1. Goverment approved setting up ______________ Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) hospitals across country ?
2. ‚ ISRO’s First interplanetary mission -‚ Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM),completed ____________ Earth days in orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. MOM completed 388 orbits of Mars in this period. India will launch Mangalyaan 2.0 and new mission to Venus after 2020. ?
3. Indian Airline ___________ named as world’s best-performing airline stock (124% stock gain in 2017) with $26 billion in plane orders to boot. It recently purchased 50 Q400 turboprop aircraft worth $1.7 billion (over Rs 10,900 crore) from Bombardier (Canadian‚ Aerospace Firm).
4. __________________ (Under Ministry of Shipping) organised ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas sammelan in Mumbai (Maharashtra) ?
5. 22nd APEDA Export awards held in New Delhi. Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia stated that -
- India is now _____________ largest exporter of agri-products globally, with India representing over 12 % of total exports.
- Total merchandise exports during 2016-2017 are approx 276 billion USD, out of which agricultural exports are nearly 33 billion USD.
- 82 APEDA awards were presented for 2014-2015 and 2015 - 2016.
6. 22nd edition of European Union Film Festival (EUFF) started in ____________ with screening of Filmmakers Katrin Maimik and Andres Maimiks Estonian film Cherry Tobacco.
7. 2nd edition of National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga held in ____________ ?
8. 31st anniversary of the signing of the historic peace accord on June 30, 1986 celebrated in ___________________, that bought peace in state after 20 years of violence and disturbance ?
9. Vatsalya ‚œ Maatri Amrit Kosh‚ - National Human Milk Bank and Lactation Counselling Centre has been opened at Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, as largest public sector‚ human milk bank and lactation counselling centre in North India. It has been opened in collaboration with ______________ government. ?
10. According to NGO Child Rights and You (CRY) Over 8 Lakh children are engaged in Child labour in India -
- Top 3 States with Most Children (aged 5 - 6) engaged in Child labour - ___________ (2.5 lakh), Bihar (1.3 lakh) and Maharashtra (83000‚ Thousand).
11. According to Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Report - about _____________ of the world’s‚ multidimensionally poor‚ children live in India (approx 2 crore). This is followed by Nigeria (8%), Ethiopia (7%) and Pakistan (6%). A multidimensionally poor child is one who lacks at least one-third of ten indicators, grouped into three dimensions of poverty: health, education and standard of living ?
12. Adani Group commissioned 50 megawatts (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Mahoba (____________). The plant has been set up with an investment of 315 crores under National Solar Mission Scheme ?
13. ‚ ____________ government launched State MSME Development Corporation with a corpus fund of Rs 100 crore to promote micro small and medium enterprises (MSME) in State ?
14. _______________ Government demanded for a separate time zone for northeastern states‚ to improve work efficiency and save electricity in region.
- Recently, Bengaluru-based National Institute of Advanced Studies‚ concluded that separate time zone for the northeastern region could help in saving 2.7 billion units of electricity every year.
15. North Eastern state of ____________ government decided to increase retirement age of regular state government employees from 58 years to 60 years, to be implemented from 1st of January 2018 ?
16. ____________ became first city where one can have fuel delivered at one's doorstep, owing to a Startup‚ Mypetrolpump. Deisel can be received at doorstep with One rupee additional per litre ?
17. Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) under Ministry of AYUSH initiated a Yoga Awareness Drive through Mascots and Flash Mobs (__________) prior to International Yoga Day (21st June) ?
18. Central Government will soon replace Higher Education Bodies University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) with one Higher Education Regulator - HEERA (__________________) ?
19. _________________ and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) signed MoU, aimed at increasing employability of youth ?
20. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched 24”7 helpline‚ Madadgaar‚ to help Kashmiri citizens at toll free number ________________ ?
21. Commerce & Industry Minister ___________ launched‚ Startup India Virtual Hub‚ as an online platform for all stakeholders of entrepreneurial ecosystem in India to discover, connect and engage with each other ?
22. Competition Commission of India (CCI), imposed fine of $13.6 million on _________________ automaker Hyundai Motor's India Unit, accusing it of anti-competitive behaviour by imposing certain arrangements upon its dealers including monitoring maximum permissible discount level and mandating use of recommended lubricants and oils ?
23. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended flying licence of ______________ based carrier Air Carnival, which has not operated a single flight since early April ?
24. Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that election for post of Vice-President of India will be held on 5 August 2017. Note that Elections for Electing 14th President of India will be held on ___________ ?
25. Election Commission of India joined hands with _______________ to launch nationwide voter registration reminder, Between July 1- 4, 2017. ___________ will activate a unique ‘Register Now’ button reminding all the eligible Indian users to enrol themselves as voters ?
26. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated _____________ for NRI and PIO youth, to provide them with an exposure to origin country ?
27. First 50 MW unit of 100 MW Sainj Hydro Power project of _____________ Power Corporation Limited has been commissioned with northern grid through Parvati-Kol Dam transmission line ?
28. First Mega Food Park in state of _____________ - MITS Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Rayagada. ?
29. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)‚ issued draft regulations for organic food products to ensure the authenticity of organic foods, in‚ view of rising demand for organic food products.
- Organic foods will have to comply with the government’s provisions under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) or the PGS-India (___________________) run by Agriculture Ministry.
30. Government launched a revamped oil and gas bidding mechanism named OALP (________________) and National Data Repository (NDR) for major oil field auctions to be held from 1 July. Auctions will be held under a new Hydrocarbon Exploration Licensing Policy (HELP).
- New bidding mechanism will allow interested firms to bid for blocks of their choice at any time of the year with the help of National Data Repository. NDR is a comprehensive database of India’s key sedimentary basins that will provide the bidders data on contract areas that will be available for auctioning.
31. Government Owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) will implement first project for rural LED street lighting in country under Government's Street Lighting National Project (SLNP). In first phase, 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in ________________. Project is being funded by French Development Agency Agence Fran§aise de D©veloppement (AFD) ?
32. Government approved constitution of INMMS (__________________) as an organized‚ Group ‘A’ Engineering Service ?
33. Government approved setting up a new airport in Jewar in Greater Noida (___________________), which will cater 3 - 5 crore passengers per year over next 10 - 15 years. ?
34. Government launched‚ SPARROW-ITS‚ (______________________) to enable Indian Trade Service (ITS) officers to fill their Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) online for 2016-17 onwards ?
35. Government launched a new training program‚ COMMIT (_____________________________) aimed at training State Government officials and improving public service delivery mechanisms. COMMIT will be launched in 6 States Initially - Assam, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal ?
36. Government launched digital travel experience initiative -_____________, aiming to digitally link unique IDs such as Aadhaar, passport or PAN card to the airlines' booking PNR to facilitate a seamless experience of passing through airports for the traveller that would also relieve queues and congestion.
- Essentially, system involves linking unique ID digitally at the time of booking to airline PNR. This would allow the passenger to have all the information required for smooth passage digitally.
37. Government notified that people suffering from ___________ will now have to submit their Aadhaar details to avail cash benefits for their treatment, under Revised National ____________ Control Programme ?
38. Government's policy think-tank NITI Aayogdrafted a New Energy Policy (NEP) and recomended to split 7 units of state-controlled ___________ into independent companies, to bring in more competitiveness.
39. _________________ Government flagged off Astha Tourist Train, a special Gandhi Darshan train from Sabarmati railway station, On occasion of centenary celebrations of the historic Sabarmati Ashram founded by M K Mahatma Gandhi.
- Train will travel for 10 days (to and fro ) to Bihar’s Betitah and Motihari, formerly known as Champaran. Champaran was first place where M K Gandhi staged a satyagraha in 1917 in order to remove misery of indigo farmers.
40. Habibganj Railway Station (Bhopal, _____________) became India’s first railway station to be redeveloped in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
41. Hindi words Chana and Chana Dal are added to coveted Noted _________ English Dictionary.‚ Chana‚ means Chickpeas and‚ Chana Dal‚ stands for split chickpea lentils. ?
42. India Meteorological Department (IMD) will launch forecasting system to give ___________ - day warnings on likelihood of a malaria or chikungunya outbreak‚ across country ?
43. India ratified 2 fundamental Conventions of the ______________ concerning elimination of child labour -‚ Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No 138)‚ and‚ Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) ?
44. India signed Loan Agreement for part funding of USD __________ from World Bank (IBRD) and USD 160 Million from AIIB (60:40 ratio) for 24X7 Power for All in Andhra Pradesh Project ?
45. Indian Institute of Technology ____________ developed‚ a wireless technology called‚ AmbuSens,‚ meant for remote monitoring of condition of patients who are ferried in ambulances. Patients will be fitted with wireless body sensors, which will enable monitoroing parameters‚ like ECG, heart-rate, temperature and blood-pressure‚ at a remote location ?
46. Indian Railways started final location survey of 498 km long Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line at Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line at Leh in Jammu and Kashmir at height of 3,300 metres will be highest rail track in world, overtaking _________’s Qinghai‚œTibet Railway.
47. Indian Railways aims to reduce emission by 33 % by __________, by involving several green initiatives and promoting low carbon mass transportation system -
- Railways aims to achieve 1000 MW of solar power and 170 MW of wind power installed capacities.
- Another mainstream target is to Fit bio-toilets in its strong fleet of 55,000 coaches by 2019.
48. Indian Railways' 1st HR Round Table Conference held in _________ ?
49. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched heaviest rocket ever made by India, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk- III) on 5 June 2017.
- It is called‚ Fat Boy, as it is India's heaviest (640 tonnes) but smallest rocket (43 metres).
- It will enable India to send Manned missions to Space. Only 3 Other nations are currently able to do so - US, Russia and China.
- It will be able to place __________ class satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits (much more than previous rocket's capacity of 2-tonne class).
- It will have New indigenous cryogenic engine, developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO. A cryogenic engine provides more thrust for every kilogram of cryogenic propellant (liquid hydrogen or liquid oxygen) that it burns.
50. Indore (______________) became first city in India where robot is being used on an experimental basis to control its ever growing and unruly traffic ?
51. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will develop country's first 'freight village' spread over around 100 acres in Varanasi (__________) ?
52. J P Nadda (Minister for Health and Family Welfare) launched‚ ___________ ‚ initiative, to promote skill development in the health sector. ?
53. ____________ Goverment launched India’s first public bicycle sharing (PBS) initiative 'Trin Trin' in Mysuru, jointly funded by World Bank, Global Environmental Fund and state govt. Mysuru is the first city in India to have a public bicycle sharing system ?
54. _________ State government announced a green protocol to make weddings in state more nature-friendly. Under This, plastic and other non-biodegradable articles including disposable glasses and plates and thermocol decorations will not be permitted to be used in weddings ?
55. ______________ government launched debt relief scheme‚ Krishi Rin Samadhan Yojana‚ for farmers, allocating INR 1000 crores for this. It Provisons -
- Interest Subsidy.
- Compensation - 1 crores for passed away farmers and 5 Lakh for injured.
56. ___________ CM Devendra Fadnavis‚ launched web portal‚ Mahaswayam, to cater to job seekers, employers, entrepreneurs, and training institutes who can avail details regarding skill development and employment ?
57. _____________ Government announced launching of a mobile app named ‘My Plant’, that would help in recording data regarding tree plantations in state. State government also appealed its employees to contribute a day's salary to provide financial assistance to families of farmers in suicide-prone regions. ?
58. Mahesh Sharma (Minister of State (IC) for Culture & Tourism) launched‚ National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India‚ in Mathura (_______________). It is part of‚ Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat‚ program and aims at converting widespread cultural canvas of India into an objective cultural map ?
59. _____________ CM Biren Singh launched a toll free 24/7 helpline number 181 for women in state ?
60. ______________ Assembly passed a resolution demanding immediate withdrawal of Centre's notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter, calling it an‚ infringement‚ of rights of states ?
61. ______________ government signed 2 MoUs with State Bank of India as part of migrating government transactions to digital mode. State government will now escalate its transactions for the collection of tax and non-tax revenue through the online system - Government Receipt Accounting System (GRAS) covering all departments in a phased manner ?
62. Minister for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M. Venkaiah Naidu announced new batch of 30‚ smart cities under Smart City Mission, taking number of total cities picked up under Smart City Mission up to _____________ ?
63. Minister of Railways Suresh‚ Prabhu launched Mission
Retro-Fitment to enhance passenger experience by upgrading __________ existing coaches Over 5 years.
- Refurbished coaches will have better amenities and safety features, aimed at providing comfortable travel to railway passengers.
- Mission also aims to induct 40,000 new coaches with upgraded interiors by 2022-23.‚
- It is estimated that cost of refurbishing per coach to be approximately Rs 30 lakhs.
64. Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping _________ launched‚ INAM-Pro +‚ web portal, ‚ for Sale and Purchase of Construction Material and Service ?
65. Minister of State for Power, Coal,‚ New and Renewable Energy and Mines launched ECBC (__________________) 2017.
- This updated version of ECBC prescribes energy performance standards for new commercial buildings to be constructed across India.
- ECBC provides present as well as futuristic advancements in building technology to cut down‚ building energy consumption and promote low-carbon growth. It sets criteria for builders, designers and architects to integrate renewable energy sources in building design through inclusion of passive design strategies.
- To be‚ ECBC-compliant, the new buildings should be able to demonstrate‚ minimum energy savings of 25%. Energy savings of 35% and 50% will enable the buildings to achieve higher grades like‚ ECBC Plus or Super ECBC status‚ respectively.
- Adoption of ECBC 2017 will achieve 50%‚ reduction in energy use by 2030‚ which will translate into energy savings of about 300 Billion Units by 2030.
66. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched IDCF (_________________) to intensify efforts to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea. Aim is to mobilize health personnel, State Governments and other stakeholders to prioritize investment in control of diarrhoea ?
67. Ministry of Law and Justice approved‚ Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Bill 2017, to allow Kambala Sport in __________________ State that Involves Bulls. State high court November 2016 banned kambala along with bull-cart race in state ?
68. Ministry of Law and Justice has launched‚ __________________‚ initiative in collaboration with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology‚ to provide‚ legal aid services‚ to citizens living in rural areas‚ through Common Service Centres (CSC) at panchayat level. With this, people can seek legal advice through video conferencing facility at Common Service Centres (CSC) ?
69. Ministry of Rural Development confrred 144 awards under various categories to states and other organisations, to highlight commendable work done under various schemes of Rural Development Ministry.
Notable awards included ___________ that was awarded for constructing most number of rural roads and Madhya Pradesh was awarded for use of non- conventional construction material in road construction under 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana’ (PMGSY) ?
70. ______________ Government launched‚ Test and Treat Strategy‚ of state AIDS Control Society (MSACS) to improve treatment for HIV affected people in state. Under this, HIV-affected people would be given free Anti Retrovira Therapy (ART) irrespective of CD4 count ?
71._____________ ’s Taj Mahal Palace hotel acquired‚ image trademark‚ under Trademark Act 1999,‚ making it first building in India to acquire‚ intellectual property rights protection for its architectural design.‚ Henceforth, image of Taj Mahal Palace hotel’s dome and exterior can be used only with‚ consent of Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris ?
72. NITI Aayog chosen CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (__________________) for hosting the Atal Incubation Centre for biotechnology start-ups. CCMB is‚ one of 10 organisations identified to host‚ Atal Incubation Centres. Government will release aid‚ of 10 crores for upto 5 years.
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog is aimed at promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in India. Under It, Atal Incubation centres‚ would encourage start-ups in various sectors.
73. NITI Aayog launched SATH‚ (________________________) ‚ with State Governments for strengthening agenda of‚ cooperative federalism.‚ Under this, Government will identify and‚ build 3 future ‘role model’ states for health systems.
- For Health Sector, shortlisted states are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Karnataka and Gujarat. For Education Sector, shortlisted states are Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.
74. Nalanda University (__________________) signed MOU with South Korea’s Academy of Korean Studies for academic cooperation. Two universities have agreed to enhance the bilateral ties through joint research programme ?
75. Narmada Control Authority (NCA) approved final raising of Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) in _____________ by lowering of gates and impounding of water in reservoir up to its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of EL 138.68 meters ?
76. NALSA (__________________) launched Web Application for freelegal services to prisoners and Legal Services Management System. ?
77. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) launched India's first 150 kWp canal top solar PV System on cooling water (CW) channel at 2,320 MW Mouda Thermal Power Project in ____________ ?
78. National Workshop on Empowerment of Farmers of Tribal Areas in __________ ?
79. ______________ became first state to open a blood bank for cattle, which is to be set up soon onpremises of State's University of Agriculture and Technology ?
80. ____________ state government approved 53 urban projects with a total investment of Rs 538 crore under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) ?
81. _____________ will commission Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) in July, as First Such system in country to warn state's residents along its 480 km-long coast in the event of natural disasters like a tsunami / cyclones.
- Warning will be issued just by pressing a button from a control room in event of occurrence of natural disasters. It would trigger loud sirens simultaneously from towers at 122 locations including tourist destinations.
82. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) carried joint survey for conservation of Chilika Lake (_______________), to make it gain world heritage site tag ?
83. Goa Government inaugurated 3 day MODI (Making of Developed India) Fest in Panaji. Similar MODI fest was organized in _________ in First Week of June 2017 ?
84. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Kochi Metro as 8th Inter-City Metro rail Project in India (first in ____________).
- DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corp) completed its construction in 4 years.
- First phase is 13.2 km long and is India’s first integrated multi-mode transport system. System will also provide boat rides with water transport as a feeder service to rail corridor.
- Kochi Metro is first‚ public transport system to have reserved jobs for transgenders.
85. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated centenary celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad (______________). He also released the coin and postal stamp in the honour of Jain saint and philosopher Shrimad Rajchandra on his 150th birth anniversary ?
86. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated various irrigation and water-related initiatives at Aji Dam in Rajkot (_______________
), including filling of Aji dam with Narmada waters under Sauni Yojana ?
87. Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal , New & Renewable Energy and Mines) launched -
- Weather Portal for Power Sector in association with POSOCO and IMD. Information in Portal regarding weather forecast shall help State Discoms to take pro-active steps regarding short term and medium term management processes.
- Portal‚ MERIT‚ (______________________________) to store and display information regarding merit order of Electricity procured by State(s) such as daily state-wise marginal variable costs of all generators, daily source-wise power purchases of respective states/UTs.
88. To Promote Girl Child Welfare, President Pranab Mukherjee launched mobile Application‚ ___________ ?
89. Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum will set up world’s largest refinery and petrochemical complex in Ratnagiri district of ___________________.
- Indian Oil will hold 50% stake and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) will each hold a stake of 25% each in the new complex.
- Refinery will be set up at estimated cost of Rs 3 lakh crore and will completed by 2022. It will have 60 million tonnes refining capacity.
90. ___________ Government announced free education for girls in government schools and colleges from Nursery to Ph.D. Note That Reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies has already been increased from 33 to 50 % ?
91. __________ Government presented state budget of Rs 1.18 lakh crore for FY 2017-18 -
- It focuses on reducing crushing debt burden and restoring fiscal stability. Also, Total waiver of crop loans for small and marginal farmers has been announced by State Government.
92. Punjab government and ___________join hands for imparting skill training and technical education to the students to provide better employment opportunities in abroad ?
93. ___________ government launched‚ Chief Minister Scholarship Scheme, aiming to provide cheaper and quality technical education to the meritorious and poor students of the state ?
94. Railways launche‚ Operation ____________ aimed at improving services in premium trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express. It has been initiated after several complaints received from passengers about services rendered in these premium trains. In first phase, Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express will be upgraded ?
95. _____________ government raised insurance cover by 1 lakh to 6 lakh for farmers who avail crop loan from cooperative banks in State. State government also raised the insurance amount by 1 lakh in the‚ Sahakar Personal Accident Insurance Scheme.
96. SIERRA ODC building in ______________ is recognised as world’s second highest ranking Green Building, with a score of 103 out of 110 under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. ?
97. SPIC MACAY (Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth)'s 5th International Convention held at IIT ___________ ?
98. ___________ signed MoU with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for‚ setting up 2 new Technical Schools in Bengaluru and Jamshedpur as well as‚ to renew partnership for 10 existing schools across country.
- As part of government’s‚ Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao‚ campaign, __________ announced‚ Technical School Scholarship programme for girls and differently-abled trainees.‚ Under this,‚ 1,000 girls and differently-abled trainees will be given grant of up to‚ Rs.‚ 20,000.
99. __________ government‚ signed MoU with British Council‚ to enhance the quality of education in the state. ?
100. Special Commemorative stamp released on occasion of completion of 50 years of ___________ (passed on June 24, 1967) ?
101. _____________ tied up with Tirumala Milk Products that was acquired by French Firm Groupe Lactalis in 2014, to provide loans to dairy farmers who supply milk. ?
102. State-run oil marketing companies -Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) will revise prices of petrol and diesel daily from ___________ , 2017 throughout country. It is aimed at countering undercutting by private retailers as well as to bring India at par with the US oil market. ?
103. Sulabh International founder and chief Bindeshwar Pathak has announced that an open defecation-free (ODF) village (Dhanduka) in Mewat (_______________) will be named after US President Donald Trump. ?
104. Syama Sanju has been declared as‚ Queen of Dhwayah, winner of ____________’s first ever beauty pageant for transgender women. ?
105. _________ government announced free education for transgender community in all colleges of state’s Manonmaniam Sundaranar University ?
106. _________ government launched single-women pension scheme across state. Under this, pension of about 1000 / month would be given to single women on humanitarian grounds. This is the first such welfare scheme by any state in India ?
107. _________ government launched website to facilitate online sale or purchase of cattle -‚ pashubazar._______.gov.in. It will help farmers as the cattle need not be brought to shandies every time and farmers can save on transportation cost on cattle ?
108. ___________ launched 3 new apps to help customers rate quality of services, speed and performance - Mycall, MySpeed and 'Do not disturb (DND 2.0)' app ?
109. To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways introduced a service ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ which allow passengers to make payment for tickets booked online within ________ days. IRCTC tied up Fintech Firm‚ ePayLater‚ for this service ?
110. Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched‚ HADP (__________) in Imphal (Manipur), aimed at Hilly areas of Manipur, Tripura and Assam. ?
111. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu launched _________ Municipal Corporation's municipal bond programme. It is first such municipal bond Programme in India.
- AA+ rated PMC’s municipal bonds‚ raised‚ Rs 200 crore at 7.59 per cent rate at Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). This is first issuance since publication of ‘Issue and Listing of Debt Securities by Municipalities Regulations, 2015 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). These 10-year bonds‚ will be used by PMC for a Rs 2,300-crore water project.
- Municipality bonds‚ can be issued by city corporations‚ to fund developmental projects, selling them to ‚ Institutional investors and public.
112. Urban development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu launched‚ City Liveability Index,‚ which will rank country’s _______ major cities on basis of quality of life.
- Index will assess cities based on 79 various and rankings based on index would be released in 2018.
- Government will Soon select agency for undertaking assessment and data collection for rankings.
113. _______ state government will replace textbooks‚ meant for‚ State's Secondary Education Board with ones‚ published by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), to‚ bring curriculum of State Board at par with CBSE from academic year 2018-19. NCERT books would be made compulsory from Class IX to Class XII ?
114. __________ Governor K K Paul launched Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan in state, presenting Vice Chancellors of universities with portraits of Param Vir Chakra recipients ?
115. Uttarakhand and ___________ declared themselves 4th and 5th Open Defecation Free (ODF) States of India, after Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala. ?
116. Vice President Hamid Ansari launched MPower programme under 'Anuyatra' campaign of Government of ____________.‚ Anuyatra‚ or walking together campaign is for the persons with special needs.