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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi launched 'Indira Canteen' in Bengaluru with the vision of providing good quality of food to the poor at a cheap price. Breakfast would be served at Rs. 5 and lunch and dinner at Rs. 10 in the canteen. 101 canteens will be opened in the initial phase. More will be opened in 97 wards from October 2 to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 150^th birthday.

EMI stands for Equated Monthly Installment which is a fixed payment amount made by a borrower to a lender monthly. EMI is used to pay off both interest and principal monthly so that load will be paid over a specified number of years.

• Congress party has chosen MP statue unit president Kamal Nath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
• He will replace outgoing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
• A one-line resolution has been passed at the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Bhopal to choose the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister.

BHIM app was developed by the ​​National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI). It was launched by PM Narendra Modi at a Digi Dhan programme at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi on 30 December 2016. It has been named after BR Ambedkar and is intended to facilitate e-payments directly through banks and as part of the demonetisation drive towards cashless transactions. On March 17  Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant announced the app had recorded recorded 18 million downloads since its launch.

• Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a cashless transaction system in which money can be instantly sent to users without knowing their bank account details.
• It also does not require any credit or debit card.

The correct answer is Ashoka.

Key Points

• Sanchi Stupa is a Buddhist complex built by Ashoka.
• It is situated in the Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh.
• It is considered the oldest stone structure in India.
• It was designed by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka within the 3^rd century BCE.
• It is also the UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Sanchi Stupa motif is a feature that can be seen in the new Rs. 200 note.

Important Points

• Ashoka was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty.
• Ashoka was also known as Devanam Priyadasi.
• Ashoka invaded Kalinga in 261 B.C, In Kalinga War.
• Ashoka was the first king in Indian history who has left his records engraved on stones.

Additional Information

• Chanakya was a royal advisor who assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to power.
• Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.
• Bindusara was the second Mauryan emperor of India and the father of its most famous ruler Ashoka.

• The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) called for avoiding 'a zero-sum game' in the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions between the US and China.
• The document is significant as it seems to seek a distance between China and other powers who have unveiled Indo-Pacific strategies.
• 34^th Asean summit in Bangkok had the theme Advancing Partnership for Sustainability.

• The US and Israel had quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) with the close of 2018.
• The countries had announced their decisions in 2017 of withdrawing from the agency, accusing it of bias against Israel.
• Israel joined the agency in 1949.
• UNESCO is best known for its work to preserve heritage, including maintaining a list of World Heritage sites.

• International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March.
• It focuses attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
• The theme for World Water Day 2019 is ‘Leaving no one behind,’ which is the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The correct answer is Paris.

Key Points

• The 2024 Summer Olympics is a forthcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris, France.
• Paris will become the second city to host the Olympics three times, after London (1908, 1948, and 2012).
• The Olympic edition of 1900 and 1924 was hosted by Paris.
• The 2024 Games will mark the third time Paris has staged the Olympics, coming exactly 100 years after they last hosted the Games.

Additional Information

• The Motto of 2024 Paris Games is Made for Sharing.
• 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing.
• The official Mascot of the 2022 Winter Olympics Games is Bing Dwen Dwen.
• 2020 Summer Olympics rescheduled to 2021 will be held in Tokyo, Japan.
• The official Mascot of the 2020 Summer Olympics Games is Miraitowa.