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Ministry of Defence

*A High Level Meeting between Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) was held at Coast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi on January 15, 2018 under the provisions of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between the two agencies in 2006.

*It focused on augmenting the operational level interaction and capacity building in areas of search and rescue, pollution response and maritime law enforcement.

*During the meeting, both sides agreed to strengthen the mutual cooperation in accordance with the provisions of the MoC. Sharing of best management practices and continuation of personnel exchange were agreed upon during the meeting.

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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

*‘Saksham 2018’, a vigorous and high intensity one-month long people-centricmega campaign of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has been launched on 16th January in an inaugural function held in Delhi.

*The PCRA Saksham National Essay and Painting competition-2017 has been a big hit amongst the school children with about 40 Lakh students from across schools of all education boards of the country participating in it.

*The awards were presented to the oil companies for their exemplary work towards the national cause of fuel conservation.

*The publicity vans of PCRA, the messengers on wheels were flagged-off covering various cities to spread conservation awareness especially amongst the rural masses.

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President's Secretariat

*The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the

45th convocation of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in

New Delhi

*President said that AIIMS is a national centre of excellence.

*In medical research and healthcare, it is a model for the country.

*The name “AIIMS” has become a byword for quality, commitment and

rich experience.

*The faculty and doctors, as well as of course the students, are the pride of our

medical fraternity and our nation.

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*The President advised the graduating doctors that as they go into the world – a world that needs their services more than ever before – they should remember that they need to give back to society.

*He stated that it is true that they need to be legitimately rewarded for their academic excellence, their medical skills and their expertise.

*Yet, as doctors, their services must be available both to those who can afford their fees and also to those who are less fortunate and cannot.

*Pointing out the shortage of doctors in our country

* Shortage leads to work-load on our doctors.

*The President said that currently our medical colleges, whether run by the government or private institutions, have only about 67,000 undergraduateseats and 31,000 postgraduate seats.

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Ministry of Commerce & Industry

*The Government has recently entrusted the task of integrated

development of Logistics sector in the country to the Department of

Commerce.

*To fulfil this a MoU with Confederation of Indian Industry has been signed

today in the presence of the Minister for Commerce & Industry Shri

Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi.

*The Government has decided to reduce the Logistics cost in the country

from the present 14% of GDP to less than 10% by 2022.

*efficiency and cost

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*To establish Logistics Working group with representatives from DoC and

Industry to examine issues related to logistics and recommend solutions

*To foster focused engagement with the industry

*To collaborate with the concerned agencies including state Govts and

other related agencies

*To undertake mutually agreed focused studies on logistics

*To promote Govt’s policies on logistics

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PMO

*Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the project commencement of the

Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Barmer district, a short while ago.

*This is the first oil refinery in the state.

*The 43,000 crore rupee project is a joint venture between HPCL and the

Rajasthan government.

*The refinery is expected to be operational in 4 years and the state will have

an additional income of 34,000 crore rupees from it.

*The project is expected to generate thousands of direct and indirect jobs.

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Supreme Court

*The Supreme Court today termed as absolutely illegal any attack by khap

panchayats or associations against an adult man and woman opting for

inter-caste marriage.

*A bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, said if an adult man and

woman marry, outside their caste no khap, panchayat, individual or

society can question them.

*It asked the Centre to give its response on suggestions earlier given by

amicus curiae Raju Ramachandran on ways to prevent harassment and

killing of young couples in the name of family honour for marrying inter-

caste or intra-clan.

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India-Israel: Bromance

*India’s approach towards Israel has finally moved from tentative to robust.

*It is also pragmatism that sees India exercise its strategic autonomy in voting

against US President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as the

capital of Israel at the UN – as well as keeping up cordial ties with Tehran –

while not seeing this as an impediment to ties with Tel Aviv.

*Israel today is not only a major defence supplier for India, but is also at the

forefront of facilitating technology adoption in a wide range of Indian sectors.

*India has a poor record of water conservation that deepens agrarian distress

and interstate strife: the row between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra over

the sharing of Mandovi river water exemplifies this point.

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*Jeff Bezos is the founder of US online retail firm Amazon.

*15 years ago: e-commerce was going to change the way the world shops.

*Flipkart: Investment plans announced this week

*Access to internet through mobile phones among young Indians.

*And this is not restricted to metros

* Flipkart, which has over 20 million customers, gets around half of its

orders from mobile phones — up from just 5% a year ago.

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*A combination of a relatively young population and exploding internet access are bound to attract a mix of money, technology and companies into India —perhaps even leapfrogging the retail stage.

*Innovative strategies can be designed even for products that customers would like to ‘touch and feel’ prior to purchase.

*As sourcing, retailing and warehousing costs drop due to the Internet platform, this could be a bonanza for Indian consumers who’ve been hit hard by inflation.

*Fears regarding e-commerce are misplaced.

*They have not hurt local businesses.

*Instead, they have helped many small firms, geographically restricted on account of limited resources, find a national market for their products.

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1. Sanskriti festival is celebrated in which State of India?

A. Karnataka

1. Winter Olympics 2018 are going to take place in which country?

A. South Korea

2. Magh Mela is being held on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of

rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati in Allahabad on the

occasion.

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1. Part IV of the Constitution deals with

A. Fundamental Rights

B. Citizenship

C. Directive Principles of State Policy

D. Union Executive

2. Which article of Constitution provides for Panchayati Raj?

A. 36

B. 39

C. 40

D. 48

3. Which article deals with impeachment of President of India

A. 61

B. 75

C. 76

D. 356

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