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Daily GK Updates 17th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 17th April

1. ASSAM CELEBRATES RONGALI BIHU

i. According to Assamese Calendar Rongali Bihu celebrates on the month of April which usually falls on 13th and 14th of April.

ii. The Rongali Bihu marks the agricultural New Year and is celebrated as a festival of Prosperity.

iii. The Kati Bihu marks the completion of sowing and transplanting of paddies and the Magh Bihu marks the end of harvesting period.

iv. In this festival People in different parts of states took their cattle to the ponds and rivers where they gave a formal bath and rubbed their bodies with ‘dighalati pat’ which take away the flies and insects. People also worshipped and pray for the better health of their animals.

Daily GK Updates 16th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 16th April

1. PM LAUNCHES GNFC’S CASHLESS/LESS CASH TOWNSHIP MODEL ACROSS 12 STATES

i. During his Nagpur visit, PM Narendra Modi launched a less – cash township model, developed by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd across 81 townships in 12 States.

ii. The less-cash model across the States has been facilitated by GNFC under the auspices of NITI Aayog. It is to be noted that GNFC’s township at Bharuch in Gujarat became India’s first 100% cashless township.

iii. 56 out of 81 selected townships are in Gujarat, whereas 25 townships are located in other 11 states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and Bihar.

Daily GK Updates 15th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 15th April

1. PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA TOPS TARGET FOR 2016-17 LOANS CROSS TARGET OF RS 1.8 LAKH CR

i. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tops target for 2016-17, loans cross target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr the Union Budget for financial year 2016.

ii. Loans extended under the PMMY during 2016-17 have crossed the target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr.

iii. PM Modi mentioned that there is an urgent need to focus on some 5.75 cr self-employed people who use funds of around Rs 11 lakh cr, and have an average debt of merely Rs 17,000 but they end up employing 12 cr people.

Daily GK Updates 14th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 14th April

1. RECENT APPROVALS BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT – APRIL 12 2017

i. The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved signing of Framework of Understanding on Cooperation in the Hydrocarbon Sector with Bangladesh.

ii. A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of justice between India and the North African country, Tunisia has been approved by the Union Cabinet.

iii. The judgment pertaining to Target Plus Scheme under Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09 was passed by Supreme Court on October 27, 2015.

iv. Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy will be built at a cost of over Rs. 655 cr.

v. Cabinet approves setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle to be called Government e-Marketplace.

Daily GK Updates 13th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 13th April

1. PARLIAMENT PASSES HIV AND AIDS (PREVENTION AND CONTROL) BILL 2017

i. Parliament passed Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017 to ensure equality for HIV positive persons in spheres of education, employment and treatment.

ii. The bill prohibits discrimination towards HIV positive persons in areas of education, healthcare treatment, jobs, availing insurance, holding public/private office and residing or renting a property.

iii. Affected person’s informed consent has to be sought before disclosing his/her HIV status.

Daily GK Updates 12th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 12th April

1. LOK SABHA PASSES 123RD CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL 2017

i. Lok Sabha passed 123rd Constitution Amendment Bill, 2017 with 360 members voting in favour and 2 members voting against it. This amendment bill seeks to grant constitutional status to National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.

ii. The amendment bill was introduced in Lok Sabha by Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister.

iii. The amendment bill seeks to insert Article 338B in the Indian Constitution. This article will list out the structure and functions of the proposed National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.

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Daily GK Updates 11th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 11th April

1. PM MODI LAUNCHED SPECIAL DIGITAL EXHIBITION MARKING 100 YEARS OF CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA

i. An exhibition titled “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi at National Archives of India in New Delhi.

ii. This exhibition has been organized to mark 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha, which was Mahatma Gandhi’s 1st experiment in using non-violence and non-cooperation as methods to protest.

iii. M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting, released the 3 books to mark 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha –‘Romain Rolland and Gandhi Correspondence’, ‘Gandhi in Champaran’ and “Mahatma Series (8 volumes)”.

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Daily GK Updates 10th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 10th April

1. THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION SHRI VENKAIAH NAIDU LAUNCHED 352 HOUSING PROJECTS IN 53 CITIES

i. M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, launched 352 housing projects in 53 cities across 17 States. Mr. Naidu launched these projects at a function in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

ii. No. of affordable houses to be constructed under this project are 2 lakh, Total Investment: Rs. 38000 cr.

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Daily GK Updates 9th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 9th April

1. TWO-DAY NATIONAL TB SUMMIT HELD IN DHARAMSHALA

i. Two-Day National TB Summit, for raising awareness and increasing momentum to fight against TB was held in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.

i. Governor of Punjab VP Singh Badnore and Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur inaugurate the summit.

ii. This is the 1st such summit on TB which will bring together Central & State Ministers, Members of Parliament, bureaucrats, celebrities, donors, health experts, corporate partners and organisations working to eradicate TB. All these stakeholders will pledge their support for ‘TB free India by 2025’.

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Daily GK Updates 8th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 8th April

1. DEENDAYAL RASOI YOJANA LAUNCHED IN 49 DISTRICTS OF MP

i. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched subsidized meal scheme at Rs.5 in Gwalior. This scheme helps people to get economical nutritious and good quality food under the Deendayal Rasoi Yojana at cheaper rates.

ii. The scheme includes 49 districts in 1st phase. Breakfast will be served at Rs 5 and lunch will be served at Rs.8.

iii. All these arrangements will be done by Level Coordination and Monitoring Commiittee in which they will monitor all aspects of scheme and at least 2000 people will serve every day.

iv. The budget of this scheme is Rs 10 cr and it will be funded by Corporate Sector under Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Daily GK Updates 7th April 2017

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Daily GK updates for 7th April

1. PM MODI LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A MULTI-MODAL TERMINAL ON RIVER GANGA AT SAHIBGANJ IN JHARKHAND

i. PM Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Jharkhand to lays the Foundation Stone of a Multi-Modal Terminal on River Ganga at Sahibganj district in Jharkhand. In a series of tweets, PM Modi mentioned that construction of Sahibganj multi-modal terminal at Sahibganj will create business and job opportunities in Jharkhand and will particularly benefit people in rural areas.

ii. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of one of the longest river bridges on River Ganga that will connect Sahibganj to Katihar district of Bihar. This 5.8 km long 4-lane bridge will be built by National Highways Authority of India at an estimated cost of Rs 2,266 cr.

iii. PM Modi also inaugurate the Govindpur-Jamtara-Dumka-Sahebganj Highway, during his visit to Jharkhand.

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