The 1st Solar Power operated Mini Water Supply Plant of Maharashtra was commissioned in Hingna village of Mouda Taluka in Nagpur district. It will facilitate villagers to get pure water supply for a very low cost which can easily be borne by the Gram Panchayat.

Key facts:

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Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary will be elevated to Sainthood i.e. will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on September 4, 2016. In this regard, Pope Francis has approved a decree recognising a 2nd miracle attributed to Mother Teresa’s intercession with G... www.sharegk.com/march-2016/mother-teresa-to-be-canonised-...

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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has declared Naga militant outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) NSCN-K as a terrorist organization. In this regard Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an official gazette notification mentioning that NSCN (K) and all its formations and... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/defence-current-affairs-20...

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Jorge Sampaio or Helena Ndume have been awarded with the inaugural Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize. The award was bestowed upon them as part of the annual commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July.

Jorge Sampaio:

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India’s President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Two members of Anglo-Indian Community to Lok Sabha as per the provisions of Article 331 of Indian Constitution.

Nominted Persons are:

Professor Richard Hay:

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To avoid deconfliction and mid-air incidents, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Russia and United States air forces over Syrian skies has been signed. The MoU seeks to avoid direct clashes amid both air forces in the skies over Syria. It also contains steps to be taken by pilots to avoid... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/to-avoid-deconfliction-mou...

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India’s largest automaker Tata Motors limited has appointed Guenter Butschek as chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of the company. In his new role Guenter Butschek will lead all operations of Tata Motors in India & international markets, including South Korea, I... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/guenter-bu...

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The Union Information & Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a 3 member Committee to see that guidelines set for government advertisements by the Supreme Court are followed. The committee will be headed by the former Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon. TV journalist Rajat Sharma and... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/goverment-current-affairs/...

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Indian agricultural scientist Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta has been chosen for the Sunhak Peace Prize. He will receive the first Sunhak Peace Prize in South Korean Capital city along with the President of Kiribati Islands Anote Tong.Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta has been selected for this award for his... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/sunhak-peace-prize-...

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India’s 3rd largest private sector lender, The Axis Bank has launched the 1st Contact-less Debit, Credit and Multi Currency Forex Card in association with VISA payWave in the country. Axis Bank will offer contact-less debit and credit cards to its 1.7 million premium customers which also enables ... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/1st-multi-currency-...

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Dinesh Sharma, the Additional Finance Secretary and India’s Governor to the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD for a period of 2 years in its 39th Session held on 17 February and 18 February 2016 in Rome, I... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/additional...

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The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by the Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has approved major changes in the new Defence Procurement Procedure (DDP) 2016. These changes were made in Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 to streamline defence acquisitions and give a big impetus to... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/defence-current-affairs-20...

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Multinational Military Exercise Force 18 conducted by the Indian Army has started in at Pune. In this 7 day military exercise (till March 8, 2016) over 300 participants from 18 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Plus countries are participating.The Participating countries ASEAN... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/defence-current-affairs-20...

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The Thermal Powertech Corporation India Ltd (TPCIL) has synchronised the 2nd 660 MW unit of its 1,320 MW coal fired thermal power plant with grid on 11 August. The power plant is situated at Krishnapatnam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.First unit of 660 MW was synchronised in 2014.The... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/tpcil-flags-off-2nd...

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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended income-tax rules to provide reporting of information with regards to financial assets and accounts to comply with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act pact signed between India and US in 9 July 2015.

As per notification:

The financial... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/cbdt-notifies-chang...

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On 7 August 2015 3 more food processing industries in Odisha have been accorded the status of designated food parks by Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Three industrial estates that got food park status are:

Agro Industrial Estate for maize, Nabarangpur

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Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangaluru was adjudged as the best Indian university in the 1st National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). NIRF Survey was the 1st of its kind of indigenous ranking framework for higher education institutions in the country. It was launched by the Union... www.sharegk.com/april-2016/iisc-ranked-indias-top-univers...

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India and France have singed Fourteen pacts for enhancing bilateral co-operation various fields including the defence, space, railways, education etc. These agreements were signed between the 2 countries after extensive talks between india’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/actandbill/india-and-franc...

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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been decided to establish a pan-India(NFD)National-fingerprint-database to aid in the speedy identification of criminals and information,investigation of crimes across the country.

Key facts of (MAH):

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The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Union Ministry of Power for amendments in the Power Tariff Policy 2006. The comprehensive amendments bring required changes for holistic view of the power sector and also to achieve the objectives of Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) with the... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/actandbill/union-cabinet-a...

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India and Egypt have signed two (MoUs) in the field of Tourism, Scientific and Technical. These Memorandum of Understandings(MoUS) were signed during the visit tour of Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Egypt.

Signed MoUs are:

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Fortune Magazine released the World’s Greatest Leaders list. This was the 3rd annual list from the magazine and consists of leaders from a wide spectrum of activities – politics, business, religion, etc.

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Rajasthan has become the 1st state in the country to submit smart city plans for 3 selected cities to the Union Government. In this regard, the state government has submitted smart city Proposals of Udaipur, Kota & Ajmer to Union Ministry of Urban Development. Under the proposal the... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/rajasthan-...

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National Youth Day was observed across India on 12th January 2016 to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda who was India’s foremost social reformer, philosopher and thinker.

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The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to Policy on Promotion of City Compost.This policy will help in circulating compost produced from city waste for the purpose of farming & agriculture.

Key features of Policy:

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The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has released self-regulation Code of ethical business conduct to be adopted by the Industry on providing best products & services. In this regard, Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Department of Consumer Affairs and the industry bodies... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/goverment-current-affairs/...

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World’s 6th largest South Korean steelmaker POSCO has signed an agreement to form a Joint venture with the Uttam Steel and Power to set up a Three million tonnes per year integrated steel plant in Maharashtra. This will be the 1st integrated steel plant for POSCO in India as it continues to b... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/posco-to-set-up-ste...

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Russia renewed its efforts to get the United Nations (UN) recognition for 1.2 million square KM of the Arctic-shelf region which it claims to be its sovereign territory. In this case, Russia has forwarded its fresh bid to United Nation Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf backed by... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/russia-has-renews-b...

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Union Commerce and Industry Ministry has notified foreign direct investment (FDI) upto 49 Percent in insurance & pension sector will be under automatic route. In this regard, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has issued official notification to liberalise its FDI policy... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/dipp-notif...

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Justice T S Thakur (63) is declared as next Chief Justice of India. Current CJI Justice Dattu recommended his name. who will retire on December 2, 2015.Currently, Justice Thakur is the senior most judge of the SC. He would be the 43rd CJI.

About Justice Thakur

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2015 Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament worth 50000 dollar has won by the Ace Indian shuttler, Ajay Jayaram. In the title clash played at Almere in Netherlands, he defeated Estonia’s Raul Must by 21-12, 21-18 score.

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United States (US) based software services exporter Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) has acquired cloud-based computing firm KBACE Technologies. This acquisition will help Cognizant to strength and expands its digital capabilities from its critical business applications to cloud-based IT... www.sharegk.com/technology/cts-acquires-kbace-technologies/

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India has lost solar case against the United States(US) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for in breaching of international trade rules. In this regard, WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) ruled that India’s domestic content requirement for National Solar Mission (NSM) discriminated against i... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/india-loss...

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India & Brunei have signed 3 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to co-operate in the fields of defence, health and youth affairs and sports. These three MoUs were signed the representatives of both the countries in presence of the visiting Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari at capital Bandar... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/india-brun...

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The 4th edition of India Africa Hydrocarbons Conference (IAHC) has begun in New Delhi. 2 day conference aims at enhancing greater co-operation between India & African continent in the field of Hydrocarbons. It also seeks to explore opportunities, bridge boundaries and boost bilateral trade... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/actandbill/2592/

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Om Prakash Rawat, a 1977 batch (IAS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre,Om prakash Rawat was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India on 13 August 2015.

Om prakash Rawat’s appointment, the sole vacancy in the 3 member poll body has been filled.

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Services has won the 70th edition of Santosh Trophy Football Championships title 2016 by defeating hosts Maharashtra. The final match played at SEC Railway Stadium, Nagpur (Maharashtra), the Services defeated host team Maharashtra by 2-1 goal score. For the winning team two goals were score by... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/sportscurrentaffairs/servi...

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The present age of a father is 3 years more than three times the age of his son. Three years hence, father’s age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son. What is father’s present age?

A. 30 years

B. 31 years

C. 32 yeas

D. 33 years

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President of Greece’s Supreme Court Vassiliki Thanou has been appointed as first female Prime Minister. She was sworn in as head of a caretaker govt. that will lead nation until next snap election which scheduled to be held in the September 2015.

Background:

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The CM of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje signed memorandums of understanding worth 2,452 crore rupees at an investor event organised in New Delhi. The event was organised in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry by the Bureau of Industry Promotion in Rajasthan.Investment pacts were... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/rajasthan-signs-mou...

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The India Railways has inked a MoU to set up Railway Chair on Sustainable Mobility at New Delhi campus of The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) University. The chair would focus and promote research on various aspects including the sustainable mobility, green energy and use of energy... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/novermber2015/mou-inked-to...

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Haryana Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed the Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in services & admission in educational institutions) Bill, 2016.

Key Provisions:

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The former Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University Amitabh Mattoo was appointed as Advisor to (J&K) Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on 21 August 2015 .Amitabh Mattoo will have the status of a Cabinet Minister.

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Income-Tax Department’s e-Sahyog pilot project to facilitate taxpayers by Union Finance Ministry has been lauched to reduce their need to physically appear before tax authorities.Arun Jaitley ,Union Finance Minister lanched this at a function held in New Delhi in line with Digital India ... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/e-sahyog-pilot-project-has...

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On 19 August 2015 The Union Government constituted a 3 member team to assess the situation over student protest in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.

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Star Indian boxer Shiva Thapa has secured second rank in the latest international boxing rankings in the 56 kilogram category. He ranked second with total 1,550 points in this category, becoming the highest-ranked Indian boxer in this class. He has moved up by five places from his previous... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/world-boxing-association-r...

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Ease of Doing Business Ranking in World Bank’s 2016 rankings ,India has been placed at 130th position among the 189 countries . In this edition of list, In the global rankings India has moved up by four spots .

Key highlights of report

India made improvement on this section.Among the So... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/world-banks-2016-rankingsi...

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The Union Cabinet has been approved proposal of setting up of 6 new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country. The 6 new IITs would be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, J&K, Kerala & Karnataka.

Key facts:

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