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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 13th Jan. 2016 ( Free GK Updates )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 JAN 2016
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1. BHEL COMMISSIONED 520 MW VIZAG THERMAL POWER PLANT IN ANDHRA PRADESH
i.   Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited commissioned the first unit of the 520 MW Vizag thermal power project in Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The project is located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal and uses single flow condenser and sea water as main cooling water.

2. ANIL AMBANI LED RELIANCE GROUP SIGNED MOU TO SET UP NAVAL FACILITY IN VISHAKHAPATNAM
i.   Reliance Defence Limited signed a memorandum of understanding  with Andhra Pradesh Government to set up a world class naval facility in the state.
ii.  The Memorandum of understanding was announced at Andhra Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam.

3. KULLU’S NATI FOLK DANCE ENTERED GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
i.   The Nati folk dance of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest folk dance in the world.
ii.  Nati entered in the book as the largest folk dance in terms of participants’ number.
iii. Total 9892 women participated in this folk dance in their traditional colourful Kulluvi on International Dussehra festival.

4. GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES ARVIND PANAGARIYA COMMITTEE TO FAST-TRACK BULLET TRAIN PROJECT
i.   Union Government has constituted a committee to fast track the Mumbai-Ahmadabad High-Speed Rail Corridor project for connecting two cities with bullet trains.
ii.  The committee is tasked to interact with the Japanese counterpart for taking further steps in implementation of Mumbai-Ahmadabad High-Speed Rail Corridor.
iii. The committee will be headed by Arvind Panagariya, vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog .

5. CONSTRO 2016 TO FOCUS ON 'SMART CITY' CONCEPT
i.   The 2016 Constro exhibition will be held in Pune from January 14th to January 17th.
ii.  The Exhibition will focus on the Smart City concept.
iii. The exhibition is organised by the Pune Construction Engineering Research
iv. The Theme of the ‘Constro 2016’ will  be 'Emerging Technologies for Smart City’ and ‘Skill Development'.”

6. BALKRISHNA GARG CONFERRED WITH 2015 HARIKRISHNA DEVSARE BAALSAHITYA AWARD
i.   Hindi poet Balkrishna Garg was honoured with the 2015 Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award in New Delhi.
ii.  He received the award for his Baa Geet collection of poems for children.
iii. The award was started in the memory of Hindi writer Harikrishna Devsare known for his work in the field of children’s literature, who died in 2013.

7. NEPAL ELECTED AS UNICEF’S EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER FOR 2016-2018
i.   Nepal was elected to the UNICEF executive board for the term 2016-2018.
ii. The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations program that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
iii.       UNICEF was founded by the United Nations General Assembly on 1946.
iv. The main aim of the fund is to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II.

8. PREMJI MOST GENEROUS INDIAN AND MUKESH RANKS SIXTH
i.   According to the Hurun India Philanthropy list is topped by Azim Hashim Premji  and named as the most generous Indian.
ii.  The second place was grabbed by Nandan Nilekani and followed by Narayana Murthy.
iii. Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries was ranked sixth in the List.

iv. It is the List of the most generous individuals from the country.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 12th Jan. 2016 ( Free GK Updates )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12 JAN 2016
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1. LIONEL MESSI WINS 2016 FIFA BALLON D’OR AWARD
i.Barcelona FC player Lionel Messi from Argentina has grabbed the 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award.
ii. He got this title of world’s best football player for the fifth time.
iii.Earlier he was conferred with this award in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2012.
iv.FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award is given to Carli Lloyd of United States.

2. NATIONAL YOUTH DAY OBSERVED ON 12TH JANUARY
i. National Youth Day was observed on 12th January 2016.
ii.The day is observed  to mark the 153rd  birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

3. TELANGANA BECAME FIRST STATE TO MAKE GENDER EDUCATION COMPULSORY AT GRADUATE LEVEL
i. Telangana became the first State in India to introduce compulsory gender education at the graduate level.
ii.The state government has also introduced a bilingual textbook named “ Towards a World of Equals”
iii. The book explains about gender in its composite form without limiting itself to crime against women.
iv. The book is has a collection of visual teaching tools which include documentary films.

4. UNION RAILWAY MINISTRY INAUGURATED IMPLEMENTATION OF E-ENABLED TRACK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
i.Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu  inaugurated implementation of E-enabled Track Management System and Mobile Application of Track Management System on Indian Railway.
ii.Indian Railways started this system to bring efficiency and effectiveness in management practices handling of huge volumes of data .
iii.It will also help in promoting e-working in civil engineering department of Indian Railways.

5. BINNY BANSAL APPOINTED AS CEO OF FLIPKART
i. India's biggest e-commerce company Flipkart appointed Binny Bansal to the post of Chief Executive Officer.
ii.Binny Bansal is an Indian Software engineer and Internet entrepreneur.
iii. In 2007 he founded the e-commerce platform Flipkart with Sachin Bansal.

6. 14TH PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIWAS HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was held in New Delhi from from 9th January to 12th January every year
ii.The day is observed to remember the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India..
iii.The event was inaugurated by the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and attended by Priti Patel, MoS for Employment, United Kingdom.
iii. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas  is observed to commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on 9th  January 1915


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Monday, January 11, 2016

Daily Free Current Affairs 11th Jan. 2016 ( Free GK Updates )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 JAN 2016
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1. INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL STARTED IN AHMEDABAD
i.   Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel inaugurated the International Kite Festival at Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
ii.  In this 5 day Kite festival 28 nations has participated in Gujarat.
iii. The international kite festival is simultaneously organized in other cities of the state including Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Porbandar, Mandvi, Botad, Surendranagar, and Modhera.

2. WORLD HINDI DAY IS OBSERVED ON 10 JANUARY
i.   The World Hindi Day was celebrated on 10 January 2016.
ii. The day is observed to mark the occasion to spread the greatness of the language.
iii. The National Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September
iv. Hindi as a language is the fourth most spoken language of the world.
v. Hindi is an official language in Fiji.

3. DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED NEW TANK AMMUNITION FOR ARJUN MBT
i.   Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully test fired the new Penetration-Cum Blast  and Thermobaric  Ammunition tank at Chandipur, Odisha.
ii.  This was specially designed for Arjun Main Battle Tank.
iii. Arjun  Main Battle Tank is a weapon and ammunition system developed by the DRDO by adopting novel design concepts and latest technological advancement at par with the industrially advanced countries.

4. STANISLAS WAWRINKA WON THIRD CONSECUTIVE CHENNAI OPEN TITLE
i.   Stanislas Wawrinka  won  Chennai Open title at the Nungambakkam tennis stadium of Chennai.
ii.  He has defeated Croatian Borna Coric.

5.  POET BALKRISHNA GARG CONFERRED WITH 2015 HARIKRISHNA DEVSARE BAALSAHITYA AWARD
i.   Poet Balkrishna Garg was honoured with the  Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award 2015 for his collection of poems for children titled ‘Baal Geet’.
ii. Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award was instituted in 2014 in the memory of Harikrishna Devsare, a renowned Hindi writer known for his work in the field of children’s literature.

6. MARIA TERESA DE FILIPPIS THE FIRST FEMALE FORMULA ONE DRIVER HAS DIED
i.   Maria Teresa de Filippis the first woman to compete in a world championship Formula One grand prix, passed away in Italy.

ii. She is remembered as a pioneer in motor racing, a sport dominated by men as She took part in various motor racing events and Formula One.
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Daily Free Current Affairs 10th Jan. 2016 ( Free GK Updates )

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 JAN 2016
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1.  GOVERNMENT REAPPOINTED URJIT PATEL AS DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF RBI FOR A SECOND TERM
i.    The Union Government has reappointed Dr Urjit Patel as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India  for a second  term.
ii.   He will moniter the fields relating to Monetary Policy, Economic Policy Research, Deposit Insurance, Statistics and Information Management and Right to Information etc.
iii. RBI has total four Deputy Governors the names are R. Khan, S.S. Mundra and R. Gandhi and Urjit patel.
2. SMRITI IRANI INAUGURATED 43RD NEW DELHI WORLD BOOK FAIR
i.    Human Resource Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 43rd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair.
ii.   The  Book fair was commenced  with China as the guest of honour .
iii. The Theme of the fair is presentation of the cultural heritage of India.
iv. This year the fair has introduced a special ‘Navlekhan’ programme for promoting and publish young authors under the age of 40 writing in Indian languages.

3. OIL MINISTRY LAUNCHES E-INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE LPG CUSTOMER SERVICE
i.    The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched an online initiative to seek suggestions from LPG consumers across the country for providing efficient and friendly service.
ii.   Two online discussion forums has been started named as Citizen-Friendly Services and Increasing LPG Coverage in the Country have been launched.
iii. India is observing as the year 2016 as the 'Year of LPG Consumers'.

4.   SRI LANKAN PARLIAMENT GOING TO ADOPT NEW CONSTITUTION
i.    Sri Lankan parliament today has started  a process to formulate a new constitution with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
ii.   The new constitution will replace the current executive president headed constitution adopted in 1978.

5.   KERALA DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT HEALTH CARE PROJECT SAMPOORNA AROGYA KERALAM
i.    Kerala Government has decided to implement a health care project, Sampoorna Arogya Keralam
ii.   Under this project different schemes in health sector will be bring under one umbrella and ensure that beneficiaries get financial aid up to 2 lakh rupee
iii. People will be provided with Smart Health Cards which they can use in the  public or private hospitals.

6.   WATTAN KO JANO INITIATIVE A PROGRAMME TO EXPOSE YOUTH FROM J&K TO REST OF INDIA STARTED
i.    Wattan Ko Jano an initiative started  by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in coordination with the Jammu and Kashmir Government.
ii.  Earlier more than 240 youth in the age-group of 15 to 24 from J&K met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
iii. Watan Ko Jano initiative is a Youth Exchange Programme under which the children of militancy-hit victims  and weaker sections of society are helped

iv. The initiative aims at exposing youth from the Jammu & Kashmir state to the vibrant development and vitality of culture of people residing in other states of the country.
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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 9th Jan. 2016 ( Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 JAN 2016
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1. FRENCH SOLDIERS TO MARCH IN RAJPATH ON REPUBLIC DAY 2016
i. The French soldiers will march on Rajpath on the occasion of Republic Day with Indian troops in the presence of President Francois Hollande.
ii. The Pesident of France Francois Hollande is the  honourable Chief Guest for 26 January 2016 celebrations.
iii. It is for the first time that a foreign country army will participate in the 26th January Parade, since 1950.

2. SAILESH APPOINTED AS THE REGISTRAR GENERAL AND CENSUS COMMISSIONER OF INDIA
i. Additional Secretary of Home Affairs Sailesh is appointed as the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
ii. He will replace C Chandramauli  who had completed his term on 7th  January 2016.
iii. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India is responsible for conducting the decennial Census.

3. INDIGENOUSLY BUILT ASW CORVETTE INS KADMATT COMMISSIONED IN VISAKHAPATNAM
i. Anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kadmatt was commissioned in the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam.  
ii. INS Kadmatt is the ship in which  excessive amount of weapons and sensors had been integrated to provide a Common Operational Picture.
iii. INS Kadmatt is named on the largest  island of the Lakshadweep group of Islands
Chief of the Naval Staff : Admiral R K Dhowan

4. RBI GOVERNOR RAGHURAM RAJAN AWARDED 2016 CENTRAL BANKER OF THE YEAR AWARD
i. Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has been honoured with the Central Banker of the Year Award for year 2016.
ii. The award has been given by a monthly publication of Financial Times Group.
iii. The award is given to the officials and bankers who have contributed their best to stimulate growth and stabilise their country’s economy.

5. TATA STEEL HONOURED WITH PM’S TROPHY
i. Tata Steel has been declared as the winner of Prime Minister’s Trophy for being the ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ in the country for the performance year 2013 – 2014.
ii. Tata steel has bagged this award for the eighth time.
iii. Tata Steel has been honoured for setting the benchmark of excellence in efficiency, quality and sustainability in its all operations.
iv. The Prime Minister’s trophy has been started in 1992-93 on the suggestion of the former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao for recognising the outstanding performance of the integrated steel plants.

6. PAVAN KAPOOR TO BE INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL
i. Senior diplomat Pavan Kapoor has been appointed India's ambassador to Israel.
ii. He will replace Jaideep Sarkar.
iii. India is Israel's largest buyer of military hardware such as weapons systems, missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Israeli Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
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Friday, January 8, 2016

Daily Free Current Affairs 8th Jan. 2016 ( Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 JAN 2016
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1. GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO MERGE MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS WITH MEA
i. Union Government has decided to merge Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs with the Ministry of External Affairs.
ii. This decision has been taken to avoid duplication of work and to improve efficiency with Union Government’s broad principle of minimum government, maximum governance.
iii. MOIA was established in May 2004 and the primary task of the MOIA was to connect the Indian diaspora with its motherland by initiating various programmes.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES RIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM
i. India’s first River Information System was launched by Union Government to facilitate safe and accurate inland waterway navigation.
ii. River Information Services  are combination of modern tracking equipment comprising of hardware and software designed to optimize transport and traffic processes in inland water navigation.
iii. The main aim of the system is to streamline the exchange of information via Very high frequency wireless communication between waterway operators and users
iv. It was also help in the enhancement of inland navigation safety in ports and rivers. 
v. It will also help in environmental protection.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVED ATAL MISSION PLANS FOR PUNJAB AND UTTARAKHAND FOR 2015-16
i. The Union Ministry of Urban Development approved the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation for Punjab and Uttarakhand for the year 2015-16.
ii. Punjab Government will invest 720 crore rupees in improving basic urban infrastructure in 16 cities.
iii. Uttarakhand will spend 267 crore rupees in 6 cities under action plan.
iv. AMRUT is the scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the urban renewal projects to establish infrastructure to robust sewerage networks and water supply for urban transformation

4. UNION GOVERNMENT ALLOWED TRADITIONAL BULL-TAMING SPORTS JALLIKATTU IN TAMIL NADU
i. The Union Government has allowed to conduct traditional bull-taming sports, Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.
ii. Jallikattu is celebrated around pongal in southern state of Tamil Nadu.
iii. Now the bulls can be exhibited and trained as performing animal at different events of different states as per the customs or tradition of any community.

5. INDIA TO GROW AT 7.8% IN YEAR 2016 BY WORLD BANK REPORT
i. The Global Economic Prospect report has been released by the World Bank in which it has projected india will grow at 7.8 per cent growth for the year 2016.
ii. World bank has forecasted India’s growth for 2017 and 2018 at a 7.9 per cent.
iii. It projected China will grow at 6.7 per cent in the year 2016 and 6.5 per cent for the year 2017 and 2018.

6. DEVENDER KUMAR SIKRI APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
i. Devender Kumar Sikri has been appointed as Chairman of fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of India.
ii. He has replaced Ashok Chawla, who has retired on 7 january.
iii. Competition Commission of India is a body of the Government responsible for enforcing The Competition Act, 2002 throughout India.
iv. It also ensures to prevent activities that have an adverse effect on competition in India.

7. INDO FRENCH MILITARY EXERCISE SHAKTI-2016 STARTED
i. India and France started counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency joint exercise Shakti-2016 in Rajasthan.
ii. The exercise will focus on counter terrorism operations in backdrop of semi-urban terrain under United Nations Mandate.

iii. It will also help both country armies to train together and gain from each other's rich operational experience. 
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MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) DEC. 2015

Monthly GK Capsules of NOV. Month
This Time we are going to share the official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of Dec. Month. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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