By: D.K Choudhary Mers, Lassa, Nipah Virus May Cause Next Global Health Emergency i. Scientists have discovered three new lesser known diseases namely Mers, Lassa fever and Nipah virus that could cause the next global health emergency. ii. To overcome this to happen, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has …
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By: D.K Choudhary Government Launches Web-Portal ‘ShaGun’ for Monitoring Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan i. The Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launched a dedicated web portal ‘ShaGun’ on January 18, 2017 for continuous monitoring of the elementary education scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and promote the development of education sector of …
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By: D.K. Choudhary CBDT Clarifies No TDS or Advance Tax Credit for Income under PMGKY i. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on January 18, 2017 cleared that income declared under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) would not be entitled to get any credit by way of advance …
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By: D.K Choudhary West Bengal Set to Give Legal Protection to Hilsa Fish i. The West Bengal State Department of Fisheries has announced to protect the endangered Hisla Fish from getting extinct and thus has proposed to introduce law to arrest anyone found in illegal catching, buying or selling …
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By: D.K Choudhary Robot Journalist Xiao Nan Writes Its First News Article Robot Journalist Xiao Nan Writes Its First News Articlei. A first of its kind robot journalist named Xiao Nan on January 18, 2017 made debut in the world of journalism by writing a 300-character-long article in just …
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BY: D.K Choudhary Karang Island in Manipur Becomes India’s First Cashless Island i. Contributing to the Government’s Digital India Campaign, a small lake island Karang in Manipur has been declared as the country’s first cashless island by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on January 13, 2017. ii. …
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By: D.K Choudhary MGR’s birth centenary was celebrated on January 17, 2017 i. Tamil Nadu government celebrate the birth centenary of Former CM of Tamil Nadu, M G Ramachandran on January 17, 2017 ii. AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala and CM O Panneerselvam were organised the birth centenary celebrations in Chennai.Sasikala gave …
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By: D.K Choudhary Indian Women Boxing Team Placed Third Wins Six Medals At Nations Cup In Serbia i. The Indian Women’s boxing team coached by Gurbax Singh Sandhu was placed third at the 6th Nations Cup held in Vrbas, Serbia on January 15, 2017. India won total six medals comprising …
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By: D.K Choudhary Kolkata’s Sitalpati Gets place in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage i. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has registered Sitalpati or cool mat from the Cooch Behar district, West Bengal as an “intangible cultural heritage”. ii. The Sitalpati are the mats that are used for …
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By: D.K Choudhary Study by Oxfam Shows Richest 1% in India Holds 58% of Total Wealth i. As per a report titled ‘An economy for the 99 per cent’ released by rights group Oxfam on January 16, 2017, the richest 1 percent of the population in India holds 58 percent …
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