Manipur: Point-Wise State Current-Affairs/GS Articles 2023 (Including PIB)- Download PDF

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Aug 20, 2021

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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Government Schemes/Projects

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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Government Schemes/Projects

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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New Ramsar Sites in India 

10 more wetlands announced under Ramsar Convention. Sites of “International importance” . Total number of Ramsar sites in India increased to 37. Till Dec 2019 India had 27 sites.

  • To develop and sustain a network of wetlands.
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EnvironmentBased on Down-to-Earth

🌟 How Are Castes Included in Scheduled Caste List? (Important) 

Scheduled Castes are specified under the provisions of Article 341 of the Constitution of India. Government has Modalities for deciding claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in the list of Scheduled Castes.

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Bills

CBSE-UGC NET November 2017 Results Declared 

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared results of the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) , which was conducted on 5 November 2017. Applicants who have appeared this examination can check the results from official website cbsenet…

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IAS Mains 2016 Will be Held on 3 to 9 December 

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the schedule for the IAS civil services (main) examination 2016, which will be held between December 3 to 9 December. Those candidates who qualified in the preliminary exam will be allowed to write the second stage of the examin…

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Education

Union Government Shortlist 13 Cities in 2nd Phase of Smart Cities Mission 

13 cities have been shortlisted by the Union Ministry of Urban Development for the list of second batch of Smart Cities based on scores obtained in Fast Track competition lead for 23 cities from as many States and Union Territories.

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Government Schemes/Projects

Utilization Status of Nirbhaya Fund 

Nirbhaya Fund is a non- lapsable corpus fund that was created by the Ministry of Finance in 2013 to enhance safety and security for women. Ministry of women and child development is the nodal ministry to monitor and review the progress of the Nirbhaya fund. This fund is monitored…

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Policies & Governance

Yoga on UNESCO Cultural Heritage List 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have formally included Yoga in its representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The declaration describes Yoga, an ancient Indian practice as a Human Treasure. It was unanimously sup…

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Education