DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 SEP 2016

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1. DEFENCE ACQUISITION COUNCIL CLEARS PROPOSALS WORTH RS 1,900 CRORE

i. The Defence Acquisition Council  has cleared proposals worth 1,900 crore rupees under ‘Buy India’ by Indian contractors.

ii. Defence Acquisition Council is an apex body of Union Defence Ministry for clearing defence procurement proposals forwarded by the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.

2. INDIAN ARMY CARRIES OUT SURGICAL STRIKES ON TERROR LAUNCH PADS ACROSS LOC

i.Indian Army has successfully conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir .

ii. The surgical strikes were India’s first direct military response to attack on Uri army base by Pakistan-based militants that had killed 18 Indian soldiers.

iii. The motive of the operation was to hit out at the terrorists who were planning to infiltrate into the Indian territory.

iv.Surgical strike is a military attack which is intended to only damage to the intended legitimate military target and no or minimal collateral damage to surrounding structures, general public infrastructure, vehicles, buildings and utilities.

3. TIRUPATI AIRPORT AWARDED BEST TOURIST FRIENDLY AIRPORT

i. Airports Authority of India’s Tirupati Airport was awarded the Best Tourist Friendly Airport.

ii.It was declared best under the category for State Annual Excellence Awards for the year 2015-16 by Andhra Pradesh Tourism.

iii.The award was presented on the eve of World Tourism Day by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandra Babu Naidu at Bhawani Islands, Vijayawada.

4. INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION DAY OBSERVED ON 30 SEP

i. The International Translation Day observed  on 30 September across the world.

ii.The theme of the day is Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds.

5. TRILATERAL MEET BETWEEN INDIA, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN TO TAKE CHABAHAR AGREEMENT FURTHER

i.A Trilateral meeting was recently held between India, Afghanistan and Iran to take Chabahar agreement further.

ii.It is located on the Makran coast, Chabahar in southeastern Iran.

6. PROJECT SAKSHAM LAUNCHED

i.Project Saksham, a new indirect tax network of the Central Board of Excise and Customs has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs .

ii.The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 2256 crore, which will be incurred over a period of seven years.

iii.Under the project the CBEC’s existing IT systems will be integrated with the GST Network.

iv.This is required for processing of registration, payment and returns data sent by GSTN systems to CBEC, as well as act as a front-end for other modules such as audit, appeals, investigation.

v.It will also help in implementation of GST extension of the Indian Customs Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade and other taxpayer-friendly initiatives under Digital India and ease of doing business.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 SEP 2016

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1. WEF INDEX INDIA RANKS AT 39TH MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY

i.World Economic Forum  has released the Global Competitiveness Report for the year 2016-17.

ii.India has risen rapidly among all countries in the global competitive stakes by climbing 16 notches to the 39th position during the past year.

iii. Switzerland has topped the list followed by Singapore, the US, Germany and the Netherlands in the top-five.

2. WORLD MARITIME DAY OBSERVED ON 29 SEPTEMBER

i. World Maritime Day is observed across the world on 29 September.

ii. The theme for the day is "Shipping: indispensable to the world".

3. INDIAN WOMEN'S KABADDI TEAM WINS GOLD IN ASIAN BEACH GAMES

i. Indian women’s Kabbadi team grabbed  the gold medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games.

ii. In finals India defeated Thailand at Bien Dong Park in Danang, Vietnam.

4. WHO DECLARES REGION OF THE AMERICAS AS MEASLES FREE?

i. The World Health Organisation, a specialised agency of UN has declared the Region of the Americas as Measles free.

ii. Americas became the first in the world to have eliminated measles.

iii.Measles is a viral disease that can cause severe health problems, including pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and even death.

5. CUBA AND RUSSIA SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION

i. Rosatom, Russian state nuclear agency, and Cuba's Ministry of Science signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful atomic energy use.

ii. The deal was signed by Rosatom Deputy CEO for International Relations Nikolai Spassky and Cuban Deputy Science Minister Jose Fidel Santana.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 SEP 2016

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1. WORLD RABIES DAY OBSERVED ON 28TH SEPTEMBER

i. World Rabies Day has observed on 28 September across the world.

ii. The theme for the World Rabies Day is Educate. Vaccinate. Eliminate.

iii. The day is observed to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating the disease.

2. INDIA JUMPS 16 PLACES IN GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS RANKING

i. India has climbed 16 places to the 39th rank on the Global Competitiveness Index released by the World Economic Forum.

ii. Switzerland has topped the list for the 8th straight time.

3. TYPHOON MEGI HITS TAIWAN

i. The powerful typhoon Megi has recently hit island-nation Taiwan with winds up to 230 km/hr that causing heavy rains and triggering damaging winds.

ii. It is equivalent to Category 4 tropical cyclone.

4. BRITISH WOMAN BECOMES ONE OF WORLD’S YOUNGEST AIRLINE CAPTAINS

i. A British woman has become one of the world’s youngest commercial airline captains at the age of 26.

ii. She flies Airbus A319 and A320 planes to around 100 destinations, such as Reykjavik, Tel Aviv and Marrakesh.

5. OBAMA NOMINATES AMBASSADOR TO CUBA

i. The United States President Barack Obama has appointed its first Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis to Cuba in 55 years.

ii. The new ambassador DeLaurentis had been working at the new US embassy in Havana, which opened since 2014.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 SEP 2016

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1. WORLD TOURISM DAY OBSERVED ON 27 SEPTEMBER

i. The World Tourism Day is being observed annually on 27th September  across the world.

ii.The day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of tourism.

iii.The Theme for the World Tourism Day is  "Tourism for all promoting universal accessibility’.

2. VIJAY KELKAR ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE

i. Former petroleum secretary Vijay Kelkar has been elected as a president of the prestigious Indian Statistical Institute.

ii. Vijay Kelkar has replaced former RBI governor C Rangarajan.

iii.It is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions focused on statistics.

3. VEERAPPA MOILY-LED PARLIAMENTARY PANEL TO EXAMINE MERGER OF BUDGETS

i. The parliamentary committee headed by the Congress MP M Veerappa Moily, has been constituted to review the all budgetary reforms.

ii.The committee will also review the disinvestment policy, the banking sector in India, RBI’s emerging role and its framework.

4. AGRICULTURE MINISTER INAUGURATES KRISHI UNNATI MELA IN MATHURA

i. The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has inaugurated the 4 days Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela – in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

ii.The fest is orgainised to promote new technology advancement in agriculture.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 SEP 2016

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1. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS OBSERVED ON 26 SEP

I. International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was observed on 26 September.

ii. The Day provides an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a high priority.

iii.It also provides an opportunity to educate the public and their leaders about the real benefits of eliminating such weapons, and the social and economic costs of perpetuating them.

2. AJAY SINGH ELECTED BFI PRESIDENT

i. Uttarakhand’s Ajay Singh has been elected president of the Boxing Federation of India.

ii. The Mumbai-based Jay Kowli won the post of secretary-general as the election process for the office-bearers of the new National federation was completed.

3. JAPAN TO HOST 2026 ASIAN GAMES

i. Japan’s Aichi prefecture and its capital city Nagoya were confirmed as co-hosts of the 2026 Asian Games.

ii. South Korea is already hosting the Winter Olympics at Pyeonchang in 2018 and Tokyo will hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics before the winter games go to Beijing in 2022.

4. R ASHWIN BECOMES FASTEST INDIAN & SECOND OVERALL TO TAKE 200 TEST WICKETS

I. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian and second overall to take 200 wickets, reaching the milestone in his 37th Test.

ii Ashwin left behind the likes of Dennis Lillee and Waqar Younis, who took 38 Tests to get to 200 wickets.

5. SANIA MIRZA AND BARBORA STRYCOVA LIFT TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN TROPHY IN TOKYO

i. India's Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova lifted the women’s doubles title in the Toray Pan Pacific Open trophy in Tokyo.

ii.The Indo-Czech pair defeated the unseeded Chinese pair of Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang .

iii.This is Sania and Strycova's second title in three tournaments since they have paired together.

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GK SERIES FOR SSC,IAS,PCS,HAS,HCS AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMS (HISTORY-1)

Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)

3500 – 1300 BCE

[The Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Civilization]

Features of Indus Valley Civilization:

·         Cities were divided into two parts i.e. Upper town(west), also known as Citadel (i.e. fortified) and Lower Town(east).

·         Red pottery painted with designs in black.

·         Copper, bronze, silver, gold present.

·       Bodies were buried in wooden coffins, but during the later stages ‘H symmetry culture’ evolved where bodies were buried in painted burial urns.

·    Efficient town planning with streets running from North-South and East-West directions, cutting each other at right angle.

·         Northern-most site- Manda (J&K).

·         Southern-most site- Daimabad (Maharashtra).

·         Eastern-most site- Alamgirpur (UP).

·         Western-most site- Sutkagendor (Pakistan).

·         Important Ports towns: Lothal , Surkotada , Dholavira

·         Mature Harappan phase: c. 2600 – 1900 BCE.

·         Largest Harappan site in India is Rakhigarhi in Haryana.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 SEP 2016

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1. INDIA AND RUSSIA STARTED  JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE IN VLADIVOSTOK

i. The 8th edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise ‘Indra 2016’ was started  in Vladivostok in Russia.

ii. Indra  is a biannual exercise which has been carried out between the two allies since 2003.

2.COMMITTEES FOR THE BIRTH CENTENARY OF PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAY

i. The PM, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the formation of two committees for the commemoration of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.

ii. The Prime Minister will chair a 149 member National Committee, and the Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, will chair a 23 member Executive Committee.

3. ARUN GOYAL APPOINTED ADDITIONAL SECRETARY IN GST COUNCIL

i. Senior IAS officer Arun Goyal has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax  Council.

ii. The Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, is formed to decide on tax rate, exempted goods and the threshold limit.

4. WORLD’S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE BUILT IN CHINA

i. China has built world’s largest radio telescope nicknamed Tianyan known as Heavenly Eye” or “The Eye of Heaven.

ii. It has started its operation and is part of China’s drive to become a science powerhouse.

iii. It is located in the Dawodang depression a natural basin in Pingtang County in the Guizhou Province, Southwest China.

iv. It is the world’s largest single dish radio telescope and the second largest radio telescope after the Russian RATAN-600, which has a sparsely filled aperture.

5. MISSION PARIVAR VIKAS TO BE LAUNCHED IN SEVEN STATES FOR IMPROVED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES

i.The Union Health Ministry has decided to launch Mission Parivar Vikas in seven states for improved family planning services.

ii. Its main objective is to accelerate access to high quality family planning choices based on information, reliable services and supplies within a rights-based framework.

iii. The key strategic focus area of this initiative will be on improving access to contraceptives through delivering assured services, dovetailing with new promotional schemes and  ensuring commodity .

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 21,22 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 21,22 SEPTEMBER

1. Which is  the most advanced surface-to-air missile that was successfully test-fired by India 8' off the Odisha coast?

a) Barak-8

b) Akash

c) Trishul

d) Maitri

ANS A

2. Which Nobel laureate was honoured as the 2016 Humanitarian of the Year by the Harvard Foundation?

a) Ban-Ki Moon

b) Malala Yousafzai

c) Aung San Suu Kyi

d) None of the above

ANS C

3. Name the person that was appointed as the India's Ambassador to Sweden recently?

a) Gulshan Singh

b) Monika Kapil Mohta

c) Azita Raji

d) H.E. Artak

ANS B

4. Which country topped the World Economic Freedom (WEF) Index 2016?

a) Hong Kong

b) Switzerland

c) Singapore

d) New Zealand

ANS A

5. What is the position of India in the World Economic Freedom (WEF) Index 2016?

a) 112th

b) 111th

c) 78th

d) 108th

ANS A

6. Joint Sea-2016 naval exercise was conducted between which of the following countries?

a) China and United States

b) India and Russia

c) China and Russia

d) India and China

ANS C

7. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India recently?

a) Nitin Srivastav

b) Usha Pal

c) VK Sharma

d) Usha Sangwan

ANS C

8. Which country was recently hit by Typhoon Meranti?

a) China

b) India

c) Vietnam

d) Malaysia

ANS A

9. Theme of the International Day of Peace that was observed across the world on 21 September 2016?

a) The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace

b) Partnerships for Peace - Dignity for All

c) Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future

d) Disarmament and non-proliferation

ANS A

10. In which city the two-day North East Connectivity Summit is being held?

a) Shillong

b) Guwahati

c) Agartala

d) Kohima

ANS C

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