully trained, assessed and certified in skill courses run by affiliated training providers

will be provided with monetary reward.


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SMART VILLAGE:

It seeks to make villages ‘smart’ on the lines

of Smart Cities that will help them become

self-reliant, clean and hygienic. Toilets,

cleanliness, drop-out rate in primary

schools, malnutrition ratio, Anganwadi

facilities, vaccination of children, ATVT

services are some parameters on which

village will be adjudged as ‘Smart Village’.

These villages will get 80 lakh to 2 crore

rupees cash assistance from the state

government to improve public facilities in

the villages.

KERALA GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO BAN 'ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES'

Kerala government has banned 'electronic cigarette'. It was banned in view of studies claiming that its use can

cause various health issues, including cancer and heart ailments.

Kerala becomes fourth state in India to ban e-cigarette.

Punjab was the first state to ban e-cigarettes in November 2014 under the provisions of Cigarettes and Other

Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. It was followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka.

INDIA’S FIRST COMMERCIAL COURT AND COMMERCIAL DISPUTES RESOLUTION CENTRE

INAUGURATED IN CHATTISGARH

Country's first commercial dispute resolution centre and a commercial court in the state capital.

The commercial court is located in Naya Raipur area of the city.

The court also consists of arbitration centre and a meditation centre.

The first Commercial Court and Commercial Disputes Resolution Centre complex has ultra-modern facilities

like e-Court, e-Library, e-Filing, Video-conferencing and e-Summons.

It will help in improving the judicial system and the investors and business world.

PRESIDENT INAUGURATES SMART VILLAGE PILOT PROJECT AT RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN

Initially, this initiative will be implemented in five selected villages in Haryana than later on will be spread to

the entire country.

The five villages which will be developed into the smart villages under this pilot project are Dhaula, Alipur,

Harichandpur and Taj Nagar from Gurgaon district and Rojka Meo from Mewat district of Haryana.

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI'S ADDRESS

'MANN KI BAAT' TO BE BROADCAST IN

BANGLADESH

Prime Minister Narendra Modi radio programme

‘Mann Ki Baat’ will now also be telecast to

Bangladesh.

RAPID RURAL POLICE RESPONSE SYSTEM

LAUNCHED IN PUNJAB

A Rapid Rural Police Response System was

launched across Punjab to ensure prompt and

effective police response in the state's over 12,000

villages.

RAILWAY MINISTER SURESH PRABHU LAUNCHES NIVARAN PORTAL

It is an online system for redressal of service related grievance of serving and former railway employees.

The system will also provide employees of Indian Railways facility for lodging appeal to the higher authority

in case the decision is not found satisfactory.


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THE UNION HRD MINISTER LAUNCHES PRASHIKSHAK- A TEACHER EDUCATION PORTAL

Prashikshak is launched with a vision to strengthen District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) and

bring quality teachers into the Indian school education system.

IMPORTANT INDEX

INDIA RANKS 110TH ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDEX

In Sustainable Development index, India has ranked 110 out of 149 nations on where they stand with regard to

achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

India ranks 110th on the list is followed by Lesotho on 113th position, Pakistan (115), Myanmar (117),

Bangladesh (118) and Afghanistan (139)

INDIA RANKS 91 IN NETWORKED READINESS INDEX 2016

India was placed at 91st position in the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2016 that was released by the

Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF). The index was released as the part of the WEF’s Global

Information Technology Report 2016.

Singapore is at the top of the list. Finland holds the second place.

INDIA IS THE WORST PLACE FOR RETIREMENT, SAYS GLOBAL INDEX

Retiring in India is very bad idea. The country ranked last in the Natixis Global Asset Management's fourth

annual Global Retirement Index (GRI), making it the world's worst country for retirees.

Switzerland, Norway and Iceland are among the top three countries to retire, followed by the United States,

which is ranked 14th.

The list by Natixis ranks 43 nations compared to 150 last year with 34 from IMF's advanced economies, five

from OECD and four from BRICS.

In last year's survey, India scored No. 88 among the 150 countries ranked, but was the worst performing

BRICS country.

INDIA JUMPS 19 PLACES ON WORLD BANK LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDEX; MOVES TO 35TH

RANK

India improved its ranking in the World Bank group's (WBG) bi-annual "Logistics Performance Index 2016",

jumping from 54th in 2014 to 35th in 2016. This was announced by the World Bank Group in its recent launch

of the report.

Prashikshak:Prashikshak users will comprise pre-service teacher educators, DIET faculty

and principals, policy makers at district, state and national level and the general public.


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STATE AFFAIRS

KARNATAKA TRADE BODY INKS PACT WITH SANYA CITY

The Karnataka Region Economic and Trade Organisation (KRETO) and the Sanya People Municipal

Government, China,signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to foster trade between Sanya City and

Karnataka.

The agreement allows for large and medium delegations from Sanya to visit Karnataka and vice-versa.

This agreement also allows for Sanya city to be certified as an approved destination for delegation visits from

Karnataka.

The delegations visiting Karnataka from China, in turn, will be exposed to the traditional values of yoga,

apart from encouraging tourism and bilateral trade.

TELANGANA LAUNCHES TREE PLANTATION DRIVE

Contributing to the Telangana government drive to plant 25 saplings in one day, the CII, real estate

associations, the Stateowned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd, government departments and educational

institutions have pitched in to make it a success.

The ‘Harita Haram’ programme is aimed at building a greener and healthier State.

While the CII-Godrej GBC (Green Building Centre) aspires to set up a first private Botanical Garden focusing

on native species of Telangana, the members of the CII have planted 6.5 lakh saplings.

By the end of 2017, CII-Godrej GBC proposes to have about 1,000 native species where the centre would serve

as a resource centre to learn and appreciate the rich biodiversity of the State.

CREDAI, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India, planted 1,00,000 saplings at

Hyderabad Central University campus and pledged to maintain them for 3 years.

BHEL COMMISSIONS 250 MW POWER PLANT IN GUJARAT

State-run BHEL has commissioned another 250 MW unit based on eco-friendly Circulating Fluidised Bed

Combustion (CFBC) technology, using low quality coal (lignite) as the primary fuel.

The unit has been commissioned at Bhavnagar Energy Company (BECL) 2x250 MW thermal power project,

located at Padva village in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, the company said in a statement.

The project is equipped with CFBC technology that enables use of low quality lignite as fuel. The second unit

of this project is also at an advanced stage of completion.

UNION GOVT APPROVES RS 1,601 CRORE FOR HIMAYAT PROGRAMME IN J&K

The Union Government has approved nearly 1,600 crore rupees for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) under skill

development initiative ‘Himayat’ programme.

Under it, youths from both rural and urban areas of J&K would be imparted with training in various job-

intensive vocational courses over the next three years.

Youths enrolled for this scheme will be given training for six-months, nine-months and one year job-oriented

courses.They will be trained in and outside the state.

A provision has been also kept for foreign placements as well.

Himayat is a placement linked skill development initiative for training and placement of 1 lakh youths from

J&K in next 5 years. ‘Himayat’ is an Urdu word which means support.


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HARYANA GOVT LAUNCHES PASHUDHAN BIMA YOJANA

Haryana Government has launched Pashudhan Bima Yojana, an insurance cover scheme for cattle breeders

in the state.

It was launched by Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, O. P. Dhankar in Jhajjar.

Pashudhan Bima Yojana will provide insurance cover to cattle breeders in the state at different premium

rates for different animals.

Insurance cover will be provided at a premium of Rs 100 for cows, buffaloes, bulls, camels and at Rs 25 for

sheep, goat and pig for a period of three years. Under it, the insurance companies would give compensation

in case of death of animal (cattle).

CENTRE TO HOLD MAKE IN INDIA CONFERENCE IN ODISHA IN DECEMBER

The Central government proposes to organise a 'Make in India' conference in Bhubaneswar in December.

The conference would be organised by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of

Commerce and Industry, to attract investment to Odisha as well as the country.

The Odisha government has requested the ministry to hold the conference in the first week of December.

The tourism department of Odisha government organises the five-day twin mega events of Konark Festival

and International Sand Art Festival from December 1 every year.

The Konark Festival is held at the open air auditorium with famous Sun Temple in the backdrop.

Many renowned artistes of Odissi, Manipuri, Satriya, Kuchipudi, Bharatnatyam and Kathak perform at the

festival.

VODAFONE M-PESA TIES UP WITH PUNJAB POWER UTILITY

Vodafone M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer platform, has tied up with Punjab State Power Corporation

Limited (PSPCL) to enable consumers pay their electricity bills instantly.

Vodafone M-Pesa offers customers a cashless, secure platform for electricity bill payments with the largest

network of agents (or CashIn Points) to enable digitisation of money for cash holding population.

KARNATAKA OPENS DEDICATED START-UP CELL

The Government of Karnataka has set-up a dedicated start-up cell for speeding up the implementation of the

initiatives under its start-up policy.

The cell provides a springboard to facilitate sanctions of incentives and concessions under the Start-up

Policy 2015-2020, for start-ups registered with it.

A portal, www.startup.karnataka.gov.in, was launched to enable and educate start-ups on the State

government’s policies and provide access to various benefits under the policy.

All technology-based start-ups that fall under the criteria listed by the State government can register with

the portal.

This is the first time in India that a state government has come up with a dedicated Start-up Cell guided by

the Start-up Policy, which envisages the growth of 20,000 new start-ups, including 6,000 product start-ups, by

2020 in Karnataka.


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MAHARASHTRA TARGET OF PLANTING 2 CRORE TREES IN STATE CROSSED

Maharashtra government started an initiative for plantation of about 2 crores trees.

State Forest Department will plant 1.50 crore under the scheme and 5 million trees will be planted in 36

districts.

The Forest Minister said that the state plans to plant over 31,166,057 plants, for which 3 crore 5 lac 50 thousand

604 pits have been dugged too.


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SCHEMES

NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION SCHEME – got its ground clear by Cabinet.

With a massive target of training 50 lakh apprentices, The Union Cabinet presided over by Mr. Narendra

Modi approved the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme on July 5th

2016.

This scheme has a disbursal of about 10,000 crores in order to achieve its vast target of training 50 lakh

apprentices.

Apprenticeship Training is considered to be one of the most efficient ways to develop skilled manpower

for the country. It provides for an industry led, practice oriented, effective and efficient mode of formal

training.

This scheme will be implemented by Director General of Training (DGT) under Ministry of Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

Being a first attempt in offering financial assistance to the apprentices, Central Government will share

25% of the total stipend payable to the employee directly with employers.

GOVT ALLOWS STATE-RUN GENERAL INSURERS TO SELL PM’S CROP INSURANCE SCHEMES

Government of India made a pact of Allowing four Public Sector Insurers in PMFBY (Pradhan Mantri

Fasal Bima Yojana) on July 3rd

,2016.

Along with the existing 11 private sector Insurers now Government allowed Four PSU’s

namely LIC(life Insurance Corporation of India), General Insurance Corporation of India, National

Insurance Co. ltd, Oriental Insurance Co. ltd. to increase the agricultural insurance cover to a great extent.

The Government aims to achieve a huge potential of $2.5 Billion insurance premium collection in the

upcoming agricultural practice seasons.

The PMFBY has replaced the existing two crop insurance schemes — the National Agricultural Insurance

Scheme (NAIS) and the Modified NAIS.

MADHUBABU PENSION SCHEME EXTENDED TO 50 LAKH BENEFICIARIES WITH THE LATEST

ADDITION OF 3 LAKH PEOPLE

On the mark of Independence Day celebrations, ‘Madhubabu Pension Scheme‘ is going to be extended to

three lakh more beneficiaries from August 15.

Odisha Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik directed the district collectors to extend this pension scheme in order

to ensure social security for all the people on time.

On the addition of these 3 lakh beneficiaries on 15 august, this scheme covers 50 lakh beneficiaries

marking a strategic mark in building the social security of the normal people of Odisha.

The eligible people below poverty line (BPL) category would be covered under this Madhu Babu Pension

Yojana. Under the old-age pension scheme, a person receives Rs 300 per month after attaining 60 years.

Beneficiaries beyond the age of 80 receive Rs 500 per month. While the state government provides Rs 100

under the scheme, the remaining amount is provided by the Centre.


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MANIPUR JOINS UDAY SCHEME, TO GET BENEFITS WORTH RS 263 CRORE

North Eastern state Manipur has joined the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme. It

is the 14th state to join the UDAY.

The state will get benefit of around Rs 263 crore upon joining and can improve the state efficiency

of the Discoms. The state also the first in Northern states to join in Scheme.

In this regard MoU was inked between Centre and Manipur and its discoms for the benefit of the

Discom.

MEGHALAYA GOVERNOR LAUNCHED THE PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHIT MATRITVA ABHIYAN

(PMSMA)

Meghalaya Governor V.Shanmuganathan inaugurated the launch of Pradhan Mantri surakshit matriva

abiyan(PMSMA) in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya at a programme organized by the office of the

District Medical & health officer.

The inagural programme was followed by a daylong free medical camp for Pre Natal and post natal care

which was availed by hundreds of women and children.

. ABOUT PMSMA:

PMSMA Scheme is a new initiative of the central government aimed at boosting the health

care facilities for pregnant women especially the poor.

The scheme provides that pregnant women would be given health check-up and required

treatment for free on the 9th of every month in all government hospitals and health centers across

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ECONOMY

UNION CABINET APPROVES RECOMMENDATIONS OF 7TH PAY COMMISSION

The salaries and arrears, effective from 1 January 2016, will be made applicable.

The commission recommended 23.55 percent hike in pay and allowances of government employees.

This implementation of the recommendations will put an additional burden of 1.02 lakh crore rupees on the

exchequer annually or nearly 0.7 percent of GDP.

The minimum pay for government employees is recommended to be set at 18000 rupees per month against

Rs. 7000.

The maximum pay is recommended to be Rs. 2,25,000 per month for Apex Scale and Rs. 2,50,000 per month

for Cabinet Secretary and others presently at the same pay level.

The increase in pay will be 16 percent, increase in allowances will be 63 percent and increase in pension will

be 24 percent. The commission headed by Justice AK Mathur submitted its report to the Union Finance

Minister Arun Jaitley on 19 November 2015.

SBI LAUNCHES SBI DIGITAL VILLAGE

State Bank of India, the largest Bank in India, has embarked on transforming the villages into cash less eco-

system, by adopting them as SBI DIGITAL VILLAGES.

The project aims at transforming the selected villages into safe, healthy and vibrant digital centres.

The Bank will formally launch this initiative in 21 villages on the occasion of State Bank Day, which have

moved on to the digital platform.

SBI plans to bring 100 villages under this initiative across the country by the end of FY 17.

SBI SECURES $625 MILLION FROM WORLD BANK FOR SOLAR PROGRAMM

India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has signed an agreement worth 4,200 crore rupees ($625

million) with the World Bank to support its grid connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (GRPV) programme.

Under GRPV programme, at least 400 MW solar capacity will be created across the country.

FOURTH TRANCHE OF GOLD SCHEME NETS RS. 919 CR.

The fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme received applications for a record Rs.919 crore worth

of gold bonds, taking the total amount received through the scheme to about Rs.2,240 crore across the four

tranches of the scheme so far.

Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB): Record amount of Rs.919 cr equivalent to 2.95 tons gold mobilised in 4th

tranche. Scheme gaining popularity.

The first three tranches of the scheme attracted a total of Rs.1,318 crore corresponding to 4.9 tonnes (4,900 kg)

of gold, with the second tranche holding the previous record of highest subscription amount of Rs.746 crore

for 2.95 tonnes of gold.

G-20 FINANCE MINISTERS PLEDGE TO BOOST GLOBAL ECONOMY

The Finance Ministers from the Group of 20 (G-20) major economies have pledged to boost the global

economy, which is showing a weak recovery.


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SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND SCHEME

The aim of the Sovereign Gold

Bond scheme is to “reduce

demand, including through

imports, for physical gold, and in

the process reduce India’s current

account deficit,” the fact of the

matter is that the scheme has a

long way to go in achieving this.

This announcement was made at the end of the two-day

meeting of G-20 Finance ministers and Central Bank

Governors meeting held in the Chinese city of Chengdu.

G-20 Finance ministers expressed concern about Britain’s

plan to leave the European Union and how Brexit will

affect the world’s economy.

They vowed to reject trade protectionism, which became a

prominent issue at the meeting.

RS 2,048 CRORE SANCTIONED UNDER 'SWADESH DARSHAN' SCHEME

The Tourism Ministry has sanctioned 25 projects worth Rs 2,048 crore for 21 states and Union Territories

under 'Swadesh Darshan' since January last year, when the scheme was launched.

Of the sanctioned amount, about Rs 403 crore has been released to the states and UTs for projects which have

been approved.

The states and UTs for which the projects have been sanctioned under the scheme include Jammu and

Kashmir, Uttarakhand,Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya

Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar.

IDFC BANK ACQUIRES GRAMA VIDIYAL

IDFC Bank announced it had acquired Tamil Nadu-headquartered microfinance institution Grama Vidiyal

in an all-cash deal.

The company did not disclose the deal size. On finalisation of the deal, the MFI will become a wholly owned

subsidiary of the bank and act as a dedicated business correspondent for it.

The acquisition gives IDFC Bank access to Grama Vidiyal’s 12 lakh customers across seven States, besides

giving it 319 branches across 65 districts in these States.

The bank has obtained in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India for the deal.

'Swadesh Darshan' scheme

Objective to develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country.


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AWARDS & HONOURS

AWARD NAME WINNER NAME

Sangita kalanidhi award Violinist A Kanyakumari

World class gymnast Indian gymnast Dipa karmaker

Ramon Magsaysay award Bezwada Wilson and T.M.Krishna

Bharat Gaurav award Milkha Singh

World best airline Emirates

Janapith award Dr.Raghuveer Chaudhari

Youngest delegate at the democratic

National convention

Sruthi Palaniappan

World 12 th best govt institute The Council of Scientific Industrial Research

(CSIR)

Mahanayak award Goutam Ghose and Bappi Lahiri

Mr.world Title Rohit Khandelwel -1st Indian winner

Google community Impact award Advay Ramesh

Award for Exceptional BraveryAt Sea Radhika Menon (1St ever Women

AAAI (Advertising Agencies Association

of India) Lifetime Achievement award

Srinivasan K Swamy

Top Tourist destination in india Tamilnadu

Fastest Train in India Talgo

Oldest Living Elephant(86) Dakshayani (Guiness world record)

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA

award)

Kerala Tourism

UNESCO world heritage site Nalanda University

World Most Expensive Building Masjid al Haram(Saudi Arabia)

Caine Prize 2016 Lidudumalingani (book- memories We lost

SouthAfrica Writer)

SPORTS AWARD :

No.1 Test bowler Ravichandran Ashwin

Winner of Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton

World Record in Junior Atheletic

Championship

Neerja Chopra

Winner of Euro football Championship Portugal

Winner of Swiss open Feliciano Lopez

Canada Open Grand Prix(Mens) Sai praneeth


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ABOUT JUNO:

The unmanned spacecraft has been

named after the Roman goddess Juno,

the wife of Jupiter who is considered as

the god of the sky in ancient Greco-

Roman mythology Juno is the first

mission designed by NASA to see

beneath Jupiter’s clouds.

SCIENCE & TECH

JOINT INDO-THAILAND MILITARY EXERCISE ‘MAITREE’ CULMINATES

The Indo-Thailand Military Exercise Maitree at Krabi, Thailand. The exercise had commenced under the aegis

of the Royal Thailand Army.

The aim of the joint exercise was to train contingents of both the armies on conduct of counter terrorist

operations in an urban environment.

EXERCISE RIMPAC 2016 BEGINS

Exercise RIMPAC 2016, the Pacific military exercise, began on 30 June 2016 at Hawaii with 26 nations

participating in the war games that will cover the Hawaiian Island and southern California.

The theme of RIMPAC 2016 is Capable, Adaptive, Partners. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that

began in 1971.

Twenty-six nations including India, 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25000 personnel will

participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise that is scheduled from 30 June to 4 August

2016.

NASA'S JUNO SUCCESSFULLY ENTERS JUPITER'S ORBIT

NASA's $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit of Jupiter, the largest planet of the solar

system.

It was launched five years ago, and will study Jupiter's composition, gravity, magnetic field and search clues

about the planet's formation.

INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE

‘BARAK-8' OFF ODISHA COAST

Ballistic missile Barak-8 was successfully tested from

Balasore district of Odisha. The missile was launched

from test fired from launch pad no-3 of the Integrated Test

Range (ITR) at Chandipur.

The Barak-8 is India’s new surface to air missile which is

developed jointly with the Israel.

The system also includes a multi-functional surveillance

and threat alert radar (MF STAR) for tracking, detection and guidance of the missile.

The medium range surface-to-air missile missile (MR-SAM) developed jointly by India and Israel was

successfully test-fired

The MR-SAM has strike ranges from 50 to 70 km.

ZSI TO RECORD CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON ANIMALS IN FIVE HIMALAYAN STATES

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has launched long-term monitoring studies project to document the

effect of climate change on animal biodiversity in five Himalayan states.


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ABOUT DCN:

DCN is the largest single satellite

network in the Indian Defence Forces,

spread across the country. It is a strategic,

highly secure and scalable system.

It has has a pan-India reach from Ladakh

to the North East to island territories.The

tri-communication network makes voice

data and video data accessible to the

three services over a secured network

These five Himalayan states are Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal

Pradesh. Under the project, ZSI will monitor indicators in species like butterflies, bees, fish and other insects

to find how their distribution has been affected by climate change.

The project has been funded by the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change

(MoEFCC).The duration of the project is for three years.

INS TARASA, FOLLOW-ON WATER JET FAST ATTACK CRAFT, LAUNCHED BY INDIAN NAVY

Indian Navy launched the fourth in the series of Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FO-WJFAC) called INS

Tarasa. It was launched at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata.

INDIA’S FIRST INTEGRATED DEFENCE COMMUNICATION NETWORK LAUNCHED

India's first integrated defence communication network was launched, enabling the army, air force, navy and

the Special Forces Command to share situational awareness for a faster decision-making process.

The Defence Communication Network (DCN), a strategic, highly secure and scalable system, has a pan-India

reach from Ladakh to the North East to island territories.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST

PORT TO IMPLEMENT LOGISTICS DATA TAGGING OF

CONTAINERS

The logistics data bank tagging of containers is a first of

its kind facility which will help importers and exporters

track their goods in transit.

A RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Tag) tag would

be attached to each container which would be tracked

through RIFD readers installed at different locations.

It will integrate the information available with various

agencies across the supply chain to provide detailed real-

time information within a single window.

INDIAN NAVAL SHIPS VISIT PORT KELANG, MALAYSIA

Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch have arrived at Port Kelang on a four day visit, as part of

deployment of the Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea and Western Pacific.

The INS Sahyadri is commanded by Captain K S Rajkumar, INS Shakti is commanded by Captain Gagan

Kaushal and INS Kirch is commanded by Commander Sharad Sinsunwal.

There, Indian Naval Ships will have professional interaction with the Royal Malaysian Navy for further

enhancing co-operation between the two forces.

INS Tarasa :

It will perform anti-smuggling, fishery protection and search and rescue operations.


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SPORTS MURALITHARAN, LOHMANN, MORRIS AND ROLTON TO BE INDUCTED INTO CRICKET HALL OF

FAME

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Muttiah Muralitharan, Karen Rolton, Arthur Morris

and George Lohmann will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

With the announcement, off-spinner Muralitharan becomes the first Sri Lankan player to be inducted into the

Hall of Fame.

AFTER WRESTLER NARSINGH, SHOT PUTTER INDERJEET FAILS DOPE TEST

A few days after wrestler Narsingh Yadav was caught for doping, another Rio Olympics qualified athlete

Inderjeet Singh, a shot putter, has failed a dope test as his ‘A’ sample returned positive for a banned

substance.

GM HARIKA DRONAVALLI WINS FIDE WOMEN’S GRAND PRIX TROPHY IN CHINA

India's Grand Master Harika Dronavalli has won the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu in China.

Harika was playing with white against Russia's Olga Girya and made draw to win the title, her maiden

career GP title.

INDIA JUMPS 11 PLACES TO 152ND IN FOOTBALL RANKINGS

India made a big leap of 11 places to occupy 152nd spot in the latest world football rankings issued by FIFA.

India beat Laos 6-1 and 1-0 in the home and away play-off matches to make it to the 2019 Asian Cup

qualifying tournament.

Overall, Argentina remain on top, despite losing to Chile in the Copa America Centenario summit clash.

DIPIKA PALLIKAL KARTHIK AND SAURAV GHOSAL CLINCH NATIONAL SQUASH TITTLES

Dipika Pallikal Karthik toppled defending champion Joshna Chinappa to regain the women's title in the 73rd

Senior National Squash Championship in Mumbai.

The men's crown was captured by the titleholder and top seed Saurav Ghosal, who created history by

winning it for the 11th time, defeating fourth seed Harinderpal Singh Sandhu in five hard-fought games.

ABDUL WAHID TANVEER WINS 2W MRF RALLY OF COIMBATORE

Abdul Wahid Tanveer of Team TVS clinched the 2016 MRF MoGrip FMSCI National Rally Championship

for two-wheelers.

Bengaluru-based Wahid, riding a TVS RTR 450, clocked 1 hour 02 min, 13 seconds to complete the

challenging Special Stages set around the wind farms near the Kethanur (Palladam) area.

ANDY MURRAY WON MEN’S SINGLES TITLE OF 2016 WIMBLEDON

Britain's Andy Murray clinched a second Wimbledon title and third Grand Slam crown on july 2016.

Murray became the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles since Fred Perry in 1935.

JINSON JOHNSON, DHARAMBIR SINGH, RENJITH MAHESHWARI QUALIFY FOR RIO 2016 OLYMPICS

Sprinter Dharambir Singh and Jinson Johnson along with Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwari were the latest

athletes to join the line for representing the country at the Olympics in Brazil. Renjith Maheshwari and

Dharambir Singh also broke two national records in Triple jump and 200-metre race event respectively.


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GURPREET SINGH SANDHU MAKES HISTORY AGAIN, BECOMES FIRST INDIAN TO FEATURE IN

EUROPA LEAGUE SAMEER EMERGES FASTEST ATHLETE OF 56TH NATIONAL INTER-STATE

ATHLETICS

Sameer Mon, the veteran sprinter of India, won gold in 100 meter dash in 10.60 seconds at the 56th National

Inter-state Senior Athletics Championships in Hyderabad.

With this, Sameer, representing Manipur, also became the fastest athlete in the country.

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS 2016 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX

Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.

Nico Hulkenberg of Force India failed to take advantage of the beginning of the season, and stood 19th place.

Hulkenberg's team-mate Sergio Perez finished 17th.

SERENA WILLIAMS GETS 300TH GRAND SLAM WIN

Serena Williams clinched her 300th Grand Slam victory as the defending champion raced into the Wimbledon

fourth round. Williams’s triple century moved her second place on the all-time list, with only Martina

Navratilova’s Open era record of 306 ahead of her.

INDIA TO HOST WORLD’S FIRST MMA LEAGUE

India will be hosting the world’s first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ‘Super Fight League’ from August 26 to

October 1. The franchise-based league will feature eight teams – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Haryana,

Bangalore, Punjab, Pune and Goa.

SAUDI ARABIA BECOMES ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF ICC

Saudi Arabia was unanimously elected as the 39th Associate Member of International Cricket Council’s

(ICC) during its full council meeting in Edinburgh.

The Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) has been an Affiliate Member of the ICC since 2003 having 4350 cricketers and

80 facilities..

NIRANJAN WINS EIGHT MEDALS IN IWAS WORLD GAMES

Bengaluru para-swimmer Niranjan Mukundan has won eight medals, at the recently-concluded IWAS

(International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) U-23 World Games in Prague, Czech Republic.

ANNU RANI SETS NATIONAL RECORD AT NATIONAL INTERSTATE ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Javelin thrower Annu Rani has bettered her national record with a 59.87m throw at the 56th National Inter-

State Senior Athletics Championships in Hyderabad.

DIPA KARMAKAR NAMED WORLD CLASS GYMNAST BY INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS

FEDERATION

Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar was named a ‘Gymnaste de Classe Mondaile’ (World class gymnast) by the

International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

With this, she also became the first-ever Indian gymnast to receive the honour.

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PERSONALITIES

NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Chief justice of Allahabad high court Dlip Babasaheb Bhosale

Director General of national Museum Dr.Budhha Rashmi

New chairman of Airports Authority Of India (AAI) Guruprasad Mohapatra

CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI)

Ajay Bhusan Pandey

Chief Minister of Arunachala Pradesh Pema Khandu

Chief Defence Accounts Auditor of India S K Kohli

Governer of Arunachala Pradesh Tathagata Roy

CEO of National Intelligence Grid(NATGRID) Ashok Patnaik

CBSE chairman Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi

Accountant General of Tamilnadu R.Thiruppathi Venkataswamy

Executive Director of RBI Sudharshan Sen

Deputy Governer Of RBI N.S.Viswanathan

INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Managing Director of World cup 2019 Steve Elworthy

Chief Economist of World Bank Paul Romer

Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull

Prime Minister of United Kingdom(UK) 2 nd

Women PM of UK

Therasa May (76th PM of UK)

1st Women Chief Justice of Nepal Sushila karki


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MISCELLANEOUS CAG shashikant sharama gets honorary professorship in Nanjing Audit University (NAU) china.

Union cabinet approves MoU between UPSC and Bhutan civil service commission.

Anti submarine torpedo Varunsatra inducted in Navy.

Marathi literary scholar Dr.Ramachandra chintaman dhere passed away in pune,maharastra.

Viswanathan anand honoured with ‘Honoris Causa’ Doctor of science degree.

The national mineral exploration policy has been unveiled to adopt comprehensive exploration of non fuel

and non coal mineral resources.

India host world ‘s first Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) ‘Super fight League’

Sbi card launches premium credit card ‘Elite’

The supreme court appointed green panel Envioronmental Pollution Control Authority(EPCA) has

recommended high cess of upto 25% on the cost of diesel carsabove 2000.

TRAI launches Myspeed app to track mobile data speed.

Google buys French based moodstocks.

Music director om prakash sonic passed away in Mumbai.

DRDO inks pact with IITs Centre for propulsion Technology

NABARD celebrates 35th Foundation day.

Delhi govt approves prosposal to continue 50% subsidy on Electricity bills.

Dabur and DRDO tie up for high altitude medicinal plants.

Over 14 lakh LPG connections released under PMUY

WATAL COMMITTEE:

Chairman : Ratan P.watal

11 member committee

Review the Payment and Settlement system Act

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

LONGEST AND LARGEST:

Longest River (India)………………………………………………...Ganges

(World)……............................................................Nile

Longest Railway (World)……………………………Trans Siberian railway

Longest Railway Station (World)…………………..Grand Central Terminal (Chicogo,US)

Longest Tributary River of India…………………………………….Yamuna

Longest River of the South India…………………………………...Godavari

Longest Electric Railway line in india………………………Delhi to Kolkata

Longest Road in India……………………………………Grand Trunk Road

State with longest Coastline in India………………………………….Gujarat

Longest Tunnel in India………………………………Jawahar Tunnel (J&K)

Longest National Highway in India…………NH-7 (Varanasi-Kanyakumari)

Longest Dam in India………………………………… Hirakud dam(Odisha)

Longest River Bridge in India…………………Mahatma Gandhi Setu-Patna

Longest Railway Platform………………………….Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh

Longest River which forms estuary in India………………………..Narmada

Largest Zoo (World)……………………Kruger National Park South Africa

Largest Church in India………………………………..Saint Cathedral (Goa)

Largest museum in India…………………………National Museum Kolkata

Largest Dome in India……………………..Gol Gumbaz Bijapur (Karnataka)

Largest Zoo(India)………………………Zoological Gardens Alipur, Kolkata

Largest Man made lake in india…Govind Vallabh Pang Sagar(Rihand dam)

Largest Desert in India………………………………………Thar(Rajasthan)

Largest Mosque in India………………………………...Jama Masjid (Delhi)

Largest cave Temple in India……………Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharastra)

Highest Dam in India…………………………Tehri damon Bhagirathi River

Largest Riverine Island(World)………………………Majuli Island (Assam)


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IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT HUMAN BODY

Longest Bone……………………………………………Femur (Thigh bone)

Smallest Bone…………………………………………...Stapes

Largest Gland……………………………………………Liver

Largest Endocrine Gland………………………………..Thyroid Gland

Smallest Endocrine Gland………………………………Pituitary Gland

Longest Cell……………………………………………..Neuron

Longest Artery…………………………………………..Aorta

Largest Vein……………………………………………..Venecava (Interior)

Longest Nerve……………………………………………Sciatic

Largest Muscles………………………………………… Gluteus Maxeimus

Smallest Muscles…………………………………………Stapedius

Maximum power of Regeneration……………………… Liver

Minimum Power of Regeneration……………………….Neuron

Largest Organ…………………………………………….Skin

Busiest Organ…………………………………………….Heart

Volume of Blood……...................................................5-6 liters

Normal Blood pressure…………………………………...120/80 mmhg

Life Span of RBC…………………………………………120 days

No of RBC in Male………………………………………. 5 to 5.5 mill/mm3

No of RBC in Female……………………………………..4.5 to 5 mill/mm3

No of WBC……………………………………………...5000 to 10000 mm3

No of Platelets……………………………………….200000 to 400000 mm3

Total No of Bone (Male)…………………………………..206

(Female)…...........................................208

% of Heamoglobin in Male………………………………..14- 16 g/100cc

% of Heamoglobin in Female……………………………..12-14 g/100cc

Universal Donar Blood group………………………………O

Universal Acceptor Group………………………………….AB

Body Temperature………………………………………….98.4 F

Rate of Breathing…………………………………………..16 to 20/min

Weight of Brain…………………………………………….1400gm

No of Cranial Nerves……………………………………….12 pairs

No of Spinal Nerves………………………………………...31 pairs

Rate of HeartBeats………………………………………….72/min

PH of Stomach……………………………………………...14

PH of Urine………………………………………………….60

PH of Blood………………………………………………….74


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IMPORTANT SPORTS EVENTS

Summer Olympics: 2012 - London,UK.

2016 - Rio De Jenerio,Brazil.

2020 - Tokyo,Japan

Winter Olympics:

2014 - Sochi,Russia.

2018 - Pyeongchang,South Korea.

2022 - Beijing,China.

Commonwealth Games:

2010 - Newdelhi,India.

2014 - Glasgow,Scotland,UK.

2018 - Gold Coast,Queensland,Australia.

2022 - Durban,South Africa.

Asian Games: 2014 - Incheon,South Korea.

2018 - Jakarta,Indonesia.

2022 - Hangzhou,China

Hockey World Cup:

2010 - New delhi,India.

2014 - The Hague,Netherlands.

2018 - New Delhi,India.

ICC Cricket World Cup: 2011 - India,Bangaledsh & Srilanka.

2015 - Australia & Newzealand.

2019 - England,UK

2023 - India.

Women Cricket World Cup: 2013 - India.

2017 - England.

2021 - New Zealand.

ICC World T-20 World Cup:

2014 - Bangladesh.

2016 - India.

2018 - Australia.

Women ICC T-20 World Cup:

2014 - Bangladesh.

2016 - India.

2018 - West Indies.

2017 - England,UK.

2021 - India.

IMPORTANT PIOSONING DISEASE

Name of the Disease Poisoning effect of

Plumbism………………………………………………Lead

Itai Itai………………………………………………Cadmium

Mad Hatter’s disease………………………………..Mercury

Minimata Disease…………………………………...Mercury

Byssinois (Brown Lung disease)…………….…...Cotton Dust

Mesothelioma…………………………………….….Asbestos

White Lung disease…………………………………Asbestos

Black Lung disease………………………………….Coal dust

Silicosis………………………………………..……Silica Dust


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FREE HELPLINE NUMBERS LAUNCHED BY GOVT OF INDIA

123 Nation Single Emergency No like police,fire & ambulance

1924 By Postal dept,to register postal complaints

1947 By UIDAI,to get information about Aadhar

1955 To issue of Call Drops

14401 Urja mitra helpline complaint about Power Outages

14404 Consumer Related Grievances

14444 By union govt to promote digital payments

139 Railway Enquiry(IRCTC)

10588 Helpline number for pregnant women

IMPORTANT BRICS SUMMITS AND MEETINGS IN 2016

1. BRICS 8th Summit………………………………………….Goa

2. BRICS Environmental minister Meet…………………….Goa

3. BRICS Agri meet……………………………………………New Delhi

4. BRICS Drug Control meet………………………………… New Delhi

5. BRICS Education Meet…………………………………….. New Delhi

6. BRICS Young Scientist Meet……………………………… New Delhi

7. BRICS Film Festival…………………………………………New Delhi

8. BRICS High Representative Meet………………………….. New Delhi

9. BRICS Labour Ministeral Meet…………………………….. New Delhi

10. BRICS Media Forum………………………………………... New Delhi

11. BRICS meet on Arbitration………………………………… New Delhi

12. BRICS Meet on Best practices in PPP……………………… New Delhi

13. BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition……………………………New Delhi

14. BRICS Convention on Tourism Meet……………………….Khajuraho,MP

15. BRICS Employment Working Group………………………..Hyderabad

16. BRICS Book and Authors……………………………………Hyderabad

17. BRICS Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency………………Vishakapatnam

18. BRICS Disaster Management Meet………………………Udaipur,Rajasthan

19. BRICS Women Parliament Summit………………………Jaipur,Rajasthan

20. BRICS Wellness Workshop…………………………….Bengaluru

21. BRICS Youth Summit………………………………… Guwahati

22. BRICS Policy Planning Meet……………………………Patna,Bihar

23. BRICS S & T Innovation Meet…………………………Jaipur,Rajasthan

24. BRICS Friendship Cities conclave……………………..Mumbai,Maharastra

25. BRICS Governing Council Meeting……………………New York,USA


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INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS

NO YEAR PLACE

100 2013 KOLKATA

101 2014 J & K

102 2015 MUMBAI

103 2016 MYSORE

104 2017 CHENNAI

IMPORTANT AGE LIMITS IN INDIAN CONSTITUTION

S.No. DESCRIPTION AGE LIMIT

1 Minimum age for election to the post of

President/Vice-President/Governor

35 years

2 Minimum age for election as MP (Lok Sabha)/MLA 25 years

3 Minimum age for election as MP (Rajya Sabha)/MLA 30 years

4 Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of Supreme Court,

Attorney General, ComptrollerGeneral, member of Public Service

Commission

65 years

5 Upper age limit for appointment as a judge of High Court/

Advocate General/member of State Commission

62 years

6 Minimum age limit for employment in a factory 14 years

7 Age between which education has been made a fundamental right 6 to 14 years

8 Minimum marriageable age for a male 21 years

9 Minimum marriageable age for a female 18 years

LARGEST CROPS

The largest producer of paddy in India West Bengal The lagest producer of wheat in India Uttar Pradesh The lagest producer of sugarcane in India Uttar Pradesh The lagest producer of groundnut in India Gujarat The largest producer of tea in India Assam The largest producer of coffee in India Karnataka The largest producer of jute in India West Bengal The largest producer of tobacco in India Andhra Pradesh The largest producer of bananas in India Tamilnadu The largest producer of saffron in India Jammu &Kashmir The largest producer of onion in India Maharashtra The largest producer of black pepper in India Kerala The largest producer of cotton in India Gujarat The largest producer of bamboos in India Assam The largest producer of litchis in India Bihar


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NEWSPAPER/PERIODICAL STARTED BY

The Leader Madan Mohan Malviya

New India and Commonweal Annie Besant

Esays in Indian Economics MG Ranade

Mirat-ul-Akbar (1st Persian Newspaper) Ram Mohan Roy

Navjeevan, Young India,Harijan MK Gandhi

Indian Opinion (in South Africa) MK Gandhi

Prabudha Bharat Swami Vivekanand

Hindustan Times K.M.Pannikar

Bombay Chronicle Ferozshah Mehta

Swadeshabhimani Vakkom Moulavi

Din Mitra Mukundrao Patil

The Tribune Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Bengalee Surendranath Banerjee

The Socialist S.A. Dange

Navayug Muzaffar Ahmed

Inquilab Ghulam Hussain

Free Hindusthan Taraknath Das


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TAMILNADU

CABINET APPROVED SET UP A NEW PORT IN TAMILNADU

The Union Cabinet has given its in – essence approval to setting up of a major port at Enayam near

Colachal in South Tamilnadu.

Chennai port trust, Kamarajar port trust, V.O.C Chidambaram port trust altogether sponsored a Special

Purpose Vehicle to develop the port infrastructure including dredging and construction, reclamation of

backwaters, ensuring connectivity etc.

AUTO INGRESS SETS UP FIRST ASSEMBLY UNIT IN TAMIL NADU

Auto Ingress, Manufacturing Company of automatic sensor doors has set up its first assembly unit at

Chennai (Maraimalai Nagar) with an investment of about Rs 12 crore.

The unit will assemble sliding, swing, revolving, telescopic, hermetic doors and gate accessories serving

both residential and commercial segments, a company statement read.

The unit, set up at SIPCOT Industrial Park, is spread across 20,000 square feet and will produce automatic

sensor doors priced between Rs 50,000 and Rs 3 lakh per unit.

DEFENCE MINISTRY UNVEILS STATUE OF DR APJ ABDUL KALAM IN RAMESWARAM

On commemorating the first death anniversary of the former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the Ministry

of Defence has unveiled a life-size statue of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at his burial site in Peikarumbu,

Rameswaram Island.

STATUE FOR APJ:-

In order to remember APJ forever in our minds and hearts and his thoughts continue to be with us all the

time Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Inaugurated the bronze

statue of APJ Abdul Kalam.

UNION RAILWAY MINISTER FLAGGED OFF INDIA’S FIRST EVER GREEN RAIL CORRIDOR BETWEEN

RAMESHWARAM – MANAMADURAI IN TN

The nation’s first Green Rail Corridor, a 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai extent in Tamil Nadu

was inaugurated by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu.

What is a Green Rail Corridor?

In order to improve cleanliness and hygiene, Trains in the green corridor have been fitted with bio-

toilets, which ensure zero discharge of human waste on the rail tracks.

All trains on this route will have bio-toilets to ensure zero discharge of human waste on the track. These

include 14 stations with 10 passenger trains, consisting of 286 coaches.

Indian railways signed a MoU with DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organization) for the

development of this technology.

This green corridor is aimed towards the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ initiated by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and the Indian Railways have set the target of providing bio- toilets in all the coaches by September,

2019 in order to prevent open defaecetation on the railway tracks.


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TAMIL NADU AND UP TOPS THE LIST IN URBAN AND RURAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY

INDEX LIST RESPECTIVELY

While analyzing the telecom connectivity spread across the urban areas of the nation, it is found that

Tamil Nadu tops the report with around 21 million urban internet subscribers, which is about 9% of the

total 231 million urban internet subscriber of India.

URBAN INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS LIST:-

As a part of digitalizing India and BharatNet, the internet users increase rapidly both in rural and urban

areas of our country. This increasing rate shows that India’s connectivity is getting rationalized and

modernized under several criteria. The top five list as on March 2016 as follows:-

RURAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY:-

On the other hand the rural internet connectivity is also on a gliding face reaching about 112 million

rural users in India, which is about one-third of the total Indian internet connectivity of 342 million.The

top lists of the rural internet connectivity are:-

♦ Andhra Pradesh with 9 million users.

♦ Maharashtra with 9.7 million users.

♦ UP with 11.2 million users.

SECOND UNIT OF THE KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACHIEVES CRITICALITY

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Chairman and Managing Director S K Sharma announced that the

second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant attained criticality.

Criticality means a controlled and sustained fission chain reaction to produce a consistent and steady

stream of energy.

This will add 1000 MWe electricity to the southern grid and raise the contribution of nuclear power in

the country to 6780 MWe.

CHENNAI’S ADVAY RAMESH WINS GOOGLE COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD FROM ASIA

Chennai hailed Advay Ramesh has bagged the prominent Google Community Impact Award from

Asia for creating a device that enhances fishermen’s safety and productivity.

This award honors a project through that practical variance in the innovator’s community by

addressing an environmental, health or resources challenge.

The boy Ramesh who is in Class 10 student from Chennai’s National Public School, whose project

shortlisted among 20 finalists shortlisted to contend for a $50,000 scholarship from Google.

CENTRE APPOINTS THIRUPPATHI VENKATASAMY AS NEW TAMIL NADU AG

Centre announced the appointment of R Thiruppathi Venkatasamy, as Accountant

General(AG), economic and revenue sector audit, of Tamil Nadu.

Prior to this appointment, Venkatasamy a 2000 batch officer of Indian Audit and Accounts Service,

was serving as the Senior Deputy Accountant General in Agartala, Tripura.

CENTRE FOR PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY – DRDO SIGNS ACCORD WITH IITS

The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Saturday signed an agreement

with IIT-Bombay and Madras to establish a bi—nodal ‘Centre of Propulsion Technology’ (CoPT) at

the two institutions.


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The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Saturday signed an agreement with

IIT-Bombay and Madras.

The agreement is aimed at achieving synergy between DRDO and IITs for channelizing research efforts

towards developing products and aerospace technologies.

KAMAL HAASAN, SUBHASH GHAI TO INAUGURATE CINE EXPO IN CHENNAI

Actor Kamal Haasan and noted film director-producer Subash Ghai will inaugurate the Big Cine Expo 2016 to

be held in Chennai on August 23 and 24.

The expo will showcase the latest in film industry technologies.

The biggest names in the cine business such as PVR, INOX, Mayajaal, Abhirami, Aries Plex are

participating in the show.


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COMMITTEES

Aravind Subramanian committee • To consider a reasonable increase in

Minimum Support Price (MSP) for pulses

and bonus for farmers.

Madhav Chitale committee • To gear up the guidelines for the desiltation of

the river Ganga

TVSN Prasad committee • To explore possible alternatives to pellet

guns in Kashmir.

Sudarshan Sen committee • To study regulatory issues relating to

financial technology and digital banking in

India.

Bimal Jalan committee • To suggest amendments to Stock Exchange

and Clearing Corporations (SECC)

Regulations.

Shanker Acharya Committee • To examine the feasibility of new financial

year for India

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