Sunday, 31 May 2015

GK Update 31 May 2015

1. Maharastra government has Swachhata Saptapadi Scheme on the lines of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. Aamir Khan is the brand ambassador of this scheme. This scheme hopes for cleanliness and 100% toilet in every ward.
2. Veena Jain is appointed director general of news of Doordarshan. Along with that she will be hod the position of Officer of Special Duty. She has succeeded Akshaya Rout.
3. Gurnimarat Nimmy Sidhu has been awarded with Oxford University Inspirational Teacher Award. 
4. President Pranab Mukherjee has left for a five day visit to Sweden and Belarus.
5. Singapore has launched a mobile to help people to understand Tamil language. Tha 'Arumbu' app was launched in the Tamil Internet Conference.
6. Service Tax will go up to 14% from tomorrow. Sectors like railways, airlines, banking, insurance, mobile, advertising, architecture, construction, credit cards, event management and tour operators are set to become costlier.
7. Indian archer Deepika Kumari has bagged bronze medal in women individual recurve event in World Cup.
8. Gurpreet Singh has reserved his place for the Rio Olympics by securing fourth place in ISSF shooting Championship. This is India's fourth entry for the prestigious event.

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