June 2020

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Giant Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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Countries: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan
River: Blue Nile

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Blue River Originates from

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Lake Tana in Ethiopia

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Sankalpa Parva

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2 week-long plantation campaign (28 June-12 July) by Ministry of Culture
Recommended Trees: Ashok, Awla, Bargad, Peepal, Bel

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At One Click initiative

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Gujrat government online aid initiative for MSME and bigger Industrial unit including textile

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MSME Day

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27th June, first observed in 2017

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ACT- Accelerator initiative

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Access to COVID-19 Tool (ACT) led by WHO

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NASA’s headquarter building named after

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Mary W Jackson

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First Woman Chief Secretary of Punjab

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Vini Mahajan

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Maareech capable Advanced Torpedo Decoy System

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Naval Science & Technology Laboratory (NSTL) and Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) are two laboratories of the Defence Research and Development Oragization

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Arjuna Award for 2018

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Weightlifter K. Sanjita Chanu

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Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar

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Tripura

CM- Biplab Kumar Deb

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Navigating the New Normal campaign

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By NITI Ayog in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

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26th June
Nodal Agency: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Theme: Better Knowledge for Better Care

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Haritha Haram Programme

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By Telangana
CM- KCR
Aim: To increase the forest cover from 24 to 33%

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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

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10 ASEAN + Australia, China, Japan, Newzealand, South Korea

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Top performer Annual TB Report

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Bigger State: Gujrat
Smaller State: Tripura and Nagaland
UT: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu was awarded as the best performer.

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World’s first Yoga University outside India

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Vivekanand University in Los Angeles

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National Statistics Day

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29th June on the birth anniversary of P C Mahalanobis

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World Statistics Day

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20th October

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Founder of Hindu College

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Krishan Dassji Gurwale in 1899

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Founder of Sanskrit college

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Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya on 1 Jan 1824

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Founder of Brahmo Samaj

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Keshab Chandra Sen in 1866

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First State to pass social audit legislation

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Meghalaya

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SWAYAM

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Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds

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SWAYAM Initiative

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By HRD Ministry for online courses

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SWAYAM Prabha

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By HRD to provide 32 channels through DTH using GSAT-15 satellite

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BC Sakhis

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Women SHGs working as Bussiness Correspondents for banks

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Scheme for Human Resource Development for Health Research is administered by

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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SUTRA PIC

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Scientific Utilization through Research Augmentation- Prime Products from Indigenous Cows

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SUTRA PIC is led by

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Department of Science and Technology

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IRCAs

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Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts

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IRCAs is funded by

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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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Commodities at a glance: Special issue on strategic battery and minerals report is released by

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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Scheduled Banks

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listed in the 2nd Schedule of RBI Act 1934

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Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) launched by

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Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology under the Department of Telecommunications

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Kole Wetlands

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Thrissur District in Kerala

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India- Bhutan first-ever joint venture Hydropower Project

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Kholongchhu Hydropower Project

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Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) Programme is funded by

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World Bank, includes 6 states: Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan

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PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme is launched by

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) | Approach: One District One Product

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Attorney General of India

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KK Venugopal

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Project PLATINA

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World's largest Plasma Therapy Trial launched by Maharashtra

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Kill Corona campaign is launched by

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Madhya Pradesh

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New President of Malawi

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Lazarus Chakwera

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Theme of National doctors day 2020

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1st July | Theme: Lessen the mortality of covid 19