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• Union Government has chosen 105-year-old Kunwar Bai from Chhattisgarh’ s Dhamtari district as the‘ Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ mascot.
• Indian Railways has launched Swachhta Saptah( Cleanliness Week) to mark the‘ Swachh Paryavaran Diwas’( Clean Environment Day).
• India lost its appeal at the World Trade Organization in a dispute over solar power, failing to overturn a US complaint that New Delhi had discriminated against importers in the Indian solar power sector.
• India and Nepal pressed the reset button on bilateral relations as the government welcomed Prachanda, the new PM of the Himalayan state, and committed to go the extra mile to fulfil Kathmandu ' s development priorities.
• The Union Government has launched a toll free number‘ 1924’ to registered postal complaints. The service has been launched Department of Posts( DoP).
• The joint military training exercise between India and United States dubbed as“ Yudh Abhyas 2016” has begun in Chaubattia in Uttarakhand.
• The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of contract with and International Seabed Authority( ISA) for exploration of Polymetallic Nodules( PMS).
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