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Current Affairs Indian Railways commissions 1st waste to energy plant in Bhubaneswar Indian Railways has commissioned India’s 1st governmental waste-to-energy plant in Mancheswar Carriage Repair workshop at Bhubaneswar under the East Coast Railway zone. NOTES: Union Minister of Ministry of Railways: Piyush Goyal. Qatar names Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani new PM Qatar’s emir has appointed Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani as new Prime Minister. He will replace Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. NOTES: Qatar Capital: Doha; Currency: Qatari riyal. Govt of Odisha launches virtual police station The State Government of Odisha has launched a virtual police station where people can lodge complaints from their respective districts without visiting Police Station. The e-police station will function from the State Crime Records Bureau in Bhubaneswar. NOTES: Utkal Divas or Odisha Day falls every year on...

National News 1. Former finance minister Arun Jaitley passes away  Former Union finance minister and senior BJP leader  Arun Jaitley  passed away. He was a lawyer by profession. He held the portfolios of Finance Ministry, Corporate Affairs Ministry, Defence Ministry, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting. 2. President Kovind inaugurates the First World Youth Conference i.  President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the  first-ever World Youth Conference.  Which was organised by the  UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) at Vigyan Bhavan, Delhi. ii.  The theme of the conference was  ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Gandhi for the Contemporary World: Celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.   iii.  The conference was in commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi and aimed at providing youth with creative, effective me...

SBI: State Bank of India SBI stands for State Bank of India. It is a leading public sector bank in India in terms of assets, deposits, profits, branches, employees, customers etc. Its origin dates back to the first decade of the 19th century. It was formally established on July 1, 1955 by an act of Parliament. It is headquartered in Mumbai, India. As of January 2018, Shri Rajnish Kumar is the Chairman of SBI. Today, it is ranked among top 50 global banks. SBI is owned by Govt. of India which is the largest shareholder of SBI with around 62% ownership or equity shares in SBI. It has more than 24000 branches in India and around 200 offices in more than 30 countries across the world. As of 31st March 2017, its assets valued more than USD 500 billion and has more than 20% market share of the Indian banking sector. Brief History The journey of SBI started in the first decade of the nineteenth century with the establishment of Bank of Calcutta on 2 June 1806. After three years, ...

Indian Constitution Constitution is the Fundamental Law of any country which sets out the framework and the principal functions of various organs of the government. At present, the Constitution of India contains 448 Articles in 25 Parts and 12 Schedules. However, there are multiple features of the Constitution, namely Secular State, Federalism, Parliamentary Government, Fundamental Rights and many more. The Constitution of India was enforced on January 26, 1950 which contained 395 Articles, 8 schedules and 22 parts. It is the lengthiest written constitution of the world. At present, the   Constitution contains 448 articles in 25 parts and 12 schedules. Following are the features of the Constitution borrowed from different countries: From U.K. Nominal Head – President (like Queen) Cabinet System of Ministers Post of PM Parliamentary Type of Govt. Bicameral Parliament Lower House more powerful Council of Ministers responsible to Lower House Speaker in Lok S...