Dear Readers, We are providing important currents affairs for MTS Exam which is conducting from 16th September to 31st October 2017. This will help you to score good in GA section.
Current Affairs for MTS Tier-I Exam 2017:
NITI Aayog Launched ‘Mentor India’ Campaign
i. NITI Aayog launched the ‘Mentor India Campaign’. It is a strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can guide and mentor students at more than 900 Atal Tinkering Labs, established across the country as a part of the Atal Innovation Mission.
ii. CEO NITI Aayog, Shri Amitabh Kant unveiled the online nationwide initiative in New Delhi. Mentor India is aimed at maximizing the impact of Atal Tinkering Labs, possibly the biggest disruption in formal education globally.
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Supreme Court Declares Right to Privacy as Fundamental Right
i. The Supreme Court of India pronounced that individual privacy is a fundamental right protected by the Constitution.
ii. A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar ruled that the right to privacy is intrinsic to life and liberty, thus coming under Article 21, and comes under the various fundamental freedoms in PART III of the Indian Constitution.
iii. Now India has total seven fundamental rights.
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Cabinet Renames SAMPADA Scheme as PMKSY
i. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the renaming of the new Central Sector Scheme- SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) as “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)” for the period of 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle.
ii. The new Central Sector Scheme- SAMPADA was approved in May 2017 with same allocation and period. The objective of PMKSY is to supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease Agri-Waste.
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Andhra Pradesh First to Implement Bharat QR Digital Payments
i. Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd (EPDCL) and the Southern Power Distribution Corporation of AP Ltd. (SPDCL) have become the first state-owned distribution companies in India to accept payments through Bharat QR.
ii. As part of the ‘Vizag less–cash city’ initiative underway between Visa and the Andhra Pradesh government, the state has witnessed a slew of initiatives aimed at increasing the rate of digital payment adoption across the masses.
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