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Rohit Kumar Yadav

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(Hindi) Current Affairs for 2018 -19

Overview (in Hindi)

Prelims facts of 1 jan 2018 and focused various topic.
*HAJ PERFORM 
*TRANSGENDER SCHOOL 
*LOAN FOR RURAL AREA
*NEW SPICES OF GINGER
*OPEN DEFECATION STATE

Prelims Facts of 1 Jan 2018 (in Hindi)

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts of 2 jan 2018 and focus in this topic.
*Indus water treaty .
*Pradhan mantri awas yojana.
*National register of Citizens.
*Online portal NARI.
*Focus on the National waterway and majuli island.

Prelims Facts of 2 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the 3 Jan 2018 current affairs for Prelims .

*SUSHMA SWARAJ TOUR .
*ELECTORAL BOND.
*TRAI DETAILS.
*RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC - DRIER LAND .
*GAIL INFORMATION

Prelims Facts of 3 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the current affairs of 4 Jan 2018 and focus on Prelims exam .
Topic.
* Zojila turnal .
* The battle of koregoan
* Installation of solar plant .
* Free CT scan provide by assam government.

Prelims Facts of 4 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 -2019  .
Focus on this topic 
*World book fair.
*Jal mahotsav in MP .
*Petrolium and OPEC.
*Swachh sarvekshan .
Swachh Bharat mission

Prelims Facts of 5 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 Exam .
Focus on this topic.
* Forecasting of GDP.
* Gross enrollment ratio for higher education.
* Iceland is first country in the world that Legalised equal pay of men and women.
*Jal marg vikas project.
* Launch MyGov platform by PM Narendra Modi.

Prelims Facts of 6 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 -2019 .
Focus on this topic.
*Earthquake on 7 jan the 2018.
*Gross enrollment ratio and  chandigarh get a high rank for women education.
*PayTm payment bank .
*State rank on logistics performance

Prelims Facts of 7 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
*Mankidia tribal gruop and simlipal tiger reserve
*Provision for tribal people and ministry.
*Flamingo festival near to the pulicat lake.
*International kite festival.
*216 major railways stations

Prelims Facts of 8 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 -2019  .
Focus on this topic.
* BHARAT NET PROJECT COMPLETE 1ST PHASE .
* PRAVASI BHARTIYA DIWAS CELEBRATE ON 9 JAN EVERY YERS .
*E-SANSAD AND E-VIDHAN LAUNCH.
*INS ARIHANT SUFFER PROBLEM .
*HAJ PERFORM WITH MALE GUARDIAN

Prelims Facts of 9 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic .
*Tied up of PNB and NSFDC.
*Traffic safety managment system.
*Drone use for railway monitoring .
*Madhubani painting .
*World laughter day

Prelims Facts of 10 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the PRELIMS FACTS FROM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR 2018 - 2019 .
FOCUS ON THIS TOPIC.
*Virtual ID use place of AADHAAR CARD NUMBER.
*Dr SIVAN K APPOINT THE CHAIRMAN OF ISRO.
*MoU signed between INDIA and CANADA.
*MATUNGA FIRST STATION IN INDIA THAT ALL WORK DONE BT WOMENS.
*NATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL ON 12 JAN 2018

Prelims Facts of 11 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019.
Focus on this topic.
*Logistics performance Index.
*Government restricted of Plastic flag.
*SFOORTI APP LAUNCH BY MINISTRY OF RAILWAY.
*PROBITATION OF BENAMI TRANSACTION

Prelims Facts of 12 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
*Signed a memorandum of understanding between Bihar and jharkhand .
*SAKSHAM 2018 .
*49%  teenage girls married in jharkhand

Prelims Facts of 14 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Rashtriya sanskritik mahotsav  2018.
* Mobile payment market doubled.
*National family health survey

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019.
Focus on this topic.
* Nepal ends India's internet monpoly.
*UIDAI ENABLE face authentication.
*International camel festival.
*Forgien tourists arrivals increase.
India and israel signed MoU of 9 topic

Prelims Facts of 15 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019.
Focus on this topic.
*Heritage development along mahanadi river.
*Inauguration of Oil in barmer.
*World economic forum ranking.
*BBIN discuss.
*Central advisory board of education.

Prelims Facts of 16 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic .
* Unbalanced diet.
* Decision against khap panchayat.
* Joint estimation of tiger .
*Khelo India anthem.

Prelims Facts of 17 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019.
Focus on this topic.
* World energy and environment council.
* Global forum for food and agriculture.
* Budapest convention

Prelims Facts of 18 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019.
Focus on this topic.
* Hottest on record.
* India international garment fair
* Pradhan mantri surakshit matritiv abhiyan.
* Fast track implementation of railways projects

Prelims Facts of 19 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on the topic.
* Agni - 5 major information.
* 2nd passenger bus service Kolkata to Dhaka.
* Sign MoU between Andhra Pradesh and NITI aayog for online dashboard

Prelims Facts of 20 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019.
Focus in this topic .
* World`s largest underground cave in Mexico.
* Announce the 9 smart cities.
* India enter in AUSTRALIA GROUP

Prelims Facts of 21 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Launched 100 sites accessible for disabilities peoples.
*New ocean data acquisition system.
* Launched bharat ke veer anthem .
* Odisha launched e - hospital system

Prelims Facts of 22 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Protocol for star rating of garbage free cities .
* 2018 'National year of miliets'
* International dam safety conference.

Prelims Facts of 23 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)..
* Himalayan Research Fellowships scheme’ launched .
* World War 2 Memorial museum in Changlang .
* Roadkills application launched

Prelims Facts of 24 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic .
* TAPI pipeline and IPI pipeline information .
* Managment information system portal LAUNCH.
* AMRIT Scheme information

Prelims Facts of 25 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - the 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Environment performance Index released by World Economic Forum.
* Zojila turnal information.
* Scheme promote young scientist and researcher

Prelims Facts of 26 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* UNO and Indian govt. Signed a pact for boosting  income of tribal people.
* Himachal pradesh govt. Launched a shakti app for women safety.
* First floating market start in india .

Prelims Facts of 27 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* World economic forum was announced the Global center of cyber security.
* Delhi declaration between INDIA and ASEAN nation for control the terriost activity.
* First Nepal players will playing in IPl the 2018 .
* Govt. Launch polio programme for 2018 .

Prelims Facts of 28 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Stree swabhiman initiative by Ministry of Electronics and Information technology.
* Bharat parv celebrating between 26 Jan to 31 Jan 2018 .
* Farmer income double by 2022

Prelims Facts of 29 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic .
* Vijay keshav Gokhale new Foreign Secretary .
* VINBEX 2018 military exercise between INDIA and VIETNAM
* zero budget Natural farming project launched by Himachal pradesh

Prelims Facts of 30 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019.
Focus on this topic.
* Open DEFECATION free states.
* Increase 50%  indirect tax payers.
* India 6th position on the basis of the wealthiest country

Prelims Facts of 31 Jan 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* India split 42nd place according to ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE UNIT.
* In budget 2018 - 19 focus on agriculture sector.
* 2 Crore toilet build in next two years

Prelims Facts of 1 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Khelo India school game launched under khelo India programme .
* India member of Ashgabat agreement.
* INS Karanj launched by India. Navy

Prelims Facts of 2 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Cochin shipyard sign MoU with Russia.
* World wetlands day celebrate in assam.
* KUSUM Scheme launched by Govt of India

Prelims Facts of 3 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* First international kala mela at the Indira Gandhi national centre for art in new delhi.
* Sri Lanka celebrate 70th independence on 4 Feb .
* World Cancer day celebrating for awareness about the disease.
* Two defence industrial production corridor.

Prelims Facts of 4 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Pelican Bird festival 2018 celebrate at Kalleru lake .
* Control pollution of Sal river in Goa.
* Found a city of Maya Civilization .
* India contribute a $1 additional help for Developing countries

Prelims Facts of 5 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Indian National centre for ocean information science establishment for early warning of Tsunami.
* Pottery picece found g
Of Prachi Civilization .
* World class cancer research park come up in Vishakhapattanam

Prelims Facts of 6 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus in this topic .
* 2 adult marry and third person not interfere in the decision.
* Tenure of Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant extension for 1 Year.
* World Government Submit going in Dubai , UAE.
* Solar cities program going

Prelims Facts of 7 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Akshay kumar to become a Road safety awareness campaign Ambassador .
* IIT Gandhinagar is research thinnest material.
* Howrah bridge is celebrate 75th anniversary on 3 Feb .
* 88th Mahamastakabhisheka of the monolithic statue of lord bahubali has begun at Sharvanvelgola in Karnataka.
* Union Cabinet has approved a proposal for ratification of the Minimata Convention .

Prelims Facts of 8 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 8 Feb 2018 .
Focus on this topic.
* Goa to launch bike ambulance.
* Former Prime minister of Bangladesh Khalidia Zia was jailed for five years.
* Payment through WhatsApp new features launch as soon 
* South Central Railway 100% LED lighting .

Prelims Facts of 9 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from the current affairs of 10 Feb and 2018 .
Focus on this topic.
* ASH TRACK mobile application launched for tracking ash production .
* SHe - Box web portal launched for complaint against sexual harassment  at workplace.
* Khelo India School games was end and Haryana state first position win highest gold medals

Prelims Facts of 10 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from the current affairs of 2018 - 2019 .
Focus on this topic.
* Health index report by NITI Aayog.
* Mumbai 12 th richest city in world

Prelims Facts of 11 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 12 Feb 2018 .
Focus on this topic.
* Clean air for Delhi campaign .
Launched.
* International conference on UNANI confrerence .
* National Deworming day conducted

Prelims Facts of 12 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 13 Feb 2018. 
Focus on this topic.
* Marginal forest rise 0.21℅ .
* World tallest hotel "Gevora" in Dubai .
* Focus on Highway capacity manual

Prelims Facts of 13 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 14 Feb 2018 .
Focus on this topic.
* Scientists have discovered three new species of EEL.
* First female governer of independent India Sarojini Naidu .
* 12th international conference on cooperative social responsibility.

Prelims Facts of 14 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 15 Feb 2018.
Focus on this topic.
* 1st online radio station launched.
* Ashok das appoint Ambassador in Brazil.
* Tamil Nadu won the senior football tournament.
* Ronaldo first player with 100 goal for 1 club .
* Karnataka "hampi" iconic tourism sites.

Prelims Facts of 15 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 16 Feb 2018 .
Focus on this topic.
* Indira Gandhi Canal project .
* Venezuela and Libya suspended from U.N gernal assembly for 3 year .
* World government submit in Dubai.
* Biggest annual conference in pharma

Prelims Facts of 16 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 17 Feb 2018.
Focus on this topic .
* Govt to set up 562 more Ekalavya Schools.Centre will set up 562 more Ekalavya Model residential Schools in Tribal Area of the Country.
It has been announced in the Budget that by 2022 , every block with at least 20000 tribal person will have an Ekalavya School.These schools will provide boarding and lodging facilities to tribal student and will be brought at par with the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyala through high-quality education.
This school established by the Tribal Ministry , Government of India.The government gives one time Rs 30 Lakh grant for establishment the school.Physical , Mental and Socially relevant development .
* Sex ratio at Birth dips in 17 of 21 States.
The sex ratio at birth saw a decline in 17 out of 21 large states of the country , with Gujarat recording an alarming dip of 53 points.
Gujarat is followed by Haryana , Which registered a drop of 35 point , Rajasthan 32 Point , Uttarakhand 27 point , Maharashtra 18 Point.Improvement in Sex ratio Birth was witnessed in Punjab , Which registered a rise of 19 Point followed by UP and Bihar.
Haryana lowest sex ratio – 879 .
Daman and Diu lowest sex ration – 618.
Kerala Highest sex ratio – 1084.Pondicherry Highest sex ratio – 1037.
* Modi to Inaugurate container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port trust in Mumbai.
It is fourth container terminal.Boost container trade and logistics in a big way.
It has been completed in a record time at a cost  of Rs 4719 crore .The terminal will be able to dock mother vessels , handle the biggest containers ships from a quay length of 1 KM.
First container terminal at Vallarpadam in Cochin port.
*Vice president of India to Inaugurate Theatre Olympics.
M . Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the 8th edition of the theatre Olympic at Lal Quila in New Delhi.The theme of the festival is “ Flag of friendship”.
The 51 day long nationwide theatre extravaganza will be held in 17 cities including Ahmedabad , Bhopal , Patna .
It is for the first time that India is hosting the event and more than 25 thousand foreign artist will participate.

Prelims Facts of 17 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 18 Feb  2018 .
Focus on this topic .
* Kerala Govt to geotag livestock farmer houses.
Kerala Govt is gearing up to geotag the houses and farms of over 10 lakh livestock and poultry farmers in the state as part of its massive digitisation drive.
The objective is to compile a comprehensive digital repository of information of animal husbandry and dairying in the state.
The data would be useful during the time of the outbreak of any diseases among domestic animals and birds.
* IOC to expend refining capacity.Indian Oil Corp will invest Rs 70000 crore to raise its oil refining capacity by about a quarter by 2030.
IOC will expand its refining capacity to 116.55 MTPA by 2030 from the current 80.7 MTPA.
The investment planned by IOC also includes in upgradation of major units at existing refineries to help produce cleaner Euro – VI or BS – VI grade petrol and diesel by April 2020.
* India’s first Artificial intelligence centre.
Maharashtra State Govt will be setting up India 1st institute will give a fresh impetus to the ‘ fourth industrial revolution’ and promote Mumbai as an investment destination in innovations and data analysis .
CM devendra fadnavis will unveil the plan for the institute during Magnetic Maharashtra Summit which will be inaugurates by PM Modi on Feb 18.
* Delhi , Mumbai to be world’s 10 biggest cities.
As per the report released by United Nation’ World Urbanization prospect , Delhi and Mumbai would be among the 10 largest cities in the world by 2030 .
At present , Tokyo is the most populated city in the world with a population in the Middle east , Asia and Africa is only going to increase by 2030.

Prelims Facts of 18 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 19 Feb 2018 .
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* India and Indonesia begin joint drill.
A special task force of Indian Army and Indonesia Army have begun the 6th Garuda Shakti exercise in the west java province of the archipelago country.
Drill aims to build experience sharing in counter – terrorism operations , close quarter combat and other areas of special operations.
The exercise between India and Indonesian special forces highlights the increasing trust and cooperation between the 2 armies.
* Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019.
Singapore would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
The tax would be levied on all facilities producing 25000 tonnes or more of greenhouse gas emissions a years.
Singapore ranks 26th out of 142 countries in terms of emissions per capita.
Singapore expects to collect carbon tax revenue of nearly Sg$ 1.0 billion in the first five year.
*The 3 day long World congress on Information technology ( WCIT ) has begun in Hyderabad.
WCIT is being organised for the time in the country and prime minister Modi will inaugurate the summit through a video conference .
It has been organised in partnership with NASSCOM , WITSA and the government of Telangana.
The Humanoid , Sophia the robot is also one of the featured speakers at the WCIT summit.

Prelims Facts of 19 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 20 Feb 2018.
Focus on this topic.
* Tribunal to Settle Mahanadi water.Cabinet has approved setting up of a tribunal to resolve the dispute Between Oddisa and Chhattisgarh on sharing Mahanadi river water.
The tribunal would determine water in Mahanadi basin , present utilisation of water resource and potential for future development.Decision comes after SC directive to form the tribunal to resolve the long – standing dispute.
* Private companies to bid for coal mines.
The cabinet has approved a plan to allow private companies to bid for coal mines for commercial production.
It is the most awaited reform in the coal sector that will bring updated foreign mining technologies , investment into the country while rising output and saving forex.Coal accounts for 70% of the India’s Power generation , and the country has a target to produce 1 Billion tonnes by 2022.
* Kakkar takes charge as ONGC offshore director .
Rajesh Kakkar has taken over charge of director offshore of oil and natural gas corporation.
He will look after oil and gas production from ONGC’s offshore fields that contribute 70% and 78% of ONGC’s domestic crude oil and gas production respectively.Kakkar has more than 3 and a half decades of experience in the various aspects of operation and management in both offshore and onshore field.

Prelims Facts of 20 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 21 Feb 2018.
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* India test fires Agni – 2 Missile.India has test – fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni -2 missile with a strike range of 2000 KM from Abdul Kalam island off Odisha coast.
Agni – 2 was development by Advanced systems laboratory along with other DRDO labs and integrated by Bharat Dynamics .The 20 M long Agni -2 ballistic missile has launch Weight of 17 Tonnes and can carry a payload of 1000 KG a over a distance of 2000 KMS.
* UK and India launch Joint research projects.
UK – INDIA joint research projects on Water Quality Research and Energy Demand Reduction in Built Environment were Launched in New Delhi.
Water quality research programme has 8 Project and Energy demand Reduction in Built Environment programme has 4 projects.Projects aim to deliver benefits and research solutions not only to UK and India but also to address global sustainable development goals.
* Govt extends transmission charge waiver.
Govt has extended the waiver of inter- state power transmission charge and losses for solar and wind power project commissioned till 31 march 2022.
Earlier waiver was available to solar and wind power projects commissioned till 31 Dec 2019 and 31 march 2019 , respectively.Order also provides that waiver would be available to only those projects which are awarded through competitive bidding process.

Prelims Facts of 21 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 22 Feb 2018 .
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* Vaccination compulsory for school admissions.
Kerala Government has made vaccination compulsory for school admissions from next academic year onwards.
Parents will have to show details of shots given to children at the time of enrolment in school.
The move comes in the wake of stiff opposition from certain communities against the vaccination drive.
* Country’s first all – women railway station.
Jaipur’s Gandhinagar railway station has become the country only non – suburban railway station to be entirely run by women.
The station is fully operated by 28 women employees , including ticket checkers , RPF , operation staff and reservation and booking supervisors, the station has a football of nearly 7000 passengers per day and of the 50 trains which pass by , 25 trains halt here.
* International Mother language day .
International Mother language day is a world – wide annual observation held on February 21 to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and promote multilingualism.
The theme of this year is “ Linguistic diversity and multilinguistic for sustainable development.
There are more than 7000 languages in the world , India alone has about 22 officially recognised languages.

Prelims Facts of 22 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 23 Feb 2018 .
Focus on this topic .
* The Elephanta island gets permanent power supply.
The Elephanta island near Mumbai received permanent electricity connection for the first time since 70 years of independence .
The project will benefit around 1200 residents on the island , which house UNESCO world heritage site Elephanta caves.Prior to this , the villagers resorted to solar energy and power generators for their requirement.
* India signs MoU with IDRC.
An MoU between the Government of India and Canada's International development research centre (IDRC) was signed in New Delhi.The agreement was signed to usher the “Programme based research support “ in addressing current and future global and local development challenges.
IDRC has funded 551 research activities world CA$ 159 million in India through institutions , researchers and NGOs
* CRPF to guard Indian embassy in Baghdad.
In a first the government is planning to send Central reserve Police force ( CRPF ) commanders to provide security to the Indian embassy in Baghdad.
A ministry of Home Minister official said the deployment was being made on the request of the Ministry of External Affair ( MEA ) .
The Iraqi Government is locked in an armed conflict with the terrorist outfit Islamic State.

Prelims Facts of 23 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 24 Feb 2018 .
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* Kids aged less than 5 years to get Blue Aadhaar .
UIDAI tweeted that children below the age of five years will receive a blue – coloured  ‘ Baal Aadhaar ‘ card.
While the Baal Aadhaar will nor carry biometric details of the child , it will be updated with the information after the child crosses the age of five.
Several school across Delhi Have reportedly made Children’s Aadhaar number mandatory for admissions.
* 1st Indian to be banned by NADA for drug .
Athlete jithin Paul became the first Indian athlete to be banned by The National Anti – dropping Agency for possession of a prohibited substance.
NADA has handed Paul a 4 year ban for possession of a banned substance called ‘Meldonium’.
The anti – doping authority also said that Paul had no justification  for possession of the substance.
* 44th Khajuraho  dance festival held in MP.
The 44th edition of Khajuraho temple a UNESCO world heritage site in MP.
Khajuraho dance festival is an annual cultural festival that highlights the richness of various Indian classical dance styles.
The 6 day festival showcased classical dances including Kathak, Odissi , bharatnatyam , kuchipudi , kathakali and Mohiniattam.

Prelims Facts of 24 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 25 Feb 2018 .
* Focus on this topic .
* DRDO successfully tests Flight Rustom – 2 .
DRDO has successfully flew its Rustom 2 at its Aeronautical Test range at chalakere in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
A medium – altitude long – endurance unmanned aerial vehicle , Rustom 2 or TAPASBH – 201 has been development by India on the lines of the American Predator drones.
Rustom 2 can conduct sustained Surveillance and can carry Weapons along with surveillance equipment.
* Aruna Budda reddy created history by becoming the 1st Indian gymnast to win an Individual medal at Gymnastics World Cup as she clinched a bronze in Women’s vault event.
She scored 13.649 average points to finish 3rd and claim the bronze medal.
This was Aruna’s first international medal through she has taken part at world artistic Gymnastic Championships , Commonwealth games and Asian Games.
* Modi launches Amma two – wheeler scheme .
PM Modi kickstarted the subsidised Amma two – wheeler scheme meant for working Women , on the occasion of former Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Jayalaithaa’s 70th Birth anniversary.
As part of the scheme , every beneficiary in the state of Tamil Nadu will given 50% of the cost of a two – wheeler or a grant of 25000.
Each year one lakh Working women would be covered under this scheme.

Prelims Facts of 25 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 26 Feb 2018.
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* Bihar ask couples to take cleanliness ‘ Phera’.
A block development officer ( BDO ) in Bihar’s Supaul disrict has stared a new initiative asking hindu couples to take eight pheras at their wedding. 
An Extra phera as a cleanliness pledge.
The BDO created a team of officials who have been going to weddings on the district , without a formal invitation , and asking couples to take the eight phera.
* Only 7.28 % women in country’s police force.
According to largest government data , women constitute only 7.28% of the country’s police force.
This comes despite the government’s repeated directions to all the state government and union territories to increase the strength of women police personal to 33% .
Interestingly , overall crimes against women rose from 3.29 lakh cases in 2015 to 3.38 lakh in 2016.
* Government forms ‘ Niti forum ‘ for northeast.
A special Niti forum has been created to accelerate the government’s efforts to spur inclusive growth in the north-eastern region of the country.
The forum will work to identify constraints that stand in the way of achieving accelerated , inclusive and sustainable economic growth.It would recommend suitable interventions for addressing the identified constraint.

Prelims Facts of 26 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs of 27 Feb 2018 .
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* Youngest captain in international cricket.
At 19 years of age , Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid khan is set to become the youngest captain in the history of international cricket.The world’s no 1 ODI and twenty 20 international bowler , Rashid khan lead Afghanistan after regular skipper Asghar Stanikzai was diagnosed with appendicitis .Rashid is also the youngest player to be ranked no 1 in the ICC’s player ranking across formats.
* Uttarakhand to host 13th Surya Kiran Exercise.
India and Nepal will hold the 13th edition of Surya Kiran Joint military exercise in Pithoragarh , Uttarakhand in a couple of Months.
The military exercise will include training on jungle warfare , anti – terrorism combat as well as disaster response activities.
The announcement came days after Army chief Bipin rawat visited Nepal to attend a function to mark the Army day.
* India ranks 47th on inclusive Internet Index.
In a report ‘ Inclusive Internet Index’ published by Facebook and EIU , India ranked 47th out of 86 countries when it comes to inclusive internet and connectivity for all.
Sweden stood at first place , followed by Singapore and the US.According to the index , the internet is empowering , especially to citizens in Asia the Middle East and Africa.

Prelims Facts of 27 Feb 2018

In this lesson discuss the Prelims Facts from current affairs for 2018 - 2019 .
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* Karnataka won Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Karnataka defeated Saurashtra by 41 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final on Tuesday to win the tournament for the third time.Batting first , Karnataka put up a total of 253/10 driven by Mayank Agarwal’s 90(79) , before Saurashtra were bowled out for 212 in 46.3 overs.
Agarwal hit 723 runs in eight matches in the tournament , including seven 80+ scores.
* Moon to get its first mobile phone network.
The moon will get its first 4G mobile network next year to allow lunar exploration vehicles to stream high – definition data back to a base station .
Vodafone Germany , Noida and Carmaker audi said that they were working in collaboration with berlin – based space exploration scientists.
The project is a part of the first privately – funded mission to the Moon.
* 2nd  Project of Swajal Yojana Launched.
Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation , Uma Bharti launched the Swajal pilot project at Bhikampura in Rajasthan.
Besides ensuring the availability of clean drinking water to every household round the year , the project would also generate employment.
Swajal is a community – owned drinking water programme for sustained drinking water supply.

Prelims Facts of 28 Feb 2018

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* Mascot chosen by children for 2020 Olympics.
The Mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics selected by elementary school kids were unveiled.
The Olympics mascot is a blue – checked , doe – eyed character with pointy ears and “ special powers” , while the Paralympics mascot sport pink checks and can “ talk with stones and the wind”.
A total of 6.5 million children cast their vote to select the mascots.
* 3rd Elephant species confirmed.Creating a DNA map of the elephant family , an international team of scientists have confirmed there are three species of modern elephant , apart from the commonly known African and Asian elephants.
African savannah was listed a new species distinct from African forest elephants.
Data revealed near complete isolation between their ancestors for a duration of 500,000 years.
* India’s first defence ‘ Quad’ to be made.
The defence ministry has started the process to set up the country’s 1st defence industrial corridor to promote industries manufacturing weapons and military equipment.Quad or Quadrilateral corridor will connect Chennai , Hosur , Coimbatore , Salem and Tiruchirappalli.
The idea behind setting up defence industrial corridor is to ensure connectivity among various defence industrial units.

Prelims Facts of 1 Mar 2018

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* Anti – Tank Guided Missile Nag tested.
The anti – Tank Guided Missile ( ATGM) nag was succesfully flight – tested in desert condition against two tank targets at different ranges and timings , Defence Ministry officials said.
As the development trials of the Missile have been completed , it is now ready for induction in the army , the official added.
It is the third generation fire and forget ATGM development by the DRDO.
* 1st Mega food Park Inaugurated in Maharashtra .
The first Mega Food Park in the state of Maharashtra , Satara mega food park Pvt. Ltd. at Village degaon , District satara was inaugurated by harsimrat kaur Badal , Union Minister of food Processing Industries.
This is the 10th Mega Food Park being operationalized in the country.
Satara Mega Food Park has been set up in 64 acres of land at a cost of Rs 139.30 crore.
* Waterbird species down in EGREE region.
The number of water bird species has declined by half in most habitats across the east Godavari River  Estuarine Ecosystem ( EGREE) region.
This was revealed during a census conducted in the region , including the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary and parts of Mada forest and Papikondalu regions .
The census was conducted on February 20 and 21 in accordance with Asian Waterbird census guidelines.

Prelims Facts of 2 Mar 2018

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* 1st phase of World’s largest solar park.
Karnataka inaugurated the first phase of the Pavagada Solar Park , which is set to become the World’s largest when it attains its full potential of 2000 MW.
The first phase of the park has 600 MW while another 1400 MW will be added by December 2018.
It is located in Thirumani of Tumakuru district and has been christened ‘ Shakti Sthala’.
It will be the world’s largest solar park
* India to help build plant in Bangladesh.
India , Bangladesh and Russia have signed a tripartite memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) for  cooperation in the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
The MoU was signed in Moscow by the Department of Atomic Energy of India , the Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh and Rosatom.
Russia is building the nuclear power plant in Bangladesh on a turnkey basis.
* Bronze for Sakshi.
Olympics Bronze Medalist Sakshi Malik had to settle for a Bronze Medal in Asian Championship.
She lost by 6-6 to eventual silver Medallist Xiaojuan Luo of China in a 62 KG first round bout .
In the repechage rounds , Sakshi defeated Jiae Choi of Korea 11-0 and Ayaulym Kassymova of Kazakhstan 10-7 to bag the bronze.

Prelims Facts of 3 Mar 2018

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* World’s first hand – painted film eyes an Oscar.
‘ Loving Vincent ‘ is the world’s first animated feature film entirely painted by hand.
With 65000 frames to be exact , all painting are in the distinct style of Dutch post Impressionist Painter Vincent Van Gogh.
The film is based on a probe into Van Gogh’s untimely death.Shot with a Shoe – String budget of 5.5 Million dollars , loving Vincent was made with the help of 125 artists.
* NASA finds water on Saturn – Mass planet.
Using NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes , astronomers have found evidence of water in the atmosphere of Saturn – Mass exoplanet some 700 light years away.
The Planet , WSAP – 39b , has three times as much water as Saturn does , Which suggests it development far away from its host Star where  it was Bombarded by a lot of icy Material , Said NASA.
* Centre Moots Spice Park for Turmeric.
The centre has agreed to set up a special cell in the Spices Board for Telangana Government to take care of issues related to Turmeric farmers.
The Government also proposed to set up an exclusive spice park for turmeric in Telangana.
Telangana is a top Producer of Turmeric in the Country.

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* NASA Launching TESS for the planets discovery.
Launching in April on a Two – year primary mission , the observatory could ultimately discover 20,000 planets.
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS ) will operate as a kind of exoplanet surveillance camera , making its journey around Earth every 13.7 days.
The target area for the TESS mission doesn’t exceed 300 light – years distant from Earth.
* Dhoni becomes brand ambassador.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become a Brand ambassador of gaming Platform Dream11.
Dhoni will be the new face of the gaming platform’s multi – channel marketing campaigns and brand engagement activities.
Currently the gaming platform has an user base of 2 crore sport fans playing “ Fantasy cricket , football , Kabaddi and NBA.
* The shape of water won best picture award.
The shape of water has won the Oscar for best picture at the 90th Academy Awards.
The shape of water is American fantasy drama film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor.
Set in Baltimore in 1962 , the plot follows a mute custodian at a high – security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid – amphibian creature.

Prelims Facts of 5 Mar 2018

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* International Yoga Festival held in Rishikesh.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the week – long 29th annual world – famous international Yoga festival ( IYF ) in Rishikesh’s  Parmarth Niketan.The IYF offers daily classes from 4 a.m. untill 9:30 p.m. 
with more than 80 revered saints yogacharyas , presenters and experts from nearly 20 countries around the World.
* Indian Military ranked 4th Strongest in World.
Out of 133 Countries , India is ranked fourth on a global index for its military strength.
Only the United States , Russia and China are ranked above India on the list , according to the latest report of the Global Firepower index 2017.
India Maintained its position above France in the top Five Military power in the World.
* India’s child marriage number drop sharply.
The proportion of girls getting married in India has nearly halved in a decade , the UN children’s agency UNICEF said.
UNICEF said 25 million child marriages were prevented worldwide in the last decade, with the largest reduction seen in South Asia.
Currently 27% of girls , or nearly 1.5 million girls , get married before they turn 18 in India .This is a sharp decline from 47% a decade ago.

Prelims Facts of 6 Mar 2018

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* AWBI headquarters shifted to Haryana .
The Headquarters of the Animal Welfare Board of India ( AWBI ) has been shifted from Chennai to Haryana’s Ballabhgarh for “ Better coordination “ between the environment ministry and the board.
AWBI consists of 22 members even though the total number should be 28 as per the PCA Act.The new office will be at the eight – acre National Institute of Animal Welfare ( NIAW ) campus in the Delhi.
* Iraq becomes India’s top oil Supplier.
Iraq has overtaken Saudi Arabia by a wide margin to become India’s top crude oil Supplier.
Iran was India’s second biggest supplier of crude oil after Saudi Arabia till 2010- 11 but western sanctions relegated it to the 7th spot in the subsequent years.Venezuela is India’s fourth largest supplier with 15.5 MT during April – January followed by Nigeria with 14.9 MT.
* Nitin Gadkari to Launch Sukhad Yatra App.
Union Minister for road Transport and Highways , shipping , Water Resource , River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will launch a mobile App and Toll – free Number.
Sukhad Yatra mobile application had been prepared by NHAI , to empower the highway user.
A toll – free number , 1033 , will enable users to report an emergency condition , or highway – related feedback , across the highway.

Prelims Facts of 7 Mar 2018

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* Delhi’s Women Day gift : panic buttons.
On the international Women’s Day , the Delhi government has announced a project under which state – run buses would be installed with Panic Alarm Systems.
Each bus is Equipped with 4 Panic buttons that cover the entire length of the vehicle.
A loud beeping alarm will be activated for 40 Second on pressing the button.
On hearing the alarm , the driver would stop the bus and identify the problem.
* International Women’s day , 2018.International Women’s day is dedicated to celebrating womanhood , their social , political , cultural , economic achievements and their significant contributions to society. 
The day also emphasises the importance of gender equality.Before the UN adopted it in 1977 , the day was mostly celebrated in socialist and communist countries.
This year the theme is #PressforProgress.
* Manu Bhaker won second gold at shooting.
Manu Bhaker won the second successive gold medal in a mixed team event as India consolidated their Position at the top in the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara , Mexico.
Manu partnered Om Prakash Mitharval clinched the 10 Metre air Pistol mixed team tittle.
With this India’s medal count stands at three gold and four bronze medals for a total of Seven Podium finishes.

Prelims Facts of 8 Mar 2018

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* President gives Nari Shakti Puraskar.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day , President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Nari Shakti Puraskars  to 30 eminent women and 9 distinguished Institutions in recognition of their service towads society and women’s empowerment .
Women and Organisations from fields of science , sport , art , etc have been awarded.
The awardees were finalished by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
* Diu first to run 100% on solar power.
Diu has become the first and only Union Territory to be fully solar energy efficient .
Diu has made expeditious progress in the field of solar power generation as it has become the first UT in the country where more than 100% of the energy requirement is met by solar power.
Diu generates a total of 13 megawatts of electricity from solar power generating facilities daily.
* Mumbai gets 47th rank in wealth index.
Mumbai ranks 47 on the “ city wealth index” of 314 global cities in the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2018.
The “city wealth index” is drawn from four major indicators – Wealth , investment , lifestyle and future.
Mumbai ranked 16th among the top 20 costliest global cities.

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