DAILY GK
UPDATES - 2ND AUGUST 2015
NATIONAL
UPDATES:
I. India’s
1st Harbour Defence System commissioned in Kochi: India’s
first integrated Underwater Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) was
commissioned in Kochi, Kerala. It is designed by the Israel Aerospace
Industries (IAI).
II. ‘Ignited
Minds’ written by the Missile Man, fly off the shelves: Even
as the country continues to mourn his passing, A P J Abdul Kalam’s books are
flying off the shelves, with the former president’s autobiography, ‘Wings of
Fire’, emerging as the top seller online.
III. V
P Mahawar takes charge as Director (onshore) at ONGC.
IV. ONGC
Videsh names Sudhir Sharma as Director (Exploration).
V. Mangaluru
becomes the 1st Indian city to fight Malaria with Software: The
Mangaluru City Corporation is all set to combat Malaria with the use of
technology. The unique software developed through private initiative, at no
cost to the corporation, will help control and prevent vector borne diseases
interfacing with multiple stakeholder like corporation, hospitals/ laboratories
and field workers.
VI. Tata
brand retains number 1 position: The Tata brand
retained its number one position in India in this year’s annual study conducted
by the U.K based Brand Finance, a leading brand valuation consultancy.
VII. Ganga
Ram Agarwal, a senior official, has been appointed as the new Secretary of
Railway Board.
VIII. Rakesh
Sharma took over as the new Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
I. Thomas
Cook (India) Ltd buys Sri Lankan firm Luxe Asia Pvt Ltd: The
acquisition was done in undisclosed deal and was made through Thomas Cook
(India) Ltd’s wholly owned subsidiary Thomas Cook (Lanka) Pvt Ltd. After this
deal, Luxe Asia will be operated as an independent entity.
II. Cyclone
Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh.
III. Myanmar
frees 7,000 political prisoners: Myanmar freed
some political prisoners and 155 Chinese citizens jailed for illegal logging in
an amnesty.
IV. India
ranked 14th among 22 high TB burden countries globally. As per WHO
Global Tuberculosis Report 2014, the estimated prevalence of TB is 2.6 million
cases in country.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
I. Centre
to pump Rs. 70,000 crores into PSU Banks: The
Modi Government announced a big-bucks boost to investments in the economy as
the centre will for the next four years infuse Rs. 70,000 crore out of the
budgetary allocations into state-owned banks.
II. BNP
Paribas acquires online broker Sharekhan: Sharekhan,
one of the first movers in the country’s online broking segment, has been
acquired by French Bank BNP Paribas.
SPORTS:
III. Sania Mirza recommended for Rajeev Gandhi
Khel Ratna: The Sports
ministry confirmed that Wimbledon doubles champion Sania Mirza has been
recommended for the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna.
OBITUARIES:
I. Former BBC
racing commentator Sir Peter O’Sullevan died in London at the age of 97.
