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- The Union Ministry of Science and Technology has launched National Biopharma Mission, first Industry-Academia mission to accelerate biopharmaceutical development in India. Harsh Vardhan is the Union Minister for Science and Technology.
Achal Kumar Jyoti - Uttarakhand is now one of the 20 states and 2 union territories to have banned begging following a high court order.
- PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Textiles India 2017 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The 3-day fair is India’s first ever mega textiles trade fair.
- Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension has launched a new training programme called COMMIT, that is, Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training to improve public service delivery mechanism for state government officials.
- Senior IPS officer R K Pachnanda has been appointed as the new Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
- Mumbai’s Vikrikar Bhavan has been renamed as GST Bhavan after the Goods and Services Tax regime commenced.
- Achal Kumar Jyoti has been named the next Chief Election Commission of India following Zaidi’s retirement on 6th July. An EC or a CEC has a total tenure of six years in office or till he/she attains the age of 65 years, whichever comes earlier.
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