General Qacts - 11/08/2018

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  • Cheruthoni and Idduki dams are located in Kerala.
  • World Bio Fuel day is celebrated on the 10th of August.
  • The home ministry is the nodal agency for implementing the centrally sponsored Aspirational Districts program in 115 districts.
  • Kanchendzonga Biosphere Reserve(Sikkim) is included in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves(WNBR) under the Man and Biosphere programme. This takes the number of such reserves in India to 11. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve(TN) is the first one to be added to the list from India. Agastyamali Biosphere Reserve(Kerala) was added in 2016.
  • Kanchendzonga Biosphere Reserve is also one of the world's 34 Biodiversity Hotspots.
  • Mandarin Orange was famous cash crop of Darjeeling until recently.
  • Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil) to enable the collection and conversion of used cooking oil to biodiesel.
  • International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples - 9 August. 2018 Theme: Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement.
  • Environment Performance Index published by World Economic Forum ranks India at 177 out of 180 countries.
  • Mohammed Iqbal referred to  Ram as Imam-e-Hind
  • Fundamental rights in our constitution are not absolute and are subject reasonable restrictions of morality, health, and public order.
  • UAE(26%) is the top source of remittances to India in 2017-18, followed by the USA(22.9%), Saudi Arabia(11.6%), Qatar (6.5%), Kuwait(5.5%). Kerala received the highest share of remittances at 19% followed by Maharashtra(16.7%), Karnataka(15%), Tamil Nadu(8%), Delhi(5.9%).