National
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The Union Cabinet approved the setting up
of seven new IIM campuses at - Amritsar, Bodh Gaya, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Sirmaur,
Vishakhapatnam and Jammu.
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Extended period of Centrally sponsored
umbrella scheme of Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (CSS-IDWH)
- 2017-18
to 2019-20.
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This State Administrative Council approved
formation of Centre-state’s joint venture government for development of
the 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric Project (HEP) - Jammu and Kashmir.
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India made this fighter jet refueled
mid-air from an Indian Air Force tanker aircraft for the first time - Tejas.
International
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President Ram Nath Kovind is on the
government visit of these three European countries in September 2018 - Cyprus, Bulgaria and Czech Republic.
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India-Israel built this unmanned aerial
vehicle selected for surveillance in the high region by the Indian Army - SpyLite mini-UAV.
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Facebook will invest $ 1 billion to set up
the its first data center in Asia in country - Singapore.
Banking
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The government has decided to double the
overdraft facility under Prime Minister Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) to - Rs. 10,000.
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This company launched ‘S&P BSE
Private Banks Index’ designed to measure the performance of private banks
- Asia
Index Pvt Ltd.
Sports
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Star fast bowler announces retirement from
Twenty20 World Cup - R.
P. Singh.
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These junior shooters have won silver medal
in junior 10m. Air Rifle event at the ISSF World Championship - Diwyansh Singh Panwar and Shreya Agarwal.
Person In News
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Regional Director of World Health
Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEARO) - Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh.
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The book 'Unifier of India' written by
R.N.P. Singh on - Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel.
General Science
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Centrally sponsored umbrella scheme of
Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (CSS-IDWH) has three plans - Project Tiger; Development of Wildlife
Habitats; and Project Elephant.
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The Prime Minister Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
launched in - 2014.
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Capital of Bulgaria – Sofia.
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National currency of Bulgaria - Bulgarian lev.
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A joint venture between S & P Dow Jones
Indices and BSE Limited - Asia Index Private Limited (Mumbai).
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Establishment year of the World Health
Organization (WHO) in Geneva (Switzerland) - 1948 (April 7).
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Indigenous fourth generation lightweight
single engine Fighter aircraft of India - Tejas.
