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Tamil Nadu reported the highest number of dengue

deaths and dengue cases in 2017, shows the National

Vector Borne Disease Control Programme provisional

data 2017

Maharashtra reported the second highest number and

Kerala reportedly had the third highest number

Uttar Pradesh government of which state launched the

DASTAK campaign to eradicate Japanese Encephalitis

Supreme Court refers jallikattu challenge to

Constitution Bench. “prevention” of cruelty to

animals under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Act of 1960.

Article 29 (1) is a fundamental right guaranteed under

Part III of the Constitution to protect the educational

and cultural rights of citizens.

The Legislative Assembly election are scheduled be held

on 27th February, 2018 to elect members of the 60

constituencies in Nagaland.

The Maharashtra Government has approved

Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as new wildlife

sanctuary in the state.

Centre Sanctions New Project to Control Pollution of

River Sal at Navelim, Goa

The Floating Treatment Wetland (FTW) was

inaugurated on World Wetlands Day (February 2) in

Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad to clean and purify the

polluted waterbody.

‘Advantage Assam ‘- Global Investors Summit 2018 in

Guwahati, Assam

The Ministry of Railways has decided to set up of a

massive rail coach factory in Latur district Marathwada

region of Maharashtra

Odisha Government has won ‘Geospatial World

Excellence Award-2018’ for successful IT application for

tracking of mineral production, dispatch and value

accrued on real-time basis through its i3MS web-based

software.

Assam Government has signed a MoU with

the National Building Construction Corporation

Limited (NBCCL) to build a Twin Tower Trade

Centre in Guwahati at a cost of Rs. 1950 crores.

Tamilnadu : Andhra Pradesh agreeing to release three

TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of Krishna water by

increasing the discharge from Kandaleru reservoir to the

State

Kerala has emerged as the best state in terms of

healthcare performance, reveals a latest Health Index

report, jointly prepared by the World Bank and Niti

Aayog. Kerala was followed by Punjab, Tamil Nadu

Bihar Government has banned sale of loose cigarettes in

the state.


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A new research by US-based Institute for Energy

Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) showed how

nine major global power markets, including India's

Tamil Nadu

Wind and solar accounted for 14.3 per cent of Tamil

Nadu's total electricity generation in 2016-17.

At Bhadla in Rajasthan, India has a 2.2 GW solar facility

under construction.

Madhya Pradesh government in connection with the Ken-

Betwa river- linking project will be resolved : Union

minister Nitin Gadkari

Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development

Corporation (TNRIDC), a State highways wing, is to

begin widening of the 16-km stretch between

Oragadam and Walajabad into six lane highway.

Assam has become the fourth state in the country to

issue the Right of Way (RoW) guidelines for telecom

service providers.

BHEL has secured the order for "supply and

installation of the flue gas desulphurisation (FGD)

system from NTPC for 2x490 MW National Capital

Power Station at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh

India Sign 2nd Loan Agreement with New Development

Bank (NDB) for USD 100 Million for Rajasthan Water

Sector Restructuring Project for Desert Areas

The West Bengal became the first state to option out

of Centre’s National Health Protection Scheme

(NHPS) announced in Union Budget 2018-19

Arunachal Pradesh : newly constructed state-of-the-art

Dorjee Khandu State Convention Centre at IG Park in

Itanagar.

Punjab government has notified six-member Revenue

Commission with an aim to bring greater efficiency

and accountability in functioning of t Revenue

Department

6th conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary

Association(CPA) of India Region has been inaugurated

by the Loke Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in Patna.


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CURRENT AFFAIRS - JANUARY - 18

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The Tamil Nadu government’s Anna Award for

Gallantry to K. Shanmugam, Kottai Ameer Communal

Harmony Award to Dr. I. Sadiq Basha of

Tiruvannamalai district, The Agriculture Department’s

Special Award to R. Munusamy in Dharmapuri

Punjab Government has launched Mahatma Gandhi

Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY) for the welfare of the

downtrodden citizen across the state.

Tamil Nadu: Inter-state fame for black chicken

(Kadaknath), the meat of which is free from cholesterol

Maharashtra Government has approved 1% reservation

for orphans in government jobs & education for orphans

in the state under general category

President on the recommendation of Election

Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified 20 Aam

Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs from Delhi.

Articles 102(1)(a) & 191(1)(a) of Constitution,

legislators (MP or MLA) can be barred from holding

office of profit under Central Government.

The Hitachi company has assured Maharashtra Chief

Minister of exploring possible technological solution for

solid and liquid waste management in the state.

Four districts in Nagaland (Mokokchung, Zunheboto,

Kiphire, and Longleng) have achieved the status of

Open Defecation Free under Swachh Bharat

Mission (Gramin).

The proposed new mofussil bus terminus at

Kelambakkam,Tamilnadu for south-bound buses is

expected to cost the exchequer Rs 985 crore

11th Jaipur Literature Festival begins, will represent

over 15 Indian and 20 international languages this year

Raipur organizes nation's first 'Kachra Mahotsav'

The objective of the festival is to increase awareness of

use the waste generated in the city creatively and to

showcase multiple techniques for reusing things that are

labeled as garbage

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu has

inaugurated the World War II Memorial Museum in

Jairampur in Changlang District.

Maharashtra Government has approved Nanaji

Deshmukh Krishi Sanjivani Yojna, a Rs.4,000-crore

project aimed at promoting climate-resilient agriculture

Odisha in April will become the first Indian state to

have an early warning system in place for natural

disasters such as cyclones and tsunami for people living

along its coast.

West Bengal is planning to renovate a World War II

United States Air Force airbase at Charra in Purulia

district into a full-fledged airport.


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Maharashtra Chief Minister said the government had

approved a plan of Rs 750cr for a law university at

Nagpur.

Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has launched the

three MCD’s mobile application App 311 to enhance

engagement of citizens in the resolution of grievances

and improvement of civic services in the city.

Bandicoot Robots will soon replace men in cleaning up

sewer holes in Kerala, ending the age-old practice of

manual scavenging in the state.

Himachal Pradesh CM launches 'Shakti' app

for women's safety

Odisha Government has launched Mukshyamantri

Kalakar Sahayata Yojana (MMKSY) to provide financial

assistance to the literature & cultural artists of State

Maharashtra became first state

in country to unveil Public Cloud Policy

Haryana has become the first state in India to launch

the High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Portal.

India’s second FTII (Film and Television Institute of

India) to be set up in Arunachal Pradesh.

First FTII in Pune

Couples in West Bengal may soon get their marriages

registered online and instantly get marriage certificates

in hand!

Arunachal Pradesh became the second state in the

North-East after Sikkim to become Open Defecation

Free.

The West Bengal government has inaugurated its own

State symbol. The emblem designed by Ms. Banerjee

features the Ashoka Pillar on the top with the theme of

“Biswa Bangla” at the centre.

Bhanakpur village of Haryana has become the second

village in the country to sing National Anthem on

loudspeakers daily.

Jammikunta first in the country

Telangana Chief Minister has given New Year gift to

the farmers of the state by launching a 24-hours power

supply free of cost.

Bhopal becomes the first state to have a ‘Happy Nari’

sanitary napkin vending machine in the railway station

Jammu & Kashmir Student Exchange Programme

‘Maitreyi Yatra’ concludes

Tamilnadu Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for

the first unit of 1,320-MW super-critical thermal power

project at Udangudi in Thoothukudi district setup by

BHEL

Javadi hills, located in the border regions of Vellore and

Tiruvannamalai districts, could have

been known as ‘Navira Malai’ during

the ancient Sangam period

Accusing Karnataka of diverting the water of a Mahadayi

tributary into the Malaprabha river basin, Goa

Assembly's deputy Speaker Michael Lobo has said a

resolution against it is likely during the Budget session.


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CURRENT AFFAIRS - DECEMBER

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India & Israel have jointly set up a Centre for excellence

in floriculture at Thally in Krishnagiri district of Tamil

Nadu

India’s ‘first’ mobile food testing laboratory enabling on-

the-spot food safety tests was launched in Goa

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has unanimously

passed Kapu Reservation Bill, to provide 5% quota in

education and employment

The Aadivasi Mahotsav 2017 was held in Chhattisgarh to

display the rich and diverse tribal traditions of the

central state

The Telangana Government is going to set up the

world’s first Information and Technology (IT) Campus

for differently-abled persons (divyangs)

Bihar government has launched Safe City Surveillance

Scheme for checking crime against women

Uttarakhand has taken a new initiative for energy

conservation by making it compulsory for all

government offices to install LED bulbs

Rajasthan has decided to recognize political

prisoners held in jails during the emergency period as

'Loktantra Sainani'.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly has passed Dand Vidhi

(Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, that will see

rapists of girls 12 years or below being hanged till death

Rajasthan has become the first state in India to launch

free email addresses in Hindi for its residents

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $346

million loan for highways upgradation project in

Karnataka

Meghalaya became first state in country to

operationalize The Meghalaya Community Participation

and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017

Haryana government would distribute sanitary napkins

free of cost to all women

Uttar Pradesh Government launched ‘Prakash hai to

vikas hai’ Scheme, a free household power connection

scheme for the poor in the state

Andhra Pradesh government has signed Memorandum

of Understanding (MoU) with Alphabet InC.’s X (Google

X) to bring Free Space Optical Communication

MoEFCC has accorded environmental clearance for

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) in Telangana


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UNESCO Director – General Irina Bokova designated 64

cities from 44 countries as UNESCO Creative Cities

Chennai became the third Indian city on the list after

Jaipur and Varanasi.

Haryana Government announces lifetime pension for

194 ‘Hindu Satyagrahis’

Goa to host Nobel Prize Event during 1- 28 February

2018.The event will be jointly organized by Department

of Bio-Technology, Union Ministry of Science and

Technology and Nobel Media, Sweden to host

The state government of Haryana signed agreement

with Virbind to setup a Logistics and Trading Hub near

Gurugram

Scientist C N Rao at ‘ Bengaluru India Nano 2017’

shared information of creating an ecosystem to bring all

stakeholders to use nanotechnology across verticals

including energy, Medicine, Transport & Engineering

Geographical Indications ( GI Tag ), a Chennai based

Registry announced Rosgulla originated from West

Bengal and not Odisha.

The State government of Odisha imposed a seven (7)

months ban on a sea fishing activity in order to protect

the Olive Ridley Sea Turtles

India's 1st Tribal Entrepreneurship summit begins in

Chhattisgarh. The event was organized by NITI Aayog

in partnership with the Government of USA

The 48th International Film Festival of India was held at

Goa. "Celebrating the Future of Cinema" was set as

the festival's theme

Haryana became India’s first state to treat Hepatitis-C

patients of all categories through oral medicine

The state government of Kerala has launched ‘She Pad’

scheme for 300 government schools, to provide free

sanitary napkins.

Urdu was declared second official language in Telangana

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Prime Minister has announced the setting up of the

country’s first “Marine Police Training Institute” at the

newly created Dev Bhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat.

Scientists have obtained the first evidence of the elusive

snow leopard in Arunachal Pradesh.

Karnataka Government has launched Mathru Poorna

Scheme to meet nutritional needs of pregnant and

lactating women in rural areas of state

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will set

up a research centre in Guwahati, Assam for start ups,

academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs.

The Chennai Metro Rail has introduced a free bicycle

ride scheme for its customers.

Rajasthan passes bill to provide 5 % reservation to Gujjars

and four other nomadic communities.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has laid the foundation

stone for an aerospace park at Kanchipuram district to

be set up by the State Government in 245 acres and at

an estimated cost of Rs. 198 crore.

Maharashtra has emerged as the leading source market

for Australia with over 59,000 tourists from the state

visited Australia

Gujarat first state to slash VAT on fuel pricesRajasthan became first state in the country to

incorporate skill development Programme in higher

education.

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA)

is all set to be become country’s first Aadhaar-enabled

airport by 2018.

Rajasthan Assembly becomes first in India to call motions

online

Andhra Chief Minister lays foundation stone for

TU142M aircraft museumSecond edition of India International Cherry Blossom

Festival will be held in Shillong

The Centre has given clearance for greenfield airport

project at Hirasar, Gujarat

Odisha will be the ‘Focus State’ in the World Food India

(WFI)-2017, a mega international food event to be held

at New Delhi


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