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Current Affairs - April to September 2015

Month September 2015 Type National

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1. Sushma Swaraj, Minister for External Affairs and Shripad Naik, (Minister in AYUSH Ministry) launched the logo for International Day

Yoga to be held each year on June 21.

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1. Delhi Government approved Victim Compensation Scheme enhancing compensation limit to rape victims to 5 lakh rupees and 7 lakh

rupees for Acid Atack Victims.

2. Ac per recommendations of 13th Finance Commission, Only 9 of 29 Indian States were found eligible for release of Performance Grants

of Urban Local Bodies during 2014-15. These nine states ( Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,

Kerala, Haryana, Chattisgarh and Mizoram) were released Performance Grant of Rs.457.91 crores.

3. Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Government of Tamilnadu have set up a Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Chennai

(Tamilnadu) to provide information and guidancethe to overseas Indian workers on all aspects of overseas employment.

4. Ministry of Civil Aviation approved to set up second international airport of National Capital Region at Jewar (Uttar Pradesh).

5. 17th All-India Government Whips Conference held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

6. 2-day long annual Hemis festival dedicated to Guru Padmasambhava held in Ladakh Hemis Gompa (monastery) of Jammu and

Kashmir.

7. 2015 Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report (GMR) released with theme Education for All 2000-2015 Achievements and

Challenges.

Report highlighted achievements made by India in reducing the Out of School Children and achieving the gender parity at the

elementary level thereby contributing to the global progress in the EFA goals.

8. 20th Law Commission of India (Headed byAjit Prakash Shah) submitted its Reports Number - 258, 259 and 260.

Report Number 258- It is aboutPrevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International

Organisations. It proposes to introducePrevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International
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Organisations Bill, 2015 in the Parliament aimed at forming framework for offences against foreign Publis officials.

Report Number 259 - It is aboutEarly Childhood Development and Legal Entitlements. It suggests several constitutional

amendments to make sure proper education and care for children under 6 years age.

Article 24A be inserted to Part III of Constitution to make childs right to basic ca re and assistance becomes an enforceable

right.

Article 21A of Constitution should be amended to extend right to education to children in under-6 age group as well.

Article 51 A(k) should be amended so that fund amental duty of parents to provide education is placed on every citizen.

Section 11 of Right to Education Act should be made mandatory that enforces Government to make arrangements for

providing free pre-school education to children between age of 3 - 6 Years.Report Number 260-It is aboutAnalysis of the 2015 Draft Model Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty. It presents views to assist

Government of India in achieving a balanced negotiating text that takes into consideration protection of Indian investors investing

abroad and also safeguards regulatory powers of India.

9. 20th Law Commission of India (Headed by Ajit Prakash Shah) submitted Report No. 257 onReforms in Gua rdianship and Custody

Laws in India and suggested amendments to laws to emphasize the welfare of the childin custody and guardianship matters.

10. 2nd Sohra Marathon held in Meghalaya. It is named after Cherrapunjis historical name Sohra.

11. 350th foundation day of Shri Anandpur Sahib (Rupnaga r - Punjab) celebrated. The holy city was founded by the 9th Guru of the Sikhs,

Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1665.

12. 4 -day long Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhaya Devi temple held at Guwahati, Assam.

13. 45-day long annual fishing ban in territorial waters of Eastern Coastal Zone of India (including Andaman & Nicobar Islands) started to

safeguard fish in their breeding season.

14. 4th International Tourism Mart for North East India will be held at Gangtok (Sikkim) Oct 14-16, 2015.

15. 4th North East Youth Festival started in Majuli (Assam). It will be held 29th to 31st May, 2015. The Festival is being organized by the

Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

16. 61 Days Fishing ban along Western Coast started from 1 June to 31 July, 2015, Except Kerala which will stick to 47-day ban to allow its

fishermen to continue fishing till June 15.

17. Bharat Parv, a 13 day celebration of Culture & Cuisine from different Indian states started in Delhi as a part of Independence Day

celebrations.

18. Indias Strategy for Economic Integration with CLMVReport has been issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It provides views

for establishing commercial and economic linkages between India and the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) region.

19. Mumbai Dialogue : Towards a TB-Free Indiawas launched by US Ambassador to India Richard Verma along with Actor Amitabh

Bachchan and Ratan Tata, (Chairman of Tata Trusts) with aim to engage corporate sector to strengthen Governments Call to Action for a

TB-Free India.

20. Operation Muskaan launched as an initiative by railway police to trace missing and destitute children and reunite them with parents.

21. South Indian Fertiliserswill startKissan KendraAgri Super Markets across Kerala to provide information on agriculture and make

organic fertilisers available along with other Agri. Products.

22. Union Cabinet approved New Urea Policy 2015 for next four years aimed at maximizing production and minimize dependence on

imports -

Policy aims to maximize urea production in country to reduce the subsidy burden on Government.

Savings in energy will reduce carbon-footprint and be more environment friendly.

Policy will ensure timely supply of urea to farmers at same Maximum Retail Price (MRP) with less burden on the exchequer.

Policy will directly save subsidy of Rs. 2618 crore and indirect saving of Rs. 2211 crore (total Rs.4829 crore) with revised specificenergy consumption norms and import substitutions. During the next four years, It will help in making additional 20 lakh/MT urea

annually.

Government decided in January 2015 to allow urea producers to produce neem coated urea upto 75 - 100 % of production to benefi

the farmers.

Neem coated urea is required less in quantity for same area and will give higher crop yields.

Underground water contamination due to leaching of urea will get reduced as nitrogen in neem coated urea gets released to

plants very slowly.

Neem coated urea is unfit for industrial use, so illegal diversion to industries will also reduce.

MRP of urea for farmers is kept the same at Rs. 268/- per bag of 50 kgs. Farmers have to pay an additional Rs.14/- per bag for neem

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Government has decided to revive closed urea units at Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Barauni (Bihar), Talcher urea unit in Odisha an

Ramagundam in Telangana to produce and additional 26 lakh tonnes.

By all these measures, import dependency of India for urea will reduce. Presently, India imports about 80 lakh metric tonnes of ure

out of total demand of 310 lakh metric tonnes.

Government today also decided to continue the existing subsidy rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers, Muriate of

Potash (MOP), etc.) under Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) policy for current year.

19 units are producing phosphatic fertilizers and 103 units making SSP (Single Super Phosphate). These units rely heavily on import

of phosphate as there is no resource of Potash in India.

23. A Terrorist attack claiming 7 lives occured in Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.24. A national level museum of Sikh heritage will be setup in Lakhnaur Sahib village in Punjab. Lakhnau r Sahib is a historical village as

mother of tenth Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh, Mata Gujari belonged to the place.

25. A new species of cyprinid fish named asPuntius Dolichopterus has been discovered in Alappuzha districts Kayamkulam city of Kerala.

26. Aadi Perukku festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu by thousands of people including newlywed couples. Aadi Perukku is a Hindu Tamil

festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Aadi (mid-July to mid-August) in gratitude to water bodies especially Cauvery

River.

27. Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) launched its consumer complaint mobile application namedASCIonline to provide

consumer complaint services along with existing Website Facility for reporting misleading advertisements.

28. Agricultural festivalNuakhai observed across Western Odisha.

29. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched Soil Health Card portal, Fertiliser Quality Control System (FQCS) portal and

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) web Portals.

Soil Health Card : For registration of soil samples, recording test results of soil samples and generation of Soil Health Card (SHC)

along with fertilizer recommendations.

Fertilizer Quality Control System Portal (FQCS) : This portal is developed for processing of sample collection, testing and generation

of analysis reports. The system will automate most of manual activities and help in online tracking the status of the sample.

Participatory Guarantee System - India Portal : This portal is a process of certifying organic products which ensures agriculture

production process in accordance with the standards laid down for organic products and that desired quality has been maintained.

30. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched free SMS serviceNowcast to provide alerts on extreme weather conditions such as

hailstorm every three hours to registered farmers on their mobile phones.

31. Allahabad High Court ordered Uttar Pradesh government to ensure flag hoisting ceremony of National Flag on Independence Day and

Republic Day in all schools in the state andMadrasas.

32. Andaman and Nicobar Police annou nced to reserve 33 % of seats of constable and sub-inspectors for women. Earlier in June 2014,

Gujarat Government announced 33 % quota for women in police force.

33. Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved Amaravathi as new capital city of the state.

Andhra pradesh was Bifurcated in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and Erstwhile Capital Hyderabad went with Telengana.

34. Andhra Pradesh Government will Link Godavari and Krishna Rivers for Benefit of Farmers.

35. Andhra Pradesh Government will open call centres for verification and monitoring of claims To increase efficiency of claim settlement

process for unorganised workers.

36. Andhra Pradesh government launchedMee Bhoomi, a digital depository of land records. Web URL is - http://meebhoomi.ap.gov.in. It

will make all land details available to the people.

37. Andhra Pradesh government launched e-Pragati as a comprehensive architecture for implementing e-governance and provide e-service

to citizens. It is renaming adn advanced version of of AP State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA).38. Andhra Pradesh government signed MoU with IISL Company for replacing streetlights in 13 municipalities with LED lights and maintai

for seven years.

39. Andhra Pradesh government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to increase

employability of students in the state.

40. Arunachal Pradesh Government launchState Soil Health Missionto make a hundred % organic state.

41. As per data by Election Commission of India, there are 1866 registered political parties in India. Out of these, 56 are recognised as

registered national or state parties, while others are unrecognised.

42. As per recent Census 2011 Data released by the Government, Indians are now getting married at higher age than a d ecade ago with a

decline in fertility.

Female mean age at marriage has increased from 18.3 to 19.3 years, whereas the increase in male is from 22.6 to 23.3 years during


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Census 2001-11.

Proportion of divorced has marginally increased. Proportion of married women to total number of women is 49.9% in 2011 as again

47.7% in 2001. For males, it is 46% in 2011 as against 43.6% in 2001.

On fertility, it is observed that fertility rate at national level has declined from 2.5 to 2.2 during 2001-11.

43. Assam Assembly passed Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015to eliminate cases of superstition leading to

murder of so-called 'witches'.

44. Augu st 06 - It marks independence from Spain in 1825.

45. BSNL, with Indian Army's assistance has operationalised a mobile tower at record height of 16,000 feet in Ladakh (Jammu and

Kashmir).46. Bajaj Allianz launched a weather-based crop insurance scheme for orange crops in Nagpur, Hingoli and Washim districts of

Maharashtra.

47. Bang alore International Airport signed seven-year contract with IT aviation firm SITA for implementing Common Use Self Service kiosk

(CUSS) platform to allow passengers to Check-In Themselves that Includes print their boarding passes and baggage tags from June 2015

48. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) launched Electro-Magnetic Interference - Electro-Magnetic Compatibility facility and Near Field Test

Range (NFTR) at its Ghaziabad Unit.

49. Bhara t Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned a 195 MW thermal unit of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUNL) in

Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

50. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned a 600 MW thermal unit at Dhabra in Janjgir Champa District of Chhattisgarh

51. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned first 250-MW unit of Bongaigaon thermal power project of National Thermal

Power Corporation (NTPC) in Assam. It is part of NTPCs project for setting up 3 units of 250 MW (750 MW in total) each as coal-based

project which to be completed by 2016.

52. Bhara t Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned fourth 600 MW thermal unit of OP Jindal Super Thermal Power Project (STPP

Extension in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh.

53. Bharatiya Janata Party-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won student union elections of Delhi University by defeati

National Students Union of India (NSUI).

54. Bharti Airtel acquired Augere Wireless Broadband to expand its 4G operations to nine circles.

55. Bihar Assembly passed Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015 aimed at empowering people to seek redressal of their grievances by

government servants in a time-bound manner.

56. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched campaignBadh C hala Bihar to collect ideas from the public to produce Bihar@2025 as a

vision document for states development between 2015 - 2025.

57. Bihar Government decided to give 2 % reservation in government jobs to grand children of freedom fighters.

58. Bombay High Court banned horse driven carriag es in Mumbai.

59. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) signed an Implementing Agency Agreement with REC Power Distribution Company Ltd. (RECPDCL

for the operationalisation of Partial Risk Guarantee Fund for Energy Efficiency (PRGFEE).

60. C-DOT, the research and development institute under department of telecommunications launched four broadband products under

Digital India initiative. The products are - long distance Wi-Fi system, solar-powered Wi-Fi system, 100 Gbps optical fibre cable (OFC) lin

and C-DOTs next generation network (NGN) in MTNL network.

61. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) ap proved Maharashtra State Co-operative Cotton Growers Marketing Federation

(MSCCGMFL) to undertake Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations for Cotton.

62. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved creating an intra state power transmission system in seven states (Andhra

Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan) at a cost of 8548 crore rupees. Out of it40 % will be contributed by National Clean Energy Fund, 40% by KfW (German Development Bank) loan and remaining 20 % as

contribution by States.

63. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved extension of 2 years for completion of projects sanctioned till March 2012

under Sub-Mission on Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)

components of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

64. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved setting up of over 2000 MW of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects

under Batch-III of Phase-II of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) at a cost of 12000 crore rupees.

65. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved two road projects worth 4721 crore rupees in Madhya Pradesh and Telangan

under National Highways Development Project (NHDP).

66. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) extended deadline for implementation of Crime and Criminals Tracking network and


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Systems (CCTNS) project till March 2017 along with approving additional five years phase for operation and maintenance of the CCTNS

up to March 2022.

67. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) increased investment limit by Government agencies in Mega Food Parks to 100 % of

their equity holding from 26 % currently in the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). New regulation will bring more investment in food

processing for smooth implementation of the Mega Food Parks Scheme (MFPS).

68. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs extended date of completion of National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project

(NATRiP) by three years (from 31st December 2014 to 31st December 2017).

69. Cabinet approved financial restructuring of BVFCL (Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited) and setting up an Ammonia-

Urea Complex of 8.64 Lakh Metric Tonnes annual capacity with cost of Rs. 4500 crore at Namrup (Assam) on Public Private Partnership(PPP) basis.

70. Cardiology Society of India report on cardiovascular diseases (those involving heart or blood vessels) -

CVD accounted for around 30 % for all deaths in the country in 2014.

Over 33 % Indians have hypertension, of which 60 % people are even unaware. 25 % people between age group of 31-45 years suffer

from undetected hypertension. Widespread ignorance a bout risk of heart disease indicates need to raise awareness among people.

71. Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) will hold 30th India Carpet Expo in October 2015 in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh).

72. China has opened 2nd land border crossing in Tibet via Nathu La, Sikkim to allow Indian pilgrims for Kailash-Mansarovar yatra. Eerlie

Lipulekh Pass route in Uttarakhand was damaged in Uttarakhand floods in 2013.

73. Chithirai Thiruvizha Festival is celebrated in Madurai (Tamilnadu) during Tamil month of Chitirai in April. It is one of the longest

celebrations of the world that lasts for one month. First 15 days of the festival is celebrated for Meenakshi, and next 15 days are celebrated

for Alagar.

74. Cochin International Airport (Kerala) will become first airport in India to run completely on solar power. A 12MWp solar power project

set up in the airport will generate 50,000 to 60,000 units of electricity per day.

75. Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched India Post's E-Commerce Centre in Delhi to cater the e-commerce

business enterprises capable of handling 30000 parcels in a day.

76. Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated BSNL Sponsered wi-fi zone at Historical

monument Taj Mahal at Agra (Uttar Pradesh).

77. Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penalty of Rs 671 crore on four public sector insurance companies - National

Insurance, New India Insurance, Oriental Insurance and United India insurance for indulging in anti-competitive practices by rigging a

tender of Kerala Government in 2009 for selecting insurance provider for 'Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna'.

78. Cyclone Komen turned into a cyclonic storm formed over Northern Bay of Bengal and expected to make landfall on the coast of Odisha

and West Bengal.

79. DRDO has tied up with Patanjali Ayurved for marketing of highly nutritional Seabuckthorn based products created by Defence Institute

of High Altitude Research (DIHAR).

80. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar laid foundation stone of Bharat Electronics Limited's Defence Systems Integration Complex in

Andhra Pradesh.

81. Delhi Government made Global Positioning System (GPS) mandatory in all public transport vehicles keeping in view security and safety

commuters, especially women.

82. Delhi Government tied up with Rotary Club for revamping government schools by upgrading sanitation and basic infrastructure facilitie

of drinking water and toilets.

83. Delhi High Court agreed to hear a PIL that challenges constitutional validity of Article 370 of Constitution of India that deals with the

special status of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).84. Delhi Jal Board commissioned Delhi's first Hydro-power plant at Chilla area of east Delhi. It can generate upto 20000 KWH of electricit

per year.

85. Delhi government announced City Taxi Scheme for 600 - 749 CC vehicles with Minimum 25 rupees charge for first two kilometres and 1

rupees per kilometer afterwards.

86. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) approved creating Indias first defence industrial park at Ottappalam (Kerala). I

will have modern common infrastructure facilities to attract component manufacturers in the defence industry.

87. Department of Space, Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development signed an MoU on development of Web

Geo Portal 'Shrishti' and Mobile App 'Drishti' for Monitoring of IWMP (Integrated Watershed Management Programme) watersheds.

88. Department of Telecommunications extended date of implementation of the full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) by two months (till 3

July 2015) on the basis of request made by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).


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89. Digital signatures certifying firm eMudhra launched eSign services as part of Digital India Vision. eSign is an online electronic signature

service to enable Aadhaar holders to digitally sign a document. It will promote quick execution off tasks in paperless environment and

crucial documents can be kept safely in electronic firm.

90. Ecologists found a new species of fish calledPethia striata in Tunga River in Kudremukh National Park(Karnataka).

91. Election Commission introduced symbol forNone of the Above (NOTA)Option for Voters in elections. Symbol for NOTA option has been

designed by National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

92. Election Commission of India suspended recognition of P A Sangma'sNational People's Party (Meghalaya) for failing to file its election

expenditure statement.

93. Environment Ministry cleared 12000 crores Coastal Road Project of Mumbai(Mah arashtra ) that will cover 35.6 kms. It will decong estMumbai roads and create 91 hectares of green space.

94. Experts from Tamil University discovered existence of a flourishing port town in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nad u during Sanga m era

and Middle Chola period. Sangam era relates to third Century Before Common Era to Third Century Common Era while Middle Chola

period ranges from 850 to 1250 Common Era.

95. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Visited Thailand. A double taxation avoidance treaty was signed and ratified a treaty signed in

2013 to provide framework for extradition of fugitive offenders.

96. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her USA Visit stated that India will organize 9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

(RPBD) at Los Angeles, (USA) on 14th and 15th November 2015 with Theme - Indian Diaspora: Defining a New Paradigm in India-US

Relationship.

97. Fast food chain KFC tied up with IRCTC to start delivery system for passengers.

98. Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (Southeast African Country) visited India.

99. Finance minister Arun Jaitleylaunched DD News mobile app as an agenda of Prasar Bharati, Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio

(AIR) to have more coverage and give facts.

100. First cow-urine refinery inaugurated at Pathmeda village in Jalore district of Rajasthan for research on the cow products.

101. First phase (10-km stretch) of Chennai Metro inaugurated by Tamil Nadu C hief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

102. Forbes' richest Indians list2015-

Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian for ninth consecutive year with net worth of 18.9 billion USD.

Top 10 are - Mukesh Ambani (18.9), Dilip Shanghvi (18) of Sun Pharma, Azim Premji (15.9), Hinduja brothers (15.9), Pallonji Mistr

(14.7 ), Shiv Nadar (12.9), Godrej family (11.4), Lakshmi Mittal (11.2), Cyrus Poonawala (7.9) and Kumar Mangalam Birla (7.8).

There are 12 newcomers This Year, Including Flipkarts co-founders Sachin and Binni Bansal and IndiGos co-founder Rakesh

Gangwal.

103. Forest Ministers of southern states decided to set up aSouthern Forest Ministers Inter-state Coordination Council to be headed by

Kerala Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan for first year. Aim is to tackle forest-related problems in the region and ensure

ecological, socio-economic and livelihood security.

104. Former President A.P.J Abdul Kalam launched Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan focused on developing spirit of innovation and

experimentation among students.

105. Forum for Human Rights and Justice (FHRJ) organised a Marathon namedAjanmi Beti Ke liye Daud (Protecting the Unborn Girl) in

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) in view of declining sex ratio in the state (906 females per 1000 males).

106. Foundation stone of National Research Centre on Integrated Farming (ICAR-NRCIF) laid out in Pipra Kothi in East Champaran distri

of Bihar by Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. This Research Centre will work for welfare of farmers in the region through researc

in integrated farming system models for diverse agro-ecological conditions like Floods, with emphasis on rice, sugarcane and banana that

require more water.107. Fourth Lighthouse Museum of India to be opened at Kannur (Kerala).

Other three lighthouses museums - Alappuzha (Kerala), Chennai and Mahabalipuram (TamilNadu).

108. Goa Government launched hot air balloon and amphibious vehicles service to add attractions to its tourism portfolio.

109. Google developed The Google Cultural Instituteas an initiative to make Indias heritage accessible for global audiences and to preserve it

digitally for generations to come.

110. Govberment Approved including Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh in National Dairy Plan Phase - I and extended the project

period by two years to 2018-19.

111. Govbernment approved Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to app ly to Registrar of Companies for converting it into a Section 3

company under the Companies Act, 2013 (No, 18 of Companies act 1956)AND renaming it asRenewable Energy Corp oration of India

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SECI will be able to own solar power plants, generate and sell power and manufacturing of solar products and materials.

SECI will work in development of all segments of renewable energy - geo-thermal, off-shore wind, tidal etc. apart from solar energy

after being renamed as RECI.

Section 8 of Companies Act, 2013 [earlier Section 25 of Companies Act 1956] defines formation of companies with charitable objects

and commercial aspects of a business entity are completely prohibited. It is the reason behind SECI applying to be be converted to

Section 3 company [earlier Section 18 of Companies Act 1956] as here the company is mainly for commercial activities without any

limitation.

Government also decided to enlarge the scope of the activities of SECI to cover all renewable energy sources to provide a

comprehensive solution for renewable energy generation in the country.112. Government IncludedSipai, Patni Jamat, Turk Jamat categories in Gujarat andKahar and Tanwar Singhariya Catergories in

Uttarakhand in Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) as per advices from National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).

113. Government allowed National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to issue Tax Free Infrastructure Bonds of Rs. 24000 crore and

Capital Gain Tax Exemption Bonds of Rs. 4000 crore in the financial year 2015-16.

114. Government announced that 14 States / Union Territories have achieved literacy rate of 80 %.

115. Government announced to set upSkill Development Centers in all the 40 parliamentary constituencies of Bihar.

116. Government announced to start toll-free helpline for tuberculosis patients to enable them to reach out to medical care by government

with ease.

117. Government approved 20% hike in honorarium paid to workers of Grih Kalyan Kendra (GKK), a welfare society under Department of

Personnel & Training for welfare of central government employees in lower income groups.

118. Government approved Dadra and N agar Haveli Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulation 2005 to help the Union territory generate

yearly additional gross revenue and net tax generation of Rs 120 crore and 7 crore respectively.

119. Government approved Gujarat State's Climate Change Action Plan 2015-2020 with proposal to invest over 21000 crores for creating

environment-friendly water resource management, public health and agriculture improvement projects by 2020.

120. Government approved Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan's Japan Patent Office (JPO) for cooperation in field of Industrial

Property (IP).

121. Government approved NCAOR (National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research) 's acquisition of A Polar Research Vehicle with cost

1050 Crore Rupees for Research in Antartica, Artic and Southern Ocean Region.

122. Government approved amending Bena mi Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 to fight the black money inside the country by Seizing

benami properties and putting fine with imprisonmet.

123. Government approved creation of 21st Law Commission of India for 3 years (1 September 2015 - 31 August 2018). Last (20th) LCI was

headed by Justice A P Shah and tenure ended on 31 August, 2015.

124. Government approved creation of four posts of Directors for four new National Institutes of Design (NIDs) at Kurukshetra (Haryana),

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jorhat (Assam) and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).

125. Government approved introducingBureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015to provide new provisions in existing Bureau of Indian

Standards Act, 1986. Main Provisions are -

Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) to be established as National Standards Body of India

It wil include goods, services and systems, besides articles and processes under the standardization regime.

It will promote ease of doing business by allowing multiple simplified conformity assessment schemes including Self Declaration Of

Conformity (SDOC) against any standard. It will give multiple simplified options to manufacturers to adhere to standards and get a

certificate of conformity.

Government will be able to -apply mandatory certification regime on processes wherever necessary to maintain health,safety and security. It will help

consumers receive ISI certified p roducts and will prevent import of sub-standard products.

Appoint any authority along with Bureau of Indian Standards to verify conformity of produc ts and services.

Implement mandatory hallmarking of precious metal articles and also strengthen penal provisions for better compliance and

enable compounding for violations.

This bill will promote a culture of quality of products and services through mandatory/voluntary compliance with Indian standards

through 'product certification' and 'Certificate of Conformity' by Empowering BIS and Government.

126. Government approved name change of Bangalore city railway station as Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station.

127. Government approved proposal of Ministry of Culture for setting up a National Memorial at birth place of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash

Narayan in Chhapra (Saran) in Bihar.


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128. Government approved proposal to promulgate Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 in parliament to amend

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 that is related to jurisdiction related issues for filing cases for offence committed under section 138 of N

Act. Key Features are -

Cases of bouncing of cheques can be filed only in a court in whose jurisdiction the bank branch of the payee (person who receives th

cheque) lies.

All cases filed against a person will be transferred to the court with the appropriate jurisdiction.

129. Government approved revival of closed urea unit of Fertilizer Corporation India Limited (FCIL) at Sindri (Jharkhand) with an

investment of Rs 6000 crore. This unit was not in operations since 2002.

130. Government approved setting up of Central Research Institute for Yoga and Naturoapthy (CRIYN) at Nagmang la (Karnataka) andJhajjar (Haryana).

131. Government approved setting up of six new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Bodh Gay

(Bihar), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha) and Amritsar (Punjab). These six new IIMs will

commence academic sessions from 2015-16 with each having intake of 140 students in the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) courses.

132. Government authorized Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET-ICAR), Ludh iana as 30th designated

testing center for testing all types of Post Harvesting Equipment and Machinery.

Testing of machines at any Farm Machinery Testing and Training Institutes (FMTTIs) or 30 designated testing center is mandatory

before supplying them to Government assistance programmes.

133. Government cancelled licences of nearly 9,000 Non-Governmental Organisations for violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act

(FCRA) due to non filing annual returns for the 2009 - 2011.

134. Government decided to close Indian Peoples Natural Calamity Trust (IPNC T) created by former Ruler of Jaipur in 1900 to provide relie

to Indian people during natural calamities. The task is currently administered efficienctly by National Disaster Management Authority in

Ministry of Home Affairs.

135. Government declared NSCN(K) (National Socialist Council of Nagaland) as an unlawful organisation for 5 years under Unlawful

Activities (Prevention), Act 1967 due to c ontinued violence by NSCN(K) even after ceasefire signed on 27th April, 2015.

136. Government extended Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries, bringing the total number of countries under the scheme up to 76.

137. Government extended controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to almost entire state of Arunachal Pradesh due to seriou

law and order situation in the state.

138. Government granted 800 crores underDeen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana to Karnataka for setting up feeder line to provide 24

hours quality power supply to farmers.

139. Government has launched The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity TEEB-India Initiative (TII) to highlight economic

consequences of loss of biological diversity and decline in ecosystem services.

The Initiative is focussed on three ecosystems- forests, inland wetlands and coastal and marine ecosystems.

TII has been implemented under Indo-German Biodiversity Programme as technical cooperation with GIZ.

140. Government included 36 more countries under e-Tourist Visa scheme, taking total countries under this scheme up to 113.7 more Indian

airports as designated airports for entry on e-Tourist Visa.

141. Government launchedNational Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) to preserve and rejuvenate rich cultural

heritage of the country. In initial phase, 12 heritage cities have been identified to be rejuvenated and developed at a cost of 500 crore

rupees.

142. Government launched Indian Wind Resource Atlas at 100 metre level to help Governments in policy making to deal with issues related t

tariff fixation, transmission, grade frequency.

143. Government launched a SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG connections.144. Government launched online system for submission of the Long Term Visa (LTV) applications by Pakistani nationals to address difficult

of the minority communities in Pakistan who come to India for permanent settlement. The applications can be submitted online through

indianfrro.gov.in/frro.

145. Government launched website of Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) and

pressed the need for minimizing use of animals for carrying out experiments.

146. Government launched website of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog at URL - http://www.Niti.Gov.In. Website

was launched by Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog.

147. Government of India deferred proposed talks between Chief negotiators on India EU Broadbased Investment and Trade Agreement

(EU-BTIA) due to disappointment by action of European Union for imposing ban on sale of around 700 pharma products by Indian

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148. Government on allocated 5000 crore rupees for growth of Department of AYUSH (comprising Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani

Siddha and Homoeopathy).

149. Government reconstituted Nehru Memorial Museum Library Society (NMMLS) on the occasion of its 41st AGM.

150. Government rejected Odisha Government's proposal to grant mining license to South Korean steel major Posco for its proposed 12 billion

USD mega steel plant at Paradip in Odisha.

151. Government ruled 30th September, 2015 as last date for declara ing undisclosed assets located outside India and any taxes in respect of

these foreign assets must be paid by 31st December, 2015 under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Impositio

of Tax Act, 2015.

152. Government sanctioned Rs.1,000 crore for a 15-km India-Bang ladesh railway project.153. Government signed peace accord with Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) to end insurgency in northeastern state of

Nagaland.

154. Government transferred training and apprentice divisions of Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGET) from Labour

Ministry to Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

DGET comprises 12000 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country.

155. Government will develop Buddhist circuit under its newly-launched Swadesh Darshanscheme covering Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Vaishal

in Bihar and Kapilavastu, Sarnath, Sravasti and Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.

156. Government will set up Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centreat Institute for Physically Handicapped (New Delhi),

under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) as a Society under Societies

Registration Act, 1860.

157. Government will set up national institute on medicinal plants for which allocation of Rs.100 crore has been made during the 12th five

year plan.

158. Gujarat Government declared ban on use of plastic in the State on the occasion of unfurling National Flag at 69th Independence Day

ceremony.

159. Gujarat High Court ruled that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) 2006 will also apply to Muslim community.

160. Gujarat High constituted a four-member panel to ensure basic amenities like housing and hospital for labourers at Alang ship-breaking

yard in Bhavnagar district.

161. Gujarat became first Indian state to launchAgro-solar policy. Under this, farmers will tap energy from the sun by installing solar power

equipments in their fields. This will help farmers earn additional income from power generation companies. Farmers and power generatio

companies will both gain by such innoative generation of solar energy in agricultural fields.

162. Gujarat became first Indian state to make voting compulsory in Local body Polls. Gujarat government also annou nced reservation of 50

seats for women in municipal corporations, municipalities, and village panchayats.

163. Gujarat has led in implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission during 2014-15.

Out of 2,70,069 household toilets constructed during the last financial year, Gujarat alone accounted for 60% of them having built

1,65,376 household toilets. Madhya Pradesh second and Karnataka third.

164. Gujarat's Ahmadabad Municipal Corporation announced USE and GET PAID scheme, under which people will be paid one rupees for

using public toilets. Aim is to eradicate open defecation and keep the city clean.

165. HRD Minister Smriti Irani Launched National Institutional Ranking Framework ( NIRF) Document and Webportal for enabling rankin

of institutions on the basis of a various parameters.

166. Haryana Assembly passed Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to amend the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 and fix matriculatio

as minimum educational qualification for elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). Haryana became second state after Rajasthan to

fix educational and other qualifications for candidates contesting Panchayat elections.167. Haryana Department of School Education (DPSE) approved 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Below

Poverty Line (BPL) category students from Classes I to XII in private unaided schools.

168. Haryana Government launched a Village Mentoring Project (VMP) to improve healthcare and education of the villagers with a special

emphasis on girl child.

169. Haryana government completely banned gutka, pan masala and other similar products containing tobacco in the state for one year.

170. Haryana government gave status of Cabinet Minister to yoga guru Ramdev, who has been appointed as the states brand ambassador to

promote yoga and ayurveda.

171. Haryana government launched 'Mhara Gaon - Jagmag Gaon' scheme aimed at providing 24-hour power supply to rural areas and

improving electricity bill collections to reduce losses of power utilities.

172. Haryana government started work on Rs 50-crore Saraswati river excavation and Revival project.


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173. Haryana government will develop Gurgaon as a smart city with its own resources worth 500 Crores. Gurgaon has not been included into

98 Cities under Central Government's Smart City Mission.

174. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh announced to make Sanskrit as a mandatory subject in all Government schools of th

state.

175. Himachal Pradesh Government launchedRajiv Gandhi I lluminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement (RISHTA) project for

implementation of LED based street lighting in collaboration with EESL. The scheme is also known as Centralized Control and Monitorin

System (CCMS) Smart Street Lighting Scheme for Urban Local bodies.

EESL (Energy Efficient Services Limited) is a joint venture by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Power Grid Corporatio

of India (PGCIL), Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electrification Corporation.176. Himachal Pradesh Government organised a three-day organic fair and food festival to promote organic farming in the state.

177. Himachal Pradesh High Court asked state government to establish separate homes for differently-abled, shelter less and mentality

challenged people within a year.

178. Himachal Pradesh government has set up satellite tracking system to check forest fire incidents in summer season.

179. Home Minister Rajnath Singh released graphic depicting courage and sacrifice of CRPF personnel during battle of Sardar Post, Rann o

Kutch in 1965 lndo-Pak War.

On 9 April 1965, at Sardar Post in Rann of Kutch, two companies of CRPF battled full-fledged Pakistani Brigade, causing heavy

casualties to Pakistani Army.

180. Home Ministry will implement NERS (Nationwide Emergency Response System) to save women in distress.

181. Housing ministry identified 305 cities in nine states to build houses for poor in urban areas by 2022 for two crore families in economicall

weaker section (EWS).

182. Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani launched National Web Portal for promotion of National Apprenticeship Scheme f

Graduates, Diploma holders and 10+2 pass-outs vocational certificate holders. Slogan is Sashakt Yuva, Samarth Bharat.

183. Hyderabad based ICRISAT launched Green Phablet with price at $300 (~ Rs. 18,000) for farmers in Telangana to send timely messages

to the farmers. ICRISAT will maintain servers and keep the information updated.

184. ICAR - 87th Foundation Day awards ceremony and National Conference of Krishi Vigyan Kendendras held in Patna, (Bihar). PM

Narendra Modi launched four new schemes of ICAR - Farmer FIRST, Student READY, ARYA and Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav. He also

launched Rs. 76000 CroreDeendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojanaaimed to provide continuous power supply to rural India. Note th

Foundation day of ICAR is on 16 July that marks creation of ICAR on 16 July, 1929.

185. India Brand Equity Foundation (Department of Commerce in Ministry of Commerce and Industry) released a report on Intellectual

Property Rights (IPRs) filing in India during 2013-14.

Maharashtra topped the list of states and Union Territories (UTs) with Bengaluru being top city in IPR filing.

Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru), Siddaganga Institute of Technology (Tumakuru) and Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO) were top 3 bodies with 32, 24 and 12 filings.

186. India has overtaken US to become world's third largest steel produ cer after China and Japan as stated by Steel & Mines Minister,

Narendra Singh Tomar. Target is to achieve 300 million tonnes (MT) steel production in 10 years.

187. India's Taj Mahal became first historical monuments in world to have a Twitter account of its own.

188. India-Born Sunder Pichai has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Google.

Google's Former CEO Announced to Promote Sunder Pichai as New CEO after Company announced plans to restructure itself as a

subsidiary of a New Company - Alphabet. Larry Page will be CEO of Alphabet which will have numerous subsidiary companies

Including Google.

189. Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) reported that India has registered green building projects of over 3 billion sq ft area that madeIndia second in terms of green building footprint. Next Aim is to cover 10 billion sq ft by 2022.

190. Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) (Madhya Pradesh) signed an Agreement with Indira Gandhi National

Tribal University(IGNTU) (Manipur) to start a Joint MBA Program.

191. Indian Medical Associations (IMA) first-ever Jan Aushadhi Generic Drug (JAGD) Store inaugurated in IP New Delhi. It will offer over

118 commonly used medicines at 10 - 20 % lesser price.

192. Indian Meteorological Department under Ministry of Earth Sciences signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Power System

Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) for optimum use of weather information in power sector.

193. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) teamed up with ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) for e-ticket facility fo

entry to Taj Mahal and Humayuns Tomb.

194. Indian Railways has named Haridwar Mail (Train No 19031/19032 Ahmedabad-Haridwar-Ahmedabad ) as Yoga Express.


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195. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) has been awarded the Miniratna (Cateogry -1) status by Department

Public Enterprises.

196. Indias first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) became operational at GIFT City in Gujarat.

197. Indias first air freight station in private sector will be opened in Irungattukottai near Chennai (Tamilnadu).

198. Indias first diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) train service with an air-conditioned coach launched in Kochi (Kerala).

199. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated Vividh Bharati Service of Delhi on FM Mode on 100.1 Megahertz

frequency.

200. Institute of Human Development and Delhi Planning Board released report Millennium Development Goals Report for Delhi -

People below poverty line in Delhi was 9.9 % in 2011-12, as compared to 15.7 % in 1993-94Under-5 mortality rate dropped to 28 in 2012 as compared to 83.1 in 1992. Infant mortality rate is 25 in 2012 against 36 in 1998.

201. Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Indian Council for Research on International Economic relations (ICRIER) repo

-An Inquiry into the Impact of Indias App Economy.

Mobile application industry in India will grow to 1964 crore rupees by 2016 from 974 crore rupees in 2014

Mobile applications currently employ approx 75000 people in India. It is estimated that employment in this industry will be betwee

1.51 - 1.59 lakh by 2016.

202. Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in collaboration with IMRB International released Social Media in India 2014 report

There are 14.3 crore social media users in India as on April 2015. 2.5 crore users are in Rural areas while 11.8 crore users in Urban

India.

College going students are largest users (34%) and young men second (26%).

Facebook is leading social media platform with 96 % of users in urban areas accessing it, followed by Google Plus (61 %), Twitter (43

%) and LinkedIn (24 %).

Top Activities are Maintaining a social networking profile followed by updating status and Commenting on blog sites.

203. Jammu and Kashmir Government banned sale of Ambuja Cements in the state after complaints of malpractices against the company.

204. Japan parliament's Upper Chamber passed two security laws to allow its troops to fight overseas for the first time since 1945. The bill wa

already have been approved by Parliaments lower house earlier.

205. Jharkhand Ch ief Minister Raghuvar Das imposed ban on sale of thermocol plates in the state to promote leaf plates and generate

employment for the poor and tribal people engaged in making leaf plates.

206. Jharkhand Government approved formation of an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the state with 243 posts.

207. Jharkhand Government empowered Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to arrest Minister, MLA and senior civil servants without permission

in cases of taking bribes.

208. Jharkhand approved Special Courts Ordinance, 2015 to establish special courts for speedy trail of corruption cases and prosecution of

individuals hoarding black money and illegally acquired property.

209. Kerala Government declared June 22 as Snake Bird Day to protect the endangered species which is also known as Indian darter.

210. Kerala Government declared Kerala as first totally digital state in India. This declaration was made considering the rapid digital progres

in Kerala by achieving 100 % mobile connectivity, maximum digital banking, 75 % e-literacy, broadband connectivity upto the Panchayat

level, linking bank accounts with Aadhar cards and e-district plans.

211. Kerala government launched Subodham project to end liquor abuse as part ofPunarjani 2030 Project to completely eradicate the

menace of substance abuse in Kerala.

212. Kerala government signed an agreement with Adani Group for developing INR 7525 crore Vizhinjam International Deepwater

Multipurpose Seaport near Kovalam beach.

213. Law Commission of India (Headed by Ajit Prakash Shah) submitted its Report No. 261 onNeed to Regulate Pet Shops and Dog andAquarium Fish Breedingby stating that pet shops and breeders violate provisions of animal welfare laws with impunity, and it is necessar

to regulate their practices.

214. Lok Sabha 2015 passed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2014.

According to data from National Crime Records Bureau, crimes by juveniles in the age group of 16-18 years have increased,

especially in certain categories of heinous crimes.

Bill will now allow children in 16-18 age group to be tried as adults if they commit heinous crimes and it will be examined by a

Juvenile Justice Board to assess if the crime was committed as a child or as an adult.

The bill proposed to streamline adoption procedures for orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children by making mandatory

registration of all institutions engaged in providing child care.

215. Lok Sabha passed Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015 that proposes following chang es -


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Civil cases up to 2 crore rupees will be heard by 11 district courts in delhi instead of Delhi High Court. Previous limit for District cour

was 20 Laks Rupees.

It empowers Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to transfer any pending case to a relevant subordinate court.

216. Lok Sabha passed Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill 2015 -

Provisions of the Act will apply to undisclosed foreign income and assets with Rate of tax of 30 % of Undisclosed foreign income or

assets.

Violation of the provisions of the proposed new legislation will entail penalties in form of three times the taxable amount.

Failure to furnish return in respect of foreign income or assets shall attract a penalty of 10 lakh rupees.

Punishment for willful attempt to evade tax in relation to a foreign income located outside India will be rigorous imprisonment from3 - 10 years and a fine.

The same punishment is prescribed for assessees who have filed a return of income, but have not disclosed foreign asset or has

furnished inaccurate particulars of the same.

Provisions will also apply to banks and financial institutions helping in concealment of foreign income of Indians through

falsification of documents.

Certain safeguards for assesses have been provisioned in the act including -

Requirement of mandatory issue of notices to the person against whom proceedings are being initiated with grant of

opportunity of being heard

Right of appeal to Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, High Court and the Supreme Court has been protected.

Failure to report bank accounts with maximum balance of up to 5 lakh rupees at any time during the year will not put penalty

as it might not have been reported my mistake or by ignorance.

The Bill provides a one-time compliance opportunity for a limited period to persons who have any undisclosed foreign assets

which have not been disclosed for the purposes of Income-tax.

217. Madhya Pradesh Government launched M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app to provide various services and teaching-related work to teachers

a simple way.

218. Madh ya Pradesh Government will build a 750 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (SPV) plant in Rewa district. It will be developed in

three phases of 250 MW each. On completion, it will become worlds largest solar power plant and will leave beghind Topaz Solar Farm

(550 MW) in California (USA).

219. Madras High Court directed Tamil Nad u Government to make wearing of helmets for two-wheelers compulsory.

220. Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission notified installation of net metering system of rooftop photo voltaic (PV) solar power

units, To promote green power in state.

221. Maharashtra Government amended Section 66(1)(c) of Factories Act, 1948 and allowed women employees to work in night shifts likewis

Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

222. Maharashtra Government amended theMaharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981 to include criminal activiti

related to sand mafia and black marketing under its bracket.

223. Maharashtra Government banned digg ing of borewells over 200 feet to control decline of groundwater-level.

224. Maharashtra Government constituted a taskforce on agriculture development and poverty alleviation to address the issues.

225. Maharashtra Government decided to discontinue colonial-era practice of police guard of honour given to ministers and top officials.

226. Maharashtra Government passed Guarantee of Public Services Bill, 2015 to empowers citizens to avail their rights in stipulated time with

less efforts and cost. Aim is to reduce corruption and bring transparency and speed in delievery of public services.

227. Maharashtra Government will take ordinance route to amend Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981 to ma

Illegal sand mining has been made non - bailable offences.228. Maharashtra approvedShyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Schemeaimed at development of villages in buffer zones of tiger

reserves and around them.

229. Maharashtra approved Renewable Energy Policy worth 4156.43 crore rupees to increase capac ity of Renewable power generation from

6700 to 14400 MW by 2020.

230. Maharashtra declaredBlue Mormon as State butterfly as a state symbol.

231. Maharashtra government announced construction of 800 kilometers of Nagpur-Mumbai six-lane expressway, also called

Communication Super-expressway. Cost of the project will be 30000 crore rupees.

232. Maharashtra government bought Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar's house in London where he stayed in 1920s in 3.1 million pounds deal.

233. Maharashtra government decided to abolish Local Body Tax (LBT) on petrol and diesel to end disparity between fuel dealers and other

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234. Maharashtra government decided to use non-conventional resources to generate 14,400 MW electricity by 2019 and to cut down cost an

reduce carbon footprint.

235. Maharashtra government declared 2017 as Visit Maharashtra Year to promote tourism.

236. Maharashtra government increased retirement age for group 'A' medical officers from 58 to 60 years.

237. Maharashtra's Dahi Handi (Govinda) has been accorded with status of Adventure Sport. It will now be played as per rules and a State-

level association will be formed for it. It will not be limited to Janmashtami only.

238. Major Indian Steel Companies, signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Ministry of Steel for setting up of Steel Research & Technolog

Mission of India (SRTMI) to promote new beginning in the R&D in steel sector.

239. Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Women and Child Development launched first modernised Anganwadi centre of India at Hasanpur villagof Sonepat in Haryana under Nand-Ghar Yojana of Government aimed at transforming the anganwadi centres.

240. Manipur Forest Department will translocate critically endangered Brow Antlered deer (Sangai) species found in Keibul Lamjao Nationa

Park (KLNP) to Pumlen Pat. KLNP is the only floating national park in the world.

241. Manipur Legislative Assembly withdrawn the Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants and Migrant Workers (MRVTMW) Bill, 2015 in a

one-day special session as people were doubtful about effectiveness of the Bill to protect indigenous communities in Manipur.

242. Manohar Lal Khattar Chief Minister of Haryana dedicated the National Transmission Asset Management Centre (NTAMC) of

POWERGRID to the nation.

243. Manufacturers Association for Information Technology (MAIT) and IMRB International report about performance of the IT hardware

market between April 2014 - March 2015.

Sales of desktops and notebooks shrank 4 % and 15 % respectively in urban India in 2014-15. In rural India, sales of desktops grew 3

% and of notebooks 11 %.

For smart phones and tablets, revenue risen 88 % to more than 65815 crore rupees in 2014-15 from 34900 crores in 2013-14. Growth

will continue in 2015-16 with smartphones expected to grow 27 %, phablets 65 % and tablets 16 %.

Overall size of Indian ICT hardware market was pegged at 15.87 billion USD, up 23.98 % over 2013-14.

244. Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed between Jharkhand Government and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for

Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS) to be set up through a Joint Venture between NTPC and Jharkhand Bidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd.

(JBVNL) with 74:26 equity participation.

245. Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nad da released 11th National Health Profile (NHP) 2015, which provides comprehensive

information related to health sector.

246. Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra launched a d igital Employment Exchange for Industries (EEX) portal

at eex.dcmsme.gov.in. It will connect employers and job seekers and will help in linking Make in India initiative with Skilled India one.

247. Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan launched web enabled project management information system f

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) projects at URL http://dbtepromis.nic.in . It will help registration of new investigators, online

submission of proposals and Online tracking of projects.

248. Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers,Ananth Kumar launched Pharma Price Data Bank of NPPA (National Pharmaceutical Pricing

Authority) as integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System. It will help everyone as Manu facturers can fill their mandatory

forms online that can be accessed by Government, NPPA and consumers.

Pharma Price Data bank will have online data submission facaility for medicine manufacturers as prescribed under the Drugs Price

Control Order, 2013.

NPPA is already operating another portal Pharma Jan Samadhan that registers complaints about shortage or overcharging for

medicines.

249. Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley launched Headend In The Sky (HITS) digital platform - NXT DIGITAL promoted by Hinduja Group apart of Digital India initiative and Make In India mission. It will provide viewers access to over 500 television channels of their choice -

international, national and local besides other e-applications. The initiative will enable thousands of cable operators to transit from analo

to digital across 12 Crore homes in India.

250. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched Indian Railway Knowledge Portal developed by National Academy of Indian

Railways (Vadodara )at url www.kportal.indianrailways.gov.in, that has aggregated most of available knowledge about Indian Railway

at one location.

251. Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu launched E-Samiksha for monitoring implementation of Railway budget 2015-16,

announcements/commitments.

252. Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari launched Green Highways Policy aimed at promoting greening of

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to Rs. 1000 crore annual budget. Monitoring will be done by ISRO's Bhuvan and GAGAN satellite systems.

253. Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Indias first Tier-I Oil Spill Response Centre (OSRC

for Mumbai Port Trust (MBT), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and ONGCs facilities at Nhava and Uran. Objective is to develop an

appropriate system for detection and reporting of oil spillage.

254. Minister of State (IC) for Coal, Power and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal launchedAccess to Clean C ooking Energy and

Electricity - Survey of States (ACCESS) Report by Council on Energy, Environment & Water (CEEW) in collaboration with Columbia

University. It highlights that about 30 crore Indians rely on kerosene for lighting, and over 80 crore rely on traditional biomass and need

to focus beyond electrification and LPG connections for more inclusive energy access for all.

255. Minister of State (IC) for Development of North-Eastern Region Jitendra Singh launched an Augmented Reality (AR) applicationSakaar to highlight achievements of Department of Space during one year in office of the present Government.

256. Minister of State for Culture (IC), Tourism (IC) and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma launched NOC Online Application Portal and

Processing System (NOAPS) for National Monument Authority (NMA) under Ministry of Culture.

257. Minister of State for HomeKiren Rijiju announced to implement Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at a worksho

on Enhancing Private Sector Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi. Sendai Framework was adopted at World Conference

on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan in March 2015.

258. Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary launched Centralized Delhi PoliceRailway Helpline No.1512.

259. Minister of State for Textiles (I/C), Santosh Kumar Gangwar laid foundation stone for Apparel and Garment Making Centre in Aizawl

(Capital of Mizoram).

260. Minister of State for Textiles (I/C), Santosh Kumar Gangwar, laid foundation stone for an Apparel & Garment Making Centre in

Arunachal Pradesh.

261. Minister of Urban developmentM Venkaiah Naidu announced list of 98 cities selected under smart cities mission.

See All Smart Cities List!

262. Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejunivetion Uma Bharti launched nationwideJal Kranti Abhiyanfrom

Jaipur (Rajasthan) to consolidate water conservation and management.

263. Ministries of Railways, Coal & Odisha Government Signed agreement for Undertaking Rail Infrastructure for Evacuation of Coal.

264. Ministry for Social Justice & Empowerment launched Credit Enhancement Guara ntee Scheme for Scheduled Castes. The scheme is

implemented by Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd with a sum of 200 crore rupees for young and start-up entrepreneurs

of Scheduled Castes (SC) to avail financial assistance.

265. Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy introduced solar energy pumping systems underSub Mission on

Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM) implemented through State Governments to meet the demands of solar pumping systems in

irrigation.

Ministry of Agriculture introduced Sub Mission of Agricultural mechanization (SMAM) in 2014-15 to accelerate growth of

agricultural mechanization in India. Financial Assistance for Procurement of Agriculture Machinery and Equipment is provided

under this scheme.

266. Ministry of Civil Aviation and ASSOCHAM organized 8th International Conference onIndian Civil Aviation & Tourismin New Delhi.

267. Ministry of Culture Took over Lalit Kala Akademi after complaints regarding alleged administrative and financial irregularities in Lalit

Kala Akademi.

268. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is establishing a Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for

the Asia and Pacific Region as a UNESCO Category 2 Centre at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun. It is for the first time that

an existing institute has been accorded status of UNESCO Category 2 Centre (C2C) and is also first centre to be established for

management and training in natural heritage.

269. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has exempted builders from obtaining prior green nod for construction of

Universities, Schools and Colleges.

270. Ministry of Food Processing Industries approved setting up 30 new cold storage chains under the Integrated Cold Chain project with co

of 274.9 crore rupees. So far, 138 cold storage chains have been sanctioned out of which 108 are under implementation.

271. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare banned sale of Diclofenac in multidose vial. It will now only be sold in single-dose vial packaging

for human use. The ban was imposed on recommendation of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in order to save and

protect vultures from extinction.

272. Ministry of Home Affairs changed name of the scheme Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorization to 'e-Tourist Visa' (eTV

273. Ministry of Home Affairs extended disturbed area status of Nagaland for one more year (Till June 30, 2016).

274. Ministry of Home Affairs will establish pan-India National fingerprint database of about 28 Lakh convicts for speedy investigation of


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crimes across country.

275. Ministry of Law & Justice has developed web-based application Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) for

managing and monitoring all court cases Online.

276. Ministry of Railways decided to run Suvidha trains with dynamic fares from July 2015 to address the rush during peak travel seasons.

These trains will have dynamic fare system with no Waiting List.

277. Ministry of Railways will set up Malaviya Chairfor Railway Technology at IIT (BHU) to develop new materials to be used in all assets o

Railways with funds Rs 5 crore. R.K. Verma will be head of Chair Core Committee.

278. Ministry of Railways will set up Technology Mission for Indian Railways for taking up identified railway projects for applied research

and use on Indian Railways. N.S.Vyas will be head of Mission Implementation and coordination committee.279. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways drafted a newRoad Transport & Safety Bill that proposes creation ofNational Road Safety

& Traffic Management Authority (NRSTMA) to look after issues related to vehicle regulation and road safety by utilizing information

technology based systems to ensure efficient and safe transport.

280. Ministry of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping launched Road Asset Management System (RAMS) for National Highways. The

system will use laser technology for compiling information on road assets, condition of pavements and traffic.

281. Ministry of Rural Development launchedSAMANVAYweb portal to monitor progress of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) for

development of Gram Panchayats. SAMANVAY web portal has approx 1800 Central and State government for Gram Panchayats. This

portal will help Members of Parliament to utilise relevant schemes for implementation of SAGY.

282. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Defence for

partnership on skill development and entrepreneurship.

283. Ministry of Urban Development app roved Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy for Delhi as part of Master Plan for Delhi - 2021.

The policy aims to address problems of pollution and shortage of homes for poor and middle class in Delhi. TOD initiative is for low-

carbon, high-density and compact living spaces.

284. Ministry of Urban Development plans to develop Smart National Common Mobility Card (N CMC) model to enable seamless travel and

shopping in metro areas (calledEMV Open Loop Card with stored value).

285. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognized Indian Kalaripayattu Federation as Regional Sports Federation for promotion and

development of Kalarippayattu sport in India. Origin of sport is Kerala state.

286. Ministry of environment and forests has approved 5,465-crore fertiliser plant in Ramagundam, Telangana called Ramagundam

Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited. It is joint venture of National Fertilizers Limited, Engineers India Limited and Fertilizer Corporation of

India.

287. Muglawali village of Yamungar district in Haryana came into news after district authorities claimed that they have dugged out a pa leo

(old) channel resembling now inactive River Saraswati.

288. NCR (National Capital Region) got bigger with Inclusion of Haryana's Jind, Karnal & UP's Muzaffa rnagar Districts in NCR.

289. NDMC (North Delhi Municipal Corporation) will rename Aurangzeb road in Delhi as APJ Abdul Kalam road.

290. NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) started inviting bids for preparing Detailed Project Reports (DRPs) of over 3500km of

roads along the border and coast lines as part of Bharat Mala project.

Bharat Mala project is a plan of Ministry of Roads Transport & Highways to build 5000 km of road networks and link border and

coastal areas with road network with investment of around 50000 crore rupees.

291. NITI Aayog decided to set up an experts committee to prepare a model land leasing law to be adopted by states as per their local needs.

States agreed that land leasing, updating of land records and land titling would be win-win steps for all affected parties.

292. Nadia district (West Bengal) has won United Nations Public Service Award 2015 in the category of improving delivery of public services

for or eliminating open defecation.293. Nadia district of West Bengal declared as first open defecation-free (ODF) district in India due to collaborative efforts with United

Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Bank for construction of toilets across the district.

294. Najma Heptulla, Minister for Minority Affairs Launched Online Application Management System (OAMS) forNai R oshnischeme to

bring transparency and quick delivery.

Nai Roshni scheme is meant for Leadership Development of Minority Women to empower them by providing knowledge and for

interacting with Government systems, Banks and other institutions.

295. National Cadet Corps (NCC) entered Limca Book of Records for Largest Yoga performance simultaneously on International Day of Yog

(21 Jun 2015) with 9,50,210 NCC cadets performing Yoga at 1767 venues.

296. National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched mobile applicationPashu Poshan to boost dairy farmers' income by raising milk

yield and cutting feed cost.


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Project Location Capacity

(MW)

Anticipated

Completion

Dates

Kakrapar Atomic Power Project

Units 3&4 (KAPP 3&4)

Kakrapar,

Gujarat1400 2017-18

Rajasthan Atomic Power Project

Units 7&8 (RAPP 7&8)

Rawatbhata,

Rajasthan1400 2018-19

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor

(PFBR)

Kalpakkam,

Tamil Nadu500 2015-16

297. National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned immersion of idols into River Yamuna made from non bio-degradable materials.

298. National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned use of plastic bags in pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh with of 5000 rupees for

violations.

299. National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered that every household in Delhi will have to pay a monthly environmental compensation to clean

up Yamuna River. NGT bench headed by its chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar made this decision on a petition of environmental

activist, Manoj Misra against severe pollution in River Yamuna.

300. National Green Tribunal ruled 10-year old diesel vehicles cannot run on Delhi - NCR roads.

301. National Mission for Clean Ganga and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan signed 5-year Agreement for involvement of youth in the

conservation of river Ganga.302. National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC) and Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for Schedule

Castesof IFCI launched Commercial Motor Driving Training Programme with Self Defense Skills for Women Programme.

303. National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) 71st Round of survey on Social Consumption: Education-

Adult literacy (age 15 years and above) rate in Ind ia was around 70.5 % in 2014

In age group 7 years and above, male literacy rate was 83.2 % and female was 67.1 %. Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Kerala, Goa

Delhi, Chandigarh and Lakshadweep had more than 90 % Literacy in this age group.

Literacy in age 5 and above group in rural areas is 71.4 % as compared to 86.1 % in urban areas.

304. New International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) inaugerated at Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh) by Piyush Goyal (Minister of

State, (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy).

305. Neyveli Lignite Corporation set up a 10 MW solar power plant as its first renewable energy project.

306. Nuclear Reactors of India - An Overview -

There are 21 nuclear power reactors in the country with a total installed capacity of 5780 MW.

One Of these, Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Unit 1 (100 MW) at Rawatbhata is under shutdown for techno-economic assessmen

Kudankulam Unit 2 is presently under commissioning.

Five reactors are presently under various stages of construction with a total capacity of 3300 MW - :

Share of the nuclear power generation in th

2014-15 was 3.6% of total electricity

Generation.

307. Number of foreign tourist visits to North

Eastern States increased from 84820 in 20

and further to 118552 in 2014 (39.76 %).

308. Number of seats in Legislative Assembly o

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are likely to be increased from 175 a nd 119 to 225 and 153, respectively subject to the provisions contained

in Article 170 of Constitution.

309. Numerous burial sites belonging to Megalithic period found in a village in Siddipet mandal of Medak district (Telangana).

310. Odisha Elephant Census Report 2015 stated that elephant population in Odisha increased to 1954 from 1930 recorded in 2012 Census.

highest number of elephants (487) are in Similipal Tiger Reserve followed by Satkosia Tiger Reserve (234 elephants).

311. Odisha Government approved Fisheries Policy, 2015 aiming to increase production of fish from island, brackishwater and marine

resources. Target is to increase fish production to 7.15 lakh tonnes by 2019-20 from 4.13 lakh tonnes annual production currently.

312. Odisha Government will implement 5 sub-schemes of central government for empowerment of transgenders, under Odisha's newly

created Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD). Parents of every transgender will get

assistance of 1000 rupees.

313. Odisha Govrnment app roved Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) 2015 for five years with focus on various sectors including infrastructur

automobile, agriculture and IT. The 1500 Crores State Capital Region Improvement of Power System (SCRIPS) scheme and 650.64 km

ambitious Biju Expressway were also approved.

314. One year of NDA (National Democratic Alliance) Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed with tagline 'Saal Ek

Shuruat Anek'.

315. PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched Intellectual Property Rights Facilitation Centre (IPFC) for Micro Small and Medium


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Enterprises (MSMEs) in Luc know (Uttar Pradesh).

316. PM Narendra Modi announced to develop Bodh Gaya (Bihar) site as spiritual capital for Buddhist world Describing its as land of

enlightenment.

317. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Badarpur-Faridabad Metro Extension on Violet Line of Delhi Metro.

318. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated upgraded IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Burnpur (West Bengal). Cost for upgrada tion is 16000 crore

rupees and plant's production capacity has increased from 0.85 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 2.9 mtpa.

319. PM Narendra Modi launched Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). IPDS is flagship programme

of Power Ministry to ensure 24x7 power for all by strengthening transmission networks, Metering, IT application, Customer Care, Solar

Panels and completion of ongoing works of Restructured Accelerated Power Development and completion of the Reforms Programme(RAPDRP). Government will provide budgetary support of Rs. 45,800 crore for implementation of IPDS.

320. PM Narendra Modi launched National Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to provide 247 Pow

Supply. Central Government will provide 572 crore rupees for the scheme. He also inaugurated biggest Trauma centre of country in

Banaras Hindu University.

321. PM Narendra Modi launched new television channel for farmers -DD Kisan. It will provide information about best agricultural practice

to promote growth of farmers.

322. PM Narendra Modi released digital version of Ramcharitmanas as a set of digital CDs produced by All India Radio.

323. Patnitop Tunnel (Chenani-Nashri Tunnel) in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir will be Indias longest road tunnel after its

opening in 2016.

324. Per capita water availability in India is reducing progressively due to increase in population. Average annu al per capita availability of

water was 1816 cubic meters in 2001 and has come down to 1545 cubic meters in 2011.

325. Perumanna Grama Panchayat in Kozhikode district of Kerala become first Panchayat in the State to declare its own water policy in lines

with Keralas water policy declared in 2008.

326. PicturesqueNelong Valley in Gangotri National Park in Uttarakhand has been opened for the first time since its closure in 1962.

327. Piplantri Village of southern Rajasthan's Rajsamand district is in news for honouring the birth of a girl child by planting 111 trees.

328. President Pranab Mukherje released Commemorative Postage Stamp on bicentennial (200th) Anniversary of Old Seminary in Kottayam

(Kerala).

329. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a cultural festival of the North East organized by Government of Meghalaya in New Delhi with

theme "Songs and dances of North East".

330. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Nakshatra Vatikaat his official Rashtrapati Nilayam Gardens in Secunderabad (Telangana)

331. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation for Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), Jharkhand at Barhi in Hazaribagh

District.

332. Puducherry Chief Minister N Ranga samy launched Scheme to provide free laptops to students passing 12th from Government Higher

Secondary Schools in 2013-14 and 2014-15.

333. Puducherry city has became first nomination to be received by Urban Development Ministry for a Smart City Mission. Government of

Union Territory of Puducherry nominated its capital city for inclusion in Union Governments flagship 100 Smart Cities Mission.

334. Punjab Government established a special MGNREGA cell to coordinate effective implementation of National Rural Employment

Guarantee Scheme in the state.

335. Punjab government launched state Portal ePMS (Electronic Projects Management System) to fast track infrastructural development.

336. Punjab issued Soil Health Cards to farmers to monitor the soil health of every farm in the state.

337. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated Integrated Security System (ISS) at 6 railway stations in Mumbai (Maharashtra) -

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Dadar, Kurla, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kalyan and Thane.338. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched new train services in Northeast after completion of North Lakhimpur-Mu rkongselek and

Balipara- Bhalukpong sections into broad-gauge.

339. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu launc hed UTSONMOBILE app for speedy booking of unreserved train tickets on Mobile under

Operation Five Minutes meant for booking unreserved tickets in 5 Minutes.

340. Railways Ministry has signed 4 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Power and New & Renewable Energy Ministry for energy

conservation, transmission and solarisation.

341. Railways inaugurated broad-gauge railway-line between Gandhidham and Tuna-Tekra Port in Gujarat . It is Indias first railway-line

built at a cost of approx 185 crore rupees with private sector participation under Non- Government Railway (NGR) Policy 2012 of Indian

Railways.

342. Railways launched Freight Monitoring App Parichaalan developed by CRIS to improve operating efficiency through better planning


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freight operations on real time basis.

343. Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Odisha Government for Dasapalla-Bolangir segment of Khurda Road-

Bolangir Broad Gauge Railway Line on cost sharing basis.

344. Railways will Use Technology of CSIR-Ind ian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) (Dehradun) to Set up Plants for Plastic to Diesel

Conversion.

345. Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand declared as India's 48th Tiger Reserve and Uttarakhand's Second after Jim Corbett National Park

346. Rajasthan Assembly has passed two bills to provide reservation in educational institutions and government jobs to economically backwa

classes (EBC) and special backward classes (SBC). Bills are -

Special Backward Classes Reservation Bill 2015- 5 % reservation to Banjara/Labana/Baldiya, Gujar ,Gadiya/Gadoliya/Lohar, Gadariya/ Gayari and Raika/Rebari/Debasi.

Economically Backward Classes Reservation Bill 2015- 14 % reservation to unreserved category.

347. Rajasthan Government opened women milk bank Jeevan Dhara in Jaipur to curb high infant mortality rate of Rajasthan.

348. Rajasthan Government signed a MoU with Vedanta Group to improve 3056 Anganwadi Centres in five districts

349. Rajasthan Government signed an ag reement with National Health Mission (NHM), UNICEF and GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved

Nutrition) to tackle problem of malnourishment in the state.

350. Rajasthan High Court Banned Santhara -Jain pra ctice of fa cing death voluntarily at the end of one's life, terming it as a criminal

offence under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

351. Rajasthan High Court banned Santhara ritual prevailing in Jain Community in ths State by considering it as a criminal act amounting t

suicide.

352. Rajasthan became fifth state after Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Madhya Pradesh to pass Vexation Litigation Prevention Bill 2015 to

prevent filing of baseless

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