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Monday, January 18, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 18th January 2016 (Daily GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 JAN 2016
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1. DINESH SHARMA ELECTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AIIB
i. Dinesh Sharma  was elected to the member board of directors of the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank .
ii. China is the largest shareholder in AIIB followed by India as its second largest shareholder.
iii. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is an international financial institution that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region.
iv. The capital of the bank is 100 billion US dollars.

2. ANURADHA ROY WINS 2016 DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE
i. Indian writer Anuradha Roy has grabbed South Asian Literature prize for her novel ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’.
ii. She written her novel Sleeping on Jupiter regarding the violence against women with story revolving around girl named Nomi and is set in Jarmuli a city of temples.
iii. The literary prize awarded annually to writers of any nationality or ethnicity writing about South Asia on themes relating to its culture, history, politics or people.

3. TAIWAN ELECTED TSAI ING-WEN AS FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT
i. Tsai Ing-wen of Democratic Progressive Party  won a landslide victory in Taiwan's presidential election.
ii. She is the first women on the island as first female president.

4. NITI AAYOG COLLABORATED WITH IDFC FOR ENTERPRISE SURVEY OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS
i. NITI Aayog has collaborated with the IDFC Bank Ltd to conduct an enterprise survey of manufacturing firms.
ii. The primary objective of this Survey is to assess the business regulatory environment in each State and Union Territories.
iii. The another objective is to identify policy and regulatory hurdles faced by businesses in the States/UTs.

5. 61ST FILMFARE AWARDS PRESENTED IN MUMBAI
i. The 61st Filmfare Awards were presented at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and comedian Kapil Sharma.
List of awards
a.    Best Actor: Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani
b.   Best Actress: Deepika Padukone for Piku
c.    Best Film: Bajirao Mastani
d.   Lifetime Achievement: Moushumi Chatterjee

6. SANIA MIRZA, MARTINA HINGIS WON 2016 WTA APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY TITLE
i. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won WTA Apia International Sydney title of Tennis in the women’s doubles category in Sydney, Australia.
ii. Together they had won 11th title since 2015 including Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Wimbledon, US Open, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Beijing and the WTA Finals, Brisbane and Sydney.


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Daily Current Affairs 17 Jan. 2016 (Daily GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 JAN 2016
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1. ANTI-TANK MISSILE NAG TEST FIRED BY DRDO
i. The Defence Research and Development Organisation   has successfully test fired Nag anti tank missile in Rajasthan.
ii. The specialtiy of the missile is that it can be test  fired during night and day time.
iii. It is Featured with top attack capability to nullify the explosive reactive armour of a battle tank.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED 4 MOBILE HEALTH SERVICES TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
i. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda launched four mobile health services to provide citizen-centric health services.
ii. These mobile Health services are:
a.    Kilkari : It is an audio-based mobile service that delivers weekly audio messages to families about pregnancy, child birth and child care.
b.   Mobile Academy:  It is a mobile-based application aimed at providing training services to 9 million ASHAs.
c.    M-Cessation: It will be an IT-enabled tool to help tobacco users to quit tobacco.
d.   TB Missed Call initiative: Under TB Missed Call initiative a dedicated toll free number 1800-11–6666 which will provide round the clock counselling and treatment support services for TB patients.

3. SAHAYOG KAIJIN 2016’ BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN JOINT COAST GUARD EXERCISE
i. The bilateral exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and Japanese counterpart titled ‘Sahayog-Kaijin 2016’ has started in the coast of Chennai.
ii. Both countries will participate for Anti-piracy procedures, search and rescue operations and interoperability between the two forces and other areas of common professional interest.
iv. Sahayog-Kaijin bilateral exercise is a 15 year old exercise between two countries.

4. WORLD BANK RELEASED REPORT TITLED WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016
i. A report named World Development Report 2016 “Digital Dividends” released by the World Bank in Washington DC, USA.
ii. The report explained the impact of the internet and mobile phone on economic development across the world including India.
iii. In this report Chief Economist of World Bank appreciated the Aadhaar scheme of  Indian government as it saved 1 billion US dollars by curbing corruption.

5. UNION GOVERNMENT INKS LOAN AGREEMENT WITH WORLD BANK FOR NEERANCHAL NATIONAL WATERSHED PROJECT
i. Union Government has signed a loan agreement with World Bank for the Neeranchal National Watershed Project to improve watershed management in rural rain fed areas.
ii. The loan credit will support the watershed activities of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana in 9 states.
iii. Neeranchal National Watershed Project  is implemented by the Union Ministry of Rural Development from 2016 to 2021 to achieve objectives PMKSY.
iv. It aims to ensure Har Khet Ko Pani and for efficient use of water (Per Drop More Crop).

6. DELHI WRITER ANKITA ANAND WON THE LORENZO NATALI MEDIA PRIZE FOR WORK ON KHAP PANCHAYATS
i. A Delhi writer Ankita Anand won the European Commission's prestigious Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for 2015 in Asia and the Pacific amateur category.
ii. She grabbed the award for her important portrayal of life for young women facing the threat of the diktat of khap panchayats in Haryana.
iii. The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize is organized by the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development since 1992.

iv. It is awarded to journalists for outstanding reporting on development and poverty eradication.
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Daily Current Affairs 15,16 Jan. 2016(Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 - 16 JAN 2016
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1. 68TH ARMY DAY CELEBRATED ON 15 JANUARY
i. India celebrated the 68th Army Day on 15th January to commemorate the day when Lieutenant General K M Cariappa became the 1st Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in post independence period.
ii. He took over the command of Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander in Chief on 15 January 1949.
     GENERAL OF INDIAN ARMY: DALBIR SINGH

2. WHO DECLARES WORLD’S WORST EVER EBOLA OUTBREAK OVER
i. The World Health Organisation declared West Africa free from Ebola virus.
ii. Ebola was outbroken in December 2013 in the west Africa badly effecting Liberia as it killed 4809 people in the country.
iii. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea were the badly affected nations in the region.
iv. Recently WHO declared Liberia, Sierra leone and Guinea  all ebola free in 2015.

3. US LIFT NUCLEAR SANCTIONS ON IRAN
i. United States has removed nuclear sanctions against Iran after it has agreed to roll back its nuclear programme.
ii. These sanctions were lifted after International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Iran has agreed to its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action  also known as  P5+1 countries.
iii. P5+1 include the five permanent members of the UN Security Council including USA, China, Russia, UK, France and non- permanent member Germany.

4. SBI LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST START-UP FOCUSED BANK BRANCH SBI INCUBE
i. India’s largest bank State Bank of India inaugurated India’s first start-up focused bank branch called SBI InCube in Bangalore, Karnataka.
ii. The specialized branch aims to understand and address banking needs of a Start-up Business.
iii. SBI InCube branch will work towards fulfilling the specific financial needs of the start-ups.

5. SIKKIM BECOMES INDIA'S FIRST FULLY ORGANIC STATE
i. Sikkim has become India's first fully organic state by utilizing 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation.
ii. The land is converted to organic land by implementing organic practices and principles as laid down in National Programme for Organic Production.
iii. Organic farming leads in subsistence of agriculture, bio-diversity conservation and environmental protection.
iv. Sustainable farming will also help in building the soil health resulting in sustainable increased crop production, he said.

6. FIRST 'MAHILA SQUAD' COMMISSIONED FOR HIGH-ALTITUTE
i. A contingent of 500 women personnel will become the first 'mahila' squad to be deployed in high-altitude posts along the India China border.
ii. The squad was commissioned into the Indo-Tibetan Border Police today in Panchkula.
iii. It is the first time that India is deploying women troops in the harsh climatic conditions along the India-China border.
     Director General of ITBP: Krishna Chaudhary

7. MARAT SAFIN INDUCTED INTO INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME
i. The Russian Tennis Federation announced former World No.1 tennis player Marat Safin joined the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
ii The International Tennis Hall of Fame honours players and contributors to the sport of tennis
iii. Martina Hingis became the first Global Ambassador for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015.



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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 14th Jan. 2016 (Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 JAN 2016
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1. UNION CABINET APPROVES PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA
i. The Union Cabinet has approved Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana a new crop insurance scheme.
ii. The scheme is launched to boost farming sector in the country.
iii. The scheme is aimed to reduce the premium burden on farmers and ensure early settlement of crop assurance claim for the full insured sum.
iv. Farmers will pay uniform premium of 2 per cent for all Kharif crops and 1.5 percent for all Rabi crops and the rest of the premium will be paid by Government.

2. KERALA BECOMES FIRST STATE TO ACHIEVE 100% PRIMARY EDUCATION
i. Kerala has become the first Indian state to achieve 100 per cent primary education.
ii. Kerala state was able to achieve 100 per cent primary education through its flagship primary education equivalency drive Athulyam Scheme.
iii. The scheme was meant to provide primary school education to people aged between 15 and 50

3. FIFA DISMISSED SECRETARY GENERAL JEROME VALCKE
i. The FIFA Emergency Committee dismissed Jerome Valcke from the position of FIFA Secretary General.
ii. He was suspended from football for his alleged involvement in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets
iii. Earlier FIFA has suspended Sepp Blatter and Vice-president Michel Platini for eight years from football.

4. SUBHASHINI VASANTH HONOURED WITH NEERJA BHANOT AWARD
i. Bengaluru Subhashini Vasanth was honoured with Neerja Bhanot Award.
ii. She was given this award for her helping people in distress and for empowering widows of martyrs and their families across the country.
iii.  The  Neerja Bhanot Award was started in 1990 in the  honour of Senior Flight Purser, Neerja Bhanot, who saved hundreds of lives while sacrificing her own, during a at Karachi Airport in September 1986.

5. BOOK TITLED JAWAHARLAL NEHRU AND THE INDIAN POLITY IN PERSPECTIVE RELEASED BY HAMID ANSARI
i. Vice president Hamid ansari  a book named Jawaharlal Nehru and The Indian Polity in Perspective
ii. The Book explains the the role of Jawaharlal Nehru India’s first Prime Minister on shaping the polity of modern India.
iii. The book was edited by Prof Alexander.

6. 20TH NATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL INAUGURATED IN NAYA RAIPUR
i. The 20th National Youth Festival was inaugurated by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari at Rajyostav Sthal in Naya Raipur at Chhattisgarh.
ii. The national youth festival is inaugrated to mark the National Youth Day.
iii. The national youth festival is inaugurated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

7. UNION CABINET APPROVED MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MALDIVES FOR CO-OPERATION IN HEALTH SECTOR
i. The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Maldives on co-operation in the field of health.
ii. The MoU was signed Manage f healthcare sector and public health services, providing aistance in development of human resources and setting up of health care facilities.

8. UNICEF PRESENTED DAVID BECKHAM WITH DANNY KAYE HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP AWARD
i. David Beckham  was presented with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award at the sixth biennial UNICEF Ball in Los Angeles.
ii. The award is given to him for his tireless work to save and improve the lives of children around the world.
iii. The Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award is named after Danny Kaye  one of the world’s most beloved entertainers.
iv. He was the first ever celebrity representative for UNICEF and was a Goodwill Ambassador.
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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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