Saturday, August 31, 2019
SSC CGL 2018 Tier 2 Admit Card released (CR)
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Staff Selection Commission has released admit card for CGL 2018 tier 2 exam. Download admit card for central region.
SSC CGL 2018 Admit Card Tier 2 examination: Staff Selection Commission has released admit card for tier 2 examination. Candidates who qualified in tier 1 examination can download their admit card for tier 2 examination from the link given below.
Commission recently declared result for tier 1 examination. And as per notice released with result, tier 2 exams is scheduled to be held from 11th to 13th September 2019.
Click Here to Download SSC CGL 2018 Tier 2 Admit Card (CR)
The HINDU Notes – 30th August 2019
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00:02
📰 Russia set to offer submarines during Modi-Putin summit
Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft also likely to be offered
•Russia is likely to offer India its conventional submarines on the government-to-government route under the Navy’s Project-75I at the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin at Vladivostok next week, Russian officials said.
•“Russian conventional submarines will be offered through the government-to-government route to India at the summit. This will save a lot of time in the procurement process,” one official said.
•“The possibility of offering India the Su-57, the Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), is also being explored, but it has not been decided yet,” he said.
•The Navy is looking to buy six advanced conventional diesel-electric submarines under Project 75I that, after several delays, has made progress in the past several months. The procurement is under the Strategic Partnership (SP) model, and is the second project to be processed through this route after the Navy’s tender for utility helicopters.
•The Russian submarine will likely be based on the Amur 1650 conventional submarine, modified to suit Indian requirements. The contenders for Project-75I are the Naval Group of France, Rosoboronexport Rubin Design Bureau of Russia, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany and Saab Group of Sweden.
•In June, the Navy issued the Expression of Interest (EoI) for short-listing potential Indian strategic partners for the project put at ₹45,000 crore. The potential strategic partners were asked to respond within two months. The Indian partners will be short-listed based on the technical and financial capability to execute the project and absorb the technologies. The foreign manufacturer will be selected separately. However, the strategic partnership is a long-drawn process with many uncertainties, as this model is being attempted for the first time.
Su-57 ready for export
•The Russian FGFA has completed its development cycle, and the first batch is being produced for delivery to the Russian Air Force. Russian officials said at the ongoing MAKS air show that the jet was also ready for export.
•India was to have jointly developed its FGFA based on the Russian jet. But after protracted negotiations, India decided last year not to go ahead with the project. Speaking to reporters, Victor N. Kladov, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at Rostec, said Russia had never cancelled any agreement with the Indian government. “The FGFA project has been delayed by the Indian side, not by the Russian side,” he said.
📰 U.S. to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after peace deal
Friday, August 30, 2019
Daily Current Affairs, 30th August 2019
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19:30
1) International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances: 30 August
•2011 marked the inaugural commemoration of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
2) Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul locks and Kandangi sarees get GI tag
•The Geographical Indication sign is used on products which correspond to a specific geographical location. The use of a geographical indication may act as a certification that the product possesses certain qualities, enjoys a certain reputation, due to its geographical origin.
3) IIT Guwahati signs MoU with RD Grow Green India for safer drinking water
•Drinking water contamination is a major problem in most of the states including Assam. This “chemical-free” treatment technique might be useful to the citizens in rural and urban areas as well. The technology is based on the ‘Apparatus and Method for Removal of Fluoride, Iron, Arsenic and Microorganisms from Contaminated Drinking Water’.
4) Air India to ban single-use plastic on flights
5) Book on former US President titled “Obama: The Call of History” released
6) Abhishek Verma and Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in shooting worldcup
THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 30.08.2019
Thursday, August 29, 2019
HISTORY STUDY NOTES FOR UPSC PRELIMS AND MAINS PDF DOWNLOAD
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Click Here to download HISTORY STUDY NOTES FOR UPSC PRELIMS AND MAINS PART 1
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Daily Current Affairs, 29th August 2019
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1) International Day Against Nuclear Tests: 29 August
•2010 marked the inaugural commemoration of the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
2) National Sports Day: Nation pays tribute to Major Dhyan Chand
•He was born on 29 August 1905, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh in a Rajput family. His real name was Dhyan Singh. His mother’s name was Sharadha Singh and his father’s name was Sameshwar Singh. His father was a subedar in the Indian Army and played hockey for the Indian Army. He was trained under his first coach Pankaj Gupta, who conferred the title ‘Chand’ upon him in a bid to compare his praiseworthy skillfulness in playing hockey with the shining moon. In his early days, he had no interest in playing hockey, he loved wrestling instead.
•Under the captaincy of Major Dhyan Chand, the Indian hockey team won three Olympic gold medals in the year 1928 at Amsterdam, in 1932 at Los Angeles, and in 1936 at Berlin. In Berlin Olympics, he did not wear shoes in the final match to increase his speed. India won in the match 8-1. In 1956, he retired from the Indian Army with the rank of Major and in the same year, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan award. He took the position of Chief Hockey Coach at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala. The Government of India renamed The National Stadium in Delhi to Dhyan Chand National Stadium in 2002 in his honour. Adolf Hitler offered him a senior post in the German Army, but Chand refused his offer. From 1926 to 1948 he scored over 400 goals in his career. He was popularly known as “The Wizard of Hockey” for his magical touch, superb control, creativity and extraordinary goal-scoring feats.
•He spent the last part of his life in his hometown Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. It is very sad to know that in his last days, this legendary player was completely forgotten and ignored by the nation for which he played. He was not able to get proper medical treatment towards the end. This worthy son of India silently left on 3 December 1979. After the demise of chand, the Government of India issued a postage stamp and a First Day Cover in honour of Dhyan Chand. He is the only Indian hockey player to have a stamp in his honour.
•On Aug 29, we remember the name of Major Dhyan Chand, who revolutionised hockey and won respect for our country through this game.
3) Prime Minister launches Fit India Movement
•The nation-wide Fit India Movement aims to motivate every Indian to incorporate simple, easy ways of staying fit in their everyday life.
4) 12th India Security Summit held in New Delhi
•Protection of critical national infrastructure, emerging cyber threats: incidents, challenges and response, are some of the issues which were discussed during the conference.
5) Lionel Aingimea becomes the new President of Nauru
6) Pavan Kapoor appointed as India’s Ambassador to UAE
7) Pramod Agarwal to succeed Coal India chairman AK Jha
•Agarwal is currently principal secretary for urban development and housing department in Madhya Pradesh.
8) Ind-Ra cuts GDP growthforecast in FY20 to 6.7%
