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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20TH NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 20TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. SINDHU WINS MAIDEN SUPER SERIES PREMIER TITLE
I. Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu clinched her maiden Super
Series Premier title.
ii.She defeated Sun Yu of
China in the finals.
2. PRADHANMANTRI GRAMEEN AWAS YOJNA TO PROVIDE 3 CRORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ACROSS COUNTRY
I. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Pradhanmantri Grameen
Awas Yojna, an ambitious
housing scheme meant for rural poor in Agra.
II. The scheme aims to provide affordable houses to all those
living below the poverty line by the year 2022.
3. ASHWIN 1ST BOWLER EVER TO TAKE 50 WICKETS IN CONSECUTIVE
YEARS
I. Ravichandran Ashwin with his 5-wicket haul against England in
the Visakhapatnam Test, became the first
bowler ever to complete 50 wickets in two consecutive calendar years.
ii. He took 62 wickets in 9
Tests in 2015 and has so far claimed 52 wickets in 9 Tests in 2016.
4. UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S DAY IS OBSERVED ON NOVEMBER 20
I. United Nations Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on
November 20th each year.
ii. The aim of the day is to promote international togetherness,
awareness among children worldwide, and
5. AL NAHYAN CONFERRED WITH
PRESTIGIOUS MOTHER TERESA INTERNATIONAL AWARD
i. Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Al Nahyan conferred with prestigious Mother Teresa International
Award.
ii. The prestigious Mother Teresa International Award is
given by the Mumbai-based NGO Harmony
Foundation.
iii. Shaikh Abdullah was honoured for his work in establishing
institutions that protect youth from being brainwashed and radicalised from
terrorist groups.
6.
MANAVJIT SINGH SANDHU GRABBED GOLD MEDAL FOR NATIONAL SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP
i Manavjit Singh Sandhu clinched the gold medal in men’s trap
event at the 60th National Shooting Championship for Shotgun in Jaipur .
ii. Manavjit Singh Sandhu defeated Raninder Singh.
iii. Manavjit Singh an Indian sport shooter from Punjab
specialized in trap shooting.
iv. He is a 4-time olympian as well as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Awardee in 2006 and Arjuna Awardee in 1998.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19TH NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. WORLD
TOILET DAY OBSERVED ON 19 NOVEMBER
i. World
Toilet Day is observed on 19 November every year with an aim to motivate
millions across the world on issues of sanitation.
ii. The
theme for 2016 World Toilet Day is ‘toilets and jobs’.
iii. The
theme, toilets and jobs, focuses on how sanitation or the lack of it can impact
livelihoods of people.
2. DONALD
TRUMP PICKS MICHAEL FLYNN AS NSA
i. United
States elected President Donald Trump has named Michael Flynn, as his National
security adviser.
ii. Flynn
served as Mr Trump's top military advisor during the Presidential campaign.
3. LATIN
GRAMMY AWARDS 2016
ii. The 17th
annual Latin Grammys has been announced at Nevada, US.
iii. List of
Winners:
a. Record of
the Year:Carlos Vives & Shakira, "La Bicicleta
b. Best Rock
Album-Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, La Salvación De Solo Y Juan
c. Best
Singer-Songwriter Album-Manuel Medrano, Manuel Medrano
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18TH NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 18TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. SPRINTER DHARAMBIR HANDED EIGHT-YEAR BAN
i. Haryana sprinter Dharambir Singh, who was barred from
representing the country in the Rio Olympics at the last minute for failing a
dope test, has been slapped an eight-year ban.
II. The ban is imposed by the National Anti-Doping Agency.
2. TCS AWARDED DIGITAL INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
i. India's IT majorTata Consultancy Services has been awarded
'Digital Innovator of the Year' in the Ecosystem Excellence category.
ii. The '2016 Digital Innovator of the Year' award recognises TCS
innovation and excellence in developing the TCS Digital StoreTM, an expanding
suite of ready-to-use digital solutions.
3. INDIA-CHINA JOINT
MILITARY EXERCISE 'HAND-IN-HAND' BEGINS IN PUNE
i. The 6th Indo-China joint training exercise Hand- in- Hand 2016
commenced at the parade ground in Aundh Military Camp, Pune.
ii. The exercise will finish on 27 November 2016.
iii. The joint exercise intends to acquaint both the Armies with
each other’s operating procedures in the backdrop of counter-terrorism
environment.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17TH NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 17TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
CHHATTISGARH BECOMES FIRST STATE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DEMONETIZATION
MOVE
i.
Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the country to adopt a resolution of
supporting the demonetization of high-value currency notes decision of the
central government
ii. This
decision to adopt a resolution was taken in the state legislative assembly
headed by the Chief Minister Raman Singh.
ii. Union
government has adopted new measures to tackle the problems faced by the people
regarding the demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupees notes.
iii. Famers
have been allowed to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 per week from bank account.
Business entities have also been allowed to withdraw Rs 50,000 per week.
iv. In case
of Wedding Ceremony, Families having marriage at home can withdraw Rs 2, 50,000
per person from bank account.
2. SACHIN
TENDULKAR ADOPTED PUTTAMRAJUVARI KANDRIGA VILLAGE IN AP
i. Indian
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted
village of Puttamrajuvari Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh.
ii. He
adopted village under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna .It would be developed with an
amount of Rs 3.05 crore
iii.Sansad
Adarsh Gram Yojna is a rural development
programme.
3. HDFC’S
ADITYA PURI RANKED 36 IN FORTUNE’S TOP 50 BUSINESS PERSON’S LIST
i. HDFC
Bank’s Managing Director, Aditya Puri, has been ranked 36th in the US magazine
Fortune’s Top 50 Business Persons List for 2016. He is the only Indian among
three persons of Indian origin in the global rankings list.
ii. Ajita
Rajendra of AO Simith is at 34 while Mastercard’s Ajay Banga is at 40th
positionin the list.
iii.
However, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerburg leads the list with top ranking.
4. RUSSIA WITHDRAWS FROM
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
i. Russia’s
President Vladimir Putin, has signed an executive order announcing Russia’s
withdrawal from the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
ii. This
means crimes committed by Russian citizens will no longer fall under the
jurisdiction of the ICC.
iii. The
excecutive order was signed by Russia just after ICC released a report blaming
Russia’s illegal capture over Crimea.
5. GULZAR
AWARDED 2016 POET LAUREATE AWARD
i. Veteran
lyricist, writer and filmmaker Gulzar has been awarded Poet Laureate award 2016
at the Mumbai’s literary festival ‘Tata Literature Live’.
ii. Gulzar’s
contribution to Indian literature through his heart-touching poetry makes him
the top choice for the award.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16TH NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE 2016 OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD
i. The
International Day for Tolerance is observed globally on 16 November every year.
ii. The Day
aims at educating masses about the need for tolerance in society and helping
them understand the negative effects of intolerance.
2. UNION
BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED ON FEBRUARY 1
i. The
government has announced that it will present the Union Budget for 2017-18 on
February 1 and the budget session may begin in January.
ii. The
government had approved the scrapping of the 92-year old practice of presenting
a separate Railway Budget and merged it with the Union Budget.
3. INDIA,
ADB SIGN $500 MILLION LOAN PACT TO BUILD 9.8-KM GANGA BRIDGE IN BIHAR
i. The Asian
Development Bank and the Government of India on 15 November 2016 signed a 500
million US dollar loan to build a 9.8 km long road bridge across the Ganges
River.
ii. This
will be India’s longest river bridge.
4.
PADMINI ROUT WINS NATIONAL WOMEN PREMIER CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THIRD TIME
i.
International Chess Master Padmini Rout won the National Women Premier Chess
Championship for the third time.
ii. The Rout
played out a draw with her Petroleum Sports Promotion Board teammate Eesha
Karavade that made her achieve the hat-trick of title wins.
iii. S
Vijayalakshmi of Air India won the silver medal while Karavade grabbed the
bronze.
5. CHINA’S
SUMWAY TAIHULIGHT WINS FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTER TITLE
i.China’s
‘Sumway Taihulight’ has won the fastest supercomputer title in the 48th
edition of Top500 list of supercomputers.
ii. Chinese
supercomputer has retained the top spot in the list of the world’s fastest
supercomputers for the eighth consecutive year
iii.
TaihuLight supercomputer TaihuLight is built entirely using processors designed
and made in China.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
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VIJAYNAGAR
EMPIRE
(1336 - 1565
A.D.)
The
empire was founded by Harihara-I and Bukka-I, two of the five sons of Sangama. Harihara
and Bukka were in the service of the Raya of Kampili. When Bahauddin Gurshap, a
cousin of Mohd. bin Tughlaq, revolted and took refuge with the Raya of Kampili,
the Sultan attacked Kampili and annexed it to the Delhi Sultanate. During the
course of this war, Harihara and Bukka were both made prisoners of war and taken
to Delhi. In 1335, when Tughlaq possessions in the south were in a stage of
general turmoil, the Sultan released them and sent as commanders of the Tughlaq
troops to restore order in the south, where they came under the influence of a
sage and declared their independence.
·
Harihara and Bukka, who
founded the empire in 1336, were the sons of Sangama and named the first
dynasty of Vijaynagar after their father as Sangama Dynasty (1336-1485).
·
The second dynasty, founded
by Saluva Narasimha, known as Saluva dynasty, ruled from 1485 to 1505.
·
The third dynasty, known as
Tuluva ruled from 1503 to 1570.
·
The fourth or the Aravidu
dynasty ruled till about the middle of the seventeenth century.
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BAHMANI
KINGDOM
·
Bahmani Kingdom was a
parallel kingdom north of Vijayanagar in the same period.
·
It was founded in 1347 by Allaudin
Hassan who claimed himself to be descendent of a famous Iranian Royal
family and assumed title of ‘Bahman Shah’
·
He also had a Brahmin Guru,
Gangu, hence he is also known as ‘Hassan Gangu’
·
He made his capital in
Gulbarga in Karnataka.
The
important kings who expanded and consolidated the Bahmani Kingdom were:
1.
Taj-ud-din Firoz Shah Bahman (1397-1422):
·
He was educated and learned
man and knew many languages.
·
He built astronomical
observatory in Daulatabad.
·
He married daughter of Dev
Raya I and was later defeated by him.
·
He was succeeded by his
brother Ahmad Shah.
2.
Ahmad
Shah (1422-1435):
·
Also known as Wali as he was treated as Sufi Saint.
·
He shifted the capital from
Gulbarga to Bidar
·
A famous north Indian saint
Gesu Daraz (Long Haired), a saint of Chisti Silsila, visited during this
period.
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Delhi
Sultanate
Central Administration during Delhi
Sultanate:
·
Diwan-i-Wizarat
(Finance Department) headed by Wazir.
·
Diwan-i-Ariz
(Military Department) headed by Ariz-i-Mumalik.
·
Diwan-i-Insha
(Correspondence Department) headed by Dabir-i-Mumalik.
·
Diwan-i-Risalat
(Appeals Department) headed by Dabir-i-Mulq.
·
Diwan-i-Mustakharaj
(Arrears Department) founded by Alaudin Khilji.
·
Diwan-i-Riyasat
(Commerce Department) headed by Rais-i-Mumalik.
·
Diwan-i-Kohi
(Agriculture Department) founded by Mohd bin Tughlaq.
·
Diwan-i-Bandgan
(Slaves Department) founded by Firoz Tughlaq.
·
Diwan-i-Khairat
(Charity Department) founded by Firoz Tughlaq.
·
Diwan-i-Isthiaq
(Pension Department) founded by Firoz Tughlaq.
Administrative Units:
·
Iqta
(Province) headed by Muqti or Wali.
·
Shiq
(District) headed by Siqadar.
·
Pargana
(Taluka) headed by Chaudary and Amil.
·
Gram
(Village) headed by Muqaddam or Khut.
Important Literature of Delhi
Sultanate:
·
Tahiqiq-i-Hind
by Alberuni – wrote about Slave Dyansty.
·
Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
by Minhaj-us-Siraj – account of Iltutmish’s reign.
·
Laila
Manju by Amir Khusrau.
·
Khazain-ul-Futuh
by Amir Khusrau – conquests of Alauddin Khilji.
·
Tughlaqnama
by Amir Khusrau – account of Ghiyasudin Balban’s reign.
·
Nuh-Siphir
by Amir Khusrau
·
Fatwa-i-Jahandari
by Zia ud din Barani – account of Tughlaq dynasty.
·
Tarikh-i-Firoz
Shahi by Zia ud din Barani - account of Firoz Shah’s reign.
·
Fatwah-i-Firoz
Shahi by Firoz Shah.
·
Kitab-ul-Hind
by Alberuni.
·
Kitab-ul-Tahqiq
by Alberuni – About Indian Sciences.
·
Qanun-e-Masudi
by Alberuni – about Astronomy.
·
Taj-ul-Maathir
by Hasan Nizami – about Slave dynasty.
·
Shah
Namah by Firdausi – about Mohmud Ghazni’s reign.
·
Kitab-ul-Rehala
by Ibn Batuta
Friday, November 18, 2016
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15TH NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. MOON
CAME CLOSE TO EARTH AFTER 1948
i. The moon
arrived at its closest point to the Earth since 1948.
ii. The
'supermoon' reached its brightest in Asia on 14 November 2016.
iii. The
Moon was closest, only 2 lakh 21 thousand 524 miles .
2. RBI
SETS UP PANEL TO OVERSEE ATM RECALIBRATIONS
i. RBI will
set up a task force under Deputy Governor SS Mundra to oversee recalibration of
ATM machines after the country introduced new banknotes to replace old 500
rupee and 1,000 rupee notes.
ii. The Panel will provide "direction and
guidance" for recalibrating ATM machines to dispense the new notes.
3. PRESIDENT
MUKHERJEE INAUGURATES THE INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR IN DELHI
i. President
Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the India International Trade Fair at Pragati
Maidan, New delhi which will see participation of over 150 companies from 27
countries.
ii. The
theme of the year is 'Digital India'.
4. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
BECOMES COUNTRY'S 'BREAST CANCER CAPITAL'
i.
Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country's breast cancer capital, with
cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population.
ii. 9 lakh
women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
iii. The
revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of Indian Radiological and
Imaging Association Conference.
5. INDIA'S
FIRST CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL STARTS IN MEGHALAYA
i. Meghalaya
became the first state to start India's first Cherry Blossom Festival, which is
widely celebrated in Japan.
ii. The
four-day festival will also provide opportunities to showcase the unique beauty
of pink and white cherry blossoms as well as Meghalaya's traditional arts,
culture and cuisine to the naturalists and tourists.
6. GOLFER
CHAWRASIA WINS FIRST ASIAN TOUR TITLE OUTSIDE INDIA
i. Indian
golfer SSP Chawrasia clinched the $1 million Resorts World Manila Masters in
the Philippines, his first ever Asian Tour title outside India.
ii.
Chawrasia beat Malaysian Nicolas Fung and American Sam Chen on the final day of
the tournament.