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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 01 May 2017 04:48:00 +0000

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Books & Authors List 2017 - April Month
Matoshree - Sumitra Mahajan (Lok Sabha Speaker)
The Flaming Tresses of Draupadi - M Veerappa Moily
Hope in a Challenged Democracy: An Indian Narrative - Ashwani Kumar
Gandhi in Champaran - Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar
Home of the Brave - Nitin A Gokhale & Brig S K Chatterji

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Books & Authors List 2017 - March Month
My Story – An autobiography of Michael Clarke (former international cricketer and captain of Australia)
Rekha: The Untold Story - Yasser Usman
The Rise of Sivagami: Book 1 of Baahubali - Anand Neelakanthan
Numbers Do Lie - Akash Chopra (Former Indian cricketer)
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Books & Authors List 2017 - February Month
Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl - Ram Kamal Mukherjee (Hema Malini Biography)
Veerappan, Chasing the Brigand - K Vijay Kumar
The Golden House - Salman Rushdie
Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat – Saurabh Duggal
Black Water Lilies – Michel Bussi
The Trespasser – Tana French
Goras and Desis: Managing Agencies and the Making of Corporate India – Omkar Goswami
Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu – Rabi Thapa
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Books & Authors List 2017 - January Month
Khullam Khulla - Rishi Kapoor's Autobiography
Jinnah often came to our house - Kiran Doshi (Hindu Prize 2016 Winner)
The People's President: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam - S M Khan
The Adivasi Will Not Dance - Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar
Kalkatta - Kunal Basu
Half of What I Say - Anil Menon
The Island of Lost Girls - Manjula Padmanabhan
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Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award 2016 - Shraddha (short story: Hawa Mein Phadphadati Chitthi), Ghyansham Kumar Devansh (poem: Akash Mein Deh)
Son of the Thundercloud – Easterine Kire
From Mumbai to Durban: India’s Greatest Tests – S Giridhar and VJ Raghunath
The Untold Vajpayee: Politician and Paradox – Ullekh NP
My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man Behind the Mangalyaan Mission – K Radhakrishnan with Nilanjan Routh
The Front Page Murders – Puja Changoiwala
Faith, Unity and Discipline: The ISI of Pakistan – Hein G Kiessling
A Full Night’s Thievery: Stories – Mitra Phukan
A Life in Science – CNR Rao
The Sellout – Paul Beatty (Man Booker Prize 2016 Winner )
The Pigeon Tunnel – John Le Carre
Cambridge Company – Farrukh Dhondy
Pakistan: Courting the Abyss – Tilak Devasher
An Unsuitable Boy – Karan Johar with Poonam Saxena
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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 01 May 2017 04:45:00 +0000

Essay : Euthanasia - Should it be Legalised ?

Euthanasia - Should it be Legalised ?

Overview

Meaning of euthanasia. 

Difference between suicide and euthanasia.

Euthanasia is allowed in some countries.

In India passive euthanasia is allowed only in exceptional cases.

The process should be followed in passive euthanasia.

Arguments in favour or against euthanasia. 

The decision to euthanasia should be collective.

The term euthanasia comes from the Greek word 'euthanatos' meaning 'good death'. It is an act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition. It is also known as mercy killing' which is an act where the individual who has no chance of survival as he is suffering from painful life, ends his life in a painless manner. It is a gentle, easy and painless death.

It is basically to bring about the death of a terminally ill patient or a disabled. Euthanasia is thus practised so that a person can live as well as die with dignity.

There are two types of euthanasia namely, active euthanasia and passive euthanasia. Active euthanasia or positive euthanasia refers to causing intentional death of a human being by direct intervention. It is a direct action performed to end useless life and a meaningless existence. e.g. by giving lethal dose of a drug or by giving a lethal injection.

On the other hand, passive euthanasia or negative euthanasia is intentionally causing death by not providing essential, necessary and ordinary care or food and water. It implies to discontinuing, withdrawing or removing artificial life support system. Passive euthanasia is usually slower and more uncomfortable than active.

Before moving further, it is important to note that there is a difference between Suicide' and 'Euthanasia'. In a suicide, a man voluntarily kills himself by stabbing, poisoning or by any other mean.

It is an act of intentionally killing oneself due to depression or other reasons. On the other hand, euthanasia is an action of a person to bring to an end the life of another person. 

Another major difference to be studied is between 'assisted suicide' and `euthanasia'. Assisted suicide is an act which intentionally helps another to commit suicide, e.g. by providing with the means to do so.

When it is a doctor who helps a patient to kill himself by providing a prescription for lethal medication, it is a 'physician assisted suicide'.

On the other hand, euthanasia may be active such as when a doctor gives a lethal injection to a patient or passive when a doctor removes life support system of the patient.

Now, the matter of concern is the legalisation of euthanasia. In countries like Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, active euthanasia is legal. Passive euthanasia is allowed in the UK, the USA and Canada. In India, the question of legalising euthanasia came during the case of state of Maharashtra v/s Maruti Shripathi Desai.

After the decision of Supreme Court in Aruna Shanbaug case, 2011, a nurse who was in a vegetative state for 37 years as a result of sexual assault, India allowed 'passive euthanasia' in exceptional cases on 7th march, 2011 after a review by medical experts, while 'active euthanasia' is not allowed. Aruna's condition forced the court to consider passive euthanasia. This landmark decision legalised passive euthanasia, giving thousands of patients living in a persistant vegetative state all over the country, the right to have artificial life-support system withdrawn so as to enable them to end a life of misery.

The court held that there is no right to die under Article 21 of the Constitution but causing the death of a person who is in a permanent persistant vegetative state, with no chance of recovery, by withdrawing artificial life support is not a 'positive act of killing'. Terming this 'passive euthanasia', a bench of justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra held that this could be permitted on a case-by-case basis.

The court also laid down guidelines for passive euthanasia such as that the ma

tter must be referred to the High Court for a decision and that the doctor or the parents or spouse of the patient must be one of the petitioner for the withdrawal of life support system.

A special two-judge bench will be formed in every High Court to decide applications seeking permission for euthanasia.

A committee of three reputed doctors from a panel constituted by the High Court in consultation with the State Government will examine the patient and submit its report to the High Court bench. 

Notices will be issued to all those concerned with the doctor's report attached. 

After hearing everyone, the bench will give its verdict. The matter must be dealt with speedily as delays prolong the agony of the patient. 

Even though the Supreme Court gave the verdict for permitting some form of Euthanasia, there is a debate whether to legalise Euthanasia or not. There are few reasons given by those who want to legalise Euthanasia.

It provides a way to relieve the intolerably extreme pain and suffering of an individual.

Article 21 of the Constitution provides for living with dignity and if that standard is falling below that minimum level then a person should be given a right to end his life.

It not only relieves the unbearable pain of a patient but also relieves the relatives of a patient from the mental agony.

It provides a way to relieve the intolerably extreme pain and suffering of an individual.

On the other hand, many people are against legalising euthanasia. They give the following arguments

The human life is gift of God and taking life is wrong and immoral human beings cannot be given the right to play the part of God.

Acceptance of euthanasia as an option could exercise a detrimental effect on societal attitudes and on the doctor-patient relationship.

Miracles do happen when it is a matter of life and death, there are examples of patients coming out of coma after years.

It is feared that if euthanasia is legalised then other groups of more vulnerable people will become at risk of feeling into taking that option themselves.

To conclude we may say that it has now been realised that this method to end unbearable pain and suffering of a being is no crime but it, certainly may lead to a crime if not monitored properly. As far as possible, efforts should be made to reduce the pain and suffering by means of treatment i.e. both physical and mental. Euthanasia has to be resorted to only when all the other options have been exhausted.

The decision should be a collective one, based on the consent of doctors and the patient's closest relatives. After all, the right to live would not be complete if the right to die with full dignity is not available to an individual.

Difficult Words with Meanings :

Terminal suffering from incurable illness

Intentional done in way that is planned or intended

Lethal harmful or very destructive 

Voluntarily of one's own free will

Legalisation the act of making lawful

Specifically pointedly or precisely

Vegetative state an unconscious state that is the result of severe brain damage and that can last for a very long time

Verdict judgement or decision

Agony physical or mental suffering

Intolerably unbearable or undesirable

Detrimental tending to cause harm

Vulnerable in danger or in peril

Unscrupulous having no morals or principles

Resorted to something in absence of any other option.

Job Announcement Letter
From
_________
___________
Date
To
________
_____
Subject: ______(mention the purpose)
Dear __(Sir/madam)
I am_________ (name) writing this letter to you to let you know about the job opening that we have in our company(Name of the company). We are searching for the intelligent candidates. The candidates should be highly qualified and experienced. The appointment of the candidates will be done as per their qualifications and the skill. The selected candidates will get good experience and prospects. The interested and eligible candidates can send their resumes through email. An interview will be held to shortlist the candidates.

The selection will be done as per the performance of the candidate in the personal interview. If you want to get more information about the company then you can log on to our website ____(website URL)or you can call on ___(contact number)

With regards,
Name
 
Signature
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How to Write an Announcement Letter?
When are announcements made? Announcements are made in response to several things like rumours, promotions, retirement, pregnancy, college graduation, engagement, baptism, wedding etc. Announcements can also be made for certain positive reasons like launching new products, business practices etc.

You should write an announcement letter in a simple and easy way so that reader can easily understand the news or information that you want to share.

Announcement Letter Format – Formal Type
In header…
Add your nameAdd your addressAdd dateAdd name of the recipientAdd address of the recipient
In body…
Mention the subjectAdd salutation like dear recipient
In first paragraph…
Add information related to any kind of announcement that you want to share.
In second paragraph…
Provide additional information about an occasion or an event related to date, place etc.
In third paragraph…
Show the gesture of happiness
In closing…
Add salutation and your signature.

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1.They cater to deposits and loans particularly in small areas.
2.They are meant for financial inclusion of small farmers, MSMEs, and the unorganised sector.
3. MFI, NBFC can convert themselves to differentiated small banks if a license is allotted to them.
4. 25% rural branching.
5. 50% loans to MSME.
6. PSL of 40% applies that they need to comply to within 3 years of their licensing.
7. Cooperative bank can’t apply for license of small banks.
8 . NRI can apply for licenses.

9. Cluster preference for licensing would be for North East.
10. They can’t setup subsidiaries.
11. They can appoint BCA but cannot become BCA of other banks.
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2. Payments and remittance for poors, migrants, unorganized will be their area of concern.
3. Max balance of Rs.1lakh/customer is allowed.
4. They will not issue credit cards and they will not lend loans.

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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 01 May 2017 04:39:00 +0000

UNEMPLOYEMNT IN INDIA

In the good, old, golden days when the population of the world was smaller, there was hardly a person who was not employed in some way or other to earn a living. But this situation no longer exists. In those days most people lived in the rural areas and depended on agriculture and cottage industries. But industrial civilization brought about a change in the situation. It introduced machines, and as a single machine can do the work of many men, it naturally threw many persons out of employment. No doubt, this industrial civilization has greatly increased the wants of and opened up many new opportunities for employment. But this increase in scope for employment has not been able to absorb the men discharged.

However, the automation of works has complicated the unemployment problem in India. The highly sophisticated machineries are run by skilled and trained people. On one hand, the skilled people get employed in these large industries. But, the large masses of unskilled Indians finds it hard get a job that suits their skills.

The population of our country is ever-rising. The abnormal rise in population has intensified the problem of unemployment in India. That is why the problem of employment has been getting more and more acute every year.

It is the responsibility of the State to provide work to the people. But the number of the unemployed persons in India is increasing at an alarming rate. More than one-third of the total population still lives below the poverty line. The number of registered unemployed, not to speak of those whose names are not in the register is quite shocking. The number of job seekers also on the register of employment exchanges is increasing by leaps and bounds. There are three classes of employment here. In the villages those people who live on agriculture work for four or five months in a year, idle away the rest of the time. During that period they practically remain unemployed. In the towns and cities there is another class of unemployed people who find no employment in the factories due to the setting up of big machines there. Lastly, there are a large number of educated people who are unemployed. The masses, the uneducated and even the illiterate adopt some way or the other by means of which they can earn their living. The educated, however cannot do this.

Problem of employment among educated youth is a serious one. For every vacancy, there are dozens of applicants. Out of many candidates who are interviewed, only few gets the job. A student dedicates several years of his life in studies. It is a worry-some condition that even after getting Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree, these youth population of India are facing unemployment problem.

Solutions: The solutions for unemployment problem in India are given below:

1. The villages should become self-sufficient in their economy and the villagers would not run to the cities in search of jobs. This would ensure that the large-cities are not overcrowded with huge population. It would help maintain the balance between the job/vacancy and the job seekers.

2. The system of present education should also be changed radically. Instead of giving only theoretical education the students should be given vocational training, so that they can start some work after they finish their education. These institute prepares a student with skill and knowledge for a particular trade. There is growing demand for skilled people in various industries.

3. The country should promote industrialization so that more job opportunities can be created for the workers. The focus should be on heavy industries that employs thousands of man-powers of varied skills.

4. Last, but not the least, to solve the problem of unemployment in India, the growth of population must be checked and the family planning programmes must be properly implemented.

ESSAY TOPIC-2 - DEMONETIZATION

“Demonetization is the withdrawal of a particular form of currency from circulation.” Through demonetization the old currency is replaced by the new currency or a currency circulation is blocked. There are multiple reasons why a country demonetizes its currency, some reasons include to check the inflation, to curb the corruption and to promote the cashless transactions.

Recently the Indian government decided to demonetize the biggest denomination notes i.e. 500-1000 Rupees notes, this step has been declared as a master stroke for the Indian economy by various experts. This is not the first time that India has demonetized its currency, earlier it was done in 1946 with the complete ban of Rs 1000 and Rs 10000 notes to deal with the unaccounted money i.e. black money. Second time it was done in 1978 by Government headed by Morarji Desai, when Rs 1000, Rs 5000 and Rs 10000 notes were demonetized. The main objective of this step is to unearth the black money, to curb corruption, counterfeit currency as well as terror financing. This step is considered as the biggest cleanliness drive against the black money in the history of Indian economy. As per RBI, 87% transactions in India are cash transactions and this loophole is used by corrupted people to build a parallel economy with unaccounted money. This parallel economy helps in terror financing which in turn hampers the growth and development of country. Currently high- values notes account for total value of 86% of the notes in circulation in India. It is expected that this step will help in reducing the fiscal deficit of India and promote the cashless economy in India which can be easily monitored. There are many cons of demonetization also, for instance, it creates panic among the common man. Local traders and shopkeepers are facing problem. It is expected that it will affect the SME sector in India.

Demonetization step of central government will surely result into something good and help in reducing the black money. It will surely bring the clear view of every transaction within the country and promote cashless transactions. This step will affect general people to some extent but for the benefit of future generation such decisions are inevitable. We should welcome such brave step of Indian government which will curb black money to some extent.

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...LETTER WRITING-1

Write a Formal Letter to the Principal requesting him to increase security for women in the college.

From,

ADDRESS

DATE.

To,

The Principal,

ADDRESS OF COLLEGE

Subject: Request for increasing security for women in college

Dear Sir,

I, the undersigned, am writing this letter to you to request you to hike the security for women in the college. I am a student of your institution and am pursuing B.Sc. I am voicing out such a concern on behalf of all the other female students of the college.

Given the current scenario in the Indian diaspora and numerous untoward incidents that are being reported almost daily, I believe that women’s security is an issue that needs to be tackled effectively at the earliest. Most of the female students in the campus travel from faraway suburban areas and often stay back in the college campus even after the lectures are over because they participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. As such, it is imperative that the surveillance be increased for women in the college lest we face undesirable consequences.

This is why I earnestly request you to take some action as soon as possible. I would be highly obliged if you would do the needful and heighten the security in and around the college campus for all the females. I thank you in anticipation.

Yours truly,

NAME

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ESSAY TOPIC...


Online Education in India

Education is the basic foundation of a student’s life. It shapes his overall personality and demeanor. Thus it is important that everyone has access to good education. With the growing popularity of electronic media, conventional methods of teaching are slowly and steadily being replaced by modern technology. With simple blackboards changing to interactive whiteboards, we are assured that change is on its way. This brings us to another important facet of education in a country like India – online education.

Online education is considered to be the means of attending classes via the internet. Many companies and start-ups provide online platforms to study on. These include MeritNation, Testbook, Toppr, Simplilearn, Ufaber, Intellipaat and Learnsocial among others.

Also known as distance learning, online education provides students with the advantage of studying in an atmosphere in which they are comfortable. This is especially beneficial for those individuals who are burdened with family responsibilities at a young age and those who barely have the time to attend a formal institution.

On the other hand, however, online education hinders the process of socialization. Limited contact with peers and restricted interactions with teachers can confine one’s horizons. The guidance that can be given through a direct, face-to-face conversation is often dwindled by the boundaries of the virtual world.

To add to this, internet penetration in India is very low. So it is not possible for people who really need this kind of education to actually benefit from it. This becomes the responsibility of the government then to ensure that the internet and consequently online education is made available to the remotest parts of the country.

Ultimately, just like there are two sides to a coin, online education has both advantages and disadvantages. It depends on an individual and his circumstances to decide whether the pros outweigh the cons or vice versa.

And that is probably why Heidi-Hayes Jacobs has said, “Teachers need to integrate technology seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event.” The education scenario in India must take such suggestions in its stride to better its service and quality.


Essay - Genetically Modified Crops Boon or Bane ?
Genetically Modified Crops Boon or Bane?
Overview
What is genetic modification ?
Bt-Cotton, the first genetically modified crop and its commercialisation. 
Bt-Brinjal and Bt-Mustard were banned. 
Commercialisation of genetically modified crops in different countries. 
Lack of evidence against any negative effects does not rule out the risks involved in GM crops. 
Is there any allergic reaction for GH crops ?
Environmental issues involved in GM crops.
Some important features of GM crops.
Advantages of GM crops.
Genetic modification is a process which involves altering the DNA of an organism. DNA is a factor which defines the characteristics of an organism. Insertion of a foreign gene in a plant's own original gene can change its characteristics by making it resistant to disease e.g. Genetic engineering provides a quicker and more precise way to achieve some desirable traits, what farmer over years have tried through hit and trial method by breeding crops. The technology is often referred to as 'genetic engineering' or 'recombinant DNA technology' or `modern biotechnology'. Crops which are produced from this technology are often called as GM crops.

In India Bt-Cotton was the first crop which was approved for commercial cultivation in India. 'Be in Bt-Cotton stands for Bacillus thurigiensis. It is a bacterium which occurs inside catterpillars, vtrious types of moth and butterfly. This is inserted in plant genes to make it pest resistant. Bayer Crop Science was the first company in 1985 to develop genetically modified tobacco. The crop was never commercialised. But it was used to test genetic modification as it was not a part of food supply. India's tryst with Bt-Cotton started in 2002.

This GM crop variety developed by Monsanto, provided immunity against pink bollworm. The introduction of Bt Cotton revolutionised the cotton growing areas. As the acreage for cotton crop grew by almost 65% between 2002-03 and 2014-15. Bt-Cotton now claims over 95% of cotton acreage. Genetic Engineering Approval Committee gave the nod for commercialisation of GM crops in India. Till date Bt-Cotton is the only crop which has been commercialised. 

Bt-Brinjal which was given green light for commercialisation in 2009, was put under indefinite moratorium, citing its adverse implications. Similarly, Bt-Mustard which was developed in laboratories of Delhi University was banned by Genetic Engineering Approval Committee. Amidst all these issues, in 2016 Monsanto a MNC specialist in agrochemical technology threatens to leave India.

In late 2015, government had expressed intention to cap the prices of Bt-Cotton seeds. In a litigation in Delhi High Court, challenging government's decision, the court refused to put a stay order on the same. The issue got stretched further citing failure of Bt-Cotton. Bt-Crops has two genetic strands, BG-1 and BG-11 (BG-Bollgard). They provide resistance from pests and herbicides. But a recent study showed that BG-11 gene was unable to prevent pest attack and therefore, its commercial production be revoked.

Genetically modified crops were first commercialised in 1996 in countries like USA, Argentina, China, Mexico etc. On one side it has various advantage while on the other there are various health and environmental concerns associated with GM crops. Studies done at Environmental Protection Agency, USA has suggested that after toxicology study done there was no side effects of Bt-Crops on mammal. Bt-Toxins were used in laboratory mouse to observe any ill effects but the conclusion resulted in negative reports, suggesting no harmful effects.

The same reports were also verified by World Health Organisation and International Council for Science. However, lack of evidence against any negative effects does not mean that GM crops are without any risks. Scientists are of the view that the food safety assessment should be done on case by case basis.

Another concern related to human health was the alle


rgenicity studies. Genetic engineering in foods may lead to allergic reactions in certain individuals. Tests done by Food and Agriculture Organisations and World Health Organisation concluded that on the basis of bioinformatics, there was no concern regarding allergenicity. Also, studies done on its digestibility has suggested that gastric juice were able to digest the Bt-toxins. As most allergenics resists digestion therefore, a negative test result on Bt-Crops suggested that they were easily digestible and had no allergic reactions.

Environmental concern is the greatest of all concerns related to GM-Foods. The prime concern is the phenomenon of Outcrossing'. Cross-pollination of genes of GM crops with conventional crops may have adverse effect on stability and safety.

According to World Health Organisation, other environmental issues includes: persistence of gene in the ecology even after the crop has been harvested. Also, the susceptibility of non-target organisms e.g. insects, which are not pests, to get exposed to GM crop's, gene. Also in the process, the stability of the gene may get hampered after engineering. It may also lead to loss of diversity in gene pool which occurs due to natural cross-pollination. 

An artificial intervention may confine the gene pool. Also, some study has shown that with time, they also become resistant to pesticides thereby requiring more chemical pesticides, fertilizers etc for its effectiveness.

Some other concerns vis a vis GM crops are the following
The seeds of GM crops requires permission for breeding and are costly for small farmers to procure. Therefore, legal and economic issues are involved. 

GM crops have shown unusual taste and do not taste natural as compared to other conventional food. 
MNC's involved in genetic modification have monopolistic tendencies and can affect economic policy of government by lobbying.
GM crops, on the other hand have various related advantages. The greatest advantage as pointed out by its ardent supporters is that they are disease and pest resistant. It therefore, makes the task of farmer relatively easier. Also, it has been shown that as a result of its pest resistance properties, less use of chemicals takes place thereby making it more environment friendly.

Other benefit of GM crops is conspicuous by its increasing acreage. The production of crops per unit area is more as compared to traditional crops. This makes GM crops more attractive proposition for farmers. Also, it has been suggested that with modifications, they can also be made more nutritious.

Moreover, they can also be made to thrive in poor or adverse climatic conditions. Their shelf life can be increased by prolonging its ripening time. Also there can be option to change the flavour of crops. As they can be grown on marginal lands, they can also be a drivers to ensure food security in food starved regions, like Africa.

The debate on the usage of GM crops is currently unfolding itself. Till that time, the best option with us is to restrict its applications for human consumption. All the stakeholders should be brought onboard before any concrete step is taken in this direction. GM crops have many advantages but these alone should not be the driving factor for approving it in food supply sector.

Difficult Words with Meanings :
Bollworm a larva that feeds on seeds of the bolls of cotton
Acreage extent or area in acres
Moratorium a suspension of activity or a time when particular activity is not allowed
Agrochemical any chemical used in agricultural production
Allergenicity causing allergic sensitisation
Bioinformatics the retrival and analysis of biochemical and biological data using mathematics and computer science
Outcrossing to cross (animals or plants) by breeding or individuals of different strains but, usually of the same breed
Pollination the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigm
Monopolistic an advocate of monopoly
Conspicous easily seen or noticed

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VENUES OF COMPLETED & UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 01 May 2017 04:32:00 +0000

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~VENUES OF COMPLETED & UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS

Summer Olympics -

2012 – London, UK.
2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2020 – Tokyo, Japan.
2014 – Los Angles

Winter Olympics -
2014 – Sochi, Russia.
2018 – Pyeongchang, South Korea.
2022 – Beijing, China.

Commonwealth Games -
2010 – New Delhi, India.
2014 – Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
2018 – Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2022- Durban, South Africa.

Asian Games -
2014 – Incheon, South Korea.
2018 – Jakarta, Indonesia.
2022- Hangzhou, China.
2026 - Japan

Hockey World Cup -
2014 – The Hague, Netherlands (Winner- Australia).
2018 – India.

Women Hockey World Cup -
2014 – The Hague, Netherlands (Winner- Netherlands).
2018 – London, England.

FIFA World Cup -
2010 – South Africa (Winner- Spain).
2014 – Brazil (Winner- Germany).
2018 – Russia
2022 – Qatar.

Women Football World Cup -
2011 – Germany (Winner – Japan).
2015 – Canada (Winner – United States).
2019 – France.

ICC Cricket World Cup -
2011 – India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka ( Winner- India).
2015 – Australia and New Zealand (Winner – Australia).
2019 – England.
2023 – India.

Women Cricket World Cup -
2013 – India (Winner- Australia).
2017 – England.
2021 – New Zealand.

ICC World T-20 World Cup -
2014 – Bangladesh (Winner- Sri Lanka).
2016 – India (Winner – West Indies).
2018 – Australia.

Women ICC World T-20 World Cup -
2014 – Bangladesh (Winner- Australia).
2016 – India (Winner – West Indies).
2018 – West Indies.

ICC World Test Championship -
2017 (1st edition) – England.
2021 – India.

Shortcuts

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 10:07:00 +0000

Mnemonic for Indradhanush Vaccination Plan for 7 diseases :

Indradhanush:-   Tu WhiTe PoHe Me Di.

Pohe is a dish in north India (for brothers n sisters frm South).

Tu- Tuberculosis

Whi- Whooping Cough
Te- Tetanus

Po- Polio
He- Hepatitis B

Me- Measles

Di- Diphtheria

Trick to Remember Countries around Black Sea (Total 6 Countries):

Trick:- BUT G R2


B- Bulgaria
U-Ukraine
T- Turkey

G- Georgia

R- Romania
R- Russia

Ayesha Hasan
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Trick to Remember the Ruling Dynasties of Ancient History:


Trick:- HASINA MASHUKA AA.

HA- Haryanka Dynasty
SI- Sishunga Dynasty
NA- Nand Dynasty

MA- Maurya Dynasty
SHU- Shunga Dynasty
KA- Kanwa Dynasty

AA- Andhra Dynasty


Ayesha Hasan
@ayesha3088

Trick to remember Dalhousie's Annexations in Chronological Order.

Trick:-  Dalhousie made annexations only on weekends i.e. Saturday and Sunday. 

(Sat and SUN)

Sat- Satara

S- Sambhalpur
U- Udaipur
N- Nagpur 

and then Jhansi

Chronological order annexations by Dalhousie.

Mnemonic for OPEC Countries:

NIKE   VISA  QUILA

N- Nigeria
I- Indonesia
K- Kuwait
E- Ecuador

V- Venezuela
I- Iran
S- Saudi Arabia
A- Algeria

Q- Qatar
U- U.A.E
I- Iraq
L- Libya
A- Angola

:o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o:
Trick to remember countries passing through tropic of cancer....
Imagine one new model MICBUM of BMW has been launched and ur son wants to buy it and u say...

BMW MICBUM MAT LE SON


Bahamas
Mexico
Western Sahara

Mauritania
India
China
Bangladesh
U.A.E
Myanmar

Mali
Algeria
Taiwan

Libya
Egypt

Saudi Arabia
Oman
Niger

:o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o:
Tropic of Capricorn Passing through different countries from West to East :

CAP   of   Brazil's     Name  is  BoSaMMA :


CAP of Brazil ----South America
Name is BoSaMM- ----Africa
A----- Australia

C- Chile
A- Argentina
P- Paraguay
Brazil

Name- Namibia

Bo- Botswana
Sa- South Africa
M- Mozambique
M- Madagascar
A- Australia & French Polynesia

:o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o::o:
Friends ab tricks ki bari
Equator countries
ECB SDG SUCK MIKe
Ecuador
Columbia
Brazil 

Sao Tome principle
Democratic Republic of Congo
Gabon

Somalia
Uganda
Congo
Kenya

Maldives
Indonesia
Kiribati

Feel Happy now

Trick  to Remember Equator countries;

Trick:- U  C KIM Ki ECG BDS doctor Se

U- Uganda

C- Columbia

K- Kenya
I- Indonesia
M- Maldives

K- Kiribati

E- Ecuador
C- Congo
G- Gabon

B- Brazil
D- Democratic Republic of Congo
S- Sao Tome Principle

S- Somalia

@ayesha3088
Ayesha Hasan

Tropic of Cancer Passes through eight states:

Trick:- West Me Gujarat Rajasthan, Mujhe Jharkhand Chahiye Tha.

W- West Bengal
M- Madhya Pradesh
G-  Gujarat
R-  Rajasthan
M- Mizoram
J- Jharkhand 
C-  Chattisgarh
T- Tripura


Ayesha Hasan
@ayesha3088

Trick to remmember country capital
Mind Tricks to Remember Countries and Capitals
Hello Readers,
One of the ardent fan provided us the post on "Mind Tricks to Remember Countries and Capitals". So, here we are sharing the same with you. SBI asked questios from this topics. In IBPS too, it can be expected. So, don't forget to mug up all. Also, don't forget to say thanks to Sneh@!!!
Country name and Capital name are same
Mexico – Mexico CityKuwait –Kuwait CityPanama– Panama CityVatican City –Vatican CityGuatemala –Guatemala CityDjibouti– Djibouti CitySingapore - SingaporeMonaco –MonacoLuxembourg - LuxembourgTunisia - TunisAndorra–Andorra la Vella
Capital Names Ending with “Town”
South Africa- CapeTownGuyana - Gorege TownSierra Leone - FreeTownBarbados – BridgeTown
Korea’s Family
1) South Korea – Seoul 
Seoul looks like “Soul”
Mind Trick :   South Korea’s Soul
2) North Korea – Pyongyang
Pyongyang sounds like “Young-yang”
Mind Trick : North People are “Young”
Sweden – Stockholm
Sweden( sounds like ” Sweat-den”)
Stockholm(sounds like  “Stock +Home”)
Mind Trick :   Sweats are in Stock in our Home..
Jamaica –Kingston
Mind Trick :Jamaica’s men are “Kings”
Iran – Tehran
Mind Trick – Both words ends with  “ran”
Bhutan – Thimpu
Bhutan souds like “Boot+tan”
Thimphu sounds like name “Tippu Sultan”
Mind Trick :  Tippu Sultan wear Boots..
Canada – Ottawa
Ottawa  sounds like “Oats”
Mind Trick :  Canadians like Oats..
DenMark - CoPenhagen :
Mark(a name)
Co-Pen(means Others Pen)
Mind Trick :  Mark uses others Pen.
Hungary – Budapest
Hungary looks like “Hungry”
Budapest sounds like “Buddha+pest
Mind Trick :   Buddha is very Hungry.
Argentina –Buenos Aires
Aires look like “Airs"
Mind Trick : Argentina’s Airs
Australia –Canberra
Canberra sounds like “Cadbury”
Mind Trick : Australia’s  companies manufacture “ Cadburys”
Malta – ValLetta
Mind Trick: Malta – Letta
Morocco – Rabat
Rabat sounds like “Robert”
Mind Trick: Morocco’s Robert.
Romania – Bucharest
Mind Trick Romania people take “Rest”
Poland – WarSaw
Land -  War - Saw
Mind Trick - I SAW a WAR  happened in poLand
Czech Republic – Prague
Prague sounds like “Pray”
Mind Trick :Czech People “Pray” for God Daily
Ukraine  - Kyiv
Ukraine sounds like (“Uk+rain”)
Kyiv sounds like (“key”)
Mind Trick :In Uk,while raining  lost KEY
Taiwan – Taipei
Taiwan sounds like (“Tie +One”)
Taipei sounds like (“Tie +Pi”)
Mind Trick : TieOne - TiePi
Estonia –Tallinn
Estonia sound like “Yes +Stone”
Mind Trick : Stone is Tall
Venezuela- Caracas
Mind Trick :Veny Travels in Car
Congo- Brazzaville
Brazzaville-Brazil +Ville
Mind Trick : Congo’s to Brazil for hosting FIFA WorldCup
New Zealand - Wellington
Wellington -Washington
Mind Trick :New Washington
Bulgaria –Sofia
Bulgaria –Bulk +Area
Sofia looks like “Sofa”
Mind Trick :Bulk of Sofa’s in that Area
Brazil – Brasillia
Brasillia – Brazil+lia
Croatia- Zagreb
Croatia sounds like (“Coast +Asia”)
Zagreb sounds like (“za+Grey”)
Mind Trick:Coast Asia people like “Grey” Colour
Cyprus – Nicosia
Nicosia sounds like (“Nik +Asia”)
Famous Countries  & Capitals
Afghanistan - KabulBangladesh - DhakaChina - BeijingPakistan- IslamabadUAE - Abu DhabiVietnam - HanoiSrilanka - ColomboPhilippines - ManilaJapan - TokyoItaly - RomeFrance - ParisSpain - Madrid

Trick  to Remember Equator countries;

Trick:- U  C KIM Ki ECG BDS doctor Se

U- Uganda

C- Columbia

K- Kenya
I- Indonesia
M- Maldives

K- Kiribati

E- Ecuador
C- Congo
G- Gabon

B- Brazil
D- Democratic Republic of Congo
S- Sao Tome Principle

S- Somalia

@ayesha3088
Ayesha Hasan

Mnemonic for all imp tributaries of Godavari :

#. ShiBa  KaKa  Sab  TIPPu --- Left bank tributaries

Shi- Shivana
Ba- Banganga

Ka- Kadva
Ka- Kadam

Sab- Sabari

T- Taliperu
I- Indravati
P- Pranhita
Pu- Purna
 
#. SiPra  MaMa  Ki  DaNa---- Right bank Tributaries

Si- Sindphana
Pra- Pravara

Ma- Majira
Ma- Manair

Ki- Kinnerasani

Da- Darna
Na- Nasardi

Mnemonic for all imp tributaries of Ganga:

GoRa   Ghaghara  K  BaG  M  PunYa   SoTa :

GoRa Ghaghara K BaG M ---- These are left bank tributaries
PunYa SoTa---- These are right bank tributaries

Go- Gomati
Ra- Ramganga

Ghaghara

K- Koshi

Ba- Bagmati
G- Gandak

M- Mahananda

Pun- Punpun
Ya- Yamuna

So- Son
Ta- Tamsa

Ayesha Siddiqui

Trick to Remember Countries around Black Sea (Total 6 Countries):

Trick:- BUT G R2


B- Bulgaria
U-Ukraine
T- Turkey

G- Georgia

R- Romania
R- Russia

Ayesha Hasan
@ayesha3088

Ayesha Siddiqui

TRICKS TO REMEMBER COUNTRIES AND CAPITAL'S
Country name and Capital name are same
==================================
    Mexico – Mexico City
    Kuwait – Kuwait City
    Panama – Panama City
    Vatican City – Vatican City
    Guatemala – Guatemala City
    Djibouti – Djibouti City
    Singapore - Singapore
    Monaco  – Monaco
    Luxembourg - Luxembourg
    Tunisia - Tunis
    Andorra – Andorra la Vella
=================================
Capital Names Ending with “Town”
=================================
    South Africa - CapeTown
    Guyana - Gorege Town
    Sierra Leone - FreeTown
    Barbados – BridgeTown
=================================
Korea’s Family
=================================
1) South Korea – Seoul 
Seoul looks like “Soul”
Mind Trick :   South Korea’s Soul
2) North Korea – Pyongyang
Pyongyang sounds like “Young-yang”
Mind Trick : North People are “Young”
=================================
Sweden – Stockholm
Sweden( sounds like ” Sweat-den”)
Stockholm(sounds like  “Stock +Home”)
Mind Trick :   Sweats are in Stock in our Home..
================================
Jamaica –Kingston
Mind Trick :   Jamaica’s men are “Kings”
Iran – Tehran
Mind Trick – Both words ends with  “ran”
==================================
Bhutan – Thimpu
Bhutan souds like “Boot+tan”
Thimphu sounds like name “Tippu Sultan”
Mind Trick :  Tippu Sultan wear Boots..
==================================
Canada – Ottawa
Ottawa  sounds like “Oats”
Mind Trick :  Canadians like Oats..
================================
DenMark - CoPenhagen :
Mark(a name)
Co-Pen(means Others Pen)
Mind Trick :  Mark uses others Pen.
===============================
Hungary – Budapest
Hungary looks like “Hungry”
Budapest sounds like “Buddha+pest
Mind Trick :   Buddha is very Hungry.
===============================
Argentina –Buenos Aires
Aires look like “Airs"
Mind Trick : Argentina’s Airs
===============================
Australia –Canberra
Canberra sounds like “Cadbury”
Mind Trick : Australia’s  companies manufacture “ Cadburys”
===============================
Malta – ValLetta
Mind Trick: Malta – Letta
===============================
Morocco – Rabat
Rabat sounds like “Robert”
Mind Trick: Morocco’s Robert.
===================================
Romania – Bucharest
Mind Trick Romania people take “Rest”
===================================
Poland – WarSaw
Land -  War - Saw
Mind Trick - I SAW a WAR  happened in poLand
===================================
Czech Republic – Prague
Prague sounds like “Pray”
Mind Trick : Czech People “Pray” for God Daily
===================================
Ukraine  - Kyiv
Ukraine sounds like (“Uk+rain”)
Kyiv sounds like (“key”)
Mind Trick : In Uk,while raining  lost KEY
===================================
Taiwan – Taipei
Taiwan sounds like (“Tie +One”)
Taipei sounds like (“Tie +Pi”)
Mind Trick : TieOne - TiePi
===================================
Estonia –Tallinn
Estonia sound like “Yes +Stone”
Mind Trick : Stone is Tall
===================================
Venezuela- Caracas
Mind Trick : Veny Travels in Car
===================================
Congo- Brazzaville
Brazzaville-Brazil +Ville
Mind Trick : Congo’s to Brazil for hosting FIFA WorldCup
===================================
New Zealand - Wellington
Wellington -Washington
Mind Trick : New Washington
===================================
Bulgaria –Sofia
Bulgaria –Bulk +Area
Sofia looks like “Sofa”
Mind Trick : Bulk of Sofa’s in that Area
==================================
Brazil – Brasillia
Brasillia – Brazil+lia
==================================
Croatia- Zagreb
Croatia sounds like (“Coast +Asia”)
Zagreb sounds like (“za+Grey”)
Mind Trick: Coast Asia people like “Grey” Colour
==================================
Cyprus – Nicosia
Nicosia sounds like (“Nik +Asia”)
  
==================================
Famous Countries  & Capitals
==================================
    Afghanistan - Kabul
    Bangladesh - Dhaka
    China - Beijing
    Pakistan - Islamabad
    UAE - Abu Dhabi
    Vietnam - Hanoi
    Srilanka - Colombo
    Philippines - Manila
    Japan - Tokyo
    Italy - Rome
    France - Paris
    Spain

Ayesha Siddiqui

Countries around Caspian Sea :

TARIK    (Date)

T- Turkmenistan
A- Azerbaijan
R- Russia
I- Iran
K- Kazakhstan

Countries bordering Red Sea :

DESSEY :

D- Djibouti
E- Eritrea
S- Saudi Arabi
S- Sudan    (not somalia: pay attention and keep rem)
E- Egypt
Y- Yemen

Countries collectively called as Horn of Africa:

SEED :

S- Somalia
E- Ethiopia
E- Eritrea
D- Djibouti


Creating mnemonic for Black Sea is annoying. So, I said GURR in annoyance BuT  suddenly I found the mnemonic for the countries bordering Black Sea ::

So, its      GURR   BuT

G- Georgia
U- Ukarine
R- Russia
R- Romania

Bu- Bulagaria
T- Turkey
One day in the midst of Baltic Sea, RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland :

So, countries bordering Baltic Sea are :

RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland :

Ru- Russia
De- Denmark

Germany

S- Sweden
E- Estonia
L- Latvia
L- Lithuania

Poland
Finland
:point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2::point_up_2:
From above mnemonics, it is clear that RUSSIA is the only country which borders three different land locked seas :  Black Sea, Baltic Sea & Caspian Sea    (BBC)

Ayesha Siddiqui

Trick to remember Constitutional Articles:

Trick:- in U Ci F DI US is Better than  UP 

I. U- Union & Its Territory   1-4

II. Ci- Citizenship (  5-11)

III. F- Fundamental Right (12-35)

IV. Di- Directive Principles of State Policy IV A (36-51)

V.   U- Union: ( 32-151)

VI. S- State  :  (152-237)

VII. B- Deals with States in
 Part of B of its schedule 238

VIII. U- Union Territory  239-241

IX.  P- Panchayats : 242-243

X.  S-Provision for Schedule & Tribal Area : 244-244

Parts added after 1950: 

IVA.   Directive Principles of State 

IX A.  Municipalities

Ayesha Hasan
@ayesha3088

Ayesha Siddiqui

Article 371 (371 A-J)
Trick to remember STATES with special powers included in art -371

Trick - G GK MAM SANAM
    Gusse ( angry) wali GK MAM meri SANAM re (sanam re)
    
    Gujarat
    
    Goa
    Karnataka
    
    Manipur
    Assam
    Mizoram
    
    Sikkim
    Arunachal pradesh
    Nagaland
    Andhrapradesh
    Maharastra

Ayesha Siddiqui

Trick to Remember Cups associated with Cricket:

Trick: Rothmans, a Sharjah Singer who lives in Sahara desert in Asia uses Gillette , wears Titan watch and likes to watch ICC World Cup with Ash and Jawaharlal Nehru.
            
               OR
Trick:  RAJA'S  GIST'S

R- Rothmans Cup
A- Ashes Cup
J- Jawaharlal Nehru Cup
A- Asia Cup
S- Sahara


G- Gillette
I- ICC World Cup
S- Sharjah Cup
T- Titan Cup
S- Singer Cup

@ayesha3088
Ayesha Hasan

Ayesha Siddiqui

Trick to remember trophies related to Cricket:

Trick: BVG Wants DD of RRB NRI With Van.

B- G.D Birla Trophy
V- Vijay Hazare Trophy
G- Gavaskar border Trophy

W- Wisden Trophy

D- Deodhar Trophy
D- Duleep Trophy

R- Rani Jhansi Trophy
R- Ranji Trophy
B- Barcia Trophy

N- C.K Naidu Trophy
R- Rohinton
I- Irani Trophy

W- Wills

V- Vijay Merchant Trophy.

@ayesha3088
Ayesha Hasan

Ayesha Siddiqui

Trick to remember various dance form of different states:

विभिन्न राज्यो के मुख्य नृत्य Trick’s
≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡

► केरल के लोकनृत्य
Trick: करेले कि कथा

केरल = कथकली kathakali_kerala

► पंजाब के लोकनृत्य
Trick: पंजे में भांग डालो

पंजाब = भांगड़ा Bhangra-Dancers

► अरुणाचल के लोकनृत्य
Trick : अरुण क मुखोटा

अरुणाचल = मुखोटा mulhota nrutya

► गुजरात के लोकनृत्य
Trick : गुज़र गई गरीबी

गुजरात = गरबा Dandiya-Garba

► झारखण्ड के लोकनृत्य
Trick : झाड़ू में छाऊ

झारखण्ड = छऊ jharkhand-chau

► उत्तराखंड के लोकनृत्य
Trick : U K में गडा

उत्तराखंड = गढ़वाली gadwal-nrutya

► आंध्रप्रदेश के लोकनृत्य
Trick : अंधेरे मे कच्ची पूरी खाई

आंधरा (आंध्रप्रदेश ￼ कुचिपूडि kuchipudi

► छत्तीसगढ़ के लोकनृत्य
Trick : छतरी मे गाड़ी

छत्तीसगढ़ = गाडी Chhattisgarh artists dance

► हिमाचल प्रदेश के लोकनृत्य
Trick : हिम्मत कि धमाल

हिमाचल प्रदेश = धमाल Himachal Pradesh

► गोवा के लोकनृत्य
Trick : गोवा कि मंडी

गोवा =मंडीgoa

► पछिम बंगाल के लोकनृत्य
Trick : बंगले कि काठी

पछिम बंगाल = काठी kathi_nacha

► मेघालय के लोकनृत्य
Trick : मेघ लाओ लावणी

मेघालय = लावणी lavni

► नागालैंड के लोकनृत्य
Trick : नाग कि चोच

नागालैंड = चोंग chong dance

► उड़ीसा के लोकनृत्य
Trick : उड़ी उड़ीं बबा

उड़ीसा = ओड़िसी Odissi dance

► कर्नाटक के लोकनृत्य
Trick : कान( कर्ण) में करो यक्ष ज्ञान

कर्नाटक = यक्ष ज्ञानkarnataka dance

► जम्मू कश्मीर के लोकनृत्य
Trick : जम्मुरा

जम्मू कश्मीर = राउफ kashmiri dance

► तमिलनाडु के लोकनृत्य
Trick : तुम मिले भरत

तमिलनाडु =भरतनाट्यम Bharata Natyam

► उत्तर प्रदेश के लोकनृत्य
Trick : उत्तर की रास

उत्तर प्रदेश =रासलीला raslila

► महाराष्ट्र के लोक नृत्य
Trick : तला हुआ दही

1.त- तमासा
2.ला- लावनी “हुआ-ये वाक्य बनाने के लिये लगाया गया है ”
3.द- दढ़ही (ढ़ही)
4.ही- हण्डी

► असम के लोकनृत्य
Trick : विधवा बहु नमक से खेले

1.विधवा-विधुवा
2.बहु-बिहू
3.न-नटपुजा और नागनृत्य
4.म-महारास
5.क-कलिगोपाल
6.से-सतरिया
7.खेले-खेलगोपा

Ayesha Siddiqui

*BHEL Commisioned T.P*

250MW & 660 MW  - Maharastra
500MW - Jharkand
600 MW - MP
800MW - Karnataka
195MW -Muzzaffarpur(Bihar)
520MW-Andhra Pradesh


My trick to learn it.
195- bihar
250 - maharashtra
500 - jharkhand
520 - andhra pradesh
600 - madhya Pradesh
800 - karnatka

BIHAR par MAR (Maharashtra) HAR (jHARkhand) koi MAD (MADhya pradesh) and har taraf ANDHKAR (ANDhra pradesh and KARnatka)

Ayesha Siddiqui

महत्वपूर्ण TRICKLY  प्रश्न & उत्तर:-

(1):books: हॉकी से सम्बंधित कप एवं ट्रॉफियाँ:- RD BARMAN
:lollipop:R:-रंगास्वामी कप
:lollipop:D:-ध्यानचंद ट्रॉफी
:lollipop:B:-बेगम रसूल बैहम कप
:lollipop:A:-आँगा खाँ कप
:lollipop:R:-राजा रणजीत सिंह ट्रॉफी
:lollipop:M:-मरुगप्पा कप
:lollipop:A:-अजलांशाह कप
:lollipop:N:-नेहरू ट्रॉफी
NOTE:-नेहरू कप(बॉस्केटबाल), नेहरूगोल्डन कप (फुटबॉल)

(2):books: क्रिकेट से सम्बंधित कप एवं ट्रॉफी;-
Trick:-दिवार के हीरो आईएना
:lollipop:दि:-देवधर ट्रॉफी/दिलीप ट्रॉफी
:lollipop:वार:-वर्ल्ड कप,विल्स कप
:lollipop:के:-कूचबिहार कप 
:lollipop:हि:-हिरोकप
:lollipop:रो:-रोहिंटन ट्रॉफी
:lollipop:आ:-आई.सी.सी.चैंपियन ट्रॉफी
:lollipop:ई:-ईरानी ट्रॉफी
:lollipop:ए:-एशेज कप
:lollipop:ना:-नायडू ट्रॉफी

(3):books: कौन-कौन-सी देश की मुद्रा डॉलर हैं:-
Trick-सीता जी वन से कहाँ आए
:lollipop:सी:-सिंगापूर
:lollipop:ता:-ताइवान
:lollipop:जी:-जिम्बाबे
:lollipop:व:-वरमुडा
:lollipop:न:-न्यूजीलैंड
:lollipop:से:-सेंटलुइश्
:lollipop:क:-कनाडा
:lollipop:हाँ:-हांगकांग
:lollipop:आ:-ऑस्ट्रेलिया
:lollipop:ए:-अमेरिका

(4):books:रुपया कहाँ-2 की मुद्रा हैं:-
Trick:-भारत से मामा श्री ने पाई रुपया
:lollipop:भारत:-भारत
:lollipop:से:-शेशेल्स 
:lollipop:मा:-मालदीव
:lollipop:मा:-मॉरीशस
:lollipop:श्री:-श्रीलंका
:lollipop:ने:-नेपाल 
:lollipop:पा:-पाकिस्तान
:lollipop:ई:-इंडोनेशिया
.......रुपया...........

(5):books:क्षेत्रफल की दृष्टि से विश्व का सर्वाधिक बड़ा देश
Trick:-रुक चीन अब आ भारत
:lollipop:रु:-रूस
:lollipop:क:-कनाडा
:lollipop:चीन:-चीन
:lollipop:अ:-अमेरिका
:lollipop:ब:-ब्राजील
:lollipop:आ:-आस्ट्रेलिया
:lollipop:भारत:-भारत 

(6):books:बंगाल की खाड़ी में गिरने वाली भारत की प्रमुख नदी:-
Trick:-ब्रह्मा की गोद में गंगा
:lollipop:ब्रह्मा:-ब्रह्मा
:lollipop:की:-कृष्णा,कावेरी
:lollipop:गोद:-गोदावरी
:lollipop:में:-महानदी
:lollipop:गंगा:-गंगा

(7):books:खंभात की खाड़ी में गिरने वाली नदी:-
Trick:-माशताना
:lollipop:म:-माहि
:lollipop:श:-सावरमति
:lollipop:ता:-ताप्ती
:lollipop:ना:-नर्मदा

(8):books:प्रशांत महासागर में गिरने वाली नदी
Trick:-HACY
:lollipop:H:-ह्वानगहो 
:lollipop:A:-अमूर
:lollipop:C:-सिंक्यांग
:lollipop:Y:-यांग-टी-सिंक्यांग

(9):books:अदिश राशि कौन-कौन हैं:-
Trick:-उसका दाल msc से आता हैं:-
:lollipop:उ:-ऊर्जा
:lollipop:स:-समय
:lollipop:का:-कार्य
:lollipop:दा:-दाब
:lollipop:ल:-लम्बाई
:lollipop:m:-mass
:lollipop:s:-speed
:lollipop:c:-current
......से....(silent)
:lollipop:आ:-आयतन
:lollipop:ता:-ताप 
.......हैं.......(silent)

(10):books:सदिश राशि हैं:-
Trick:-असं भवि वे बत्व
:lollipop:अ:-आवेग
:lollipop:सं:-संवेग
:lollipop:भा:-भार
:lollipop:वि:-विस्थापन
:lollipop:वे:-वेग
:lollipop:ब:-बल
:lollipop:त्व:-त्वरण

(11):books:G-8 के सदस्य देश:-
Trick:-जीजा कई बार फ्रांस आए
:lollipop:जी:-जर्मनी 
:lollipop:जा:-जापान
:lollipop:क:-कनाडा
:lollipop:ई:-इटली
:lollipop:बा:-ब्रिटेन
:lollipop:र:-रूस
:lollipop:फ्रांस:-फ्रांस
:lollipop:आए:-आस्ट्रेलिया

(12):books:OPEC(ओपेक) के संस्थापक देश:-
Trick:-VISKI
:lollipop:V:-वेनेजुएला
:lollipop:I:-ईरान
:lollipop:S:-सऊदी अरब
:lollipop:K:-कुवैत
:lollipop:I:-इराक

(13):books:संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघ के स्थायी सदस्य देश:-
Trick:-FRACE(फ्रेश) 
:lollipop:F:-France
:lollipop:R:-Russia
:lollipop:A:-America 
:lollipop:C:-China
:lollipop:E:-England

Ayesha Siddiqui

Trick to remember Hot n Cold Ocean currents.
►महासागर के जल के सतत एवं निर्देष्ट दिशा वाले प्रवाह को महासागरीय धारा कहते हैं।
► समुद्री धाराएं उष्ण या गर्म (warm) अथवा शीतल या ठंडी (cold) दो प्रकार की होती हैं। उष्ण धारा वह होती है जिसके जल का तापमान उसके किनारे के सागरीय जल के तापमान से अधिक होता है। इसके विपरीत शीतल धारा में जल का तापमान किनारे के सागरीय जल के तापमान से कम होता है।
उत्पत्ति--
►महासागरीय धारा बनने के मुख्यत: तीन कारण होते हैं - 
1-प्रथम तो जल में लवण की मात्रा एक स्थान की अपेक्षा दूसरे स्थान पर बदलती है, इसलिए सागरीय जल के घनत्व में भी स्थान के साथ-साथ परिवर्तन आता है। द्रव्यों की प्राकृतिक प्रवृत्ति जिसमें वे अधिक घनत्व वाले क्षेत्र की ओर अग्रसर होते हैं, के कारण धाराएं बनती हैं। 
2-दूसरे कारण में सूर्य की किरणें जल की सतह पर एक समान नहीं पड़तीं। इस कारण जल के तापमान में असमानता आ जाती है। इसके कारण संवहन धारा (कन्वेक्शन करंट) पैदा होते हैं। 
3-तीसरा कारण सागर की सतह के ऊपर बहने वाली तेज हवाएं होती हैं। उनमें भी जल में तरंगें पैदा करने की क्षमता होती है। ये तरंगें पृथ्वी की परिक्रमा से भी बनती हैं। इस घूर्णन के कारण पृथ्वी के उत्तरी हिस्से में घड़ी की दिशा में धाराएं बनती हैं।
प्रमुख धाराएं--
►अटलांटिक महासागर
खाड़ी के उत्तर स्ट्रीम ---- गर्म
उत्तरी अटलांटिक धारा ---- गर्म
ब्राजील धारा -- --गर्म
बेंगुला धारा-- ठंडी
कैनरी धारा---- ठंडी
लेब्राडोर धारा----ठंडी
ग्रीनलैंड धारा ----ठंडी 
फ़ाकलैंड धारा----ठंडी
►प्रशांत महासागर
अलास्का की धारा----गर्म
क्यूरोशियो (जापान) धारा----गर्म
उत्तरी प्रशांत महासागर धारा---- गर्म
पूर्व ऑस्ट्रेलियाई धारा ---- गर्म
इक्वेटोरियल धारा ---- गर्म
हम्बोल्ट (पेरू) धारा ----ठंडी
कैलीफोर्निया की धारा ---- ठंडी
क्युराइल धारा-- --ठंडी
► हिंद महासागर
अगुलहास धारा ---- गर्म
आप इन महासागरीय जलधाराओं को Trick के माध्यम से निम्न प्रकार याद कर सकते है
प्रमुख ठंडी जलधाराऐ

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Trick – {हम बोले ग्रीन बगुला क्यों केला FAK (फ़ेंक) रहा है}

हम बो – हम्बोल्ट की धारा 

ले – लेब्रोडोर की धारा

ग्रीन – ग्रीनलैंड की धारा 

बगुला – बेंगुऐला की धारा 

क्यों – क्युराइल की धारा 

केला – कैलीफ़ोर्निया की धारा 

F - फ़ाकलैंड की धारा 

A - आखोस्टक की धारा 

K - कनारी की धारा

इस तरह आपको ठंडी जलधाराऐं याद हो जाऐंगी और बाकी बची हुई जलधाराऐं गरम होंगी !!

Countries and its Parliament

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:57:00 +0000

Countries and its Parliament

Countries	Parliaments
Afghanistan	Shoora
Andorra	General Council
Albania	People’s Assembly
Azerbaijan	Melli Majlis
Algeria	National People’s Assembly
Angola	National People’s Assembly
Argentina	National Congress
Australia	Federal Parliament
Austria	National Assembly
Bahamas	General Assembly
Bahrain	Consultative Council
Bangladesh	Jatiya Sansad
Belize	National Assembly
Bhutan	Tshogdu
Bolivia	National Congress
Brazil	National Congress
Brunei	National Assembly
Botswana	National Assembly
Britain	Parliment (House of Common’s & House of Lords)
Bulgaria	Narodno Subranie.
Cambodia	National Assembly
Congo Democratic	Rep. of National Legislative Council
Colombia	Congress
Canada	Parliament
China	National People’s Congress
Chile	Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Comoros	Legislative Council and Senate
Costa Rice	Legislative Council and Senate
Crotia	Sabor
Cuba	National Assembly of People’s Power
Czech Republic	Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Denmark	Folketing
Ecuador	Natinal Congress
El Salvador	Legislative Assembly
East Timor	Constituent Assembly
Ethiopia	Federal Council and House of Representative
Egypt	People’s Assembly
Fiji Islands	Senate & House of Representative
France	National Assembly
Finland	Eduskusta (Parliament)
Germany	Bundestag(Lower House),Bundesrat(UpperHouse)
Guyana	National Assembly
Greece	Chamber of Deputies
Hungary	National Assembly
Iceland	Althing
India	Parliament
Indonesia	People’s Consultative Assembly
Iran	Majlis
Iraq	National Assembly
Israel	Knesset
Italy	Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Japan	Diet
Jordan	National Assembly
Korea(North)	Supreme People’s Assembly
Korea(South)	National Assembly
Kuwait	National Assembly
Kenya	National Assembly
Laos	People’s Supreme Assembly
Labanon	National Assembly
Lesotho	National Assembly and Senate
Lithuania	Seimas
Luxembourg	Chamber of Deputies
Liberia	National Assembly
Libya	General People’s Congress
Malaysia	Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara
Maldives	Majlis Madagascar
Mongolia	Great People’s Khural
Montenegro	Federal Assembly
Mozambique	People’s Assembly
Myanmar	Pyithu Hluttaw
Nepal	National Panchayat
Netherlands	The State General
Norway	Storting
New Zealand	Parliament (House of Representative)
Oman	Monarchy
Pakistan	National Assembly & Senate
Paraguay	Senate & Chamber of Deputies
Philippines	The Congress
Papua New Guinea	National Parliament
Poland	Sejm
Romania	Great National Assembly
Russia	Duma & Federal Council
Serbia	Federal Assembly
Senegal	National Assembly
Seychelles	People’s Assembly
Somalia	People’s Assembly
South Africa	Rep. House of Assembly
Spain	Cortes
Sweden	Riksdag
Saudi Arabia	Majlis Al Shura
Sudan	National Assembly
Switzerland	Federal Assembly
Syria	People’s Council
Turkey	Grand National Assembly
Tunisia	National Assembly
USA	Congress
Vietnam	National Assembly
Venezuela	National Congress
Zaire	National Legislative Council
Zambia	National Assembly.

Highest Mountain Peaks Statewise

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:56:00 +0000

Highest Mountain Peaks Statewise

State	Peak	Range/Region	Height (m)	Height (ft)
Andhra Pradesh	Arma Konda	Eastern Ghats	1,680	5,512
Arunachal Pradesh	Kangto (shared with Tibet)	Eastern Himalaya	7,090	23,261
Assam	Unnamed peak near Laike	Dima Hasao District	1,960	6,430
Bihar	Someshwar Fort	West Champaran District	880	2,887
Chhattisgarh	Bailadila Range	Dantewada District	1,276	4,186
Goa	Sosogad	Western Ghats	1,022	3,353
Gujarat	Girnar	Junagadh District	1,145	3,756
Haryana	Karoh Peak	Morni Hills	1,499	4,918
Himachal Pradesh	Reo Purgyil (shared withTibet)	Western Himalaya	6,816	22,363
Jammu and Kashmir(claimed)	K2	Karakoram	8,611	28,251
Jammu and Kashmir(administered)	Saltoro Kangri	Karakoram	7,742	25,400
Jharkhand	Parasnath	Parasnath Hills	1,366	4,482
Karnataka	Mullayanagiri	Western Ghats	1,925	6,317
Kerala	Anamudi	Western Ghats	2,695	8,842
Madhya Pradesh	Dhupgarh	Satpura	1,350	4,429
Maharashtra	Kalsubai	Western Ghats	1,646	5,400
Manipur	Mount Iso (Tenipu)	Senapati District	2,994	9,823
Meghalaya	Shillong Peak	Khasi Hills	1,965	6,447
Mizoram	Phawngpui	Saiha District	2,165	7,103
Nagaland	Mount Saramati (Shared withMyanmar)	Naga Hills	3,841	12,602
Odisha	Deomali	Eastern Ghats	1,672	5,486
Punjab	Unnamed point on the Naina Devi range	Rupnagar District	1,000	3,281
Rajasthan	Guru Shikhar	Aravali	1,722	5,650
Sikkim	Kangchenjunga (Shared withNepal)	Eastern Himalaya	8,598	28,208
Tamil Nadu	Doddabetta	Nilgiri Hills	2,636	8,648
Telangana	Laxmidevipalli	Deccan Plateau	670	2,198
Tripura	Betalongchhip	Jampui Hills	1,097	3,600
Uttar Pradesh	Amsot Peak	Shivalik Hills	957	3,140
Uttarakhand	Nanda Devi	Garhwal Himalaya	7,816	25,646
West Bengal	Sandakphu (Shared with Nepal)	Eastern Himalaya	3,636	11,929

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:54:00 +0000

International Airports in India

State	City	Airport Name
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	Veer Savarkar International Airport
Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam International Airport
Assam	Guwahati	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Bihar	Gaya	Gaya International Airport
Delhi	New Delhi	Indira Gandhi InternationalAirport
Goa	Goa/td	Goa International Airport/Dabolim Airport
Gujarat	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar	Srinagar Airport
Karnataka	Bengaluru	Kempegowda International Airport
Karnataka	Mangalore	Mangalore International Airport
Kerala	Kochi	Cochin International Airport
Kerala	Kozhikode	Calicut International Airport
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Trivandrum International Airport
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Raja Bhoj International Airport
Maharashtra	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Maharashtra	Nagpur	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Manipur	Imphal	Tulihal International Airport
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Biju Patnaik International Airport
Punjab	Amritsar	Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Rajasthan	Jaipur	Jaipur International Airport
Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Chennai International Airport
Tamil Nadu	Coimbatore	Coimbatore International Airport
Tamil Nadu	Madurai	Madurai Airport
Tamil Nadu	Tiruchirapalli	Tiruchirapalli International Airport
Telangana	Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
West Bengal	Kolkata	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

List of Space Centre and Space Agency in the World

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:53:00 +0000

List of Space Centre and Space Agency in the World

SPACE CENTRES

Belgium	Liege Space Center
Belgium	Euro Space Center
Canada	John H. Chapman Space Centre
Canada	Telus World of Science, Edmonton
Germany	European Space Operations Centre
	Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre
	European Astronaut Centre
France	Toulouse Space Center Guiana Space Centre
	Cannes Mandelieu Space Center
India	Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
	Space Applications Centre
	Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Italy	Broglio Space Centre
Japan	Uchinoura Space Centre
Japan	Tanegashima Space Centre
South Korea	Naro Space Center
Netherlands	European Space Research and Technology
Norway	Norwegian Space Centre
Philippines	Mabuhaysat Subic Space Center
Philippines	Mabuhaysat Zamboanga Space Center
Pakistan	Sonmiani (space facility)
Pakistan	Tilla Satellite Launch Center
Russia	Babakin Space Centre
	Baikonur Cosmodrome
	Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre
United Kingdom	Leicester Space Centre
	Surrey Space Centre
	Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
	Jodrell Bank Observatory
United States	Goddard Space Flight Center
	John C. Stennis Space Center
	Kennedy Space Center
	Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston
	Marshall Space Flight Center

SPACE AGENCIES

Name	Acronym	Country
Belarus Space Agency	BSA	Belarus
Central American Association for Aeronautics and Space	ACAE	Costa Rica
Aeronautics and Space Research and Diffusion Center	CIDA-E	Uruguay
Mexican Space Agency	AEM	Mexico
Algerian Space Agency	ASAL	Algeria
Austrian Solar and Space Agency	ALR	Austria
Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency	AMAKA	Azerbaijan
Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency	NSSA	Bahrain
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy	BIRA, IASB, BISA	Belgium
Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities	ABAE	Venezuela
Brazilian Space Agency	AEB	Brazil
UK Space Agency	UKSA	United Kingdom
Bolivian Space Agency	ABE	Bolivia
Bulgarian Space Agency	SRI-BAS, STIL-BAS	Bulgaria
Canadian Space Agency	CSA, ASC	Canada
China National Space Administration	CNSA	People’s Republic of China
Colombian Space Commission	CCE	Colombia
Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing	CRISP	Singapore
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation	CSIRO	Australia
Croatian Space Agency	HAS, CSA	Croatia
Danish National Space Center	DRC, DNSC	Denmark
Danish Space Research Institute	DRKI, DSRI	Denmark
European Space Agency	ESA	Europe
Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency	GISTDA	Thailand
German Aerospace Center	DLR	Germany
Hungarian Space Office	HSO	Hungary
Indian Space Research Organisation	ISRO	India
Institute for Space Applications and Remote	ΙΔΕΤ, ISARS	Greece
Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial	INTA	Spain
Iranian Space Agency	ISA	Iran
Israeli Space Agency	ISA	Israel
Italian Space Agency	ASI	Italy
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	JAXA	Japan
National Space Agency )	NSA	Kazakhstan
Korean Committee of Space Technology	KCST	North Korea
National Aerospace Development Administration	NADA	North Korea
Korea Aerospace Research Institute	KARI	South Korea
Lithuanian Space Association	LSA	Lithuania
Malaysian National Space Agency	ANGKASA	Malaysia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	NASA	United States
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences	NARSS	Egypt
National Center of Space Research	CNES	France
National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development	CONIDA	Peru
National Commission for Space Research	CNIE	Argentina
National Space Activities Commission	CONAE	Argentina
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space	LAPAN	Indonesia
National Remote Sensing Center of Mongolia	NRSC	Mongolia
National Remote Sensing Center of Tunisia]	CNT	Tunisia
Uzbek State Space Research Agency	USSRA (UzbekCosmos)	Uzbekistan
National Space Agency of Ukraine	НКАУ, NSAU	Ukraine
National Space Organization	NSPO	Republic of China
National Space Research and Development Agency	NASRDA	Nigeria
Netherlands Institute for Space Research	SRON	Netherlands
Norwegian Space Centre	NRS, NSC	Norway
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission	SUPARCO	Pakistan
FCT Space Office	FCT SO	Portugal
Romanian Space Agency	ASR, ROSA	Romania
Egypt Remote Sensing Center	EASRT-RSC	Egypt
Royal Centre for Remote Sensing	CRTS	Morocco
Russian Federal Space Agency	ROSCOSMOS	Russia
Sri Lanka Space Agency	SLSA	Sri Lanka
TUBITAK Space Technologies Research Institute	TÜBİTAK UZAY	Turkey
Soviet space program	СССР	Soviet Union
Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization	SPARRSO	Bangladesh
Polish Space Agency	POLSA	Poland
South African National Space Agency	SANSA	South Africa
Space Research Institute of Saudi Arabia	KACST-SRI	Saudi Arabia
Space Technology Institute )	CNVT or STI , VAST-STI	Vietnam
Swedish National Space Board	SNSB	Sweden
Swiss Space Office	SSO	Switzerland
Turkmenistan National Space Agency	TNSA	Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates Space Agency	UAESA	United Arab Emirates
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre	MBRSC	United Arab Emirates

List of Indian Missiles

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:50:00 +0000

List of Indian Missiles

Missile Name	Orgin	Type	Range	Speed
Air-to-air missiles
Astra	India	Air-to-Air Missiles	60 – 80 km	Mach 4 +
K-100	Russia & India	Medium Range air-to-air missile	300–400 km	Mach 3.3
MICA	IAF	Air-to-Air Missiles
Surface-To-Air Missiles
Akash	India	Medium-range surface-to-air missile	30-35km	Mach 2.5 to 3.5
Barak 8	Isreal/India	Long Range surface to air Missile	100 km	Mach 2
Trishul	India	Short Range surface to air missile	9km
Defence Missile
Prithvi Air Defence (PAD)	India	Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 80km	Mach 5+
Advanced Air Defence (AAD)	India	Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 30km	Mach 4.5
Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV)	India	Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 120km
Cruise Missiles
Nirbhay	India	Subsonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land)	1,000 -1500 km	Mach 0.8
BrahMos	Russia & India	Supersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land)	290 km	Mach 2.8 to 3 Mach
BrahMos II	India	Hypersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land)	300km	Mach 7
Surface-to-surface missiles
Agni-I	India	Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)	700-1250 km	Mach 7.5
Agni-II	India	Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM)	2,000–3,000 km	Mach 12
Agni-III	India	Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM)	3,500 km – 5,000 km	5–6 km/s
Agni-IV	India	Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM)	3,000 – 4,000 km	Mach 7
Agni-V	India	Intercontinental ballistic missile(ICBM)	5000 – 8000Km	Mach 24
Prithvi I	India	Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical)	150 km
Prithvi II	India	Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical)	350 km
Dhanush	India	Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical)	350 – 600 km
Prahaar(Pragati)	India	Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical)	150 km	Mach 2.03
Shaurya	India	Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)	750 to 1,900 km	Mach 7.5
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
Sagarika (K-15)	India	Ballistic Missile	700 – 1900Km	Mach 7+
K-4	India	Ballistic Missile	3,500–5,000 km	Mach 7+
K-5	India	Ballistic Missile	6,000 km
Ashwin	India	Ballistic Missile	150-200km	Mach 4.5
Anti-Tank Missile
Nag	India	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	4km	230 m/s
Helina(HELIcopter launched NAg)	India	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	7-8km
Amogha-1	India	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	2.8 km

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:48:00 +0000

Important List of Stadiums in India

Stadiums in India

No.	Stadiums Name	Location	Sports Name
1.	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Cricket
2.	HPCA Stadium	DHARAMSHALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH	Cricket
3.	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground	Delhi	Cricket
4.	M.A. Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai , Tamil Nadu	Cricket
5.	Eden Gardens	Kolkata , West Bengal	Cricket
6.	Gymkhana Ground	Mumbai , Maharashtra	Cricket
7.	Jsca Stadium	Ranchi, Jharkhand	Cricket
8.	Khanderi Cricket Stadium	Rajkot , Gujarat	Cricket
9.	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium	Pune , Maharashtra	Cricket
10.	Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium	Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra	Football And Cricket
11.	New Vca Stadium	Nagpur, Maharashtra	Cricket
12.	Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground	Indore, Madhya Pradesh	Cricket
13.	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh	Cricket
14.	Apca-Vdca Stadium	Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh	Cricket
15.	Indira Gandhi Stadium	Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh	Cricket
16.	Barkatullah Khan Stadium	Jodhpur, Rajasthan	Cricket
17.	Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium	Kochi, Kerala	Multipurpose
18.	IPCL Sport Complex	Vadodara, Gujarat	Cricket
19.	K.D. Singh Babu Stadium	Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh	Multipurpose
20.	Fatorda Stadium	Margao, Goa	Football & Cricket
21.	Maulana Azad Stadium	Jammu , Jammu & Kashmir	Cricket
22.	Indira Priyadarshini Stadium	Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh	Cricket
23.	Roop Singh Stadium	Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh	Cricket
24.	Nahar Singh Stadium	Faridabad, Haryana	Cricket
25.	Madhav Rao SC India Ground	Rajkot, Gujarat	Cricket
26.	Sector 16 Stadium	Chandigarh	Cricket
27.	Nehru Stadium	Pune, Maharashtra	Cricket
28.	University Stadium	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala	Football
29.	Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium	Delhi	Multipurpose
30.	Keenan Stadium	Jamshedpur , Jharkhand	Cricket And Football
31.	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad , Gujarat	Cricket
32.	Moti Bagh Stadium	Vadodara , Gujarat	Cricket
33.	Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium	Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir	Cricket
34.	Sawai Mani Singh Stadium	Jaipur , Rajasthan	Cricket
35.	Gandhi Sports Complex Ground	Amritsar , Punjab	Cricket
36.	Barabati Stadium	Cuttack, Orissa	Cricket
37.	M. Chinnasawami Stadium	Bangalore , Karnataka	Cricket
38.	Vca Ground	Nagpur , Maharashtra	Cricket
39.	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium	Telengana , Andhra Pradesh	Cricket
40.	Green Park Stadium	Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh	Cricket
41.	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai , Maharashtra	Cricket
42.	Guru Gobind Singh Stadium	Nanded, Maharashtra	Cricket
43.	Fort Maidan	Palakkad, Kerala	Football
44.	Dilip Tirkey Stadium	Ranchi, Jharkhand	Hockey
45.	Birsa Munda Stadium	Ranchi, Jharkhand	Hockey
46.	Kalinga Stadium	Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha	Hockey
47.	Mahindra Stadium	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Hockey
48.	Dhyan Chand Astroturf	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	Hockey
49.	Dadaji Kondadev Stadium	Thane, Maharashtra	Football
50.	Guru Nanak Stadium	Ludhiana, Punjab	Football

International Airports in India

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:47:00 +0000

International Airports in India

State	City	Airport Name
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	Veer Savarkar International Airport
Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam International Airport
Assam	Guwahati	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Bihar	Gaya	Gaya International Airport
Delhi	New Delhi	Indira Gandhi InternationalAirport
Goa	Goa/td	Goa International Airport/Dabolim Airport
Gujarat	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar	Srinagar Airport
Karnataka	Bengaluru	Kempegowda International Airport
Karnataka	Mangalore	Mangalore International Airport
Kerala	Kochi	Cochin International Airport
Kerala	Kozhikode	Calicut International Airport
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Trivandrum International Airport
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Raja Bhoj International Airport
Maharashtra	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Maharashtra	Nagpur	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Manipur	Imphal	Tulihal International Airport
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Biju Patnaik International Airport
Punjab	Amritsar	Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Rajasthan	Jaipur	Jaipur International Airport
Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Chennai International Airport
Tamil Nadu	Coimbatore	Coimbatore International Airport
Tamil Nadu	Madurai	Madurai Airport
Tamil Nadu	Tiruchirapalli	Tiruchirapalli International Airport
Telangana	Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
West Bengal	Kolkata	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

List of Important River Projects in India

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:42:00 +0000

List of Important River Projects in India

Project	River	Related State
Bansagar Project	Son	Bihar Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh
Bargi Project	Bargi	Madhya Pradesh
Beas Project	Beas	Haryana Punjab Rajasthan
Bhadra Project	Bhadra	Karnataka
Bhakhra Nangal Project	Sutlej	Punjab, Himachal Pradesh , Haryana, Rajsthan
Bheema Project	Pawana	Maharashtra
Chambal Project	Chambal	Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh
Damodar Ghati Project	Damodar	Jharkhand West Bengal
Dulhasti Project	Chinab	Jammu & Kashmir
Durga Barrage Project	Damodar	West Bengal Jharkhand
Farakka Project	Ganga, Bhagirathi	West Bengal
Gandak Project	Gandaki	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Ganga Sagar Project	Chambal	Madhya Pradesh
Ghatprabha Project	Ghatprabha	Karnataka
Girna Project	Girna	Maharashtra
Hansdev Bango Project	Hansdev	Madhya Pradesh
Hidkal Project	Ghatprabha	Karnataka
Hirakud Project	Mahanadi	Orissa
Idduki Project	Periyar	Kerala
Indira Gandhi Canal Project	Satlaj	Rajasthan Punjab Haryana
Jawahar Sagar Project	Chambal	Rajasthan
Jayakwadi Project	Godawari	Maharashtra
Kakrapara Project	Tapti	Gujrat
Kangsawati Project	Kangsawati	West Bengal
Kol Dam Project	Sutlaj	Himachal Pradesh
Kosi Project	Kosi	Bihar & Nepal
Koyana Project	Koyana	Maharashtra
Krishna Project	Krishna	Karnataka
Kunda Project	Kunda	Tamilnadu
Let Bank Ghaghra Canal	Ganaga	Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Ganaga Canal	Ganaga	Uttar Pradesh
Mahanadi Delta Project	Mahanadi	Odisha
Malprabha Project	Malprabha	Karnataka
Mandi Project	Vyas	Himachal Pradesh
Matatilla Project	Betwa	Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh
Mayurakshi Project	Mayurakshi	West Bengal
Minimato Bango Hasdeo Project	Hasdeo Bango river	Madhya Pradesh
Muchkund Project	Muchkund	Odisha Andhra Pradesh
Nagarjunsagar Project	Krishna	Andhra Pradesh
Nagpur Power Project	Koradi	Maharashtra
Narmada Sagar Project	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh Gujarat
Nathpa Jhakri Project	Sutlaj	Himachal Pradesh
Panam Project	Panam	Gujarat
Panama Project	Panama	Gujarat
Panchet Project	Damodar	Jharkhand West Bengal
Pong Project	Beas	Punjab
Poochampad Project	Godawari	Andhra Pradesh
Purna Project	Purna	Maharashtra
Rajasthan Canal Project	Sutlej, Vyas, Ravi	Rajasthan Punjab Haryana
Ramganga Project	Ramganga	Uttar Pradesh
Rana Pratap Sagar Project	Chambal	Rajsthan
Ranjeet Sagar Project	Ravi	Punjab
Rihand Project	Rihand	Uttar Pradesh
Salal Project	Chenab	Jammu & Kashmir
Sardar Sarovar Project	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Rajasthan
Sarhind Project	Sutlaj	Haryana
Sharawati Project	Sharawati	Karnataka
Sharda Project	Sharda, Gomti	Uttar Pradesh
Shivsamundram Project	Kaveri	Karnataka
Sutlaj Project	Chinab	Jammu & Kashmir
Tawa Project	Tawa	Madhya Pradesh
Tehri Dam Project	Bhagirathi	Uttarakhand
Tilaiya Project	Barakar	Jharkhand
Tulbul Project	Chinab	Jammu & Kashmir
Tungbhadra Project	Tungbhadra	Andhra Pradesh. Karnataka
Ukai Project	Tapti	Gujarat
Upper Penganga Project	Penanga	Maharashtra
Uri Power Project	Jhelum	Jammu & Kashmir
Vyas Project	Vyas	Rajasthan Punjab Haryana Himachal Pradesh

List of State Wise Lakes in India

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:40:00 +0000

List of State Wise Lakes in India

Largest fresh water lakes in Asia & India – Wular Lake, kashmir

Largest artificial lake in Asia – Upper lake, Madhya Pradesh

Largest saline water lake in india – chika lake, orissa

Longest lake in India – Vembanad,kerala

Highest Lake in india – Cholamu Lake,Sikkim

Name of the State	Name of the Lake
Andhra Pradesh	Kolleru Lake
Andhra Pradesh	Pulicat Lake
Assam	Chandubi Lake
	Chapanala Lake
	Haflong Lake
	Son Beel Lake
Bihar	Kanwar Lake
Gujarat	Hamirsar Lake
	Kankaria Lake
	Lakhota Lake
	Sursagar Lake
	Thol Lake
	Vastrapur Lake
Himachal Pradesh	Brighu Lake
	Dashair and Dhankar Lake
	Kareri and Kumarwah lake
	Khajjiar Lake
	Macchial Lake
	Manimahesh Lake
	Nako Lake
	Pandoh Lake
	Prashar Lake
	Renuka Lake
	Rewalsar Lake
	Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake
Haryana	Badkhal Lake
	Beauty lake
	Blue Bird Lake
	Brahma Sarovar
	Current lake
	Karna Lake
	Sannihit Sarovar
	Surajkund
	Tilyar Lake
Jammu and Kashmir	Dal Lake
	Manasbal Lake
	Mansar Lake
	Pangong Tso
	Sheshnag Lake
	Tso Moriri
	Wular Lake
Karnataka	Agara Lake
	Bellandur Lake
	Byrasandra Lake
	Hebbal Lake
	Kempambudhi Lake
	Lalbagh Lake
	Madiwala Lake
	Puttenahalli Lake
	Sankey Lake
	Ulsoor Lake
	Dalavai Lake
	Devanoor Lake
	Karanji lake
	Kukkarahalli lake
	Lingambudhi Lake
	Honnamana Kere
	Pampa Sarovar
Kerala	Ashtamudi Lake
	Kuttanad Lake
	Maanaanchira, Kozhikode
	Manakody Kayal
	Padinjarechira, Thrissur city
	Paravur Kayal
	Punnamada Lake
	Shasthamkotta lake
	Vadakkechira, Thrissur city
	Vanchikulam, Thrissur
	Vellayani Lake
	Vembanad Lake
Madhya Pradesh	Bhoj Wetland
	Lower Lake
	Moti lake
	Sarang pani lake
	Shahpura lake
	Tawa Reservoir
	Upper Lake
Maharashtra	Gorewada Lake
	Khindsi Lake
	Lonar Lake
	Mehrun Lake
	Pashan Lake
	Powai Lake
	Rankala Lake
	Salim Ali Lake
	Shivasagar lake
	Talao Pali
	Upvan Lake
	Venna Lake
Meghalaya	Umiam Lake
Manipur	Loktak Lake
Mizoram	Palak dïl
Mizoram	Tam Dil
Odisha	Anshupa Lake
	Chilika Lake
	Kanjia lake
Punjab	Harike Lake
	Kanjli Lake
	Ropar Lake
Rajasthan	Ana Sagar Lake
	Balsamand lake
	Dhebar Lake
	Jaisamand Lake
	Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake
	Kaylana Lake
	Nakki Lake
	Pushkar Lake
	Rajsamand Lake
	Ramgarh Lake
	Talwara Lake
	Sambhar Salt Lake
	Fateh Sagar Lake
	Rangsagar lake
	Uday sagar Lake
Sikkim	Gurudongmar Lake
	Khecheopalri Lake
	Lake Tsongmo
	Lake Cholamu
Telangana	Alwal Cheruvu Lake
	Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake)
	Himayat Sagar
	Hussain Sagar
	Osman Sagar
	Safilguda Lake
	Saroornagar Lake
	Shamirpet Lake
Tamil Nadu	Berijam Lake
	Chembarambakkam Lake
	Kaliveli Lake
	Kaveripakkam Lake
	Kodaikanal Lake
	Ooty Lake
	Perumal Eri
	Red Hills Lake
	Sholavaram Lake
	Singanallur Lake
	Veeranam Lake
Uttar Pradesh	Amakhera Lake
	Barua Sagar Tal
	Belasagar Lake
	Bhadi Tal
	Chando Tal Lake
	Keetham Lake
	Nachan Tal
	Ramgarh Tal Lake
	Sheikha Jheel
Uttarakhand	Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake)
	Bhimtal Lake
	Dodital
	Nainital Lake
	Naukuchiatal
	Sat Tal
West Bengal	Debar Lake
	East Calcutta Wetlands
	Jore Pokhri
	Mirik Lake
	Rabindra Sarobar
	Rasikbil
	Santragachhi Lake
	Senchal Lake

Nicknames of Famous Personalities

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:37:00 +0000

Nicknames of Famous Personalities

Dear Readers & Aspirants,

We collected some important list of Nickname of Indian personalities and provide you in a table Format. We hope, it will help you in Competitive exams.

Nicknames	Name of the Person
Adi Kavi	Valmeeki
Akbar of Kashmir	Jainul Abdin
Andhra Kesari	T. Prakasam
Anna	C.N. Annadurai
Babuji	Jagjeevan Ram
Banga bandhu	Sheikh Mujibut Rahman
Bard of Avon	William Shakespeare
Bengal Kesari	Ashutosh Mukherji
Bengali Tiger,Punjab Kesari,Lal, Bal	Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
Bihar Kesari	Dr. Srikrishna Singh
Bihar Vibhuti	Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh
Bird man of India	Salim Ali
C. R. / Rajaji	Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Chacha,Pandit ji	Jawaharlal Nehru
Deen bandhu	C.F. Andrews
Desert Fox	Gen Ervin Rommel
Desh bandhu	Chitta Ranjan Das
Desh Ratna, Ajatshatru	Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Deshpriya	Yatindra Mohan Sengupta
Enlightened One	Lord Buddha
Father of English Poetry	Geoffery Chaucer
Father of Gujarat	Ravi Shankar Maharaj
Father of Medicine	Hippocrates
Father of the Local Self-Government	Lord Rippon
Father of the Nation,Bapu,Mahatma	Mahatma Gandhi
Frontier Gandhi, Badshah Khan	Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Fuehrer	Adolf Hitler
Flying Sikh	Milkha Singh
G.B.S	George Bernard Shaw
Grand Old man of Britain	Willium E. Gladstone
Grand Old man of India	Dadabhai Naoroji
Grand old man of Indian Journalism	Tushar Kanti Ghosh
Grandfather of Indian Films	Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
Guruji	M.S. Golvalkar
Gurudev	Rabindranath Tagore
Haryana Hurricane	Kapil Dev
Hockey Wizard	Dhyan Chand
II Duce	Benito Mussolini
Indian Machiavelli	Chanakya
Iron Lady of India	Indira Gandhi
Indian Einstein	Nagarjuna
Jana Nayak	Karpuri Thakur
King Maker	Earl of Warwick
Kaviguru	Rabindranath Tagore
King Maker of Indian History	Sayyed Bandhu
Kuvempu	K.V. Puttappa
Lady with the lamp	Florence Nightinga
Light of Asia	Sreebuddha
Lion of Kashmir	Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
Lion of Maratha	Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Li-Kwan	Pearl Buck
Little Corporal,Man of Destiny	Napoleon Bonaparte
Little Master	Sunil Gavaskar
Lokmanya	Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Loknayak	Jayaprakash Narayan
Machiavelli of India	Chanakya
Magician of Hockey	Dhyanchand
Mahamana, Prince of Beggars	Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Maid of Orleans	Joan of Arc
Maiden Queen	Queen Elizabeth I
Man of Blood and Iron	Otto Van Bismark
Man of Peace	Lal Bahadur Shastri
Martin Luther of India	Dayanand Saraswati
Man of Destiny	Napolean Bonaparte
Man of Iron	Vallabhai Patel
Man of Peace	Lal Bahadur Shastri
Morning Star of India Renaissance	Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Mother	Mother Teresa
Mysore Tiger	Tippu Sultan
Napoleon of India	Samudra Gupta
Neta Ji, Patriot of Patriots	Subhash Chandra Bose
Nightingale of India	Sarojini Naidu
Parrot of India, Tota-e-hind	Amir Khushro
Poet’s Poet	Edmund Spencer
Prince of Autobiography	Babur
Prince of Builders	Shahjahan
Prince of Martyrs, Sahid-e-Azam	Bhagat Singh
Prince of Money Makers	Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Prince of Pilgrims	Hiuen Tsang
Payyoli Express	P. T. Usha
Prince of Kolkata	Saurav Ganguly
Punjab Kesari	Lala Lajpat Rai
Quaid-i-Azam	Md. Ali Jinnah
Rajashree	Purushottam Das Tandon
Sage of Kanchi	Sankaracharya
Scourage of God	Chengiz khan
Saint of Sabarmati	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Saint of the Gutters	Mother Teresa
Shakespeare of India	Mahakavi Kalidas
Sher-e-Kashmir,Lion of Kashmir	Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah
Sparrow	Major General Rajinder Singh
Strong (Iron) Man of India	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Swar Kokila	Lata Mangeshkar
Tau	Chaudhury Devi Lal
The Little Master	Sachin Tendulkar
Tiger of Mysore	Tipu Sultan
Tota-e-Hind	Amir Khushro
Udanpari	P.T. Usha
Uncle Ho	Ho Chi Minh
Vishwa Kavi,Kaviguru,Gurudev	Rabindranath Tagore
Young Turk	Chandra Shekhar

List of Cabinet Ministers with their Portfolio and Constituency

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:35:00 +0000

List of Cabinet Ministers with their Portfolio and Constituency – Updated on Nov 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi – Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, All important policy issues and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.

PM Modi’s Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Cabinet Ministers:

S.No	Cabinet Ministers	Portfolio	Constituency
1	Shri Raj Nath Singh	Home Affairs	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
2	Smt. Sushma Swaraj	External Affairs	Vidisha , Madhya Pradesh
3	Shri Arun Jaitley	Finance	Gujarat Rajaya Sabha
3	Shri Arun Jaitley	Corporate Affairs	Gujarat Rajaya Sabha
4	Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu	Urban Development	Rajasthan Rajya Sabha
		Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
		Information & Broadcasting
5	Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari	Road Transport and Highways	Nagpur, Maharashtra
5	Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari	Shipping	Nagpur, Maharashtra
6	Shri Manohar Parrikar	Defence	Uttar Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
7	Shri Suresh Prabhu	Railways	Andhra Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
8	Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda	Statistics & Programme Implementation	Bangalore North, Karnataka
9	Sushri Uma Bharati	Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation	Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
11	Shri Ramvilas Paswan	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution	Hajipuri, Bihar
12	Shri Kalraj Mishra	Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises	Deoria, Uttar Pradesh
13	Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi	Women and Child Development	Pilibhit , Uttar Pradesh
14	Shri Ananthkumar	Chemicals and Fertilizers	Bangalore South, Karnataka
14	Shri Ananthkumar	Parliamentary Affairs	Bangalore South, Karnataka
15	Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad	Law & Justice	Bihar – Rajya Sabha
15	Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad	Electronics & Information Technology	Bihar – Rajya Sabha
16	Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda	Health and Family Welfare	Himachal Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
17	Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati	Civil Aviation	Vizianagaram , Andhra Pradesh
18	Shri Anant Geete	Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises	Raigad , Maharashtra
19	Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal	Food Processing Industries	Bathinda , Punjab
20	Shri Narendra Singh Tomar	Rural Development	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
		Panchayati Raj
		Drinking Water and Sanitation
21	Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh	Steel	Haryana, Rajya Sabha
22	Shri Jual Oram	Tribal Affairs	Sundargarh, Odisha
23	Shri Radha Mohan Singh	Agriculture & Farmers Welfare	Purvi Champaran , Bihar
24	Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot	Social Justice and Empowerment	Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha
25	Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani	Textiles	Gujarat, Rajya Sabha
26	Dr. Harsh Vardhan	Science and Technology	Chandni Chowk, Delhi
26	Dr. Harsh Vardhan	Earth Sciences	Chandni Chowk, Delhi
27	Shri Prakash Javadekar	Human Resource Development	Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

1	Shri Rao Inderjit Singh	Planning (Independent Charge) Urban Development Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
2	Shri Bandaru Dattatreya	Labour and Employment (Independent Charge)
3	Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy	Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge)
4	Shri Vijay Goel	Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
5	Shri Shripad Yesso Naik	AAYUSH (Independent Charge)
6	Shri Dharmendra Pradhan	Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
7	Shri Piyush Goyal	Power (Independent Charge) Coal (Independent Charge) New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) Mines (Independent Charge)
8	Dr. Jitendra Singh	Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge) Prime Minister’s Office Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space
9	Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman	Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge)
10	Dr. Mahesh Sharma	Culture (Independent Charge) Tourism (Independent Charge)
11	Shri Manoj Sinha	Communications (Independent Charge) Railways
12	Shri Anil Madhav Dave	Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge)
13	Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi	Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) Parliamentary Affairs

Ministers of State:

1	General(Retd.) V.K. Singh	External Affairs
2	Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar	Finance
3	Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste	Health & Family Welfare
4	Shri S.S. Ahluwalia	Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Parliamentary Affairs
5	Shri Ramdas Athawale	Social Justice & Empowerment
6	Shri Ram Kripal Yadav	Rural Development
7	Shri Haribhai Parthbhai Chaudhary	Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
8	Shri Giriraj Singh	Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
9	Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir	Home Affairs
10	Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi	Drinking Water & Sanitation
11	Shri Rajen Gohain	Railways
12	Shri Parshottam Rupala	Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Panchayati Raj
13	Shri M.J. Akbar	External Affairs
14	Shri Upendra Kushwaha	Human Resources Development
15	Shri Radhakrishnan P.	Road Transport & Highways Shipping
16	Shri Kiren Rijiju	Home Affairs
17	Shri Krishan Pal	Social Justice & Empowerment
18	Shri Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor	Tribal Affairs
19	Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan	Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
20	Shri Vishnu Deo Sai	Steel
21	Shri Sudarshan Bhagat	Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
22	Shri Y.S. Chowdary	Science and Technology Earth Science
23	Shri Jayant Sinha	Civil Aviation
24	Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	Information & Broadcasting
25	Shri Babul Supriyo	Heavy Industries Public Enterprises
26	Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti	Food Processing Industries
27	Shri Vijay Sampla	Social Justice & Empowerment
28	Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal	Finance Corporate Affairs
29	Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey	Human Resource Development
30	Shri Ajay Tamta	Textiles
31	Smt. Krishna Raj	Women & Child Development
32	Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya	Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers
33	Smt. Anupriya Patel	Health & Family Welfare
34	Shri C.R. Chaudhary	Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
35	Shri P.P. Chaudhary	Law & Justice Electronics & Information Technology
36	Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre	Defence

August 2016 Current Affairs Study Material

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 09:04:00 +0000

August 2016 Current Affairs Study Material

INTERNATIONAL

China, ASEAN countries agree to form South China Sea framework

China and a grouping of Southeast Asian nations aim to finish by the middle of next year a framework for a code of conduct to ease tension in the disputed South China Sea. The agreement was reached between both sides during a meeting at Inner Mongolia in northern China held on August 15 and 16, 2016. The two sides also agreed to get the framework for the code of conduct done by mid-2017. They also approved guidelines for a China-ASEAN hotline for use during maritime emergencies. They also agreed that a pact on unplanned maritime encounters signed by countries in the region in 2014 is applied to the SCS.

World’s Longest, Highest Glass Bridge To Open In China

The world’s longest and highest glass bridge will open to visitors. The bridge concreted with 99 panes of three layer transparent glasses, hangs between two steep cliffs 300 metres altitude is maintained from the ground. The bridge has set 10 world records spanning its design and construction.

Singapore ranked 6th in Global Innovation Index

India climbed 15 spots, from 81 last year, to 66 in the Global Innovation Index (GII) and maintained the top spot in the Central and South Asia regions, according to the rankings released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Switzerland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America and Finland have been placed ahead of Singapore as the top 5 in the index, while Ireland, Denmark, Netherlands and Germany follow, including in the top 10 most innovative economies.

Brazil free of measles WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Brazil free of measles, after no case of the disease was registered in the last year. The eradication of measles is the conclusion of work spanning several years. Brazil saw no domestic cases of measles from 1985 to 2000, although it broke out in 2013 in the northeastern states of Pernambuco and Ceara. The WHO will issue a certification for the eradication of measles to Brazil. Measles can be transmitted orally, through mucus or saliva and mainly affects children. It can be spread rapidly through the air due to sneezing or a cough, and the first symptoms appear after 10 days with red spots on the skin.

Canada to conduct world’s first Zika vaccine test on humans

Researchers from Laval University based in Quebec City, Canada are going to conduct the world’s first Zika vaccine test on humans. They are first international researchers team in the world to complete all of the steps in the regulatory process for the test. The development of the Zika vaccine has been authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada. Until now, vaccines have been tested on mice. According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies, including France’s Sanofi and India’s Bharat Biotech, are working on developing a Zika vaccine.

INDIA & WORLD

PM Modi, Russian Prez Vladimir Putin jointly dedicated Kudankulam to the Nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa jointly dedicated to the nation Unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant through a video conference 10 August. It has been built with Russian expertise following a pact between the then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet leader Mikahil Gorbachev in November 1988. Now the first unit of Kudankulam power plant is generating its full capacity of 1000 megawatts of electricity.

India to attend SAARC young Parliamentarians conference in Islamabad

A three-member Parliamentary delegation would be travelling to Islamabad to attend the first SAARC Young Parliamentarians Conference (YPC) on `Peace and Harmony for Development’ scheduled to be held from 16 to 18 August in Islamabad. The Parliamentarians would be going to Pakistan days after the India-Pakistan show-down in Islamabad at the 7th SAARC Interior and Home Ministers conference. The YPC intends to offer young Parliamentarians’ narrative as a prelude to the 19th SAARC Summit that Pakistan will be hosting in November.

Indian-American girl becomes the youngest delegate at DNC

An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has become the youngest delegate at the Democratic National Convention which has nominated Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential candidate. Sruthi Palaniappan from Cedar Rapids and a student of Harvard University is a strong supporter of Clinton, the first woman to be nominated as a presidential candidate by a major political party. Sruthi Palaniapan is a student of the prestigious Harvard University and an ardent supporter of Hilary Clinton, to make her as the first ever woman president of the United States.

BRICS policy planning dialogue concludes in Patna

The BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue was successfully concluded in Patna, Bihar. Delegates of BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa had attended the meeting. The two day (25-26 July 2016) dialogue provided a common platform to BRICS countries for sharing of best practices in foreign policy planning and assessment between the BRICS countries. It forwarded the Policy Planning talks initiated under the Chairmanship of Russia in 2015 in line with 2016 theme of “Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions”. They also discussed the role of BRICS in international governance, ongoing cooperation at BRICS Forum and reflected on areas of convergence among BRICS.

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. The fund was established at the end of March and continues to seek funds to support services for victims and address gaps in services. This is the first contribution to the Trust Fund the Secretariat has received. India has historically been one of the largest troop contributing countries in peacekeeping operations and is currently ranked as the second largest contributor of military and police personnel. Historically, India has been one of the largest troop-contributing countries in the UN peace keeping operations. Currently, India is second largest contributor of military and police personnel.

NATIONAL

Union Govt allows Online Authentication using Aadhaar for new mobile connections

The Union government has allowed internet Aadhar authentication for new mobile sim connections. In this regard the Department of Telecom has issued guidelines for Electronic Aadhaar, know your client (e-KYC). The e-KYC seeks to make the online process of application and authentication faster and simpler for subscribers. Customer through their Aadhaar number and biometrics will online authorise UIDAI to provide demographic details. The details will include name, address, date of birth and gender, along with the digitally signed photograph, to the mobile operator.

Railway Budget set to be merged with Union Budget from next fiscal

The 92-year-old practice of presenting a separate Rail Budget is set to come to an end from the next fiscal, with the Finance Ministry accepting Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s proposal to merge it with the General Budget. The move is considered to be a relief to the national transporter, which was suffering from an additional burden of about Rs 40,000 crore on account the Seventh Pay Commission and close to Rs 35,000 crore on subsidy burden. If the merger happens, the Railways will get rid of the annual dividend that it has to pay for gross budgetary support from the government. According to a report, the finance ministry has given a go-ahead signal to the proposal by the Railways ministry and has set up a five member committee in this regard.

India’s first Nuclear Suppliers’ Insurance Policy unveiled by INIP

The country’s first Nuclear Suppliers’ insurance policy was unveiled by India Nuclear Insurance Pool (INIP). The policy was unveiled by Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Sekhar Basu in Mumbai, Maharashtra. INIP is the 27th global nuclear insurance pool which was launched by state run General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), in association with non-life insurance companies. New India Assurance Co (NIAC) and INIP will issue the policy and administer the claims on behalf of the pool. Earlier NIAC had issued a policy for the operators of nuclear power plants under INIP by underwriting premium to the tune of Rs 100 crore.

Union Cabinet approves liberalization of FDI norms for NBFCs

The Union Cabinet has approved liberalization of foreign investment norms for the non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to improve the ease of doing business. Decision in this regard, Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Cabinet has approved Foreign investment in NBFCs can now come under the automatic route provided they are regulated by any of the financial sector regulators. Entities not regulated by any of the regulators (RBI, SEBI, PFRDA etc.)/ government agencies will need approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). A NBFC is a financial institution that provides banking services without meeting the legal definition of a bank, i.e. one that does not hold a banking license.

Rajya Sabha passes Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Following the Cabinet approving the amendment made to the Maternity Benefit Act, which aims to raise maternity leave for women from 12 to 26 weeks, the Rajya Sabha has passed the amendment. The Bill seeks to amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. The law protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her of a ‘maternity benefit’. The Bill aims at increasing women’s participation in the workforce which is “decreasing day-by-day.” The provisions of bill apply to every establishment employing ten or more persons and include mines and factories. No employer can remove any woman employee on the ground of pregnancy. It is a mandatory for every establishment having 50 or more employees to have a creche.

Parliament passes Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Parliament has passed the Central Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to help the north-eastern state achieve higher growth in animal husbandry sector. The Bill proposes to amend the Central Agricultural University Act, 1992 to include Nagaland under the jurisdiction of Imphal Central Agriculture University (CAU). The amendment will help Nagaland to reap the benefit of the Imphal Central Agriculture University which was established for the entire north eastern region.

STATES

India’s first BIO-CNG plant inaugurated in Pune

India’s first BIO-CNG fuel plant was inaugurated by Union Minister of surface Transport Nitin Gadkari and Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, in Pune, Maharashtra. The plant was commissioned by Pune-based Primove Engineering Private Limited. It has been set up as a Proof of Concept (PoC) which can be replicated elsewhere. It uses special bacterial solution for treating agricultural waste in the process of generation of CNG. The gas generated is cleaned and compressed for use in vehicles. The bio-fuel will help in reducing the import of diesel up to 50% and therefore the huge amount of foreign exchange can be saved.

PM Narendra Modi launches Mission Bhagiratha in Telangana

Bhagiratha at Komatibanda Village, Gajwel, in Medak District of Telangana. The scheme has been launched by the State Government with an objective to provide safe drinking water to all. The Prime Minister unveiled plaques to lay Foundation Stones for important development projects. These included the 1600 MW Thermal Power station of NTPC at Ramagundam; revival of a Fertilizer Plant at Ramagundam; Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal; and Manoharabad-
Kothapalli Railway line. He also dedicated to the nation the 1200 MW Thermal Power Station of Singareni Collieries at Jaipur, in Adilabad district.

Union Cabinet approves amendments in Central List of OBCs to AP & Telangana

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for making suitable amendments in the Central List of OBCs by way of inclusion/ correction/ deletion of castes/ communities applicable to the State of Andhra Pradesh and the newly formed State of Telangana as per the advice received from the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).“A total of 35 changes recommended by NCBC in respect of Andhra Pradesh and 86 New Entries in respect of Telangana State will be notified. The changes will enable the persons belonging to these castes/ communities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to avail the benefits of reservation in Government services and posts as well as in Central Educational Institutions as per extant policy. They will also become eligible for benefit under the various welfare schemes, scholarships etc. being administered by the Central Government, which are at present available to the persons belonging to the Other Backward Classes.

First green rail corridor opens in Tamil Nadu

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated 114-km long Rameswaram-Mana Madurai route as the country’s first green rail corridor with zero toilet discharge section. Accordingly, 10 passenger trains consisting of 286 coaches moving in the section have been provided with bio-toilets enabling the rail corridor free from the discharge of human waste on the track.

Maharashtra CM launches pilot project of e-complaint system

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched a pilot project of e-complaint system on an experimental basis in Pune. After the pilot project, the system will be launched across the state within 8 months. It has been launched during the concluding ceremony of 14th Maharashtra Police Duty Meet at SRPF ground at Ramtekdi. Citizens can now register a police complaint online at any city police station from anywhere. As per current laws, FIRs have to be registered at the police station only. Also, a new SMS gateway has been launched where in people get an acknowledgment of the FIR on the phone through a system generated SMS, and also when accused are arrested, charge sheet/ final report submitted to the court.

CONFERENCES

BRICS women Parliamentarian’s forum begins in Jaipur

The meeting of BRICS women parliamentarian’s forum has begun in Jaipur, Rajasthan. BRICS is the grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The two day meeting was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. A total of 43 delegates from member countries are participating in the meeting. The meeting will see the participation of 5 women parliamentarians from Brazil, 3 from Russia, 28 from India, 2 from China and 4 from South Africa.

First SAARC Youth Parliamentarians Conference begins in Islamabad

The First SAARC Young Parliamentarians Conference begins in Islamabad, with the key theme of “Peace & Harmony for Development.” The two-day (from August 16 to 18, 2016) intends to offer young Parliamentarians’ narrative as a prelude to the 19th SAARC Summit to be hosted by Pakistan in November 2016. 8 parliamentary delegates from 8 SAARC member countries are participating in the conference. Lok Sabha MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, is leading the three member Indian delegation. The goal of the conference is to build bridges between the future leaders of South Asia on a platform that supports continued engagement and cooperation.

WEF India Economic Summit in Delhi on October 6-7

World Economic Forum (WEF), will host its annual India Economic Summit on October 6-7 in New Delhi which would be attended by over 500 business and political leaders including top policymakers and CEOs. This year’s meet will be convened under the theme, ‘Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital Transformation.

India to host international summit on tobacco-control

India is going to host a crucial global summit in November to eliminate the illicit trade of tobacco products. The summit is scheduled for November 7-12 at the Indian Exposition Mart in Noida. In this summit delegates from 180 countries will take part. This is the 7th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC).

Policy planning dialogue meeting of BRICS has begun today in Patna

BRICS policy planning dialogue meeting has begun on 25 July in Patna. Delegates of BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are participating in this meeting. The dialogue meeting is being held ahead of the 8th BRICS Summit, which is going to be held in Goa on October 15-16 under the chairmanship of India. This year’s theme of dialogue is Building responsive, Inclusive and collective solutions. The dialogue will provide an opportunity for exchange on strategic assessments of an internal situation and the regional situation of each country. The dialogue will also seek to enhance sharing of best practices in foreign policy planning and assessment between the BRICS countries.

AWARDS & HONOURS

UP announces Rani Laxmi Bai award for Sakshi Malik

The Uttar Pradesh government will honour Sakshi Malik, the first woman Indian wrestler to win a medal in Olympics, with the coveted Rani Laxmi Bai award. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 3.11 lakh. The 23-year-old won the bronze in the 58-kg category wrestling.

Havildar Hangpan Dada honoured with Ashok Chakra posthumously

Havildar Hangpan Dada, who died in Kupwara on May 27 after killing three terrorists, has been awarded Ashok Chakra, while Lt. Col. Niranjan Ek of the National Security Guard, who died during Pathankot operations, was awarded Shaurya Chakra on the eve of Independence Day by President Pranab Mukherjee. Dada, who laid down his life for the country on May 27 this year, valiantly fought at the treacherous Shamsabari range in North Kashmir eliminating four heavily-armed terrorists who had infiltrated into North Kashmir from Pak-occupied-Kashmir (PoK). Hailing from Boduria village in far-flung Arunachal Pradesh, the Havildar, who was popularly known as ‘Dada’ among his team, was posted at the high mountain range since late last year.

Kerala Tourism bags six National Tourism awards

Kerala Tourism has bagged six National Tourism awards for 2014-15 in the marketing category for states. It received two more awards, including the one for its Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative in Wayanad. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan presented the awards to Principal Secretary Venu V and Director U V Jose in the presence of Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma at a function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Kerala Tourism received three out of the six awards for states in the Tourism Promotion and Publishing category, including the one for ‘Most Innovative use of Information Technology’ – social media/ mobile app. The Wayanad initiative, which has transformed the hilly district’s economy through intensive participation of the local people, was selected for the award in the ‘Responsible Tourism’ category.

India’s CSIR ranked world’s 12th best Government Institute

The Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked world’s 12th best government institution. The institutes were ranked by a prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings that ranks institutes based on the research performance, innovation and social impact. France’s National Centre for Scientific Research was ranked first followed by Chinese Academy of Science, China.

Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna win Ramon Magsaysay Award

Two Indians, social activist Bezwada Wilson and musician TM Krishna, have won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016. They are among the total six awardees selected for the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often regarded as Asia’s Nobel Prize. The 6 awardees are Bezwada Wilson (India), the National Convener of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) Thodur Madabusi Krishna (India): He has been recognized for ensuring social inclusiveness in culture. He is a Carnatic music vocalist. Conchita Carpio Morales (Philippines) Dompet Dhuafa (Indonesia) Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (Japan): The organisation has been recognized for building a world of genuine solidarity. Vientiane Rescue (Laos): The organisation has been recognized for volunteering to save lives at risk. They will be bestowed with this award at the awarding ceremony scheduled to be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City on August 31, 2016 i.e. on the birth anniversary of former Filipino President Ramon Magsaysay. Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia’s highest honour and is often regarded as the region’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

SPORTS & GAMES

PV Sindhu becomes first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal

P V Sindhu became India’s first woman to win an Olympics silver medal on Friday, creating history and pulling an entire country out of its Games gloom with a stunning display of talent, power and grace. The 21-year-old Indian, who has been simply unstoppable in the tournament so far, crumbled under the tremendous pressure created by the two time World Champion from Spain to lose 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 in a high-intensity final that lasted for an hour and 23 minutes at the Riocentre in Rio de Janeiro. Sindhu thus became the fourth Indian to win a silver at the Olympics after shooters Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004, Athens) and Vijay Kumar (2012, London) and wrestler Sushil Kumar (2012, London).

Wrestler Sakshi Malik wins bronze for India in Rio 2016

Gritty woman wrestler Sakshi Malik ended India’s painful wait for a medal at the Rio Olympic Games by clinching the bronze in the 58kg category, pulling off a sensational 8-5 victory over Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the play-off bout. The 23-year-old became the 4th Indian woman to have ever won an Olympic medal.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt wins Gold medal in 100 meters event at 2016 Rio Olympics

Jamaica’s speedster Usain Bolt has won the Gold medal in 100 meters final event at 2016 Rio Olympics by sprinting at recorded time of 9.81 seconds. With this he has retained his coveted title “Fastest man alive on the planet”. Besides, American Sprinter Justin Gatlin won silver medal (9.89 seconds) and Andre De Grasse of Canada won bronze medal (9.91 seconds). This was Usain Bolt’s third Olympic Gold medal in the 100m event after he had won in 2008 and 2012 Olympics. He also has all the sprinting world record to his name including the 100m, 200m and 4x100m. He is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records.

IOC gives nod to addition of five new sports in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will now have five brand new games in its contest as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the recommendation of adding Baseball/ Softball, Karate, Skateboard, Sports Climbing and Surfing to the sports programme. The decision was taken by the 129th IOC session being held in Rio de Janeiro. The additional sports in Tokyo will not impact the athlete or event quotas of existing Olympic sports or be binding on future host cities. The inclusion of the new sports will add 18 events.

Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 German Grand Prix of F1

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 German Grand Prix title of Formula One. It was his fourth consecutive win in the 2016 season and overall fifth title of the 2016 season. It was also his third win of German Grand Prix of F1 after winning it in 2008 and 2011. Earlier in 2016 season, he had won Monaco (May 2016), Canadian (June 2016), Austrian (July 2016), British (July 2016) and Hungarian (July 2016) Grand Prixes. German Grand Prix was the twelth race of the 2016 season and was held at the Hockenheimring motor-racing circuit in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Patna Pirates wins 4th season of Pro Kabaddi League

The Patna Pirates have won the fourth edition of STAR Sports-ProKabaddi League by defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers. With this win Patna Pirates has become first team to defend its title which they won in the third season in March 2016. In the final match played at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad (Telangana) the defending champion defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers by 37-29 score. The Puneri Paltan was placed at the third place in this edition after they defeated Telugu Titans by 40-35 score. Women’s Section: Storm Queens have won inaugural edition of the Women’s Challenge of Pro Kabaddi League. In the final match they defeated Fire Birds by 24-23 score.

ECONOMY

Tata Power Solar commissions 100 MW project for NTPC

Tata Power Solar, one of the country’s largest integrated solar companies, announced that it had successfully commissioned a 100 MW solar project for NTPC in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. This is the biggest solar project commissioned using domestically manufactured solar cells and modules, the company said in a release. The plant is expected to generate nearly 160 million kWh of energy per year and help offset approximately 110,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in its first year of operation.

Microsoft acquires gaming startup Beam

Microsoft has acquired Beam, an interactive livestreaming startup that lets viewers watch and play along with game streamers in real time and did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Beam, launched in January this year, has 24 employees. The move will support Microsoft’s growth strategy around Xbox Live, one of the world’s most popular social gaming platform.

Google fined $6.8 million by Russian antitrust body

Russia’s antitrust body has slapped Google with a $6.8 million fine after ruling that the firm didn’t do enough to open Android up to other companies. Officials believe that the search engine has abused its dominant position by crowding-out domestic rivals like Yandex, commonly known as Russia’s Google. For instance, other firms aren’t able to pre-load rivals apps for navigation or search on Android devices that are certified ready for Google Play.

Intel buys AI startup Nervana Systems run by Indian-origin entrepreneur

Intel Corp said it would acquire startup Nervana Systems as the world’s largest chipmaker bolsters its artificial intelligence capabilities. Nervana Systems is led by former Qualcomm re-searcher Naveen Rao, founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Diego, California. Nervana will help develop Intel’s artificial intelligence portfolio and enhance the deep learning performance of Intel Xeon and Intel Xeon Phi processors.

Union Cabinet increases limit for foreign investment in Stock Exchanges from 5% to 15%

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for raising foreign shareholding limit from current 5% to 15% in Indian Stock Exchanges. The decision brings the investment limit of foreign entities at par with that of domestic institutions. This enhanced limit is for a stock exchange, depository, banking company, insurance company and commodity derivative exchange.

LeEco buys US-based VIZIO for $2 bn

Chinese handset maker LeEco said it has acquired US-based consumer electronics firm VIZIO for $2 billion. As part of the definitive agreement, LeEco will acquire all of the VIZIO hardware and software operations, technology and intellectual property and the transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2016. The VIZIO hardware and software businesses will be owned and operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of LeEco, while VIZIO’s data business – Inscape will spin out and operate as a separate, privately owned company. The acquisition will offer LeEco a steady install base of users and a brand that is both popular and successfully distributed through out major North American retail channels.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Airlander 10 World’s largest aircraft embarks maiden flight

The world’s “largest aircraft” has embarked on its maiden flight, four days after a previous attempt was abandoned due to technical issues. The Airlander 10 – part plane, part airship took to the skies amid cheers and applause from crowds gathered at an airfield in Cardington, central England. It is a hybrid airship made by Hybrid Air Vehicles in United Kingdom. Its successful flight comes 85 years after another airship the ill-fated R101 took off in October 1930 from the same airfield before crashing in France. Airlander 10 is hybrid ship i.e. it is a partly plane and partly airship filled with helium gas. It is 92-metre-long and 43.5m wide. It can fly at up to 4,880 metres and reach speeds of 148 kilometres per hour. It can also carry a 10-tonne payload.

CSMCRI researchers develop photocatalyst to completely degrade industrial dyes

Scientists at the Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavanagar, Gujarat have been able to completely degrade three industrial dyes – methyl orange, methylene blue and reactive black-5 in the presence of sunlight. The researchers developed a photocatalyst using titanium dioxide doped with red seaweed polymer carrageenan to degrade the dyes.

China successfully launches world’s first quantum satellite

China has launched the world’s first quantum communications satellite which boasts of establishing hack-proof-communications between space and the ground as it is equipped with security features to prevent wiretapping and intercepts. The 600 kg spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Center in the Gobi Desert. The satellite nicknamed “Micius” was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. Quantum communication boasts of ultra-high security as a quantum photon can neither be separated nor duplicated. It is hence impossible to wiretap, intercept or crack the information transmitted through it.

IMD to use supercomputer to forecast monsoon based on dynamical model

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has announced that India Meteorological Department (IMD) will use supercomputer to forecast India’s annual summer monsoon. The forecast made by a supercomputer will be based on a dynamical monsoon model and will be operational from year 2017. This model will be used along with the present traditional en-semble model. The dynamical monsoon model works by simulating the weather on powerful computers (supercomputers) and extrapolating it over particular timeframes. This modern forecasting model is being tested at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. The dynamical monsoon model is also called the Coupled Forecast System version 2. So far it has achieved only 60% accuracy in forecasting the monsoon.

Solar power tree developed for the generation of electricity

The Ministry of Science and Technology has come up with a ‘Solar Power Tree’, an innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space. The Solar Power Tree model is actually designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panel. It has been developed by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, a laboratory of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

PERSONS IN NEWS

A). APPOINTMENTS

Microsoft appoints Sriram Rajamani as MD of its India lab

Microsoft has announced the appointment of Sriram Rajamani as new managing director of its India lab. Based in Bengaluru, he will spearhead Microsoft India’s continued focus on world-class research, innovation and collaboration with the scientific community. He will replace Chandu Thekkath, who was the managing director of the lab for two years.

Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed as Managing Director of SBI

Dinesh Kumar Khara was today appointed Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI). He is presently working as MD and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Khara for a period of three years, extendable by two years after review of his performance. Gopal Murli Bhagat and Himanshu Joshi were also appointed as executive directors of Corporation Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), respectively.

Air Marshal Neelakantan takes charge of Southern Air command

Air Marshal S Neelakantan has assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Air Command. The traditional Guard of Honour was presented to him by the ‘Air Warriors.’ Air Marshal Neelakantan, who was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force on December 28, 1977, is an alumni of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Tactics and Combat Development Establishment.

Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale sworn in as Chief Justice of Allahabad HC

Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale was sworn in as the new chief justice of Allahabad High Court. The oath of office was administered by governor Ram Naik in Allahabad. Chief Justice Bhosale was serving as acting chief justice of high court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Born in Mumbai in 1956, Justice Bhosale was first appointed as judge of Bombay high court in 2001, and later in 2012, he was transferred to Karnataka high court.

European Commission appoints Michel Barnier as Chief Brexit Negotiator

The European Union’s executive appointed Michel Barnier, former French Financial Services Commissioner, as its Chief Negotiator for the United Kingdom’s exit from the bloc. He was appointed under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. He will be a prominent figure in the negotiations over Britain’s exit from the union. In June 2016, Didier Seeuws, a Belgian diplomat, was appointed as head of a Brexit task force by the European Council.

B). RESIGNS

Bill Maris, the CEO and founder of Google Ventures quits

Bill Maris, the chief executive, and founder of Alphabet Inc’s , venture capital arm of GV, is leaving the company. Maris, who will leave on Friday, will be replaced by GV managing partner David Krane. GV, previously known as Google Ventures, was founded in 2009 and has invested in more than 300 companies from life science, healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, cyber security, and agriculture, and more.

Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger retires

German professional footballer, Bastian Schweinsteiger has retired from the national team, marking the end of a glittering international football career. The 31-year-old midfielder was an instrumental player for Germany when they won the World Cup in 2014 and earned 120 caps for his nation – scoring 24 goals.

Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli resigns ahead of a no-confidence vote

Nepal’s Prime Minister, Khadga Prasad Oli has resigned from his office. He resigned ahead of a no-confidence vote. Oli, 64, who became prime minister of Nepal in October 2015, has been facing a no-trust motion after the Maoists withdrew support from the coalition government. Oli tendered his resignation after two key ruling alliance partners -Madhesi People’s Rights Forum-Democratic and Rastriya Prajatantra Party decided to support the no-confidence motion tabled against him by the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-Maoist Centre led by Prachanda.

C). DEATHS

Noted actor & director Gobind Tej passed away

Noted actor and director Gobind Tej passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital. He was 88. He received the Odisha State Film Award for Best Director for movies like ‘Kaberi’, ‘School Master’, ‘Tunda Baida’ and ‘Gare Sindura Dhare Luha.’

Award-winning Malayalam screenwriter TA Razaq passed away

Noted Malayalam filmmaker-scriptwriter TA Razaq passed away in Kochi. He was 58. Razaq was reportedly undergoing treatment related to liver-related ailment at a private hospital, where he breathed his last.

Former minister S.P. Sarguna Pandian passed away

Former DMK Minister S.P Sarguna Pandian, who began her political career as a platform speaker even when she was a school student, died. She was 75 years old. She was elected to the Assembly from the R.K. Nagar constituency in 1989 and again in 1996. As a Minister she held the portfolio of Social Welfare between 1996 and 2001. In the 2006 Assembly elections, she contested unsuccessfully from the Royapuram constituency.

Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail has passed away

Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist Ahmed Zewail, a science and technology advisor to President Barack Obama and the first U.S. science envoy to the Middle East, has passed away in the United States. He was 70 years old. He was an author of some 600 scientific articles and 16 books, he also is credited with developing a new research field dubbed four-dimensional electron microscopy.

Akshardham founder Pramukh Swami passed away

Pramukh Swami, the 95-year-old founder of Akshardham temples and a saint of the Swaminarayan sect, passed away after prolonged illness at the Sarangpur temple. He was the president of the Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS), a sub-sect of the Swaminarayan sect, which during his tenure expanded globally, with over 3000 temples built in five decades worldwide. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the late President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam were among his followers. Kalam had written a book on his “spiritual experiences with Pramukh Swami” and during his tenure as President, he had inaugurated the Akshardham temple complex in New Delhi.

D). VISITORS

Wang Yi visits India

Mr. Wang on his three-day visit met Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi. India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, during their talks in New Delhi, decided to put in place a new mechanism at the level of Foreign Secretaries to discuss various aspects of bilateral ties which have witnessed strain in the recent past.

E). MISCELLANEOUS

Over 1000 Dancing Robots Set Guinness Record In China

A new Guinness World Record for the most robots dancing simultaneously has been set in China where 1,007 robots shimmied in unison, nearly double the previous record. Each of the 43.8 cm tall dancing machines at the Qingdao Beer Festival were controlled using just one mobile phone and they had to dance for a full minute in order to count towards the record total, the Guinness World Records said. A few robots were dis-qualified because they did not dance or fell over, but the majority of the mechanical dance troupe completed the 60 second routine in perfect unison. Each of the 43.8 cm tall dancing machines at the Qingdao Beer Festival were controlled using just one mobile phone and they had to dance for a full minute in order to count towards the record.

Six-year-old Indian boy enters Guinness World Record

In a proud moment for the nation, a six-year-old boy from Karnataka set the world record for covering longest distance by limbo-skating under cars. Om Swaroop Gowda clinched the Guinness World records title after a successful attempt to travel a staggering 65.283 metre distance while holding his body just above ground and maintaining a splits position throughout. Om managed to clear 36 cars during the incredible challenge at Orion Mall in Bangalore. Official Guinness World Records ad-judicator Rishi Nath attended the event to ensure that all the rules for were followed correctly.

TCS top employer in IT industry, says Nasscom

Software services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been ranked as the top employer in the Indian IT industry by the representative body Nasscom. Though Cognizant is a US-based IT firm, it has the largest number of employees in India with development centres in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The Mumbai-based firm was followed by its peers Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro and Capgemini, Nasscom said in a statement. At the end of June 2016, TCS had a total headcount of 3.62 lakh while Infosys and Wipro had 1.97 lakh and 1.73 lakh, respectively. Others in the top 10 include HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Genpact, Intelenet Global Services, and Aegis.

PLACES IN NEWS

Over 10000-Year-Old Camping Site Discovered in Ladakh

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered an ancient camping site dating 8500 BC in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), indicating humans were camping in the area 10,500 years ago. This site was unearthed at 14,000 feet above the sea level on the way from Saser La to Ladakh.

Books in News

‘Grassroots Innovation’ authored by Prof. Anil K. Gupta has released

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received a copy of book ‘Grassroots Innovation’ authored by Prof. Anil K. Gupta of IIM Ahmedabad who is also the Vice Chairman, National Innovation Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The book was about stories of extraordinary men and women who are silently contributing to the innovation movement for the economic development and advancement of society.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launched

The book based on the script of the play ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ launched today globally. This is JK Rowling’s eighth Harry Potter story written along with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. Thorne scripted the two-part play based on the original story, which begins 19 years after ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’, which was published in 2007.

COMMITTEES

Govt sets up National Committee on Trade Facilitation

India is setting up a national panel that will cut red-tape for the export-import industry while also ensuring faster clearances of merchandise, in line with the commitment to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The NCTF will facilitate domestic co-or-
dination and TFA provisions’ implementation, and help develop the pan-India trade facilitation road map. The committee is a mandatory, institutional arrangement under TFA.

Govt to set up panel to review e-commerce rules

Govt to set up panel to review e-commerce rules into all issues including foreign direct investment norms pertaining to the fast growing e-commerce industry in the country. The committee will be headed by the NITI Aayog CEO. The other members in the panel include officials from commerce and industry ministry and department of electronics and IT among others. It will look at all the issues, including FDI pertaining to the e-commerce sector. The committee would suggest ways to further promote the growth of the sector.

T V S N Prasad Committee to explore possible alternatives to pellet guns in Kashmir

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has setup a seven-member expert committee for exploring the other possible alternatives to pellet guns as non-lethal weapons. The Committee will be headed by T V S N Prasad, Joint Secretary in the MHA. It will submit its report within two months. Other members of the committee: Atul Karwal (IG, CRPF), Rajeev Krishna, (IG Operations, BSF), Tushar Tripathy (DDG, Small Arms, Ordnance factory Board) and Naresh Bhatnagar (Professor at IIT, Delhi). Earlier Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had announced in Lok Sabha that an expert committee will be set up to recommend alternatives to pellet guns.

Madhav committee constituted to prepare guidelines for desiltation of River Ganga

The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a committee to prepare guidelines for desiltation of Ganga River. The four member committee will be headed by Madhav Chitale (Expert Member of NGRBA). The tenure of the committee would be for a period of three months. The committee will prepare guidelines for desiltation of Ganga River from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal).

IMPORTANT DAYS & DATES

Aug 07 – National Handloom Day

Aug 09 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Aug 10 – World Bio-Fuel Day

Aug 12 – International Youth Day

Aug 19 – World Humanitarian Day

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INTERNATIONAL

China, Russia conduct joint naval exercises Joint Sea-2016 in South China Sea

China and Russia have carried out joint naval exercises dubbed as Joint Sea-2016 in the resource-rich South China Sea (SCS) off China’s southern Guangdong province. The exercises follow a spike in tensions after Permanent Court ofArbitration in The Hague rejected China’s claims in the SCS and slammed it for causing environmental damage there. The eight-day naval exercises (from September 13 to 19) were held in a non-disputed area in SCS off China’s southern Guangdong province. It had featured surface ships, missile destroyer, anti-submarine vessels, missile frigates, ship-based helicopters and conventional submarines among others from both navies.

Barack Obama designates first US Marine National Monument in Atlantic Ocean

The United States President Barack Obama designated the country’s first marine national monument, North east Canyonsand Seamounts Marine National Monument, in the Atlantic Ocean.The monument aims at protecting fragile deep-sea ecosystems off the coast of New England. The announcement was made by the American president at the third annual Our Ocean Conference in Washington DC.The Conference focuses on issues related to marine-protected areas, sustainable fisheries, marine pollution and climate-related impacts on the ocean.

World’s longest bullet train network established in China

China’s high-speed railway has completed over 20,000 kms of track network in the country, becoming the world’s longest bullet train network. Construction of the line started in December 2012. The line has 9 stations and trains run at a speed of up to 300 kph. China is conducting feasibility study to build the bullet train track between Chennai and New Delhi.

WHO certifies Sri Lanka malaria-free

In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka has been certified as malaria-free island country by World Health Organisation (WHO). In the mid-20th century it was among the most malaria-affected countries, but now it is malaria-free. This is testament to the courage and vision of its leaders, and signifies the great leaps that can be made when targeted action is taken. Sri Lanka is the second country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to eliminate malaria after Maldives.

Mother Teresa is being declared saint by Pope Francis in Vatican City

Pope Francis has declared revered nun Mother Teresa a saint in a canonization mass at St Peter’s square. The canonization comes on the eve of her 19th death anniversary. A 12-member central delegation led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and two state government-leveldelegations from Delhi and West Bengal, led by Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee had attended the ceremony.

US to create world’s largest protected marine area off Hawaii

United States is going to create world’s largest protected marine reserve area named as Papahanaumo kuakea Marine National Monument off the Hawaiian coast. It will be created by expansion of present national monument off Hawaii. US President Barck Obama will use his power to expand this national monument. With this expansion, the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument will now span to 582,578 square miles. Thus, it quadruples in the size from present size.

World’s first self-driving taxis launched in Singapore

The world’s first self-driving taxi service was launched in Singapore. This launch is significant as it offer technology demonstration that could revolutionize the future transport industry. The self-driving taxi service was launched Singapore based nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software startup. With this nuTonomy became entity in the world first to offer self-driving taxi rides to the public.

Colombia, FARC Rebels Reach Deal to End Half-Century War

Colombia’s government and the country’s biggest rebel group reached a historic deal for ending a half-century of hostilities in one of the world’s longest-running and bloodiest armed conflicts. President Juan Manuel Santos hailed the agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia as an opportunity to turn the page on decades of political violence that has claimed more than 220,000 lives and driven more than 5 million people from their homes.

North Korea test fires new ballistic missile

North Korea fired a submarine launched missile that flew about 500 km (311 miles) towards Japan, a show of improving technological capability for the isolated country that has conducted a series of launches in defiance of UN sanctions. The test comes one day after the United States and South Korea launched joint military exercises on the peninsula.

INDIA & WORLD

India ranks 112th in 2016 World Economic Freedom Index

India has been ranked 112th out of 159 countries in the 2016 World Economic Freedom Index (WEFI). The index was release as part of the 2016 annual report of the Economic Freedom. The report measures the economic freedom by analyzing the policies and institutions of all 159 countries and territories and was based on data from the year 2014.

Top 10 Countries in 2016 WEFI

Hong Kong (1st), Singapore (2nd), New Zealand (3rd), Switzerland (4th), Canada (5th), Georgia (6th), Ireland (7th), Mauritius (8th), UAE (9th) and Australia (10th).

India, Nepal sign three agreements

India and Nepal have signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) for post-earthquake reconstruction, Road infrastructure in Tarai and Line of Credit. These agreements were inked during the four days (from 15 to 18 September 2016) official state visit of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to India. “MoUs signed are: “Dollar Credit line agreement “First Amendatory Dollar credit line agreement” MoU for Upgradation and Improvement of Road Infrastructure in Terai Area of Nepal”

India takes US renewable energy dispute to WTO

India has complained to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about support given to the renewable energy industry in United States. The complaint alleges these 8 states in US have prop up their renewable sector with illegal subsidies and domestic content requirements, an obligation to buy local goods rather than imports. These 8 US states are Washington, Montana, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan and Minnesota. By filing the complaint, India has triggered a 60 day window for US to settle the dispute, after which India could ask the WTO to adjudicate.

Bhattacharya, Kochhar among most powerful women outside US

India’s top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma, are among the 50 most powerful women based out-side the US, according to a list by Fortune which is topped by Banco Santander’s boss Ana Patricia Botín. Bhattacharya is ranked second on the list, while Kochhar comes in on the fifth spot and Sharma on the 19th position in the Fortune’s ’50 Most Powerful Women International’ list, which has ranked the women based outside the US.

Joint Indian-US army exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 2016’ to begin in Uttarakhand

As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise, ‘Yudh Abhyas 2016’ is set to be conducted in Uttarakhand from September 14 to 27. The exercise in Chaubattia was being conducted by the headquarter Central Command. The exercise is aimed at simulating a scenario where both nations were working together to counter insurgency and terrorism in mountainous terrain under UN charter. The two week exercise will witness participation of about 225 personnel of the US Army and similar strength of Congo Brigade of the Indian Army.

India inks open skies pact with Greece

India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Greece to allow unlimited number of flights into each other’s countries and also has initiated the air service agreement for open skies. With this, Greece becomes first country with which India has inked an open sky arrangement under its new civil aviation policy. At present, there are no direct flights between India & Greece. Under the open skies agreement, airlines from India will be allowed to operate un-limited number of flights to Greece.

India, Kazakhstan Joint Exercise PRABAL DOSTYK-16 begins

India, Kazakhstan joint bilateral military exercise PRABAL DOSTYK-16 began in Karaganda region of Kazakhstan. The fourteen day will be a significant step towards fostering military as well as diplomatic ties between both countries. ‘Prabal Dostyk’ means ‘Robust Friendship’. In this edition of exercise, Indian Army is being represented by a platoon strength and the Kazakhstan Army is represented by platoon from Special Operating Force’s Unit.

WHO certifies India Yaws, Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus free

India has officially received certificates from World Health Organisation (WHO), recognizing the elimination of Yaws and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) from the country. The certificates were presented to Union Health Minister J P Nadda at the 69th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia Region held in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka.

UN Charter translated into Sanskrit

The UN Charter, the seminal treaty of the United Nati-ons, has now been translated into Sanskrit. The Charter is available in all six official languages of the UN.

World’s first made-in-India leprosy vaccine out on pilot basis

The Indian Institute of Immunology in New Delhi has developed mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP), an exclusive and completely domestic vaccine for leprosy. MIP, World’s maiden leprosy vaccine, will be launched on trial basis within a few weeks. Leprosy affects around 1.25 lakhs people in India annually.

India, Vietnam Sign 12 Agreements to Boost Bilateral ties

India and Vietnam have signed 12 agreements for coop-
eration in areas, including defence and IT, to boost bilateral ties. PM Modi said New Delhi will provide $500 million credit line for Vietnam for defence cooperation. India also offered a grant of $5 million to set up a software park in Vietnam. This is the first bilateral prime ministerial visit from India to Vietnam in 15 years since the visit of then premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2001. Indian Navy and Vietnam Navy will cooperate in sharing of white shipping information.

India Myanmar ink four agreements to boost bilateral cooperation

India and Myanmar have signed four Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation and bilateral relations between the two countries. These agreements were signed after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting counter part President of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw in New Delhi. President Kyaw was on a four day visit to India from 27 August to 30 August 2016. He is the first democratically elected President of Myanmar to visit India.

Signed Agreements are

i. MoU on cooperation in the Field of Renewable Energy.

ii. MoU on cooperation in the construction of 69 Bridges

iii. MoU on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine.

iv. MoU on cooperation in the construction and upgradation of the Kalewa – Yagyi Road Section.

US Postal Service honors Diwali Festival with a Forever Stamp

The US Postal Service will commemorate the festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp on Oct 5 and on behalf of this a dedication ceremony to be hosted at Consulate General of India in New York. The commemorative stamp designed with featuring a traditional diya oil lamp beautifully lit, sitting on a sparkling gold background.

Two Indian-American women named White House fellows

Two Indian-American women have been selected for the prestigious White House Fellow programme that offers firsthand experience of working at the highest levels of the US federal government. Astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi from California and physician Tina R Shah from Chicago are among the 16 White House Fellows appointed from across the nation for the year 2016-17.

NATIONAL

Indian Railways launches Yatri Mitra Sewa to help elderly, differently-abled

Indian Railways has launched ‘Yatri Mitra Sewa’ in a move to make rail travel comfortable for elderly, differently-abled and ailing travellers. The ‘Yatri Mitra Sewa’ will facilitate access to wheelchairs, battery operated cars and porter services elderly, differently-abled and ailing travellers. ‘Yatri Mitra’ or ‘Passenger Friend’ can be a “Sahayak (assistant)” or any other person nominated for the purpose. The service will be available at major railway stations across the country. The service can be availed at the time of online booking of tickets, calling or messaging ’139′, accessing an app to be developed by the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), or by simply dialling a dedicated mobile phone number to be activated for the purpose.

Union Govt approves 500 crore rupee projects for tourism in Jammu and Kashmir

The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) has approved projects to the tune of Rs. 500 Crore for integrated development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir under Swadesh Darshan scheme. The projects were approved for the scheme as part of Development Package of Prime Minister Reconstruction Plan. The new projects are envisaged at tourist infrastructural development in Jammu and Kashmir. The projects also involve developing a Convention Centre in Gulmarg and Patnitop, development of Ethnic Villages, Development of Water Sports Centre at Baghliyar Dam – Pool Doda.

UIDAI bans sharing of Aadhaar details

Agencies in possession of Aadhaar number of an individual will not be allowed to publish or post the information publicly and will have to ensure security and confidentiality of the 12-digit identification number under the Aadhaar Act. The move comes as part of the UIDAI’s efforts to ensure the information is not misused.Under the recently notified regulations,these agencies have also been mandated to inform Aadhaar holders the purpose for which their details will be used. As per the rules,the biometric information cannot be shared with anyone for any reason.

India Declares itself Free from Avian Influenza (H5N1)

The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare has declared India free from Avian Influenza (H5N1) from 5th September, 2016. India had notified outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5N1) on 09 May 2016 at Humnabad, Bidar district, Karnataka. There has been no further outbreak reported in the country thereafter.

Agriculture museum inaugurated at IGKV

An agriculture museum has been inaugurated at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) and it is touted as the first of its kind in any agriculture university in the country. It has been set up at a cost of Rs 4.92 crore. It aims to provide information about special agricultural techniques, agriculture-related problems and their solution, villagers’ lifestyles. It also displays the agriculture and tribal culture of Chhattisgarh. Modern techniques of farming are displayed in an interactive manner. A mobile application ‘Crop Doctor’, designed by the university for the farmers, has also launched at IGKV.

105-yr-old Kunwar Bai made ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ mascot

105-year-old Kunwar Bai, who was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for building toilet by selling off her goats, has been chosen as the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ mascot. Prime Minister Modi will felicitate Kunwar Bai at a function in the national capital to mark `Swachhta Diwas’ on September 17.

Indian Railways launches cleanliness drive Swachhta Saptah

Indian Railways has launched Swachhta Saptah (Cleanliness Week) to mark the ‘Swachh Paryavaran Diwas’ (Clean Environment Day). The special nine-day (from 17 to 25 September 2016) long public cleanliness outreach programme was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi. The objective behind the initiative is to spread wider awareness on sanitation and cleanliness in rail premises and make hygiene a habit amongst the travelling public. It also marks out the Railway’s commitment by recounting the initiatives taken under the ‘Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat Mission’ Each day of the cleanliness drive will be earmarking specific focus area for spruce-up, the cleanliness programme has certain defined thrusts.

Union Cabinet approves Bilateral Technical Arrangement between India and Switzerland

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of the Bilateral Technical Arrangement (BTA) between India and Switzerland on the identification and return of Indian and Swiss Nationals and its implementation. The conclusion of the BTA has been linked to the Visa Free Agreement for holders of Diplomatic passports as a package deal. The BTA aims to formalise existing procedure for cooperation on return of irregular migrants between two countries without introducing any additional obligations or exacting timeframes. It would help to leverage the Readmission Agreement (RA) to liberalise work permit and visa regimes for legitimate Indian travellers.

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and South Africa

The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Africa for cooperation in the field of Tourism. Decision in this regard was taken by the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The MoU was signed in July 2016.

Cabinet approves establishment of Higher Education Financing Agency

The Union Cabinet has approved establishment of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) to give a major push for creation of high quality infrastructure in premier educational institutions. The HEFA will be jointly promoted by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and identified Promoter. HEFA will have an authorised capital of2,000 crore rupees and the government equity would be 1,000 crore rupees. It will be formed as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) within a PSU Bank or the Government-owned-NBFC (Promoter).

Govt launches toll-free number for postal complaints

The government on 12 September has launched toll free number 1924 to register postal complaints, over a month after introducing Twitter Sewa for redressal of telecom and postal grievances. It will initially be operational for 12 hours on working days and has been started in Hindi, Malayalam, and English. Notably, Department of Posts (DoP) is the 8th largest department in terms of the number of complaints.

Union Govt issues fresh guidelines for flexi-fund for CSS

The Union Finance Ministry has issued fresh flexi-fund guidelines for the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS). These flexi-fund guidelines will give states more freedom in spending money under the CSS to meet local developmental requirements. These guidelines were based on the instructions issued by NITI Aayog for rationalisation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes. These recommendations were based on instructions of the sub-group of Chief Ministers of states and consultations with stakeholders.

Indian Coast Guard commissions offshore patrolling vessel Sarathi

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned well-equipped offshore patrolling (OPV) vessel named ‘Sarathi’. It was commissioned by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) shipyard at Vasco in south Goa. ICGS Sarathi is the third in the series of six OPVs built by GSL for Indian Coast Guard (ICG). It is designed and built indigenously by GSL. It is the largest i.e. 105-meter long and is most advanced new generation off-shore patrol vessel. It has been fitted with advanced EW and electronic systems and guns. The vessel will be joining coast guard fleet based at Kochi, Kerala and will form part of the Naval Training Squadron.

Integration of DigiLocker with Driving Licenses & RC launched

The Union Government has launched a new service-integration of DigiLocker with Driving Licenses (DL) & Vehicle Registration Certificates (RC). It was jointly launched by Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi. With this integration people will no longer need to carry around physical copies of their Driving Licences and RCs. Using DigiLocker mobile app, they can instead access digital copies of the same on their mobile phones.

Helpline no. 14401 for info on power cuts launched

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has introduced a new helpline called ‘Urja Mitra’ for updates about electricity supply. Consumers in India can now dial 14401 and get an update from their respective power distribution companies about outages in their area through the ‘Urja Mitra Helpline’.

India Post releases commemorative postage stamp on Saint Teresa

The Postal Department has released a commemorative stamp to honour the Mother Teresa’s canonization in Mumbai. Union Minister of State (MoS) for Communications Manoj Sinha unveiled the postage stamp during a ceremony at the Divine Child High School. Teresa, who worked for the destitute in Kolkata and became a global icon of Christian charity, was declared a saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican. Mother Teresa MC, known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.

Union Government approves use of chilli based PAVA shells as alternative to pellet guns

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the use of Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Amide (PAVA) shells as an alternative to pellet guns for crowd controlling in Jammu and Kashmir. PAVA sheels also called Nonivamide are chilli-filled grenades. They are less lethal compared to pellet guns and immobilises the target temporarily rather than causing physical injury.

Election Commission grants National Party status to All India Trinamool Congress

The ElectionCommission has granted Nationalparty status to All India Trinamool Congress(TMC). The party led by West BengalChief Minister Mamata Banerjeehas ful-
filled the conditions required to become a Nationalparty after getting status of state party in four states. As per the provisions, to become a Nationalparty, a political outfit needs to win at least two percent of the total seats in the Lok Sabhafrom at least three different states or get at least six percent votes in four states in addition to four Lok Sabhaseats, or recognised as a state party in four states. The TMC is ruling the West Bengaland has presence in Manipur, Arunachal Pradeshand Tripura.

Indian Railways launches travel insurance for 92 paise

The railways has launched a scheme allowing a person to get an insurance cover of upto Rs. 10 lakh on booking a train ticket online by paying less than one rupee. A person booking a train ticket through the IRCTC website will be able to opt for travel insurance cover for a premium of 92 paise only. The railways will provide optional travel insurance for train journey at the time of booking. The new facility will be available to all passengers, excluding those travelling by suburban trains while booking online irrespective of the class. The cover will not be applicable for children upto 5 years of age and foreign citizens. It will be for passengers holding tickets such as confirmed, RAC and wait-listed ones.

Union Cabinet approves grant of Permanent Residency Status for Foreign Investors

The Union Cabinet has approved the scheme for granting of Permanent Residency Status (PRS) to foreign investors. However, this status will be subject to the relevant conditions in the FDI Policy notified by the Central Government from time to time.The scheme is expected to encourage foreign investment in India and facilitate Make in India Programme. Under the scheme, suitable provisions will be incorporated in the Visa Manual to provide for the grant of PRS to foreign investors.The PRS will be granted for a period of 10 years with multiple entry.

India to grow at 7.6% in FY’17 RBI

The RBI, in its Annual Report, has projected India’s growth rate at 7.6% in 2016-17, up from 7.2% last year. The Reserve Bank of India is India’s central banking institution, which controls the monetary policy of the Indian rupee.

Union Government launches POCSO e-box

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) e-box, in New Delhi. It was launched by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi in New Delhi. POCSO e-box is an online complaint management system for easy and direct reporting of sexual offences against children and timely action against offenders under POCSO Act, 2012.

NCS signs MoUs to enhance quality & reach of employment services

National Career Service (NCS) signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with strategic partners for enhancing quality and reach of employment services through the NCS network. These MoUs were signed with job portals companies Indeed, First Job, Freshersworld, Merajob and HT Shine etc. to enhance quality and reach of its employment generation services. Earlier, the NSC had partnered with leading organisations like Uber, Monster.com, Saral Rozgar, Quikrjobs, Indian Staffing Federation etc for the same purpose. NCS project is being implemented by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment. It was launched in 2015.

Union Government launches Accessible E-Library Sugamya Pustakalaya

Union Government has launched Accessible E-Library ‘Sugamya Pustakalaya’ for Divyang under Prime Minister’s Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan). The e-library was jointly launched by Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and Thawar Chand Gehlot. Sugamya Pustakalaya is an online library for Divyang and houses publications across diverse subjects and languages and multiple accessible formats. The online
library has been created in collaboration with National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH), member organisations of Daisy Forum of India and Bookshare
and is powered by TCS Access.

UC approves MoU between India and Myanmar in field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Myanmar in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine. The MoU will provide structured frame work for promotion of AYUSH/ Traditional Systems of Medicine in Myanmar. It will boost the importance of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) systems of medicine and conservation, production and standardisation.

STATES

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar declares Charkhi Dadri as 22nd district

Haryana Government has announced Charkhi Dadri as the 22nd district of the state. At present, it is part of Bhiwani, the state’s largest district carved out on December 22, 1972. It was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at a public rally in Dadri in Bhiwani district. The new district will have two state assembly constituencies Dadri and Badhra under its jurisdiction.

Andhra Pradesh tops in attracting industrial investments

Andhra Pradesh has emerged on the top among all other states in attracting industrial investments in 2015-16, pushing the previous year’s topper Maharashtra to the third spot. Andhra Pradesh attracted an investment of Rs 21,914 crore out of the Rs 1,38,700 crore gross investments across India, the state government said in an official release, quoting a report by the Reserve Bank of India. This was 15.8% of the total investments of over Rs 10 crore each unit. In 2014-15, AP’s share in the country’s investments was 8.1%.

Naropa Festival begins in Ladakh

The Naropa festival, which is held every 12 years, began on 16 September at the 17th century Hemis Monastery in Ladakh. The main events at the week-long Naropa festival, a celebration of the 1,000th birth anniversary of Saint Naropa, are the display of six bone ornaments and the unfurling of the ancient silk Thangka (Tibetan Buddhist painting) of Buddha Amitabha.

Ahmedabad to host African Development Bank meet next year

India will host the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in May next year. To be held at Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre, Ahmedabad on May 22-26, the event is expected to be attended by over 5,000 delegates from 80 member countries of AfDB. The meetings would be attended by Governors, Alternate Governors, Executive Directors, policy makers and businesses.

Andhra Pradesh becomes second state to achieve 100% electrification

Andhra Pradesh has become the 2nd state in the country after Gujarat to achieve 100% electrification of households. JM Financials published the report based on a national -level survey on electrification in various states. About 35% rural households in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Assam still lacked access to power supply.

CM inaugurates week-long Onam celebrations in state

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the Onam celebrations in Thiruvannanthapuram. The inaugural ceremony also witnessed the state government honouring noted playback singer P Jayachandran, who has completed 50 years in the field of music. Onam is the biggest festival celebrated in Kerala, India. It is also the State festival of Kerala with State holidays on 4 days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the 3rd Onam Day. The festival falls during the Malayalam month of Chingam (Aug – Sep) and marks the commemoration of home-coming of the mythical King Mahabali.

Odisha bags 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016

Odisha has bagged 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 at the National Level gathering of important stake-holders in agriculture development at the Agriculture Leadership Summit at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) have awarded Odisha in the category of Best Agriculture State-2016 in recognition of the efforts towards development of agriculture and bringing rural prosperity.

Haryana wins Best Horticulture State award

Haryana has won ‘Best Horticulture State’ award of the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA). The award was bestowed upon the state for its concerted efforts made to increase the income of the farmers in horticulture. The award was received by Haryana Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar at two-day 9th Agricultural Leadership Summit 2016 that organized by ICFA in New Delhi. Besides, the 2016 Best Agriculture State award was bestowed upon Odisha in recognition of state’s efforts towards development of agriculture and bringing rural prosperity.

Mandi, Sindhudurg emerge cleanest Districts in India

Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra have emerged the cleanest districts in India according Gramin Swachh Survekshan. Sindhudurg was judged as the cleanest in the ‘Plains’ category and Mandi in the cleanest district in ‘Hills’ category. The Gramin Swachh Survekshan report was released by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.

Sikkim cleanest state in India

Sikkim has been adjudged the cleanest state while Jharkhand comes last in the list of 26 states. Gujarat is ranked 14th in the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). The results of survey carried out last year by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) was released by Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi. Gujarat is ranked 14th in the survey. Kerala, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Meghalaya are among the top 10 states.

Haryana govt to develop 340 villages as Horticulture Villages

Haryana Government led by CM Manohar Lal Khattar has decided to develop 340 villages as Horticulture Villages at a cost of 93 crore rupees during the Golden Jubilee year of the State. It has also decided to establish 140 clusters in these villages. This was stated by Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister OP Dhankar. A MoU was also signed with the Apio Inc. for processing and packaging of horticultural products in New Delhi.

CM inaugurates Asia’s biggest digital library in Silchar

On the occasion of the 55th Teachers’ Day Assam, CM Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated Asia’s biggest digital library dedicated to the memory of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, in NIT Silchar. The world class library is established with the help of University of Illinois, USA. It was the wish of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam during his last visit to the Institute to have a world class library stacked with 1 lakh books and research papers.

Second unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant connected to Southern Grid

The second 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu was connected to the grid. This marks the generation of electricity and its supply to the grid by the second reactor of KKNPP. The plant had attained criticality in July 2016. Besides with this synchroni-sation, the total atomic power generation capacity of Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) crossed 5,000 MW. The KKNPP is located in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu, around 650 km from Chennai. It is built under India-Russian Nuclear agreement of 1988. KKNPP is India’s first nuclear power plant to use imported pressurised water reactor (PWR) technology for generation of electricity.

GST bill unanimously passed in Maharashtra Assembly

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has ratified the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by the Parliament, at a special one-day session of the state legislature. GST is a tax levied when a consumer buys a good or service. It is meant to be a single, comprehensive tax that will subsume all the other smaller indirect taxes on consumption like service tax, excise duty etc.

West Bengal Assembly passes resolution for State’s name change

The West Bengal Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution changing the name of the State to Bengal in English and Bangla in Bengali. Despite the Trinamool Congress government trying hard to arrive at a consensus of all political parties on the issue, the Congress, the Left Front and the BJP did not support the resolution. While representatives of all the three parties participated in the debate, Congress legislators walked out of the House during discussion, the Left Front wanted an amendment to the name change resolution and BJP opposed the resolution. In the end resolution was passed through voice vote.

India’s first textile university to come up at Surat

Gujarat government is planning to set up India’s first textile university at Surat with an investment of about Rs.800 crore – Rs 900 crore. The main aim of the university is to provide all kind of support including technology, research and development (R&D), skilled manpower etc. The university will build on over 250 acre land in Surat and it is expected to get operational in the next one and a half years.

South India’s First Children’s Court Inaugurated In Hyderabad

Giving a push to fast disposal of cases related to children, south India’s first Children’s Court was inaugurated in Hyderabad. After Goa and Delhi, Telangana has become the third state to have a child friendly court and sixth in the country with features like separate waiting rooms for children and a video camera trial for the accused, mandated under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act-2012. The ‘child friendly’ courtroom was jointly inaugurated at the Nampally Criminal Courts Complex in Hyderabad by Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan of High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad and Director General of Telangana Police Anurag Sharma.

Maharashtra, Telangana ink pact for 3 irrigation projects

Maharashtra and Telangana have signed agreement for three irrigation projects to be constructed on Godavari, Pranahita and Painganga rivers. These agreements were signed in presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Under the agreement, the two States would take up Tummidi Hatti, Medigadda and Chanaka-Korata irrigation projects on Godavari River and its tributaries.

Sakshi Malik made brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign in Haryana

Wrestler Sakshi Malik was named as Haryana’s brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padao (save daughter, educate daughter) campaign in Haryana. Sakshi Malik had won bronze medal in wrestling at 2016 Rio Olympics in the 58 kg category. She had created history by becoming first women from India to win Olympics medal in wrestling. Announcement in this regard was made by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar after awarding Malik with 2.5 crore rupees and Commendation Certificate.

Chhattisgarh Assembly passes GST Bill, becomes fifth state to do so

The Chhattisgarh Assembly unanimously ratified the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Constitution Amendment Bill becoming the fifth state to pass the bill. Before Chhattisgarh, Himachal, Assam, Jharkhand and Bihar became the first four states to pass the bill.

Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal launches mobile app for farmers

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has launched a mobile app ‘Kisan Suvidha’ for farmers. The app will provide basic information on weather updates, crop prices and expert advices. Praising the Agriculture Department initiative, he said this would go a long way to keep the farmers abreast with the changing agricultural practices and marketing support, coupled with the latest agronomical techniques to enhance productivity.

Ahmedabad to host 2016 Kabaddi World Cup

The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup will be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from October 7 to 22. Gujarat will play host to 12 kabaddi teams from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan and Kenya, besides hosts India. The matches will be held in Ahmedabad’s The Arena stadium.

Telangana govt to create 17 new districts in Oct

In a major administrative revamp, the two-year-old Telangana government has issued draft notification on rearranging district borders to create 17 new districts. After the completion of the process, the number of districts in the State will go up to 27 from the present 10. The new districts will come into being in October.

CONFERENCES

17th NAM summit held at Venezuela

17th NAM summit held in Venezuela and Vice President Hamid Ansari held talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on a host of issues of mutual interest. The organization was founded in Belgrade in 1961 and largely conceived by India’s first prime minister-Jawahar-lal Nehru, Indonesia’s first president-Sukarno, Egypt’s second president,Gamal Abdel Nasser, Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah, and Yugoslavia’s president, Josip Broz Tito.

Vice President Ansari to represent India at NAM Summit

Vice-President Hamid Ansari will be representing India at the upcoming 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held at Margarita Island in Venezuela from September 17-18. India is one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement and India hosted the 7th NAM Summit in 1983 in New Delhi. The last NAM Summit was hosted by Iran in 2012.

3rd BRICS Urbanisation Forum Meet begins in Vishakhapatnam

The third edition of BRICS Urbanisation Forum Meet has started in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The three days conference was inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the presence of Union Minister of Urban Development, M. Venkaiah Naidu. In this edition of conference the delegates from the BRICS nations, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are participating. Based on the discussions and deliberations ‘Vizag Declaration’ will be prepared, which will play a vital role in ministers’ conference of BRICS to be held on October 15 and 16, 2016 in Goa.

Indo-US Economic Summit has began in New Delhi

The 2-day Indo-US Economic Summit begins in New Delhi from September 13. Leaders from business, government and academia from both the countries has participated in the summit. They deliberate on ways to en-hance bilateral trade and investments between India and the US. The summit brings together more than 250 people, who are thought leaders from business, government, civil society and academia.

2016 BRICS Wellness Workshop begin in Bengaluru

The first BRICS Wellness Workshop has begun in Bengaluru, Karnataka from September 10, 2016. Besides, National Fair on comprehensive Indian Medicine system (AROGYA) was also inaugurated. The four day event has been organized by Union Ministry of AYUSH, in collaboration with Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). The Workshop is designed to have sessions related to Traditional Systems of Medicine, Trade and Economy. It includes a session on WHO strategy for Traditional Medicine.

G-20 Summit 2016 start in Chinese city of Hangzhou

Two-day G-20 Summit of the world’s major economies has started in the Chinese city of Hangzhou to discuss efforts to reform global economic governance. The theme of the summit is toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy.

BRICS Convention on Tourism begins in Madhya Pradesh

The two-day long BRICS Convention on Tourism was inaugurated inKhajuraho Madhya Pradesh. Union Culture Mahesh Sharma will inaugurate the convention. Delegations from the BRICS countries India, Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa will participate in it.

Pakistan to host 19th SAARC Summit on Nov. 9 & 10 this year

Pakistan will host the 19th SAARC Summit on November 9 and 10 this year. The SAARC Summit Cell is headed by Ambassador Amjad Sial. SAARC is an organization of eight countries located in the South Asia and it stands for the South Asian Association for Regional Corporation.

BRICS countries adopt Udaipur Declaration on disaster

The two-day meeting of Ministers of Disaster Management of BRICS countries concluded with the adoption of the Udaipur Declaration. This was the second meeting and in the follow up of the first meeting of the BRICS MDM convened by the Russia in St. Petersburg in April, 2016. BRICS nations to set up a dedicated Joint Task Force for Disaster Risk Management for regular dialogue, exchange, mutual support and collaboration among them. The meeting was a new milestone in collaboration and cooperation among BRICS countries in the field of disaster management. The roadmap for implementation of the three-year Joint Action Plan for BRICS emergency services (2016-18) was also finalised.

BRICS Women Parliamentarians forum passes Jaipur Declaration

BRICS Women Parliamentarians forum has unanimously passed the Jaipur Declaration on the concluding day of the Forum’s meeting held in Jaipur. The 19-point declaration was adopted at the two-day meeting of BRICS Women Parliamentarians forum held in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The meeting was attended by heads and members of delegation from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Declaration will strengthen strategic partnership between members on all three dimensions of sustainable development viz., economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection.

AWARDS & HONOURS

Emmy Awards 2016

The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was announced in Los Angeles, California, U.S. The Game of Thrones won best drama series at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards, while Veep took home the top comedy award. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story also earned several awards, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus won her fifth consecutive Emmy in the lead comedy actress category.

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to get humanitarian award

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been honored as the 2016 humanitarian of the year by students and faculty at the Harvard Foundation. Suu Kyi gained international prominence as the General Secretary of the newly formed National League for Democracy in Myanmar in 1990. She became one of the world’s most well-known political prisoners during her 15 years of house arrest for participating in protests against the government.

Malayalam critic M Leelavathi bags Mohanan Suvarna Mudra award

Eminent Malayalam critic and academician Dr M Leelavathi has been chosen for the prestigious N Mohanan Suvarna Mudra Award 2016, instituted in memory of well-known short story writer N Mohanan. The honour comprises a gold medal of one sovereign. Jnanpith winning poet late O N VKurup was the previous winner of the honour, the office-bearers of ‘Sammohanam’, a gathering of the friends and well-wishers of N Mohanan which instituted the award. The award would be presented to Leelavathi in a function to be held at press club here on October 3.

WB to confer Bangabibhushan award to Lata Mangeshkar

To honour her contributions to Bengali songs, West Bengal government will confer this year’s ‘Bangabibhushan’ to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. The award will be conferred to Mangeshkar after the Durga Puja. The Trinamool Congress government had started conferring Bangabibhushan to eminent personalities for their contribution to various fields since 2011. Danseuse Amala Shankar was the first person to receive of the award.

Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma conferred with Arjuna Award

Cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma were conferred with the Arjuna Award for this year and the previous year respectively by Sports Minister Vijay Goel for their contributions to sport of cricket. Rahane and Rohit could not earlier receive the Arjuna Awards from the President of India, as they were participating in international tournaments.The awardees are given a statuette, a certificate, ceremonial dress & prize money of Rs. 5 lakh.

Two India-Born MIT Scientists Win Prestigious US Awards

Two Indo-American scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been conferred with prestigious awards for their path-breaking inventions. Nasik-born Ramesh Raskar, an imaging scientist and inventor at MIT, has been awarded the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize 2016, it was announced at Cam-bridge, in Massachusetts. Dinesh Bharadia, the re-searcher at MIT, won the Paul Baran Young Scholar Award of the US-based Marconi Society. Raskar, 46, is the co-inventor of radical imaging solutions including femto-photography an ultra-fast imaging system that can see around corners low-cost eye-care solutions for the developing world, and a camera that allows users to read pages of a book without opening the cover.

Indian-American Abraham Verghese selected for National Humanities Medal 2015

Indian-American physician-author, Abraham Verghese (61) has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal. President Barack Obama will bestow the honour upon Verghese along with 11 others recipient’s at a ceremony to be held in Washington on 21st September 2016. He has been selected for the prestigious award for reminding us that the patient is the centre of the medical enterprise. He was born in Ethiopia to parents from Kerala who had worked as teachers. Currently, Abraham Verghese is a professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine. His work has emphasised empathy in medicine. He has authored several acclaimed books, including “My Own Country” and “Cutting for Stone”.

Thithi wins Best Film honour at 1st BRICS Film Festival

Raam Reddy’s Kannada film Thithi was conferred the Best Film award by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu at the closing ceremony of the 1st BRICS Film Festival. Thithi, which earlier won various honours at 68th Locarno International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, 19th Shanghai International Film Festival and 63rd National Film Awards.“ South African actor Thabo Rametsi won the Best Actor (Male) award for his role in Kalushi, Russian actress Yulia Peresild was given the Best Actor (Female) honour for her film “The Battle for Sevastopol” and Chinese director Huo Jianqi was announced as the Best Director for helming Indo-Chinese co-production film, Xuan Zang.

Subramanian Swamy was awarded ‘Tamil Ratna’ in US

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has been honoured with ‘Tamil Ratna’ award by a body of Tamil diaspora in New York for fighting corruption and working for more transparency in the functioning of the government.

22-year-old Indo-Japanese crowned Miss Japan

A beauty queen with an Indian father and a Japanese mother was crowned Miss Japan on Monday, furthering racial equality in the country. Priyanka Yoshikawa’s tearful victory comes a year after Ariana Miyamoto faced an ugly backlash for becoming the first black woman to represent Japan. Social media lit up after Ms. Miyamoto’s trailblazing triumph as critics complained that Miss Universe Japan should instead have been won by a “pure”Japanese rather than a “haafu” – the Japanese for “half”, a word used to describe mixed race.

Dr Hrushikesh Mallick to get prestigious Sarala Award-2016

Noted Odia poet Dr Hrushikesh Mallick will be honoured with the 37th edition of prestigious Sarala Award for his outstanding poetry. The annual award carrying a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation would be conferred on Mallick for his poetry work “Jeje Dekhi Nathiba Bharat”.

Jackie Chan to receive lifetime achievement Oscar

Popular actor Jackie Chan will be awarded with an honorary Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 12. Chan will accept the Oscar alongside fellow honorees, film editor Anne Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary film-maker Frederick Wiseman at the Governors Awards. The Honorary Award was created for artists like Jackie Chan, Anne Coates, Lynn Stalmaster and Frederick Wiseman – true pioneers and legends in their crafts. Chan is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of im-provised weapons, and innovative stunts, in his movies. His first major breakthrough was the 1978 film, Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow.

Kiran M Shaw appointed ‘Knight of Legion of Honour’ by France

Biocon chairperson and managing director Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has been appointed ‘Cheva-lier de l’Ordre National de la Le-gion d’Honneur’ (Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honour) for her outstanding contribution and dedication to Biosciences and Research field globally. The award will be conferred on behalf of the President of the French Republic at a special ceremony later this year. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian entrepreneur. She is the chairman and managing director of Biocon Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India and the current chair-person of IIM-Bangalore.

Bezwada Wilson, TM Krishna Win Ramon Magsaysay Award

Karnataka-born Bezwada Wilson, a prolific campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging in India, and Carnatic singer T M Krishna from Chennai, were chosen for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic ideal-ism within a democratic society.

Padma Sachdev awarded 2015 Saraswati Samman

Jammu-born poet and novelist Padma Sachdev has been chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015 for her autobiography ‘Chitt-Chete’ (published in 2007) in Dogri language. She was felicitated by Delhi’s Lt Governor Najeeb Jung in New Delhi. Sachdev is first modern woman poet of Dogri language. She also writes in Hindi. She has published her several poetry collection and has 60 books to her credit. Her poetry collection Meri Kavita Mere Geet (My Poems, My Songs) has won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971.

Four athletes get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

Four athletes, including Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, shooter Jitu Rai and Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi. Fifteen sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna Award and three with the Dhyan Chand Award. Be-sides, the Punjabi University of Patiala was awarded the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2015-16.

Actor Kamal Haasan selected for France’s Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Lettres

Prominent film actor Kamal Haasan (61) has been selected by France for its prestigious Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Lettres. It is also known as Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters. He has been chosen for this prestigious award recognition of his high level artistic excellence and distinguished career achievements. He will be the second Tamil actor to be chosen for this award after the legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan. The award is part of French Government’s premier award “The Legion of Honour.” It is aimed at honouring artists and writers of world repute.

IOA President N Ramachandran bestowed with Olympic Order award

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President N. Ramachandran was awarded the Olympic Order for his outstanding services to the Olympic movement. The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement and is awarded for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement, that is, recognition of efforts worthy of merit in the cause of sport. It was established in May 1975.

SPORTS & GAMES

Rio Paralympics 2016 Concluded

The 15th Rio 2016 Paralympic Games 2016 (7-18 September) is over and this time we have witnessed some of the world record-breaking performances by the athletes. The 2020 Summer Paralympics, the 16th edition of the international multi-sports event, will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020. The Paralympic Games are an attempt to provide an equal platform for athletes with disabilities to showcase their skills at a stage that lets them represent their countries. India capped off a successful Paralympic Games campaign in Rio de Janeiro by procuring their best ever haul of four medals, including two golds and a silver and bronze medal apiece. The Nineteen Indian competitors (16 Men & 3 Women) participated in Rio 2016 paralympic games for India in Five sports.

Sushmita Rai wins Bronze at World Martial Arts Masterships

Sikkim’s Sushmita Rai in the second week of September 2016 won a bronze medal at the recently concluded World Martial Arts Masterships 2016, which was held at Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do of South Korea. The competition is considered an Olympics for martial arts with 2073 participants from 87 countries. The World Martial Arts Masterships was the first comprehensive martial arts competition where national teams from across the globe took part.

India Blue wins Duleep Trophy tournament

Gautam Gambhir-led India Blue has won the inaugural day/night 2016-17 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament played with a pink ball. The 2016-17 was 55th season of Duleep Trophy. In the final match held in Greater Noida, India Blue defeated India Red, captained by Yuvraj Singh, by a massive 355 runs. Ravinder Jadeja, who bagged 5 wickets in the second innings, finished the game with a 10-wicket haul. Cheteshwar Pujara was named player of the match. The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket tournament played between teams representing geographical zones of India. The Tournament was instituted in 1961-62 by BCCI. The tournament is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar. It was contested by three teams, namely India Red, India Blue and India Green.

Devendra Jhajharia wins gold medal in javelin throw at 2016 Rio Paralympics

India’s Devendra Jhajharia (36) has won gold medal in the men’s javelin throw, F46 event held at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. With this, he becomes only the second gold medallist at the Paralympics for the country. He won the gold medal with world-record throw of 63.97 metres. Devendra victory took India’s medal tally at this edition of the Paralympics to four medals – two golds, one silver and a bronze. He had also secured the gold medal in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with record throw of 62.15 metres. With this, he also became first Indian Paralympian to win two gold medals at the Paralympics.

Stan Wawrinka Beats Defending U.S. Open Champion Novak Djokovic

Third-seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland over-whelmed World No 1 Novak Djokovic 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 at the Flushing Meadows in New York to clinch his first US Open tennis title and his third Grand Slam title. It was the 31-year-old Swiss’ third Grand Slam title in as many major final appearances, after he won the Australian Open in 2014 and the French Open in 2015. Wawrinka now becomes one of eight men to win at least three Grand Slam finals without losing. He also becomes one of just five players who have won at least two Slams at age of 30 or older.

Deepa Malik first Indian woman to win Paralympics medal

Deepa Malik has created history by winning silver medal in Women’s shotput at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. With this she becomes first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics. It is India’s 3rd medal in the ongoing Paralympics games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Malik had won the silver medal in the shotput F-53 event with her best throw of 4.61m in her six attempts. In the shotput F-53 event, Bahrain’s Fatema Nedham had won the gold medal with the best throw of 4.76m. Greece’s Dimitra Korokida had won the bronze medal with a throw of 4.28m.

Chinappa rises to 10th in PSA rankings

In Women’s Ranking Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa rose to 10th while Deepika Pallikal remained at 19th in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings. In the men’s rankings, Saurav Ghosal dropped to 21st from his previous perch of 17th. Mahesh Mangaonkar gained a position to be on 60th, while Vikram Malhotra remained 73rd.

Mariyappan Thangavelu wins India’s first Gold medal at 2016 Rio Paralympic Games

Mariyappan Thangavelu has won India’s first gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. He won the gold medal in the Men’s High Jump T-42 event with jump of 1.89 metres. With this, Thangavelu became the first Indian high-jumper to win gold at the Paralympics. This was India’s overall third gold at the Paralympics and the first after 12 years. In addition, India’s Varun Singh Bhati won the bronze medal in same event with the jump of 1.86 metres to finish third.

Vietnam wins 1st Paralympic gold with world record

Vietnam won its first-ever Paralympic gold medal after para weightlifter Le Van Cong lifted 183 kgs, to set a new world record at the event. Vietnam also ended its six-decade-long wait for an Olympic gold last month in Rio with a record-breaking performance by shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh in the 10-metre air pistol shooting event.

Anjum Chopra becomes first Indian woman to be honoured with MCC life membership

Former Indian women’s cricket team captain Anjum Chopra was awarded an honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Chopra is presented with the honour along with former men’s team stalwarts Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag. With this, Chopra became the first Indian woman cricketer to get the prestigious life membership of MCC.

Serena Williams makes Grand Slam history with win

Serena Williams surpassed Roger Federer for most Grand Slam match victories in tennis’ Open era with No. 308, a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yaroslava Shvedova to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals.

100-year-old athlete from India, wins Gold Medal at Masters Games

India’s 100-year-old athlete, Man Kaur has won Gold medal at the American Masters Games in the 100-meter dash. She took a minute-and-a-half to cross the finish line in Vancouver. Kaur from Chandigarh was the only female competitor in her age category at the competition for older athletes.

Yogeshwar Dutt’s bronze medal turns to silver

Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s bronze medal from the London Olympics is set to be upgraded to silver after reports that the silver medallist from the 2012 Games, deceased Besik Kudukhov of Russia, has been stripped off his medal for using banned substance. Following the upgrade, India now has eight Olympic silver medals.

Nico Rosberg wins 2016 Belgian Grand Prix

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has won the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix of Formula One. It was Rosberg’s overall tenth championship title of F1 in his career and the sixth win in the 2016 season.Earlier, he had won Australian Grand Prix, Bahrain Grand Prix, Chinese Grand Prix and Russian Grand Prix. 2016 Belgian Grand Prix was the thirteenth race of the 2016 season of Formula One in which total 11 teams had participated.

Ronaldo wins UEFA Best Player in Europe award

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Uefa’s Best Player in Europe for the second time after winning the Champions League and Euro 2016 last season. Ronaldo, 31, claimed the prize ahead of his club team-mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann.

Sania Mirza becomes World No 1 in ATP Women’s Doubles Tennis rankings

India’s ace tennis player Sania Mirza was on 22 August 2016 topped the ATP Women’s Doubles Tennis rankings. She topped the list after teaming up with new partner, Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic. The new ranking also follows the victory of the pair in the Cincinnati final. To win the title, the Sania-Barbora duo defeated Martina Hingis and Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-4. Incidentally, Sania recently ended her partnership with Martina Hingis after three Grand Slam victories and 11 WTA doubles titles together.

Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred with the Jharkhand Dungdung

Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred with the Jharkhand Dungdung Former Olympian Silvanus Dungdung Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award will be rewarded. Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is considered as one the greatest field hockey player of all time.

National Sports Awards 2016

The Union Government bestows National Sports Awards every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports in India. These awards include Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dronacharya Award, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar.

2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

It is India’s highest sporting award given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years. “Recipients: PV Sindhu (Badminton), Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics) and Jitu Rai (Shooting).

2016 Dronacharya Award

It bestowed upon coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events. “Recipients: Nagapuri Ramesh (Athletics), Sagar Mal Dhayal (Boxing), Raj Kumar Sharma (Cricket), Bishweshwar Nandi (Gymnastics), S. Pradeep Kumar (Swimming) and Mahabir Singh (Wrestling).

2016 Arjuna Award

It is India’s second highest sporting award bestowed upon sportsperson for consistently outstanding performance for four years. “Recipients: Rajat Chauhan (Archery), Lalita Babar (Athletics),Sourav Kothari (Billiards & Snooker), Shiva Thapa (Boxing),Ajinkya Rahane (Cricket), Subrata Paul (Football), Rani (Hockey), Raghunath V.R. (Hockey), Gurpreet Singh (Shooting), Apurvi Chandela (Shooting), Soumyajit Ghosh (Table Tennis),Vinesh (Wrestling), Amit Kumar (Wrestling), Sandeep Singh Mann (Para-Athletics) and Virender Singh (Wrestling).

2016 Dhyan Chand Award

It is bestowed upon sportspersons for life time contribution to sports development. “Recipients: Satti Geetha (Athletics), Sylvanus Dung Dung (Hockey) and Rajendra Pralhad Shelke (Rowing).

2015-16 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy

It is bestowed upon overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.“Recipient: Punjabi University, Patiala.

ECONOMY

Reliance Communications and Aircel to be merged

Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications (RCom) has signed a deal with Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB) for merger of wireless businesses of Aircel Limited with itself. The merger is considered as the largest ever consolidation in the Indian telecom sector. The merged entity will be country’s fourth-largest phone company in terms of customers and revenue. The merged company will have second-largest spectrum holding amongst all operators in the country aggregating 448 MHz across the 850, 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz bands. It will be one of India’s largest private sector companies, with an asset base of over $9.7 billion (Rs. 65,000 crore) and net worth of $5.2 billion (Rs. 35,000 crore).

PayU acquires Citrus Pay for $130 million

Global online payment service provider PayU has acquired Indian payments technology player, Citrus Pay, for $130 million. Citrus Pay’s managing director Amrish Rau will take charge of the merged entity, and as chief executive of PayU in India.

HP to Acquire Samsung Printer Business for $1.05 Billion

HP Inc. agreed to buy Samsung Electronics Co.’s printer business for $1.05 billion, a deal designed to bolster the Silicon Valley company’s offerings in the market for high-volume devices that handle printing and copying for office workgroups. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close within 12 months, the companies said on Monday.

Wadhwa Group ties-up with Snapdeal

Realty player Wadhwa Group has tied up with e-commerce platform Sanpdeal to make its properties accessible to customers online. With this tie-up, the Wadhwa Group has stepped into the e-commerce space, and is now showcasing their project. Snapdeal.com is an online marketplace, featuring a wide assortment of products across categories like Mobiles, Electronics, Fashion accessories, Apparel, Sports, Books; and services like Restaurants, Spas & Entertainment amongst others.

Canada’s British Columbia becomes first foreign government to issue masala bonds

Canada’s British Columbia province has become the first foreign government to issue of masala bonds, a rupee-denominated bond. It had issued Rs 500 crore rupee denominated overseas bonds (masala bond) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The bond raised $75 million (about Rs 500 crore) with 6.62 percent semi-annual yield, securing high-qual-ity investor support from across Europe, Asia and America. It is a AAA rated bond by the three major rating agencies and will mature on January 9, 2020, The Province of British Columbia.

Ten Sports sold to Sony Pictures for Rs 2,600 crore

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) and ZEE have entered into definitive agreements to acquire TEN Sports Network and its sub-sidiaries for $385 million. The acquisition will add five sports channels, TEN 1, TEN 1 HD, TEN 2, TEN 3, TEN Golf HD to SPN’s existing portfolio of channels.

Pfizer to acquire oncology specialist Medivation for $ 14 bn

The US-headquartered pharma major Pfizer Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire Medivation Inc, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercialising small molecules for oncology, for a total enterprise value of approxi-mately $ 14 billion. The merger will give a boost to Pfizer’s consolidation effort through a series of acquisitions, especially after its bid to take over Allergan Plc in a $150 billion deal late last year fell apart when the Obama admini-stration prevented the proposed combination with new rules.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Long range surface-to-air Barak-8 missile successfully test fired

India and Israel jointly developed most advanced long range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) Barak-8 was successfully test fired off the Odisha coast. The missile was test fired from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Balasore district in Odisha. Barak-8 (Lightning 8 in Hebrew) is long-range nuclear capable ballistic missile, developed jointly by Israel and India. It has been designed and developed by DRDO, Israel Aero-space Industries and Israel’s Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure. It is 4.5-meter long and weighs around 3 tonnes can carry a payload of 70 kilograms. It has a speed of Mach2.

Scientists successfully grow three-dimensional lungs in lab using stem cells

Scientists in the United States including those of Indian origin have successfully grown three-dimensional (3D) lungs in the lab, using stem cells. The 3D lungs or organoids was created by coating tiny gel beads with lung-derived stem cells and then allowing them to selfassemble into the shapes of the air sacs found in human lungs. To show that these tiny organoids mimicked the structure of actual human lungs, researchers compared it with real sections of human lung.

Indian Navy’s most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer Mormugao launched

Indian Navy’s indigenously built most Advanced Guided Missile Stealth Destroyer ‘Mormugao’ was launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The bedecked ship was launched by Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba’s wife Reena at a function at Mazagaon Docks. It has been Christened ‘Mormugao’ after the Mormugao port of Goa, the home State of Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The stealth vessel was built by government-run Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd and belongs to Visakhapatnam class of ships being constructed under Project 15B. Mormugao has a displacement of 7,300 tonne with maximum speed of over 30 knots. It is fitted also with the Barak-8 long-range missiles. The vessel has been fitted with multi-mission radar for surveillance along with medium range air and surface surveillance radar and other advanced electronic warfare and decoys.

Surgeons use robot to operate inside eye in world first

British surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first robotic operation inside the eye, potentially revolutionising the way such conditions are treated. The procedure was carried out at John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford, where surgeons welcomed its success. Current technology with laser scanners and microscopes allows surgeons to monitor retinal diseases at the microscopic level. This is the first time a device has been available that achieves the three-dimensional precision required to operate inside the human eye.

World’s first daily driverless bus service launched in Lyon, France

The world’s first daily driverless bus service has started in Lyon, France which will run in the city’s Confluence area. The driverless bus service includes two electric shuttles that will transport passengers on a ten-minute route hosting five stops. The driverless buses can hold up to 15 passengers and are electric buses. It has features like LIDAR radar technology and motion sensors will help to avoid accidents. The LIDAR radar technology allows these buses to know exactly where they are and to detect everything happening around them.

ISRO’s GSLV-F05 launches advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR. The satellite was launched on board of Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F05), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. So far this year, it was the seventh successful mission of ISRO including the IRNSS series and the scramjet propulsion mission. INSAT-3DR weighing 2,211-kg will supplement the services of INSAT-3D launched from French Guiana in July 2013. It has designed mission life of ten years.

China tests stealth-defeating quantum radar

China has claimed that it has successfully developed and tested a radar system that uses quantum entanglement to beat the stealth technology of modern military aircrafts. This first Chinese quantum radar was developed by the Intelligent Perception Technology Laboratory. Prior to it, US was only the country stealth-defeating quantum radar. Quantum radar is a device that uses quantum entanglement photons to provide better detec-tion capabilities than conventional radar systems.

NASA launches OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect samples from Bennu asteroid

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a US space agency has launched OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect samples from an asteroid 101955 Bennu and return to Earth. The spacecraft was launched onboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. OSIRIS-Rex stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer. It is an unmanned spacecraft and NASA’s first mission to collect samples from an asteroid and return to Earth. OSIRIS-Rex will travel for two years on a journey to Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid about the size of a small mountain.

India’s light utility helicopter maiden flight successful

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully completed test flight of indigenous Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) Bengaluru. The LUH will replace the military’s obsolescent fleet of Chetak and Cheetah helicopters that have flown for over three decades.

GRSE hands over fast attack craft ‘Tihayu’ to Indian Navy

The Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), ‘Tihayu’ built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was handed over to the Indian Navy. The warship was handed over by Rear Admiral (Retd) A.K. Verma, Chairman and Managing Director, GRSE to the Commanding Officer of the ship Cdr. AjayKashov, at a ceremony held in GRSE. GRSE had earlier built and delivered ten (10) WJFACs to the Indian Navy during 2009 to 2011, which are proving well in service. The Indian Navy has placed order for four more of these WJFACs as ‘Follow-on’ ships.

MobiKwik launches one step offline payments with ‘Bubble Pin’

India’s largest digital payment company, MobiKwik has launched a one-step offline payments mode, called Bubble Pin.This pin is generated on the MobiKwik app when a user clicks on the ‘Pay at store’,and it is valid for 60 seconds.The pin is a combination of alphabets & numbers. To make a payment,the user needs to share this pin with the retailer. Bubble pin also makes the transaction more secure as no phone number is required to be shared.

NASA Scientist for first time sequences DNA in Space

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first time has successfully sequenced DNA in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The genome sequencing was undertaken for the first time in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment performed by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins. The experiments were undertaken by using commercially available DNA sequencing device called MinION on samples of mouse, virus and bacteria DNA.

ISRO tests Scramjet Rocket engine

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully test-fired its Scramjet Rocket Engine. which will use oxygen from the atmosphere thereby reducing launch cost, from the spaceport of Sriharikota.

For the first time scientists predict brain activity patterns

Researchers have, for the first time, decoded and predicted the brain activity patterns of word meanings within sentences, an advance that may help brain injury and stroke patients communicate better. The brain activity patterns were predicted using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure human brain activation. With this, researcher can now predict 70% brain activity patterns. This study may help treat persons with brain injury and stroke patients to communicate better. It also makes key advances towards understanding how information is represented throughout the brain.

Scientists for first time develop laser from fluorescent jellyfish proteins

Scientists for the first time have developed LASER (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) from fluorescent jellyfish proteins that were grown in bacteria. The first of its kind represents a major advance break through in so-called polariton lasers operating at room temperature. To develop the fluorescent Polariton laser, scientists had engineered barrel-shaped fluorescent proteins from jellyfish DNA. They had filled optical microcavities (between two mirrors) with this protein before subjecting them to optical pumping. Nanosecond flashes of blue light from an external laser were used to bring the system up to the required energy to create laser light. After the threshold was reached for polariton lasing, scientists pumped more energy into the device setup that resulted in conventional lasing.

PERSONS IN NEWS

A). APPOINTMENTS

Alka Sirohi appointed as UPSC chairman

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed former IAS officer Alka Sirohi as chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as per Article 316 of Constitution. She will replace Deepak Gupta who demits office on 20th September 2016. She will be in office till completion of her term as member on January 3, 2017. She is a retired IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Prior to this appointment she was member of the UPSC. Before joining the UPSC as a member in January 2012, she was Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

V K Sharma gets additional charge as LIC chairman

V K Sharma, who is currently one of the two managing directors at Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), has taken additional charge as Chairman, LIC of India. He will take the place of S K Roy who has been relieved of his duties.Asper the LIC Act, the insurer can have four MDs and a chairman, as part of its top management.

Atul Kumar Goel takes charges as ED in UBI

Atul Kumar Goel, General Manager, Allahabad Bank, has taken charge as Executive Director (ED) in Union Bank of India (UBI). The Central Government appointed Goel though a notification dated September 15. The appointment is for a period of 3 years. Union Bank of India is one of the largest government-owned banks of India.

Nadia Murad named UN Goodwill Ambassador

Nadia Murad, a former ISIS captive, has been named the UN’s new Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking. Nadia Murad, 23, a member of the Yazidi community was kidnapped by Is-lamic State (ISIS) forces when they raided her village over two years ago.

V Shanmuganathan sworn in as Arunachal Governor

Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan was sworn in as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court Justice Ajit Singh administered the oath of office to Shanmuganathan in the presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his cabinet colleagues, besides a host of civil and police officials.

Narayana Murthy named Director of RCI, DRDO

BHVS Narayana Murthy, an expert in Avionics has been appointed as Director, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), Hyderabad. During the past three decades he has made contributions towards design, development and delivery of onboard computers, Missile launch processors, real-time mission software etc. He is an alumni of NIT, Warangal. For his contributions to various defence R & D projects, he won several awards and recognitions.

Jim Yong Kim heads for second term as World Bank president

Jim Yong Kim is heading for another five-year term as president of the World Bank. Kim, 56, has focused the World bank on programs to reduce extreme poverty. Kim’s first term ends on June 30, 2017. Jim Yong KimMD, Ph.D, also known as Kim Yong is a South Korean-Ameri-can physician and anthropologist who has served as the 12th President of the World Bank since July 1, 2012.

Vidya Balan Brand Ambassador of Samajwadi Pension Yojana

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been appointed as brand ambassador of the ambitious Samajwadi Pension Yojana by Uttar Pradesh government. The main Objective of the scheme is to encourage savings among people living below the poverty line and provide them financial assistance.

Bakytzhan Sagintayev appointed as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

Bakytzhan Sagintaev appointed as Prime minister of Kazakhstan by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on September 9,2016. Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country and former Soviet republic.

IDBI AMC appoints Dilip Mandal MD & CEO

Dilip Kumar Mandal has been appointed managing director (MD) & chief executive officer (CEO) of IDBI Asset Management Company (AMC). Prior to joining IDBI AMC, Mandal was chief general manager & zonal head of retail banking group. IDBI Bank is an Indian government-owned financial service company, formerly known as Industrial Development Bank of India, head-quartered in Mumbai, India.

OP Kohli sworn in as MP Governor

Senior BJP leader Om Prakash Kohli has been sworn in as the 26th governor of Madhya Pradesh. Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Rajendra Menon administered the oath. Kohli, who is also the Gujarat Governor, has been given the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh after Ram Naresh Yadav’s tenure in office got over on 7th sepetmber.

Sakshi Malik appointed Wrestling Director of Rohtak University

Rio Olympics bronze medalist Sakshi Malik has been appointed as Wrestling Director at Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak. She will be given Rs 21 lakh out of his discretionary fund and a plot measuring 500 square yards. Sakshi Malik is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics and the fourth fe-male Olympic medalist from the country.

Maharashtra Governor sworn in as Tamil Nadu’s acting Governor

Governor of Maharashtra Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao, was sworn in as the acting Governor of Tamil Nadu. Rao was administered the oath of office by the Madras High Court’s Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul at the Raj Bhavan, Chennai. President Pranab Mukherjee had given additional charge of Tamil Nadu to C Vidyasagar Rao as per Article 153 of Constitution as the tenure of K. Rosaiah ended on 31 August 2016.

Kerala appoints sachin as brand ambassador for anti-liquor campaign

Legendary Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as brand ambassador for anti- li-quor and drug campaign by the Kerala government. Anti- liquor and drug campaign were part of the government’s move to create awareness among people against alcoholism and drug in the state.

Michel Temer sworn in as new Brazil president

Michel Temer, Brazil’s former vice president, has been sworn in as the country’s new president. A few hours after the country’s Senate voted to remove Dilma Rousseff from office.

Aishwaryaa Dhanush appointed as UN Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality

Noted film maker Aishwaryaa Dhanush was appointed United Nations Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and Women’s Em-powerment in India. In her new role she will help raise awareness of UN Women’s core message of gender equality and women’s empowerment across India. Besides she will play important role in boosting the organisation’s efforts to close the gender gap and achieve a more equal world, a Planet 50-50 by the year 2030. With this, Aishwaryaa joins other celebrities who have joined hands with U.N. Women to work for gender equality and the empowerment of women. Aishwaryaa Dhanush is superstar Rajinikanth’s elder daughter and actor Dhanush’s wife. She had started her career by working as an assistant to director and Dhanush’s brother Selvaraghavan in her debut film 3.

PV Sindhu to be Commandant in CRPF

Country’s largest paramilitary force CRPF has decided to appoint Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu as it’s brand ambassador and bestow the honorary rank of Commandant on the ace badminton player. A Commandant rank in the CRPF is equivalent to the position of a Superintendent of Police (SP) and such an officer commands a battalion of about 1,000 personnel, when posted in field operations.

Badnore sworn in as new Punjab governor

V P Singh Badnore took oath as the new Punjab Governor and also as Administrator of Chandigarh Administration. Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice S J Vazifdar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Badnore at Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. Badnore was a 4-time BJP legislator in the Rajasthan assembly.

Jagdish Mukhi sworn in as Lt Guv of Andaman and Nicobar

Senior BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi assumed office as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He was administered the oath of office and oath of secrecy by Justice Girish Chandra Gupta, acting chief justice of Calcutta High Court at a formal swearing-in-ceremony held at Raj Niwas in Port Blair. He had been a minister and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly in the past.

Dr. Najma Heptulla sworn-in as 18th Governor of Manipur

Dr. Najma Heptulla was sworn-in as the 18th Governor of Manipur. She replaced Shanmuganathan who was holding the dual charge of Governor of Meghalaya and Manipur. She was administered oath of office by Acting Chief Justice of Manipur High Court Rakesh Ranjan Prasad as per the provisions of Article 159 of Constitution of India.

B). RESIGNS

Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa removed as Arunachal Pradesh governor

Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was removed from the post of Arunachal Pradesh Governor. V. Shanmuganathan, Governor of Meghalaya has been given the charge of Arunachal Pradesh by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Abhinav Bindra announces retirement from Shooting

Abhinav Bindra, India’s lone individual Olympic gold medallist, has officially announced his retirement from shooting. He announced his retirement after playing for almost two decades.In Rio Olympics 2016, Bindra nearly missed a second Olympic medal by a whisker and came fourth. Presently, he is the Chairman of a review committee formulated by the NRAI to examine and identify in a cold and ruthless manner the reason as to why shooting failed to secure any medal at Rio Olympic Games. He is the first Indian to win an individual Gold medal in Olympic since 1900 the year our country participated in the Olympic Games.

Wipro’s chief learning officer Abhijit Bhaduri quits

Abhijit Bhaduri, chief learning officer of Wipro has resigned. Bhaduri will start his own executive coaching company. Bhaduri is the man behind many of Wipro’s initiatives like global 100 program. He has been with Wipro for 7 years.

C). DEATHS

Former Italian PM Carlo Azeglio Ciampi dies

Former Italian president, prime minister and central bank governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has died at the age of 95. As treasury minister he is credited with leading Italy into the euro currency.

Noted animal rights activist Claude Lila Parulekar passes away

Animal rights activist Claude Lila Parulekar, daughter of eminent editor and founder of the Marathi daily ‘Sakal’, Nanasaheb Parulekar, passed away. Ms. Parulekar, a spinster and a former director of ‘Sakal’, was confined to a wheelchair since 2007 after she was struck by a series of paralytic strokes. Her sensitivity and passion for the welfare of animals, and tireless advocacy of the law to care for their well-being, made her one of the best-known figures in animal rights activism.

Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov dies

Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died after suffering a stroke at the age of 78. Karimov was the first President of Uzbekistan, in office from 1990 to 2016.

Noted Assamese poet Nalini Dhar Bhattacharyya dies at 95

Noted Assamese poet, literary critic and author and winner of the Sahitya Akademi award Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya passed away in Guwahati. Bhattacharyya, aged 95, was suffering from age-old ailments.

Former MP Governor Mohammad Shafi Qureshi no more

Former Madhya Pradesh Governor Mohammad Shafi Qureshi passed away in Delhi. He was 87 years old. He also served as the Deputy Union Minister of Railways and got elected for Lok Sabha twice from Islamabad Parliamentary Constituency.

Noted painter, art historian Dinanath Pathy passes away

Eminent painter, writer and art historian Dinanath Pathy passed away following a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Bhubaneshar. He was 74. He is known for his versatility; Pathy was a former secretary of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and Bhubaneswar and is regarded as the pioneer of the art movement in Odisha.

Former Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana A R Kidwai Dies

Former Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana, A R Kidwai, died at Delhi’s Escorts Hospital. He was 96. Kidwai is survived by two sons and four daughters. He was Governor of Haryana till 2009. He was born on July 1, 1920, in Baragaon in UP’s Barabanki district, Kidwai started his career as a professor of Chemistry and became Dean of Faculty of Science at Aligarh Muslim University.

Mathrubhumi former editor K K Sreedharan Nair passes away

Mathrubhumi former editor K K Sreedharan Nair passed away. He was 86. The end came at a private hospital in Kochi. He started his carrer in Journalism as a sub-editor in Mathrubhumi in 1953, Nair had an illustrious career in various capacities including Chief Sub-Beginning his journalism career as a sub-editor in Mathrubhumi in 1953, Nair had an illustrious career in various capacities including Chief Sub-Editor, News Editor and Deputy Editor.

Singapore’s Indian origin President passes away

Indian-origin former Singapore President S R Nathan died at a hospital, days after suffering a stroke. He was 92. He was the sixth and longest-serving President of Singapore. He was closely associated with the country’s founding leader Lee Kuan Yew.

D). VISITORS

President of Egypt to arrive on three-day visit to India

President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, has arrived on August 31st for a three-day visit to India. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Ministers, officials and business leaders.

E). MISCELLANEOUS

Abhishek Bachchan Holds a Guinness World Record

Abhishek Bachchan might be the most underrated actor of the industry, but one didn’t know that he’s actually hold a Guinness World Record. Jr Bachchan holds the record for ‘Most Public Appearances made by a Film Star in 12 Hours.’ In fact, he beat Hollywood actor Will Smith who had made three public appearances in 2 hours during the promotions of his film I, Robot in 2004.

“His Bloody Project” shortlisted for Man Booker prize

Novel titled “His Bloody Project” by Graeme Macrae Burnet has been shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker prize. His Bloody Project, a crime thriller, narrates a story in which a triple murder in a remote community in the Scottish Highlands leads to arrest of a young man, Rode-rick Macrae. It is one of the six books that were shortlisted for the £50,000 award that will be announced on 25 October at Guildhall. The other five books are: The Sellout by Paul Beatty, Hot Milk by Deborah Levy, Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh, All That Man Is by David Szalay & Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien.

World’s largest LEGO ship sets Guinness record

A new Guinness world record for the largest LEGO ship has been set in Den-mark, where employees of a shipping company successfully constructed the incredible 2,860 kg boat using over one million interlocking plastic bricks. The blue and white LEGO boat measures 12.035 metres in length. It took 900 person hours to build and thousands of DFDS employees from across the world got on board, assisted in the challenge by a few LEGO building professionals.

China’s unmanned submersible sets new national record

China’s unmanned submersible has dived to a depth of 10,767 metres at the world’s deepest ocean point, setting a new record for the country to enable it to explore ocean beds for minerals and other natural resources. This dive created a new record for China that also helps the country to enable it to explore ocean beds for minerals and other natural resources.

PLACES IN NEWS

Ankasamudra to become a conservation reserve

The Karnataka State Wild-life Board, chaired by Chief Min-
ister Siddaramaiah, has decided to declare Ankasamu-dra tank in Hagari Bommana-halli taluk as a bird conservation reserve. The Ankasamudra tank was gaining popularity as a natural bird sanctuary when about 140 species of birds, both local and migratory – Rosy Starlings, painted storks, open billed storks, Northern Shovelors, Northern Pintails, Sand pipers, cormorants, parakeets, egrets, ibis, herons among others – chose it as not only a roosting place but also as a breeding spot. This is the first bird conservation reserve declared in the entire Hyderabad-Karnatak region.

Majuli named world’s largest river island

The Guinness World Records has declared Majuli in Assam as the largest river island in the world. The beautiful river island is situated on the Brahmaputra River. It has toppled Marajo in Brazil to clinch the record. The river island covers an area of around 880 sqkm. According to Guinness World Records, the island lost around one-third of its area in the last 30-40 years due to frequent flooding of the river.

Toxic gas leak at Bangladesh fertiliser unit sickens 250 plugged

About 250 people, including children, have fallen sick and hundreds of residents have been evacuated from their homes after a toxic gas leak from a fertiliser unit in Bangladesh’s port city of Chittagong. Di-ammonium phosphate (DPA) leaked from the DAP Fertiliser Company Limited on the bank of Karnaphuli river last night and firefighters battled until late morning to plug the leakage. DPA is one of a series of water-soluble ammonium phosphate salts that can be produced when ammonia reacts with phosphoric acid.

World’s largest indoor theme park to open in Dubai

The world’s largest indoor theme park is set to open in Dubai this august to lure back some of the tourists and residents who often flee abroad during the scorching desert summer. In a sandy suburb beyond Dubai’s concrete jungle and pockets of artificially green spaces, IMG Worlds of Adventure’s boxy exterior belies a 140,000-square metre (1.5 million-square foot) air-conditioned cathedral of entertainment teeming with animatronic dinosaurs, roller coasters, Marvel superheroes and Cartoon Network characters. Zombies pop out from dark corners of a haunted house and the Velociraptor coaster throttles passengers within a misty simulated rain forest dubbed the Lost Valley.

Books in News

Malaysian envoy releases translated book on Sai Baba

The Consul General of Malaysia in India Eldeen Husaini Muhammad Hashim has released the translated version of ‘Sai Charitra Granth’,a book on the life of Sai Baba.Sai Baba, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who was regarded by his devotees as a saint, fakir, and satguru, according to their individual proclivities and beliefs. He was revered by both his Hindu and Muslim devotees, and during, as well as after, his life it remained uncertain if he was a Hindu or a Muslim.

Uttarakhand governorreleases book by author Nagrath

Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul has released a book titled ‘Shanti ki Talaash mein Zindagi’ written in Hindi by Haridwar-based author and journalist Radhika Nagrath. The book is a philosophical treatise written in simple language incorporating interesting examples and anecdotes from day-to-day life.

Chris Gayle launches his autobiography ‘Six Machine’ in India

Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle has launched his autobiography ‘Six Machine, which contains extensive details about his life and career. Published by Viking – Penguin UK, the book was unveiled by Anurag Singh Thakur, President of the BCCI. Christopher Henry “Chris” Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies.

Book based on Arunachal wins UK award for historical fiction

Famous Author Stuart Blackburn’s “Into the Hidden Valley”, a book based on Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, won the MM Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction 2016 in the UK. He is the author of 16 books on Indian culture. The award is named in memory of writer-historian Bennetts who was a specialist in early 19th century British history and the Napoleonic wars.

MoUD, Amar Chitra Katha sign MoU to publish comic book on Swachh Bharat Mission

Storyteller to generations of Indians, Amar Chitra Katha will now publish and distribute a special edition of a comic book focusing on Swachh Bharat Mission. The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has signed an MoU with Amar Chitra Katha to publish and distribute a 32-page comic.

COMMITTEES

AK Sinha Committee to study silt in river Ganga in Bihar

“The Government has constituted an expert committee of 4 members to study the silt in the river. The Centre will send a team to Bihar to study silt in river the river. Member of Ganga Flood Control commission A .K. Sinha has been made Chairman of the committee. The committee will submit its report within 10 days. “Other members of committee: Chief Engineer of Central Water Commission SK Sahu, Prof. of IIT AK Gosain and National Disaster Management Authority member Dr. Rajnish Ranjan.

Madhukar Gupta Committee Recommendations on border protection

A high powered committee of the National Security Council, headed by former home secretary Madhukar Gupta, has presented its report on India-Pakistan border to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. The Committee was constituted to suggest recommen-dations for strengthening border protection and addressing the issue of gaps and vulnerability in border fencing along India-Pakistan Border. It was headed by former Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta. The committee has examined security mechanisms of all four Indian states sharing border with Pakistan keeping in mind challenges of different climate and topography. It has given separate recommendations for four states as each of them has different topography and problems.

Finance Ministry set up a committee for digitalizing incentive payments

The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has set up a committee to consider incentives such as cash back schemes and tax rebates for promoting card and digital payments in a step towards discouraging cash transactions. The 11-member committee, headed by former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal.

BCCI submits Compliance Report to Lodha Panel

The BCCI has submitted the first Compliance Re-port to the Supreme Court-appointed Justice RM Lodha Panel in regards to the implementation of reforms as per the apex court verdict. The BCCI has already filed a Review Petition with the Supreme Court seeking recusal of CJI TS Thakur from the case.

Abhinav Bindra to Head NRAI Review Committee on Rio Debacle

India’s first and only individual Olympic gold-medal-list Abhinav Bindra was named Chairman of a five-member review committee to probe the shooters’ Rio Games debacle but has recused himself from questioning them as he was himself a part of the team. The committee is also mandated to recommend concrete steps that NRAI must immediately undertake to ensure that this is not repeated in future Olympics.

IMPORTANT DAYS & DATES

September 5 – International Day of Charity

September 5 – National Teachers Day

September 8 – International Literacy Day

September 14 – National Hindi Divas

September 15 – International Democracy Day

September 16 – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Ganga River : In Detail

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 05:25:00 +0000

Ganga River

Ganga River also known as Ganges is the second greatest river in the Indian subcontinent.
In Uttrakhand Ganga is known as Bhagirathi.
The Ganga is the most important river of India both from the point of view of its basin and cultural significance.
The Ganga river system is the largest in India having a number of perennial and non-perennial rivers originating in the Himalayas in the north and the Peninsula in the south.
The Ganga enters the plains at Haridwar where it flows first to the south, then to the south-east and east before splitting into two distributaries, namely the Bhagirathi and the Hugli.

River Basin

The Ganges Basin drains 1,000,000-square-kilometre (390,000 sq mi) and supports one of the world’s highest densities of humans.
The Ganga River Basin is one of the largest living river systems in the world & supports 11 states in India.
The Ganga basin covers about 8.6 lakh sq. km area in India alone.
The combined Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin (abbreviated GBM or GMB) drainage basin is spread across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and China.
Nepal – 140,000 km2 (54,000 sq mi) (13%),
Bangladesh – 46,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi) (4%)
China – 33,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi) (3%)

History

The term Ganga means Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb, this term is used to describe the culture of the central plains in northern India, especially the doab region of Ganga & Yamuna River which is also regarded as fusion of Hindu & Muslim elements.

The birth of Ganga took place when lord Vishnu appeared on earth during the period of Asura king Mahabali. Then in order to measure the universe he kept his foot to the end of the universe and pierced a hole in its covering with the nail of his big toe from that hole the pure water appeared which entered this universe as Ganga River.

Many religious people take bath in this river as it is believed that it cleans the body as well as the mind (from sins) and make them divine. This is the reason why people sling the corpses of the deceased into the Ganga.

Kumbh Mela is also a part in which Hindus gather at the Ganga River for bathing at the banks of the river.

The normal Kumbh Mela is celebrated every 3 years,
The Ardh (half) Kumbh is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Prayag,
The Purna (complete) Kumbh takes place every twelve years at four places (Prayag (Allahabad), Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik).
The Maha (great) Kumbh Mela which comes after 12 ‘Purna Kumbh Melas’, or 144 years, is held at Prayag.

Is Ganga Polluted?

Yes, Ganga River has become polluted because of the many reasons:

Urbanisation is a major problem, people bath in the river, washes clothes in the same, throwing garbage in the river has led to water pollution of Ganga.
Industries is another concern as the waste come out of power plants is toxic in nature & is led in the rivers which makes the water polluted as well as harmful.

People practising religious cultures & social practice also makes the rivers polluted.

Effects: As we know, Ganga is the largest river in the world & it provides water to almost 40% of population across 11 states. If Ganga gets polluted lives of around 500 million will be affected. Polluted Ganga will lead to death threat for the life-line.

Process to clean: To clean Ganga River ZLD (Zero Liquid discharge) is a process taken up. It is a water treatment process in which all wasted water is purified & recycled which can be used again but it is a time taking process.

Prof. G. D. Agrawal

Dr G. D. Agrawal is an environment activist and patron of Ganga Mahasabha (An organization founded by Madan Mohan Malviya in 1905, demanding removal of dams on Ganga) who has been on a fast for 107 days protesting for a cleaner Ganga. Because of support from other social activists like Anna Hazare, the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh agreed to Prof. Agrawal’s demands. Accordingly, he called for a National River Ganga Basin Authority (NRGBA) meeting and urged the authorities to utilize the ₹26 billion (US$520M) sanctioned “for creating sewer networks, sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations, electric crematoria, community toilets and development of river fronts.

Origin of Ganga

The river Ganga originates from the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh, Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

Depth of Ganga

The average depth of Ganga is 52 feet & maximum depth is 100 feet.

Length of Ganga

The total length of Ganga River is 2525 km.

Uttarakhand (110 km)
Uttar Pradesh (1,450 km)
Bihar (445 km)
West Bengal (520 km)

Ganga Basin: More than one million sq. km

Drainage area: 861,404 sq. km

Position: East longitudes 7330 and 890, North longitudes 2230 and 3130.

Ending & starting point of Ganga

Ganga River flows Gangotri glacier & finally falls in Bay of Bengal near the Sagar Island.

Tributaries of Ganga

Left: Ramganga, the Gomati, the Ghaghara, the Gandak, the Kosi and the Mahananda

Right: Yamuna, Son, Mahananda

Route of Ganga River

State: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal

Cities: Rishikesh, Haridwar, Farrukhabad, Kanpur, Jajmau, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Buxar, Ballia, Patna, Hajipur, Munger & Bhagalpur.

Uttrakhand: Ganga River in uttrakhand is a holy place for hindus. It plays a vital role economically, socially, cultural & environmental issues. Khumbh mela is also celebrated in hardiwar.

Uttar Pradesh: In Uttar Pardesh Ganga is the main source for irrigating large areas. Khumb Mela is celebrated after every 5 years in Allahabad.

Bihar: River Ganga enriches the plains of the landlocked state and contributes to the fertility of lands.

Jharkhand: Ganga is one of the important rivers in Jharkhand & has acquired the status of the longest river.

West Bengal: In Durga Puja sculptures are collected from the banks of a river, preferably the Ganges.

Island on Ganga

Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km south of Kolkata.

This island, also known as Gangasagar or Sagardwip, is a place of Hindu pilgrimage. Every year on the day of Makar Sankranti (14 January), hundreds of thousands of Hindus gather to take a holy dip at the confluence of river Ganges and Bay of Bengal and offer prayers (puja) in the Kapil Muni Temple.

Bridges on Ganga

Arrah–Chhapra Bridge: This Bridge connects Arrah and Chhapra in Bhojpur and Saran districts in Bihar.

Length: 4350m

Width: 24m

Bakhtiyarpur–Tajpur Bridge: The Bridge connects Bakhtiyarpur in Patna and Tajpur in Samastipur in Bihar.

Length: 5575m

Width: 15m

Digha–Sonpur Bridge: This is a road bridge or Ganga rail across river Ganges, connecting Digha Ghat in Patna and Pahleja Ghat in Sonpur, Saran district in Bihar. It was opened on 2^nd February 2016.

Length: 4556m

Width: 10m

Ganges Barrage: Also Known as Lav Khush Barrage across the Ganga Azad Nagar-Nawabganj in Kanpur. It was opened in May 2000.

Length: 621m

Hardinge Bridge: This is a Steel Railway Bridge over the Padma at paksey in western Bangladesh & was opened on 4^th March 1915.

Length: 1798m

Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge: This Bridge connects Kacchi Dargah in Patna and Bidupur in Hajipur in Bihar.

Length: 9760m

Lakshman Jhula: This is an Iron Bridge in tehri garhwal in Uttrakhand & was opened in 1939.

Length: 137.16m

Width: 1.82m

Lalon Shah Bridge: This is a road bridge also known as paksey in Bangladesh situated between Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna on the east, and Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia on the west & was opened in 2004.

Length: 1800m

Width: 18m

Mahatma Gandhi Setu: This Bridge connects the Patna to the south to hajipur in Bihar & was opened in May 1982. It is considered to be the longest river bridge in India.

Length: 5750m

Width: 25m

Malviya Bridge: This is a double decker bridge at Varanasi. It has rail track on its lower deck & road on upper deck & was opened in 1887.

Length: 1048m

Munger Ganga Bridge: This is again a double decker bridge at Munder in Bihar & was opened on 12^th March 2016.

Length: 3692m

Width: 12m

Rajendra Setu: This is the first Bridge which links north Bihar & south Bihar & also a double decker road. It was opened in 1959.

Length: 2000m

Ram Jhula: It is an iron bridge at muni ki reti at tehri, garhwal in uttrakhand & was opened in 1986.

Length: 230m

Width: 1.9m

Vikramshila Setu: This Bridge is near Bhagalpur in Bihar & is named after ancient Mahavihara of Vikramshila which was established by King Dharmapala. Vikramshila Setu is 3rd longest bridge over water in India & was opened in 2001.

Length: 4700m

Ganga Delta

The Ganga delta is known to be the largest delta in the world, it is in triangular shape & said to be the accurate delta. This delta is also known as Sunderban delta, Bengal delta or the Brahmaputra delta, also known as The Green Delta due to its most fertile region. The delta spread from the Hugli River & acrosses Bay of Bengal. The delta almost lies in India & Bangladesh but supported by the rivers from China, Bhutan & Nepal.
This delta lies on three tectonic plates the Indian Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Burma Plate. The delta is covered with 3 terrestrial Eco regions. The endangered species are believed to be inhabit the sunderban. Trees, birds, animals & also two types of dolphins are also found in the delta. The Ganges Delta, formed, at about 59,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi). It stretches 322 km (200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal
Around 130 million people lives on this delta despite the risk of flood causes during monsoon season. Approximately two-thirds of the Bangladesh people work in agriculture, and grow crops on the fertile floodplains of the delta. The major crops that are grown in the Ganges Delta are jute, tea, and rice. Fishing is also an important activity in the delta region, with fish being a major source of food for many of the people in the area.

Railway Lines

Digha–Sonpur Railway Bridge
Malviya Railway Bridge
Munger Ganga Railway Bridge
Rajendra Setu Railway Bridge

Dams on Ganga

Farakka Barrage: This barrage is across the Ganga river located in west Bengal & it is about 16.5 Km from the border with Bangladesh. The construction of this barrage was started in 1961 & was completed in 1975 with a cost of Rs. 156.49 crore. Length of this barrage is 2240m.

The purpose of this barrage is to divert 1100 cubic metres per second of water from the Ganges to the Hugli River for flushing out the sediment deposition from the Kolkata harbour without the need of regular mechanical dredging.

Inland Waterways Authority

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence on 27th October 1986 fordevelopment and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation. The Authority primarily undertakes projects for development and maintenance of IWT infrastructure on national waterways through grant received from Ministry of Shipping.

The head office of the Authority is at Noida. The Authority also has its regional offices at Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati and Kochi and sub-offices at Allahabad, Varanasi, Bhaglapur, Farakka, Hemnagar, Dibrugarh (Assam), Kollam, Chennai, Bhubaneswar and Vijayawada(A.P.). India has about 14,500 km of navigable waterways which comprise of rivers, canals, backwaters, creeks, etc.

NW1

The Ganga – Bhagirathi – Hooghly river system between Haldia (Sagar) & Allahabad (1620 km) was declared as National Waterway No.1 (NW-1) in 1986. Since then IWAI is carrying out various developmental works on the waterway for improvement of its navigability and development & maintenance of other infrastructure such as terminals and navigation aids as laid down in the IWAI Act, 1985 (82 of 1985). As per Act, IWAI is interalia responsible to develop and regulate the national waterways for navigation. During 2013-14, IWAI had been maintaining a Least Available Depth (LAD) of 3.0 meters between Haldia (Sagar) & Farakka (560 km), 2.5 meters in Farakka – Barh (400 km), 2.0 meters in Barh – Ghazipur (290 km) and 1.2 to 1.5 meters in Chunar – Allahabad sector (370 km).

Indo-Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty

The 35 years dispute was in the headlines regarding the sharing of Ganga water in India & Bangladesh. The Ganga River forms a boundary of 129 Km Between India & Bangladesh & flows 113 Km in bangladesh. The treaty was signed on March 19, 1972.

Ganga Expressway

This project aims to construct a 1047 Km access control eight lane expressway running along the Ganga river, this project was launched by the uttar pardesh chief minister mayawati in 2007. This expressway will connect greater Noida to Ballia in Bulandshahr. Major cities connected with this expressway are Varanasi, Mirzapur, Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Unnao, Kanpur, Kannauj, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Shahjahanpur, Badaun, Bulandshahr. Theexpressway is divided into 4 sectors.

Agriculture

The Ganga Basin has very fertile alluvial soil & the chief crops cultivated in the area are rice, sugarcane, lentils, oil seeds, potatoes, and wheat.

Along the banks of the river, the presence of swamps and lakes provide a rich growing area for crops such as legumes, chillies, mustard, sesame, sugarcane, and jute.

There are also many fishing opportunities along the river, though it remains highly polluted.

Schemes

National Mission for Clean Ganga: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is the implementation wing of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). It is a registered society originally formed by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. As per the 306th amendment in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, both NGRBA and NMCG are allocated to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD &GR).

The area of operation of NMCG shall be the Ganga River Basin, including the states through which Ganga flows, as well as the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The area of operation may be extended, varied or altered in future, by the Governing Council to such other states through which major tributaries of the river Ganga flow.

National Ganga River Basin Authority: National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) on 20th February 2009 under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection Act, 1986. The NGRBA is a planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating body of the centre and the states. The objective of the NGRBA is to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management

To rejuvenate the Ganga River, World Bank is supporting the Government of India with $1 billion on National Ganga River Basin Project which will be helping the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) to build institutional capacity for rejuvenating the river. This investment will head in five states which are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Namami Gange Project: This project is launched by the union government & various projects being launched under this project for cleaning the Ganga River. This project is launched at over 103 locations in 7 states for cleaning the river Ganga.
Smart Ganga City scheme: This scheme is launched specifically for the rejuvenation of the banks of Ganga River. The main aim of this scheme is to ensure the effective abatement of pollution & development of river Ganga & is launched in cities.
Ganga Action Plan: The Ganga action plan was, launched by Shri Rajeev Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India on 14 Jan. 1986 with the main objective of pollution abatement, to improve the water quality by Interception, Diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and present toxic and industrial chemical wastes from identified grossly polluting units entering in to the river. The ultimate objective of the GAP is to have an approach of integrated river basin management considering the various dynamic inter-actions between abiotic and biotic eco-system.
National River Conservation Plan: The river conservation programme in the country was initiated with the launching of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in 1985. The Ganga Action Plan was expanded to cover other rivers under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) in the year 1995. NRCP, excluding the GAP-I, GAP-II and National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) programme presently covers polluted stretches of 40 rivers in 121 towns spread over 19 States.
Ganga gram yojna: Under the “Namami Gange” Programme, the government plans to develop the villages located along the main stem of river Ganga which have historic, cultural, and religious and/or tourist importance. Works related to Ganga Grams will encompass comprehensive rural sanitation, development of water bodies and river ghats, construction/ modernization of crematoria etc.

As per the approved cabinet note of Namami Gange, a provision of Rs.1750 Crores has been kept for rural sanitation scheme contemplated for improving sanitation and civic amenities in identified villages on the banks of River Ganga and to develop them as ‘Ganga Grams”.

Save Ganga Movement: Also known as Ganga calling, It is a Gandhian non-violent movement supported all over India by social activists, Pune based national women organisation, saints & Ganga seva abhiyan for free Ganga.

Sankat Mochan Foundation

This is a non-governing Organization also known as “Swatcha Ganga abhiyan” devoted to clean the pollution of Ganga. This foundation was founded in 1982 as a non-profit organization under the societies act of the government of India by pandit Mishra.

Hydroelectric projects

Garhwal Rishikesh Chilla Hydroelectric Project: This project is in Uttrakhand, Pauri district with north hydroelectric region & total installed capacity of 144 MW.
Mohammudpur Hydroelectric Project: This project is in Uttrakhand, Pauri district with north hydroelectric region & total installed capacity of 9 MW.
Patheri Hydroelectric Project: This project is in Uttrakhand, Pauri district with north hydroelectric region & total installed capacity of 20 MW.

Current status

Uma Bharti says in order to fast track execution of Namami Gange programme, the Centre will come out with ‘Ganga Act’ in near future even as it will launch 222 projects including those of ghat constructions and STP installations.
To encourage fuel-efficient cargo transportation and minimise pollution, the government started taking efforts on to ensure LNG barges commence navigation on National Waterway-1.
Concerned over pollution in country’s rivers, for the sacred Ganga, BJP leader L K Advani has asked the chemical industry to find innovative and cost effective ways to stop environmental degradation.
The National Green Tribunal issued the notice to the Chief Executive Officers of five municipal councils in Uttar Pradesh to show the cause why environmental compensation is not imposed on them for their failure to comply with “statutory obligations” on discharge of untreated sewage water in Ganga.
The National Green Tribunal calls the meeting of all the stakeholders in cleaning of river to make river pollution free.
New norms for reduction of pollution and stringent action against the violators helped bring down wastes from industrial units flowing into the Ganga by nearly 35% over the past 1 year.
The Cabinet approves the outlet of Namami Ganga Programme with a budget of 20,000 crore for the next 5 years.

Indian Railway : In Detail

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 05:23:00 +0000

Indian Railway

The first train ran from Mumbai to Thane in 1853, covering a distance of 34 km. The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran over a distance of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane. The idea of a railway to connect Bombay with Thane, Kalyan and with the Thal and Bhore Ghats was first approached by Mr. George Clark, the Chief Engineer of the Bombay Government, during a visit to Bhandup in 1843.

History of Indian Railway

1. The history of Indian railway began in the mid of 19^th In 1844, the Governor-General of India Lord Hardinge allowed private entrepreneurs to set up a rail system in India.

Indian Railways is divided into 17 zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions.

2. The number of zones in Indian Railways increased from six to eight in 1951, nine in 1966 and sixteen in 2003. Each zonal railway is made up of a certain number of divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. The total number of railway stations in India is estimatedto be between 8,000 .

3. Indian Railways is the fourth largest employer in the world, employing over a million people. The trains have a 5 digit numbering system and runs 12,617 passenger trains and 7,421 freight trains daily. As of 31 March 2016, 27,999 km (41.59%) of the total 67,312 km route length was electrified.

Economy

Railways are the principal mode of transportation for freight and passengers in India. Railways also make it possible to conduct multifarious activities like business, sightseeing, and pilgrimage along with transportation of goods over longer distances.
Railways in India bind the economic life of the country as well as accelerate the development of the industry and agriculture.
The Indian Railway have a network of 7,133 stations spread over a route length of 64,460 km with a fleet of 9,213 locomotives, 53,220 passenger service vehicles, 6,493 other coach vehicles and 2,29,381 wagons as on March 2011.
The Government of India earns a revenue of approx. ₹1.6345 trillion annually.

Budget

Theme of Budget

Overcoming challenges – Reorganize, Restructure Rejuvenate Indian Railways: ‘Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen’
Three pillars of the strategy i.e. Nav Arjan – New revenues, Nav Manak – New norms, Nav Sanrachna – New Structures.

Financial Performance

2015-16- Savings of Rs. 8,720 crore neutralizing most of the revenue shortfall.
2016-17- Target to restrict growth of Ordinary Working Expenses by 11.6% after building in immediate impact of 7th Pay Commission, reductions planned in diesel and electricity consumption, revenue generation targeted at Rs. 1,84,820 crore.

Investments and Resources

2016-17 CAPEX pegged at Rs. 1.21 lakh crore, implementation through joint ventures with states, developing new frameworks for PPP, etc.

Vision

By 2020, long-felt desires of the common man to be fulfilled.

Port connectivity

Tuna Port commissioned and rail connectivity projects to ports of Jaigarh, Dighi, Rewas and Paradip under implementation of rail connectivity for the ports of Nargol and Hazira under PPP in 2016-17.

Jammu and Kashmir

Work on Katra-Banihal section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project progressing satisfactorily- 35 kms of tunnelling out of total of 95 kms completed. Decongestion work on Jalandhar – Jammu line in full swing and doubling of two bridges to be commissioned by March 2016, while the other two bridges will be completed by 2016-17.

Make in India –

Finalised bids for two loco factories, proposed to increase the current procurement of train sets by 30%.

Partnerships –

Cabinet approval for JVs with State Governments, 17 consented and 6 MOUs signed with State Governments.
44 new partnership works covering about 5,300 kms and valuing about Rs. 92,714 crore have been indicated in the Budget documents.
Railways are preparing a Plan size of Rs. 1,21,000 crore in 2016-17.

Factories Allocated

Madhepura(Bihar) : Diesel factory will cost Rs 2,052 crore
Marhowra(Bihar) : Electric factory will cost Rs 1,293.57 crore
Madhya Pradesh: Disel Factory will cost Rs 200 crore

Impact of Indian Railways on Economy

1. The Indian Railways contributes to India’s economic development, accounting for about one per cent of the GNP and the backbone of freight needs of the core sector.

2. It accounts for six per cent of the total employment in the organised sector directly and an additional 2.5 per cent indirectly through its dependent organisations.

3. It has in vested significantly in health, education, housing and sanitation. With its vast network of schools and investment in training, the Indian Railways plays an important role in human resource development.

Note:

The Indian Railways, with nearly 63,000 route kilometres fulfils the country’s transport needs, particularly, in respect of long-distance passenger and goods traffic.
Freight trains carry nearly 1.2 million tonnes of originating goods and 7,500 passenger trains carry nearly 12 million passengers every day.

Ranking

The Indian Railways is the largest public sector undertaking in the country. It is one of the world’s largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 67,312 km (41,826 mi) and 7,112 stations.

India’s Biggest Platform – Gorakpur railway station is the important junction of Northern Indian railway & became the worlds largest platform with the length of 1,366m.

Ministry of Railways

Cabinet minister: Suresh Prabhu

New Schemes

100 rail stations to get Wi-Fi this year.
Indian Railways will provide 17,000 bio-toilets on trains.
Additional toilets at 475 stations before 2016-17 ends.
E-catering services to be extended to 408 stations.
Developing Delhi-Chennai, Kharagpur-Mumbai and Kharagpur-Vijayawada freight corridors on a priority basis.
To create rail auto hub in Chennai.
Watchdog proposed for railways.
FM radio entertainment on trains.
With new uniforms, railway porter will be called Sahayaks.
Half of lower berths reserved for senior citizens.
Baby food at stations, child menu on all trains.
Local cuisine to be available on trains.
Ticket cancellation through phone calls.
To install 1,780 automatic ticketing machines.
CCTV surveillance in all stations in a phased manner.
Local art to be highlighted at railway stations.
Dedicated freight corridors envisaged for North-South, East-West and East Coast alignments.

New Trains

There are 4 new trains announced by the Rail minister Suresh Prabhu in his second Railway Budget 2016-17.

Humsafar: For the middle class
Tejas: For those in a hurry
Uday (Double-deckers): For those travelling on busy routes
Antyodaya: For the economically backward

New App

Under the ‘Digital India’ programme, Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu is likely to launch a new platform named ‘JUMBO Bonanza of UTS on mobile’. Passengers can download a mobile application called ‘UTS on mobile’, which would not only save time, but also avoid the usage of paper for tickets.

No of Rajdhani in India: There are currently 22 sets of Rajdhani Express operational
No of Shatabdi in India: There are currently 60 sets of Shatabdi Express operational

Railway across Border

Jogbani-Biratnagar Link -Nepal
Samjhauta Express -Pakistan
Maitri Express -Bangladesh
Bhutan Railway -Bhutan
Myanmar Rail -Myanmar
Vietnam Link -Vietnam
Railway Link – China
Thailand Line -Thailand
Malaysia Railway Link
Singapore Train Link
Mannar Line- Sri Lanka

Japan-India Contract

The MOU for co-operation on the proposed 508 km Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed line was signed on December 12 Japan would provide a 50-year loan worth more than Rs 790 bn, with a 15-year grace period and an interest rate of 0·1%. India’s Ministry of Railways said it had been agreed that Shinkansen technology would be adopted, with technology transfer to support the government’s Make in India policy. Japan would also provide staff training.

Most beautiful railway stations in India

Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station (Lucknow)
Barog (Shimla)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Mumbai)
Ghum (Darjeeling)
Howrah (Kolkata)
Cuttack (Odisha)

LIC Contract

Indian Railways signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-run Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to raise Rs 1.5 lakh crore over the next five years beginning of April 2016.

The investment by LIC, to be made through Rs 30,000 crore of bonds issued annually by rail entities such as Indian Railway Finance Corporation would be channelised by the railways in capacity augmentation projects. The bonds will come with a five-year moratorium on interest and loan repayment.

PPP Model

A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P or P3) is a government service or private business venture that is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. PPP involves a contract between a public sector authority and a private party, in which the private party provides a public service or project and assumes substantial financial, technical and operational risk in the project.

The Government-constituted expert committee named Ajay Shankar Committee to examine the Possibility of Replacing Multiple Prior Permissions with Pre-Existing Regulatory Mechanism submitted.

Committees on Railway

Production Unit of Indian Railways

Other Interesting Facts

1. Nationalised in 1951, Indian Railways is today the largest rail network in Asia and the world’s second largest network operated under a single management. It has 115,000 km of track length. It runs 12,617 trains to carry over 23 million passengers daily – equivalent to moving the entire population of Australia – connecting more than 7,172 stations.

2. Railways runs more than 7,421 freight trains carrying 3 million tonnes (MT) of freight every day.

3. Indian Railways is in constant touch with Railways across the world to bring in state-of-art facilities in its system. Towards this, a Memorandum of Understanding was singed during the Eighth Session of the Indo-Austria Joint Economic Commission held in Vienna.

4. Darjeeling Himalayan Railways attained the World Heritage Status from UNESCO.

5. Fairy Queen, the oldest functioning steam engine in the world, which finds a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, got Heritage Award at the International Tourist Bureau, Berlin in March, 2000.

6. Indian Railways achieved a number of recognitions and awards in sports, tourism sector and for excellence in operational matters. In the Common Wealth Games in Manchester, the Indian teams record performance has been mainly due to Railway team’s excellence in sports.

7. India became the first developing country and the 5th country in the world to roll out the first indigenously built “state-of-the-art” high horse power three phase electric locomotive when the first such loco was flagged off from Chittranjan Locomotive Works (CLW).

IRCTC

IRCTC stands for Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation, it is a subsidiary of the Indian Railway that handles the catering, tourism & online ticketing operations of the Indian railway.

Headquarters: New Delhi, NCT

Heritage Trains of India

Konkan Railway

One of the important achievements of Indian Railways has been the construction of Konkan Railway in 1998. It is 760 km long rail route connecting Roha in Maharashtra to Mangalore in Karnataka. It is considered an engineering marvel. It crosses 146 rivers, streams, nearly 2000 bridges and91 tunnels. Asia’s largest tunnel which is nearly 6.5 km long also lies on this route. The states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka are partners in this undertaking. It has constructed bridges – engineering marvels across major rivers like the Ganga, Godavari and Brahmputra.

Medical Railway

The Lifeline Express or the Jeevan Rekha Express is the worlds first medical train run by the impact india foundation. This train was started on 16^th July 1991 & had completed its 120 project with the benfits to 6,00,000 rural Indians. Some of the services provided by this train are Orthopaedic surgical intervention, Surgical interventions, Plastic Surgical correction, Epilepsy, Immunisations,Nutritional assessment.

Science Train

Three Ministries, led by their Union Ministers came together to flag off the Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS). Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Railway, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and Union Minister of Department of Science and Technology, Dr Harsh Vardhan flagged off the train from Safderjung Railway Station. The Science Express Climate Action Special will travel across the country, covering about 19, 500 kms, initially for about eight months, halting at 64 locations in about 20 states.

Palace on Wheels

The Palace on wheels is the luxury train of India which was launched in August 2009, in association with Rajasthan Tourism & voted as 4^th Luxurious train in the world. The idea of this train is taken from the past rulers of Gujarat, Rajasthan & Hyderabad & was originally meant to be personal railway coaches.

There are 23 coaches in the train.
104 tourists can travel in train.
Each coach is named after former Rajput states and matches the aesthetics and interiors of the royal past: Alwar, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Bundi, Dholpur, Dungargarh, Jaisalmer, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Sirohi and Udaipur.
Each coach has four cabins (named chambers or saloons by the company) with luxury amenities and Wi-Fi internet.
The train has two restaurants, The Maharaja and The Maharani, with a Rajasthani ambiance serving continental, Chinese cuisine, one bar cum lounge, 14 saloons and a spa.

Note:-

World’s fastest Train: Shanghai Maglev, also known as Shanghai Transrapid, is currently the fastest train in the world. CRH 380A running between Beijing and Shanghai. AGV Italo, touted to be the most modern train in Europe, has a maximum operational speed of 360kmph.

World’s Latest Technology: The City LYNX Gold Line, formerly known as Center City Corridor, is a 16km streetcar project in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The project, which is a key part of the Charlotte’s 2030 Transit Plan, is being developed in phases.

Zones of Indian Railways

Meter Gauge: It is the system of narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in).

Broad Gauge: A railway gauge which is wider than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1.435 m).

Types of Passenger Service

1. Gatimaan Express – It is a semi high speed train that runs between Delhi and Agra in India. It operates at a speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) and is one of the fastest train in India. The train will take a travel time of 100 minutes to cover 188 km (117 mi) journey from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Agra Cantonment railway stations.

2. Shatabdi Express – The Shatabdi trains are air-conditioned, intercity trains for travel during daytime. Unlike the Rajdhani or Duronto Expresses, all Shatabdi expresses, it makes a round trip on same day. They have seats and executive class seats, some also have 3-tier AC berth. They have limited stops. Indian Railway is planning to introduce Wi-Fi services, New Delhi – Kalka Shatabdi Express being first train for trials.

3. Rajdhani Express – These are air-conditioned trains linking major cities to New Delhi. They have high priority and are one of the fastest trains in India, travelling at a maximum speed of around 130–140 km/h (81–87 mph) & have limited stops. In the Railway budget of 2014, it was proposed that the speed of Rajdhani express, and Shatabdi Expresses would be increased up 180 km/h (110 mph).

4. Duronto Express – These are the non-stop (except for technical halts) point to point rail services introduced for the first time in 2009. They connect the metros and major state capitals of India and were introduced to travel as fast or faster than the Rajdhani Express.They provide first AC, two-tier AC and three-tier AC accommodation. Some of them provide non air-conditioned Sleeper Class accommodation.

5. AC Express – These are fully air-conditioned trains linking major cities in the country. They have high priority and are one of the fastest trains in India, travelling at about 130 km/h (81 mph). They have limited stops.

6. Tejas Express – Same as Shatabdi Express, these are fully air-conditioned single floor express trains. They have high priority and have limited stops. But unlike the Shatabdi Express these trains are sleeper trains used for long distance hauling.

7. Double Decker Express – Same as Shatabdi Express, these are fully air-conditioned two floor express trains. They have high priority and are among fast trains in India. They have limited stops & are used for daytime travel.

8. Udyan Express – Same as Double Decker Express, these are fully air-conditioned two floor express trains. They have high priority and have limited stops. These trains have berth facility and are used for night travel.

9. Jan Shatabdi Express – Jan Shatabdi Express are more affordable variety of the Shatabdi Express, which have both AC and non-AC classes. The maximum speed is 130 km/h (81 mph). They have fewer stops.

10. Garib Rath – Air-conditioned no-frills trains with seats and 3-tier Economy AC berths. The maximum speed is 130 km/h (81 mph). Some of them have AC Chair cars also.

11. Humsafar Express – These are fully AC 3 tier coaches trains.

12. Sampark Kranti Express – These are a series of trains which provide super fast Express-like connectivity to the national capital Delhi. These trains have higher priority than Super Express / Mail.

13. Yuva Express – These trains were started along with Duronto Express trains to provide air conditioned travel to youth of the country. Sixty percent of the seats of these trains were reserved for passengers between 18 – 45 years of age. These trains did not enjoy much success. Today these trains only operate on the Delhi – Howrah and Delhi – Mumbai routes.

14. Kavi Guru Express – These trains were introduced in honor of Rabindranath Tagore. Currently four pairs of these trains operate on the Indian Railways network.

15. Vivek Express – These trains were introduced to commemorate the 150th birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in 2013. Currently four pairs of Vivek Express run in the country.

16. Superfast Express/Mail – These trains travel at a speed greater than 100–110 km/h (62–68 mph). Tickets for these trains have an additional superfast surcharge.

17. Intercity Express – These trains were introduced to connect important cities for short routes. These appear in both Superfast Express speed and Express speed category. Some of the famous legendary Intercity Express are Deccan Queen and Flying Ranee.

18. Rajya Rani Express – These trains were introduced to connect state capitals to important cities in that state.

19. Express/Mails – These are the most common kind of trains in India. They have more stops than their super-fast counterparts, but they stop only at relatively important intermediate stations.

20. Fast Passenger and Passenger – These are slow trains that stop at most or every station along the route and are the cheapest trains. The trains generally have unreserved seating accommodation but some night trains have sleeper and 3-tier AC compartments. These trains travel at about 40–80 km/h (25–50 mph).

21. Suburban trains – These trains operate in the urban areas of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune and between Kanpur and Lucknow, usually stop at every stations and have unreserved seating accommodation.

22. Metro – These trains are designed for city transport. Indian Railway constructed the first Kolkata Metro for the city of Kolkata. Now metro railway services are found in New Delhi, Mumbai,Chennai and Bangalore also.

23. Antyodaya and Jan Sadharan Express – These are fully non reserved trains. Antyodaya Express operates on peak routes. These trains are run to reduce the pressure on other trains on that route.

24. Mahamana Express – It is the new version of coaches of Indian Railways with modern benefits and facilities. The livery of the train is also different from other train. It is a tri-weekly superfast train service which runs between the city of Varanasi and New Delhi via Jaunpur, Sultanpur, Lucknow and Moradabad.

25. Tourist Trains – Indian Railways also operate luxurious tourist trains like Palace on Wheels, Maharaja Express, The Golden Chariot, Royal Rajasthan on Wheels etc. Fairy Queen has also gained tourist attraction because it is the oldest steam engine in operation hauling a luxurious train from Delhi to Alwar.

26. Heritage Trains Darjeeling Himalayan Railway – The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the “Toy Train”, is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal, India. Built between 1879 and 1881. DHR was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999.

Trick to Remember Cups associated with Cricket and other important tricks of GK

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 05:08:00 +0000

Trick to Remember Cups associated with Cricket:

Trick:
Rothmans, a Sharjah Singer who lives in Sahara desert in Asia uses Gillette , wears Titan watch and likes to watch ICC World Cup with Ash and Jawaharlal Nehru.

OR

Trick:
RAJA'S GIST'S

R- Rothmans Cup
A- Ashes Cup
J- Jawaharlal Nehru Cup
A- Asia Cup
S- Sahara
(knowledgephilic.com)

G- Gillette
I- ICC World Cup
S- Sharjah Cup
T- Titan Cup
S- Singer Cup

Other Important tricks

(1)📚 हॉकी से सम्बंधित कप एवं ट्रॉफियाँ

:- RD BARMAN

🍭R:-रंगास्वामी कप
🍭D:-ध्यानचंद ट्रॉफी
🍭B:-बेगम रसूल बैहम कप
🍭A:-आँगा खाँ कप (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭R:-राजा रणजीत सिंह ट्रॉफी
🍭M:-मरुगप्पा कप
🍭A:-अजलांशाह कप
🍭N:-नेहरू ट्रॉफी
NOTE:-नेहरू कप(बॉस्केटबाल), नेहरूगोल्डन कप (फुटबॉल)

(2)📚 Cricket से सम्बंधित कप एवं ट्रॉफी;-

Trick:-दिवार के हीरो आईएना

🍭दि:-देवधर ट्रॉफी/दिलीप ट्रॉफी
🍭वार:-वर्ल्ड कप,विल्स कप
🍭क:-कूचबिहार कप
🍭हि:-हिरोकप (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭रो:-रोहिंटन ट्रॉफी
🍭आ:-आई.सी.सी.चैंपियन ट्रॉफी
🍭ई:-ईरानी ट्रॉफी
🍭ए:-एशेज कप
🍭ना:-नायडू ट्रॉफी

(3)📚 कौन-कौन-सी देश की मुद्रा डॉलर हैं:-

Trick-सीता जी वन से कहाँ आए

🍭सी:-सिंगापूर
🍭ता:-ताइवान
🍭जी:-जिम्बाबे
🍭व:-वरमुडा
🍭न:-न्यूजीलैंड
🍭स:-सेंटलुइश्
🍭क:-कनाडा (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭हाँ:-हांगकांग
🍭आ:-ऑस्ट्रेलिया
🍭ए:-अमेरिका

(4)📚रपया कहाँ-2 की मुद्रा हैं:-

Trick:-भारत से मामा श्री ने पाई रुपया

🍭भारत:-भारत
🍭स:-शेशेल्स
🍭मा:-मालदीव
🍭मा:-मॉरीशस
🍭शरी:-श्रीलंका
🍭न:-नेपाल (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭पा:-पाकिस्तान
🍭ई:-इंडोनेशिया
.......रुपया...........

(5)📚कषेत्रफल की दृष्टि से विश्व का सर्वाधिक बड़ा देश

Trick:-रुक चीन अब आ भारत

🍭र:-रूस
🍭क:-कनाडा
🍭चीन:-चीन
🍭अ:-अमेरिका
🍭ब:-ब्राजील (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭आ:-आस्ट्रेलिया
🍭भारत:-भारत

(6)📚बगाल की खाड़ी में गिरने वाली भारत की प्रमुख नदी:-

Trick:-ब्रह्मा की गोद में गंगा

🍭बरह्मा:-ब्रह्मा
🍭की:-कृष्णा,कावेरी
🍭गोद:-गोदावरी
🍭म:-महानदी
🍭गगा:-गंगा (knowledgePhilic.com)

(7)📚खभात की खाड़ी में गिरने वाली नदी:-

Trick:-माशताना

🍭म:-माहि
🍭श:-सावरमति
🍭ता:-ताप्ती (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭ना:-नर्मदा

(8)📚परशांत महासागर में गिरने वाली नदी

Trick:-HACY

🍭H:-ह्वानगहो
🍭A:-अमूर (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭C:-सिंक्यांग
🍭Y:-यांग-टी-सिंक्यांग

(9)📚अदिश राशि कौन-कौन हैं:-

Trick:-उसका दाल msc से आता हैं:-

🍭उ:-ऊर्जा
🍭स:-समय
🍭का:-कार्य
🍭दा:-दाब
🍭ल:-लम्बाई
🍭m:-mass (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭s:-speed
🍭c:-current
......से....(silent)
🍭आ:-आयतन
🍭ता:-ताप
.......हैं.......(silent)

(10)📚सदिश राशि हैं:-

Trick:-असं भवि वे बत्व

🍭अ:-आवेग
🍭स:-संवेग
🍭भा:-भार
🍭वि:-विस्थापन
🍭व:-वेग (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭ब:-बल
🍭तव:-त्वरण

(11)📚G-8 के सदस्य देश:-

Trick:-जीजा कई बार फ्रांस आए

🍭जी:-जर्मनी
🍭जा:-जापान
🍭क:-कनाडा
🍭ई:-इटली
🍭बा:-ब्रिटेन
🍭र:-रूस (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭फरांस:-फ्रांस
🍭आए:-आस्ट्रेलिया

(12)📚OPEC(ओपेक) के संस्थापक देश:-

Trick:-VISKI

🍭V:-वेनेजुएला
🍭I:-ईरान
🍭S:-सऊदी अरब
🍭K:-कुवैत
🍭I:-इराक (knowledgePhilic.com)

(13)📚सयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघ के स्थायी सदस्य देश:-

Trick:-FRACE(फ्रेश)

🍭F:-France
🍭R:-Russia
🍭A:-America
🍭C:-China (knowledgePhilic.com)
🍭E:-England

भारत : प्रमुख 37 झीलें-राज्य ( Tricks)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 04:53:00 +0000

भारत : प्रमुख 37 झीलें-राज्य ( Tricks)

राज्य : जम्मू-कश्मीर
Trick- डव (साबुन का ब्रांड) ले आना बेशरम।
[ 1] ड-डल झील
[ 2] व-वुलर झील
ले- silent (KnowledgePhilic.com)
[3] आ-अनंतनाग झील
[ 4] ना-नागिन झील
[ 5] बै-बेरीनाग झील
[ 6] शर-शेषनाग झील
[ 7] म-मानस झील
Note : जिन झीलो के नाम के अंत में नाग आता है वह सभी झीलें जम्मू-कश्मीर की है।

राज्य : उत्तराखण्ड
Trick- नैनी ने सारा माल देखा।
[ 1] नैनी-नैनीताल झील
[ 2] ने-नौकुछियाताल झील
[ 3] सा-सातताल झील
[ 4] रा-राकसताल झील
[ 5] माल-मालाताल झील
[ 6] दे-देवताल झील (KnowledgePhilic.com)
[ 7] खा-खुरपाताल झील
Note : जिन झीलो के नाम के अंत में ताल आता है वह सभी झीले उत्तराखण्ड की है।

राज्य : राजस्थान
Trick- राज ने फिर सालू को पाँच बजे डराया।
[ 1] रा-राजसमन्द झील
[ 2] ज-जयसमंद झील
[ 3] ने-नक्की झील
[ 4] फि-फतेहसागर झील, फलोदी झील (जोधपुर)
[ 5] र-रेवासा झील (सीकर)
[ 6] सा-सांभर झील (जयपुर)
[ 7] लू-लूनकरनसर झील (बीकानेर) (KnowledgePhilic.com)
[ 8] को-कोछोर झील (सीकर), कावोद झील और कछोर झील (जैसलमेर), कुचामन झील (नागौर)
[ 9] पाँच-पंचपदरा झील (बाड़मेर), पोकरण झील (जैसलमेर)
[ 10] बजे-बाप झील (जोधपुर)
[ 11] डराया-डिडवाना झील (नागौर)

Some important States and Lakes
राज्य : आन्ध्र प्रदेश
Trick- आधा हक़
[ 1] ह-हुसैन सागर झील
[ 2] क-कोलेरु झील

राज्य : उड़ीसा
चिल्का झील

राज्य : महाराष्ट्र
लोनार झील

राज्य : तमिलनाडु
पुलीकट झील

राज्य : केरल
बेम्बानड झील

राज्य : मणिपुर
लोकटल झील

Trick to Remember Currency of different Countries

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 04:49:00 +0000

Trick to Remember Currency of different Countries

Trick to Remember The Countrieswhich uses
“Rupee” as their currency
“”Srilanka Ne India Se Pak Manga”””
$$$ The Countries which uses “Rupee”as their
currency ….

@ India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan,Seyche lles,
Sri Lanka:-
mnemonic to memorize:-
“”Srilanka Ne India Se Pak Manga”””
Srilanka= Sri Lanka
Ne= Nepal
India= India
Se= Seychelles
Pak= Pakistan
Manga= Mauritius
The words ‘Rupiah’, the Indonesiancurre ncy,
and ‘Rufiyah’, the currencyof the Maldives, are
derived from”Rupee.” memorize this sentence:
(UP) me (ACC) (CM)ent kharidne ke liye(PESO)
chahiye .
Here U= Uruguay=Uruguay Peso
P= Philippines =Peso
A=Argentina=Pes o
C= Chile=Chilean Peso
C= Cuba=Cuban Peso
C=Colombia=Colo mbian Peso
M=Mexico=Mexica n Peso
These countries have one thingcommon
“Peso”. so you can easily
memorize currency of these countries.
2.Read this stupid sentence “KENYA kigirls
SHIVLING ki puja karti hain”..
now i wrote two words in caps KENYA&
SHIVLING, becaoz The currency ofKenya is
Kenya Shilling.
KENYA=KENYA SHILLING
the 17 countries inthe Eurozone who have the
Euro astheir official currency.
Remember》》EC: Baffling Pig’s Mess:-
Euro Cyprus Belgium Austria FinlandFrance
Luxembourg Italy NetherlandsGerm any
Portugal Ireland GreeceSpain Malta Estonia
Slovakia Slovenia

कौन-कौन-सी देश की मुद्रा डॉलर हैं:-

Trick-सीता जी वन से कहाँ आए

🍭सी:-सिंगापूर
🍭ता:-ताइवान
🍭जी:-जिम्बाबे
🍭व:-वरमुडा
🍭न:-न्यूजीलैंड
🍭स:-सेंटलुइश्
🍭क:-कनाडा
🍭हाँ:-हांगकांग
🍭आ:-ऑस्ट्रेलिया
🍭ए:-अमेरिका

रुपया कहाँ-2 की मुद्रा हैं:-

Trick:-भारत से मामा श्री ने पाई रुपया

🍭भारत:-भारत
🍭स:-शेशेल्स
🍭मा:-मालदीव
🍭मा:-मॉरीशस
🍭शरी:-श्रीलंका
🍭न:-नेपाल
🍭पा:-पाकिस्तान
🍭ई:-इंडोनेशिया
.......रुपया...........

Difficult Words :4

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 20:32:00 +0000

Difficult Words :4

This is a list of Difficult Words: Address, Adherent, Admonish, Adroit, Adulation and Adulterate

Adherent (ad HEER unt) n: follower, supporter, believer

• The king's adherents threw a big birthday party for him, just to show how much they liked him.

• To adhere to something is to stick to it. Adherents are people who adhere to, or stick to, something or someone.

• A religion could be said to have adherents, assuming there are people who believe in it.

• Governments, causes, ideas, people, philosophies, and many other things can have adherents, too.

Address (un DRES) v: to speak, to direct one's attention to a problem is to face it and set about solving it.

• Aliya addressed the problem of addressing the convention by sitting down and writing his speech.

Admonish (Ad MON ish) v: to scold gently, to warn

• The boys' mother admonished them not to eat the pie she had just baked.

• When they did so anyway, she admonished them for doing it.

• In the first sentence admonish means "warn"; in the second it means "scold gently." Consider yourself admonished not to misuse this word.
Adroit (uh DROIT) adj: skillful, dexterous, clever, shrewd, socially at ease

• Adroit comes from droit which is the French work for right (the opposite of left). Dexterous, which means pretty much the same thing as adroit, comes from Dexter which is the Latin word for right (the opposite of left). Right-handed people were once thought to be more dexterous and adroit than left-handed people. In fact, left-handed people were once thought to be downright evil, or sinister, which is the Latin word for left (the opposite of right). To say nowadays that right-handed people are better than left-handed people would be considered gauche, which means graceless, crude, socially awkward or clumsy. Gauche is the French word for left (the opposite of right). Synonym for gauche is maladroit.

• Got all that? Here it is again. It would be gauche to go to the ball wearing your right shoe on your left foot and your left shoe on your right foot. It would also be hard to dance adroitly with your shoes that way. If you were sufficiently dexterous, you might be able to switch and retie your shoes while you were dancing, but your dancing partner might think you were up to something sinister down there and ask you to keep both your right hand and your left hand to yourself.

Adulation (AJ uh LAY shun) n: wild or excessive admiration, flattery

• The boss thrived on the adulation of his scheming secretary.

• The rock star grew to abhor the adulation of his fans.

• There is a note of insincerity in adulation, as there is in flattery.

Adulterate (uh DUL tuh RATE) v: to contaminate, to make impure

• We discovered that our orange juice had radioactive waste in it. We discovered, in other words, that our orange juice had been adulterated.

• Vegetarians do not like their foods adulterated with animal fats.

• Unadulterated means pure. Unadulterated joy is joy untainted by sadness.