WINSON COMPETITIVE GUIDE
• The Union Health Ministry has recently launched the
“Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC)” to
eradicate leprosy from the country.
• The Odisha Government has launched the Biju
Kanya Ratna Yojana (BKRY) for the development of
girls in three districts of the state.
• The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has
approved the use of Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Amide
(PAVA) shells as an alternative to pellet guns for crowd
controlling in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Gumthala Garhu Village near Pehowa in
Kurukshetra district in Haryana became the first Wifi
hotspot village in Haryana circle.
• The Election Commission of India (ECI) has granted
national party status to All India Trinamool Congress
(TMC) Party led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee.
• The Union Government has announced a special
package of 200 crore rupees for Jammu and Kashmir
to engage youth of the state in constructive sporting
activities.
• The Guinness World Records has officially
designation Assam’s Majuli as the largest river island
in the world. It is situated in the Brahmaputra River.
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