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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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