DAILY GK UPDATES 10TH MAY 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 10TH MAY 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Parliament passes Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2016: It has passed the Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2016 to widen ambit of law dealing with this hijacking crime. The bill was first passed in Rajya Sabha and later in Lok Sabhain May 2016.

 

2. President of India to attend the National Technology Day celebration tomorrow: Shri PranabMukherjee will attend the National Technology Day (May 11) celebrations at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi tomorrow.

 

3. Ministry of Environment and Forests launches web-based application on Integrated Waste Management System: Objective of the Integrated Waste Management System is to enhance transparency in the working of the Ministry and other Centre/state level regulatory bodies and to reduce the time taken for processing applications, seeking various types of permissions under the recently notified waste management regulations.

 

4. Indian Army conducts ‘Chakravyuh-2’ training exercise in Suratgarh, Rajasthan.

 

5. Rural sanitation initiatives for Ganga Rejuvenation launched in Jharkhand: The Union Government has launched nine projects initiatives for rural sanitation initiatives for conservation of river Ganga in Sahibganj, Jharkhand.

 

6. Google launches free Wi-Fi at five railway stations namely Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Guwahati and Allahabad.

 

7. Asia’s leading cloud telephony company, Knowlarity Communications acquired Delhi-based customer engagement platform Smartwards.

 

8. Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Dr Mahesh Sharma has released a Commemorative coin of Rs 100 and a circulation coin of Rs 10 in New Delhi on the 475th birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap.

 

9. Sanjay Kaul is the new Country Head for Apple India.

 

10. Mrugank Paranjape took charge as MD and CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).

 

11. Indian Scientist bags SGD 3 million grant from Singapore’s NRF: Dr. Manvendra K Singh from UP’s Gorakhpur city has been awarded a grant of about Rs 14.7 crore by National Research Foundation of Singapore to research in congenital and adult cardiovascular diseases.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. BAFTA TV Awards 2016 announced: The British Academy Television Awards hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) were announced. Drama Series: Wolf Hall (BBC2), Entertainment: Strictly Come Dancing, International: Transparent, Single Drama: Don’t take my baby.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

1. RBI to issue Rs 1000 banknotes with inset letter ‘R’: As per the Reserve Bank of India it will shortly issue Rs 1000 denomination bank notes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series of 2005 with the insertion of letter ‘R’ in both the number panels.

 

2. 100% FDI through Automatic Route permitted in Asset Reconstruction Companies: Till now Foreign Direct Investment through Automatic Route was only 49%.

 

3. RBI releases ‘Draft Guidelines for ‘on tap’ licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector’

 

SPORTS:

4. Shashank Manohar quits as BCCI President as he is currently the ICC Chairman.

 

5. Indian boxers won 4 medals at 7th Asian Youth Championships held in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan and finished third.

 

OBITUARIES:

6. US actor William Schallert passed away at the age of 93.

DAILY GK UPDATES 9TH MAY 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 9TH MAY 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. India’s single emergency number ‘112’ to be active from January 1, 2017: It will help people to reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department.

 

2. India ranks 9th among crony capitalist nations: India is ranked at the 9th position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Among the 22 countries in the updated index, Germany is the cleanest with least number of crony capitals.

 

3. India launches Bharat Darshan Tourist Train for pilgrims: Railways has launched the Bharat DarshanTourist Train for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, Jagannath Puri, Gangasagar, Baidyanath Dham and Jyotilingams among others.

 

4. Government of India starts UBIN drive for budding entrepreneurs: GOI has started the process for issuance of Unique Business Identification Number (UBIN). It will help enable budding entrepreneurs to set up their business without any delays as it produce results within targeted time and it is no longer business as usual in India.

 

5. Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra inaugurated Khadi Spinning and Weaving Centre in Srinagar.

 

6. Gujarat Government accords minority status to Jain community: The Gujarat Government has granted minority status to the Jain Community after issuing a resolution for the same. This will be benefiting the poor among Jain community as they will be eligible for many scholarships and welfare schemes.

 

7. Infosys Foundation signs pact with Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune to support from economically weaker section to pursue ‘high quality’ education.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Cultural festival in Egypt inaugurated to observe Tagore’s birth anniversary: To mark the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore a five day cultural festival has been organised by India in Cairo, Egypt from 8th May to 12th May.

 

2. England automotive brand Jaguar Land Rover Ltd and a subsidiary of Indian Automaker Tata Motors tied up with UK-based Bullitt Group to develop mobile devices and a range of accessories under its brand.

 

3. United Nations launched Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Zika Virus response: The fund aims to provide rapid, flexible and accountable platform to support a coordinated response from the UN system and partners.

 

4. Airport show opens in Dubai: It has shown a participation of more the 300 companies from 55 countries. This is the 16th edition of the Airport Show.

 

5. Sadiq Khan elected as the first Muslim Mayor of London.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

1. Saraswat Bank donates Rs 1 crore reliefs for drought for Maharashtra.

 

2. South Indian Bank announces tie-up with National Australia Bank for online inward remittances from Australia at a competitive rate.

 

SPORTS:

3. Novak Djokovic wins 2016 Mutua Madrid Open.

 

AWARDS:

4. SMS-based Vehicle Monitoring Service of Nagaland Police bags award: It was conferred with the National Award for Smart Policing instituted by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

 

OBITUARIES:

5. Veteran freedom fighter and former Sircilla MLA Chennamaneni Rajeshwar Rao passed away at the age of 93.

DAILY GK UPDATES 8TH MAY 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 8TH MAY 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Bombay High Court decriminalizes beef possession, upholds ban on slaughter of bulls, bullocks in Maharashtra: It upheld the ban on slaughter of bulls and bullocks in Maharashtra indicating that consumption of beef will remain banned across the state.

 

2. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabulaunched Wi-Fi hotspot at Vijayawada, Kachigudaand Raipur in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh respectively.

 

3. H R Nagendra Committee on Yoga Education in Universities submitted its recommendations.

 

4. Indian Railways creates Non-Fare Revenue Directorate to explore advertising in Train Coaches:It will explore getting advertisements on coaches, wagons, locomotives and at stations and commercial exploitation of vacant rail land among others.

 

5. Radha Binod Barman took over as part-time Chairperson of National Statistical Commission.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. US based private space transport Service Company; SpaceX successfully launched Japanese JCSAT-14 communication satellite into the space.

 

2. Alberta Wildfire: State of Emergency declared by Canada Government: Alberta, a province in Western Canada, came in news as on 5th May 2016 a state of emergency was declared in the city of Fort McMurray due to a massive wildfire destroyed several of homes. 

 

OTHER UPDATES:

BOOKS AND AUTHORS:

1. Shashi Kapoor’s biography ‘Shashi Kapoor-the Householder, the Star’ authored by Journalist Aseem Chhabra was released.