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Aug 20, 2021

Expected Most Important Topics for UPSC - 2018 (Part - 2) 

Trade & Development report 2017 - Trade & Development report 2017 was recently released by United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) . The report pegs India՚s rate at 6.7% in 2017, down from 7% in 2016.

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Mahindra Reveals DiGiSENSE Platform for Tracking Vehicle Information 

Automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has introduced a cloud based technology solution (mobile⟋tablet app) DiGiSENSE for tracking vehicle information system in India for its own vehicles.

  • Mahindra becomes first Original Equipmen…

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Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma Honoured with Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Award 

About Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma: Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was born on 13th January 1938. He is an Indian Santoor player. The Santoor is a traditional instrument from Jammu and Kashmir.

  • He composed the background music for one of the scenes in Shantaram՚s Jhan…

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Heads of 7 PSU Banks Appointed 

The government today appointed new managing directors and chief executive officers of seven public sector banks and a reshuffle of the management of Punjab National Bank and Bank of India

Reason

  • Non-performance of the pub…

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Appointments

DTE 16 - 31 January 2020 India՚s Struggling Wind Energy Sector 

Cold Trap: India suffered massively due to cold waves disaster in 2012. No effective plan to mitigate the impact. Over 30 people have died in Uttar Pradesh. Nagaland- a surprise snowfall after over 40 years. Bihar-Patna (Capital) recorded its second coldest day in the decade. Del…

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Silchar is SBI՚s 5th Zone in North East 

State Bank of India (SBI) has declared Silchar as its 5th North East Zone. This would facilitate banking for the people of Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur along with the Barak Valley of North East India.

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  • SBI opened its administrative office at Silchar, A…

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Economics

Detailed Overview of Startup India Plan-What is a Startup According to Start-Up India? (Important) 

Government of India announced Startup India initiative for creating a conducive environment for startups in India. Various Ministries of the Government of India initiated a number of activities under the program.

Department of Industrial Policy and Promot…

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Gurjar Bakarwals: Introduction, Occupation, Kinship Groups, Locations, Tribes, Languages, Economy 

Gurjar Bakarwals

  • Mostly-Sunni Muslim.
  • The word Gurjar is derived from the term gaucharana which means to graze cows.
  • Based in the Pir Panjal and Himalayan mountains of South Asia.
  • Mainly goatherds and shepherds.
  • They have remained marginal forces in Kashmir Politics.
  • They have an organ…

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Economics

Integrated Multi Modal Logistics Hub: Freight Village at Nangal Chaudhary in Haryana 

CCEA approved Trunk Infrastructure Components for Integrated Multi Modal Logistics Hub known as “Freight Village” at Nangal Chaudhary in Haryana under Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project.

Details of Freight Village

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Government Schemes/Projects

SAFAR (System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research) 

System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) has been developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorological (IITM) Pune, Maharashtra and is operationalized by IMD. It is India՚s first air quality early warning system launched in Delhi in 2010 during Commonwea…

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