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Abhijeet gupta
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• The state that
accorded in-principle approval to the implementation of Kalinga Siksha Sathi
Yojna that aims at providing education loans to poor meritorious students who
want to pursue higher studies at a nominal 1 percent interest is
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- Odisha
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• Women and Child
Development Minister Maneka Gandhi launched a social media campaign in New
Delhi to mark the Daughters Day to be celebrated on
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11
August 2016
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• The state that
organsied various initiatives to mark the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the
1942 Quit India Movement is
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Maharashtra
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• Prime Minister
Narendra Modi launched the Yaad Karo Kurbani celebrations at Alirajpur in
Madhya Pradesh, the birthplace of freedom fighter
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- Chandra Shekhar Azad
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• The Indian
Gymnast who created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the
Olympic final at the Rio Olympic Centre is
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Dipa Karmakar
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• Australian
surfing champion best known as Midget for his slight size who died on 7
August 2016 at the age of 71 is -
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Bernard Farrelly
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• The Odisha
government’s special assistance scheme for elderly weavers that was launched
to mark the National Handlooms Day is -
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‘Baristha
Bunakar Sahayata Yojana’
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• He was chosen
for the 2016 Nag Bhushan Award that is conferred by Nagpur-based
Non-Governmental Organization Nag Bhushan Foundation
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Devendra Fadanvis, the Chief Minister of
Maharashtra
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• Grandmaster and
former world junior champion Abhijeet Guptaon who added another feather to
his cap by retaining the Commonwealth Chess championship crown in Colombo,
Sri Lanka is -
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Abhijeet Gupta
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• The tropical
storm that triggered landslides in Mexico killing at least 38 people -
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Earl
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• He was sworn-in
as the 19th Chief Minister of Gujarat -
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Vijay Rupani
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• He was sworn-in
as the deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat
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- Nitin Patel
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• Famous musician
who died in August 2016 and gave the Album titled Beached
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- Ricci Martin
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• Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in August 2016 launched Mission Bhagiratha in-
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Telangana
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• App launched by
Union Government in August 2016 to enable citizens associate more and more
with Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas-
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Swachhata App
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• Person
appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CSS Corp in August 2016
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- Manish Tandon
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• Eminent
Assamese litterateur who passed away in August 2016 and won Sahitya Akademi
award for his most popular work Edhani Mahir Hanhi in 2001
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- Mahim Bora
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• The state that
launched an online service for consumers to apply for low-tension service
connections is
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- Tamil Nadu
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• Voters of the
country that approved a new draft constitution, giving extra powers to the
military
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Thailand
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