1. 3,049 people registered in Guinness book of world records for performing largest Karma dance ever. Event was held in District Mandla (_______) ?
2. AYUSH Ministry released a Yog Geet (Yoga song) for celebrating 2nd International Yoga Day on _______ 2016. It has been written by Dheeraj Saraswat, Music by Sumanto Ray and sung by Gandhar T. D. Jadhav and Ms. Gatha Jadhav. ?
3. Andhra Pradesh Government's AP Food Processing Society signed agreement with National Research Development Corporation (Ministry of Science & Technology) to strengthen agribusiness & food processing sector by establishing SAPNAP (_______). These will focus on creation of enabling ecosystem for accelerated growth of agribusiness by involving all the stakeholders ?
4. Annual Ambubachi Mela held at Kamakhya temple (________) ?
5. ______ Assembly passed Ease of Doing Business Bill 2016 to facilitate ease of doing business in state, to attract fresh investment in state ?
6. _________ Government launched Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra initiative to link primary schools to high schools to colleges. Purpose is to change the mindset of teachers, as in some places in states teachers of a school considered it below their dignity to teach lower level students. ?
7. Assams _________ became first city to have its own city animal after Kamrup metropolitan district administration declared Gangetic River dolphin (Locally known as Sihu) as its official mascot ?
8. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned a 195 megawatt (MW) unit at Muzaffarpur thermal power station in _______ ?
9. ________ CM Nitish Kumar launched Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act for quick redressal of peoples' complaints / grievances from Government officials within 60‚days ?
10. __________ Government inaugurated 'Child Labour Tracking System (CLTS)' in order to keep track of rescued child labour for their proper rehabilitation and financial help of Rs 25,000 for every rescued child labour ?
11. __________ government approved its first Solar Policy, aiming at installation of 1 GW (1,000 Mega Watts) solar power capacity by 2020, which is proposed to be doubled to 2 GW by 2025 ?
12. Department of electronics and information technology (DeitY) approved setting up a greenfield electronic park within Infovally complex IT hub in Bhubaneswar (_______) ?
13. Election Commission (EC) asked Government to amend electoral law Representation of People Act (RPA), 1951 to empower it to postpone or cancel elections if evidence emerges of use of money to influence voters in affected areas, by inserting new clause __________ in RPA 1951. It will allow declaring invalid of election if money is used to lure voters ?
14. Global Peace Index (GPI) 2016 by global think Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) for 163 countries ‚ India ranked __________ on List (Up from 143 in 2015). Top 5 peaceful countries ‚ Iceland (1st), Denmark (2nd), Austria (3rd), New Zealand (4th), Portugal (5th). Least 5 peaceful countries ‚ Syria (163rd), South Sudan (162nd), Iraq (161st), Afghanistan (160th), Somalia (159th), Yemen (158th) ?
15. Google and Tata Trusts jointly launched Internet Saathi program in Purulia (_________), as part of Googles Helping Women Get Online campaign?
16. Government approved enhancement of retirement age Non‚Teaching and Public Health Specialists of Central Health Service from 62 years to ________ and and Doctors of General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) sub‚cadre of Central Health Service (CHS) to 65 years. ?
17. Government asked all state governments to link _________ with caste and domicile certificates to be issued to school students. It is first initiative to be undertaken by Government to issue these certificates to the students within 60 days when they are studying in Class V or VIII ?
18. Government eased foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for 9 sectors to for job creation and ease of doing business in country. Food products ‚ 100%, Defence ‚ FDI beyond current limit of 49% has now been permitted through government approval route, Pharmaceutical ‚ ______ FDI under automatic route and require government approval for above it, Civil Aviation ‚ 100% FDI (upto 49 % under automatic). Animal Husbandry ‚ 100% FDI, brownfield airport projects - 100 % under automatic Route ?
19. Government launched campaign ‘________’ to make all villages along banks of Ganga Open Defecation Free (ODF) ?
20. Government started Asia's First Gyps Vulture Re‚introduction Programme on Pinjore (________) ?
21. __________ government announced its first IT and Electronics Start‚up Policy,wapplicable only to IT and electronics related startups. Under this, State Government will develop 50 new incubators to mentor and guide 2,000 start‚ups in the next five years ?
22. _______ Government laid foundation stone of Jai Jawan Awas Yojna (JJAY) at Bahadurgarh. It is an initiative to provide affordable housing to serving and retired JCOs and Other Ranks ?
23. ______________ government will set up an AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) University, the first‚of‚its‚kind in India. It will be formed by upgrading Shri Krishna Government Ayurvedic College in Kurukshetra ?
24. _________ became first state to have a State Data Centre (SDC), designed using green data centre concept. It will offer 101 people‚oriented services online through an integrated data base. It would integrate websites of various departments and all services can be accessed through the integrated data base, saving time and money spent on creation of infrastructure ?
25. India's First case of a baby born with a rare genetic disorder called ‚ËœHarlequin Ichthyosis‚Ëœ occured in Nagpur (_______). This disease affects 1 in 3 lakh babies and causes thickening of the skin across body ?
26. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched ‚Ëœ_________ mobile app to enable booking of air tickets for travel within India and abroad at lower prices ?
27. _________ Government announced to use Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar's name in campaign against liquor and drug abuse in state ?
28. ___________ Tourism won 4 awards at the 11th ‘FilmAT’ international film festival dedicated to tourism, art and ecology in Poland ?
29. Kiran Bedi (Lieutenant Governor of ________) launched a mobile app (HelpAge SOS App) to help senior citizens in distress ?
30. ___________ Government decided to use plastic waste, along with tar, to build roads. It is aimed at improving durability and longevity of asphalt roads and reducing soil pollution caused by plastic ?
31. ________ Government gave minority status to Jews in state as per the provisions of the State Minorities Commission Act, 2004 ?
32. __________ government will celebrate 21st day of every month as Yoga day across all schools, colleges and universities in state. ?
33. __________ government will celebrate 21st day of every month as Yoga day across all schools, colleges and universities in state ?
34. ___________ will design mobile application for Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry’s SWAYAM platform. Under this, ministry will launch 2000 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for over 3 crore students in 2016 ?
35. Ministry of Commerce & Industry approved establishment of Mega Leather Cluster at Nellore district (_________) ?
36. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting framed New Print Media Advertisement Policy for Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP), to promote transparency and accountability in issuing of advertisements in print media. Policy introduces a New Marking System for newspapers. Advertisements shall be released by DAVP to Newspapers based on marks obtained by each newspaper. Certification by RNI/ABC if circulation exceeds _________ copies per publishing day ?
37. Mori village in East Godavari (_________) will be developed as a smart village of global standards by using digital tools, real‚time information, and uninterrupted internet connectivity. ?
38. National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) will launch cleaning River Ganga Project in __________. In December 2015, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation hired NBCC to carry out feasibility study of river for entry‚level activities in Bihar ?
39. ___________ became first state to give social welfare benefits to transgender people, including BPL Cards, housing, pension and food grains ?
40. PM Narendra Modi released NDMP (__________) to make India more disaster resilient. It is based on 4 priority themes of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015‚30 ‚ Understanding disaster risk, Improving disaster risk governance, Investing in disaster risk reduction and Disaster preparedness ?
41. Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy) launched ____________ mobile App, developed by National Institute of Solar Energy. This App can handle thousands of calls simultaneously and can efficiently monitor all visits of Suryamitras ?
42. ___________ became first state to launch a special fund Mukh Mantri Hepatitis C Relief Fund to provide free treatment for patients affected by Hepatitis C ?
43. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off India's first timetabled freight train, Cargo Express, from Delhi to ________. Aims is to reduce delay and uncertainty over the time schedule for delivery of goods ?
44. Railway Ministry launched 2 policies related to Parcel Cargo Train Express and Parcel Leasing ‚ CPLP (__________) and Liberalised policy on Parcel Cargo Express Trains (PCET) ?
45. Railways Ministry flagged off Champaran Satyagrah Express train in Motihari (_________), to mark 100 years of the historic Champaran Satyagraha (movement) launched by M K Gandhi in 1917 ?
46. Railways launched 3 passenger service initiatives ‚ _________ for mothers (hot milk, hot water and baby food will be available at railway stations), optional catering in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains and children's menu on trains ?
47. __________ Government launched mobile application RajVayu for sharing information about air quality index of Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur. ________ becomes first state in country to launch such app for sharing information about air quality index of cities ?
48. ________ became first state to have an open government data portal at _______.data.gov.in ?
49. __________ Government will set up a Pharma City on 12,500 acres of land in Rangareddy and Mahbubnagar districts. ?
50. To boost community participation in government schools, HRD ministry launched ________ scheme inviting volunteers to hold public speaking, story telling, play acting sessions and participate in other co‚scholastic activities ?
51. Urban Development Ministry sanctioned 37.5 crore rupees for development of Machilipatnam town (__________) under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. ?
52. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu launched _________ portal as an online system for redressal of service related grievance of railway employees ?
53. Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched CMRS (_______) App for better crop and Nutrient management released for farmers in bihar ?
54. ______ Government and Armed Forces launched “Exercise Jalrahat” for flood relief at Narangi cantonment of Army ?
55. _________ Government granted district status to Majuli, a 400 square kilometres island in Brahmaputra River. With this, Majuli became India’s first island district and 34th district of _______ ?
56. Beijing Based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved first set of loans totalling US 509 million dollars to finance projects in four countries viz. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia and _______ ?
57. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) launched ________, an anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for type 2 Diabetes mellitus, jointly developed by National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) and Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) ?
58. Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) signed MoU with Jadavpur University (___) to establish Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT) ?
59. India Post opened up ongoing scheme of customized printing of ‘My Stamp’ for individuals and corporate also. Under this, individual or a corporate entity can get their photo or logo printed inside postage stamp at a price of ______ rupees ?
60. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) signed MoU with CEEW (___________) to launch Initiative on Solar for Healthcare. It will focus on providing effective health care delivery at the last mile ?
61. India’s first pilot programme to run two wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has been launched by Government in _______ to curb air pollution in cities ?
62. Indias first sunken (Underwater) museum will be set up at World Heritage Site of __________s Tomb in New Delhi. It will open to public in early 2018 and will display a mix of artifacts locked up in reserve collections of National Archives and museums of Archaeological Survey of India ?
63. Indias largest food products marketing organization Amul become official sponsor of Indian contingent to 2016 Rio Olympics. _________ Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which sells its product under brand Amul signed agreement with Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ?
64. ___________ became fourth state to ban e-cigarette (electronic cigarette) as its use can cause cancer and heart ailments. Punjab was first to ban e-cigarettes in November 2014, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka ?
65. MOU signed between Rural Development Ministry and ________ for geo-tagging assets created under MGNREGA in each gram panchayat, to check leakages and for effective mapping of terrain for future developmental works. ?
66. Minister for Human Resource Development, Smriti Zubin Irani launched‚ ______________ - teacher education portal. Vision is to strengthen District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) and bring quality teachers into Indian school education system ?
67. ___________ Government launched women helpline‚ 181‚ and‚ Sakhi-One Stop Centre, to provide integrated assistance including medical, legal and psychological counselling to women affected by violence.‚ Sakhi-One Stop Centre‚ is a centrally sponsored scheme by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) to be funded through Nirbhaya Fund ?
68. National Institute of Animal Welfare (NIAW) and _____________ signed Agreement to conduct academic programmes to focus on development of Animal Welfare Sciences ?
69. _______ government approved proposal of the Panchayati Raj department to add 500 new gram panchayats before 2017 three-tier panchayat polls ?
70. __________ government has signed a pact with WorldFish, an international non-profit research organization, to boost fish production in the state ?
71. ______________ government launched scheme Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana (KSSY) with an aim to provide education loan at 1 % interest to students for pursuing higher studies ?
72. PM Narendra Modi launched ‚Ëœ____________ involving 83 projects from 20 different cities in the country, at a cost of 1770 crore rupees (Mostly from Pune). These projects are related to water supply projects, sewage treatment plants, solid waste management under Swachh Bharat Mission and development of green and open spaces under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) ?
73. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling (_________) received a male snow leopard named Makalu from London’s Dudley Zoological Gardens. The male snow leopard will be used for breeding conservation programme at PNHZP ?
74. PMSMA (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan ) launched by Government, to boost health care facilities for pregnant women (especially poor). Under this, pregnant ladies will be given free health check-up and required treatment for free on 9th of every month. The scheme is applicable only to the women in their pregnancy period of _______ months ?
75. Tathagata Roy, Governor of Tripura has been given additional charge of Governor of _________ ?
76. ____ government declared that all natural calamities including unseasonal heavy rain, lightning, Loo and storm etc. will be treated as state disaster. ?
77. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) launched long-term monitoring studies project to document the effect of climate change on animal biodiversity in states of Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and ________?