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India @ 60 in Global Innovation Index-2017

India currently ranks the 60 out of 127 countries on th

the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017 as compared to ththe 66 rank on GII 2016. In order to make India an

innovation- driven economy, NITI Aayog, Department of

Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and Confederation of

Indian Industry (CII) together launched a mega initiative

India Innovation Index. This will rank states on Innovations

through country's first online innovation index portal that will

capture data on

innovation from

all Indian states on

i n n o v a t i o n a n d

regularly update it

in real time.

Further, the Smart India

Hackathon and Smart India

Hardware Hackathon have

been launched to improve the

innovative abilities of the

students in the Higher Education

Institutions.

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra

Modi, envisages a Digital India to bridge

the digital divide in our country and

further promote digital literacy in order to

make development a comprehensive mass movement and put governance within everyone's

reach in India.

In order to achieve this MHRD, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Inter

Institutional Inclusive Innovation Center (i4C), and Persistent Systems organized Smart India

Hackathon 2017, a unique initiative to identify new and disruptive digital technology innovations for

solving the challenges faced by our country.

Through this initiative, Govt’ departments will directly engage with thousands of technical students and

challenge them to build digital solutions to improve their efficiency, plug revenue leakages and

corruption.

Human Development Index-2017 131 Ease of Doing Business Index-2017 100 Global Human Capital Index 103 Global Peace Index 137 Global Talent Competitiveness Index 89 Global Human Capital Index 103 Economic Freedom Index 143 Sustainable Development Goal Index 116 World Happiness Index 122 World Press Freedom Index 136 Global Corruption Perception Index 79

Various Indexes-Ranks

CONTENTSCONTENTS

About GII...The Global Innovation Index (GII) aims to

capture the multi-dimensional facets of

innovation and provide the tools that can

assist in tailoring policies to promote long-

term output growth, improved productivity,

and job growth. The GII helps to create an

environment in which innovation factors are

continual ly evaluated. The Global

Innovation Index is co-published by Cornell

University, INSEAD, and the World

Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO,

an agency of the United Nations). The index

was started in 2007.


25 - 31 December 20172

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NationalNational2G verdict: All 17 acquitted forlack of evidence; CBI to moveDelhi HC: A Special Court on the 21st,December, ruled that the CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI) andthe Enforcement Directorate (ED)had failed to prove charges ofcorruption, abuse of position,conspiracy, and money launderingagainst former telecom ministerAndimuthu Raja, industry captains,including Essar promoters Ravi KantRuia and Anshuman Ruia, and formerbureaucrats in the so-called second

generation or 2G spectrum allocationscam.

The judgment acquitting all 17accused (individuals and companies),that took the world by surprise, cameeight years after investigations beganinto the alleged scam in 2009. CBI hasdecided to move the Delhi High Courtagainst the order. The court alsoexonerated Rajya Sabha MP KKanimozhi.

Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted inFodder Scam: Rashtriya Janata Dalpresident Lalu Prasad and 15 otherswere found guilty of corruption in asecond case pertaining to the fodderscam by a special CBI court in Ranchion the 23rd of December. Special judgeShivpal Singh pronounced the verdictin the case pertaining to the allegedfraudulent withdrawal of 84.5 lakhfrom Deoghar district (now inJharkhand) treasury between 1994and 1996 when Mr. Prasad was theChief Minister of Bihar. The court willpronounce the quantum of sentenceon January 3.

HC wants TN Govt. to considerreservation for forward community:The Madras High Court has directedthe state government to explore thepossibility of extending the scope ofreservation in higher education andpublic employment for persons fromthe forward community based on theireconomic status. The court made theobservation on a plea moved by 14students from the forward community(FC). The petition sought a direction todeclare transfer of MBBS seats ingovernment medical colleges meant foropen category to BC and MBC categoriesas illegal, arbitrary and violative ofArticle 14 of the Constitution.

The court directed the state governmentto provide details as to how manycommunities remain as FC in the state,how many falls under Backward Class

(BC), Most Backward Class (MBC),Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes(SC&ST). It also wanted theGovernment to verify whetherreservation benefits have reached thesaid communities from 1950 onwards.

Parliament gives nod to IIM Bill:Parliament on the 19th of Decemberunanimously passed a Bill to grant theIndianInstitutes ofManagementthe power tograntdegreesinstead of post-graduate diplomas.The Bill also allows students to acquiredoctoral degrees from the IIMs. TheBill, passed by the Lok Sabha earlier,was passed by the Rajya Sabha on the19th of December. The Bill also conferson the 20 IIMs the status ofinstitutions of national importance,granting them greater functionalautonomy by restricting the role of thegovernment in them.

AYUSH Ministry sets up researchinstitute to boost Ayurveda:Central Council for Research inAyurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) forundertaking coordinating formulating,developing and promoting research onscientific lines in Ayurveda is set upby The Ministry of AYUSH.

The activities are carried out through30 institute/Centres/Units underCCRAS located all over India and alsothrough collaborative studies withvarious universities, hospitals andinstitutes.

India’s First design UniversityOpens in Haryana: India’s first andonly design university, ‘ the WorldUniversity of Design’ opened itscampus at Sonipat, Haryana. TheUniversity is promoted by Om ParkashBansal Educational and Social WelfareTrust of Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab.

InternationalInternationalPanel formed for return ofRohingya: Bangladesh and Myanmarhave formed a 30-member JointWorking Group (JWG) which willoversee the repatriation of Rohingyarefugees. The formation of the JWG,a follow-up to an agreement signedon November 23, was announced onthe 19th of December after Foreign

Secretary-level talks between the twocountries in Dhaka. The JWG is likelyto take assistance from UN agencies.It will deve lop appropriatearrangements for the refugees’return.

France Passes Law to Ban all Oiland Gas Production by 2040:France’s parliament has approved alaw banning all exploration andproduction of oil and natural gas by2040 within the country and itsoverseas territories. Under that lawthat passed a final vote on the 19th ofDecember, existing drilling permitswill not be renewed and no newexploration licenses will be granted.The French government claims theban is a world first. However, it islargely symbolic since oil and gasproduced in France accounts for just1 percent of domestic consumption.The rest is imported.

128 countries, including India, voteto reject US decision on Jerusalem:India was one of the 128 nations whichon the 21st of December voted in favourof the UN General Assembly resolutionto declare the US recognitionof Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null

and void”. Victory for the Palestinianswas significantly lower than its

supportershad hopedfor, withmanyforecastingat least

150 “yes” votes. It is noteworthy that21 countries were absent and only ninecountries voted in favour of the USproposal to shift Israel’s capital toJerusalem.

UNSC sanctions against NorthKorea: The United Nations SecurityCouncil has voted unanimously infavour of new tough sanctions onNorth Korea that will cut oil suppliesvital for Pyongyang’s missile andnuclear programs. The resolution wasdrafted by the United States inresponse to last month’s test-firing ofa ballistic missile said to be capableof reaching the US mainland. Nearly90 per cent of refined petroleumproduct exports to North Korea wouldbe banned under the resolution, witha cap of 500,000 barrels a year. Crudeoil supplies to North Korea would also

be capped at 4 million barrels a year.


25 - 31 December 20173


EconomyEconomyIndia reaches 2nd position onhorticultural crops: According to

Union Agriculture Minister Radha

Mohan Singh, research and

development projects in horticulture

crops have yielded encouraging

results, as a result, the production

of horticulture crops have been more

than food grains irrespective of

adverse climatic conditions. After

China, India is the second largest

producer of horticultural crops and

fruits. The Agriculture Minister said

more than 9 crore metric tons of

fruits on 63 lakh hectare land were

produced during 2015-16.

Maruti Suzuki to Impart Skil lTraining: The Skill Development

Ministry and Maruti Suzuki have

signed an agreement to impart

training to youth and enhance their

employment potential. As part of the

agreement with the Directorate

General of Training, DGT, Maruti

Suzuki will ensure that not less than

80 percent of trainees are placed with

Maruti Suzuki or its business

partners.

Govt’ clears Rs 1,300-cr skill devscheme for textile sector:The Union Cabinet on the 20 th of

December approved a new skill

development scheme titled ‘Scheme

for Capacity Building’. It has an outlay

of Rs 1,300 crore with an aim to

create jobs in the organised textile

and related sectors.The scheme will

cover the entire value chain of

textiles, excluding spinning and

weaving in the organised sector.

Around 10 lakh people are expected

to be skilled and certified in various

segments of the texti le

sector through the scheme, out of

which 1 lakh will be in traditional

sectors. At least 70 per cent of the

certified trainees are to be placed in

the wage employment and post-

placement tracking will be mandatory

under the scheme.

Richest 1% earn 20% of globalincome: Income inequality across

the world has risen quite rapidly since

the 1980s. The richest 1 per cent in

the world now accounts for 20 per cent

of total global income, up from around

16 per cent in 1980. By comparison,

the share of the bottom 50 per cent

in global income has oscil lated

around 9 per cent since the 1980s,

finds a new study.

World Inequality Report 2018 finds

that in 2016, the top 10 per cent of

the population in India, Brazil and

sub-Saharan Africa alone accounted

for a 55 per cent of their countries’

national income.

For the US and Canada, the

corresponding number was 47 per

cent. The report also says

income inequality in India has

reached historically high levels. In

1983, the top 1 per cent captured only

6 per cent of national income. The top

10 per cent accounted for 30 per cent,

while the bottom 50 per cent earned

roughly 24 per cent of total income.

But by 2014, the share of the top 1

per cent in total income had risen to

22 per cent, while the richest 10 per

cent accounted for 56 per cent of

national income. By comparison, the

share of the bottom 50 per cent

declined to just 16 per cent.

Centre launches new ruralfinancial inclusion project,DARPAN: The Union Minister of

Communications, Manoj Sinha on the

21st of December launched DARPAN

– “Digital Advancement of Rural Post

Office for A New India” Project to

improve the quality of service, add

value to services and achieve

“financial inclusion” of un-banked

rural population. He said, the goal of

the IT modernisation project with an

outlay of Rs. 1,400 crore is to provide

a low power technology solution to

each Branch Postmaster (BPM) which

will enable each of approximately 1.29

lakhs Branch Post Offices (BOs) to

improve the level of services being

offered to rural customers across all

the states.

BilateralBilateralIndia-Swiss data sharing fromJan. 1: In a move aimed at combating

black money stashed abroad, India

signed an agreement with Switzerland

on the 21st of December that would

allow automatic sharing of tax-related

information from January 1 next year,

the CBDT said. With the completion

of the parliamentary procedure in

Switzerland and signing of mutual

agreement, India and Switzerland are

set for automatic exchange of

information for the period beginning

from January 1, 2018

Loan Agreement for PareHydroelectric Plant Project: A loan

agreement has been signed between

India and Germany for providing

additional funding of EUR 20 million

for the Pare Hydroe lectric Plant

project (Arunachal Pradesh) under

Indo-German Bilateral Development

Cooperation. The objective of the

project is the generation of

hydroelectric power for the socio-

economic development of the North

Eastern region.

MEA launches SAMEEP: With an aim

to bring foreign policy to the masses

the External Affairs Ministry has come

up with an initiative - SAMEEP -

‘Students and MEA Engagement

Programme’. Under this MEA officials

will talk to students to help them

better understand foreign policy.

The main objective of SAMEEP is to

take Indian foreign policy and its

global engagements to students

across the country. Under this

programme, all the ministry officers

- under-secretary and above - will be

asked to go to their hometowns,

particularly their alma maters. They

will be expected to interact with the

students about the way the MEA

works, basic elements of its policies,

how diplomacy is conducted, and

generally give students an idea of

what a career in the MEA would look

like.


25 - 31 December 20174


ALGEBRAExample 15:

If 1x 3x

, find 22

1xx

?

Solution :

1x 3x

2

22

1 1x 3 x 2 3x x

2

2

1x 1x

Note: 2

2

1x 1x

2

2

1x 1 0x

3 2

3 2

1 1 1x x x 1 0x x x

6

6 63

x 1 0 x 1 0 x 1x

Example 16:

If 12x 2

3x , find

(i) 22

14x9x

(ii) 22

19x4x

.

Solution :

(i) 12x 23x

squaring the equation, we get

22

1 14x 2 2x 49x 3x

22

1 4 84x 49x 3 3

(ii) 12x 2

3x

Multiplying both sides of the

equation with 32

3 12x2 3x

3 12 3x 32 2x

22

1 19x 2 3x 94x 2x

2

2

19x 64x

• a3 + b3 + c3-3abc= (a + b + c) (a2 + b2 + c2-ab-bc-ca)

2 2 21 a b c a b b c c a2

Example 17:If a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc,prove that a + b + c = 0 or a = b = c

Solution:Given equation isa3 + b3 + c33abc = 0

2 2 21 a b c a b b c c a 02

a + b + c = 0 or(ab)2 + (bc)2 + (ca)2 = 0 a + b + c = 0 or a = b = c

Quadratic Equation:2ax bx c 0

2b b 4acx2a

If , are the roots of the aboveequation

b c 1 1 b, ,a a c

• 22 2 2

2

2

b 2aca

• Provided a, b, c are real.

Discriminant, 2b 4ac (i) 0 , complex conjugate roots

in the form of p iq and p iq

(ii) 0, roots are equal

(iii) 0, roots are real andunequal

• Provided a,b,c are rational.

If one root is p q , other root

will be p q

• If c a , the roots are reciprocal

c 1a

1

• If , are the roots of the equation,then the quadratic equation is given by

2x x 0

Example 18:Solve the equation

2 2

2 2

x x 1 a a 1x x 1 a a 1

Solution:

2 2x x 1 a a 1

2 2x x 1 a a 1

2 22ax 2x a 1 2a 0

2 2ax x a 1 a 0

ax x a x a 0

x a ax 1 0

1x a ora

Example 19:For what values of ‘K’ will the equation

2x 2 5 2K x 3 7 10K 0 have equal roots?

Solution:Discriminant,

2b 4ac 0 24 5 2K 4 3 7 10K 0

24 4K 10K 4 0

22K 5K 2 0

2K 1 K 2 0 1K 2or2

Example 20:Find maximum/minimum value of ax2

+bx + cSolution :

2 2 bax bx c a x x ca

2 2

22 2

b b ba x 2 x c2a 4a 4a

2 2b ba x c2a 4a

If a > 0, then

min (ax2 + bx + c) =2b c

4a

at bx

2a

If a < 0, then

max (ax2 + bx + c) =2b c

4a

at bx

2a

Inequalities• If a > b and x > 0, then

(i) a x b x (ii) a x b x (iii) ax bx

(iv)a bx x

• If a, b > 0, then n na b and

n n

1 1a b

, where n > 0

• If a < b and x > 0, thena x ab x b

• If a > b and x > 0, thena x ab x b

• If x, y, z are positive quantities, then

(i)x y z 3y z x

(ii) 3 3 3x y z 3xyz • If a,b,c,d are positive quantities, then

(i)a b c d 4b c d a

(ii) 4 4 4 4a b c d 4abcd • For any positive integer n,

n12 1 3n

• For al bm cn will be greatest when

a b cl m n

• 2 nn! n

• If the sum of two or more positivequantities is constant, then theirproduct is greatest when they are equal.

If x y constant, then xy isgreatest when x y

• If the product of two or more positivequantities is constant, then their sumis least when they are equal.

If xy constant, then x y isleast when x y

• If x, y > 0 , and x, y are real numbers,then we can write the result, Arithmeticmean is greater than or equal toGeometric mean.

x yAM2

, GM xy

x yAM GM xy2

• Applying above result for a2, b2 ; weget

2 22 2a b a b

2

2 2a b ab2

2 2a b 2ab Similarly,

2 2a b 2ab 2 2b c 2bc 2 2c a 2ca

Adding all three equations, we get

2 2 22 a b c 2 ab bc ca

2 2 2a b c ab bc ca Quadratic inequalities:

• x a x b 0,a b

x ,a b,

• x a x b 0,a b a x b

Example 21:If ab = 4, find minimum value ofa + b (a, b > 0)

Solution :AM GM

a b a bab 42 2

a b 4 min. value of a + b = 4

Example 22:If abc = 25, find min value ofa3 + b3 + c3

Solution :Applying AM GM for a3, b3, c3

3 3 33 3 3 3a b c a .b .c

3

3 3 3a b c 3abc min. value of a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc

= 3 25 = 75Remainder Theorem:

When f(x) is divided by x ,

then f is the remainder..Example 23:

When x2 + x + 1 is divided by x1,what is the remainder?

Solution :

f(x) = x2 + x + 1 and 1 remainder = f(1) = 12 + 1 + 1 = 3


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:

If 1x 3x

,

find 22

1xx

.

:

1x 3x

2

22

1 1x 3 x 2 3x x

22

1x 1x

Note: 22

1x 1x

22

1x 1 0x

3 23 2

1 1 1x x x 1 0x x x

6

6 63

x 1 0 x 1 0 x 1x

:

12x 23x

,

(i) 22

14x9x

(ii) 22

19x4x

:

(i) 12x 23x

22

1 14x 2 2x 49x 3x

22

1 4 84x 49x 3 3

(ii) 12x 2

3x

32

3 12x2 3x

3 12 3x 32 2x

22

1 19x 2 3x 94x 2x

22

19x 64x

:a3+b3+c3=3abc a+b+c=0or‚ a=b=c

:

(i) a3+b3+c33abc=0

2 2 21 a b c a b b c c a 02

a+b+c=0 or(a b)2+(b c)2+(c a)2=0

a+b+c=0 or a=b=c

:2ax bx c 0

2b b 4acx2a

,

b c 1 1 b, ,a a c

• 22 2 2

2

2

b 2aca

• a,b,c 2b 4ac

(i) 0 , p iq p iq

(ii) 0,

0,

• a,b,cp q p q

c a

c 1a

1

• ,

2x x 0

:2 2

2 2

x x 1 a a 1x x 1 a a 1

:

2 2x x 1 a a 1

2 2x x 1 a a 1

2 22ax 2x a 1 2a 0

2 2ax x a 1 a 0

ax x a x a 0

x a ax 1 0

1x a ora

:K

2x 2 5 2K x 3 7 10K 0

:

2b 4ac 0

24 5 2K 4 3 7 10K 0

24 4K 10K 4 0

22K 5K 2 0

2K 1 K 2 0

1K 2 or2

:ax2+bx+c

:2 2 bax bx c a x x c

a

2 2

22 2

b b ba x 2 x c2a 4a 4a

2 2b ba x c

2a 4a

a > 0 (ax2 + bx + c)

2b c

4a

bx2a

a < 0 (ax2 + bx + c)

=2b c

4a

bx2a

:• a>b x>0

(i) a x b x

(ii) a x b x

(iii) ax bx

(iv) a bx x

• a, b > 0 n na b

n n

1 1a b

n > 0

• a < b x > 0a x ab x b

• a > b x > 0 a x ab x b

• x,y,z

(i) x y z 3y z x

(ii) 3 3 3x y z 3xyz

• a,b,c,d

(i) a b c d 4b c d a

(ii) 4 4 4 4a b c d 4abcd

• n12 1 3

n

• a b cl m n al bm cn

• 2 nn! n

• x y K x y xy

•

xy K x y

x y

• x, y > 0 x,y

AM x y

2

GM xy

x yAM GM xy2

a2,b2 2 2

2 2a b a b2

2 2a b ab2

2 2a b 2ab

•

2 2a b 2ab

2 2b c 2bc

2 2c a 2ca

2 2 22 a b c 2 ab bc ca

2 2 2a b c ab bc ca

:• x a x b 0,a b

x ,a b,

• x a x b 0,a b

a x b

:ab=4 a + b (a,b > 0)

: AM GM

a b a bab 42 2

a b 4 a + b 4:

abc = 25 (a3+b3+c3)

:

AM GM a3+b3+c3

3 3 3

3 3 3 3a b c a .b .c3

3 3 3a b c 3abc

:

f(x) x f

:x2+x+1 x1

:f(x)=x2+x+1 1

f(1)=12+1+1=3


25 - 31 December 20176


TELANGANATELANGANAKaleshwaram irrigation projectgets environmental nod: The Expert

Appraisal Committee of the Ministry

of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change has accorded environmental

clearance for the Kaleshwaram

irrigation project in Telangana. The

project is estimated to cost about

80,499.7 crore and proposed to be

completed in three years.

However, it directed the State to take

care of changes in the micro-climatic

conditions in the project area during

the construction and post construction

period of the project as it involves

submergence of a large area.The State

was directed to ensure that at no point

of time, the losers of land have any

grievances on compensation and the

displacement shall be taken up only

after completing the process of land

acquisition, including providing full

compensation to all the project

oustees.

The project envisages construction of

a barrage across River Godavari near

Madigadda village in Karimnagar

district of Telangana. This aims to

divert 180 TMC of water for providing

irrigation facil ity in 7.38 lakh

hectares covering seven districts of

Adilabad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad,

Warangal, Medak, Nalgonda and

Rangareddy districts. Apart from

these, the project seeks to provide

drinking water facility for Hyderabad

and Secunderabad.

Business leader award for KTR:Telangana state Municipal

Administration and Urban

Development Minister KT Rama Rao

also has been declared winner of the

‘Leader of the Year’ award by the

national business weekly. Business

World

appreciated

Rama Rao

for

presenting

the young State of Telangana in a new

perspective to the world using Global

Entrepreneurship Summit 2017as a

platform. It has also considered

various other aspects like increasing

investments in Telangana State and

role of the Minister in developmental

initiatives that has not only brought

him national recognition but also

helped Telangana State to strengthen

its posit ion as an investment

destination.

Award for Telangana state: Telangana

State has been adjudged as the State

with best urban infrastructure by

prominent publication Business World.

Novel initiatives like Mission

Bhagiratha (Urban), Haritha Haaram

and Double Bedroom Housing schemes

in urban areas have received immense

appreciation.

ANDHRA PRADESHANDHRA PRADESHAndhra Pradesh Hit By ChildMarriage Menace: The menace of

Child Marriage reached at an alarming

level in Andhra Pradesh as it

registered 32. 3 per cent. It was the

highest against the national average

of 24.9 per cent in the country. The

official statistics says, Rajasthan

registered the highest number of

Child Marriages at 40. 8 per cent

followed by Bihar ( 39.6), Madhya

Pradesh ( 34.1) and Jharkhand

reported 32. 9 percent. Andhra

Pradesh stood at the fifth position in

child marriages in the country. In

Guntur district alone 54 per cent child

marriages were reported.

Krishna emerges top in brackishwater aquaculture: Registering

above 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of

brackish water shrimp production in

2017 (January-November), Krishna

district became the largest shrimp

producing district in the country.In

the financial year 2016-17, the

turnover of the shrimp exceeded

3,300 crore by producing 1.02 lakh

metric tonnes in the district.

Awards for Devi Priya and Venna Vallabha RaoEminent writer-journalist Devipriya and remowned writer-translator Venna Vallabha Rao have been picked for the prestigiousKendra Sahitya Akademi awards for the year 2017 for theircontributions to Telugu language.While Devipriya has been awarded the honour for his anthology“Gali Rangu” (colour of air), Vallabha Rao was given the honourfor his Telugu translation “Viramam Erugani Payanam” of KhanaBadosh’s biography written in Punjabi. The awards will bepresented in FebruaryDevipriya was born to Shaik Khaja Hussain in Guntur on August 15, 1949. He worked inseveral newspapers as a journalist and cartoonist, and even as an editor for the“Prajatantra” and “Hyderabad Mirror ” newspapers. With works l ike“Samajanandaswamy” and “Running Commentary”, his own twist on cartoon poetry, tohis credit, he gave birth to a new form of Telugu journalism.Some of his other famous writings include Amma Chettu (1979), Garibu Geethalu (1992),Neetiputta (1990), Thoophanu Thummeda (1999), Aranya Puranam, Pitta KoodaEgiripovalsinde (2001), Chepachiluka (2005), Adhyaksha Manninchandi (editorials)(2010), Gali Rangu (2011), Gandkuti (2009), Insha Allah (poetry), Poornamma - TheGolden Doll (Translation) and The Cobra Dancer (biography of K J Rao).Venna Vallabh Rao: Dr. Venna Vallabha Rao is popular for his translation works. He hascompleted his MA Hindi from Andhra University and has worked as a Hindi professor.Hehas translated many Akashvani National plays in Telugu and Hindi.Vallabha Rao hasalso translated eight different Telugu literature works into Hindi and seven Hindiliterature works into Telugu.Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters, on the 21st of December,announced its annual awards, recognising the literary works of 24 writers writing in24 Indian languages.Mamang Dai’s name has been selected for his English novel The Black Hill, and NiranjanMishra is in the list of winners for his Sanskrit novel Gangaputravadanam.


25 - 31 December 20177


Science & TechnologyScience & TechnologyWork to integrate BrahMos on 40Sukhoi combat aircraft begins:Work has begun to integrate the

Brahmos supersonic cruise missile

on 40

Sukhoi

combat

aircraft which

is expected to

fulfil critical needs of the Indian Air

Force in the wake of evolving security

dynamics in the region. The air-

launched variant of the Brahmos, the

world’s fastest supersonic cruise

missile, was successfully test fired

from a Sukhoi-30 combat jet on

November 22, marking a major

milestone to enhance the precision

strike capability of the air force. A

timeline for the project is being set.

It is learnt that the project is

expected to be completed by

2020.Brahmos is a joint venture

between DRDO of India and NPO

Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia.

EnvironmentEnvironmentDharmendra Pradhan InauguratesEastern Indias First CNG Stations:Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhaninaugurated eastern India’s firstcompressed natural gas (CNG)stations for scooters in Bhubaneswar,Odisha. Pradhan inaugurated twoCNG stations for scooters and three-

wheelers at Chandrasekharpur andPatia area in Bhubaneswar. The CNGstations were part of GAIL’s PradhanMantri Urja Ganga and City GasDistribution (CGD) projects inBhubaneswar and Cuttack.

Ganga Gram Project launched :Government on the 23rd of Decemberformally launched ‘Ganga Gram’project at Ganga Gram SwachataSammelan in New Delhi. As part ofits clean Ganga mission - NamamiGange, Ganga Gram project is an

integratedapproach forholisticdevelopmentof villages

situated on the banks of the holy riverwith active participation ofvillagers. Centre has declared all4,470 villages on the banks of theGanges, located in Uttarakhand, UttarPradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and WestBengal, open defecation-free (ODF).

Of these villages, the Centre and thestate governments have identified 24villages to be taken up under a pilotproject to transform them into GangaGrams. The project envisages solidand liquid waste management,renovation of ponds and waterresources, water conservation,organic farming, horticulture, andpromotion of medicinal plants.

SportsSportsSindh wins silver: PV Sindhu felljust short of claiming her maiden titleat the BWF Superseries Finals andsettled for silver, losing to top seedAkane Yamaguchi of Japan in Dubaion the 17th of December.

Sushil Kumar victory: DoubleOlympic medalist Sushil Kumar clinched a gold medal atthe Commonwealth WrestlingChampionships in South Africa, on the17th of December. In Johannesburg,Sushil defeated New Zealand’s AkashKhullar in the final of the 74kgfreestyle category to clinch the medal.

Parveen Rana also won a bronze medalin the same category. Another Olympicmedalist, Sakshi Malik also clinched agold medal in the championships.Sakshi defeated New Zealand’s TaylaTuahine Ford in the final of the 62kgwomen’s freestyle category.

India wins twenty-20 series: Indiadefeated Sri Lanka in the thirdTwenty-20 match also, and India won

all the three Twenty-20 matches andwon the series.

In the first match on the 20 th ofDecember, India defeated Sri Lankato register a massive 93-run win, theirbiggest victory in T20 Internationals.It was held in Cuttack. The 93-runwin is India’s biggest win in T20Internationals, bettering the 90-runvictory over England recorded inColombo in September, 2012.

India beat Sri Lanka by 88 runs in thesecond T20 International on the 22nd

of December. The records in thematch, created by Rohit Sharma…

Opening India’s innings, RohitSharma and KL Rahul wereresponsible for a stand of 165 runswhich is the highest for India forany wicket in T20 matches.

Rohit Sharma 35 ball hundred wasjoint fastest century in Twenty20,the other being of David Miller ofSouth Africa.

Rohit Sharma also became thefirst Indian captain to score acentury in T-20. He also becamethe first Indian player to hit 10 ormore sixes in both ODIs and T20s.

Birmingham to HostCommonwealth Games in 2022:The Birmingham city will host theCommonwealth Games in 2022. The2022 Commonwealth Games wereoriginally given to Durban in 2015, butthe South African city was strippedof the event this year because offinancial difficulties.

AwardsAwardsSatheesh Reddy : The Scientif icadviser to Defence Minister andDirector General, Missiles andStrategic Systems has been conferredwith the prestigious National DesignAward. He bags this award for hiscontributions towards indigenousdesign and development of diversifiedmissile systems

Goswami: Eminent Bengali poet JoyGoswami will be given the 31 st

Moortidevi Award for the year 2017 forhis poetry collection titled Du DondoPhowara Matro. It is the first time theaward will be given to a Bengali poet.

Salvi: The union governmentappointedJustice U DSalvi asofficiatingchairpersonof the National Green Tribunal(NGT) following the superannuationof Justice Swatanter Kumar. He willremain in the saddle until hisretirement on February 13, 2018.

Vijay Rupani: Vijay Rupani is set totake charge as Gujarat’s chiefminister for a second time. NitinPatel will continue in his role asdeputy chief minister.


25 - 31 December 20178


1. Context: O il minister Dharmendra Pradhan inauguratedeastern India’s first compressednatural gas (CNG) stations forscooters in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Compressed natural gas, or CNG,is natural gas under pressurewhich remains clear, odourless,and non-corrosive – and can beused as a cheaper, greener, andmore efficient alternative to thetraditional petrol and diesel fuelsfor vehicles. CNG is comprisedmostly of methane gas which, likegasoline, produces engine powerwhen mixed with air and fed intoyour engine’s combustionchamber. CNG is compressed sothat enough fuel can be stored inyour vehicle to extend drivingrange, much like the gasoline tankin vehicles.

2. Context: There was a 230%increase in ceasefire violationsalong the Line of Control (LoC) thisyear compared to 2016, theGovernment informed the LokSabha on the 19th of December.

The term Line of Control (LoC)refers to the military control linebetween the Indian and Pakistanicontrolled parts of theformer princely state of Jammuand Kashmir—a line which doesnot constitute a legally recognizedinternational boundary, but isthe de facto border. Originallyknown as the Cease-fire Line, itwas redesignated as the “Line ofControl” following the SimlaAgreement, which was signed on3, July 1972.

3. Context: The Comptroller andAuditor General of India haspulled up the Finance Ministry fordeferring its fiscal deficit targetsand opaqueness in Budgetclassifications. The issues havebeen raised in two audit reportson the Provisions of the FiscalResponsibility and BudgetManagement (FRBM) Act 2003 andAccounts of the UnionGovernment for 2016-17, whichwere tabled in Parliament on the19th of December.

The FRBM Act is a fiscal sectorlegislation enacted by thegovernment of India in 2003,aiming to ensure fiscal discipline

for the centre by setting targetsincluding reduction of fiscaldeficits and elimination of revenuedeficit. It is a legal step to ensurefiscal discipline and fiscalconsolidation in India. The targetsset under the Act were postponedseveral times in later years thoughsome other goals of the Actincluding phasing out ofgovernment borrowing from theRBI were implemented. The FRBMAct was enacted in 2003 as risinggovernment borrowing and theresultant government debts haveseriously eroded the financialhealth of the government. Highrevenue deficit due to higherexpenditure on subsidies, salaries,defence etc. compelled thegovernment to make bigborrowing from early 1990sonwards. With inadequaterevenues, government resorted tohigh level of borrowing.

4. Context: In an eco-friendlymeasure to cut powerconsumption, the Indian Railwayssaid it planned to make allstations cent per cent LED lit byMarch 31, 2018.

LEDs are a particular typeof diode that convert electricalenergy into light. LED stands for“Light Emitting Diode. In short, LEDsare like tiny lightbulbs. However,LEDs require a lot less power to lightup by comparison. They’re also moreenergy efficient, so they don’t tendto get hot like conventionallightbulbs do (unless you’re reallypumping power into them). Thismakes them ideal for mobile devicesand other low-power applications.Don’t count them out of the high-power game, though. High-intensity LEDs have found their wayinto accent lighting, spotlights andeven automotive headlights.

5. Context: poet Joy Goswami willbe given the 31st MoortideviAward for the year 2017.

The Moortidevi Award is an Indialiterary award annually presentedby the Bharatiya Jnanpith, aliterary and research organisation,to an author. The award is givenonly to Indian writers writing inIndian languages included inthe Eighth Schedule of theConstitution of India, and inEnglish, with no posthumousconferral or self nomination.

December 17th: PV Sindhu fell just short of claiming her maiden title at the BWF SuperseriesFinals and settled for silver, losing to top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in Dubai.

December 18th: The BJP has scored sixth straight time win in Assembly elections. Also BJPwrested power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh with a close to two-thirds majority.

December 19th: Parliament unanimously passed a Bill to grant the Indian Institutes ofManagement the power to grant degrees instead of post-graduate diplomas

December 20th: The Union Cabinet approved a new skill development scheme having anoutlay of Rs 1,300 crore with an aim to create jobs in the organised textile and relatedsectors.

December 21st: India was one of the 128 nations voted in favour of the UN General Assemblyresolution to declare the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null and void”.

December 22nd: The Union Minister of Communications, Manoj Sinha launched DARPAN –“Digitasl Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India” Project to improve the qualityof service, add value to services and achieve “financial inclusion” of un-banked ruralpopulation.

December 23rd: Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad and 15 others were found guiltyof corruption in a second case pertaining to the fodder scam by a special CBI court in Ranchi.

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