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.
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