Current Affairs and Essay/Short note topics for Competitive Exams

1. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) is designed to provide continuous power supply to the entire rural India. The scheme was launched under leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in November 2014 announcing that "the government had decided to electrify 18,452 unelectrified villages within 1000 days, by May 1, 2018. It is one of the key initiatives of Government of India and a flagship programmes of the Ministry of Power. The DDUGJY can benefit rural households significantly as electricity is extremely vital for growth and development of the country. The scheme will replace the existing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) but features of RGGVY have been subsumed in the new scheme of DDUGJY and the unspent amount of RGGVY will be carried forward to DDUGJY. The scheme is one of the flagship programmes of the Power Ministry (MoP) and will facilitate 24x7 supply of electricity.
2. Israel's Defence Minister Moshe Ya-alon resigned from what is widely considered Israel’s second-most powerful position, amid maneuvering by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shore up his coalition.  
3. India, Iran and Afghanistan sign an agreement on developing Chabahar port during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Iran 
4. Joint Secretary in External Affairs Ministry Gopal Baglay
5. Rear Admiral (Retd.) Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama
6. Prime Minister of Fiji meets PM
7. Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil passes away.
8. Joint issue of UN Women HeForShe.
9. Total knee replacement (TKR). 
10. 'Roanu' cyclone in the East Godavari district.