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As all of you know that yesterday night, the Rajya Sabha passed a bill to amend the Constitution to facilitate the rollout of the historic GST amid government's assurance that the tax rates would be kept "as low as possible". The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 was approved by the Upper House with 203 votes in favour and none against, after a seven-hour debate during which a rare bonhomie was witnessed among the ruling and the opposition parties. Six official amendments, including the scrapping of one percent additional tax, moved by the government were approved with cent percent votes.  Earlier, the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha. It will now go back to the Lower House to incorporate the amendments approved by the Rajya Sabha. The bill will also have to be approved by 50 percent of all the state assemblies. AIADMK was the only party to oppose the measure and its members staged a walkout from the House to register their unhappiness over the bill which lays th

1. Cabinet Approval :-  i. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the terms and conditions for transfer of 12 acres of National Textile Corporation Ltd. (NTCL), Indu-6 Mill land to Government of Maharashtra for construction of a memorial of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. ii. The Union Cabinet has also approved the rates for Spectrum Usage Charge (SUC) for various bands of spectrum for which auction are going to be conducted shortly. With this decision the path is clear for issuance of the Notice Inviting Application for spectrum auction by the Department of Telecommunications. iii. The 3rd approval by the Union Cabinet has given for Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 to improve road safety in the country. As every year 5, lakh road accidents are reported in the country in which 1.5 lakh people lose their lives. The Government has committed to reducing the accidents and fatalities by 50% in five years. iv. The 4th approval is for signing o

1. WEF India Economic Summit in Delhi on October 6-7 i. World Economic Forum (WEF), will host its annual India Economic Summit on October 6-7 in New Delhi which would be attended by over 500 business and political leaders including top policymakers and CEOs. ii. This year's meet will be convened under the theme, 'Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital Transformation'.  iii. WEF is known for its annual five-day meet in Davos, Switzerland, attended by top leaders from business, politics, academia, civil society, international organizations, arts and culture and media. 2. Rajasthan becomes first state to approve sewage & waste water policy i. Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to approve sewage and wastewater policy. It has been approved by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in Jaipur. ii. Under this policy, all district headquarters, heritage cities, and cities in the state which have more than one lakh population will be included. Waste water tre

1. Parliament passes Indian Medical Council (Amendment Bill), 2016 i. The Parliament has passed Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to conduct of uniform entrance examination for admission to all medical educational institutions.  ii. The bill seeks to replace the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 and its provisions will come into force retrospectively from May 24, 2016.  iii. It will be applicable for admission at the undergraduate and the postgraduate level. This provision will be applicable to state government seats in government and private medical institutions.  2. Central body approves Rs 400 crore for Ganga rejuvenation projects i. A high-level panel of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has approved various projects worth approximately Rs 400 crore for development of ghats (river fronts) and crematoria at different places along the river Ganga from Uttarakhand to West Bengal under the Centre’s ambitious Namami Gange programme. ii.

1. Suresh Prabhu flags off Agartala-Delhi train 'Tripura Sundari Express' i. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off maiden broad-gauge train service between Agartala and Delhi, ‘Tripura Sundari Express’. ii. The ‘Tripura Sundari Express’ will run weekly between Agartala and Anand Vihar in Delhi. The rail link was developed at an expense of 968 crore rupees. iii. Apart from this, Prabhu along with Bangladesh Railway Minister Md. Mazibul Hoque also laid the foundation stone for Agartala-Akhaura International Rail Project. This train link would be part of the trans-Asian rail connectivity.  2. Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with Japan to develop food value chain i. The Andhra Pradesh government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan to develop a food value chain in the state. ii. Under the MoU, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) will encourage direct investments by Japanese companies in the fields of agriculture and food-

1. PM Modi flags off 'Run for Rio' i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the Run for Rio event in New Delhi today to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country. ii. The mass run was announced by the Sports Minister Vijay Goel at a press conference. iii. Around 20,000 school children participated in the event, which commenced from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi. 2. SEBI's first phase of new enterprise portal goes live i. Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has initiated the first phase of its new enterprise portal to facilitate accurate and timely circulation of information to internal and external stakeholders. ii. The portal, developed by IT firm Tech Mahindra, provides an e-platform to registered and prospective intermediaries to interact in a secure, transparent, and paperless manner with SEBI. 3. PM  Modi wishes Rio-bound athletes in 'Mann ki Baat' i. PM Modi talked about various subjects such as health,

1. CM Chandrababu Naidu launches 'Mission Harita Andhra Pradesh'  i. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has launched 'Mission Harita Andhra Pradesh'. ii. With the theme 'green cover for a happy living', by planting saplings at Sunkollu village under Nuzividu mandal in Krishna district. iii. The objective of the mission is to increase the green cover in the state to 50 % by the year 2029. 2. Centre sanctions nearly Rs. 620 crore to UP as drought assistance i. Centre has sanctioned nearly Rs. 620 crore to Uttar Pradesh as assistance for the recent drought situation in the state. ii. It also approved almost 80 crores for Rajasthan which was affected by hailstorm and 15 crores to Manipur affected by earthquake. iii. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting in New Delhi chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. 3. Indian-American girl becomes the youngest delegate at DNC i. An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has become the youngest delegate at t

January 01 : Global family day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day. January 06 : World War Orphans Day. January 08 : African National Congress Foundation day January 09 : NRI day / Pravasi Bhartiya Divas. January 10 : World laughter day. January 11 : death day of Lal Bahadur Shastri January 12 : National Youth Day, Swami Vivekanand Birthday January 15 : Army Day. January 23 : Netaji Subhash Chandra bose birthday. January 24 : National Girl Child day of India. January 25 : India Tourism Day Indian Voter Day, International Customs Duty Day. January 26 : India's Republic Day January 26 : International Customs day. January 27 : International Holocaust Remembrance Day. January 28 : Lala Lajpat Rai birthday January 28 : Data protection day January 30 : National Martyrs' Day or Sarvodaya Day January 30 : World leprosy eradication day.

1. International Tiger Day being observed today i. Every year 29th July is celebrated as the International Tiger Day. ii. The day is celebrated to raise awareness for tiger conservation and to give worldwide attention to the preservation of tigers. iii. It was founded in 2010 at the St. Petersburg Tiger Summit, with the aim to double the big cat population by 2022.

Rio Olympic Games 2016 begins on Friday, August 5 and ends on Sunday, August 21 Among so many gringos participating in the Rio-Olympics India sustains an important place. The Indian Olympic Association is going to send the nation's largest ever delegation  (formerly 120 athletes, but 2 failed doping test by NADA, but are given a week's time for 2nd test;  37 larger than their previous record of 83 athletes in 2012) in Summer Olympic history. India is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  from  5 to 21 August 2016.  Indian athletes who are set to travel to Rio Olympics

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1. World Hepatitis Day being observed today i. World Hepatitis Day is being observed today to raise global awareness of hepatitis and encourage prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.  ii. The theme for this year's global campaign is ‘Elimination’. 2016 is a pivotal year for viral hepatitis. The goal is to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.  iii. The World Hepatitis Day is one of eight official global public health campaigns marked by the WHO along with World Health Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Immunization Week, World Tuberculosis Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Malaria Day and World AIDS Day.  2. RBI imposes Rs. 27 crore penalty on 13 banks i. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed 27 crore rupees penalty on 13 public and private sector banks for violations of Foreign Exchange Management (FEMA) Act (Anti-money laundering) and lapses in Know your customer (KYC) rules.  ii. The matter relates to irregularities on the basis of inputs received from

1. State Bank of India–Smt Arundhati Bhattacharya Nationalised Banks : 2. Allahabad Bank–Rakesh Sethi 3. Andhra Bank– Suresh N Patel 4. Bank of Baroda–P.S. Jayakumar 5. Bank of India–Melwyn O Rego 6. Bank of Maharashtra–Sushil Muhnot 7. Bharatiya Mahila Bank–S.M.Swathi (ED) 8. Canara Bank–Rakesh Sharma 9. Central Bank of India–Rajeev Rishi 10. Corporation Bank–J K Garg 11. Dena Bank–Ashwani Kumar 12. IDBI Bank Ltd–Kishore Piraji Kharat 13. Indian Bank–Mahesh Kumar Jain 14. Indian Overseas Bank–R Koteeswaram 15. Oriental Bank of Commerce– Animesh Chauhan 16. Punjab And Sind Bank–Jatinder Bir Singh 17. Punjab National Bank–Usha Ananthasubramanian 18. Syndicate Bank–Arun Shrivastava 19. UCO Bank–R K Takkar 20. Union Bank of India–Arun Tiwari 21. United Bank of India–P Srinivas 22. Vijaya Bank–Kishore Kumar Sansi *************** *************** ********************* Private Banks : 23. Axis Bank–Smt. Shikha Sharma 24. Catholic Syrian Bank–Anand Krishnamu

1. Abdul Kalam’s statue unveiled in Rameswaram i. Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Manohar Parrikar unveiled a life-size statue of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at Peikarumbu, his burial site in Rameswaram on the occasion of his first death anniversary.  ii. Kalam passed away on July 27 last year after he suffered a massive cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at IIM- Shillong in Meghalaya.  iii. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen "A. P. J." Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. 2. Manipur becomes fourteenth State to join ‘UDAY’  i. Manipur has joined the Ujwal DISCOM (distribution company) Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme meant for revival of debt-stressed power distribution utilities and will get benefits of around Rs 263 crore. ii.Manipur is the 14th state to join the UDAY. It is also the first North Eastern state to opt for the UDAY for improving the efficiency of the DISCOM. 3. RBI slaps penalty on UCO Bank, Allahabad Bank, Bank of India and canara bank i

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1. Kargil Vijay Diwas being observed today i. Today is 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas which named after the success of Operation Vijay. The day is observed on 26 July every year in honour of the Kargil War Heroes.  ii. On this day, 26 July 1999, India successfully took command of the high outposts which had been lost to Pakistani intruders. The Kargil war was fought for more than 60 days, ended on 26 July and resulted in the loss of life on both sides, India and Pakistan and with the India regain possessions of Kargil.  iii. This day is celebrated in the Kargil - Dras sector and the national capital New Delhi, where the Prime Minister of India, pays homage to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate every year.  2. 7th Pay Commission to be implemented from August i. The Centre has published the implementation notification of the 7th Pay Commission, stating that central government employees will get the revised pay from August.  ii. As the Commission had recommended a 23.55 percent