DAILY GK UPDATES 26TH NOVEMBER 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 26TH NOVEMBER 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Constitution Day: 26th November: The Constitution Day of India is being observed on 26th November to spread awareness of Indian Constitution. On this day in 1949, constitution of India was adopted and came into force on January 26, 1950 marking the beginning of a new era in the history of free India. This year it is second edition of the Constitution Day. On this occasion Prime Minister Narendra has released two books on Constitution ‘Making of Constitution’ and ‘New Version of Constitution of India’.

 

2. Centre forms committee to push cashless transactions: The Union Government has constituted a new committee to form a strategy to expedite the process of transforming India into a cashless economy. The committee will be headed by Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

 

3. Rajiv Gandhi assassin Nalini Sriharan to release book on prison life: Nalini Sriharan who has remained in prison for more than 24 years acclaiming the title as the longest serving women prisoner in India, has finally given a nod to release a book about her prison life. In it she explains about the torture she went through inside the prison and her surprise meeting with PriyankaGandhi Vadra. The book titled, ''Rajiv Gandhi assasin, hidden truths, Priyanka meeting Nalini'' was written by Egalaivan with Nalini's permission.

 

4. Culture ministry releases coins to mark 500thanniversary of Hindu saint: Shri Narendra Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture released a Commemorative Non-Circulation Coin of Rs.500 and a Circulation Coin of Rs.10 on November 25, 2016, to mark a year-long celebration of “500th Anniversary of Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s coming to Vrindavan”.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:​

1. South Indian Bank launches contactless debit card: The Kerala-based South Indian Bank has launched contactless debit card which is based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Customers can also use this card as contact chip card.

 

SPORTS:

2. Mary Kom to receive ‘Legends Award’ from International Boxing Association: Celebrated Indian boxer M C Mary Kom is all set to add another honour to her glittering career when she receives the 'Legends Award' from the International Boxing Association (AIBA) on its 70th anniversary on December 20.

 

OBITUARIES:

3. Senior Journalist Dileep Padgaonkar passes away at the age of 72: Noted journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Times of India’, Dilip Padgaonkar passed away on 25 November 2016, following a heart attack and multi-organ failure.

 

4. Cuba’s former President Fidel Castro passes away at the age of 90: He was commander in chief of the 1959 Cuban revolution 1959 and had successfully built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States during Cold War.

 

5. Co-creator of Mig-29 Ivan Mikoyan dies aged 89:He was a lead engineer at MiG Aircraft Corporation's design bureau, founded by his uncle ArtyomMikoyan. He awarded the USSR State Prize twice for his contributions to the MiG project and remained a company adviser until his death.

DAILY GK UPDATES 25TH NOVEMBER 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 25TH NOVEMBER 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. N V Srinivasan appointed as Indo-American Chamber of Commerce President: NVS and Associates Managing Partner, N V Srinivasan is elected as its National President of Trade body Indo-American Chamber of Commerce for the period 2016-17 by the committee of the Chamber during the meeting held in Mumbai.

 

2. Government approves new 62 Jawahar NavodayaVidyalaya: he Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi on November 23, 2016, gave approval for opening of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in each of the 62 uncovered districts for which an amount of Rs.2,871 crore has been allocated.

 

3. Upgraded Jaguar DARIN III aircraft receives IOC: The upgraded Jaguar DARIN III twin-seat aircraft on 24 November 2016 received the Initial Operation Clearance (IOC). IOC is a significant milestone for India’s military aviation sector. This completion of IOC for DARIN III was announced by Deputy Chief of IAF, Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria. In recent past, he flew the aircraft at HAL airport in Bengaluru.

 

4. Tribal celebrate Wangala harvest festival in Meghalaya: Garo tribals People of Meghalaya celebrated the harvest festival of Wangala to marks the end of a period of toil for farmers wanting a good output from their fields. Wangala harvest festival celebrated in Meghalaya. On the first day of the festival, the people offer their agriculture produce to the Sun God, while on the second day or Kakkat, they will dance Wangala Dance.

 

5. Andhra Pradesh CM launches Water Distribution Monitoring Portal: Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu has launched the ‘Smart Water Distribution Monitoring’ web portal, which will enable the people to track the status of drinking water in the nearby water tanks. The Water Distribution Monitoring portal can be accessed from the website ourvmc.org. The portal has Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system that helps in reduction of water wastage as well as ensures uninterrupted water supply to the households.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: 25 November: The 2016 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed across the world on 25 November annually. The theme for this year is “Orange the World - raise funds to end violence against women”.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. Australia’s Former Women’s team’s captain Karen Rolton inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame.

DAILY GK UPDATES 23RD NOVEMBER 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 23RD NOVEMBER 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Bank deposits with RBI hit record high after demonetization: In the wake of demonetisation, bank deposits with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have reached a record high of Rs. 4.3 trillion, beating the earlier record of Rs. 1.7 trillion in May 2009. The RBI accepts money from various banks by offering government securities as collateral. The Indian banking system had collected deposits worth Rs. 5.12 trillion as of 18 November.

 

2. IIT Kharagpur named top university in India for jobs: For the second time in a row, IIT Kharagpur has been named the top university in India in terms of jobs and placements, by QS Employability Ranking of top 200 universities across the world. IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi and Delhi University also feature on the list. Stanford University in the US has topped the list globally.

 

3. Government appoints new NHAI Chairman: The government has appointed Yudhvir Singh Malik as the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Malik, an 83 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer, was earlier posted as special secretary in Niti Aayog.

 

4. BHEL commissions 93 MW unit at RIL’s HaziraPower Plant: State-run power equipment maker BHEL has commissioned a 93 MW steam turbine-based captive power plant (CPP) at Hazira in Gujarat for Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Turkey to chair 2017 Energy Club of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Turkey will chair the Energy Club of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2017. With this, it became the first non-full member country to be the chairman of a club in the organisation. Ankara's proposal for non-SCO member countries to host the term presidency of the Energy Club was accepted in a meeting on 22 November 2016.

 

2. China launches Tianlian I-04 satellite: China has successfully launched the Tianlian I-04 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province of Southwest China. This data satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket. The launch of the Tianlian I-04 marks the 241st mission of China's Long March series of rockets.

 

3. Donald Trump picks Indian-American Nikki Haley as UN Envoy: US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations. Haley will be the first woman to join Trump's administration. She would replace Samantha Power as the next US Ambassador to the UN.

4. ITU International Telecommunication Union released Measuring the Information Society Report 2016: UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released the 2016 edition of the Measuring the Information Society Report. The report was launched on 22 November 2016 during the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS). WTIS was held in Botswana, South Africa from 21 November to 23 November 2016.

DAILY GK UPDATES 17TH NOVEMBER 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 17TH NOVEMBER 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Chhattisgarh first state to adopt resolution on Demonetisation: Chhattisgarh has become the first state to adopt a resolution welcoming the demonetization of high-value currency notes. The state Assembly adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister Raman Singh on 16th November welcoming the Centre’s decision.

 

2. Reliance Group launches IoT services under venture Unlimit: Reliance Group has partnered with Cisco Jasper for the launch of a venture called Unlimit, which will provide Internet of Things (IoT) services to its enterprise customers in India. IoT is a network of “things” that include identifiable devices, appliances, equipment, the machinery of all forms and sizes with the intelligence to seamlessly connect, communicate and control or manage each other to perform a set of tasks with minimum intervention.

 

3. Women Commando Team inducted in CRPF: A team of women commandos has been inducted for the first time in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to counter Naxal insurgency in Jharkhand. A Naxal or Naxalite is a member of any of the Communist guerrilla groups in India, mostly associated with the Communist or Leftist ideology.

 

4. 20 Nations sign framework agreement of International Solar Alliance as process begins: More than 20 countries, including Brazil, France and India, on 15 November 2016 signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at Marrakech, Morocco. The Framework Agreement of ISA was opened for signature on the sidelines of the CoP22 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. World Philosophy Day: 17th November: The World Philosophy Day is observed globally on the third Thursday of November every year. This year, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) organised the special events.

 

2. Russia withdraws from International Criminal Court: President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order removing Russia’s signature from the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty on 16th November.

 

 

 

 

3. ‘Post-Truth’ named Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year amid 2016 political climate: Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" to be its international word of the year citing a 2,000% spike in its usage. The word beat competition from "adulting," "alt-right," "Brexiteer," "glass cliff" and "woke". Last year's choice was the "face with tears of joy" emoji.

 

4. Nawaz Sharif inaugurates Gwadar port in Pakistan: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated a trade route linking the south-western Gwadar port to Kashgar city in China as part of $46 billion project to jumpstart economic growth in the South Asian country. With the operationalization of the revamped Gwadar port, the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), linking western China to the Arabian Sea, became a reality.

OTHER UPDATES:

OBITUARIES:

1. Former J&K Governor Lt General S K Sinhapasses away: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen S K Sinha passed away at a hospital this morning after brief illness. He was 92.

 

BOOKS AND AUTHORS:

2. Book titled ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad’ authored by Twinkle Khanna was launched: Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna launched her second book titled 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'. Twinkle's first book was 'Mrs Funnybones: She's Just Like You and a Lot Like Me', which was published in 2015.