BSC ONE LINER APRIL 9 TO 15 2018
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(Apr 09-15)…
Banking & Economy
1.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a report stating that India’s forex (foreign exchange) reserves have touched record high of $424.864 billion in Apr 2018.
2.
State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Apr
13 has launched new products such as pre-approved
credit card and UPI solution to mark
its 124th foundation day.
3.
According to data released by the
Central Statistics Office (CSO),
factory output measured in terms of the Index
of Industrial Production (IIP) had grown 7.1% in Feb 2017.
4.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightened reporting norms for the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) under which individual can
transfer up to US $2,50,000 abroad in a
year.
LRS is facility provided by RBI for all resident individuals including
minors to freely remit upto certain
amount in terms of US Dollar for current and capital account purposes or
combination of both.
5.
The Asian Development Outlook 2018 released by Asian Development Bank (ADB) projected India’s economic growth to 7.3% in 2018-19 fiscal and further to 7.6% in 2019-20 fiscal.
6.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved $140 million loan for project aimed at
improving rural roads (connectivity) in Madhya
Pradesh.
7.
India has been ranked at 130 out of 186 economies in recently
released Index of Economic Freedom 2018 that
measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world in which Hong Kong topped.
8.
India's largest state-owned bank,
the State Bank of India (SBI) has
become the first foreign bank in the
UK after launching its UK subsidiary, SBI (UK) Limited, with
an initial capital commitment of 225
million pounds from its parent entity.
9.
The State Bank of India (SBI) will be investing a total of Rs 80 billion in the Arun III hydropower project of Nepal, which has 900
megawatts (MW) electricity production capacities.
10. The govt has amended Income Tax
rules that will allow transgenders
to be recognised as an independent
category of applicants for obtaining
a Permanent Account Number (PAN) for their tax-related transactions.
11. Jammu and Kashmir Bank has launched a special financing scheme, 'Add on Working Capital GST' scheme to help the state industry
cope with the delay in reimbursement of GST under special tax relief.
12. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
has placed 11 public sector banks
(PSBs) out of 21 State-owned banks under its Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework because of deteriorating
performance.
11 Banks are:- IDBI Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of India (BoI), Central Bank of India, Indian
Overseas Bank, Dena Bank, Oriental
Bank of Commerce (OBC), Bank of Maharashtra (BoM), United Bank of India,
Corporation Bank and Allahabad Bank.
13. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
in consultation with the Govt hiked
the foreign portfolio investors (FPI) investment limit in Central govt
securities (G-Sec) from 5 per cent of outstanding stock now to 5.5 per cent in FY 2019 and
6 per cent in FY 2020.
National News
1.
The second edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC-2018),
organised by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operators
Association of India (COAI), will be held in New Delhi on Oct 25-27, 2018 with the theme "NEW DIGITAL HORIZONS Connect, Create, innovate."
2.
The 7th edition of Home Expo India 2018 has been inaugurated by Smriti
Zubin Irani, the Union Minister of Textiles and Information and Broadcasting,
at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater
Noida.
3.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries
and Public Enterprises extended Phase-1
of FAME India Scheme to provide financial support to electric and hybrid
vehicles by another six months till Sept
30, 2018 or till launch of phase-II.
4.
The Supreme Court reiterated that Chief
Justice of India (CJI) is first among equals and has exclusive prerogative
to allocate cases and constitute benches.
5.
India, world’s third-largest energy
consumer after US and China hosted 16th
International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi with the theme
"The Future of Global Energy Security:
Transition, Technology, Trade and Investment".
6.
The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) under Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued Expression
of Interest (EoI) for first offshore wind energy project of India.
7.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched a
unique initiative ‘Project Dhoop’ to encourage schools to shift
their morning assembly to around noon-time, mainly between 11 am to 1 pm, to ensure maximum absorption of Vitamin D in
students through natural sunlight. .
8.
The conference of Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Union
Territories held at Megapode Resort, Port
Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
9.
India’s first high-speed electric locomotive has been flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Madhepura Electric Locomotive Factory in Bihar.
10. India donated US $1 million to support Swaziland’s National
Disaster Management Agency as well as
food grains.
11. The Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment launched new website and mobile application of
the National Commission for Safai
Karamcharis (NCSK).
12. The Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI) brought in secured
digitally-signed QR Code on e-Aadhaar.
13. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
has launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala
Yojana (PMUY) scheme in Delhi
and distributed new LPG connections and cylinders to beneficiaries.
14. The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry banned over-the-counter sale of 14 steroid creams to prevent
indiscriminate sale of ointments containing steroids and antibiotics without
prescription.
State News
1.
India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC)
bagged Rs 550-crore contract for
developing a Mega Tourism Destination
project at Bhairav Lanka in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.
2.
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has climbed six positions to enter the club of the top 20 busiest airports across the world.
3. The National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) has signed a MoU with the Nuclear Power
Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to provide skill training
to 500 youth and women at
Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.
4.
The 10th edition of a biennial
exhibition of weapons and military hardware "DefExpo India- 2018" has started at Tiruvidanthal,
Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu with the
theme "India: The Emerging Defence
Manufacturing Hub
5.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has recently approved
setting up a 5000 MW capacity solar park
at the Dholera Special Investment Region
(SIR), which would be the largest, such entity in the world after its
completion.
6. The first meeting of NITI Forum for North East-
a unit of NITI Aayog took place in Agartala,
Tripura.
7.
The Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and Pacific held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh with the theme
"Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air through 3R and Resource
Efficiency– A 21st Century Vision for Asia-Pacific Communities".
8.
Kerala becomes the first Indian state to adopt a
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for
brain death certification in govt and private hospitals.
9.
Chhattisgarh bagged the 'State of the Year' Award under the ‘business leader’ category as part of the India Business Leadership for the remarkable increase in business
and services activities in various sectors.
10. According to a report from OpenSignal,
a wireless coverage mapping company, Patna
has topped in 4G connectivity among 20 of India’s
largest cities.
11. The 8th edition of Theatre
Olympics has been concluded in Mumbai,
Maharashtra with the theme, "Flag of Friendship".
International news
1.
United Nations launched UN Road Safety Trust Fund to
improve road safety worldwide to save lives and prevent the loss of opportunity associated with road
accidents.
2. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced the scrapping of reservation in govt jobs.
3.
Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed
a pact with a consortium of Indian
oil companies to jointly develop and
build a mega integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex Ratnagiri
Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPCL), in Maharashtra.
4.
The eleventh edition of World Hindi Conference will be hosted
by Mauritius in its capital city Port Lois in Aug 18-20, 2018 with the theme
"Vaishvik Hindi Aur Bharatiy
Sanskriti".
5.
The 3-day International Conference on Human Rights in South Asia, organized
by the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal, started in Kathmandu, Nepal with the theme
"Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing
Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia".
6.
The first international
conference on ‘Water, Environment and
Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing
and Partnership’ held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Science & Defence
1.
Veena Sahajwalla, an Indian-origin scientist in
Australia, launched the world’s first
microfactory that can transform the
components from electronic waste items such as smartphones and laptops into
valuable materials for re-use.
2.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi installed Massive Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output
(MIMO) lab on campus for
standardisation, R&D and manufacturing of 5G equipment.
3.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched IRNSS-1I navigation satellite from
Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
4.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch
humanity’s first mission Parker Solar
Probe (PSP) to the Sun in Jul 31, 2018.
5.
Researchers discovered the new class of antibiotics called
odilorhabdins or ODLs that fights
drug resistance.
Approvals & MOUs
1.
Boeing India subsidiary of US
aerospace manufacturer Boeing, Hindustan
Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Mahindra
Defence Systems entered into
agreement to manufacture fighter aircraft F/A-18 Super Hornet in India.
2.
The Union Govt constituted 13-member task force, headed by
Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation Jayant
Sinha, to prepare road map and fast-track implementation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology or
drones in the country.
3.
India and Morocco signed MoU in the field of Mining
and Geology for a period of 5 years to promote mineral exploration.
4.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA) delegated powers to Finance and Petroleum Ministers to award oil and
gas exploration blocks to successful bidders under Hydrocarbon
Exploration Licensing Policy (HELP).
5.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA) relaxed rules for
state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) for extraction
of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) lying below coal seams in its blocks in bid to
quickly boost production.
6.
The Union Cabinet approved signing of Host country (Headquarters) Agreement between India and
International Solar Alliance (ISA).
7.
The Union Cabinet approved MoU between India and United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on the return of Illegal Migrants.
8.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(MCA) has constituted a 12-member
committee, headed by Regional Director (Western Region) Manmohan Juneja to review enforcement of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions under Companies Act, 2013.
9.
The Maharashtra govt tied up with Tata
Trusts to finance the state’s first
poultry company to be run and owned by tribal
women.
10. India and World Expo 2020 Dubai have
signed participants’ contract for
India’s pavilion in prestigious
World
Expo 2020 held once in 5 years.
11. Singapore and China have inked an MOU to promote
greater collaboration between companies from both countries in third-party markets along China’s ambitious Belt and
Road routes.
12. India agreed to build strategic railway
link between Raxaul in Bihar and Kathmandu in Nepal to facilitate people-to-people (P2P) contact and bulk movement of
goods.
13. India and South Korea signed mutual recognition of certificate of competency of seafarers to
provide Indian seafarers employment
on over 500 Korean ships.
14. India and Nepal agreed to develop inland
waterways for cargo movement within Protocol to Treaty of Transit between both the countries to
boost cooperation in connectivity sector.
Appointments
Appointments
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Appointee
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International President of
Vishwa Hindu Parishad
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Vishnu Kokje
elected as
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(VHP)
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Chairman of Banks Board Bureau (BBB)
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Bhanu Pratap Sharma
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DG of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
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Balram Bhargava
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Coast
Guard Commander (Eastern Seaboard)
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KR Nautiyal
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Secretary
of Press Council of India (PCI)
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Anupama
Bhatnagar
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DG of Central Industrial
Security Force (CISF)
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Rajesh Ranjan
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Chairman
of National Association of Software and
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Rishad Premji
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Services
Companies (NASSCOM)
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Member of UPSC
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M Sathiyavathy
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Chairman of Boao Forum
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Ban Ki-moon
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Awards
1.
The 65th National Film Awards for year 2017 were announced by Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting on Apr 13, 2018.
Dada
Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna
Best Feature Film: Village
Rockstars (Assamese) Best
Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam
(Malayalam)
Best
Actress: Sridevi for ‘Mom’ Best
Actor: Riddhi Sen for ‘Nagar Kirtan’ Best
Action Direction: ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ Best
Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’
Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali) Best
Music Direction: AR Rahman for ‘Katru Veliyidayi’ Best
Female Playback Singer: Sashaa Tirupati for ‘Kaatru Veliyidayi’ Best
Male Playback Singer: K.J Yesudas for song ‘Poy Maranja Kalam’ from ‘Viswasapoorvam
Mansoor’ Best
Child Artist: Anita Das for ‘Village Rockstar’ Best
Children’s Film: ‘Mhorkya’ Best
Film on Environmental Conservation: ‘Irada’
2.
The Best Book on Cinema award was given to ‘Matmagi Manipur-The first Manipuri Feature Film’ authored by Bobby Wahengbam in the 65th National
Film Awards for 2017.
3. The Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of
a Director was given to the Jasari language movie
‘Sinjar’ directed by Pampally at the
65th National Film Awards for 2017.
4. Anushka Sharma to be
honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke
Excellence Award.
5. Lyricist
and director Sreekumaran
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Thampi has been
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selected
for the J.C. Daniel
Award,
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the Kerala govt’s highest honour for lifetime contribution to Malayalam
cinema.
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Sports
1.
Indian badminton star Kidambi Srikanth has become the world No. 1 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF)
rankings.
He
replaced Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.
2. Sebastian Vettel claimed
his second successive win at the start of 2018 after holding off Mercedes’
Valtteri
Bottas
for victory in an epic Bahrain Grand
Prix.
Commonwealth
games 2018
The Indian
contingent won 66 medals in
total at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
(CWG) held in Gold Coast, Australia.
Australia with 198 medals, which includes 80 Gold, 59 Silver and 59 Bronze,
topped the ranking followed by
England with 136 medals, which include 45 Gold, 45 Silver and 46 Bronze medals.
India ranked third with overall 66 medals having 26 Gold medals.
Gold
Medal – 26
Silver
Medal - 20
Bronze
Medal - 20
Gold Medal (26)
Winners
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Sports Category
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Shooting (7)
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Manu Bhaker
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Women's 10m
Air Pistol
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Jitu Rai
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Men's 10m Air Pistol
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Anish Bhanwala (India’s
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Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
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Youngest Person to win Gold)
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Sanjeev Rajput
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Men's 50m
Rifle 3 Positions
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Heena Sidhu
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Women's
25m Pistol
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Tejaswini Sawant
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Women's 50m
Rifle 3 Positions
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Shreyasi Singh
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Women's
Double Trap
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Wrestling (5)
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Kumar Sushil
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Men's Freestyle 74 kg
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Sumit
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Men's
Freestyle 125 kg
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Rahul Aware
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Men's Freestyle 57 kg
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Bajrang
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Men's Freestyle 65 kg
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Vinesh Phogat
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Women's Freestyle 50 kg
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Weightlifting (5)
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Chanu Saikhom Mirabai
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Women's 48kg
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Venkat
Rahul Ragala
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Men's
85kg
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Sanjita
Chanu Khumukcham
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Women's 53kg
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Sathish
Kumar Sivalingam
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Men's 77kg
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Punam Yadav
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Women's
69kg
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Boxing (3)
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Gaurav Solanki
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Men's
52kg
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Vikas Krishan
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Men's 75kg
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M C
Mary Kom (First Woman
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Women's 45-48kg
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boxer to win Gold
in CWG)
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Table-Tennis (3)
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India
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Men's Team
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Manika Batra (First Woman
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Women's Singles
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Table-tennis
player to win Gold)
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India
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Women's Team
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Badminton (2)
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Saina Nehwal
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Women's Singles
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India
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Mixed Team Event
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Athletics (1)
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Neeraj
Chopra (First Indian
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Men's Javelin Throw
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Javelin thrower to win Gold)
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Silver Medals (20)
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Winners
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Sports Category
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Shooting (4)
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Heena Sidhu
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Women's 10m Air Pistol
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Mehuli Ghosh
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Women's 10m Air Rifle
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Anjum Moudgil
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Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
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Tejaswini Sawant
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Women's 50m Rifle Prone
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Wrestling (3)
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Mausam Khatri
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Men's Freestyle 97 kg
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Babita Kumari
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Women's Freestyle 53 kg
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Pooja Dhanda
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Women's Freestyle 57 kg
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Weightlifting (2)
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Pardeep Singh
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Men's 105kg
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Gururaja
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Men's 56kg
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Boxing (3)
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Satish Kumar
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Men's +91kg
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Amit
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Men's 46-49kg
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Manish Kaushik
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Men's 60kg
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Table-Tennis (2)
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Achanta Sharath/Gnanasekaran
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Men's Doubles
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Sathiyan
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Batra Manika/Das Mouma
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Women's Doubles
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Badminton (3)
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Satwik Rankireddy/Chirag
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Men's
Doubles
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Chandrashekhar
Shetty
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Srikanth Kidambi
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Men's
Singles
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Pv Sindhu
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Women's Singles
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Athletics (1)
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Seema Punia
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Women's Discus Throw
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Squash (2)
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Chinappa Joshna/Pallikal
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Women's Doubles
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Karthik Dipika
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Pallikal Karthik Dipika/Ghosal
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Mixed Doubles
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Saurav
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Bronze Medals (20)
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Winners
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Sports Category
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Shooting (5)
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Om Mitharval
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Men's 10M Air Pistol
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Ravi Kumar
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Men's 10M
Air Rifle
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Om
Mitharval
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Men's
50M Pistol
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Ankur Mittal
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Men's Double Trap
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Apurvi Chandela
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Women's 10M
Air Rifle
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Wrestling (4)
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Somveer
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Men's
Freestyle 86 KG
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Sakshi Malik
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Women's
Freestyle 62 KG
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Divya Kakran
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Women's Freestyle 68 KG
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Kiran
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Women's
Freestyle 76 KG
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Weightlifting (2)
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Deepak Lather
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Men's 69KG
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Vikas Thakur
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Men's 94KG
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Boxing (3)
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Hussamuddin Mohammed
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Men's 56KG
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Manoj Kumar
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Men's 69KG
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Naman Tanwar
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Men's 91KG
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Table-Tennis (3)
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Desai Harmeet/Shetty Sanil
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Men's
Doubles
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Shankar
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Sharath Achanta
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Men's Singles
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Gnanasekaran
Sathiyan/Batra
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Mixed Doubles
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Manika
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Badminton (1)
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Reddy N. Sikki/Ponnappa
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Women's
Doubles
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Ashwini
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Athletics (1)
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Navjeet
Dhillon
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Women's Discus Throw
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Para Powerlifting (1)
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Sachin Chaudhary
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Men's Heavyweight
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Important Days
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Date
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Day
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Theme
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Apr 11
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National Safe Motherhood Day
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"Respectful Maternity
Care"
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Apr 10
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World
Homoeopathy Day
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"Innovate: Evolve, Progress:
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Exploring Science since 40 years"
Obituary
Noted Indian painter,
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Ram Kumar
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Former Chhattisgarh minister
& senior
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Hemchand Yadav
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BJP leader
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Former DG of BSF
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E N Rammohan
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All the BEST !!
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