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Ministry of Social Justice launches SMILE-75 initiative

Recognising the persisting problem of destitution and beggary, Government of India has formulated ‘SMILE’- a comprehensive scheme meant for beggars. SMILE stands for ‘Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise’ which also includes sub-schemes, under which a comprehensive rehabilitation for persons engaged in begging is done. The Government of India has recognised the persisting problem […]

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Nation celebrates 76th Independence Day on 15th August 2022

This year India is celebrating 76th Independence Day on 15th August 2022 to mark the country’s freedom from nearly two centuries of British colonial rule. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the celebrations from Red Fort in New Delhi and is addressing the nation from Red Fort in New Delhi. This is his ninth address as the prime minister. To celebrate the 75 years of

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Tata Steel Chess India Tournament 2022: Women’s section introduced for first time

The 4th edition of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament will be held in Kolkata from November 29 to December 4, 2022. For the first time, a separate women’s section has been added in the tournament, which had only the Open section so far. Tata Steel Chess India (rapid and blitz) is one of the most important chess tournaments in

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1st edition of Women’s IPL to be held in March 2023

The 1st Edition of Women Indian Premier League will be starting from March 2023 to be held in a one-month window and in all likelihood with five teams, a senior BCCI official confirmed. The BCCI bigwigs have discussed the issue and a March window has been found for the tournament after the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa. Both BCCI

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World’s highest railway bridge ‘Golden joint’ inaugurated on Chenab in J&K

The World’s highest railway bridge ‘Golden Joint’ has been inaugurated in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir. The joints of bridge is connecting two ends of the deck of the world’s highest railway bridge. Chenab Bridge: This bridge is located in Chenab river, will be 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower (after completion of project). Aim: It will provide direct connectivity to the

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Gopal Vittal re-appointed as managing director of Airtel

Shareholders of Bharti Airtel have given their approval for the re-appointment of Gopal Vittal as managing director of Bharti Airtel for a period of five years ( February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2028). He was re-appointed as the managing director and CEO with effect from February 1, 2018 for a period of 5 years, (upto January 31, 2023). Fixed pay

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WHO announces new names for variants of monkeypox virus

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. The former Congo Basin clade (group of variants) in Central Africa as Clade I. The former West African clade as Clade II. The latter consists of two sub-clades, Clade IIa and Clade IIb, of which Clade IIb was the main group of

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Kuwait appoints first ambassador to Iran since 2016

Kuwait has appointed Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh as an ambassador to Iran since 2016, who has handed his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran. Foreign Ministry of Kuwait has also confirmed that Munaikh was appointed envoy to Iran. This move comes as Saudi Arabia works to improve its ties with Iran. Earlier, Riyadh had broken their ties

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Shashi Tharoor to receive France’s highest civilian award

Shashi Tharoor (Senior Congress leader) will be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur for his writings and speeches. In 2010, he had received a similar honour from the Spanish government, when the King of Spain had bestowed upon him the Encomienda de la Real Order Espanola de Carlos III. He is a two-term Lok

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Daily Quiz on Current Affairs by Gkseries – 12 & 13 August 2022

Daily Quiz on Current Affairs 12 & 13 August 2022 is very important for Competitive Exams like SSC, Railway, RRB, Banking, IBPS, PSC, UPSC, etc. Our Gkseries team have composed these Current Affairs Quizzes from Newspapers like The Hindu and other competitive magazines.

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