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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 MAY 2016
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1. WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATED ON 3RD MAY
i. The World Press Freedom Day observed on 3rd May.
ii. The theme of the day is Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms - This Is Your Right.
iii. The main aim of day is to draw focus on the freedom of information and ensuring safety for journalists.

2. INDIAN RAILWAYS INKS MOU WITH HARYANA AND PUNJAB TO PLANT TREES ALONGSIDE RAILWAY TRACK
i. The Union Ministry of Railways and Forest Department of Haryana & Punjab have inked Memorandum of Understanding for plantation of trees alongside Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary.
ii. Around 5 lakh trees will planted along Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary prior to Monsoon Season.
iii. The MOU is signed with an aim to contribute substantially towards the Green India Mission.

3. ADMM PLUS EXERCISE ON MARITIME SECURITY AND COUNTER TERRORISM BEGINS IN BRUNEI 
i. ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus Exercise on Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism  has started in Brunei.
ii. The exercise seeks to strengthen the strong bilateral ties and extensive maritime interactions between India and ASEAN countries.
iii. ADMM Plus Ex MS & CT is a multinational naval exercise aims at enhancing mutual understanding related to maritime security issues and counter-terrorism operations at sea.

4. GOOGLE ACQUIRES START-UP BY INDIAN-ORIGIN BUSINESSMAN
i. Google has acquired a business technology start-up 'Synergyse' founded by an Indian-origin entrepreneur as part of its plans to scale training offerings for Google Apps to its customers and customers' users.
ii. The Synergyse is founded by Varun Malhotra in the year 2013.
iii. It aims to teach users how to use Google Apps.

5. BHEL COMMISSIONS 600 MW THERMAL POWER PLANT IN MP
i. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd  has announced the commissioning of a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh.
ii. The project has been developed by Jhabua Power Ltd
iii. This is the second project of commissioned by BHEL after the 600 MW Avantha Bhandar TPP at Raigarh in Chhattisgarh.

6. KISHORE BIYANI APPOINTED MD OF BHARTI RETAIL
i. Kishore Biyani has been appointed managing director of Bharti Retail .
ii. Rakesh Biyani, who is also a director at Future Group, has also been appointed as Joint Managing Director of Bharti Retail.

7. SACHIN TENDULKAR TO BE INDIA'S GOODWILL AMBASSADOR AT RIO OLYMPICS
i. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has appointed as India's Olympic goodwill ambassador.
ii. Now three persons are appointed as goodwill ambassador are Sachin Tendulkar, actor Salman Khan and Shooter Abhinav Bindra.

8. VIRAT KOHLI NOMINATED FOR KHEL RATNA AND AJINKYA RAHANE FOR ARJUNA AWARD
i. BCCI has nominated Indian Test captain Virat Kohli for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Ajinkya Rahane for Arjuna Award.
ii. Sports persons nominated for the Khel Ratna Award  are  shooter Jitu Rai, squash star Dipika Pallikal, athlete Tintu Luka and ace golfer Anirban Lahiri.

iii. For Arjuna Awards Athletes Lalita Babar and OP Jaisha, shooters PN Prakash and Apurvi Chandela, and archer Laxmirani Majhi have been nominated. 
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MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) APRIL 2016

Monthly GK Capsules of April 2016
Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to shareofficial PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of April 2016. 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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Monday, May 2, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 MAY 2016
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1. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA
i. The Union Government launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for providing free of cost LPG connections to women from BPL Households.
ii. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Maldepur Morh, Ballia in Uttar Pradesh.
iii. The tagline for the scheme is Swachh Indhan, Behtar Jeevan.
iv. The beneficiaries will receive monetary support of about 1,600 rupees to get a connection of cooking gas

2. INDIAN TEAM WIN ONE SILVER AND TWO BRONZE IN ARCHERY WORLD CUP
i. Indian women’s team has won silver medal in the recurve team final of Archery World Cup held at the Yuanshen Stadium in Shanghai, China.
ii. Women’s team included Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi Laishram and Laxmirani Majhi.
iii. Indian men’s recurve team comprised of Atanu Das, Jayanta Talukdar and Mangal Singh Champia to bag the bronze medal.

3. MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES ADI PRAMAN APP FOR CASTE VALIDITY CERTIFICATE
i. Maharashtra Government has launched Adi Praman a web based application for state’s tribal population to get the caste validity certificates online.
ii. The application is first of its kind for any state in India.
iii. Adi Praman app will help  tribal people from the state to obtain caste validity certificates online using this application.
iv. It will also help the state government to achieve the goal of the Digital India programme.

4. NABARD PARTNERS GERMANY FOR FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE
i. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development entered into collaboration with German government for a special programme on 'Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security'.
ii. The programme is part of the German government's recently introduced special initiative 'One World, No Hunger' initiative.
iii. India is the only country in Asia chosen for this initiative.
iv. Germany’s 'One World, No Hunger' addresses areas such as food and nutrition security, promotion of innovation, protection and sustainable use of natural resources in rural areas.

5. INDIAN NAVY DECOMMISSIONED INS VEER AND INS NIPAT
i. Indian Navy decommissioned Indian Naval Ships  Veer and Nipat in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
ii. INS Veer was commissioned into Indian Navy on 26 March 1987.
iii. INS Nipat was brought into Navy on 5 December 1988
iv. Both the ships served as the guardians of International Maritime Border off west coast of India

6. SOUTH INDIA’S FIRST UNDERGROUND CORRIDOR OF NAMMA METRO INAUGURATED
i. Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the underground corridor of Bengalore Metro Rail.
ii. Bengalore Metro Rail is also known as Namma Metro.
iii. The Namma Metro or Bengaluru Metro as the first in South India to have an operational underground section of Metro Rail.

Chief minister of Karanataka :Siddaramaiah
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 MAY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 MAY 2016
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1. NAGALAND’S CAPITAL KOHIMA DECLARED ‘SMOKE-FREE CITY’
i. Kohima capital of Nagaland has been declared as a ‘smoke-free city’.
ii. Nagaland State ranks the second highest in the country with 57% of Tobacco Users.
Union Health and Family Welfare minister: J.P NADDA

2. SIDBI INKS MOU WITH SAARC DEVELOPMENT FUND
i. Small Industries Development Bank of India and Saarc Development Fund  has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  for mutual cooperation and collaboration.
ii. SDF and SIDBI to work together in co-funding of projects in Indian MSMEs Micro Small and Medium Enterprises.
iii. It will call for technology transfer and making available new technologies and software to MFIs regarding loan tracking systems

3. ABHINAV BINDRA JOINS SALMAN KHAN AS INDIA'S GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR RIO OLYMPICS
i. Beijing Olympics gold medalist and ace shooter Abhinav Bindra become India's Goodwill Ambassador for the Rio Olympics.
ii. The India Olympic Association had stirred up a controversy last Sunday when they named Salman Khan as a Goodwill Ambassador.
iii. Many sports personalities had slammed the move and questioned the timing of the appointment as Salman's movie 'Sultan', based on wrestling is due for release soon.

4. NITI AAYOG LAUNCHED URBAN MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF STATES AND URBAN LOCAL BODIES
i. NITI Aayog ‘s Vice Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya has launched the Urban Management Programme in New Delhi.
ii. The Programme is designed by NITI Aayog and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise .
iii. The expertise of Singapore will be used in urban sector to build capacities in State Governments and Urban Local bodies to design efficient solutions to urban problems.
iv. The main objective is to improve governance In India.

5. ISRO’S SEVENTH NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE IRNSS 1G LAUNCHED
i. Indian Space Research Organization  has launched India’s seventh navigation satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1G.
ii. The satellite was launched from the First Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
iii. Now India successfully joined the elite group of countries that have their own navigation system technology to cater navigational needs.

6. GARIMA WON GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Garima Chaudhary has won gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Judo Championship finals  in South Africa.
ii. She has clinched the gold in 63kg junior category.

7. 1ST MAY OBSERVED AS INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY
i. Every year 1st May is being observed as International Workers Day.
ii. The day is observed to pay tribute to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world.
iii. The day is also known as International Labours Day and May Day.
iv. The Theme of the day is “Celebrating the International Labour Movement”.


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Sunday, May 1, 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 APRIL 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 APRIL 2016
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1. CHINA DEVELOPS WORLD’S FIRST GRAPHENE ELECTRONIC PAPER
i. Chinese researchers have developed world’s first graphene electronic paper.
ii. Graphene e-paper is more pliable and has more intensity as compared to traditional e-papers.
iii. Mass production cost is much lower compared to traditional e-papers
iv. Graphene is the world’s strongest and lightest known material derived from carbon.
v. Its single layer is of 0.335 nanometers thickness.

2. GUJARAT GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED 10 PERCENT RESERVATION FOR EBCS IN GENERAL CATEGORY
i. Gujarat government announced 10 percent reservation for economically backward classes in general category.
ii. EBCs in the upper castes with a family income cap of 6 lakh rupees
iii. The BJP government has been facing violent protests from the Patel community seeking reservation in education and government jobs under the OBC category.

3. IRAQ THOMAS MADE FASTEST EVER CENTURY IN CRICKET HISTORY
i. Tobago batsman Iraq Thomas created a record by scoring 21-ball century in the Tobago Cricket Association’s T20 tournament at Louis D'or.
ii. The 23-year-old Thomas remained not out on 131 rums off just 31 balls.
iii. He slammed 15 sixes and five boundaries during his batting.

4. FORMER BUREAUCRAT NK SINGH SELECTED FOR JAPAN’S HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD
i. Former bureaucrat Nand Kishore Singh has been selected for prestigious ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver’, Japan’s highest civilian award.
ii. He was chosen for this award for promoting economic, educational and cultural ties between India and Japan.
iii. Order of the Rising Sun is a Japanese Government highest civilian established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji.

5. DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE 2016 OBSERVED ON 29TH APRIL
i. The Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 2016 was observed on 29 April the United Nations.
ii. It is observed to pay tribute to the victims of chemical warfare and the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to the elimination of the threat of chemical weapons.

6. SENIOR IPS OFFICER SURENDER KUMAR BHAGAT APPOINTED AS DG OF RAILWAYS PROTECTION FORCE
i. Senior IPS officer Surender Kumar Bhagat was appointed as the Director General  of Railways Protection Force .
ii. He is presently working as Special Director General in Central Reserve Police Force at Western Sector, Jammu & Kashmir.

7. WADA RELEASED 2014 ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS REPORT INDIA RANKED THIRD
i. The World Anti-Doping Agency released Anti-Doping Rule Violations  Report.
ii. The report represents the global doping statistics in sport for 2014.

iii. The list is toppe by Russia followed by Italy then India. 
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 APRIL 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29APRIL 2016
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1. INDIA EXTENDED 1 BILLION DOLLAR LINE OF CREDIT TO MONGOLIA
i. India extended a Line of Credit of 1 billion US dollars to Mongolia.
ii. The LoC is the part of announcement made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Mongolia in May 2015.
iii. The fund will be used for economic expansion and infrastructure development.

2. DBS BANK LAUNCHES 'MOBILE-ONLY BANK' IN INDIA.
i. The Singapore's largest bank, DBS has unveiled the 'mobile only bank’ in India.
ii. The ‘digibank’ uses technologies, such as bio metrics & artificial intelligence, signature less and branch less bank.
iii. This is the India's 1st mobile only bank which targeting 5 million retail customers.
 iv. The bank will leverage bio metrics-enabled ID and Aadhaar card to ensure that that there is no paperwork.

3. SUDARSAN PATTNAIK GRABBED GOLD MEDAL AT SCULPTURE CHAMPIONSHIP IN MOSCOW
i. Famous artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the gold medal at Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship in Russia.
ii. The award is given for his 15 feet high art work Mahatma Gandhi's sculpture for non-violence and peace.

4. INDIAN ACADEMICIAN RADHA KUMAR APPOINTED TO UNITED NATIONS' UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
i. Indian academician Radha Kumar was appointed to the United Nations' University Council.
ii. He is appointed to formulate its principles and policies, consider and approve  work programme.
iii. Radha Kumar is the Director General of New Delhi-based think tank Delhi Policy Group.
iv. She is known for peacemaking and peace-building policies.
v. The main function of the UN University Council is to formulate the principles and policies of the University and govern its operations.

5. EC LAUNCHES MOBILE APP E-VOTER FOR KERALA ASSEMBLY POLLS
i. The Election Commission of India has launched an innovative mobile application known as e-voter.
ii. It is started to provide details about the forthcoming 2016 Assembly polls in Kerala.
iii. The app will provide information regarding candidates, location of polling station, affidavit filed by them, filing of complaint and so on.
iv. It aims at ensuring great transparency and conduct of free and fair elections.

6. PM NARENDRA MODI TO ADDRESS US CONGRESS ON JUNE 8
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress on June 8, 2016.
ii. He was invited by President Barack Obama for a bilateral visit during the fourth nuclear summit.
iii. PM Narendra Modi will be the fifth Indian Prime Minister to address a joint meeting of Congress, and the first since 2005.
iv. Earlier, Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi, P V Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh had addressed the joint meeting of the US Congress.

7. BLOOD ON MY HANDS: CONFESSIONS OF STAGED ENCOUNTERS A BOOK AUTHORED BY KISHALAY BHATTACHARJEE RELEASED
i. The book titled Blood on my Hands: Confessions of Staged Encounter authored by Kishlay Bhattacharjee was released.

ii. The book is about India’s north-eastern region.
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