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1.CSIR-CMERI has developed\u00a0the World\u2019s Largest Solar According to the recent\u00a0National Statistical Office\u00a0(NSO)\u00a0data, 3.The output of eight core infrastructure sectors dropped by 4. Air Force Sports Control Board\u00a0was conferred 5. Mission Karmayogi- National Programme for Civil Services 6. A\u00a0limit has been imposed on total rewards\u00a0under 7. 13th\u00a0edition of Global Innovation Index released. The 8. 118 mobile apps blocked by The Ministry of Electronics 9. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has 10. The Special Frontier Force (SFF) unit, referred to as 11. India and Russia\u00a0are scheduled to hold\u00a0Indra\u00a0<\/a>2020\u00a0in the\u00a0Andaman Sea, close to the\u00a0Strait 12. Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the\u00a0Jammu 13. Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat has backed the 14. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has asked\u00a0the 15. Recently, Saudi Arabia hosted the\u00a0G-20\u00a0foreign 16. Atlantic Hurricane Nana\u00a0has made a landfall on the 17. Teacher\u2019s Day\u00a0is observed annually on\u00a0September 18. The Prime Minister announced the\u00a0government\u2019s plan 19. Recently, the\u00a0Reserve Bank of India (RBI)\u00a0released 20. The\u00a05th\u00a0BRICS Culture Ministers\u2019 Meeting\u00a0was \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n
\nTree,\u00a0which is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur. The\u00a0installed
\ncapacity of the Solar Tree\u00a0is above 11.5 kWp. It has\u00a0the annual
\ncapacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green Power.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIndia\u2019s\u00a0Gross Domestic Product\u00a0(GDP)\u00a0growth\u00a0contracted by
\n23.9%\u00a0in the first (April-June) quarter of 2020 compared to the same
\nperiod (April-June) in 2019. GDP is a\u00a0measure of economic activity\u00a0in
\na country. It is the\u00a0total value\u00a0of a country\u2019s annual output of
\ngoods and services. It gives the\u00a0economic output from the consumers\u2019 side.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\n9.6% in July 2020. It has been a continued contraction for the past five
\nmonths. The\u00a0eight core sector industries\u00a0include coal, crude oil,
\nnatural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement, and electricity. These
\ncomprise\u00a040.27%\u00a0of the weight of items included in the Index of
\nIndustrial Production (IIP).<\/span><\/p>\n
\nwith\u00a0\u2018Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020\u2019\u00a0for the outstanding
\ncontribution in helping sportspersons to excel in their respective disciplines
\nand implement robust sports welfare measures. The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan
\nPuruskar scheme was introduced by the government in\u00a02009\u00a0to encourage
\ninvolvement of corporates and sports promotion boards in the development of
\nsports in the country. The\u00a0Khelo India Scheme\u00a0aims to encourage
\nsports all over the country, thus allowing the population to harness the power
\nof sports through its cross-cutting influence, namely holistic development of
\nchildren & youth, community development, social integration, gender
\nequality, healthy lifestyle, national pride and economic opportunities related
\nto sports development.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCapacity Building (NPCSCB): Approved by the Union Cabinet recently. It is\u00a0a
\nNew National Architecture for Civil Services Capacity Building. It is
\nalso\u00a0a Comprehensive reform of the capacity building apparatus at
\nindividual, institutional and process levels\u00a0for\u00a0efficient public
\nservice delivery. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nthe Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS). Merchandise Exports from
\nIndia Scheme (MEIS) under\u00a0Foreign Trade Policy of India (FTP 2015-20)\u00a0is
\none of the two schemes introduced in Foreign Trade Policy of India 2015-20, as
\na part of Exports from India Scheme (The other scheme is\u00a0Service Exports
\nfrom India Scheme (SEIS). It to offset infrastructural inefficiencies and
\nassociated costs involved in export of goods\/products, which are
\nproduced\/manufactured in India, especially those having high export intensity,
\nemployment potential and thereby enhancing India\u2019s export competitiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nGII is\u00a0co-published by\u00a0Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World
\nIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO),\u00a0a specialized agency of the
\nUnited Nations. India climbed four spots and is now at 48th position\u00a0in
\nthe list.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nand Information Technology. By invoking it\u2019s power under\u00a0section 69A of
\nthe Information Technology Act\u00a0read with the relevant provisions of\u00a0the
\nInformation Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of
\nInformation by Public) Rules 2009. Section 69A of the IT Act, empowers the
\nCentral Government to order that access to certain websites and computer
\nresources be blocked in the interest of the defense of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nannounced\u00a0the reservation of 600 acres of Aarey land near Sanjay Gandhi
\nNational Park (SGNP) as forest,\u00a0claiming it as\u00a0the first instance of
\nan extensive forest blossoming within the limits of metropolis anywhere in the
\nworld.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nVikas Battalion, had been said to be instrumental in preventing\u00a0Chinese
\noccupation on the Line of Actual Control\u00a0(LAC) in Ladakh. SFF was
\nestablished on 14th\u00a0November 1962 in the immediate aftermath of the\u00a01962
\nSino-India war. They are\u00a0highly trained special forces personnel\u00a0who
\ncan undertake a variety of tasks which would normally be performed by any
\nspecial forces unit. Major Operations: Operation Eagle\u00a0(1971 war with
\nPakistan),\u00a0Operation Bluestar\u00a0(clearing Amritsar\u2019s Golden Temple in
\n1984),\u00a0Operation Meghdoot\u00a0(securing the\u00a0Siachen glacier<\/a>\u00a0in 1984) and\u00a0Operation Vijay\u00a0(war
\nwith Pakistan at Kargil in 1999).<\/span><\/p>\n
\nof Malacca\u00a0instead of the\u00a0Indian Ocean Region\u00a0(IOR). Indra 2020\u00a0will
\nbe the\u00a0first bilateral naval exercise. Andaman Sea was also the location
\nwhere frontline warships of the\u00a0Indian Navy conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX)
\nwith the USA Navy\u2019s USS Nimitz carrier strike group\u00a0in July this year. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nand Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020\u00a0to be introduced in the monsoon
\nsession of Parliament. The Bill will\u00a0include Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi
\nas\u00a0official languages\u00a0in the newly-created Union Territory of Jammu
\nand Kashmir. Part XVII of the Indian Constitution\u00a0deals with the official
\nlanguages in\u00a0Articles 343 to 351.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u2018Quad\u2019 as\u00a0a \u201cgood mechanism\u201d to ensure freedom of navigation in the Indian
\nOcean-Pacific region \u2014\u00a0a statement that could rile up China. The
\nquadrilateral security dialogue\u00a0includes Japan, India, United States and
\nAustralia. Quad is\u00a0an opportunity for like-minded countries to share notes
\nand collaborate on projects of mutual interest. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nAssam Rifles to shift its base from the heart of State capital Aizawl to
\nZokhawsang\u00a0about 15 km away at the earliest. Assam Rifles which is also
\nreferred to as\u00a0the Sentinels of North East is the oldest paramilitary
\nforce of India. Today, the\u00a0administrative control of Assam Rifles lies
\nwith the Home Ministry,\u00a0while\u00a0the operational control is with the
\nDefence Ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nministers meeting with focus on cross-border movement amid the\u00a0Covid-19
\npandemic. Currently,\u00a0Saudi Arabia holds the presidency\u00a0of G-20. It is
\nthe\u00a0first Arab nation\u00a0to take over the G20 Presidency.\u00a0 <\/span>The G20 is an\u00a0informal group of 19
\ncountries\u00a0and the\u00a0European Union,\u00a0with representatives of
\nthe\u00a0International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. It does not have\u00a0any
\npermanent secretariat\u00a0or headquarters.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ncoast of\u00a0Belize. The country Belize is located on the\u00a0northeast coast
\nof Central America. A hurricane is a\u00a0type of storm called a tropical
\ncyclone,\u00a0which forms over tropical or subtropical waters. <\/span><\/p>\n
\n5. The day commemorates the birth anniversary of\u00a0Radhakrishnan. His works
\ninclude\u00a0Indian Philosophy, (1923-27), The Philosophy of the Upanishads
\n(1924), An Idealist View of Life (1932), Eastern Religions and Western Thought
\n(1939), and East and West: Some Reflections (1955). He was awarded\u00a0the
\nBharat Ratna,\u00a0India\u2019s highest civilian award, in 1954. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nto launch a Project Dolphin\u00a0in his recent Independence Day Speech (15th\u00a0August
\n2020). The proposed project is aimed at\u00a0saving both river and marine
\ndolphins. Special Conservation program needs to be taken up for Gangetic
\nDolphin which is a\u00a0national aquatic animal\u00a0and also\u00a0indicator
\nspecies\u00a0for the river Ganga. It is in the\u00a0First Schedule of the
\nIndian\u00a0Wildlife (Protection), Act 1972. Endangered\u00a0by the\u00a0International Union for the Conservation of Nature<\/a>\u00a0(IUCN).
\nFor instance,\u00a0Vikramshila Ganges Dolphin Sanctuary\u00a0was established in
\nBihar under this Act. The National Mission for Clean Ganga celebrates\u00a05th\u00a0October
\nas National Ganga River Dolphin Day.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nrevised\u00a0Priority Sector Lending (PSL)\u00a0guidelines, which align with
\nemerging national priorities and also bring sharper focus on inclusive
\ndevelopment. Priority Sector Lending (PSL) means The RBI mandates banks to lend
\na certain portion of their funds to\u00a0specified sectors,\u00a0like\u00a0agriculture,\u00a0Micro,
\nSmall and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), export credit, education, housing, social
\ninfrastructure, renewable energy\u00a0among others.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nheld through a video conference under the\u00a0Chairpersonship of Russian
\nFederation. The delegates from Culture Ministries of the\u00a0BRICS\u00a0nations
\n– Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa –\u00a0participated in the
\nmeeting. During the\u00a0Sixth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza\u00a0(Brazil) in\u00a02014,\u00a0the
\nleaders signed the Agreement establishing the\u00a0New Development Bank\u00a0(NDB
\n– Shanghai, China). They also signed the\u00a0BRICS Contingent Reserve
\nArrangement\u00a0to provide short-term liquidity support to the members.<\/span><\/p>\n