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1. Made in India micro circuit boards     The centre for Materials for Electronic Technology (C-MET) Thrissur, has developed low cost microwave printed circuit boards.The boards are required in strategic applications such as space, defence, and atomic energy.    2. SC allows centre to replace MCI The Supreme Court allowed the centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the medical council of India with a fresh panel of 5 eminent doctor. A 5 judge constitution bench headed by chief justice J S hehar said that the centre had proposed the name of five eminent doctors to replace the oversight committee. 3. Website for home buyers SBI has launched SBI Realty a one stop integrated website www.sbirealty.in for home buyers. It will help customers to choose their dreams home form 3,000 SBI approved projects across the country. 4. Future of Indian Universities President Pranab Mukherjee was handed over the copy ...

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1. Roger Federer defeated Marin Cilic to win a record eighth Wimbeldon men's single title and become the tournament oldest championship. 2. Poland's Lukasz Kubot and Brazil's Marcelo Melo won the Wimbledon men's doubles title while Russian pair, Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the Wimbledon women's doubles title. 3. Former Chief MInister of Sikkim, Nar Bahadur Bhandari, died. He was 77 4. George A. Romero, who created the zombie film genre with his 1968 'Night of the Living Dead',  passed away. He was 77. 5.  Singapore Airlines has been rated the world's best airline in a survey by the Travel and Leisure magazine. 6. The Oberoi Hotels & Resorts and The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts are ranked 8th and 10th in a Travel and Leisure survey on the World's Top 15 Hotel Brands. 7. Lewis Hamilton took a dominant vitory at silverstone to the all time record of five career wins in the British Grand Prix. 8. The US portal s...

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1. Alia Bhatt won Best actress award and Shahid Kapoor won best actor award in IIFA awards 2017. 2. Garbine Muguruza won a maiden Wimbledon  title after defeating 5 time champion Venus Williams under the roof on centre court. 3. To arrest schools to reduce drop out and increase literacy, Maharashtra's school education department has passed a resolution to start Maharashtra institute of Open Schooling. 4. Prasar Bharati is likely to distribute around 10 lakh free of cost DTH set top boxes in naxal hit ares of the country. 5. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has announced exemption on soldiers from paying toll tax on highways in the state. 6. Govt officials have told a parliamentary panel that transactions through debit and credit cards rose by 7% post demonetization. 7. Textile and apparel major Raymond will launch KHADI by Raymond on october 2.  8. Poland's parliament has approved  a bill to give MPs and justice minister ...

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1.  According to the 'SDG Index and Dashboards Report', India is ranked 116 out of 157 nations on a global index that assesses the performance of countries towards achieving the ambitious sustainable development goals (SDGs).This report has been produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung. 2. According to the latest report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 73 per cent Indians have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, the highest in the world. 3. The Governor of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu CH Vidyasagar Rao and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis released the book 'Marching with a Billion', analysing Narendra Modi's Government. 4. Subra Suresh, an eminent Indian- origin scientist in the US has been named as the President of Singapore's prestigious Nanyang Technological University. 5. Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group,...

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1. Ahmedabad became the first Indian city to get UNESCO World Heritage City tag.   2. Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra died. He was 82.  3. Veteran actress Sumita Sanya l passed away. She was 71. 4. Mercedes' Formula One driver Valtteri Botta s won the Austrian Grand Prix title. 5. President Pranab Mukherjee launched four major digital initiatives in to push e-education. They are Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic Depository and National Digital Library. 6. Parvez Rasool , the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to represent India internationally, inaugurated a cricket academy sponsored by the Army in Kashmir's Banihal area. 7. India, Japan and United States (US) navies have kicked off 2017 MALABAR trilateral naval Exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal . This year it is the 21st edition of the naval exercise. 8. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO included Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site in the World ...