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He has also launched an exclusive web portal, www.plasticpollutionfreetn.org and a mobile application
The actors, Suriya, Karthi, Jyothika and Vivek – are announced as „Brand ambassadors‟ of the campaign and to promote eco-friendly bags
Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu – has launched its new
website „www.sdat.tn.gov.in‟ – to provide information about the various activities of SDAT
It can accommodate around 700 entrepreneurs under one roof It has to be recalled that the State had launched „i-start‟ a year ago to provide
digital solution to the startups Raje also inaugurated an online payment app, Bhamashah Wallet.
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Japan – announced as „Country Partner‟ for the mega-investment conclave
scheduled in Nov 11-15, 2018 SBI – Banking partner The state has already allocated 600 acres near Bhubaneshwar for a dedicated
„Industrial park‟ for Japanese investors
It is proposed as a 289-km, 4-lane, access-controlled highway. It starts from Jhansi and join Agra-Lucknow expressway Earlier, the CM of UP, Adityanath had announced that the State will build 4
memorials in Atal Bihari Vajpayee‟s name in Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur and Balrampur
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These reports were made by 5 working groups, set up in June 2017 The reports spell out the roadmap for action in 5 broad areas Inventory and Revival of Springs in Himalayas for Water Security, Sustainable Tourism in Indian Himalayan Region, Transformative Approach to Shifting Cultivation, Strengthening Skill & Entrepreneurship Landscape in Himalayas Data and Information for Informed Decision Making As per the report, nearly 30% of springs crucial to water security of people are
drying and 50% have reported reduced discharge It also states that the tourism in Himalayas grows annually at 6.8%
This portal will integrate all the import and export players along with the domestic
traders in a common platform It will be implemented in phases and enhance jobs to boost the image of our
country as a „Logistics‟ Hub Government is aiming is to reduce logistics cost from present 14% of GDP to less
than 10% by 2022 The portal will be maintained by Min of Commerce & Industry
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European Union – announced a grant of 190,000 Euros (Rs 1.53 crores) as a
aid-funding to Indian Red cross society. The fund is part of EU‟s overall contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency
Fund of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The high-level Committee to suggest the roadmap for 5G adoption was
constituted in Sep 2017 under, Professor Emeritus of Stanford University, A J Paulraj
The committee expects commercial rollout of 5G in India by 2020, expecting the economic impact of 5G to be over $1 trillion
The Committee also noted that the earlier generations of 2G, 3G and 4G will also be in the market for at least 10 years after the roll-out of 5G technology
The 5G wireless technology will offer far greater upload and download speed i.e. 100 times faster internet data speed than current 4G networks
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The effort has taken 4 years to achieve „Gender equality‟ with the concerted
efforts of the country‟s foreign minister, Margot Wallstrom The policy emphasizes on economic emancipation, fighting sexual violence and
improving women's political participation. It includes action plan for 5 war-torn nations, Afghanistan, Colombia, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Liberia and the Palestinian Territories, to target women‟s empowerment
The number of women ambassadors has risen from just 10 per cent in 1996 to 40 per cent in 2016, thanks to the growing influence of Women in Sweden
It becomes the world‟s 1st space mission to track global winds and facilitate
improved weather forecast
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It is part of the „Copernicus project‟, a joint initiative of the European Union and the European Space Agency (ESA) - to track environmental damage and assist disaster relief operations
The launch is Arianespace‟s 50th launch for the European Space Agency Aeolus is equipped with a „Doppler wind lidar‟, an advanced laser system Aeolus is 5th in the series of ESA‟s planned Earth Explorer missions
It aims to incubate atleast 50 „Make-in-India‟ chip design companies, which can
compete globally
It is aimed to serve business people in big cities who doesn‟t own cars It plans to expand the cloud-based "We Share project” to big cities in Europe and
North America by 2020 Initially, it will deploy 2000 cars at the start of next year in Berlin, which is a
densely populated city The battery powered „Golf‟ and „Up!‟ models will be deployed initially
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All the 8 member nations of Shanghai Cooperation organization are taking part in
this military exercise The Russian Army has the major participation of 1700 personnel followed by
China with 700 and India with 200 personnel It has to be noted that India and Pakistan are participating in this exercise, for the
1st time together.
The move has also increased the wealth of its owner, Mukesh Ambani to over $48
billion Market cap is value of company that is traded on stock market, calculated by
multiplying total number of shares by present share price It had earlier crossed Rs 7-trillion market cap in July 2018 TCS was 1st Indian IT company and 2nd Indian company after Reliance, to reach
Rs. 7 lakh crore ($100 billion club) market capitalisation (m-cap) in May 2018. It is valued currently at Rs 7.8 trillion
Reliance Industries – was founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in 1977 with its headquarters in Mumbai
At present, its chairman is Mukesh Ambani with 47% stake in it
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It is ranked 203rd on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world‟s biggest corporations as of 2017
In terms of revenue, it is 2nd largest Indian company after Indian Oil Corporation
India‟s growth in 2018, 2019 predicted at 7.5% Earlier in May 2018, Moody‟s cut the GDP from 7.5% to 7.3%
The term „Bond-i‟ is an acronym for „Blockchain Offered New Debt Instrument‟ It also refers the famous „Bondi‟ Beach in Sydney, Australia World Bank has chosen „Commonwealth Bank of Australia‟ as the sole arranger
for the bonds, which are designated in Australian Dollars This two-year bond successfully raised 110 million Australian dollars (USD 80.48
million) The world bank had earlier launched a Blockchain Innovation lab in June 2017 at
its Washington headquarters Blockchain It refers to a decentralized, incorruptible „digital ledger‟ for data storage across
peer-to-peer network. The data is stored in „cloud‟, not on physical servers, making it easy to access and
transparent. The most popular application of the blockchain concept is the „cryptocurrency‟
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S J Vazifdar is a former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Courts The committee also include representatives of the Central Pollution Control Board
and the Ministry of Environment and Forests The committee will commence work within two weeks and will submit the report
within six weeks
ADIA is the world‟s 2nd largest sovereign wealth fund, owned by the Emirate of
Abu Dhabi, with its international representative office at Hong kong ADIA has invested more than $2 billion in India in sectors such as infrastructure,
real estate and financial services.
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He succeeds Dr D S Rawat Assocham - The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India Headquarters – New Delhi
It is a tribute to Alan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian boy whose body was washed upon a beach in Turkey in September 2015
The book will be published by Bloomsbury Earlier, „Sea prayer‟ was produced as a „Virtual film‟ in collaboration with „United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees‟ (UNHCR) Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-born American novelist He has written books like “The Kite Runner”, “A Thousand Splendid Suns” and
“And the Mountains Echoed” He was earlier appointed as „UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador‟ in 2006
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Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan, Tennis doubles team – won Gold in men's
doubles tennis event
Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh, Mens Rowing
team – won Gold in quadruple sculls event Kabaddi team, Womens – won Silver medal Kabaddi team, Mens – won Bronze medal Heena Sidhu, Shooting – won bronze in women's 10m Air Pistol event Dushyant , Rowing - won bronze in men's lightweight single sculls Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh, Mens Rowing team - won bronze in men's
lightweight double sculls Ankita Raina, Tennis – won bronze in women‟s singles event, becoming only the
2nd woman player to win a medal in Women‟s singles event after Sania Mirza With these wins, India's medal tally now includes 24 medals - 6 gold, 5 silver, 13
bronze.
Jhulan, the pace bowler in women‟s cricket team, will still be available for the One
day internationals She is currently the leading wicket-taker in the women‟s ODI format and also the
first woman cricketer to take 200 ODI wickets. In 2010, she received the „Arjuna Award‟ and two years later, became only the
second woman cricketer to be conferred the „Padma Shri‟, after Diana Edulji. She won the International Cricket Council‟s (ICC) Women‟s „Cricketer of the Year‟
award in 2007, the first Indian player to win it
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Kho-Kho is indigenous sport of India It will be included as a demonstration sport in the Asian Indoor Games and
possibly in the next Asian Games as well Rajeev Mehta – President of Asian Kho-Kho Federation and Secretary General of
Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
The day was designated by UNESCO to remember the Transatlantic Slave trade It marks the anniversary of 1791 uprising of enslaved men and women in the
island of Santo Domingo, which is now known as „Haiti and the Dominican Republic‟
This Haitian revolution has led to their independence in 1804 The Day was first celebrated in number of countries, particularly in Haiti on in
1998 and in Senegal in 1999
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1. Maharashtra – 11,441 farmers 2. Karnataka – 3,740 3. Madhya Pradesh – 3,578 4. Andhra Pradesh – 3,562 5. Telangana – 2,747 6. Kerala – 1,989 7. Chhattisgarh – 1,709 8. Tamil Nadu – 1,606 9. Gujarat – 1,483
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