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National Girl Child Day is observed every year on 24 January.
The theme for 2019 is 'Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow'.
The aim of the day is to raise awareness on the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio
(CSR) and create a positive environment around valuing the girl child.
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In which city Second World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 was Inaugurated ?
On 23 January 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the amendment to Article 280 of
the Constitution to increase powers of Autonomous Councils in Sixth Schedule areas
of North East.
The amendment will give more powers to Autonomous District Councils of Assam,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, & Tripura.
The Finance Commission will be mandated to recommend the devolution of financial
resources to the councils.
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Indian Space Research Organisation's Microsat-R is What type of Satellite ?
Piyush Goyal has been named the interim Finance Minister and interim Minister of
Corporate Affairs during Arun Jaitley's indisposition.
He will retain his existing ministries of coal and railways.
He was earlier given additional charge of the Finance Ministry in May 2018.
Arun Jaitley will be designated as a minister without a portfolio during his period of
indisposition.
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Which of the following cricketers is the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets ?
On 23 January 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the creation of National Bench of
the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT).
The National Bench of the Appellate Tribunal shall be situated at New Delhi.
GSTAT shall be presided over by its President and shall consist of one Technical
Member (Centre) and one Technical Member (State).
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With which Country did India recently sign a MoU for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers?
The Union Cabinet approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kuwait for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers. This signing will benefit around 3,00,000 Indian workers deployed in Kuwait, including about 90,000 female domestic workers.
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Where will the Election Commission of India (ECI) host an International Conference on
‘Making Our Elections Inclusive and Accessible’ on 24th January 2019?
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host an International Conference on
‘Making Our Elections Inclusive and Accessible’ in Delhi on 24th January 2019.
During the Conference, the January 2019 issue of ECI’s quarterly magazine 'Voice
International' will be released.
ECI will also renew the MoU for cooperation in the field of election management with
the Election Commission of Bhutan.
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Which country Ranks 80th On Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking: Survey?
