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ii.The government had already infused a sum of Rs 25,000 crore in 19 PSBs during FY 2015-16.
NRIs can exchange defunct notes up to June 30: RBI
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ii.NRI citizens, who were abroad during this period, can exchange their defunct notes up to June 30, 2017
26 crore accounts open under Jan Dhan Yojana across country
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ii.The Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August, 2014 with the objective of covering all households with at least one bank account.
Mori in Andhra gets Smart Digital village tag
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ii.All the 1189 households in the village with a population of 4500 became fully digital as Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu finally launched the AP FiberNet project that will provide internet at a speed of 15 mbps, WiFi, a telephone connection and 250 cable television channels for a total price of Rs 149 per month.
World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh Dhanua Jatra begins
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ii.Dhanu Jatra is an annual drama-based open air theatrical performance celebrated in a 6 km radius in and around Bargarh municipality. It is considered to be the world’s largest open air theatrical festival.
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani dedicated India’s first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO check-post at Shamlaji
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ii.The check-post is equipped with advanced ray technology with a cost of Rs 4.72 crore. Along with this programme, Rupani also laid foundation stones of various developmental works worth Rs 30 crore in tribal area of Aravalli district.
India successfully test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-IV
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ii. Agni-IV is a two-stage, surface-to-surface missile that is 20 metres long and weighs 17 tonnes. It can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead over a distance of 4,000 kilometres.
India’s Petronet Signs MoU to Set Up $950 Mn LNG Project in Bangladesh
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ii.Petronet signed a MoU with with Petrobangla to set up a 7.5 million tonnes a year project to receive and regasify LNG on Kutubdia Island in Cox’s Bazar and lay a 26-km pipline to connect it to the consumption markets.
SBI cuts lending rate by 0.9% across
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ii.The bank has reduced marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) by 0.9 per cent from 8.90 per cent to 8 per cent for 1-year tenure
Bharatiya Jananpith announces Navlekhan award 2016
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ii.The decision to confer the award on Shraddha for her short story, ‘Hawa Mein Phadphadati Chitthi’ and on Devansh for his poem ‘Akash Mein Deh’ was taken unanimously by a selection panel chaired by eminent poet Vishnu Nagar.
NHPC CMD honoured at 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016
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ii.India and South Asia’s awards for excellence in sustainable energy and power.
iii.Singh received the award from Former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Upendra Tripathy.
Indian Origin Appointed To Top Military Post In Kyrgyzstan
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ii.He is appointed by Ali Mirza, Defence Minister of Kyrgyzstan at an official ceremony held in the country, Khaleej Times reported.
British-Indian professor knighted in New Year’s honours
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Mian Saqib Nisar appointed as Chief Justice of Pak
Air Marshal Anil Khosla takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command
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ii.As an Air Marshal he has held appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer, Central Air Command and Director General Air (Operations) at Air HQ, Vayu Bhawan.
Somdev Devvarman announces retirement from professional tennis
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ii.He has two runners-up finishes on the ATP World Tour as his best performances on the Tour. He made the finals of Chennai and Johannesburg ATP events.
iii. Somdev also won Singles and Doubles medals in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
Sivalingam Sathish Kumar of Railways clinches gold for sixth time
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ii.Sivalingam Sathish lifted a total of 317 kg (141 (snatch) and 176 (clean & Jerk)) while Ajay Singh from Services won the gold in the clean & jerk category by lifting 177 kg and 137 kg in the snatch category and finished second with a total of 314 kg.
Rafael Nadal wins Mubadala Tennis Championships 2016 in Abu Dhabi
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ii.Rafeal Nadal, 30, trailed at 1-3 in the first set but regained advantage over Goffin, who overcame world No.1 Andy Murray in the semi-finals.