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 43^RD 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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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 7^th  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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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

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Daily Free Current Affairs 7th Jan. 2016 ( Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 JAN 2016

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1. KATE ATKINSON WINS 2015 COSTA NOVEL AWARD

i. The British writer Kate Atkinson has grabbed the 2015 Costa novel award for her novel “A God in Ruins”.

ii. She became the first British author to receive a Costa prize 3 times.

iii. Earlier she had won this award for Life After Life in 2013 and Behind the Scenes at the Museum in 1995.

iv.The Costa Book Awards are  annual literary awards given to English-language books  writers based in Britain and Ireland.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO DIRECTLY SHIFT FROM BS-IV TO BS-VI EMISSION NORMS IN 2020

i.Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided to implement the emission norms of Bharat Stage  VI from 1st April 2020 to control vehicular pollution.

ii. Government will directly shift to BS-VI emission norms from the present BS-IV emission norms and will skip BS-V emission norms altogether.

iii.Earlier Supreme Court Ordered the Union Government to implement BS-VI emission norms earlier than April 2021 deadline due to rising air pollution in the country.

UNON ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS MINISTER: NITIN GADKARI

3. APURVI CHANDELA BROKE WORLD RECORD TO WIN GOLD AT SWEDISH CUP GRAND PRIX

i. Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke the world record to grab a gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix.

ii. Apurvi Chandela shot 211.2 in the event and broken record of Chinese Olympic gold medallist Yi Siling, who held the record with 211.

iii. She has also qualified for the Women's 10 m air rifle at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

4. JAMMU AND KASHMIR CHIEF MINISTER MUFTI MOHAMMAD SAYEED DIED

i. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away on 7 January at the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi.

ii. He had founded the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party. 

5. UNION CABINET APPROVES CREATION OF A CREDIT GUARANTEE FUND FOR MUDRA LOANS

i. The Union Cabinet has approved creation of a Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units Development Refinance Agency loans.

ii. Under Credit Guarantee Fund for MUDRA Units will guarantee loans sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana to reduce the credit risk to Banks and other financial intermediaries who are Member Lending Institutions.

iii. Under this scheme the guarantee  would  be  provided  on  portfolio  basis  to  a  maximum  extent of  50 per cent  of  Amount  in  Default  in  the MUDRA  Bank.

6. FILIPPO GRANDI TAKES CHARGE AS UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

i.Senior United Nations official Filippo Grandi  has taken the charge as new UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

ii. He has replaced Antonio Guterres of Portugal.

iii. He has been appointed for a tenure of five years.

iv.United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees.

v.It is established in 1950 and headquarterd at Geneva, Switzerland. 

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Daily Free Current Affairs 6 Jan. 2016 ( Free GK Updates)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 JAN 2016

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1. ANDHRA BANK LAUNCHED IMMEDIATE PAYMENT SERVICE

i.Andhra Bank has launched Immediate Payment Service the National Payments Corporation of India in its all branches.

ii.It will help in making payments possible within seconds with all the standards and integrity maintained for security.

iii.The IMPS will help in providing inter-bank electronic fund transfer service capable of processing person to account remittances.

iv.The maximum amount of transaction will be 2 lakh rupees and charged at the rate of five rupees per transaction.

V.National Payments Corporation of India is an organization for all retail payments system in India

2. WORLD'S LARGEST BLUE STAR SAPPHIRE DISCOVERED IN SRI LANKA

i. The world's largest blue star sapphire was discovered in Sri Lanka.

ii.The sapphire was found near Ratnapura city in the South of Sri Lanka.

ii.The stone is worth at an estimated cost of 100 million US dollars

3. CCI CLEARED RELIANCE CAPITAL-GOLDMAN SACHS DEAL

i. The Competition Commission of India  gave its approval to Reliance Capital Asset Management for acquiring Goldman Sachs' mutual fund business in India for 243 crore rupees.

ii. In Reliance Capital and Goldman Sachs deal the company will acquire all 12 onshore mutual fund schemes of Goldman Sachs Asset Management India.

iii. The Goldman Sachs Group is an American multinational investment banking firm.

iv.It deals in global investment banking, securities, investment management and other financial services primarily with institutional clients.

4. PRANAV DHANAWADE MAKES WORLD RECORD BY SCORING 1009 RUNS AT SCHOOL LEVEL TOURNAMENT

i. 15-year-old cricketer Pranav Dhanawade created a world record by scoring 1009 runs in HT Bhandari Cup an under-16 inter-school tournament held in Mumbai.

ii. He has broken a century old cricket record by becoming the first batsman to score 1000 plus runs in an innings in any form of cricket

iii.He scored 1009 runs in 323 balls with  129 fours and 59 sixes in the entire match.

iv.He had broken  116 yr Record of runs 628 made by AEJ Collins in 1899.

5. UNION CABINET APPROVED STAND UP INDIA SCHEME

i.The Union Cabinet approved the Stand up India Scheme to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Women entrepreneurs.

ii.The Scheme is started to facilitate at least two projects per bank branch, on an average one for each category of entrepreneur. It is expected to benefit at least 2.5 lakh borrowers.

iii.Under the Stand Up India Scheme :

a.    Refinance window through Small Industries Development Bank of India  with an initial amount of 10000 crore rupees is set up.

b.   It will create credit guarantee mechanism through the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company

c.    Support will be provided for borrowers both at the pre loan stage and during operations.

d.   Main focus is on handholding support for both SC/ST and Women borrowers.

e.    The loan under the scheme will be secured and backed by a credit guarantee through a credit guarantee scheme.

6. CRPF TO DEPLOY WOMEN COMMANDOS IN ANTI-NAXAL OPERATIONS

i. Central Reserve Police Force has decided to deploy  300 women commandos for undertaking anti-Naxal operations in  Extreme affected states.

ii. Women in CRPF will help in interacting with the local women which helps in gathering good intelligence and also helps in bringing forces closer to the locals and villagers.

 CRPF DIRECTOR GENERAL: PRAKASH MISHRA

7. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED GANGA GRAM YOJANA IN UTTAR PRADESH

i. The Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma bharti launched Ganga Gram Yojana at Village Puth in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

ii.Under this scheme 1600 villages of UP situated along the banks of river Ganga will be developed.

iii. Under this yojna 200 villages have been selected.

iv.Under this yojna open drains falling into river Ganga will be diverted and alternative arrangements for sewage treatment will be made.

v.Toilets will be developed in every house hold. 

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