Indira Awas Yojana Renamed After Prime Minister
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i. The IAY will be subsumed by the PMAY from April 1 next year. Under the new scheme, the government is aiming to construct one crore houses by 2019.
Govt merges Railway Budget with Union Budget
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ii. The Cabinet also approved the advancing of the date of presentation of the Union Budget to February 1, as against the current practice of presenting it on the last working day of February.
Centre announces new list of 27 smart cities
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ii. Vadodara, Agra, Nagpur, Ajmer, Amritsar, Gwalior, Thane and Thanjavur are some of the other cities that have been named.
iii. The 27 cities will require the investment of Rs 66,883 crore.
Government approves 9 highway projects worth Rs 2,600 cr
ii. These projects include Rehabilitation and Up-gradation of Allahabad-Mirzapur section of NH-76 in Uttar Pradesh to 2-lane.
iii. The other highways approved are in the states of Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Shubha Mudgal to get ‘LalitArpan Samman’
i. Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal will be honoured with the annual ‘LalitArpan Samman’ this year.
ii. Mudgal, a Padma Shri recipient, was born in Allahabad and is known for her singing in genres of Khayal, Thumri and Dadra.
Shubha Mudgal to get ‘LalitArpan Samman’
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ii. Mudgal, a Padma Shri recipient, was born in Allahabad and is known for her singing in genres of Khayal, Thumri and Dadra.
Bangladesh’s Junaid Ahmad new World Bank head in India
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ii. The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries
Google rolls out travel app
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Ajay Shirke re-elected as BCCI Secretary
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ii. Shirke became the secretary in July after Anurag Thakur was elevated as the president.
iii. In another major development, former Indian seamer Venkatesh Prasad was appointed as the new chairman of selectors.
Anup Kumar to lead India in Kabaddi World Cup
i. Star raider Anup Kumar from Haryana will lead India in next month’s Kabaddi World Cup to be held in Ahmedabad.
ii. All-rounder Manjeet Chillar will be Anup’s deputy in the 14-member squad for the tournament that is set to commence on October 7 and will feature 12 teams.
Anup Kumar to lead India in Kabaddi World Cup
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ii. All-rounder Manjeet Chillar will be Anup’s deputy in the 14-member squad for the tournament that is set to commence on October 7 and will feature 12 teams.
Misbah-ul-Haq becomes first Pakistani to receive Test mace from ICC
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ii. This is for the first time a Pakistani cricketer has received the award.
iii. The current rankings system was introduced in 2003.
Flipkart becomes 1st e-commerce in India to cross 100 million customers
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ii. The Bengaluru-based company has doubled its user base over the last year.
iii. It added 25 million users in the past six months alone.