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Friday, September 14, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 14th September 2018
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1) Hindi Diwas: 14 September
•Later, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru announced this day to be celebrated as Hindi Diwas in the country. There are 22 Scheduled languages of India, of which, two are officially used at Union government of India level: Hindi and English. Hindi is the fourth most spoken language of the world.
2) National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) Releases HIV Estimations 2017
•The first round of HIV estimation in India was done in 1998, while the last round was done in 2015. As per the report, in 2017, India had around 21.40 lakh people living with HIV (PLHIV) with the adult prevalence of 0.22%. The objective of HIV Estimations is to provide updated information on the status of HIV epidemic in India at national and State/UT level.
3) 23rd Meeting Of India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission Held In Moscow
•The IRIGC-TEC is a standing body which annually meets and reviews ongoing activities of bilateral cooperation in the fields of bilateral trade and investment, science and technology, culture and other issues of mutual interest.
4) Venkaiah Naidu Embarks On 3-Nation Visit To Serbia, Malta, And Romania
•In the second leg of his visit, Mr Naidu will arrive in Malta, where he will meet the country’s leadership and discuss issues of mutual interest. In the last leg of his visit, the Vice President will reach Romania.
5) Minister For Minority Affairs Launched 'National Scholarship Portal Mobile App'
•All the scholarships are being given directly into bank accounts of the needy students under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode through the National Scholarship Portal which has ensured that there is no scope for duplication and leakage.
6) G-20 Trade And Investment Ministerial Meeting Held In Argentina
•The members of the G20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.
7) India Approves MOU On Joint Blockchain Research With BRICS Members
•The MoU was initially proposed at the 10th International BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg in July, the main focus of which was cooperation in economic development in the face of the fourth industrial revolution. The banks then agreed to jointly study DLT in the interests of the development of the digital economy.
8) Country’s 1st Tribal Tourism Circuit Launched In Chhattisgarh
•The project was implemented under the Tourism Ministry's Swadesh Darshan scheme launched in 2014-15 for development of thematic circuits in the country in a planned and prioritized manner. The government had decided to include Chhattisgarh in the scheme under tribal circuit theme with an objective to acknowledge the sovereignty of tribes and to promote the rich and diverse primitive assets in the state.
9) Global Climate Action Summit: Indian Cities, States Step Up Climate Action Plans
•The co-chairs of the Summit, Governor of California Edmund G. Brown Jr. and UN’s Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael R Bloomberg, unveiled a new report demonstrating how cities, states, and businesses can help the US in achieving its 2025 emissions reduction target.
•As per Maharashtra Principal Secretary for Financial Reforms, Sujata Saunik, six more states would adopt heat action plans. In 2018, based on guidance provided by the central government, 13 states and over 30 cities adopted or are developing Heat Action Plans. These 13 states are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
10) Justice Ranjan Gogoi Appointed Next Chief Justice Of India
•Justice Gogoi was enrolled as an advocate in 1978. He practised in the Gauhati High Court on constitutional, taxation and company matters. He was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 28th February 2001.
11) ISSF World Championship: Udhayveer Singh Wins Gold In Junior Men’s 25m Pistol Event
•The bronze medal went to Team Korea, which shot a score of 1721. India is placed fourth in the medals tally with 9 Gold, 8 Silver and seven bronze medals for a total of 24. The tally is India’s best performance in International Shooting Sports Federation’s showpiece.
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 13th September 2018
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1) PM Modi Announces Launch Of ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’
•The mission, which also celebrates the fourth anniversary of the Swaccha Bharat Mission will take place across the length and breadth of the country and will continue till Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary on October 2. The initiative will see people from all walks of life taking part in various cleanliness drives across the length and breadth of the country.
2) Cabinet Approves New Umbrella Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan'
•The new Umbrella Scheme includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers and is comprised of:
1. Price Support Scheme (PSS),
2. Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS), and
3. Pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPPS).
3) 1st Ever Secondary Steel Sector Awards For Contribution To National Economy
•Ministry of Steel gave away Secondary Steel sector awards, for the first time, to 26 mini steel companies in recognition of their contribution to the national economy. The awards were given by Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh, at a function in New Delhi. Twelve companies were awarded Gold Certificates and 14 Silver Certificates for their performance during 2016-17.
4) Government Approves 100% Electrification Of Railways By 2021-22
•Besides, complete electrification of broad gauge routes will have a significant impact on safety, capacity and speed. Indian Railways is one of the largest rail networks in the world with 67,368km of tracks and 22,550 trains that carry 22.24 million passengers and 3.04 million tonnes of freight every day.
5) Sushma Swaraj Embarks On A Two-Day Visit To Moscow
•It will be co-chaired by Swaraj and Yuri Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. IRIGC-TEC is a standing body which annually meets and reviews ongoing activities of bilateral cooperation in the fields of investment, bilateral trade and, science and technology, culture and other issues of mutual interest.
6) India, Iran And Afghanistan Hold Tripartite Meeting To Consolidate Cooperation
•The Indian delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale while the Iranian team was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Afghan deputy foreign minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai chaired the meeting.
7) Hunger Reached ‘Alarming’ 10-Year High In 2017: UN Report
•It was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Food Programme (WFP), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The increase is mostly due to three drivers across the world:
1. the intensification of conflict,
2. an economic downturn, and
3. the effects of climate change.
8) BSNL, Unlimit Ink Partnership For IoT/M2M Services In India
•The partnership between Unlimit and BSNL will leverage seamless wireless network footprint pan India to provide its solutions and services across industries. The solutions and services include managed connectivity, application enabling platform and device management, and advance analytics to customers across industries.
Number of Players in Various Sports
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S.NO
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SPORTS
NAME
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NUMBER
OF PLAYERS
|
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1
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Badminton
|
1 or 2
players
|
|
2
|
Baseball
|
9 players
|
|
3
|
Basketball
|
5 players
|
|
4
|
Bridge
|
2 players
|
|
5
|
Carrom
|
1 or 2
players
|
|
6
|
Cricket
|
11 players
|
|
7
|
Chess
|
1 player
|
|
8
|
Football
|
11 players
|
|
9
|
Rugby
Football
|
15 players
|
|
10
|
Kabaddi
|
7 players
|
|
11
|
Hockey
|
11 players
|
|
12
|
Polo
|
4 players
|
|
13
|
Tennis
|
1 or 2
players
|
|
14
|
Volleyball
|
6 players
|
|
15
|
Water
polo
|
7 players
|
