National
The Supreme Court has
directed the Centre to not give grants for States not registering domestic
workers under this Act – Unorganised Workers Social Security Act 2008
The Solid Fuel Ducted
Ramjet (SFDR) based missile was successfully tested from the Integrated Test
Range (ITR) in – Chandipur (Odisha)
This state will
establish One Stop Centres (OSC) to address violence against women – Haryana
According to a WHO
report, the smoking prevalence in Indian declined from 19.4% in 2000 to 11.5%
in – 2005
This is the helpline
number to receive complaints pertaining to child pornography and rape/gangrape
(CP/RGR) content - ‘155260’
The Centre notified the
Water Management Authority for this Southern River – Cauvery River
International
This country has banned
the wearing of burqa in public – Denmark
Every year
International Children Day on this day – June 1
Person in News
He assumed the charge
of Secretary of Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry – Amit Khare
He was appointed as
Vice Chief of Army Staff – Lt Gen Devraj Anbu
Sports
This former Brazilian
footballer was appointed as head coach of FC Pune City of Indian Super League
(ISL) – Marcos
Paqueta
General Knowledge
Under the Unorganised
Workers Social Security Act, 2008, every unorganised worker shall be eligible
for registration provided he/she is aged – 14 years and above
Sometimes referred to
as a flying stovepipe or an athodyd (an abbreviation of aero thermodynamic
duct), it is a form of airbreathing jet engine – Ramjet engine
Ministry of Women and
Child Development (MWCD) formulated One Stop Centre on – April 1, 2015
E-way bills are
currently required for interstate movement of merchandise above a threshold
value of – Rs
50,000
The states involved in
Cauvery River Dispute over water sharing are – Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and
Puducherry
In this year the
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) came into effect - 2012