Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2023 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC Etc

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Aug 20, 2021

HRD Minister Smriti Irani Initiates Permanent Campus of IISER in Thiruvananthapuram 

About IISER: IISER stands for Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research. It is a group of most leading science education and research institutes in India. These institutions have been declared asinstitutions of national importance by Act of Parliament.

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New Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court: Justice Ajit Singh 

Justice Ajit Singh has sworn in as Chief Justice (CJ) of the Gauhati High Court. Assam Governor P B Acharya as per the provisions of the Article 129 of Constitution has administrated hi oath as chief justice. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed him according to provisions Ar…

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First of the Kind: “Drone Olympics” Event at Aero India - 2019 

Raksha Mantri launched a newly designed web page for Drone Olympics, scheduled to be held at Aero India - 2019 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The web page is open for registration of UAV players interested in taking part in the maiden event of the Aero India. It will…

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Sakhi-One Stop Centre to Help Woman Opened in Nagaland 

The Government of Nagaland P B Acharya has recently launched woman helpline 181 and “Sakhi-One Stop Centre” , an institute that support women affected by violence, at the district hospital Dimapur in Nagaland on June 27

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Nirbhay Sharma Sworn-In as Governor of Mizoram 

Retired Lt General; Nirbhay Sharma was appointed as the governor of Mizoram at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan. Justice T Vaiphei, judge of the Gauhati high court, administered the oath of office to general Sharma. Earlier, Lt. Gen Nirbhay Sharma was the Governor of Arunachal Prade…

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Official Slogan of Rio 2016 is Reveals “a New World” for Olympic and Paralympic Games 

The official slogan of the Rio 2016 has been revealed by Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “A New World” at a special ceremony held at Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca, Brazil for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games which is going to be schedule…

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K. V. Krishna Rao, Former Army Chief General Passes Away 

About K. V. Krishna Rao: Former Army Chief General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao passed away in New Delhi by having a cardiac arrest at the military hospital at age of 92. Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao but he is well-known as K. V. Krishna Rao was born on 16th July 1923.

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For Aids Prevention Project Sunrise Launched in Ne States 

Project Sunrise on for prevention of AIDS has been launched by J P Nadda a Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, especially for people who are injected with drugs in 8 North-eastern States. Main aim behind this project is to identify 90% of drug addicts with HIV and put th…

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Central Excise Day Observed on 24 February 2017 

Central Excise Day is commemorated every year all across India on 24th of February. It is to encourage employees of excise department to carry out central excise duty all over India. It is to prevent corruption in goods manufacturing business as well as implement other rules to c…

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Important Days

Nine New Breeds of Livestock and Poultry Registers by NBAGR 

New nine breeds of indigenous farm animals has been recently identified and registered based on scientifically produced indication by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) after approval of the Breed registration Committee.

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