Dear Students, only 15 days are left for SSC CGL Exam 2017. In GA section of Tier-I Exam questions are asked from current affairs as well. So, We’ve decided to provide “CURRENT AFFAIRS” of last one year. These notes will help you in GS/GK section a lot. We wish you all the very best for your upcoming exam.
Telangana launches single-woman pension scheme, first in India
i. Telangana government has recently launched the single-women pensions scheme across the state. Single women will be given Rs 1,000 per month. It is the first such scheme in India.
ii. The government had also increased the Kalyana Laxmi and Shaadi Mubarak scheme amount from Rs50,116 to Rs75,116. Children of single women would be admitted into all Telangana Residential Educational Institutions without having to write an examination or waiting for the lottery system.
AP’s Vizianagaram bags MGNREGA national award
i. The Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh as one among the 17 districts across the nation for the MGNREGA annual award
ii. The award was given for effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Act during 2015-16.
Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer first Indian to be inducted in ITTF URC
i. Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer, the only assigned competition manager of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the Umpires and Referees Committee (URC).
ii. Ganeshan’s term as URC member is for a period of two years. Ganeshan is also the chairman of the South Asian Federation technical committee and a member of the Technical Committee of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation.
Important Points to Remember:
- Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve is located in Telangana
- K. Chandrashekar Rao is the CM of Telangana and governor is E S L Narasimhan
- Pakhal Lake is situated in Telangana.
- MGNREGA was set up on Feb 2, 2006 from district Anantapur in the state of Andhra Pradesh
- Coringa National Park is situated in Andhra Pradesh
- Mr. Thomas Weikert of Germany is the President of ITTF Executive Commision
- Headquarter of ITTF is in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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