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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4TH NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 4TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PARIS
CLIMATE AGREEMENT BECOMES INTERNATIONAL LAW
i. The Paris Agreement officially
entered into force on 4 November 2016 and decklared as international law.
ii. The agreement deals with greenhouse
gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance.
iii. The Paris Agreement’s entry into
force comes a month after countries representing 55% of the world’s emissions
committed to joining the deal.
iv. 192 states and the European Union
have signed the Agreement.
2. GST
COUNCIL APPROVES 4-TIER RATE AT 5%, 12%, 18% AND 28%
i. GST Council approved a four-tier GST
tax structure of 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%, with lower rates for essential items and
the highest for luxury and de-merits goods that would also attract an
additional cess.
ii. Goods and Services Tax is a
proposed system of indirect taxation in India merging most of the existing
taxes into single system of taxation.
3. INDIA
TO HOST 7TH SESSION OF COP7 ON TOBACCO CONTROL FROM NOV 7-12
i. 7th Session of the Conference of
Parties to WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control will be held from november 7th
to 12th at Greater Noida.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3RD NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 3RD NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ICICI
BANK LAUNCHES OVERDRAFT FACILITY FOR SALARIED HOME LOAN BORROWERS
i. ICICI
Bank has launched a credit facility against home loans for salaried customers.
ii. The Home
Overdraft facility will enable a salaried customer to seek loans up to Rs. 1
crore for personal needs against his/her property.
iii.
Salaried individuals, who have a home loan and a salary account with ICICI
Bank, are eligible to apply for the ‘Home Overdraft’ facility.
2. FOOTBALL
WORLD CUP TROPHY DESIGNER SILVIO GAZZANIGA DIES AT 95
i. Silvio
Gazzaniga, the goldsmith and sculptor who designed and created football’s World
Cup trophy, has died at home in Milan
ii. He was
known as “Mr Cups”,.he also designed UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup
iii. Silvio
Gazzaniga designed and created the World Cup trophy in 1971.
iv. FIFA
World Cup trophy is 18-carat solid gold trophy weighs approximately six
kilograms.
3. WORLD
SAVINGS DAY OBSERVED WITH THE THEME ‘GRABBING HOLD OF YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE’
i. World
Savings Day or World Thrift Day is observed every year on 31st October.
ii. The day
is observed to promote the savings all
over the World.
iii. In
India, World Savings Day was observed on October 30 because of the death of
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the same day in 1984.
iv. The
Theme of the day is Grabbing Hold of Your Financial Future.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2ND NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 2ND NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. BANKS
TO REPORT FRAUDS OF RS 1 CRORE AND ABOVE TO CVC
i.
Vigilance Commission has now made it mandatory for the public sector banks to
report to it all such matters involving funds over Rs one crore.
ii.
The Commission will also call regular monthly meetings of senior officials of
Reserve Bank of India, CBI and banks to monitor probe in suspected bank frauds
of Rs 50 crore and above.
2. FINANCE
MINISTRY RELEASES RS 1,093 CRORE FOR RESTORATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN J&K
i.
The finance ministry released first installment of special assistance of Rs
1,093.34 crore for repair and permanent restoration of damaged public buildings
in J&K .
ii.
The Prime Minister Reconstruction Plan for J&K was announced by Narendra
Modi on November 7, 2015, for Rs 80,068 crore for post flood relief and
restoration and long-term development of the state.
3. INDIA
AND PALESTINE INKS MOU TO SETUP PALESTINE-INDO TECHNO PARK IN RAMALLAH
i.
India and Palestine a MoU for setting up a Palestine-India Techno Park in
Ramallah, Palestine.
ii.
During the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Palestine in October last
year, the announcement for setting up of park was made.
iii.
The Palestinian side has made the land available for the project.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1ST NOV 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 1ST NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PM
NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHES 'SAUR SUJALA YOJANA' IN CHHATTISGARH
i. PM Narendra Modi has launched the
"Saur Sujala Yojana" in Chhattisgarh.
ii. It would provide solar powered
irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized price.
iii. Chhattisgarh would be the first
state to implement the scheme.
iv. Under the scheme, solar powered
irrigation pumps of 3HP and 5HP capacity worth Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs 4.5 lakh
respectively would be distributed to the farmers by March 31, 2019.
2. DHONI MOST VALUED
ATHLETE AMONG INDIANS ACCORDING TO FORBES FAB 40
i. India’s cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains
the most valued Indian athlete in 2016.
ii. The annual Forbes Fab 40 list which
estimates the brand value of top sports labels, athletes, teams and events.
iii. Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer
toppled the list and golf great Tiger
Woods as the most valued athlete globally.
iv. Argentine football star Lionel
Messi, ranked eighth.
3. SEBI
TIGHTENS NORMS FOR CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
i. The Securities and Exchange Board of
India tightened rules for credit rating agencies, prescribing more disclosures
on suspension and withdrawal of ratings.
ii. The capital markets regulator also
directed agencies to disclose the nature of their compensation arrangements
with rated entities, including exchange of gifts.
iii. CRISIL, ICRA and CARE are the
major agencies that assign credit ratings to issuers of debt instruments.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31ST OCT 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 31ST OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
1. EASE
OF DOING BUSINESS REPORT INDIA A.P., TELANGANA TOP IN 2016 ALL-INDIA RANKING
i. Commerce
and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has released the report on State-wise
Ease of Doing Business rankings.
2.VIGILANCE
AWARENESS WEEK COMMENCES FROM TODAY (31ST OCTOBER 2016)
i. The
Central Vigilance Commission, as part of its efforts to promote probity in
public life and to achieve a corruption free society, observes Vigilance
Awareness Week every year.
ii. The
observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week has commenced from 31st October 2016.
iii. The
theme of the day is “Public participation in promoting integrity and
eradicating Corruption”.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30TH OCT 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29TH OCT 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 29TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28TH OCT 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 28TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27TH OCT 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 27TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26TH OCT 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 26TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
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.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25TH OCT 2016
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 25TH OCT 2016
(Daily News India)
1. UNITED
NATIONS DAY OBSERVED ON 24TH OCTOBER
i. 24th
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.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-12)
GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS
AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS
(HISTORY-12)
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).