Important Current Affairs 3rd 11thAugust 2017 in PDF Format
Important Current Affairs 11th August 2017 in PDF Format
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Important Current Affairs 11th August 2017 in PDF Format
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M. Venkaiah Naidu took oath as Vice-President •
M. Venkaiah Naidu today took oath of office and secrecy as the 13th Vice President of India.
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He was administered the oath by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rastrapati Bhavan.
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Naidu was elected as vice-president by defeating opposition candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi on August 5, 2017.
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M. Venkaiah Naidu was born on July 1, 1949 at Chavapalapalam in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
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He has obtained a bachelor’s degree in law with specialization in international law from Andhra University of Visakhapatnam.
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Naidu has also been the national president of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2002 to 2004.
BIMSTEC meeting in Kathmandu today •
The meeting of the Bay of Bengal Multi-Regional Technical and Economic Cooperation Group- BIMSTEC has been started in Kathmandu today.
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Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is representing India in this meeting.
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The meeting is expected to focus more on areas such as trade, investment, energy, traffic, tourism, poverty alleviation and counter-terrorism.
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After the working session, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold bilateral talks with Bhutan and Sri Lankan ministers.
Madhubala in Madame Tussauds Museum •
The wax statue of Actress Madhubala was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Museum on August 10, 2017.
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This statue was composed from the 1960 film, Mughal-e-Azam, as an act of exploit and rebellious Anarkali.
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Madhubala, also known as the Venus of Indian Cinema, is known for films such as Mahal (1949), Amar (1954), Mr. and Mrs. 55 (1955), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Rainy Night (1960).
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Madhubala died in 1969 due to heart disease.
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At that time, She was 36 years old.
Court orders CBSE over NEET question paper •
Court has ordered CBSE to create a similar question paper for English, Hindi and seven other languages from 2018 for the National Eligibility Entrance Examination (NEET) .
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The Supreme Court said that all languages should have the same question paper.
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Out of a total of 11.58 lakhs, 1.2 lakh students attempt papers in other languages.
National anthem in sign language for mute-deaf people •
A unique video of the national anthem has been prepared in sign language for silent deaf people, which was launched on August 10.
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This video was launched by Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mahendranath Pandey.
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In this video of 3 minute 35 seconds, actor Amitabh Bachchan has presented the national anthem in sign language .
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This video has been conceptualized by Satish Kapoor while directed by famous filmmaker Govind Nihalani with musician Srivastava.
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The V-Care Film Festival has prepared this video in collaboration with UNESCO.
Ten projects approved by National Mission for Clean Ganga •
National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved ten projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh of about two thousand 33 crore rupees.
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Eight of the ten projects pertain to sewage infrastructure and treatment, while one to ghat development and the other to Ganga Knowledge Centre.
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In Bihar, three major sewage infrastructure projects have been approved with a total estimated cost of 1,461 crore rupees in Barh, Kankarbagh and Digha.
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In West Bengal, three projects have been approved of around 495 crore rupees. Two of these pertain to sewage infrastructure while the third one is for ghat development.
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In Uttar Pradesh, sewage infrastructure work at an estimated cost of around 28 crore rupees has also been approved in Chunar, district Mirzapur.
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