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NTPC tied-up with Coal India Limited to foray into Fertilizer SectorPublished on: 17-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

!he "# $ompan% &ould initiall% be in$orporated &ith '0:'0 e(uit% parti$ipation from both)

Australian researchers built worlds first scannin! helium microscopePublished on: 17-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

!he mi$ros$ope &ould enable s$ientists to stud% human* animal and plant samples* as &ell as

pharma$euti$al drus and $omputer $hips in their true state)

China launches "ao!an-#$ remote sensin! satellitePublished on: 17-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

!he satellite &as pla$ed in the sun-s%n$hronous orbit +,,. b% usin the /on Mar$h 2- ro$et)

 

Li%in! Library& a pro'ect that helps displaced people and communities to li%e

to!etherPublished on: 17-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

nder the pro3e$t* the testimonies of displa$ed persons are turned into boos in a so-$alled /i4in

/ibrar%)

(ritish )oyals launched *eads To!ether campai!n to tac+le sti!ma of mental

healthPublished on: 17-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

It is the sinle biest pro3e$t Prin$e 5illiam* Prin$ess ate and Prin$e arr% ha4e undertaen

toether so far)

,ustice Tinlianthan! aiphei sworn in as actin! Chief ,ustice of Tripura *i!h

CourtPublished on: 17-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

 At present #aiphei is the A$tin 8hief "usti$e of the 9auhati ih 8ourt) e repla$ed eepa umar 

9upta* &ho &as transferred as the $hief 3usti$e of the 8hhattisarh ih 8ourt)

.omen Archers /eepi+a& (ombayla& La0mirani named for 1$23 )io 4lympicsPublished on: 17-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

!he &omens trio &ill $ompete in the indi4idual e4ents as &ell as team e4ent at the ;io l%mpi$s in

 Auust 2016)

South 5orean author *an 5an! wins 1$23 6an (oo+er International Prize for

7The e!etarian7Published on: 17-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

an is the first ,outh orean to &in the pri

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8S launched Phase 1 of 9PAA missile defence system in )omaniaPublished on: 16-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

!he four phased European Phased Adapti4e Approa$h +EPAA. &as announ$ed b% =ara$ bama in

200>)

8) )ao becomes first Indian to be !i%en IAF *all of Fame AwardPublished on: 16-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

!he s$ientist &ill be presented &ith the $ertifi$ate at the 67th International Astronauti$al 8onress*

&hi$h &ill be held in 9uadala3ara in Mexi$o on ?0 ,eptember 2016)

/eepa+ Shodhan& Indias oldest li%in! Test cric+eter diedPublished on: 16-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

Income /eclaration Scheme for domestic blac+ money to start from ,une 2Published on: 16-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

nder the ,$heme de$lared in$ome &ould be taxed at the rate of ?0 per$ent plus rishi al%an$ess of 2' per$ent on taxes pa%able and a penalt% at the rate of 2' per $ent of the taxes pa%able)

/utchman 6a0 erstappen became youn!est winner of F2 at Spanish :rand

Pri0Published on: 16-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

!he ut$hman &as t&o %ears and 210 da%s %ouner than the pre4ious %ounest &inner* ,ebastian

#ettel)

)ahul /ra%id and 6ahela ,ayawardena appointed to ICC Cric+et CommitteePublished on: 16-MAY-2016

Important for Exam: 1 people areed5hile ;ahul ra4id &as $hosen b% $urrent test $aptains to represent the interests of the $urrent

pla%ers* Mahela "a%a&ardena &ill represent the interests of past pla%ers)

Indian women win sil%er medal at 2;th Asian Team s

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!he short film promotes irl $hild b% narratin the real life stor% of three irls from a o4ernment

s$hool and their dream for the future)

Andy 6urray beats No%a+ /'o+o%ic to win first Italian 4pen titlePublished on: 16-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

It is Murra%s first title in ;ome and it $omes exa$tl% a &ee before the @ren$h pen beins on 22

Ma% 2016)

Sania 6irza and 6artina *in!is clinch 1$23 Italian 4pen titlePublished on: 16-MAY-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!he Italian pen &omens doubles title &as the fifth title for the Indo-,&iss pair after ,%dne%*

=risbane* Australian pen and ,t Petersbur)

India successfully test fires indi!enous Ad%anced Air /efence interceptor

missile& AshwinPublished on: 16-MAY-2016

Important for Exam: B people areedIndienousl% de4eloped b% ;* the AA inter$eptor is a sinle-stae missile po&ered b% solid

propellants) It is 7)' metres tall and &eihs around 1)2 tonnes)

Supreme Court upholds %alidity of Criminal /efamation LawPublished on: 1'-MAY-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

It said that the $urrent $riminal defamation la& is $onstitutionall% 4alid as $riminalisation of 

defamation helps in prote$tin indi4idual dinit% of life and reputation)

Fatma Samoura named first female secretary !eneral of FIFAPublished on: 1B-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1' people areed

,amoura* 'B-%ear-old* &ill assume the role of @I@A ,e$retar% 9eneral before mid-"une after 

underoin an eliibilit% $he$ administered b% an independent re4ie& $ommittee)

8nion Cabinet appro%es National Intellectual Property )i!hts PolicyPublished on: 1B-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

It sets in pla$e an institutional me$hanism for implementation* monitorin and re4ie&) It aims to

in$orporate and adapt lobal best pra$ti$es to the Indian s$enario)

Niran+ari Spiritual leader (aba *arde% Sin!h dies in Canada road accidentPublished on: 1B-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

!he mission &as established in 1>2>* b% =aba =uta ,inh &ho pre4iousl% beloned to the Ciranari

se$t) e &as su$$eeded b% =aba A4tar ,inh)

8nion Cabinet appro%es for 6o8 between S9(I and FS)A Abu /habiPublished on: 1?-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

,E=I is sinin Mos &ith different $ountr%s finan$ial 3urisdi$tions &ho are not a sinator% to the

multilateral Mo of International ranisation of ,e$urities 8ommissions +I,8.)

Sin!aporean& *on! 5on! terms added to 40ford /ictionary

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Published on: 1?-MAY-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!he di$tionar% in$luded formations of Enlish that are mostl% used in ,inapore or on on)

President Pranab 6u+her'ee confers Florence Ni!htin!ale Awards to #>

NursesPublished on: 1?-MAY-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

!hese a&ards are i4en b% nion Ministr% of ealth and @amil% 5elfare* as a mar of re$onition for 

the meritorious ser4i$es rendered b% the nurses and nursin professionals in India)

8nion Cabinet appro%ed to si!n inter-!o%ernmental a!reement between

India and 6auritiusPublished on: 1?-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

!he areement bet&een the t&o $ountries &ill be for duration of fi4e %ears after &hi$h it &ill be

automati$all% extended for another fi4e %ears)

,ewish roots of Indias (ene Israel community confirmed? StudyPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

!hrouh the stud% of CA* eneti$ e4iden$es &ere pro4ided b% s$ientists about the "e&ish roots in

the =ene Israel $ommunit% and the resear$h team determined the eneti$ histor% of &orld&ide

"e&ish diaspora)

8day 5ota+& only Indian in Forbes 6ost Powerful People in the Financial

.orld listPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: > people areed

!he list has been topped b% ,tephen ,$h&ar

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Stephen Curry named N(As 6ost aluable Player for second strai!ht yearPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

e be$ame the 11th person to &in ba$-to-ba$ M#P a&ards and 3oined an illustrious $lub that

in$ludes the lies of "ames* "ordan* areem Abdul-"abbar and Mai$ "ohnson amon others)

Shashan+ 6anohar unanimously elected as Independent ICC ChairmanPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

Manohar is the first ele$ted independent 8hairman of the 8ri$et o4ernin bod% and &ill ser4e for 

t&o-%ear term &ith immediate effe$t)

ICC lifts suspension on Sri Lan+an wic+et-+eeper 5usal PereraPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

!he de$ision &as taen after &ithdra&al of the dis$iplinar% $hares aainst Perera that &ere made

in e$ember 201')

NPPA fi0es ceilin! price of >@ dru! formulationsPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!he $eilin pri$es &ere re4isedFfixed b% CPPA as per the ,$hedule-I under rus +Pri$e 8ontrol.

 Amendment rder +P8.* 2016)

President appro%es name of Four ,ud!es for Supreme CourtPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: people areed

C"A8 &anted to repla$e the 22-%ear-old $olleium s%stem and pro4ided e(ual sa% to politi$ians in

appointment of 3udes to the ,upreme 8ourt and the ih 8ourts)

Charlotte 9dwards& 9n!land womens cric+et captain& retires from

international cric+etPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

!he ?6-%ear-old* Ed&ards &ill $ontinue to pla% at domesti$ le4el in$ludin the first edition of the

forth$omin 5omens ,uper /eaue)

Two *arbour /efence Systems commissioned at iza! to enhance Na%y7s

sur%eillance capabilityPublished on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

!he t&o arbour efen$e ,%stems &ould enhan$e the Ca4%s sur4eillan$e $apabilit% and response

to se$urit% threats))a'ya Sabha passes the Insol%ency and (an+ruptcy Code (ill 1$23Published on: 12-MAY-2016Important for Exam: > people areed

!he =ill is based on the re$ommendations of the "oint Parliamentar% 8ommittee on the Insol4en$%

and =anrupt$% 8ode* 201' $haired b% =hupender Yada4) !he $ommittee submitted the report to

o4ernment on 2 April 2016)

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Supreme Court struc+ down T)AIs re!ulation on telecom companies o%er

call dropsPublished on: 11-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

!he $ourt stru$ the reulation $allin it as arbitrary, unreasonable and non-transparent.

Indian-American )e%athi (ala+rishnan named as 1$23 Te0as 9lementary

Teacher of the "earPublished on: 11-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

5ith this honour* she &ill represent !exas in the National Teacher of the Year  $ompetition)

Indian Na%y decommissions fi!hter planes Sea *arriersPublished on: 11-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

!his episode of de$ommissionin mared the end of an era in Indias na4al histor%* as the $ountr%

holds an offi$ial $eremon% phasin out the last of its i$oni$ ,ea arrier 3ets)

India and 6auritius si!ned Protocol to Amend Ta0ation 6ethodsPublished on: 11-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

!he Proto$ol also pro4ides for updation of Ex$hane of Information Arti$le as per international

standard* pro4ision for assistan$e in $olle$tion of taxes* sour$e-based taxation of other in$ome*

amonst other $hanes)

Indian Patent 4ffice appro%es patent for :ilead7s hepatitis C dru! Sol%adiPublished on: 11-MAY-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!he dru* &hi$h has a list pri$e of 1000 , dollar a pill in the nited ,tates* &as re3e$ted for a

patent b% the Indian patent authorit% in "anuar% 201')

National Technolo!y /ay obser%ed on 6ay 22Published on: 11-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

Cation $elebrates this da% as a tribute to our s$ientists for their numerous a$$omplishments and

inno4ations that ha4e boosted Cational ro&th and identit%)

)(I to issue 2$$$ )upees (an+notes with inset letter 7)7Published on: 11-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 11 people areed

!he bannotes bearin sinature of ;ahuram 9 ;a3an* &ill also ha4e the %ear of printin 2016

printed on the re4erse)

)(I cancelled Certificate of )e!istration of four N(FCsPublished on: 11-MAY-2016Important for Exam: people areed

;=I $an$elled their $ertifi$ates in exer$ise of the po&ers $onferred on it under ,e$tion B'-IA +6. of 

the ;eser4e =an of India A$t* 1>?B)

Shashan+ 6anohar resi!ns as (CCI presidentPublished on: 10-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

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e also stepped do&n as the =88I representati4e in the International 8ri$et 8oun$il +I88. and the

 Asian 8ri$et 8oun$il +A88.)

Anti-*i'ac+in! (ill& 1$2@ passed in Lo+ SabhaPublished on: 10-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 10 people areed

!he =ill pro4ides for the death penalt% e4en if round handlin staff and airport personnel are illed

durin su$h a$ts)

Senior ad%ocate Atma )am Nad+arni appointed Additional Solicitor :eneralPublished on: 10-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 11 people areed

!he Appointments 8ommittee of the 8abinet +A88. appro4ed the appointment of Cadarni as

 Additional ,oli$itor 9eneral in ,upreme 8ourt for a period of three %ears)

.orld 6i!ratory (ird /ay obser%ed with theme Stop the Ille!al 5illin!& Ta+in!

and Trade of 6i!ratory (irdsPublished on: 10-MAY-2016

Important for Exam: ' people areed!he e4ent &as founded as an effort of the Cs Areement on the 8onser4ation of Afri$an-Eurasian

Mirator% 5aterbirds +Afri$an-Eurasian 5aterbird Areement +AE5A.)

)ailwire? Initiati%e of the )ailTel to ma+e ICT a%ailable for Common 6anPublished on: 10-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

It is an initiati4e of the ;ail!el 8orporation of India /imited +;ail!el. &hi$h is a nion 9o4ernments

enterprise

6ichel Platini resi!ns as 89FA President after ban appeal failsPublished on: 10-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

e resined to pursue the $ase o4er a suspe$t 2 million dollar pa%ment in ,&iss $ourts in a bid to

$lear his name)

:oo!le launches Free Public .i-Fi Ser%ice at > )ailway Stations as part of

)ailwirePublished on: 10-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

9oole has deplo%ed ser4i$e o4er RailWire &hi$h is an extensi4e fibre net&or of Indian ;ail&a%s

arm ;ailtel that pro4ides Internet ser4i$es)

Indian scientist 6an%endra 5 Sin!h ba!s S:/ # million !rant from Sin!apore7s

N)FPublished on: 10-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

r) ,inh in the first &ee of Ma% 2016 announ$ed that he is amon the se4en %oun s$ientists from

a$ross the &orld to be endo&ed &ith the ,inapore C;@ fello&ship)

Indian bo0ers won @ medals at th Asian "outh ChampionshipPublished on: 10-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

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!he Indian boxers &ho &on sil4er medals are Cational $hampion Anush ahi%a +60.* Ashish

ulhir%a +6B. and ;e%al Puri +1.) Man3eet ,inh +G>1. &on the solitar% bron

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Published on: 0>-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

Person resident outside India $an in4est in the $apital of A;8s reistered &ith ;eser4e ban of 

India* up to 100 per $ent on the automati$ route) Earlier* it &as B> per $ent throuh automati$ route

and be%ond B> per$ent throuh o4ernment route)

India ran+s Ninth in Crony-Capitalism Inde0Published on: 0>-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

!he index aims to indi$ate &hether the li4elihood of the people from $ertain $ountr% or $it% &ith

$apitalist e$onom% is easil% affe$ted b% $ron% $apitalism)

No%a+ /'o+o%ic wins 1$23 6utua 6adrid 4penPublished on: 0>-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

Mutua Madrid pen &as 3oo4i$s fifth &in in the last 6 A!P 1000 $ompetitions) 5ith the &in* he

also rea$hed a re$ord 2> Masters 1000 titles)

Switzerland honours "ash Chopra with (ronze statuePublished on: 0-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

e &as honoured as he shot most of his romanti$ films in the lush mountains of ,&it people areed

!he Mo &as sined b% first President of C= # amath and I8I8I =an head 8handa o$hhar in

Mumbai* Maharashtra)

Pa+istan won 1$23 Asia 5abaddi Championship CupPublished on: 07-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 10 people areed

Paistan a$hie4ed '0 points aainst ?1 b% India in the final of the tournament) It is se$ond

su$$essi4e &in for Paistan in the Asian abaddi title as the% &on it in 2012)

PC( appoints 6ic+ey Arthur as Pa+istan7s head coachPublished on: 07-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

e &as re$ommended b% a panel $omprisin 5asim Aram* ;ami< ;a3a* and @aisal Mir

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is 9ael part% &on the most seats in the ele$tion but fell short of the (uota needed to rule &ithout

support) !his means that enn% &ill lead a minorit% @ine 9ael o4ernment)

8nion !o%ernment appro%es proposal of Infosys to set up IT S9DPublished on: 06-MAY-2016Important for Exam: people areed

!he =oard de$ided to rant formal appro4al to the proposal as the Infos%s possesses the land b%

itself)

Indian Parashar 5ul+arni wins 1$23 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia

)e!ionPublished on: 06-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

Parashar ularni is one of the fi4e &inners of 2016 8ommon&ealth ,hort ,tor% Pri'7* /anba is a re$ipient of Param #ishist ,e4a Medal and Ati #ishist ,e4a Medal

for distinuished ser4i$e of an ex$eptionall% hih order)

Indian )ailways creates Non-Fare )e%enue /irectorate to e0plore ad%ertisin!

in train coachesPublished on: 0'-MAY-2016Important for Exam: > people areed

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!he de$ision to $reate a dire$torate &as taen to in$rease the re4enue substantiall% from non-tariff 

sour$es)

8nion Cabinet appro%es to allow fle0ibility in usin! domestic coal to reduce

power !eneration cost

Published on: 0'-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

!his &ould $reate ne& thrust in promotin effi$ien$%* optimum utili$$ euro ban+notePublished on: 0'-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 10 people areed

!he issuan$e of the '00 euro note &ill be stopped around the end of 201* &hen the 100 euro and

200 euro bannotes of the Europa series are planned to be introdu$ed)

8S 'ury ordered ,ohnson B ,ohnson to pay >> million dollar for causin!

cancerPublished on: 0'-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

;istesund* in her suit $laimed that she used "D"s tal$-based po&der produ$ts &hi$h in$lude the

=ab% Po&der and ,ho&er to ,ho&er Po&der on her enitals for de$ades) And* she &as dianosed

&ith o4arian $an$er and had to undero a h%stere$tom% and related sureries)

Lo+ Sabha passed the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (ill& 1$2>Published on: 0B-MAY-2016

Important for Exam: ' people areed!he =ill establishes the Cational 8ompensator% Afforestation @und under the Publi$ A$$ount of India*

and a ,tate 8ompensator% Afforestation @und under the Publi$ A$$ount of ea$h state)

8S Na%y tested world7s lar!est unmanned surface %essel& Sea *unterPublished on: 0B-MAY-2016Important for Exam: people areed

It is a self-dri4in 1?2-foot ship able to tra4el up to 10000 nauti$al miles on its o&n to hunt for 

stealth% submarines and under&ater mines)

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President Pranab 6u+her'ee conferred 3#rd National Film AwardsPublished on: 0B-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

 Amitabh =a$h$han re$ei4ed the =est A$tor honour for his role of a h%po$hondria$ father in Piu)

5hile anana ;anaut re$ei4ed the =est A$tress A&ard for !anu 5eds Manu ;eturns)

Special (rea+throu!h Prize in Fundamental Physics for scientists detectin!:ra%itational .a%ePublished on: 0B-MAY-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

!he pri

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5riht $laimed to be the $urren$%s proenitor in inter4ie&s &ith the ==8* !he E$onomist and 9H)

e &as first identified as =it$oins founder in e$ember 201' b% 5ired maa people areed

!he $ourt appointed the panel as the M8I is often been a$$used of indulin in $orrupt pra$ti$es)

Leicester City7s ,amie ardy named F.A Footballer of the "ear 1$23Published on: 0?-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

1>-%ear-old strier be$ame the first /ei$ester 8it% pla%er to &in the prestiious @5A @ootballer of the

Year a&ard &ith ?6 per$ent of the 4ote)

Supreme Court banned all diesel cabs in NC)-/elhi from 6ay 2Published on: 0?-MAY-2016

Important for Exam: 2 people areed!he apex 8ourt allo&ed elhi Poli$e and elhi "al =oard to bu% and reister the ne& diesel-run

4ehi$les of 2000 $$ enine $apa$it% and abo4e for transportation of undertrial prisoners* arms and

ammunition and suppl% of &ater)

.orld Press Freedom /ay obser%ed across the worldPublished on: 0?-MAY-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

!his %ears theme &as A$$ess to Information and @undamental @reedoms - !his Is Your ;ihtJ

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Indian )ailways si!ned 6o8 with *aryana B Pun'ab to plant trees alon!side

)ailway Trac+Published on: 02-MAY-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

 All Konal rail&a%s ha4e been ased to exe$ute similar areement bet&een their

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Important for Exam: ? people areed

!he ,tratei$ Partnership Areement &as sined bet&een ,tate o&ned roboronprom of raine

and ;elian$e efen$e* &hi$h is &holl% o&ned subsidiar% of ;elian$e Infrastru$ture /td)

First in South India& under!round corridor of Namma 6etro inau!uratedPublished on: 01-MAY-2016

Important for Exam: 11 people areed!his maes the Camma Metro or =enaluru Metro as the first in ,outh India to ha4e an operational

underround se$tion of Metro ;ail)

8nion Power 6inister Piyush :oyal launched 8,ALA Scheme in 6adhya

PradeshPublished on: ?0-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 12 people areed

!he s$heme is bein implemented b% Ener% Effi$ien$% ,er4i$es /imited +EE,/.* a 3oint 4enture of 

P,s under the nion Ministr% of Po&er)

Indian Na%y decommissioned INS eer and INS Nipat

Published on: ?0-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 26 people areed

IC, #eer &as $ommissioned into Indian Ca4% on 2 !arch "#$% &ith the pennent number &

'( &hile* IC, Cipat &as brouht into Ca4% on) *ecember "#$$ &ith pennent number & '2)

9ndan!ered asiatic wild do!s spotted in China nature reser%ePublished on: ?0-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

!hese animals are rarel% seen in the inland pro4in$e) !he spe$ies li4es mainl% in south 8hinas

mountains and hills are under se$ond-$lass state prote$tion)

NA(A)/ partners :ermany for food security initiati%ePublished on: ?0-AP;-2016

Important for Exam: 22 people areed!he proramme is part of the 9erman o4ernments re$entl% introdu$ed spe$ial initiati4e ne 5orld*

Co uner initiati4e) India is the onl% $ountr% in Asia $hosen for this initiati4e)

Swat acti%ist Tabassum Adnan won 1$23 Nelson 6andela AwardPublished on: ?0-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

,he &on the a&ard for the indi4idual a$ti4ist $ateor% on the $on$ludin da% of the International 8i4il

,o$iet% 5ee held from 2' April to 2 April 2016)

International ,azz /ay 1$23 obser%ed !loballyPublished on: ?0-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

!his %ear* CE,8 $elebrated the da% at 5ashinton* 8)

Ira< Thomas made fastest e%er century in cric+et historyPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!he 2?-%ear-old !homas represented ,$raborouhFMason all and remained not out on 1?1 runs off 

 3ust ?1 balls) e helped his side to $hase do&n ,pe%sides taret of 1'2 runs in 3ust eiht o4ers)

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:u'arat !o%ernment announced 2$ percent reser%ation for 9(Cs in !eneral

cate!oryPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: > people areed

 A notifi$ation &ill be issued on the 9u3arat state formation da% on 1 Ma% 2016* and E=8s amon

eneral $ateor% &ill be able to tae the benefit of the reser4ation in edu$ation and 3obs from the

2017-1 a$ademi$ %ear 

China de%eloped world7s first !raphene electronic paperPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1' people areed

It &ill be a hue breathrouh that &ill $atapult the material to a ne& le4el) It &as de4eloped b% !he

9uan-AP;-2016

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e &ill ser4e the ;ail&a% =oard till the date of his superannuation that is on ?0 "une 2017)

Charles (orromeo resi!ned from Tata Steel Sports /epartmentPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

!he resination $ame after the 4iilan$e department offi$ials of the $ompan% (uestioned him in

$onne$tion &ith alleed irreularities in tender pro$ess of B)B0 $rore rupees &orth s%ntheti$ tra$

la%in at the "; !ata ,ports $omplex)

/ay of )emembrance for all ictims of Chemical .arfare 1$23 obser%edPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

!his $ommemoration &ill pro4ide an opportunit% to pa% tribute to the 4i$tims of $hemi$al &arfare)

)a'ya Sabha passed the Industries G/e%elopment and )e!ulationH

Amendment (ill& 1$2>Published on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

!he ,8 in its 3udement on 20 "anuar% 1>>7 demar$ated the reulation of produ$tion of al$ohol

bet&een $entre and states +=ihar istiller% and another 4s) nion of India and others)

5ane .illiamson confirmed as New Dealand test cric+et captainPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

e &ill su$$eed =rendon M$8ullum as $aptain in all three formats) M$8ullum retired from test $ri$etin @ebruar% 2016))

4disha Chief 6inister Na%een Patnai+ inau!urated 2$$ rural drin+in! water

pro'ectsPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

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!he pro3e$t &as inauurated on the o$$asion of tal 9aurab Madhusudan as anni4ersar%) as

&as the first raduate and ad4o$ate of disha)

8nion :o%ernment banned import of do!s for commercial breedin!Published on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

!he ban $ame after man% animal rihts oranisations raised $on$erns o4er forein breed dos

sufferin due to unsuitable $limati$ $onditions

90perian India launched fraud detection mechanism named *unter Fraud

ScorePublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

!he ne& s$orin me$hanism measures the probabilit% of fraud in a $redit appli$ation a$ross banin

and insuran$e industries)

Indian academician )adha 5umar appointed to 8nited Nations7 8ni%ersity

CouncilPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

;adha umar is the ire$tor 9eneral of Ce& elhi-based thin tan elhi Poli$% 9roup)

South 5orean 4lympians to wear mos-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1' people areed

,outh orea that aims to finish in top 10 on the medal table in ;io l%mpi$s announ$ed that its

l%mpians &ill &ear mos(uito repellent uniform in the ames to a4oid Kia 4irus)

New Dealand7s > bill won I(NS (an+note of the "ear AwardPublished on: 2>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: > people areed

!he runners up in the 4otin &ere ,&edens 20 ronor note depi$tin $hildrens author Astrid

/indren* ;ussias 100 ;uble note illustratin 8rimean landmars* a

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Published on: 27-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

!he $ommittee souht some time to $lear issues related to $learan$es to be obtained from the

 Animal 5elfare =oard under the Pre4ention of 8ruelt% to Animals A$t* &hi$h &as ranted)

:opal Subramanium appointed as amicus curiae to implement ,ustice )6

Lodha committee recommendationsPublished on: 27-AP;-2016Important for Exam: people areed

e &ill also assist the $ourt in establishin the leal 4alidit% of $ertain re$ommendations of the /odha

$ommittee* if the same &ere to be implemented b% the $ourt on the =88I)

ICC suspended Cric+et Association of NepalPublished on: 27-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

!he suspension &ould sta% in pla$e until su$h time as the 8AC be$omes free of o4ernment

interferen$e and is properl% stru$tured to bein exploitin the tremendous $ri$et talent and

opportunities that exist in Cepal)

India may surpass China in attractin! F/I? NomuraPublished on: 27-AP;-2016Important for Exam: people areed

!he trend of risin inflo&s to India and moderatin inflo&s to 8hina bean in 201? and @I inflo&s to

India $an surpass those into 8hina in 2016)

South Africa :o%ernment banned four federations to host International

tournamentsPublished on: 27-AP;-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

 Alon &ith 8ri$et ,outh Afri$a +8,A.* the same punishment &as meted out to the rub%* athleti$s

and netball federations* and the de$ision &ill be re4ie&ed in 2017)

Nandu Nate+ar became first non-cric+eter to become a member of CCI7s

Le!end ClubPublished on: 27-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

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!he 8ri$et 8lub of India +88I. is a pri4ate $lub in$orporated on

Co4ember* 1>??* &ith an ob3e$ti4e to promote $ri$et and other sports in the $ountr%)

(an!ladesh Cabinet appro%ed draft of Supreme Court ,ud!e GIn%esti!ation

ActH 1$23Published on: 26-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

It &ill empo&er the Parliament to impea$h a 3ude in the ,upreme 8ourt* if alleation of mis$ondu$t

or in$apa$it% is pro4ed)

8nion :o%ernment to pro%ide 2 la+h )upees per month to )io-bound

athletesPublished on: 26-AP;-2016Important for Exam: people areed

!ill date* 77 Indian athletes in eiht dis$iplines ha4e (ualified for the l%mpi$s and man% more are

liel% to (ualif% in the next t&o months)

Thailand former Prime 6inister (anharn Silpa-archa diedPublished on: 26-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

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is tenure as 21st Prime Minister of !hailand &as lasted from 1? "ul% 1>>' to 2B Co4ember 1>>6 for 

about 16 months &ith !hai Cation Part%)

(PCL !ot en%ironmental clearance for 3K@ crore rupees LP: pro'ect in .est(en!alPublished on: 26-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

!he proposed pro3e$t aims to boost suppl% and help a$hie4e the o4ernments taret of main /P9

a4ailable to ea$h household b% 201)

6ohun (a!an and ,e'e Lalpe+hlua named FPAI Player of the "earPublished on: 26-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

Cierian strier ;anti Martins* &ho pla%ed for East =enal in the I-/eaue* &as named the @orein

Pla%er of the Year)

India to host 1$2; Commonwealth ,udo ChampionshipsPublished on: 26-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1? people areed

!his &ill be the first time that 8ommon&ealth "udo 8hampionships &ill be held in India) !he

8hampionships &ill be held in "aipur) o&e4er* the dates are %et to be finaliBB that allo&ed them to 4ote in

ele$tions for the =oard and $ommittees instituted under the A$t)

INS 5armu+ Cor%ette participated in Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol GC4)PATHPublished on: 2'-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

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It &ould in$lude parti$ipation of one &arship and one Maritime Patrol Air$raft of India and !hailand

&ith the $losin $eremon% bein held at Port =lair)

4peration Sulaimani to eradicate Po%erty in 5ozhi+ode /istrictPublished on: 2'-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 11 people areed

!he pro3e$t is named after ,ulaimani as the o

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Published on: 2'-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

IPP ha4e su$$essfull% identified popular loots su$h as ,hi4a Catara3a* =ron

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!he title is the =r%an brothers se$ond title in 2016* after the% &on the ),) Mens 8la% 8ourt

8hampionships in ouston* !exas earlier in 2016)

)afael Nadal won (arcelona 4pen 6en7s sin!les titlePublished on: 2'-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 7 people areed

5ith this &in* the top seeded ,paniard also e(ualed Arentine 9uillermo #ilas de$ade old re$ord of 

B> $la%-$ourt titles)

8nion :o%ernment constituted panel to double farmers income by 1$11Published on: 2B-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1B people areed

!he eiht-member panel &ill determine the potential areas of ari$ulture to in4estment and also

suests different &a%s to redu$e the ris of farmin b% di4ersif%in to horti$ulture and allied

a$ti4ities lie li4esto$ and fisheries to boost in$ome)

,apan successfully tested its first stealth fi!hter -1 'etPublished on: 2B-AP;-2016Important for Exam: people areed

5ith this* the $ountr% 3oins a sele$t roup of &orld militar% po&ers &ieldin the radar-dodin

te$hnolo%)

)adhi+a Apte won best actress award for 76adly7 at Tribeca Film Fest 1$23Published on: 2B-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

;adhia starred in 8lean ,ha4en* &hi$h is a sement of Madl%)

Current Affairs )ecap of the .ee+ ? 2; April 1# April 1$23Published on: 2?-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 21 people areed

"aranosh)$om brins for its readers the $urrent affairs re$ap of the &ee $o4erin important e4ents

of the national and international importan$e in bulleted forms &hi$h &ill be immense help for theaspirants of IA,FP8,* =an* ,,8* M=A and other exams)

President nominated 3 eminent personalities to )a'ya SabhaPublished on: 2?-AP;-2016Important for Exam: B6 people areed

President re$ommends the names of the nominated members &ho are dra&n from fields su$h as

literature* s$ien$e* sports* art and so$ial ser4i$e upon the ad4i$e of the nion o4ernment)

India si!ned Paris climate a!reement alon! with other 2@ nations at 8NPublished on: 2?-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1B people areed

!he areement &ill mar as a sinifi$ant step that brins de4elopin and de4eloped nations toether 

to $ombat lobal &armin b% &orin to $ut do&n reenhouse as emissions)

6ahindra became first Indian company to 'oin 9P2$$ campai!nPublished on: 2?-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 12 people areed

=% sinin to this $ampain* the $ompan% $ommitted to double its ener% produ$ti4it% b% 20?0 &hi$h

is a $ore re(uirement for an% business sinin on to the $ampain)

India ratified Trade Facilitation A!reement of .T4

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Published on: 2?-AP;-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

!he ratifi$ation of the !@A &ill help India further boost e$onomi$ ro&th b% redu$in trade $osts and

supportin its interation into the lobal e$onom%)

*ollywood mo%ie director :uy *amilton died

Published on: 2?-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

e dire$ted four i$oni$ =ond mo4ies in$ludin 9oldfiner in 1>6B* iamonds are @ore4er in 1>71*

/i4e and /et ie in 1>7? and !he Man &ith the 9olden 9un in 1>7B)

Time 6a!azine released list of 2$$ most influential people in the worldPublished on: 2?-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ?6 people areed

!he !IME 100 is not a ranin* but a $ombination of publi$ fiures from 4arious different fields) !he

list in$ludes the publi$ fiures &ho ha4e had some ind of sinifi$ant impa$t on the &orld)

Anti-sla%ery acti%ist *arriet Tubman to become first African-American to

appear on 8S paper currencyPublished on: 22-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 10 people areed

5ith this* !ubman &ill be$ome the first Afri$an-Ameri$an and the first &oman in more than a $entur%

to appear on ),) paper $urren$%)

.A/A suspended accreditation of National Anti-/opin! Laboratory of (ei'in!Published on: 22-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

5AA suspended the a$$reditation of the laborator% as it does not meet International ,tandard for 

/aboratories re(uirements)

Pa+istan& China si!ned a!reement to launch a special satellite to monitor

CP9CPublished on: 22-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

8PE8 is a B6 billion , dollar pro3e$t laun$hed &ith the help of 8hina to $onne$t &estern 8hina to

southern Paistans port $it% of 9a&adar) It &ould i4e a$$ess to =ei3in into the Arabian ,ea)

6usic le!end Prince )o!ers Nelson diedPublished on: 22-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

,ome of his hits &ere /ittle ;ed 8or4ette* 5hen o4es 8r%* /ets 9o 8ra

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PM Modi also $onferred a&ards to $i4il ser4ants for ex$ellen$e in implementation of Priorit%

Prorammes of the 9o4ernment of India namel% Pradhan Mantri "an han Yo3na* ,&a$hh =harat

Mission +9ramin.* ,&a$hh #id%ala%a and ,oil ealth 8ard ,$heme)

IS)4 Scientists made worlds li!htest material =Silica Aero!el to +eep

soldiers warm in SiachenPublished on: 21-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

It has an ex$ellent thermal resistan$e and if it is used as filler in soldiers uniforms it $an sa4e man%

li4es at the ,ia$hen la$ier)

8N& I6F& .orld (an+ and 49C/ formed Platform for Collaboration on Ta0Published on: 21-AP;-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

It &ill deli4er a number of Ntoolits desined to help de4elopin $ountries implement the measures

de4eloped under the 920FE8 =ase Erosion and Profit ,hiftin Pro3e$t and on other international

tax issues)

)(L (an+ became first pri%ate sector ban+ to open dedicated branch for

Start-ups in IndiaPublished on: 21-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 11 people areed

!he first ex$lusi4e ban bran$h for start-ups &ill offer a bou(uet of banin produ$ts to ser4i$e the

end-to-end needs of the emerin entrepreneurial e$o-s%stem)

8nion :o%ernment renamed /epartment of /isin%estment as /IPA6Published on: 21-AP;-2016Important for Exam: people areed

IPAM &ill &or under nion @inan$e Ministr% and it &ill deal &ith all matters relatin to

manaement of $entral o4ernment in4estments in e(uit% in$ludin disin4estment of e(uit% in $entralpubli$ se$tor undertains)

Pulitzer Prize 1$23 winners announcedPublished on: 21-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1? people areed

!he Asso$iated Press &on the Publi$ ,er4i$e A&ard for its in4estiation into the use of sla4e labour 

a$ross the seafood industr% in ,outheast Asia)

*on! 5on!s Irfan Ahmed suspended for two and a half years for breachin!

ICC Anti-Corruption CodePublished on: 21-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

 Ahmeds period of ineliibilit% &ill tae effe$t from the date of his pro4isional suspension* B

Co4ember 201'* and &ill therefore expire on B Ma% 201)

(CCI appointed )ahul ,ohri as its C94Published on: 21-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

5ith o4er 20 plus %ears of experien$e in the media industr%* he &as last asso$iated &ith is$o4er%

Cet&ors for 1' %ears and for the past eiht %ears &as leadin ,outh Asia operations)

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1$23 .orld Press Freedom Inde0 releasedPublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!he lobal indi$ator and the reional indi$ators sho& that there has been a deep and disturbin

de$line in respe$t for media freedom throuhout the &orld)

ICC and 9mirates Airline renewed deal for additional se%en yearsPublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

!he I88 and the Emirates relationship date ba$ to 2002* &hen the a&ard-&innin airline $ame on

board as a sponsor of the I88)

Chinese professor :e Fupin! honoured with :eor!e :rierson prize for

promotin! *indiPublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 6 people areed

=esides him* Ala unputh +from Mauritius. and ,hi$hiro ,oma +from "apan. &ere also i4en the

9eore 9rierson a&ard b% the President)*imachal *i!h Court issued notice to 8nion and State on declarin! 6on+eys

as erminPublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!he noti$e &as issued b% a di4ision ben$h of 8hief "usti$e Mansoor Ahmad Mir and "usti$e !arlo

,inh 8hauhan &hile hearin a plea in this reard filed b% animal a$ti4ist ;a3esh&ar ,inh Cei)

Iran un%eiled S-#$$ 6issile System parts at Army ParadePublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

!he ,-?00 s%stem &as on order sin$e 2007 but ;ussia postponed the sale three %ears later after the

C ,e$urit% 8oun$il +C,8. passed a resolution relatin to Irans nu$lear proramme)

(eti (achao (eti Padho Scheme e0tended to 32 more districts with low Child

Se0 )atioPublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

Manea 9andhi said for monitorin of prenan$%* ,arpan$h of the 4illae should be made nodal

person and distri$t $olle$tor &as ased to sho& the data of number of bo%s and irls in e4er% 4illae

throuh a board)

*aryana :o%ernment notified Affordable Plotted *ousin! Policy 1$23Published on: 20-AP;-2016

Important for Exam: 0 people areed

It &as intended to en$ourae the de4elopment of hih densit% plotted $olonies in /o& and Medium

Potential to&ns of the ,tate)

9n!lish Snoo+er le!end Ste%e /a%is retiredPublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

is last mat$h $ame on 10 April 2016 &here he lost aainst @eral =rien and failed to (ualif% for 

2016 5orld 8hampionship)

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India7s /ur!a Tha+ur promoted as International 8mpire by International

*oc+ey FederationPublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

!he de$ision &as taen after &at$hin her performan$e at the a&es =a% 8up that &as held in

 April 2016 in astins* Ce& Kealand)

FI* announced new structure of International hoc+ey e%ents from 1$2KPublished on: 20-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 0 people areed

@I also de$ided that 8hampions !roph% -- held on$e in t&o %ears sin$e 1>7 -- &ill be s$rapped

and the 201 edition in Amsterdam &ill be the last tournament)

Laureus .orld Sports Awards 1$23? /'o+o%ic and Serena won Sportsman B

Sportswoman of the "earPublished on: 1>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!his &as 3oo4i$s ba$-to-ba$ se$ond /aureus A&ard for ,portsman of the Year* &hereas ,erena5illiams &on the /aureus A&ards for ,ports&oman of the Year for the fourth time)

Fi%e time 9mmy winnin! actress /oris )oberts diedPublished on: 1>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

,he &as reno&ned for pla%in meddlin mother !arie +arone in , sit$om verybody oves

Raymond)

India and 6auritius si!ned 6o8 to cooperate in Traditional 6edicine and

*omoeopathyPublished on: 1>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

It en4isaes ex$hane of experts* suppl% of traditional medi$inal substan$es* 3oint resear$h and

de4elopment and re$onition of the traditional s%stems of health and medi$ine in both $ountries)

.illiam (ill Campbell& Silicon alley coach and mentor& diedPublished on: 1>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ? people areed

e &as &idel% admired ,ili$on #alle% $oa$h and mentor as his ad4i$es on leadership and

manaement nurtured a rane of ,ili$on #alle% luminaries in$lude Apple $o-founder ,te4e "obs and

9oole $o-founder /arr% Pae)

2@th meetin! of Forei!n 6inisters of )ussia& India and China held in 6oscowPublished on: 1>-AP;-2016

Important for Exam: ' people areed

;ussian @orein Minister ,ere% /a4ro4* nion Minister of @orein Affairs of the ;epubli$ of India

,ushma ,&ara3* and Minister of @orein Affairs of the Peoples ;epubli$ of 8hina 5an Yi too part

in the meetin)

.orld (an+ released 1$2> 6i!ration and /e%elopment (riefPublished on: 1>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

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India remained the &orlds larest remittan$e re$ipient in 201' despite experien$in a one billion ,

dollar drop from the pre4ious %ear)

Inzamam-ul-*a< appointed Pa+istan chief selectorPublished on: 1>-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 1 people areed

In one-da% internationals* repla$ed aroon ;asheed as $hief 

sele$tor)

8nion :o%ernment released report of Technical Committee on Lar!e Scale

Inte!ration of )enewable 9ner!yPublished on: 1-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

!he 8ommittee re$ommended a 1' point A$tion Plan for fa$ilitatin lare s$ale interation of 

rene&ables in the $ountr%* in a se$ure and reliable manner)

/ipa 5arma+ar became first Indian woman !ymnast to

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Published on: 1-AP;-2016Important for Exam: people areed

!he loan &ill be used b% four =;I8, $ountries namel% =ra

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P6 6odi launched :ram 8day Se (harat 8day Abhiyan on /rE Ambed+ar7s

birth anni%ersaryPublished on: 1B-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ?1 people areed

!he $ampain sees to strenthen Pan$ha%ati ;a3 in 4illaes* ensure so$ial harmon% in 4illaes and

promote rural de4elopment)

4N:C too+ o%er Tapti !as field infrastructure to boost /aman !as ProductionPublished on: 1B-AP;-2016Important for Exam: ' people areed

!he merer &ould sa4e time for the $ompan% and an in4estment &orth up to B000 $rore rupees to

brin the neihbourin aman blo$ into produ$tion before the s$hedule)

(ritish playwri!ht Arnold .es+er diedPublished on: 1B-AP;-2016Important for Exam: 2 people areed

e &as no&n as one of the angry young men of the =ritish stae in the 1>'0s* the others &riters

&ho ot that ta &ere sborne and =rendan =ehan)Nuclear-capable 5-@ undersea ballistic missile successfully test fired from

INS ArihantPublished on: 1B-AP;-2016Important for Exam: B people areed

!he missile &as fired from 20-meter deep and $o4ered more than 700 m before