2017: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles

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Aug 17, 2017

27 Cities Selected for Smart Cities Mission in 3rd Stage 

27 cities have been selected by the Union Ministry of Urban Development from 12 States for the third phase of Smart Cities Mission based on the scores of the Smart City Challenge competition in which total 63 cities had participated.

  • Amritsar of Punjab state has topped the list wi…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Income Declaration Scheme 2016: Will Kick Start from 1st June 2016 

From 1st June 2016 the Income Declaration Scheme 2016 or four month window for announcement of domestic black money shall come into effect. The window offers an occasion to all people who have not professed income properly in former years to come onward and state their secret inc…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Aug 11, 2017

Science Scholarship to Women 

The Women Scientist Scheme of the Department of Science and Technology, provides career opportunities with fellowship to unemployed women scientists and technologists for pursuing research in frontier areas of Science and Engineering.

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Education

Indian Cultural Centers Abroad 

ICCR has 36 Indian Cultural Centres and one Sub-Centre. ICCR plans to establish new Indian Cultural Centres in Washington, Israel and Paris. Foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries.

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Government Schemes/Projects

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Crosses Loan Targets 

Loans which were disbursed under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) have crossed its target of ₹ 1.8 lakh crore in the financial year 2016 - 17. Loans extended currently stands at ₹ 1.80,087 crore. Of this, a majority of the loans were awarded by banks (₹ 1.23 lakh crore) . N…

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Government Schemes/Projects

Consumer Protection in India-2nd Session of Intergovernmental Experts on Consumer Protection Law 

Following important statements were made by Minister of State for Consumer Affairs on “Report on national and regional implementation of the United Nations Guidelines for consumer protection”

  • Essential function of the UN Guidelines is to a…

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Economics

SBI: First Domestic Bank to Open Branch in Yangon, Myanmar 

State Bank of India (SBI) India՚s largest lender will be set up its foreign branch in Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar - SBI became the first domestic bank to open a branch in Myanmar.

  • Yangon the 54th foreign branch of the SBI will spread the global presence of India՚s largest …

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Government Schemes/Projects

From June 16 Petrol and Diesel Prices to be Changed Daily 

From 16th June 2017 Prises of Petrol and Diesels will be change daily as announced by oil marketing companies (OMCs) so prise of petrol and diesel will be changed daily at State-run oil marketing companies including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) , Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (…

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Policies & Governance

Aug 8, 2017

Credit Guarantee Fund for Startups 

Government is formulating a Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) with a corpus contribution of INR 2000 crores for Startups to raise loans without any collateral. The proposed scheme will provide credit guarantee upto INR 500 lakhs per case inclusive of term loan, working …

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Policies & Governance

Aug 5, 2017

AIDS Deaths Reduced but Still Claimed 1 Million Lives in 2016: UN 

In 2016,19.5 million of the 36.7 million people living with HIV had access to anti-retro viral treatment. AIDS-related deaths fell from 1.9 million in 2005 to one million in 2016. There were 1.8 million new infections, half of 3.5 million in 1997.

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Health