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WINSON COMPETITIVE GUIDE • The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched ’e-nivaran’ (electronic resolution) facility for online redressal of taxpayers’ grievances. • The first BRICS Wellness Workshop has begun in Bengaluru, Karnataka from September 10, 2016. • The Union Government has launched Urja Mitra Helpline through which customers can get information on power outages from distribution companies by dialing 14401. • The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned well-equipped offshore patrolling (OPV) vessel named Sarathi. • Majuli became the first island district of India after it was inaugurated as the 35th district of Assam by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. • India’s first LIGO (Laser Interferometer GravitationalWave Observatory) laboratory will be set up in Aundh in Hingoli district of Maharashtra. • The Union Government has launched a new service integration of DigiLocker with Driving Licenses (DL) & Vehicle Registration Certificates (RC). • The first edition of ‘IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress, 2016’ began in Bengaluru, Karnataka. 37