Banking & Financial Awareness
1. The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a committee to study various facets
of household finance in India and benchmark____Dr. Tarun Ramadorai committee.
Note:
It
will evaluate the design of new systems and the redesign of existing
systems of incentives and regulations to encourage and enable better
participation by Indian households in formal financial markets.
2. Which
bank has launched cheaper home loan schemes for defense and other government
employees with installment tenure extending up to 75 years of age___The
State Bank of India (SBI).
Note:
There
will be a lower EMI burden post retirement and 0.05 % concession over the home
loan interest for 7th Pay Commission beneficiaries.
3. Which
bank has launched “group credit life insurance scheme” of Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC) in Mangaluru__Corporation Bank.
Note:
The
scheme has been made available initially at all the branches of Mangaluru Zone
which would later be extended to all branches.
The
Scheme is available to bank’s customers in the age group of 18 to 60 year who
have taken term loans.
4. Name
of the portal launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to curb illegal money
pooling by the firms___Sachet.
Note:
The
portal “sachet.rbi.org.in” will help public to obtain information about
entities allowed to collect deposits.
The
portal will facilitate filing, tracking of complaints, besides providing
information about whether any particular entity is registered with any
regulator or is permitted to accept deposits.
5. The
government has set an inflation target for the next five years__ 4%.
Note:-
The government has
notified rules for setting up the Monetary Policy Committee giving effect to
amendments in the RBI Act.
The finance
ministry has notified the consumer inflation target for RBI until March 31,
2021, with an upper tolerance level of 6% and lower limit of 2%..
6. According
to the RBI’s 3rd bi-monthly monetary policy review for FY 2016-17, the current
repo rate is ___6.5 %.
Note:
The
repo rate at which RBI lends to the system has been retained (6.5 %) while the
reverse repo rate which is paid to banks has been maintained at (6 %).
The
RBI has also kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio
(SLR) unchanged at 4.0 % and 21%.
7. Who
has become the first Indian quasi-sovereign to issue a Masala bond on London
Stock Exchange___NTPC.
Note:
The
bond is Climate Bonds Initiative certified and will be listed on London Stock
Exchange’s green bonds segment.
NTPC
will invest the proceeds of the green Masala bond in the renewable energy
market as it seeks to add more wind and solar power projects to its portfolio
to support the Indian government’s ambition to generate 175GW of renewable
energy by 2022.
8. First Indian
state to ratify GST Constitution Amendment Bill (122nd)___Assam.
Note:
The 122nd
Constitution amendment bill needs to be ratified by 50% of the Indian states
before it can be sent for Presidential assent.
The Goods and
Services Tax (GST) is India’s most important indirect tax reform since
Independence.
A single rate
of GST will replace various taxes to ensure seamless transfer of goods and
services.
9. Project Ananya
has been launched by the Indian bank____ Syndicate Bank.
Note:
It will focus
on improved customer service and to offer latest in digital banking services.
The project
would provide customers with best services while improving and modernizing the
whole bank.
10. Which state had
decided to increase tax rates on diesel by one percent and petrol by 1.5
percent is __ Bihar.
11. South Indian
Bank partnered with _______to launch co-branded credit card.
Note:
With this
partnership both South Indian Bank and SBI Card will launch two variants of
credit card on VISA platform, namely South Indian Bank Platinum SBI Card and
South Indian Bank SimplySAVE SBI Card.
12. The National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has recently tied up with a bank to launch
an USSD based application for their customer _____Union Bank of India.
Note:
The
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a GSM based technology
The technology
used to send text between a mobile phone and an application program in the
network.
13. Urjit Patel
appointed as ___ Governor of Reserve Bank of India____ 24th .
Note:
Urjit Patel
will replace Raghuram Rajan.
Prior to this
appointment, he was appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI in 2013.
After the
recommendation of the Urjit Patel committee, RBI had shifted to bi-monthly
policy review in March 2014. Earlier, RBI announces monetary policy
statement on every Quarterly basis.
On
recommendations of Urjit Patel Committee from April 2014 onwards,
Central bank (RBI) had adopted the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) (combined)
as the key measure of inflation. Earlier, RBI had given more weightage to
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) than CPI as the key measure of inflation for all
policy purposes.
14. Recently, RBI
imposed penalties of up to Rs. 5 lakh on how many cooperative banks for
violation of norms___Four
Note:
The name of 4
cooperative banks are - The Cooperative City Bank, Guwahati, Indapur Urban
Cooperative Bank, Shri Dadasaheb Gajmal Cooperative Bank, The Model Cooperative
Urban Bank.
15. India’s rank in
the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII)__66th.
Note:
The report is
released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO).
The list is
topped by Switzerland, followed by Sweden, the UK, the US, Finland and
Singapore.
16. 'iMobile
SmartKeys' mobile app has been launched by the bank___ ICICI Bank.
Note:
Customers can
transfer money to their registered beneficiaries. Also can pay their utility
bills as well as recharge their mobile numbers.
17. Union Bank of
India (UBI) has launched an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)
based mobile app___ *99# Mobile Application.
Note:
The Union Bank
has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to
launch an USSD based *99# mobile application for their customers.
18. According to the
study of Assocham, which country ranked the third largest number of technology
driven startups in the world______India.
Note:
The study done
by - Assocham in partnered with Thought Arbitrage Research Institute.
According to
the report – US and UK has occupied the top two positions.
Bengaluru
ranked first in the largest share of technology startups in the country which
is followed by Delhi NCR and Mumbai.
19. Recently, Doha
Bank has announced to open a state-of-the-art branch in ___Kochi.
Note:
This will be a
first kind of branch which will be setup in Kochi, Kerala.
Doha bank had
commenced its operation in Mumbai in April, 2015.
20. Which bank
becomes the first among the private sector banks to offer Indian Gold Coins___ Federal
Bank.
Note:
The bank has
tied up with MMTC for distribution of Indian Gold Coins (IGC).
21. India’s rank on
the 2016 World Risk Index____77th.
Note:
India has been
ranked 77th out of 171 countries on the World Risk Index 2016.
The index
assessed the risk of disaster in 171 countries through the combined
analysis of natural hazards and societal vulnerabilities.
22. Which banks
introduced NPCI’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) that allows customers to
make payments via digital means are ____ Axis Bank, Union Bank of
India, Federal Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.
23. The Company who
has topped the Forbes list of The World's Most Innovative Companies 2016____Tesla
Motors.
24. Indian’s
highest-ranked company in the Forbes list of The World's Most Innovative
Companies 2016___Asian Paints.
25. Head of the
high-level committee constituted by Union Finance Ministry to suggest steps to
promote card payments____Ratan P Watal.
Note:
The committee
will be headed by Principle Adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog and former
Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal.
The committee
will also study and recommend need for changes, if any, in the regulatory
mechanism under various laws, relevant for the purpose of promotion of payments
by digital modes.
26. Who has launched
a new digital technology platform “DiGi SENSE 1.0” to enable fleet owners to
track their Mahindra vehicles in real time basis___Mahindra & Mahindra.
Note:
The new
platform will enable customers to digitally build knowledge about the
performance and location of their vehicles.
Mahindra has
become the first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in India to integrate
its product line-up onto a cloud-based technology platform.
27. As per the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s annual report 2015-16, India’s GDP growth
forecast for FY 17 is ____7.6 %.
Note:
The report
highlights that the passage of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill will mark a
new era in co-operative fiscal federalism and a growing political consensus for
economic reforms.
28. Recently
released report titled “Connecting to Complete 2016”, India has been ranked
____35th.
Note:
India has been
ranked 35th out of 160 countries in the World Bank’s Logistics
Performance Index (LPI) 2016.
The LPI report
is published by World Bank in every 2 years.
29. India signed
Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) with___ the United
States.
30. India is ranked
at the W10 report 2016 released by New World Wealth____Seventh.
31. Who has acquired
the cement business of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd ____ Birla Corporation
Limited.
32. Union Cabinet
has approved revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for avoidance
of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
income with ____Cyprus.
33. The Karnataka
Bank has recently launched a mobile application___KBL-SMARTz.
Note:
The UPI is a
new initiative from NPCI in the digital payments ecosystem.
The interface
is designed to enable customers across UPI member banks to pay and collect
money from their smartphones without entering any bank account information.
New Appointments
1. Who has been
appointed as the new Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi___ Bhaskar
Khulbe.
Note:
Earlier, he
was the additional secretary in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
2. Newly elected
Prime Minister of Nepal____Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda).
Note:
He is the
chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).
3. Who has been
appointed as the new President of Microsoft India__Anant Maheshwari .
Note:
Maheshwari
will succeed Bhaskar Pramanik in March 2017.
He will be
responsible for Microsoft’s entire product, service and support
offerings across India.
4. Who has
appointed new chairman of the National Dairy Development Board__Dilip Rath.
Note:
He will be on
the post until the appointment of a regular incumbent.
5. Chairman of the
Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) of Kerala___ VS Achuthanandan.
6. First Indian
woman to join the International Olympic Committee___Nita Ambani.
Note:
She is the only
current active individual member of the IOC from India and will serve the world
body till the age of 70.
7. The former
Defence Minister of Japan has been elected as the first woman governor of Tokyo
___Yuriko Koike.
8. Former Meghalaya
Chief Secretary has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of
Meghalaya___ P B O Warjri.
9. Who has been
appointed as Prime Minister of Tunisia___Youssef Chahed.
Note:
He succeeded Habib
Essid, who lost vote of no-confidence in the parliament because of his
handling of economic reforms and security.
10. Who has been
sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat ___ Vijay Rupani.
Note:
He was elected
an MLA for the first time in 2014, winning the Rajkot West seat vacated by
Vajubhai Vala, who went on to become Karnataka Governor.
11. The former Chief
Justice of India who has been appointed as the Head of BCCI legal panel to
interact with Justice Lodha committee is ___Markandey Katju.
Note:
This panel
will be a single point interface for the BCCI to interact with the Justice
Lodha Committee.
Justice
Markandey Katju is the former Chairman of Press Council of India.
12. Who has been
appointed as the new Chairman of Central Silk Board (CSB) for a period of 3
years ____K M Hanumantharayappa.
13. Government has
constituted a National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) under the
Chairmanship ____Pradeep Kumar Sinha.
Sinha is the Cabinet
Secretary of India.
The committee
will facilitate domestic coordination and implementation of the TFA provisions.
14. Who has been
appointed as the Managing Director of State Bank of India __ Dinesh Kumar
Khara.
Note:
Prior to the
appointment, he was working as MD and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Funds
Management Pvt Ltd.
15. Who will be the
Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court___Manjula Chellur.
Note:
Currently,
Justice Chellur is the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
16. Former RBI Deputy
Governor Anand Sinha has been appointed to the Board of___ IDFC Bank.
Note:
The
appointment of Sinha came after Vinod Rai resigned after serving on the board
for a year.
17. Who has been
appointed as the Transport Commissioner of Delhi __Sandeep Kumar.
18. Who has been
reappointed as the CMD and CEO of Hero MotoCorp ___ Pawan Munjal.
19. New chairperson
for the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Athletes’ Commission___Angela
Ruggiero.
Note:
She will
succeed Claudia Bokel, whose 4-year term is expiring at the end of the
2016 Rio Olympics.
The IOC
Athletes’ Commission is a body maintained by the International Olympic
Committee for the purpose of representing athletes.
20. Who has been
appointed as Governor of Manipur_____Najma Heptulla.
Note:
She will
succeed V Shanmuganathan (Governor of Meghalaya) who was holding additional
charge as Manipur Governor since September 2015.
She had served
as Union Minority Affairs Minister in the Union Cabinet of NDA Government.
21. Who has been
appointed as Governor of Assam ______Banwarilal Purohit.
Note:
Purohit is
three-time former member of Lok Sabha from Nagpur and Managing Editor of
Central India’s daily ‘The Hitavada’.
22. Who has been
appointed as Governor of Punjab___VP Singh Badnore .
Note:
He hails from
Rajasthan and is associated with Mayo College, Ajmer.
23. Who has been
appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ___Jagdish
Mukhi .
Note:
He is
Delhi-based BJP leader and former MLA from Delhi.
24. Who has been
appointed as Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI),
Mumbai___ P D Gupta.
Note:
He has been
appointed to the post for five years.
The HBNI is an
aided institution of the Department of Atomic Energy and is a deemed university
under the UGC Act.
25. Who has been
re-appointed as the Chairman of Bharti Airtel for next 5 years with effect from
October 1st ,2016.___Sunil Bharti Mittal.
Note:
Bharti
Airtel Limited is an Indian global telecommunications services company
based in New Delhi, India.
It operates in
18 countries across South Asia, Africa, and the Channel Islands.
On June 15,
2016, he was elected as Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce.
26. Who has
appointed as the new independent director on the board of India Post Payment
Banks (IPPB)___R S Sodhi.
Note:
Sodhi is one
of the 5 independent members to be appointed on the board.
It is set to
be operational in March 2017.
27. Who has appointed
as the head of the task force by the Union Government to study the structure of
organized Group A Central services ___ T Jacob.
28. Anuradha Rao has
appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ____SBI
Mutual Fund.
29. The Indian film
director has appointed as the UN Women’s Advocate for Gender Equality and
Women’s Empowerment in India ______Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush.
30. Who has been
appointed as the President of India Bullion and Jewellers Association _____Mukesh
Mehta.
Important News –
India
1. India’s first
underground museum will be opened in ____New Delhi.
Note:
It will be
opened at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on October 2, 2016.
The museum
showcases a collection of relics associated with each of the past presidents of
India along with a range of vestiges reflecting upon the history of India’s
freedom struggle.
2. Union Cabinet
has given its approval to Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that seeks to
improve ____ Road Safety in the country.
3. The world’s
tallest girder rail bridge will come up in the state ___Manipur.
Note:
The new tunnel
will be 11.55 km long, more than the famous Pir Panjal tunnel on the
Banihal-Qazigund line.
The rail
bridge with height of 141m will surpass the existing tallest bridge in Europe
which has a height of 139m.
4. The festival
titled “Amazing North-East…Paradise Unexplored” will be held in the city ___ New
Delhi.
Note:
The festival
will be organised by the city-based NGO Life of Vision Foundation.
5. The 2016 India
International Footwear Fair (IIFF) has started in the city___New Delhi.
Note:
The fair is
the premier specialized B2B event of the India Trade Promotion Organisation
(ITPO) and Confederation of Indian Footwear Industries (CIFI).
6. Committee
constituted by RBI in August 2016 to look at various facets of household finance
in India- Tarun Ramadorai Committee on Household Finance.
7. Constitutional
Article has been referred by Delhi High Court to hold that Lt. Governor is the
administrative head of the National Capital Territory ___ Article 239 &
239AA.
8. First tiger cell
of India will set up in the city___Dehradune
Note:
The cell will
house a database of tigers as well as DNA and stripes samples of the big cats
from over 50 tiger reserves.
It will aid
conservation efforts by preventing poaching and providing an update on tiger
numbers.
9. The former
Comptroller and Auditor General of India who stepped down from private sector
lender IDFC Bank’s board is ____Vinod Rai.
10. India’s Ministry
of Culture The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) has organized a 64-day-long
theatre festival in____ Kolkata.
Note:
Kolkata
Theatre Festival 2016 will showcase as many as 245 theatres of several groups
at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex in Kolkata’s satellite town Salt Lake.
The theatre
festival will continue till the 2nd of October.
11. Who has launched
a nation-wide breast feeding programme Mothers’ Absolute Affection (MAA)__ J
P Nadda.
Note:
The goal of
the programme is to enhance optimal breastfeeding practices.
The programme
is a very cost-effective and significant health intervention along with de
worming programme.
12. The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a new formula to calculate
production subsidy for __Sugar Mills.
13. National
Disaster Response Force Director General, OP Singh laid the foundation stone
for a permanent NDRF station at Sudumbare village of ____Pune.
14. The Union
Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu has launched Swachh
Suvekshan-2017 project in ____New Delhi.
Note:
Citizens can
seek information about the ways of participating in the cleanliness mission and
can also enquire about the status of their applications for construction of
toilets.
15. ‘70 Saal Azadi
Yaad Karo Kurbani’ for Tiranga Yatra theme song has been composed by___Kesiraju
Srinivas.
Note:
Srinivas
popularly known as Ghazal Srinivas.
PM Modi has
released a theme song ‘70 Saal Azadi Yaad Karo Kurbani’ for Tiranga Yatra,
which will be organized from August 16 to 23, 2016 across the
country.
16. The first
National Conference of Investigation Agencies was held in ___New Delhi.
Note:
It was held on
August 12-13, 2016 at ‘Vigyan Bhawan’ in New Delhi.
The conference
has been organized by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
in coordination with National Investigation Agency (NIA).
17. Government will
constitute a committee to review e-commerce rules___Amitabh Kant committee.
Note:
It will be
headed by the NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
The committee
would also suggest ways to further promote the growth of the sector.
18. Manipur’s ‘Iron
Lady’ ended her 16 - year long fast ___ Irom Chanu Sharmila .
Note:
She wants
Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to be revoked through political means
in Manipur.
19. The National
Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed Memorandum of Understanding with
_____IIT-Kharagpur.
Note:
IIT-Kharagpur
will develop ‘Paneled Cement Concrete Pavements’ for highways.
The duration
of the research project is 3 years.
20. Who has launched
Twitter Sewa service to address the common man’s complaints regarding telecom
and postal services___Manoj Sinha.
Note:
The complaints
will be lodge through Twitter handle “@manojsinhabjp”.
The platform
will also address the grievances that are raised against private players.
21. Who has joined
hands with the forest departments of Punjab and Haryana to plant five lakh
trees on rail land along tracks___Indian Railway.
Note:
The plantation
along the tracks will help in protecting railway land from encroachment.
The plantation
drive will be carried out by the forest departments without declaring such land
as protected forest areas with the provision for resumption of such land for
developmental projects.
22. Two-day meeting
of BRICS women parliamentarian’s forum began in ____Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Note:
Lok Sabha
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has inaugurated the meeting which will have
different plenary sessions.
Total 43
Parliamentarians from BRICS countries including 28 MPs from Lok Sabha and
Rajya Sabha are participating in the meeting .
BRICS is the
grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
23. Who has
inaugurated the Uttarakhand’s first animal birth control center (ABC) at
Dehradun___Maneka Gandhi.
Note:
It will take
up birth control measures with stray dogs the population of which has been
rising in the city and the state.
The centers
will be set up in Nainital and Mussoorie and other municipal corporations in
Haridwar, Haldwani, Kashipur and Roorkee.
24. Mobile app has
been launched by Union Government to monitor execution of the under
construction power transmission projects__Tarang.
Note:
The Union
Ministry of Power launched the TARANG Mobile App to Track power transmission
projects.
25. Youth Voters’
Festival of 2016 will be held in ____Nagaland.
Note:
This festival
will be held under the directives of the Election Commission of India (ECI)
in Nagaland from 5th - 9th September 2016.
26. e-Library has been
launched by the Union government for divyang___Sugamya Pustakalaya.
Note:
Sugamya
Pustakalaya is an online library for Divyang and houses publications across
diverse subjects and languages in multiple accessible formats.
Over 2 lakhs
books are available in Accessible formats for people with visual impairment and
other print disabilities.
27. A Bronze statue
of B R Ambedkar will be installed at the Ambedkar memorial at Indu Mill land in
Mumbai. The statue will be called the _____Statue of Equality.
28. A researchers
group discovered a new species of eel, Gymnothorax indicus from ___ Bay of
Bengal.
29. The Conference
on “International Arbitration in BRICS: Challenges, Opportunities and Road
ahead” will be held in ____New Delhi.
Note:
The purpose of
conference is to asses, evaluate and debate ideas and insights regarding
dispute resolution mechanism and arbitration which are integral to economic
growth and stability.
30. The first
Children Court of South India has launched in____Hyderabad.
Note:
This court is
a child-friendly court and 6th in India with features like separate waiting
rooms for children and a video camera trial for the accused, mandated under the
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act-2012.
31. Who has been
named as the Chairman of a 5-member National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)
review committee ____ Abhinav Bindra.
Note:
The committee
will examine and the causes behind shooting not securing any medals at the Rio
Olympics.
The committee
is also mandated to recommend concrete steps that NRAI must immediately
undertake to ensure that this is not repeated in future Olympics.
31. Union Women and
Child Development Minister has launched Protection of Children from Sexual
Offenses (POCSO) e-box in _____New Delhi.
Note:
POCSO e-box is
an online complaint management system for easy and direct reporting of sexual
offences against children and timely action against the offenders under the
POCSO Act, 2012.
32. The 4th edition
of Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF) 2016 has started in ____Kolkata.
Note:
The 4-day-long
movie carnival at the state-run Nandan multiplex is screening a selection of 23
best foreign and Indian films ever made on or inspired by Teresa.
It is
organized by the Archdiocese of Kolkata, Missionaries of Charity and SIGNIS
India.
32. Redefined
Engagement with Indian Diaspora Karnataka will host the 15th edition of Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas (PBS) 2017 in _____Bengaluru.
33. India’s first
textile university will set up in ____Gujarat.
Note:
It will set-up
at Surat, Gujarat to create a complete eco system for the textile industry in
Gujarat and India.
34. High-level
committee has been constituted by the Union Government to promote card
payments____Ratan P Watal committee.
35. Indian Navy has
set-up a high level committee to find out the extent of Scorpene submarine data
leak and the damage to the Navy____ Ashok Kumar committee.
Note:
The committee
will be headed by Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Ashok Kumar.
36. The committee
has submitted report on border protection to Union Government___Madhukar
Gupta committee.
Note:
The committee
has submitted its report to the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The committee
was formed to strengthen border protection and to address the issue of gaps and
vulnerability in border fencing along Indo-Pakistan Border.
37. The 2016 BRICS
Convention on Tourism will be hosted by _____Madhya Pradesh.
Note:
The 2016 BRICS
Convention on Tourism will be held at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh from
September 1 to promote intra-regional tourism.
38. Who has become
the first Indian state to distribute two crore LED bulbs under the Unnat Jyoti
by Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) scheme____ Gujarat.
Note:
Gujarat has
reached this milestone in just 96 days and over 42 lakh households
have already benefitted from the scheme.
States News
1. The Aadi Perukku
festival was celebrated in the state of India____ Tamil Nadu.
Note:-
The festival
is celebrated on 18th of Aadi month in Tamil calendar year in gratitude
to water bodies especially Cauvery river.
2. State government
has launched citizen governance mobile App “HIM TCP” ___Himachal Pradesh.
Note:
The App
ensures easy and single point access to the services and other functions of the
department.
The TCP
department would be able to process new and pending applications, no
objection certificates, handling payments, issuing notifications and scheduled
inspections speedily.
3. First Indian
state to approve sewage and waste water policy___ Rajasthan.
Note:
All district
headquarters, heritage cities and cities in the state which have more than one
lakh population will be included. In it, treated waste water will be used in
irrigation and agricultural work.
4. The traditional
farm festival of “Hareli” was celebrated in the state ____Chhattisgarh.
Note: -
The festival
marks the beginning of Shravan month.
The farmers
across the state worship their equipment and cows on this festival.
During this
festival, the Goddess ‘Kutki Dai’ is the presiding deity worshiped for good
crops.
5. Who has decided
to recruit transgender persons as jail warders as per the directive of the
Supreme Court__Odisha govt.
Note:-
A letter to
this effect has been sent to the Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Commission
to take necessary steps in this regard.
First time the
state government will mention the third gender as a separate category in any of
the recruitment process.
For this, they
will have to succeed in the qualifying examination with other candidates
6. Who has launched
an online service for consumers to apply for low-tension service connections___
Tamil Nadu government.
Note:-
Consumers can
now apply online to secure a new low-tension service connection, upload all
necessary documents on the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
website and also make payment.
7. The Odisha
government’s special assistance scheme for elderly weavers that was launched to
mark the National Handlooms Day is ___‘Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana’.
Note:-
It is a
pension scheme for weaver community in the state.
As per the
scheme, the state government would provide Rs. 500 pension to the
weavers, on the occasion of National Handloom Day.
The pension
would be transferred directly to the bank account of the weavers.
8. IRCTC has signed
pact with the state government to promote hospitality and tourism___Manipur
government.
Note:
The pact aims
to explore involvement of Self Help Groups in catering activities, setting up
of water vending machines, use of Rail Neer and development of lounges and
greeting services for tourists.
9. PM Narendra Modi
has launched the phase-1 of Mission Bhagiratha at Komatibanda in ____ Telangana.
Note:
It is a
flagship project of the Telangana government to provide safe drinking
water through a pipeline to every household in the state.
The project
aims to provide 100 liters of clean drinking water per person in rural
households and 150 liters per person in urban households.
10. 'Azadi 70- Yaad
Karo Kurbani' program has been started from the state of India___Madhya
Pradesh.
Note:
It has been
launched by PM Narendra Modi on August 9, 2016 to commemorate freedom
fighters on the 70th year of India’s Independence and 75th anniversary of the
Quit India Movement from the birth place of freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azaz
at Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
11. The state that
organsied various initiatives to mark the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the
1942 Quit India Movement is___Maharashtra.
Note:
This
initiative at the historic August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai to mark the Platinum
Jubilee celebration of the 1942 Quit India Movement.
12. India’s first
repository on tigers will be set up at__Dehradun.
13. The Union
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched a data bank Portal of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises in ___New Delhi.
Note:
The purpose of
the portal is to gather information about MSMEs.
Through data
bank, the census of MSMEs will be carried out online.
14. To mark the 70th
Independence Day, the Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu
has launched the ___Independence Day Film Festival.
Note:
15. The 12-day long
Krishna Pushkar festival has started in ____Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh.
Note:
The festival
comes once in every 12 years.
16. Who has decided
to make Aadhaar card mandatory for procurement of paddy in the state__Odisha
government.
Note:
The government
has also decided to link Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries for availing
ration under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and work under MGNREGA.
Now, the
payments will be directly credited to the bank account of farmers from Odisha
State Cooperative Bank.
17. India’s first
Nuclear Suppliers’ insurance policy for Right to Recourse has been launched in
the state____ Maharashtra.
Note:
It has been
launched by India Nuclear Insurance Pool (INIP).
INIP is the
27th global nuclear insurance pool which was launched by state run General
Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), in association with non-life insurance
companies.
18. Who has decided
to install 3050 solar water pumps of 2 HP, 5 HP and 10 Horse Power during this
financial year in the state____ Haryana Government.
Note:
The farmers
will share 10% of the body of solar pump and the remaining 90% cost would be
shared by the Central and State Government as financial assistance.
This will
result in solar capacity addition of 14.64 MW.
19. Sachin Tendulkar
has selected a village for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
(SAGY)__Donja .
Note:
Under SAGY,
each member of parliament needs to choose one village from their constituency
and develop it as a model village.
The programme
was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the birth anniversary of
Jayaprakash Narayan, on 11 October 2014.
20. First state in
the country to launch comprehensive ‘Crime Criminal Tracking Network System’
(CCTNS)__ Maharashtra Government.
Note:
It was
launched through the operationalisation of 34 cyber laboratories across the
state in order to combat growing cybercrimes.
All police
stations in the state will be linked with one another for sharing information
about crimes in their respective jurisdictions.
The CCTNS has
been developed by Pune based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
(CDAC).
21. The educational
institute adopted five villages under the Namami Gange Programme to deploy its
expertise to limit the flow of sewage into River Ganga ___ IIT-Kanpur.
Note:
The Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur has adopted 5 villages (Katri
Ladhva Khera, Ramel Nagar, Khoyra Katree, Pratapur and Hari Hindpur) in Uttar
Pradesh under the Namami Gange programme.
22. Civil
engineering department of IIT-Kanpur will use its expertise to restrict the
flow of sewage into the River Ganga.
23. Indian State
that signed MoU with Japan to develop food value chain in the state- Andhra
Pradesh
Note:
Japan’s Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) will encourage direct
investments by Japanese companies in the fields of agriculture and
food-related industry in Andhra Pradesh.
MAFF will also
establish food industrial parks and develop cold chains.
24. First Indian
state to sign an agreement with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to develop
10 non-functional regional airports/ airstrips ___Maharashtra.
Note:
The Civil
Aviation Ministry and Airports Authority of India (AAI) to develop 10 airports
atShirdi, Amravati, Gondia, Nashik, Jalgaon, Nanded, Solapur, Kolhapur,
Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.
25. A special Pink
colour envelop under speed has been launched in the state to expedite judicial
process_____Jharkhand.
Note:
All the notice
and summons of the High Court will be served through this envelop, which would
be a special category of Speed Post.
26. Who has proposed
a draft notification to create 17 new districts in the state_____Telangana.
Note:
The existing
10 districts will be reorganized on the basis of population and convenience to
people to reach the district headquarters with an aim for easier administration
and better development.
27. Turga hydel
project has been approved by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) located in
___ West Bengal.
28. Who has decided
to engage retired teachers in government high schools under “Teacher on Call”
scheme to meet the shortage of teaching faculty ___ Odisha government.
29. President Pranab
Mukherjee has launched Kolkata Akashvani Kendra’s Moitree Service in Bangla for
listeners in ____Bangladesh.
30. Who has launched
the DNA Index System for DNA profiling of criminals ___Andhra Pradesh.
31. The state that
fixed a target of planting over one crore saplings over an area of 15000
hectares in 2016____Himachal Pradesh.
32. The rocket has
been used by ISRO to test Supersonic Combustion Ramjet engine called Scramjet,
from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta in Andhra Pradesh ____ ATV02.
33. Ministry of
Civil Aviation has given green signal for expansion of ___ Agartala airport .
34. First Indian
state to draft its own internal security act_____ Maharashtra.
Note:
The draft act
has defined internal security as a situation posing threat to state within its
borders, either caused or provoked, prompted, or proxy.
Important News –
World
1. The World
Economic Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit will be held in ___New Delhi.
Note:
Theme of the
summit is “Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital Transformation” and it
will be attended by over 500 business and political leaders.
2. Who has won the
World Martial Arts Championships in Sydney, Australia ___Vivek Teja.
Note:
He defeated
Australian taekwondo Matthew Rose in the final to clinch the title.
3. Who has launched
first mobile telecom satellite ___China.
Note:
The
Tiantong-01 satellite was launched at southwestern China’s Xichang Satellite
Launch Center with the Long March-3B carrier rocket.
It was
designed by China Academy of Space Technology and its ground service will be
operated by China Telecom.
It will
establish a mobile network with ground facilities, providing services for
China, the Middle East, Africa and other areas.
4. The 2016 SAARC
Home Ministers’ conference was held in ____Islamabad (Pakistan).
Note:
The focus of
the conference is on strengthening networking among police authorities of SAARC
member-countries and increasing information-sharing among law enforcement
agencies.
Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh was attended the conference from India.
5. The
International Meeting on Counter Terrorism will be held at ___Bali,
Indonesia.
Note:
It aims to
strengthen the international cooperation network in addressing the growing
threat of cross-border movement of terrorism from the aspects of actor,
information and also financing.
6. Who will host
the first-ever SAARC Young Parliamentarians Conference (YPC)___Pakistan.
Note:
The first-ever
SAARC Young Parliamentarians Conference (YPC) on ‘Peace and Harmony for
Development’ will be held from August 16 to 18, 2016 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
A 3-member
Parliamentary delegation will attend the SAARC YPC 2016 from India.
7. ‘Tomorrow’s
India Global Summit’ will be held in ___Seoul, South Korea.
Note:
It is an
initiative of the Global Social India Foundation to provide a platform to offer
expansion and investment opportunities for Indian start-up community, MSMEs and
corporate businesses.
8. Who has launched
“Gaofen-3” an earth observation satellite into orbit by the Long March 4C
rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi Province__China.
9. The tropical
storm that triggered landslides in Mexico __Earl.
10. NITI Aayog has
signed agreement to set up web portal on energy data with___ US Energy
Information Administration.
Note:
The portal
will host data including oil & gas, coal, solar & thermal energy etc.
11. Who has
successfully launched the world’s first quantum satellite __ China.
Note:
It is equipped
with security features to prevent wiretapping and intercepts.
Quantum
communication boasts of ultra-high security as a quantum photon can
neither be separated nor duplicated.
It is hence
impossible to wiretap, intercept or crack the information transmitted
through it.
12. First SAARC
Young Parliamentarians Conference begins in ____Islamabad.
Note:
The two-day (
16-18th August 2016) intends to offer young Parliamentarians’ narrative as a
prelude to the 19th SAARC Summit to be hosted by Pakistan in November 2016.
Three-member
Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo (BJD
Lok Sabha), Alok Tiwari of Samajwadi Party in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MP
Devisingh Patel reached Islamabad to attend the conference.
13. The world’s
largest aircraft has embarked on its maiden flight at an airfield in Cardington
in central England____ Airlander 10.
Note:
It is
92-metre-long and 43.5m wide can fly at up to 4,880 metres and reach speeds of
148 km per hour. It can also be used for commercial purpose.
Airlander 10
is a partly plane and partly airship filled with helium gas.
14. The country who
has hosted the 2016 World Trauma Congress (WTC)__India.
Note:
World Trauma
Congress-2016 inaugurated by Union Health Minister J P Nadda at Vigyan Bhavan
in New Delhi on August 18, 2016.
15. The World
Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed every year on August 19,what is the theme of
WHD-2016 ___ One Humanity.
Note:
World
Humanitarian Day recognize the aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian
service and mobilizes people to advocate for humanitarian action.
16. Longest and
highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world will open in ____China.
Note:
It is 430 m
long and 6 m wide bridge, concreted with 99 panes of three-layer
transparent glasses and connects two mountain cliffs of Avatar Mountain and
stands 300m above ground.
8,000 visitors
are allowed to cross the bridge every day and a reservation must be made
one day prior to visiting.
17. Indian has
signed pact with a country on vocational training ___Germany.
Note:
German
technical assistance will be used to increase industry institute partnerships
between Indian and German organizations, build capacity of local training
institutions and foster industry linkages which will help adapt elements of the
German dual system into the Indian context.
18. The country
accounted for the highest share of tourist arrival in India ___Bangladesh.
19. World’s largest
indoor theme park will open in ____ Dubai.
Note:
United Arab
Emirates (UAE) to lure back some of the tourists and residents who often flee
abroad during the scorching desert summer.
20. The first Asian
Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was held
in___Thailand.
Note:
The purpose of
the conference was to discuss the key issues, challenges, needs and
opportunities in application of science in policy making and share good
practices from the region.
21. Who has launched
its first Tibetan-language search engine ‘Yongzin’__China.
Note:
The search
engine will serve as a unified portal for all major Tibetan-language websites
in China.
There are 8
sections for news, websites, images, videos, music, encyclopedia, literature
and forums.
22. The first BRICS
Film Festival will be hosted by____India.
Note:
It will be
held at the Sirifort Auditorium Complex, New Delhi from 2nd to 6th September,
2016.
The film
festival will showcase an amalgamation of culture, films, song, dance and food
of the 5-member countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa.
Around 20
films (four from each of the countries) will be scheduled to be screened in the
competition section.
23. The Union
Cabinet has given its approval for signing of new Air Services Agreement (ASA)
between India and ___Fiji.
Note:
The update is
as per latest ICAO template keeping in view the latest developments in civil
aviation sector and with an objective to improve the air connectivity between
the two countries.
24. The 19th SAARC
Summit will host by _____Pakistan.
Note:
The 19th SAARC
Summit will host by Islamabad (Pakistan) on 9th and 10th November this year.
SAARC Summit
Cell has been constituted to work with all stakeholders and concerned
authorities in Pakistan.
25. Typhoon that
made landfall near Tateyama City in Chiba Prefecture south of Tokyo, Japan is__
Mindulle.
26. Who has launched
the KN-11 ballistic missile from a submarine in Sea of Japan ___ North Korea.
27. The World's
Highest-Paid Actresses 2016 is _____ Jennifer Lawrence.
28. The 6th edition
of Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) 2016 was held
in___Kenya.
Note:
This is the
first time that the conference is held in Africa.
39. Scientists in
Japan studying earthquakes have detected a rare deep-Earth tremor known as ____S
wave microseism.
40. The focus
country at the 47th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
2016__South Korea.
Note:
It will be
held in Goa on November 2016.
In 2016 IFFI,
South Korea’s movies will be showcased and well-known film personalities will
also attend the festival.
41. The world’s
first self-driving taxi service has been launched in ____ Singapore.
Note:
World’s first
self-driving taxi service has launched by Singapore-based nuTonomy, an autonomous
vehicle software startup in Singapore.
With this,
nuTonomy has become an entity in the world first to offer self-driving taxi
rides to the public.
Important Dates
1. The
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed every year on
____ 9th August.
Note:
It will
promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.
The 2016 theme
“Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Education” is devoted to the right to education
of indigenous people as a critical education gap exists between indigenous
peoples and the general population.
2. The
International Youth Day is observed every year on August 12,the theme of 2016
International Youth Day (IYD) was_____ “The Road to 2030: Eradicating
Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production”.
3. The
International Biodiesel Day is observed every year on __10th August.
Note:
It will create
awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels.
4. International
Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition is observed
globally on___ 23rd August.
5. The National
Sports Day is celebrated on August 29 in India to mark the birth anniversary of
____Dhyan Chand.
Note:
The hockey
player who won gold medals for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936.
6. The World
Elephant Day is observed every year on ___August 12.
Note:
It will create
awareness of the urgent plight of African and Asian elephants, and to share
knowledge and positive solutions for the better care and management of
captive and wild elephants.
Books &
Authors
1. The book “Until
the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata” has been authored by __Karthika Nair.
Note:
It is a poetic
retelling of the Mahabharata from the perspective of many of its minor
characters.
2. The book “India
Rising: Fresh Hope, New Fears” has been authored by ___ Ravi Velloor.
Note:
The book
captures the notable events of the years under former India Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and examines how the country dealt with those issues.
3. The book R D
Burmania: Panchamemoirs has been authored by __ Chaitanya Padukone.
4. The book
“Grassroots Innovation” has been authored by____ Anil K. Gupta.
Note:
The book is
about the stories of extraordinary men and women who are silently contributing
to the innovation movement for the economic development and advancement of
society.
5. Author of the
book “Gulbadan: Portrait of a Rose Princess at the Mughal Court” is ___Margaret
Rumer Godden.
Note:
The book
portrays the vivid life story of Princess Rosebody and her life in the 16th
century Mughal royal family in India.
6. Author of the
book ‘What Lies Between Us’ is ___ Nayomi Munaweera.
Note:-
It is a novel
that sets out to explain one such crime and the possible causes behind it.
7. Author of the
book ‘The Gospel of Yudas’ is __K.R. Meera.
Note:
The book
raises alarmingly pertinent questions about the politics of faithfulness and
the price of idealism.
8. Author of the
book ‘Police and Counter Insurgency-The Untold Story of Tripura’s COIN
Campaign’ is ___Kuldeep Kumar.
Note:
The book is a
timely reminder for strategists, social activists and scholars struggling for
solutions to insurgency.
9. Author of the
book ‘A Book of Light: When a Loved One Has a Different Mind’ is ___Jerry
Pinto.
Note:
The book is a
collection of stories from people who recount their experiences of living with
loved ones with a mental illness.
10. Author of the
book ‘The Orphanage of Words’ is ___ Shinie Antony.
It is about
loss and the mechanisms to cope with it.
11. Author of the
book ‘The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History is___ Sanjeev
Sanyal.
12. Author of the
book 'One Indian Girl' is ____ Chetan Bhagat.
Note:
The book is
about an Indian girl who is intelligent and successful, because of which she
finds it difficult to get love.
13. Author of the
book “Theatres of Democracy: Between the Epic and the Everyday – Selected
Essays” is___Shiv Visvanathan.
Note:
It provides
fascinating insights into science and religion, politics and society, cricket
and film in contemporary India.
14. Author of the
book ' book Life In Diplomacy ' is _____ M K Rasgotra.
15. Author of the
book” An Intimate History of Killing: Face to Face Killing in Twentieth Century
Warfare” __ Joanna Bourke.
Note:
It reveals a
simple truth: men and women derive pleasure from officially sanctioned killing.
16. Author of the
autobiography “Chitt-Chete” written in Dogri language is _____Padma Sachdev.
Honours &
Award
1. Bollywood
film-maker who will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 8th
edition of Goa State Film Festival 2016___N Chandra.
2. Indian artist
has won the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants___ Anita Gopalan.
Note:
He will be
honoured at Awards Ceremony in New York in February 2017.
PEN America is
a renowned literary organization of the United States.
3. Who will be
honoured with the 23rd edition of 2016 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award__Shubha
Mudgal.
Note:
The award
carries a citation and cash award of Rs. 10 lakh and would be presented to
Mudgal on August 20, 2016,the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv
Gandhi
4. Who announces
cash awards for medal-winning Indian athletes___Indian Olympic Association
(IOA).
Note:
A cash award
of 50 lakh rupees for the gold medal winning athlete, 30 lakh rupees for silver
and 20 lakh rupees for bronze in the Rio Olympics 2016.
5. Former India
football team captain who has been conferred with the Mohun Bagan FC’s
prestigious Mohun Bagan Ratna (jewel) for 2016____ Syed Nayeemuddin.
Note:
Nayeemuddin is
the only athlete to won the Arjuna Award and Dronacharya Award for his
contribution to football both as a player and coach.
6. The legendary
Carnatic vocalist will be honoured at the United Nations on India’s 70th
Independence Day by A.R. Rahman is___M. S. Subbulakshmi.
Note:
To pay homage
to Subbulakshmi’s birth centenary, Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman will
perform at UNGA in New York, United States.
7. Who has been
chosen for the 2016 Nag Bhushan Award that is conferred by Nagpur-based
Non-Governmental Organization Nag Bhushan Foundation ___ Devendra Fadanvis.
8. Who has won the
best actor award at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2016____Nawazuddin
Siddiqui.
Note:
He won the
award for his role of psycho serial killer in “Raman Raghav 2.0″.
9. Who has bagged
the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services in the Higher Education
Department of Tamil Nadu___ P Shanmugam.
Note:
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa
has presented the award comprising a certificate, Rs. 5 lakh cheque
and 8-gram Gold medal
10. The Indian
cricketer has recently made an honorary member of the esteemed Marylebone
Cricket Club is __ Virender Sehwag.
Note:
He becomes the
23rd member to be awarded honorary life membership and joins the likes
of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble.
Sehwag played
104 Tests, 251 One Day International and 19 Twenty20 Internationals during his
illustrious career.
11. Noted music
composer has been honored by the America Tamil Sangam with its Tamil Ratna
Award____ A.R. Rahman.
Note:
The award has been presented by
New York based Tamil Sangam.
Rahman was bestowed with
the honour after his concert at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
chamber.
He was invited at the UNGA to
perform a concert to honour M.S. Subbulakshi, the doyen of Carnatic
music.
12. The Uttar
Pradesh has announced Rani Laxmi Bai award for ____Sakshi Malik.
Note:
The Rani Laxmi Bai award
carries a cash prize of Rs 3.11 lakh, a citation and a statue of Rani
Laxmi Bai.
13. Who will be
conferred upon with the annual Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime
Achievement Award 2016__Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.
Note:
The society has been
felicitating stalwarts of Indian classical music and dance with the award since
1986 to recognize their contribution towards enriching the art forms.
Last year, the honour was
conferred upon Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj.
The award carries a cash prize
of 50000 rupees, a memento and a citation.
14. Who will be
awarded the prestigious Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Lettres by the French
Government___Kamal Haasan.
Note:
The order is a part of France’s
premier award, the Legion of Honor.
He will be the second Tamil
actor after the legendary Sivaji Ganesan to be chosen for the honor.
The other recipients of the
Chevalier Order from India include actors Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya
Rai,Nandita Das and Shah Rukh Khan.
15. Who has
announced cash prize of Rs. 50 lakh to Dipa Karmakar who finished fourth in
women’s gymnastics at Rio Olympics___ K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Note:
Deepa created a record as the
lone Indian woman to qualify for a gymnastic event in Olympics after 52
years.
16. Who posthumously
honoured with the Ashok Chakra on the 2016 Independence Day___Havildar
Hangpan Dada.
Note:
India’s highest award for
gallantry during peace time.
17. Who has been
conferred with the prestigious 25th edition of Vyas Samman 2015___Sunita
Jain.
Note:
The award, instituted by the K
K Birla Foundation.
It carries a cash prize of Rs
2.50 lakh and is given annually to outstanding literary work in Hindi authored
by an Indian citizen.
18. Flag bearer from
India at the closing ceremony in the 2016 Rio Olympics______ Sakshi Malik.
Note:
She created
history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
19. The scientist
who has conferred the first IEI-IEEE Award for engineering excellence 2015 is
____ G. Satheesh Reddy.
Note:
The award is in recognition of
his significant national contributions towards missiles and aerospace
technologies.
IEI-IEEE Award has been
constituted by the Institution of Engineers (India) and the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Asia Pacific region to mark IEI’s 50th
anniversary.
20. First Asian to
be nominated for 2016 Heritage Heroes Award of International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN)_____ Dr. Bibhuti Lahkar.
Note:
The award is aimed to recognize
the outstanding efforts of conservationists around the world in making a
difference in the conservation of World Heritage sites in challenging
situations.
21. Who will be the
brand ambassador for “Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign” in Haryana____Sakshi
malik.
Note:
Chief Minister Khattar also
awarded 2.5 crore rupees and Commendation Certificate to Rio bronze medal
winner Sakshi Malik.
22. Who has awarded
with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015___Padma Sachdev.
Note:
She has been chosen for the
prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015 for her autobiography
“Chitt-Chete“(in Dogri language).
She was felicitated by Delhi’s
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung in New Delhi.
Saraswati Samman is considered
to be among the highest literary awards in India.
23. The actor who
has honoured with the Entertainer of The Year award by CNBC-TV18 is ____Irrfan
Khan.
24. Indian actress
made her entry in the Forbes list of World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2016_____Deepika
Padukone.
25. The Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has appointed as its brand ambassador ____PV
Sindhu.
Note:
Sindhu will be honoured and
presented the rank badges and camouflage combat fatigues of the CRPF at a
ceremonial event.
This is a
symbolic representation, with no salary or fee being given to the sports star.
Obituaries
1. Chemistry Prof
and Nobel Laureate has passed away in United States__ Ahmed Zewail.
Note:
He won the Nobel Chemistry
Prize in 1999 for his pioneering work in femto chemistry, the study of
chemical reactions in ultra-short time scales.
He was professor at the California
Institute of Technology and a Science Advisor to President Barack Obama and
was the first Arab scientist to win the Nobel Prize.
2. Australia’s
oldest Olympian who has passed away recently ___ Forbes Carlile.
3. The
Indian-American linguist and Jubilee Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the
University of Illinois who passed away is __ Braj B Kachru.
4. Assamese
litterateur who passed away in Nagaon district in Assam ___ Mahim Bora.
Note:
His literary
works include Kathanibari Ghat, Bohubhuji Tribhuj, Eai Nadir Sonte, Mai Pippali
Aru Puja, etc.
The Aircraft Systems Testing
Establishment (ASTE) in Bengaluru, which included a multi religious prayer.
5. Tamil
scriptwriter and director who has recently passed away in Chennai____Sundaram.
Sundaram worked for more than 350
films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi and was known as the founder of social
mythology.
6. The legendary
Pakistani cricketer who passed away in Karachi, Pakistan___Hanif Mohammad.
7. Former Chief
Minister Kalikho Pul passed away recently, was the Ex-CM of ____ Arunachal
Pradesh.
Note:
He found dead at the chief
minister’s official residence which he was yet to vacate in Itanagar.
8. Tamil actress
who passed away was part of Hindi films like Pistolwali __Jyothilakshmi.
9. Well-known Yoga
Guru has recently passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu___TKV Desikachar.
Note:-
Desikachar was known for
transforming the way yoga was practiced and turned it into both a wellness
concept and a therapy.
He founded Krishnamacharya Yoga
Mandiram in 1976, a yoga learning institution where today about 1000
students visit every month to learn yoga.
10. Eminent Punjabi
writer and novelist passed away after a prolonged illness___ Gurdial Singh.
Note:
One of his prominent works was
‘Marhi da Deeva’.
He was awarded Padma Shri in
1998, Jnanpith in 1999, Sahitya Akademi Award, Nanak Singh Novelist Award
(1975) among others.
11. Malayalam
filmmaker-scriptwriter passed away in Kochi___ TA Razaq.
Note:
He began his career working as
an assistant director with the film Dhwani in 1987.
Razaq won his first state
award for the film Kanakkinavu, which was directed by Sibi Malayil in 1997.
12. Former president
of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) passed away in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil___ Joao Havelange.
Note:
He had served as president of
FIFA for two decades and had played pivotal role in transforming
football’s governing body into a multibillion-dollar business.
13. Veteran
filmmaker and Odia actor passed away at Bhubaneswar, Odisha___Gobind Tej.
Note:
He has contributed in many Odia
feature films either as an actor, director or producer in his career.
Tej had received Odisha State
Film Award for best actor for “Bandhu Mohanty” in 1977.
14. Hollywood
actress who starred as Eva in 1958 film The Gun Runners and passed away
recently____ Gita Hall.
15. Former FIFA
president and IOC member who passed away recently ___ Joao Havelange.
16. Singapore’s
longest serving president passed away _____Sellapan Ramanathan.
Note:
He was the sixth and
longest-serving (1999 to 2011) President of Singapore.
Ramanathan was closely
associated with the founding leader of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew.
He was born in 1924 in the
family of Indian Tamil descent in Straits Settlements of Singapore.
17. Former editor of
‘Mathrubhumi’ passed away in Kochi___K K Sreedharan Nair.
Note:
He was selected for the first
Kelappaji memorial award instituted by Kerala Mahatmaji Samskarika Vedi in
2010.
It is an Indian general
interest weekly magazine published by the Mathrubumi Printing and Publishing
Company in Kozhikode, Kerala.
18. The journalist
who considered the ‘dean of black press columnists’ passed away is____ George
E. Curry.
19. The Belgian jazz
musician, harmonica playing, who passed away recently ___ Toots Thielemans.
20. Former Governor
and a recipient of Padma Vibhushan passed away___ Dr. A.R. Kidwai.
Note:
Kidwai served
as the Governor of several states for a record period of 17 years.
He was awarded the Padma
Vibhushan for his outstanding contribution towards public affairs.
21. The famous
painter from the Bengal school of painting who passed away is ____Dhirendranath
Brahma.
Sports News
1. How many sports
has been included by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for 2020 Tokyo
Olympics___5 sports.
Note:
The 2020 Tokyo Games will
feature 33 sports and about 11,000 athletes, compared to the
usual number of 28 sports and 10,500 athletes.
2. Women’s singles
title in the 2016 Rogers Cup ___ Simona Halep.
Note:
She defeated Madison Keys (7-6,
6-3 ) in the final of Rogers Cup.
3. Who was the flag
bearer from India in the 2016 Rio Olympics___Abhinav Bindra.
Note:
It is his 5th appearance at the
Olympic Games.
Bindra is also one of the
India’s goodwill ambassadors for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Others are Cricket
icon Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Salman Khan and music maestro AR Rahman.
4. The F1 racer who
won 2016 German Grand Prix is _____ Lewis Hamilton.
5. The Olympic
bound wrestler who was given clean chit by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA)
___ Narsingh Yadav.
Note:
NADA disciplinary panel
exonerated him from charges of violating anti-doping rules of NADA.
Earlier, Narsingh Yadav had
tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid methandienone in the
out-of-competition doping tests conducted by NADA.
6. Who has won the
2016 ATP Toronto Masters, also known as the Rogers club title in the men’s
single category ___ Novak Djokovic.
Note:
He defeated Kei Nishikori by
6-3, 7-5 in the final to clinch his 66th career title and 4th Canadian
title.
First player to clinch 30
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles.
7. Who became the
second Sri Lankan cricketer to claim a test hat-trick after seamer Nuwan
Zoysa___Rangana Herath.
8. The American
swimmer has set a new world record to win gold in the women's 400 metres
freestyle at the Rio Olympics__Katie Ledecky.
Note:
She took 3 minutes 56.46
seconds to beat Britain’s Jazmin Carlin who took 4 minutes 01.23 seconds to
finish the race.
She is the current world-record
holder in the 400-meter, 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle.
During her career, she has
broken twelve world records.
9. The country who
won the gold in first-ever Olympic Women's Rugby Sevens Championship ___Australia.
10. The American
swimmer has won his 21st Olympic gold Medal at the Rio Olympics __ Michael
Phelps.
11. Who has won gold
medal of Judo in 73kg category at 2016 Rio Olympics ___ Shohei Ono(Japan).
12. Who has won
men's 200m breaststroke swimming event at the Rio Olympics__Dmitriy Balandin
(Kazakhstan).
13. India’s top
squash player, has won the PSA Australian Open ____Dipika Pallikal.
Note:-
She has defeated Mayar Hany of
Egypt in final by 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 in Melbourne, Australia.
It is her first title of 2016.
14. The swimmer who
became the first swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in same event is
__ Michael Phelps.
15. The Chinese
player has won gold medal in Table Tennis at Rio Olympics and became the fifth
male player to complete the Grand Slam is ____ Ma Long.
Note:-
He defeated
China’s Zhang Jike by 4-0 to grab the gold medal in Table Tennis at Rio
Olympics.
He also
becomes second male player ever to be the defending champion of all three
majors at the same time.
16. Who has won the
silver medal in women’s singles badminton event at Rio Olympics2016__P V
Sindhu.
Note:
World No-1 Spain’s Carolina
Marin beat Sindhu 21-19, 21-12, 21-15 at the badminton final to take Gold
medal.
Sindhu is the first Indian
female and first ever Indian shuttler to win an Olympic silver medal.
P V Sindhu was born on 5th July
1995 in Hyderabad, India.
17. First Iranian
athlete woman to win an Olympic medal recently is ___Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin.
18. Who has won
men’s 100-metre final at the Rio Olympics 2016___Usain Bolt.
Note:
Usain won the race in 9.81
seconds, followed by USA’s Justin Gatlin (9.89 seconds) and Canada’s
Andre De Grasse (9.91 seconds)
He retained his coveted title
“Fastest man alive on the planet”.
19. Indian cricketer
who figured in the Top 10 Test Player Rankings of the ICC ___Ajinkya Rahane.
Note:
Indian batsman Ajinkya
Rahane jumped three places (currently 8th) to enter the top-10 in
latest Test rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Rahane is the only
Indian in the top-10 with Australian skipper Steve Smith on top of the
list.
20. Who has won the
Australian Open squash___Dipika Pallikal.
Note:
India’s top squash player Dipika
Pallikal has won the Australian Open squash title by beating Egypt’s
Mayar Hany (10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4).
This is Dipika’s first Professional
Squash Association (PSA) title of the year.
21. Who has become
first female Indian wrestler to win Olympic medal__Sakshi Malik.
Note:
Freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik
bagged the Bronze medal in the 58 kg weight class after recording a sensational
comeback win over Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan.
Malik had previously won silver
medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and bronze medal at the 2015
Asian Wrestling Championships in Doha.
22. India’s tennis
doubles pair of has clinched the Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos title in Mexico___ Purav
Raja and Divij Sharan.
Note:
The duo defeated Israel’s Jonathan
Erlich and England’s Ken Skupski by a score of 7-6(4), 7-6(3).
They earn 250 Emirates ATP
Doubles Rankings points and split 38940 US dollar in prize money.
23. Jamaican athlete
has won the men’s 200m gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics___ Usain Bolt.
24. The hammer
thrower has created a world record of 82.29m in women’s hammer throw to win
gold at Rio Olympics is __ Anita Wlodarczyk.
25. Who has won Gold
medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics men’s singles tennis tournament___ Andy
Murray.
Note:
Murray defeated
Agentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro in final by 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.
26. Who has topped
the medal table at the 2016 Summer Olympics recently concluded in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil __ The United States.
27. Who will host
2016 Kabaddi World Cup____India.
Note:
Ahmedabad city will host the
2016 Kabaddi World Cup .
Kabaddi World
Cup event will see 12 Kabaddi teams around the world (India, USA,
Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan and
Kenya) representing all the five geographies of the Olympic Games.
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