Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2020 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC Etc

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Jun 25, 2017
1 World’S First Train That Runs on Virtual Tracks Launched by China [ Science/Technology ]
China has launched world’s first train which will run on the virtual track by using sensor technology. The train has rubber wheels and plastic core. This train is developed on new technology which has been copyrighted by China Rail Corporation.
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2 Father of India’S Nuclear Fusion Predhiman Krishan Kaw Passed Away [ Science/Technology ]
Padma Shri Prof Predhiman Krishan Kaw father of India’s nuclear fusion reactor program is passed away at the age of 69 years due to Parkinson’s disease in Ahmadabad, he is the founder of Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) at Gandhinagar in 1986 and also has served as director of
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3 First PM’S Yoga Award Won by Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute [ Important Days ]
The first recipient of the is Pune based Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute has bagged first Prime Minister’s Yoga Award for their excellent contribution for development and promotion of Yoga, and the award was presented by PM Narendra Modi at International Day of Yoga cele
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Jun 23, 2017
1 New UN Office of Counter Terrorism Gets UN General Assembly Approval [ Policy/Governance ]
New United Nations office of counter-terrorism gets approval of the United Nations General Assembly which will help the Member States to implement UN’s global counter-terrorism strategy.
Key Facts
- UN will transfer the relevant functions of the UN Department of Political Affairs
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2 Justice PN Bhagwati Passes Away [ Policy/Governance ]
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati the former Chief Justice of India is passed away at the age of 95 years. He is pioneer of Judicial Activism because he has introduced the concepts of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and absolute liability to the Indian judicial system.
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3 Subscription of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Goes Digital [ Policy/Governance ]
“APY@eNPS” has been introduced by the PensionFund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to digitalize enrolment process completely and this step will extend benefits of the Scheme to the Citizens of India.
- For subscriber, candidates don’t have to submit physical applicat
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4 Aadhaar Made Mandatory by Government for Opening Bank Accounts [ Policy/Governance ]
The government has made Aadhaar compulsory for opening bank accounts and for carrying out financial transactions above of Rs. 50,000 along with new accounts, all the existing account holders also have to link Aadhaar number with the account till 31^st December 2017.
- If any accou
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5 Black Money: Switzerland Ratifies Automatic Exchange of Information with India, 40 Others [ International Relations/Organizations ]
Automatic exchange of financial account information has been ratified by Switzerland has 41 countries along with India using which Switzerland will share information about suspected black money with this 41 nations.
- According to the Swiss Federal Council the top governing body
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6 Narmada Control Authority Clears Final Raising of Sardar Sarovar Dam [ Policy/Governance ]
The final raising of Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) has been cleared by Narmada Control Authority (NCA) by lowering of gates and impounding of water in the reservoir up to its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of EL 138.68 mts in Gujarat.
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7 National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India Launched [ Policy/Governance ]
’’National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India” has been launched under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ by Culture & Tourism Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma on the occation of birth centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay at Goverdhan Block, Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh at the Bl
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8 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Observed on 17th June [ Important Days ]
17^th June is being observed as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought annually with aim to spread awareness in public about combat desertification. 17^th June is declared as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought by the United Nations General Assembly (UN
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Jun 23, 2017
1 Vivid Sydney Gets Place in Guinness World Records of Maximum Number Light Installations [ International Relations/Organizations ]
Vivid Sydney gets place in the Guinness Book of World Records for largest festival of light, music and ideas and also titled Dreamscape as ‘Largest interactive lighting display’. Vivid Sydney installation Dreamscape has been decorated with 124, 128 lights and it connects the enti
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2 CBDT Notifies Rule 10CB- Computation of Interest Income for Secondary Adjustments of IT Act, 1961 [ Policy/Governance ]
Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified the Rule 10CB for operates the provisions of secondary. It decides interest rate which will apply for computing the income in case of failure to repatriate the excess money within the prescribed time limit for repatriation of excess mone
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3 Startup India Hub Launched by Commerce & Industry Minister [ International Relations/Organizations ]
Startup India Virtual Hub has been launched by Nirmala Sitharaman the Commerce & Industry Minister will be the online platform for all Indian stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem which will discover, connect and engage all them with each other.
About Startup India Virtual
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4 Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 Launched [ Policy/Governance ]
The Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 (ECBC 2017) has been launched by Shri Piyush Goyal the Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines. Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has developed the ECBC 2017 which will prescribe t
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5 Lockheed and Tata Jointly Develop F-16 Planes in India [ Science/Technology ]
Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems have signed an agreement to construct F-16 fighter planes in India and announcement in this regard was made at the Paris Airshow. The main objective of Lockheed Martin behind tai-up with Tata is meant to winning billions of dollars worth
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6 India’S First Indigenously Build L&T Yard 55000 (Floating Dock – FDN 2) Launched [ Economy ]
Smt Anjali Deshpande, wife of Vice Admiral DM Deshpande, AVSM, VSM, and Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition has launched India’s first indigenously (self build) Floating Dock (FDN-2) for the Indian Navy at Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) Shipyard at Kattupalli, Chennai.
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Jun 20, 2017
1 51 Eklavya Model Residential Schools Get Functional in Last Three Years [ Education ]
51 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) were made functional by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in last three years, so currently 161 EMR Schools are running which were 110 in the year 2013 - 14.
- Around 52 thousand tribal students belong to 26 States getting advantage of
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2 Uttar Pradesh Topped List of Child Labourers [ Country/State Ranks/Indices ]
Uttar Pradesh has topped the list of child labour with 2,50,672 children involved in labour work according to the recently released CRY Report which also claimed that more than 8 lakh children of India with age group between 5 and 6 years are engaged in child labour.
- Child Righ
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3 Virat Kohli Ranked First No 1 Batsman in ICC ODI Player Rankings [ Sports ]
Virat Kohli has topped the list of recently released ICC ODI batting rankings and leave behind AB de Villiers of South Africa and David Warner of Australia. Kohli had ranked at top spot but only for just four days in January and along with him Shikhar Dhawan also ranked in top 10
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4 Interest Subvention Scheme on Short-Term Crop Loan for Farmers Get Green Signal [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) has get green signal after Union Cabinet meeting which was chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on short term crop lone up to Rs. 3 lakh for farmers for the year 2017 - 18.
- This crop loan will be payable within one year at only 4 % per annum
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5 Mission Retro-Fitment Launched [ Science/Technology ]
Suresh Prabhu the Minister of Railways has launched Mission Retro-Fitment and improves the existing fleet of coaches to make better experience for the passenger. Make improvement in the furnishing & amenities of the Railways coaches under Indian Mission Retro-Fitment is the most
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6 SEBI Approved Options Trading in Commodity Futures [ Policy/Governance ]
SEBI has given green signal to options trading on futures contract of commodities but the capital market regulator has initially permitted on futures of one commodity. For the commodity exchanges SEBI has given strict eligibility criteria for starting the trading in options contr
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7 Highlight on Government Policies & Schemes Contemporary –Expected Question 2017 Part-1 [ Policy/Governance ]
We will be covering the important questions and topics for competitive examinations for 2017 related to Government Policies & Schemes Contemporary and related policies. As per video tutorials and lectures at YouTube@Examrace
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8 Highlight on Government Policies & Schemes Contemporary –Expected Question 2017 Part-2 [ Policy/Governance ]
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Jun 20, 2017
1 Neeru Chadha: Indian’s First Women to be elected to International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas [ International Relations/Organizations ]
Neeru Chadha Law expert becomes India’s first women to win a key election of UN judicial body at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (ITLOS) which deals with argument related to the law of the sea.
- Total 21 independent members are elected as member of ITLOS based on
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2 Global Innovation Index 2017 [ Environment/Ecology ]
Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the USA and the UK are ranked as most-innovative countries in the world where as nations group such as India, Kenya, and Viet Nam has given strong competition to their development-level peers according to the Global Innovation Index 2017 whic
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3 Highlight on Economics Contemporary - Expected Questions 2017 Part-1 [ Economy ]
We will be covering the important questions and topics for competitive examinations for 2017 related to Economics Contemporary and related policies. As per video tutorials and lectures at YouTube@Examrace
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4 Highlight on Economics Contemporary - Expected Questions 2017 Part-2 [ Economy ]
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Jun 17, 2017
1 Highlight on Space Research Contemporary - Expected Question 2017 Part-3 [ Science/Technology ]
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