DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30^TH OCT 2016

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1. BANGLADESH INTRODUCES TEMPORARY BAN ON CATCHING HILSA FISH

i. Bangladesh has arrested more than 900 fishermen and deployed the army to patrol its waterways after introducing a temporary ban on catching hilsa fish.

ii. The ban is imposesd  in an effort to save the hugely popular fish.

iii. Approximately 60 percent of the world's hilsa are caught in Bangladesh.

2. INDIA RANKS POORLY IN COMMONWEALTH YOUTH INDEX

i. India has ranked very poorly at 133 in a new Global Youth Development Index compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat on the countries' prospects for young people in employment, education, health, civic and political spheres.

ii. India ranked 133rd in the index  and the list is topped by Germany followed by Denmark), Switzerland, United Kingdom , Netherlands.

 3. IIID TO CONDUCT 'DESIGN YATRA' IN KOZHIKODE

i. India's first 'Design Yatra' will be conducted in Kerala's Kozhikode city between October 29-31.

ii. During design yatra competitions, heritage walk, talks and interaction with students will be conducted.

iii. The yatra is aimed at spreading awareness and taking designs to the masses and is scheduled to travel to 29 Indian cities.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29^TH OCT 2016

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1. PUNJAB WINS NCC NATIONAL GAMES

i. Punjab Directorate Won the 2016 National Cadet Corp  National Games.

ii. Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defence, presented trophies to the winners at the closing ceremony at Delhi Cantonment.

2. ANTARCTICA’S ROSS SEA DECLARED WORLD’S LARGEST MARINE RESERVE

i. The Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world's largest marine protected area .

ii. Some 1.57 million sq km of the Southern Ocean will gain protection from fishing for 35 years.

3. UNION CABINET APPROVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ACADEMIC DEPOSITORY

i. The Union Cabinet gave its green signal for establishment and operationalisation of a National Academic Depository.

ii. The National Academic Depository aims at bringing another dimension and enhancement of the vision of Digital India.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28^TH OCT 2016

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1. INDIA-SRI LANKA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE MITRA SHAKTI 2016 BEGINS

i.  India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise ‘MITRA SHAKTI 2016’ started  at Sinha Regimental Centre in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka.

ii. The main focus of this edition of joint exercise is to enhance inter-operability while carrying out Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency operations under the UN Mandate.

2. PAUL BEATTY WINS 2016 MAN BOOKER PRIZE

i. Paul Beatty  has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize.

ii. He becomes the first US author to win this prestigious literary award.

iii. He was bestowed with this award for his racial satirical novel ‘The Sellout’ at a ceremony held in London’s Guildhall.

3.28 OCTOBER OBSERVED AS NATIONAL AYURVEDA DAY

i. The first National Ayurveda Day was observed on 28 October on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti.

ii. The theme for this year is ‘Ayurveda for Prevention and Control of Diabetes‘.

iii. Ayurveda is the traditional Hindu system of medicine based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing. 

4. RBI ALLOWS STARTUPS TO RAISE $3 MILLION VIA ECBS ANNUALLY

i. The Reserve Bank of India  has permitted startups to raise external commercial borrowings  of up to $3 million in a financial year for three year tenure .

ii. The new rules issued by RBI aims at boosting innovation and promoting job creation in the country.

iii. It will apply to startups looking to raise foreign borrowings and restrictions on such funds will be kept minimum.

iv. External Commercial Borrowings  is any money borrowed from foreign sources for financing the commercial activities in India are called ECBs.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27^TH OCT 2016

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1. NEW ZEALAND TO PLAY ‘CONSTRUCTIVE’ ROLE ON NSG

i. New Zealand PM John Key is on his visit to India a meeting was to discuss on India becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

ii. New Zealand is part of a group called the New Agenda for Coalition which promotes the NPT and pushes for nuclear disarmament worldwide.

iii. The New Agenda Coalition  is a group of middle power countries seeking to build an international consensus to make progress on nuclear disarmament, as legally called for in the nuclear NPT.

iv. It was formed in 1998.

2. NADIA MURAD AND LAMIYA AJI BASHAR WINNERS OF 2016 SAKHAROV PRIZE

i. Two Yazidi women, Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar have won Europe's top human rights award, the Sakharov prize.

ii. They escaped from the engulfed of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Iraq,

iii. Nadia Murad Basee Taha appointed UNODC Goodwill Ambassador

3. UNION GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES MUNIALAPPA COMMITTEE TO MONITOR BIRD FLU SITUATION

i. The Union Agricultural Ministry has constituted a High-Level Committee to monitor the bird flu situation and help state governments take steps to contain the disease.

ii. The High-Level Committee will be headed by Joint Commissioner in the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries Munialappa.

iii. The committee was constituted after mortality among the birds in National Zoological Park, Delhi NCR and other parts of the country due to Avian Influenza Virus was found.

4. ONE-MAN JUDICIAL COMMITTEE ON OROP SUBMITS REPORT TO DEFENCE MINISTER

i. The one-man judicial committee on One Rank One Pension  set up by the Union Government, has submitted its report to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

ii. The Union had appointed the committee under the Chairmanship of retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narasimha Reddy in December 2015.

iii. It was tasked to look into the anomalies arising out of implementation of OROP.

iv. The OROP scheme aims to provide ex-servicemen of same rank and same length of service uniform pension regardless of date of retirement.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26^TH OCT 2016

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1. INDIA RANKS 130 IN EASE OF DOING BUSINESS: WORLD BANK REPORT

i. According to the World Bank’s Ease of doing Business Report 2017, India now ranks 130 out of 190 countries.

ii. New Zealand has surpassed Singapore to become the easiest country in the world to do business.

iii. The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs.

2. INDIA UP 21 PLACES IN WEF GENDER GAP REPORT: WEF

i. India has climbed 21 spots to rank 87th on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2016.

ii. With this jump in ranking, India has now overtaken China which is ranked 99th out of 144 countries.  Iceland tops the latest rankings followed by Finland, Norway and Sweden.

3. BEATTY BECOMES FIRST US AUTHOR TO WIN MAN BOOKER PRIZE

i. Paul Beatty became the first author from the United States (US) to be awarded the Man Booker prize, for his book, 'The Sellout'.

ii. Beatty's book was awarded the 2016 prize of £50,000, in the third year since the award was opened to American writers.

iii. The Man Booker International Prize was established in 2005, biennially rewarding an author for a body of work originally written in any language as long as it was widely available in English.

4. INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY FEDERATION APPOINTS JASON MCCRACKEN AS NEW CEO

i. The International Hockey Federation has appointed New Zealand's Jason McCracken as its Chief Executive Officer.

ii. McCracken will be leaving his role as Head of Insurance and Investment Risk at banking group ANZ to take on his new post at FIH's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

iii. He will replace Kelly Fairweather, who is leaving for the International Tennis Federation after six years in the role.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25TH OCT 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25^TH OCT 2016

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1. UNITED NATIONS DAY OBSERVED ON 24^TH OCTOBER

i. 24^th  October is celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948.

ii. This year's aim is to highlight concrete actions people can take to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

2. RATAN TATA REPLACES CYRUS MISTRY AS TATA SONS CHAIRMAN

i. In one of the biggest corporate sector, the Tata Sons Board has appointed Ratan Tata as the interim chairman of the group after replacing Cyrus Mistry.

ii. The decision was taken at a Board meeting.

iii. Mistry has resigned from his post as chairman.

3. INDIAN ARMY TEAM WINS GOLD MEDAL IN GRUELLING CAMBRIAN PATROL EXERCISE

i. A team from the Indian Army's Gorkha Rifles has won a gold medal at one of the most gruelling exercises in the world.

ii. Team 2/8 Gorkha was awarded a gold medal in Exercise Cambrian Patrol organized by the British Army.

iii. The medal went to the 8 men of the 2nd Battalion of 8 Gorkha Rifles.

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GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-12)

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JAINISM

·         It is believed that 24th Tirathankara (path finder) namely Mahavir was the founder of Jainism. He was born at Kundangram near Vaishali in 540 BC.

·         Father - 'Siddharth'; mother - 'Trishala'; wife - 'Yashodha' (who was a Lichchavi princess); daughter - 'PriyaDarshana'.

·         His first disciple was 'Jamali' who was a Kshtriya and was his son-in-law.

·         He left his home in search of truth at the age of 30 years and gained knowledge after 12 years at a place called Jimbakgrama on the banks of river Rijupalika under a Sal tree.

·         In Jainism the ultimate knowledge is known as Kaivalya.

·         After achieving Kaivalya , Mahavir got new names like ‘jina’ which means the conqueror, Kavelin and Nirgrantha.

·         Buddhist scriptures call him ‘Nigantha Nagaputa’.

·         Mahavir Jain died in 468 BC at Pavapuri.

·         Triratnas of Jainism – Right Faith, Right knowledge, Right Character.

·         ‘Sallekhana’ is a Jain tradition of embracing death through fasting

·         Jainism is based totally upon non-violence and prohibits its followers from agriculture and joining army. Hence, Jainism promoted trade and commerce and many people engaged in trade and commerce embraced Jainism.

·         Jainism believes in reincarnation.

·         Many rulers embraced Jainism among which the most famous are Rashtrakuta rulers and Chandra Gupta Maurya.

·         Mathura and Ujjain emerged as important centres of Jainism.

·         Jainism was divided into two sects namely Svetambars (under Sthalbahu) who wear white clothes and stayed in Magdha and Digambars (under Badrabahu) who decided to leave Magadha and went to Karnataka.

·         ChandraGupta Maurya embraced Jainnism under Badrabahu.

·         Rishabhdeva was the first Tirathankara of Jainism.          

·         The religious texts of Jainism are known as ‘Agamas’.            

·         ‘Paryushan’ is the famous festival of Jainism.

·         The symbol of the religion is ‘swastika’.

·         Four truths of Jainism - Ahimsa, Satya, Aparigraha (non-possessiveness) and Asteya (non-stealing). These truths were given by the Parshvanatha (23rd Tirathankara).

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BUDDHISM

Founder- Gautam Buddha

·         He was born in 563 BC at Kapilvastu in Lumbini.

·         Father - ’Sudhodhana’; Mother - ‘Mahamaya’; Maternal Aunt - 'Gautami'; Wife - 'Yashodhara' (who is also known as Bimba and Gopa); Son - 'Rahul'.

·         Buddha left his place at the age of 29 and became a monk on the banks of river ‘Anoma’.

·         His two teachers were 'Alaraklama' and 'Sudrakaramputra'.

·         Buddha achieved salvation at the age of 35 at a place called Bodh Gaya under a Peepal tree on the banks of river ‘Niranjana’. After this incident, he became famous as Tathagat or Buddha.

·         He delivered his first sermon at Sarnath.

·         His main followers were Bimbisara, Prasenjit, Ajatasatru and Udayin. These were rulers. Besides them, other important were Upali and Ananda.

·         Buddha made two shudra disciples - Tapsus and Kallika.

·         Buddha died in 483 BC at Kushinagar on banks of river Hiranyawati.

Incidents related to his life:

·         ‘Mahabhinishkarmana’ -  when he left his home in search of truth.

·         'Nirvana' - when he achieved salvation.

·         ‘Dharamchakraparivartin’ - when he delivered his first sermon.

·          ‘Mahaparinirvana’ - when he died in 483 BC.

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SAYYID DYNASTY

Sayyid Dynasty (1414 - 1451 AD)

The Mongol invader Timur, who had invaded, plundered and slaughtered the people of Delhi in 1398, appointed Sayyid Khizr Khan as governor of Lahore, Multan and Dipalpur.

After the departure of Timur, he declared himself the viceroy of Timur in north-western India and defied the authority of Delhi, then ruled by Mallu Khan and sultan Mahmud Tughlaq.

After the latter’s death, he invaded Delhi and became its master in 1414 and founder the Sayyid dynasty.

Khizr Khan (1414 - 21)

·         He didn’t assume the royal title.

·         He professed to rule as the deputy of Timur’s son and successor, Shahrukh, to whom he probably sent occasional tributes.

·         He tried to suppress the refractory chieftains in Katehar (Rohilkhand), the Doab and Mewat.

Mubarkh Shah (1421 – 34)

·         He was the son and successor of Khizr Khan and assumed the title of sultan.

·         He defeated the Muslim nobles – Jasrath Khokhar and Turkbaccha in the Punjab.

·         He was beheaded in 1434.

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