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2. Corrigendum to the Press Release "Shri Piyush Goyal Approves a New Promotion Policy for Railway Sportspersons" dated 02nd August, 2018
3. Compensation to Farmers for losses due to natural calamities
4. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana achieves 5 core mark
5. Implementation of PMFBY
6. Implementation of E-Pashudhan Haat Scheme
7. Decline in number of beneficiaries under PMFBY
8. MSP for Kharif Crops
9. Sustainable Use of Water Need of the Hour- Suresh Prabhu
10. Mitigating people’s grief is the primary duty of a Legislator: Vice President
11. More than 10,000 nominations received for Padma Awards â€" 2019, process open till 15th September
12. DIGITAL PAYMENTS - Trends, Issues And Opportunities
13. Need for an Aluminum Policy in India
14. Breathe: An Action Plan for Combating Air Pollution - Consultation Paper
15. Composite Water Management Index - June 2018
16. Concept Note on Rationalisation of Trade Margins of Medical Devices - Date Extended
17. Discussion Paper on National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence
18. Selected Best Practices In Water Management
19. A Note on Free Trade Agreements and Their Costs
20. Task Force on "Biomass Management
21. Sampark: Reaching out through school student helpline in Odisha
22. Saakshar Bharat: Sustaining and enhancing efforts in adult education in Andhra Pradesh*
23. Pota Cabins: Residential schools for children in LWE-affected areas of Chhattisgarh
24. Migration Card and Migration Monitoring Software: Tracking and educating migrant children in Gujarat
25. Pratibha Parv: Strengthening quality of education in government schools of Madhya Pradesh
26. Avadi Sewage Treatment Plant: Sustainable off-grid sewage treatment in Chennai
27. SAFAR: System of Air quality Forecasting And Research in metropolitan cities like Delhi
28. Sustainable Plastic Waste Management Plan: Defending the fragile ecosystem of Himachal Pradesh
29. Lake Restoration: Two successful models of lake restoration in Rajasthan (Mansagar) and Karnataka (Kaikondrahalli)
30. Mazhapolima: Ensuring water security through participatory well recharge in Kerala
31. Forest Produce Tracking System: Facilitating resource management from source to sink in Karnataka
32. Environment Management Initiative: A unique low-cost model in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
33. Dhara Vikas: Creating water security through spring-shed development in Sikkim
34. Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion Programme: Fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship in Meghalaya
35. Panchayat Banks: Providing banking facilities at the village level in Jharkhand
36. Arun ePDS: ICTs and process re-engineering for an efficient Public Distribution System in Arunachal Pradesh
37. Dilli Annashree Yojna: Food security for the vulnerable in Delhi
38. e-Uparjan: Re-inventing the procurement system through digitisation in Madhya Pradesh
39. NRHM Initiatives: Improving access to healthcare through strategic incentives in Assam
40. Indira Bal Swasthya Yojana: Applying preventive healthcare measures to promote children’s health in Haryana
41. KIDROP: Preventing vision loss in premature infants of underserved areas in Karnataka
42. Arogyakeralam Palliative Care Project: Ensuring care and support for the chronically ill & infirm in Kerala
43. Decentralisation of ICDS Supplementary Nutrition Programme: Ensuring timely and quality nutrition to all beneficiaries in Odisha
44. Mo Masari Using a simple solution to protect pregnant women and children from malaria in Odisha
45. CATCH: Ensuring quality healthcare for all in Sikkim
46. Intelligent Transport System: Improving urban public transport in Mysore
47. Entitlement-Based District Planning: Innovating planning process for accuracy and efficiency in Bihar
48. 24 x 7 Metered Water: Improving water supply in rural areas of Punjab
49. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna: Life insurance for rural landless labourers in Andhra Pradesh*
50. Himayat: Placement linked skill development in Jammu and Kashmir
51. Samarpan: Early identification and intervention to check disability in Madhya Pradesh
52. Forest Rights Act, 2006: Distributing land deeds to tribal people in Tripura
53. Daliya Jalao: Liberating and rehabilitating manual scavengers in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh
54. Community Managed Water Supply Programme: Bringing drinking water to the doorsteps of people in rural Gujarat
55. Open Defecation Free Villages: Creating and sustaining Nirmal Grams through community participation in Jharkhand
56. Ghar Doghaanche Abhiyan: Joint ownership of housing by husband and wife in Maharashtra
57. Organic Rice Production by SRI: Empowering women in Maharashtra
58. Case Studies from Andhra Pradesh
59. Cash prize awards aren’t enough to incentivize young students to Innovate
60. Promoting Diversity of Food Basket: Welcome to the World of Nutri-Cereals
61. Unleashing Innovation: A Young Professional’s Experience
62. Will India ever get an International Gas Pipeline?
63. Island Development: A hidden potential for the Indian Economy
64. Improving Justice Delivery through E-Courts: Jammu & Kashmir leads the way
65. India needs to Develop Skill Development Indicators
66. National Employment Policy for India : A Perspective
67. RCT: Rigour, Creativity, Talking â€" unravelling the mysteries for taking the pathway out of poverty
68. Sustainable Urban Transport is the Way Forward
69. Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts to fly into space from US soil (Lead)
70. TRAI recommends creation of fund for telecom R&D
71. SC grants huge relief to RCOM, clears asset sale to Reliance Jio
72. 50% business executives sold personal data to third parties: Survey
73. LS passes National Sports University bill
74. Two Private Member's Bills for loan waiver and remunerative prices introduced
75. Safe city project to cost over Rs 2,919 cr, says government
76. Olympic high jump champ Chicherova barred from foreign competitions
77. After NCLT setback, Mistry approaches NCLAT against removal from Tata Sons
78. Jewar Airport: Yogi promises fair deal in land acquisition from farmers
79. Use Rupay card, BHIM? You may get cashbacks for digital payments under GST
80. 55-year-old woman's Kiki challenge video goes viral
81. A Kiki dance challenge video of a 55-year-old woman, a city resident, has gone viral on social media in Gujarat, even as police in several states have warned people not to perform such acts.
82. Make music part of school, college curriculum: Ratan Thiyam
83. Renowned playwright Ratan Thiyam today advocated the introduction of music in the curriculum of schools and colleges.
84. Man arrested for raping, smothering woman to death in C'garh
85. A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping and killing a woman in Chhattisgarhs Dhamtari district, police said today.
86. Charges framed against 2 Mumbai men for ISIS indoctrination
87. A special court for NIA cases here framed charges against two men today under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly instigating city youths to join terrorist organisation ISIS.
88. Now get e-rickshaws from metro stations in Dwarka sub-city
89. Seeking to boost last-mile connectivity, a fleet of 100 e-rickshaws were today flagged off from a Delhi Metro station in Dwarka, the first such facility for people commuting in the sub-city, officials said.
90. 350 booked in lawyers-police clash
91. An FIR has been filed against 350 unidentified people for allegedly creating a ruckus in the district court premises here, police said today.
92. Uttarakhand HC bans commercial use of elephants in tiger reserve
93. The Uttarakhand High Court today banned the commercial use of elephants in Corbett Tiger Reserve besides restricting the number of vehicles entering its ranges in a day to 100.
94. Python brings traffic to halt
95. A python stuck in a narrow drain was rescued by a team from Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in suburban Borivali this morning.
96. Three-day conference on oral implantology gets underway
97. Doctors from several countries around the world have gathered here for a three-day conference starting today that seeks to enhance the awareness and knowledge on the latest innovations and technologies in oral implantology world over, organisers said.
98. Encounter underway in J&K's Shopian
99. Dalit man set on fire in Mathura
100. Cong must come out clear on claims made by Choksi's lawyer
101. BJP fulfilled 'Electrification' promise: Piyush Goyal
102. China reports first African swine fever outbreak
103. China reported today its first outbreak of African swine fever, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said, and had destroyed 336 pigs as it tried to prevent the spread of the disease.
104. Turkey to reopen Mosul consulate, 4 years after IS seizure: Erdogan
105. Turkey is again to open a consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, four years after it was seized and its employees held hostage by Islamic State jihadists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today.
106. Teen becomes youngest woman jailed in UK for terrorism
107. A London teenager was jailed for life today for plotting a terror attack, becoming the youngest woman to be sentenced for terrorism offences in Britain.
108. Police: Suspect in Bush's doctor's death killed himself
109. A man accused of killing one of former President George HW Bush's doctors killed himself during a confrontation with authorities this morning, the city's police chief said.
110. Obamas start hiring for their Netflix project
111. Weinstein appeals to dismiss sex crime charges
112. UPI, Mobile payments, BHIM, digital payment,
113. Trade war: Chinese tariffs on LNG, oil may hit US bid for energy dominance
114. CHESS #1312
115. Why Modi must caution his friend 'Bibi
116. Titan's jewellery segment growth recovers after muted Q1 performance
117. Citizens cry foul as Aadhaar helpline number comes pre-loaded on phones
118. NASA Announces The First Commercial Astronauts To Pilot The Next Generation of Spacecraft
119. Apple May Prove Powerful Enough to Get the U.S. Its First Hyperloop
120. Google Glass Is Back, And May Have Finally Found A Place It Belongs
121. Stop And Look Up: Mars Is Super Close To Earth Right Now
122. Starbucks’s New Crypto Platform Could Bring Bitcoin Into the Mainstream
123. Augmented Reality Recreates A New York City Not Seen for Centuries
124. This AI-Operated Robotic Hand Moves With Unprecedented Dexterity
125. Geckos Can Regenerate Parts of Their Brain, Which Could Help Us Heal Our Own
126. Artificial Intelligence Is Automating Hollywood. Now, Art Can Thrive.
127. The commercial space race is on, but delays are inevitable.
128. Apple's hometown wants a hyperloop, and it just may get it.
129. They will do more of the mundane tasks so humans don't have to.
130. This AI-Operated Robotic Hand Moves With “Unprecedented Dexterity”
131. #astronaut
132. #blue origin
133. #boeing
134. #apple
135. #hyperloop
136. #hyperloop transportation technologies
138. This Week in Science: July 28 â€" Aug 3, 2018
139. AI Coaches Are Here To Unleash Your Inner LeBron
140. 23andMe is Teaming Up With A Pharma Company. You Shouldn’t Be Surprised.
141. #ai
142. #artificial intelligence
143. #automation
144. Huawei's Consumer Business Chief Talks Market Share, Sales, Kirin 980, And Mate 20
145. Economic 'Warrior' With China Ties Builds Taiwan's Top-Dollar Apartment Tower
146. Huawei's Consumer Business Chief Talks Market Share, Kirin 980, And Mate 20
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158. Gross NPA quadrupled in last four years: Minister
159. BSE's Q1 consolidated net profit from continuing operations up 4%
160. With consumers rampantly facing major data breaches due to increased online transaction -- whether for work, leisure or play -- a new survey has revealed that nearly 50 per cent of business executives sold consumer data that includes personally identifiable information (PII) to third parties.
161. The Telecom Regulatory Autority of India (TRAI) on Friday pitched for the creation of a Telecom Research and Development Fund (TRDF) with an initial corpus of Rs 1,000 crore to promote the indigenous telecom equipment manufacturing sector.
162. In a major relief to Reliance Communications (RCOM), the Supreme Court on Friday cleared the sale of its assets to Reliance Jio.
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167. Kevin Kwan Drama Series From Robert Simonds' STXtv In Development At Amazon Studios
168. Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts named by NASA for human spaceflight
169. Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA on Friday for its first human spaceflight programme from the US soil since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.
170. Five held for daylight robbery, Rs 21.5 lakh recovered
171. Antigua agency's statement nails Modi government's lie: Congress
172. SC/ST Amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha
173. Congress to shoot one question each day for Raje
174. MEA clarifies on police clearance certificate to Choksi
175. The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the National Sports University bill, 2017, which seeks to establish a National Sports University in Manipur to promote sports education.
176. Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader and MP Raju Shetti on Friday introduced two Private Member's Bills in Lok Sabha seeking a loan waiver for farmers across the country and a guaranteed remunerative prices for agricultural commodities.
177. The government has appraised Rs 2,919.55 crores for safe city project in eight cities under the Nirbhaya Fund, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
178. HC seeks Centre, Delhi's response on plea for policy to remove trees (Lead, Correcting headline)
179. The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Central and Delhi governments to file reply on a plea seeking to frame comprehensive guideline and policy for removal of trees and to form a committee of experts to conduct a macro Environmental Impact Assessment.
180. Blocking pesky calls will take 1.5 years: COAI
181. Telecom operators will need more than 18 months to block pesky calls by fully implementing the amended regulations on unwarranted commercial calls and messages, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said on Friday.
182. Jaguar had a very muted year: N Chandra
183. 5 cr free LPG target completed: Pradhan
184. Unboxing the Infinix Smart 2
185. NRC needed to maintain cultural identity, says BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav
186. Chhattisgarh: Raman Singh banks on health and education as election nears
187. Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Authorities failed to pay heed to rampant sexual abuse signs
188. Rajya Sabha MPs want Par functioning for 120 days, more working hours
189. MHA has not exercised its power to shut telecom services under 2017 rules: Government
190. Core biometrics under Aadhaar safe: Ravi Shankar Prasad
191. What led I&B ministry to decide on withdrawing the social media hub proposal
192. Rupay card, BHIM users to soon get cashbacks for digital payments under GST
193. NRC needed to maintain cultural identity: BJP
194. Ambani will get his big challenger next week
195. Accusing Mamata Banerjee of playing opportunistic politics, Ram Madhav said, the "same Mamata had charged the left of using infiltrators as vote banks in 2005.
196. Ad: KETTO
197. Corporate governance standards at PSBs much better than ever before, says Goyal
198. 70 point Performance Index to assess states on schooling system
199. Tata Motors hopeful of JLR returning to profitability soon
200. Special court to hear Musharraf high treason case on August 20
201. Over 4.5 lakh Maharashtra govt employees threaten strike from Aug 7
202. Supreme Court grants relief to Nalini and Karti Chidambaram in two separate cases
203. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal today said the government has stopped the "phone-call thing" coming in from Delhi to the banks.
204. The government will use a 70 point Performance Grading Index (PGI) to assess areas of deficiency in each state’s school education system so that targeted interventions can be made at every level from pedagogy to teacher training.
205. The statement comes within days of the company reporting a massive Rs 1,864 crore net loss in the June quarter.
206. Flight AI 983 was due to depart at 8 pm yesterday, but a technical snag and the "flight duty time limitation" of the crew led to an inordinate delay.
207. After innovating the public distribution system â€" not just the distribution aspect but the entire cycle including production and procurement â€" the administration turned to health and education.
208. The shelter home, the scene of the repeated crimes run by the main accused, Brajesh Thakur, is a dimly-lit five-storey structure.
209. Congress and JD(S) have decided to fight the Lok Sabha polls together.
210. The ministry had earlier said that it would come out with the programme by the end of August.
211. Over four and half lakh government employees, including 1.5 lakh gazetted Group A and B officers, will go on a three-day strike from August 7.
212. The CBI move comes amidst media reports that Indian agencies told the the Caribbean nation that there was no adverse information against Mehul Choksi when it did a background check on the fugitive billionaire before granting him citizenship in 2017.
213. NRC needed to maintain cultural identity: BJPAccusing Mamata Banerjee of playing opportunistic politics, Ram Madhav said, the "same Mamata had charged the left of using infiltrators as vote banks in 2005.
214. C'garh polls: BJP banks on health and educationAfter innovating the public distribution system â€" not just the distribution aspect but the entire cycle including production and procurement â€" the administration turned to health and education.
215. Accusing Mamata Banerjee of playing opportunistic politics, Ram Madhav said, the "same Mamata had charged the left of using infiltrators as vote banks in 2005.
216. After innovating the public distribution system â€" not just the distribution aspect but the entire cycle including production and procurement â€" the administration turned to health and education.
217. Ind vs Eng 1st Test : कोहलीच्या ‘त्या’ फटक्याने मला गेममध्ये ठेवलं – जेम्स अँडरसन
218. Google says it ‘inadvertently’ added UIDAI helpline number in Android version given to Indian smartphone manufacturers
219. India vs England 1st Test: India end Day 3 at 110/5, need 84 more to win
220. Khaira hits out at AAP brass, alleges ‘deal’ with Cong to oust him as Leader of Opposition
221. Artwork: Starliner
222. Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein enters Manhattan criminal court in New York on 5 June 2018
223. Virat Kohli
224. Thundery Showers
225. Light Rain
226. Liang Bua cave
227. Rachel, Ross and baby Emma in Friends
228. Science & Environment
229. Harvey Weinstein's lawyers cites "warm" emails the producer received from an accuser.
230. Virat Kohli's unbeaten 43 helps India reach 110-5 chasing 194 to win the first Test against England at Edgbaston.
231. A new study has shown that small height evolved twice in humans on the Indonesian island of Flores.
232. Noelle and Cali Sheldon, now 16, have been cast in Jordan Peele's thriller Us.
233. Nasa names astronauts for first commercial flights
234. Weinstein seeks to dismiss criminal case
235. Kohli steers India to 110-5 in pursuit of 194 - in-play clips, radio & text
236. Small height evolved twice on 'Hobbit' island
237. Friends' baby Emma twins go to Hollywood
238. 11 labourers killed in massive blast at granite quarry
239. Former PM Deve Gowda called upon ailing Karunanidhi
240. No proposal to allow night vehicular traffic in Bandipur Tiger Reserve:CM