Daily GK Update: 10th Septmber, 2016 For All The Upcoming Exams
Daily GK Update: 10th Septmber, 2016 For All The Upcoming Exams
Daily GK Update: 10th Septmber, 2016 For All The Upcoming Exams
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For maintaining the records and
database of Indian students studying
abroad, Government of India has
launched a Student Registration
module in MADAD portal
( madad.gov.in).
ii. This initiative came into existence
due to unavailability of the data on
Indian students studying abroad.
T R Zeliang receives Pangkor
Dialogue Award in Malaysia
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The Odisha government has launched
the construction workers pension
scheme. It ensures financial
assistance of 300 rupees per month to
all registered.
ii. All registered construction workers
above 60 years of age will get the
pension of Rs 300 per month while
workers above 80 years of age will get
the pension of Rs 500 per month.
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Explosive West Indies opener Chris
Gayle launched his autobiography Six
Machine', which contains extensive
details about his life and career.
ii. Published by Viking-Penguin UK,
the book was unveiled by Anurag
Singh Thakur, President of the BCCI.
IDBI AMC appoints Dilip Mandal MD &
CEO
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Odisha bags 9th Global Agriculture
Leadership Award 2016 at the National
Level gathering of important stakeholders in agriculture development at
the Agriculture Leadership Summit at
Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi.
ii. Indian Council of Food and
Agriculture (ICFA) have awarded
Odisha in the category of Best
Agriculture State-2016 in recognition
of the efforts towards development of
agriculture and bringing rural
prosperity.
First LIGO lab outside U.S. may
come up in Maharashtras Hingoli
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The Laser Interferometer
Gravitational-wave Observatory
(LIGO) project that was given the in-
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HDFC Ergo General Insurance
Company (HDFC ERGO) has completed
the acquisition of 100 percent shares
of L&T General Insurance Company
(L&T Insurance) for Rs. 551 crore.
ii. The company has recently received
approvals from the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority
of India (IRDA) and Competition
Commission of India.
NHPC, BHEL ink pact for renovation
of Baira Siul power plant
i. State-owned NHPC has entered a
pact with BHEL for renovation and
modernisation of 180 MW Baira Siul
power station in Himachal Pradesh.