1. Election Commission issued limitation for campaign expense per candidate. In Goa and Manipur, the limit on election expenses per candidate is Rs ________ while that in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand is Rs 28 lakh. ?
2. Harvest Festival of Pongal celebrated across _______ ?
3. ___________ Government banned use of Purse Seine Nets for fishing, aimed at curbing exploitation of fish by safeguarding fingerlings and its eggs to increase their population ?
4. 104th Session of Indian Science Congress held in Tirupati (___________) ?
5. 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017, annual global convention for Indian diaspora held in _______________.
- Theme of this edition is “Redefining Engagement with the Indian Diaspora”.
- Portugal Prime Minister, Dr. Antonio Costa is chief guest in PBD 2017. Total 30 People awarded in Pravasi Bharatiya Awards 2017.
- PM Narendra Modi launched Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY), a skill development program targeted at Indian youth seeking overseas employment to make India the Skill Capital of the World.
6. 20th National Conference for e-Governance held in Visakhapatnam (__________), with theme‚ Internet of Things and e-Governance ?
7. 24th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organisations(COCSSO) meet held at __________ (Maharashtra) ?
8. 28th Dantan Gramin Mela inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in West Midnapore district in ____________, aimed at displaying rural handicraft skills of local people ?
9. 2nd Pakke - Paga Festival 2017 held at Seijosa in East Kameng District of _____________. Its aim is to popularise the role of community in conserving endangered species ?
10. _______ Prakash Parv, birth anniversary of 10th Sikh Guru - Guru Gobind Singh ji will be celebrated in January 2017 in Patna (Bihar) ?
11. 3rd National conference‚ Jal Manthan III‚ held in _________ ?
12. 4th ___________ International Agri-Horiculture held in Guwahati ?
13. 58th India International Garment Fair (IIGF) began in _____________, organized by Apparel Export Promotion Council India (AEPCI) ?
14. 8th International Conference and Exhibition on Re-enforced Plastics (ICERP) organized by FRP Institute in __________ ?
15. _____________ Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit held in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). PM Modi announced that India is now sixth largest manufacturing country in the world up from earlier 9th position ?
16. Sitalpati‚ Mats (Weaved in Cooch Behar district of _______________) has been recognized as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ?
17. According to India Meteorological Department’s (IMD), 2016 was warmest year ever on record in India since documenting began in 1901. Average Surface temparature in 2016 in India was _____________ degree Celsius above average between 1961-1990 period. Before 2016, warmest year on record was 2009 (+0.77 degree Celsius above average) ?
18. According to Status of Education Report (ASER) 2016, ____________ Students stand ahead of All Other states in terms of learning outcomes.‚
- Report found that enrolment rate of students in the age group 6 to 14 in ______________ was 99.8%. It secured first rank in achieving learning outcomes in basic reading and mathematics across the country, Followed by Kerala.
19. __________ launched‚ Fly For Sure‚ scheme under which passengers can board any other flight on the same sector on the same day on missing their booked flight. To avail this, customer has to pay extra INR 2000 while booking ticket.
20. __________ will soon reserve six seats in front rows of its aeroplane fleet only for women passengers for their safety. Six seats will be reserved in third row in economy class of the aircraft for female passengers travelling alone ?
21. All India Institute of Medical Sciences _____________ signed 3 MoUs with NBCC Limited, HSCC Limited and HLL Life Care Ltd ?
22. _____________ Government announced monetary reward of Rs 100 crore to anyone from state who wins Nobel Prize ?
23. __________ Government launched NTR Arogya Raksha Scheme to provide medical treatment to the people below Above Poverty Line (APL) at Rs 1200 premium per annum, covering 1044 diseases and up to 2 lakh and free treatment ?
24. _____________ Government signed MOU with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to level up Milk revolution in state ?
25. ____________ government launched‚ Dulari Kanya‚ scheme to check infant mortality in state. Under this, state government will deposit Rs. 20,000 in the bank account of a girl child born in any government hospital ?
26. As per a recent study, __________ (widely used for spicing up food) contains a chemical called Piperlongumine (PL) which has anti-cancer properties. ?
27. ________ CM Sarbananda Sonowal announced Chief Minister’s Award of INR 50000 to be given to District that promotes digital transactions in best way ?
28. __________ Government launched its indigenously-developed e-Wallet‚ Tokapoisa.in, to enable hassle-free online transactions in local language ?
29. BHEL commissioned 2nd unit of capacity 500 MW of Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Phase II in Murshidabad district of ___________ ?
30. Bargarh Dhanua Jatra festival started in Bargarh in __________ ?
31. ___________ launched mobile TV service ‘Ditto TV’ ?
32. ______________ government installed in Arunachal Pradesh with 33 out of 43 MLAs of the Peoples' Party of Arunachal (PPA), led by Chief Minister Prema Khandu joined BJP. ?
33. ____________ government launched‚ Nasha Mukt‚ campaign to make state addidction-free. On this occasion, 11000 km long human chain was formed across state. It is claimed to be world’s largest human chain and broke previous record of 1050 km human chain formed in Bangladesh ?
34. BNHS (______________) has launched climate change programme to conduct study to assess the status, distribution and conservation of Pheasants and Finches in Central Himalayas. It is long-term monitoring project funded by Oracle and facilitated by CAF-India. It will focus on their conservation in the context of climate change with the help of community participation ?
35. Central Government cleared ________________ government’s proposal to promulgate an ordinance to hold Jallikattu, a traditional bull taming sport. Now, as per Article 213 of Constitution, State Governor can promulgate ordinance. The ordinance will denotify the bull from the list of performing animals, to ensure that provisions of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA), 1960 will not apply to bull.
36. Central Water Commission signed MoUs with IIT Madras and IIS ______________, to help them for procurement of specified equipment and software for enhancing their capability to support‚ dam rehabilitation efforts of CWC ?
37. Child sex ratio at birth (SRB) in ______________ for first time touched 900 mark in last two decades, up from 834 in 2011 to 914 in December 201 ?
38. Commerce and Industry Minister _______________ launched an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement Toolkit for Police, to assist them in dealing with the cases relating to Trademarks and Copyrights infringements. Toolkit is developed by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) ?
39. Committee under chairmanship of Timothy Gonsalves recommended upto __________ reservation for girl students in IITs to address issue of reducing number of female students entering IITs ?
40. DEFCOM 2017 held in __________ with theme‚ Infrastructure and Skilled Human Resource for Digital Army, organised jointly by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Indian Army ?
41. Dairy firm Kwality Ltd signed agreement with _____________ for providing Rs.4,000 crore loan to the farmers from whom the company procures milk. Company has a network of about 3.25 lakh Farmers across about 4,500 villages in uttar Pradesh. Haryana, Rajasthan ?
42. ________ Government approved‚ Good Samaritan Policy‚ to encourage people to help road accident victims in emergency situation. This policy will give bystanders incentive (INR 2000) to help accident victims and more importantly provide them with legal protection?
43. ________ became First Public University in india to get a monumental flagpole. ?
44. Dr. B.Borooah Cancer Institute __________ has been made an affiliate of Tata Memorial Centre for Cancer Mumbai ?
45. Election Commission (ECI) will introduce mobile based monitoring system to ensure free and fair upcoming 2017 Assembly elections in ______ ?
46. First Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) International Television Dance Festival held in Hyderabad (____________) ?
47. First Brahmaputra Literary Festival held in _________ (Assam). ?
48. First ever Investors’ Summit for north eastern states held in Shillong (capital of _____________) with theme‚ Exploring Opportunities in North East Region. It was inaugurated by Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani ?
49. ________ became first state to opt for electronic transmission of postal ballot to service voters in upcoming Assembly polls. This allows service voters (those in defence / para-military forces / diplomatic missions) to download postal vote, cast their vote and send it via e-mail to returning officer ?
50. ___________ launched 2 initiatives -‚ My Business‚ and‚ Digital Unlocked‚ to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India capitalise on the digitisation wave faster ?
51. Government announced that pension for all 50 - 55 lakh central government pensioners is increased to Rs. ___________ and the ex gratis increased from 10-15 lakh to 25-35 lakh ?
52. Government approved Establishment of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (lARI) ____________________, with estimated outlay of 200 crores on 1,000 acre land provided by Government of ______________ at Gauria Karma Village in Hazaribag District ?
53. Government approved Bill to be declared ______________________ as Institutions of National Importance which will enable them togrant degrees to their students ?
54. Government approved assistance of Rs. 1782 crores for ___________ as drought relief. ?
55. Government empowered Supreme Court mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) to enforce __________________ (GRAP) to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
- As per a notification, GRAP can be implemented if the air pollution stays above the emergency level for 48-hours. In such cases, the odd-even scheme may be enforced and construction work can be halted in the national capital.
56. Government launched Rubber Soil Information System (RubSIS) online system for recommending appropriate mix of fertilizers to plantations of rubber growers depending upon their soil nature. It was launched for Kottayam (_______________________________), largest rubber growing district of India's rubber growing region ?
57. Government of ____________ announced INR 100 crore fund of funds to develop financial technology (Fin Tech) startup ecosystem in the State ?
58. Government will make on-road emission tests for vehicles plying on Indian roads mandatory, after Bharat Stage VI norm implement from __________ ?
59. ___________ government launched India’s first student startup and innovation policy, aimed at providing 200 crores to ideas developed by students. Policy aims to support over 1,000 innovation per year and create pre-incubation support in all universities of state ?
60. HRD Minister ______________ launched web portal‚ ShaGun‚ (ssashagun.nic.in), meant for showcase innovations and progress in Elementary Education sector of India by continuous monitoring of flagship scheme - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). ?
61. ____________ will set up 'Prarambh School for Teachers Education' in Jhajjar District ?
62. Health Ministry will launch population based prevention, screening and control programme for five common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on the occasion of World Cancer Day (____________). Diseases are - Hypertension, Diabetes, and Cancers of oral cavity, breast and cervix ?
63. _____________ Government declared Dharamsala as second capital of state. Henceforth, winter session of state legislature will be held in Dharamshala. ?
64. Home Minister Rajnath Singh laid foundation stone of new NDRF campus at Konda Pavuluru in Krishna District of ______________ ?
65. India signed deal with __________________________ to fill half (about 6 million barrels of oil) of an underground crude oil storage facility at Mangaluru (Karnataka), through Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC). India has already filled the other half of Mangaluru storage in Karnataka state with six million barrels of Iranian oil.
- India already has filled Vizag storage site in Andhra Pradesh with 7.55 million barrels of Iraqi oil.
- Another 18.3 million-barrel facility at Padur in Karnataka is awaiting Bids
66. India's National Youth Festival 2017 held in Rothak (______________) with theme‚ Youth for Digital India ?
67. Indian American entrepreneur Gururaj Deshpande's ‚ Deshpande Foundation will launch India’s largest startup‚ incubation centre‚ at Hubballi (______) ?
68. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) will set up weather stations in _____________ districts of India by 2019, up from 130 districts currently. IMD has tied up with Ministry of Agriculture to use Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) as for weather forecasting observatories ?
69. India’s NAPCC (______________) to fight climate change will get three‚ new missions - health, coastal zones and waste-to-energy.
- Since 2012, PM’s Council on‚ Climate Change India‚ has instituted a NAPCC with eight missions - National Water Mission, Green India Mission, National Solar Mission, National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, National Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem, National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, and National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.
70. India’s first Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) inaugurated at Mysuru (_________________). POPSK will offer all passport related services on lines of PSKs (Passport Seva Kendras) ?
71. India’s first bus to run on human and animal waste will start in March 2017 in Kolkata (_____________) ?
72. India’s first ever solar powered boat -‚ Aditya‚ launched in ____________ ?
73. India’s first ‘Uniform and Garment Manufacturer’s Fair’ held in Solapur (__________) ?
74. ______________ become first in world to adopt performance and benchmarking digital platform -‚ Arc, developed by Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI) and US Green Building Council (USGBC). It will be used by airport operator to measure, manage and improve performance of airport on resource consumption, quality of passenger space and carbon emissions ?
75. _____________ will assist India in development of Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi as smart cities. So far, leading countries have come forward to be associated with development of 15 smart cities in India, including -
- United Kingdom - Pune (Maharashtra), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) and Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
- United States - Visakhapatnam, Ajmer and Allahabad
- France - Chandigarh, Puducherry and Nagpur
- Germany - Bhubaneswar, Coimbattore and‚ Kochi
76. Karang Island in _____________ became first cashless island in India. Most of People on Karang island have opted for cashless transaction ?
77. ____________ Government allowed sale of white Kerosene in open market ?
78. _______________ government will amend to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA) 1960 for conducting traditional sports of‚ Kambala‚ and bull-cart race in State ?
79. _________ Governmemt inaugurated 4 lakh square feet IT building -‚ Jyothirmaya and launched e-health program‚ Jeevan Rekha‚ to create electronic health records of a population in Thiruvananthapuram, aiming to provide a centralised database of healthcare information and efficient health service delivery to people ?
80. Kozhikode Corporation declared as first Elderly-Friendly corporation in ______________ ?
81. _____________ Government launched‚ Digital Dakiya‚ scheme to encourage cashless transactions. Under it Digital Dakiya (Digital Postman) will visit door to door and train households specially women and elderly people about digitized transactions. State will also enact total ban on polythene carry bags from May 2017 ?
82. ___________ launched Aanandam programme to help needy persons. Under it, government through volunteers will provide help to needy and economically sound citizens can donate items for the needy persons ?
83. ____________________ Government launched India’s largest public WiFi service -‚ MumbaiWifi,‚ providing 500 Wifi hotspots across various locations across Mumbai. In second phase, state Government will provide 1200 WiFi hotspots by 1 May 2017 ?
84. Minister of Health and Family Welfare, ______________ released Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT) as reference book for all kinds of nutritional evaluations of Food Items in Country. It will make India join elite league of nations with its own complete food composition data base. It was released during International Symposium on Food Composition in Nutrition and Health in Delhi ?
85. Minister of State (IC) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, _________________ inaugurated‚ Saksham 2017‚ (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) - aimed to create awareness amongst masses towards judicious utilization and conservation of petroleum products along with use of energy efficient appliances and switching to cleaner fuels ?
86. Minister of Textiles ____________ Launched Bunkar Mitra Helpline for Handloom Weavers toll free number 1800-208-9988. It aims to provide a point of contact to handloom weavers for addressing their queries and seek guidance ?
87. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released draft notification of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (___________ Breeding and Marketing Rules) 2016. ?
88. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will roll out measles - _______ vaccine in Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) in February 2017. ?
89. Ministry of Power unveiled world’s largest street light replacement programme in _________ Delhi Municipal Corporation area, under Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). Under SLNP, 2 lakh street light will be replaced with LED lights, resulting in annual energy savings of 2.65 crore kWh and daily reduction of 22,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases ?
90. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) approved setting up _____________________, for Training Directorate of MSDE. It will be a Group ‘A’ service and induction to it will take place through Indian Engineering Service Examination (IES) conducted by UPSC. It will have 263 all India posts ?
91. Multiplex chain operator __________ launched its theatre-on-demand service‚ Vkaao‚ as online platform that enables consumers to watch any movie of their choice at a theatre of their choice. Minimum requirement for a show to be confirmed would be 50 seats ?
92. National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has been declared free from bird flu (_________ avian influenza) after consecutive samples collected at 15 days’ intervals from last positive results tested negative ?
93. National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog demanded review of provisions of Right To Education (RTE) Act that stipulate children who do not perform well cannot be held back up to ___________ Class. RTE Act aims to provide primary education to all children aged 6 to 14 years and stipulates that no child can be held back in a grade, regardless of his performance, all the way up to _________ grade.
94. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) signed MoU with __________ Government for takeover of 1,000 megawatt (MW) Chhabra Thermal Power Plant ?
95. North East Film Festival (NEFF) Held at National Film Archive of India (NFAI) in ____________ (Maharashtra) ?
96. Noted wax museum Madame Tussauds will open its first Branch in India In ___________ In June 2017. It will showcase Wax statue of Actor Amitabh Bachchan initially, along with several international figures ?
97. Online travel portal __________ launched India's first social luxury travel magazine -‚ Luxury Travel Times..
98. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Nobel Prize Series Exhibition in Gandhinagar (___________), first conclave of Nobel laureates held in India.
- Nine Nobel laureates are attending it and interact with students of Indian Universities.
- One of 9 Nobel laureates include India-born scientist Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan. He won 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on ribosome structure.
- Other eight Nobel laureates are - H C Harmut Michel, Harold Varmus, Richard J Roberts, David J Gross, Serge Haroche, Randy Schekman, W E Moerner and Ada Yonath.
99. Postal department released a special stamp cover featuring Olympic medalists PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and __________, titled‚ Golden girls of India ‚œ Pride of Nation ?
100. Priya Entertainments pvt Ltd has set up an ecotourism project at Khairabera in Purulia District of ___________ ?
101. __________ City Police launched‚ Beat Marshall Monitoring Mobile App‚ to map real-time locations of patrolling teams from police stations on experimental basis ?
102. Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) in partnership with ___________ - India Aviation Cooperation Programme will start its first Executive Development Programme ?
103. ______________ Railways will assist Indian trains to travel at 200 Kmph Indian Railways, starting with a feasibility study aimed at upgrading train speeds on the 575 kilometre long Nagpur-Secunderabad route ?
104. Solar power producer Azure Power commissioned 150 MW solar power project in __________, largest in North India. ?
105. Steel minister _________ inaugurated INR 1200 crores Universal Rail Mill at SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant. With this, SAIL commenced commercial production of world’s longest single rail of 130 meters from the new Universal Rail Mill (URM) ?
106. Supreme Court asked Election Commission to implement VVPAT (_____________________) in electronic voting machines (EVMs) to ensure 100% transparency in elections.
- This is second time after 2014 general elections, that SC has directed Election Commission (EC) to implement of VVPAT in EVMs.
- VVPAT system ensures free and fair elections as when a voter presses button for a candidate of his choice, a paper ballot containing the serial number, name of the candidate and poll symbol will be printed for the voter.
107. Supreme Court described‚ Endosulfan‚ as highly toxic agrochemical (pesticide). It directed _____________ government to release 500 crore compensation to over 5,000 victims in State.
- SC in 2011 had banned use of endosulfan. Endosulfan is a toxic pesticide having hazardous effects on humans. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2011 added it in list of banned substances and phasing it out as an agrichemical. It is banned in over 80 nations due to its ‘high toxicity.
108. ___________ government launched‚ Pinakin‚ mobile application to provide information of famous tourist destinations in state ?
109. Telangana Government signed Agreement with French Aerocampus Aquitaine for creaing world class aero skills academy in _________ ?
110. Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated first Apparel and Garment Making Centre in _______________, near Ampati.
111. ___________ Government will give legal protection to Hilsa Fish, to check its reducing population. ?
112. World Bank sanctioned INR 1376 crores for complete upgradation and improvement of power system network in _________ ?
113. _______________, NITI Aayog, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Cornell University will work to develop an India Innovation Index to provide impetus to states to drive innovative spirit. Based on WIPO’s GII (Global Innovation Index), India Innovation Index will be tailored to better reflect of India’s ground reality and include metrics well suited to Indian context for innovation ?
