DAILY GK UPDATES 7TH APRIL 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 7TH APRIL 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. PM Chairs meeting of CSIR Society: The PM was given an overview of the work done by CSIR in addressing national challenges, and its recognition as a major Indian innovator.

 

2. 3rd phase of Mission Indradhanush begins today: It will cover 216 districts across several states including Bihar, Gujarat, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. Under the mission, children against seven vaccine preventable diseaseswill be vaccinated.

 

3. East Coast Railway (ECoR) becomes largest freight loading railway zone.

 

4. Bronze bust of Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhatta unveiled by HRD Minister Smriti Irani at the UNESCO HQ.  

 

5. NTPC suspends power generation from FarakaPlant in West Bengal owing to shortage of water.

 

6. Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel launches ‘MaaAnnapurna Yojna’: It was launched under the National Food Security Act. Under the Maa Annapurna Yojna, 3.82 crore people of Gujarat will be benefited. Each of them will get rice at Rs 3 per kg and wheat at Rs 2 per kg.

 

7. Santosh Gangwar inaugurates 3 mega projects in Nagaland: The three projects included Apparel and Garment Making Centre in Dimapur, Muga P3 Basic Seed Station Kobulong in Mokokchung district and newly approved Integrated Eri Silk Development Project under North East Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS).

 

8. Future Group has acquired FabFurnish for an undisclosed amount.

 

9. Foundation stone for Haryana’s first Horticulture University laid in Karnal by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh.

 

10. ASCI upholds 51 complaints against misleading ads: The advertising industry watchdog’s Consumer Complaint Council (CCC) found the claims in various categories to be either misleading or false or not adequately/ scientifically substantiated and hence violating ASCI’s code.

 

11. CP Gurnani appointed as the NasscomChairman.

 

12. S Balaji Arunkumar appointed as the new Deputy Chairman of Kolkata Dock System under Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT).

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. 7th April celebrated as World Health Day across the world: The day aims to draw attention to important health issues facing the world each year. The theme for this year is ‘Halt the rise: beat diabetes’.

 

2. Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson named as new PM of Iceland.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

1. First bi-monthly monetary policy statement 2016-17 released: RBI has cut the Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.5% in its first bi-monthly monetary policy review for the 2016-17 fiscal and kept the CRR unchanged at 4%.

 

SPORTS:

2. India men win Asia Nations Cup Chess Tournament by defeating Vietnam in the finals played at Abu Dhabi.

 

DAILY GK UPDATES 6TH APRIL 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 6TH APRIL 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Madhukar Gupta Committee constituted to suggest ways to strengthen security along Indo-Pak border: It will also address the issue of gaps and vulnerability in border fencing along India-Pakistan border.

 

2. Odisha Government launches 100 AdarshaVidyalayas: It has launched 100 Adarsha Vidyalayasand CBSE-affiliated English medium schools in 14 districts of the state.

 

3. Complete ban on Alcohol in Bihar imposed by CM Nitish Kumar.

 

4. Government to develop 25 regional airports: Arun Jaitley: Government is looking to develop 15 airstrips owned by the state governments and 10 that are with the Airports Authority of India (AAI).  

 

5. India signed $100 million draft export pact with IDB: India has signed a MoU with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for a possible $100 million line of credit to simplify the exports to IDB’s member countries.

 

6. BHEL commissions repositionable canal top solar plant at Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh.

 

7. Mumbai gets its first ever AC local train.

 

8. Memorial for Abdul Kalam to be opened at DilliHaat: This memorial will include the notes, books, clothes and other personal belongings of the former President and will be opened to the public on July 27, Kalam’s Death Anniversary.

 

9. Indian scientists from the Institute of Advance Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam developed eco-friendly nanotechnology for water purification.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Researchers from the University of Georgia and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) developed the world’s smallest diode, the size of a single molecule.

 

2. Iceland PM S Gunnlaugsson resigned after Panama papers leak revelations: He resigned after the leaked Panama papers exposed offshore finance and tax evasions by him. The leaks were from Panama based Mossack Fonseca, the world’s 4th biggest offshore law firm.

 

3. International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2016 observed on 6th April 2016 with theme ‘Let’s Play for Sustainable Development Goals’.

 

4. US Senate unanimously approves Defend Trade Secrets Bill: The bill empowers companies to sue in federal court if their commercial secrets are stolen.

 

5. Myanmar Parliament approved bill to grant PM-like role to Aung San Suu Kyi.

 

6. International Conference on Zero held in Paris: It was hosted by the permanent delegation of India to UNESCO along with Pierre and Marie Curie University.

 

7. China launched SJ-10 retrievable space science probe with an aim to help scientists in their study of microgravity and space life science.

 

8. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Trends in world military expenditure, 2015 report: As per the report, while USA remained as world’s biggest spender in 2015, India moved up one spot in the global rankings to reach the 6th position in terms of military expenditure.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. Mother Dairy partners with Delhi Daredevils as Principal sponsor.

 

OBITUARIES:

2. M H P Rao, the architect of Madras Atomic Power Station passed away at the age of 88.

 

3. Hollywood actress and screenwriter Barbara Turner died at the age of 79.

 

DAILY GK UPDATES 5TH APRIL 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 5TH APRIL 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. National Maritime Day observed across the country on 5th April 2016: It is marked as the National Maritime Day of India to commemorate the sailing of India’s first steamship Loyalty on April 5th 1919 from Mumbai to London.

 

2. India’s fastest train ‘Gatimaan Express’ flagged off from Delhi to Agra: The Nizamuddin-Agra Gatimaan Express is the first semi-high speed service in railways and will run at a speed of 160 km per hour, covering the 188 km distance in 100 minutes.

 

3. India’s first cash giving app ‘CASHe’ launched: This new application is very helpful and provides users a personalised experience to borrow cash anytime, anywhere within minutes for their needs.

 

4. Aadhaar enrolment hit 100 crore: Over 100 crore people, including 93% of the adult population, now have an Aadhaar number.  

 

5. Union Government releases Rs 25834 crore to Food Corporation of India (FCI) as food subsidy.

 

6. India’s Manish Sharma appointed to Panasonic’s Global Executive Council.

 

7. Bhubaneshwar Smart City Limited, India’s first SPV on smart city started operations.

 

8. Aon Hewitt released list of India’s Best Employer 2016: Accor Hotels topped the list while Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co stood second.

 

9. Indian Air Force to participate in Red Flag exercise along with US, NATO and allied forces that will be conducted from 28th April in Alaska.

 

10. Keeping a criminal case pending is violation of Article 21 of Constitution: Delhi HC.

 

11. India’s first Aadhaar enabled ATM launched by DCB Bank in Mumbai: The ATM will use finger prints to dispense cash rather than ATM PIN.

 

12. GoAir elevated Wolfgang Prock-Schauer as Managing Director.

 

13. President Pranab Mukherjee presented National Geoscience Awards 2014: Prof Ashok Singhvi was conferred with the highest honour National Geoscience Award for Excellence for his outstanding contributions in the field of sedimentary technologies.

 

14. PM Modi launched Stand Up India Scheme in Noida to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes and Women entrepreneurs.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. World’s first public dengue vaccination programme launched in Philippines: The world’s first public dengue vaccination programme was launched in Philippines as nurses began injecting the first batch of a million children with a French drug to combat the sometimes deadly disease.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

1. First bi-monthly monetary policy statement 2016-17 released: RBI has cut the Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.5% in its first bi-monthly monetary policy review for the 2016-17 fiscal and kept the CRR unchanged at 4%.

 

SPORTS:

2. Kenya’s Cyprian Kotut and Jepkesho win Paris Marathon.

 

3. Waqar Younis resigned as head coach of Pakistan cricket team.

 

4. ICC released Test, ODI and T20I rankings: The 1st place in the test and ODI was grabbed by Australia while India stood 1st in the T20I rankings.

 

AWARDS:

5. Vishwanathan Anand to be feted with Hridyanath Award for his outstanding achievements as a chess player.

OBITUARIES:

6. Grammy winner American Jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri died at the age of 83.