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Current affairs notes on August 18-21

1. The Indian Navy is to host the multilateral naval exercise named 'MILAN' at Visakhapatnam for the year 2020 in the month of March.  For the first time, this exercise is to be conducted in the mainland of ENC, Vishakapatnam. 2.The world humanitarian day 2019 was observed on August 19, 2019. The world humanitarian day 2019 theme is 'Women Humanitarians'. 3.The 14th Edition of 'KONKAN' series of annual bilateral exercises between Indian Navy and Royal Navy of Britain is currently underway off the South Coast of UK.   INS Tarkash of india participated in it. 4.'Indian Rupay Card' is launched in 'Bhutan' after the visit of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. 5.The United Arab Emirates will honour the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the "Order of Zayed", the highest civilian award of the country.  PM Modi will visit Bahrain, that will be the first-ever Prime Ministerial visit from India to Bahrain.

Current affairs notes on August 12 - 17

1. The world's first-ever thermal battery plant was inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh in Amaravati. 2.'Abhinandan Varthaman', Indian Air Force pilot, is likely to be awarded a 'Vir Chakra' for his gallantry. Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration. 3."Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly" is the autobiography of bollywood actor 'Anupam kher'. 4.Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah launched the book 'Listening, Learning and Leading' recently. This book is based on Vice President of India, 'M. Venkaiah Naidu's two years in office. 5.Indian Wrestler 'Bajrang Punia' won gold in 65kg men's freestyle competition at Tbilisi Grand Prix 2019 against Iran's Peiman Bibyani by 2-0. 6.'Rajasthan' has become the first state in India to implement the National Policy on 'Biofuels'. 7.Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Indian Railways launched Operation

Current affairs notes on August 6 - 11

1. Article 370 and Art.35A were scrapped by the Parliament on August 5, 2019, after Union Home Minister tabled the historic amendment in the Parliament, and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladak. Satya Pal Malik is the governor in J&K. 2. Jair Bolsonaro is the current president of Brazil. 3.Vinesh Phogat won her 3rd consecutive gold in women's 53kg category in the Poland Open Wrestling Tournament in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. 4.Pathamadai Silk Mat has recently granted a GI tag. It is from Tamil Nadu. 5.In order to save the natural resources, the Union environment ministry unveiled a draft 'Nation Resource Efficiency Policy' which suggests the institutional mechanism and a three-year action plan through the principle of 6R and 'green public procurement'.  6.Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, singer Bhupen Hazarika and Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh have

Current affairs notes on August 1 - 5

1. For the first time in the Olympic Games' history, Table Tennis Mixed Doubles event added in a new Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games.  2.Lok Seva Bhawan is the new name of Odisha state's Secretariat.Odisha Chief Minister(CM) Naveen Patnaik. 3.Bolivian space agency signed an MoU with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes. 4.President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated exhibitions on Mahatma Gandhi and Khadi at the "Ebunjan Theatre" in the Gambia to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi. 5.Ravish Kumar has been named for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019.The award is given  for outstanding contributions in Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership. 6. RBI's Money Museum will be set up in Kolkatta. 7.Max

July part 3

1.   Regional Connectivity Scheme/UdeDeshKaAamNagrik- UDAN scheme  of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.  UDAN, launched in April 2017, is a flagship scheme of the Union Government  to enable air operations on unserved routes, connecting regional areas, to promote balanced regional growth and to make flying affordable for masses . 2.  India’s first Lightest and indigenous Bullet Proof Jacket ‘Bhabha Kavach’  from Ordnance Factory Board gets nod of MHA. 3.Ministry of Tourism under the  Swadesh Darshan Scheme has identified Tirthankar Circuit  as one of the fifteen thematic circuits for development in the country. Program is to develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country. These tourist circuits will be developed on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and sustainability in an integrated manner. 4.Odisha renews effort to revive 'gharial' population.  Critically Endangered — IUCN Red List. 5.Ministerial meeting of Coordinating Bureau of  Non

July Part 2

1. Sri Lanka has made health history after spending three years free of any new measles cases and  the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the deadly childhood infection has been eliminated in the island nation . 2.World Population Day observed on  July 11. 3. Japan’s  Hayabusa2  spacecraft, which successfully made its second touchdown on asteroid Ryugu on July 12, 2019, has become  the first ever space probe to gather material from beneath the surface of an asteroid . 4.Indian Army places order for Israeli anti-tank Spike missiles. These missiles have the  capability of targeting anything at a range of four kilometers . These  can be deployed in both plains and mountains . 5.10 MLAs from Karnataka may face  disqualification for anti-party activities and defying whips .  It is through powers to invoke the  10th Schedule of the Constitution, also known as the Anti-defection Act . The  Tenth Schedule  was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by the  52nd Amen