Judoka Rafaela Silva
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• Satellite
launched by China in August 2016 for the protection of its maritime rights is
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Gaofen-3
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• Lok Sabha in
August 2016 passed which Bill to reduce litigation in cases of disputes
arising over compensation to workers-
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The Employee’s Compensation (Amendment)
Bill, 2016
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• NITI Aayog in
August 2016 signed agreement to set up web portal on energy data with-
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United States (US) Energy Information
Administration (EIA)
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• The estimated
cost of the R&D project for development of Advanced Ultra Super Critical
(AUSC) Technology for Thermal Power Plants that was approved by CCEA is
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- 1554 crore rupees
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• The Taxation
Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in Lok Sabha seeks to amend the Income Tax
Act of the year -
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1961
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• The Taxation
Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in Lok Sabha seeks to amend the Customs
Tariff Act of the year
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- 1975
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• He will head
the Rhino Horn Verification Committee that was constituted by Assam
Government to verify the genuineness of the rhino horns stored in various
treasuries of the state since three decades -
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Mohan Chandra Malakar
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• Union Cabinet
approved the amendments made to the Maternity Benefits Act which aims to
raise maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to
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- 26 weeks
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• The 'Early
Childhood Care and Education' policy notified by Union Government aims to
achieve holistic development of children below -
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Six years of age
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• The port city
that is threatened by the Wildfires in southern France that forced to
evacuation -
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Marseille
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• The 109th
martyrdom day of a freedom fighter was observed in different parts of West
Bengal today with solemnity -
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Khudiram Bose
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• The Iron Lady of
Manipur, who ended her 16-year-long hunger strike outside the Jawaharlal
Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal, Manipur is
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- Irom Chanu Sharmila
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• The legendary
Carnatic vocalist who will be honoured at the United Nations on India’s 70th
Independence Day by A.R. Rahman is
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- M. S. Subbulakshmi
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• Dinesh Kumar
Khara has been appointed as the Managing Director of
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- State Bank of India
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• The American
swimmer who recently won his/her 21st Olympic gold Medal at the 2016 Summer
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is -
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Michael Phelps
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• Pawan Munjal
has been reappointed as the CMD and CEO of -
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Hero MotoCorp
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• Prime Minister
Narendra Modi recently launched 70 Saal Azaadi Yaad Karo Kurbani programme at
-
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Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
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• The initiative
under which Odisha Crime Branch traced 1051 missing and destitute children -
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Operation Muskan-2
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• The country
with which Russia has agreed to restore bilateral relations and end the
economic sanctions is
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Turkey
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• She became the
first Brazilian to win a Gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics -
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Judoka Rafaela Silva
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