Friday, 28 April 2017

Current affairs updates for April 27-28th , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

Daily current affairs updates is prepared by keeping the exam pattern and the previously asked questions in IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC Exams. This will be useful to update your GK on daily basis.

1. NASA launches super balloon in NZ

Its designed to detect ultra-high energy cosmic particles from beyond the galaxy

 

A stadium-sized pressure balloon launched by NASA in New Zealand began collecting data in near space.
The balloon is designed to detect ultra-high energy cosmic particles from beyond the galaxy as they penetrate the earth’s atmosphere.
The balloon was launched from Wanaka, New Zealand’s South Island.

2. Indo-Armenian bilateral relations

Agreements are in the field of cultural co-operation, youth affairs and peaceful use of space.

 

India has signed three agreements with Armenia to further enhance the bilateral relations.
The agreements are in the field of cultural co-operation, youth affairs and peaceful use of space.
The Vice President will also visit Poland on the second leg of his two-nation visit.

3. PM launches UDAN Scheme

1st UDAN flight under Regional Connectivity Scheme on Shimla-Delhi sector.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme from Jubbarhatti, an airport on the outskirts of Shimla.
He flagged of the first UDAN flight under Regional Connectivity Scheme on Shimla-Delhi sector.
UDAN flights on Kadapa–Hyderabad, and Nanded-Hyderabad sectors were also flagged off.

4. IPR Awareness Campaign launched

National Intellectual Property Rights Policy was approved on May 12, 2016.

 

The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) has begun an IPR Awareness campaign in schools across the country.
It has been launched in collaboration with the International Trademark Association.
The campaign was kicked off at Kendriya Vidyalaya, RK Puram Sector 2, New Delhi.
The National Intellectual Property Rights Policy was approved by the govt on May 12, 2016.

5. New Director General of CRPF appointed

Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar was appointed as the new Director General

 

Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar was appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force.
The action comes after 25 CXRPF officers were killed in Sukma.
Bhatnagar will be replacing acting DG Sudeep Lakhtakia.
Currently, Bhatnagar serves as DG of the Narcotics Control Bureau.

6. Nita Ambani made member of IOC

Nita Ambani would be one of the 16 members of the Olympic Channel Commission.

 

Nita Ambani, who became India’s first woman International Olympic Committee member last year, has now been made a member of two important commissions of the global sports governing body, including the prestigious Olympic channel and the Olympic education Commission.
Ambani would be one of the 16 members of the Olympic Channel Commission.
It is based in Madrid, Spain.

7. India to host 18th World Road Meeting

Safe Roads and Smart Mobility’

 

India is set to host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) on November 13.
The theme of this year’s WRM is ‘Safe Roads and Smart Mobility: The Engines of Economic Growth’.
The WRM will provide an important platform for potential investors to partner and participate in the immense opportunities that are made available by the country.

8. India successfully test-fires Agni III missile

3000 kilometre Agni-III ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

 

India successfully test-fired 3000 kilometre Agni-III ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The test was carried out by the strategic Forces command with logistics support from Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO).

9. Tamilnadu signs agreement with BBNL to implement Bharatnet Programme

Rs. 50 lakh has been allocated as the state’s share captial.

 

The Tamil Nadu government signed an agreement with Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) for implementing the Centre’s rural internet connectivity programme , “Bharatnet”. A sum of Rs. 50 lakh has been allocated as the state’s share captial.

 

 

 

 

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Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Current affairs updates for April 26th , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

Daily current affairs updates is prepared by keeping the exam pattern and the previously asked questions in IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC Exams. This will be useful to update your GK on daily basis.

1. IIT Delhi, AMU websites hacked

Displays “Pakistan Zindabad”

 

Yesterday the websites of IIT Delhi, AMU and DU were hacked.
Pro-Kashmir messages were displayed by a hacker group that called itself as ‘PHC’.
The message was: “Greetings Government of India, and the people of India. Do you know what your so-called heroes are doing in Kashmir? Do you know they are killing many innocent people in Kashmir?”

2. China: ‘Religious’ names banned for Muslim children in Xinjiang

Islam, Quran and Saddam, and references to the star and crescent moon, aren’t allowed

 

Officials in China’s Xinjiang have released a list of banned “religious” names for Muslim babies; children with “unacceptable” names might be denied household registration, which is important to access state benefits.
Names like Islam, Quran and Saddam, and references to the star and crescent moon, aren’t allowed.
The full list hasn’t been made public yet.

3. Seven-year-old Indian origin boy wins yoga championship in UK

Ishwar Vishwanath – Winner

 

Ishwar Vishwanath, a seven-year-old Indian origin boy won the United Kingdom National Yoga Championship for second time in a row in the under-11 age category.
The competition was organized by UK Yoga Sports Federation on 22 April.
While Ishwar had won a gold in the same tournament last year, his father won a silver medal in the men’s category.

4. ISRO develops app to compute solar potential of any place

Monthly and yearly solar potential

 

SRO’s Space Applications Centre has developed an Android app to compute the solar energy potential of a particular location.
According to ISRO, it shows monthly and yearly solar potential, minimum and maximum temperatures, and the day’s length at any place.
It uses data from Indian Geostationary Satellite (Kalpana- 1, INSAT-3D and INSAT-3DR) for calculations.

5. Mumbai: Cyprus president Nicos Anastasiades arrives for a four-day visit

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades

 

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades arrived in Mumbai.
He is on a four-day India visit.
Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao received Anastasiades at Raj Bhavan.
This is the first visit to India of President Anastasiades.

6. Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremsinghe to met PM Modi

Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremsinghe

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremsinghe held talks on key bilateral and regional issues after which the two sides inked an economic cooperation pact.

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Current affairs updates for April 25th , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

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1. World Malaria Day

P falciparum and P vivax

 

The theme for World Malaria Day this year is ‘End Malaria for Good’.
Malaria is caused due to the Plasmodium parasites which are carried by the female – anopheles mosquito. Out of five, two species of the parasite – P falciparum and P vivax – pose the greatest threat to human beings. Once the mosquito bites the person, the parasite enters the liver infecting the red blood cells.

2. International DNA Day

1gm DNA can hold 700TB of data

 

April 25 is celebrated as International DNA Day. In 1953, biologists James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and others published a few papers on the structure of DNA in Nature, the science journal.

3. 200 villages to be taken up under Adarsh Gram

Rs.80 Crore for first Phase

 

Karnataka Minister for Social Welfare and Chitradurga district in-charge H. Anjaneya has said that 200 villages in the State would be developed with the Rs. 80 crore released by the government under the Prime Minister’s Adarsh Gram Scheme

4. Bihar adopts GST; Nitish terms it historic

Second state to pave the way

 

Both the Houses of Bihar Legislature on Monday unanimously adopted the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill along with the Bihar taxation (Amendment) Bill, becoming the second State after Telangana, to pave the way for roll out of the GST from July 1.

5. New defence doctrine: Integrating operations and expanding capabilities

80 Page Document

 

The Union Defence Ministry is set to formally release India’s Joint Defence Doctrine this week.
The 80-pages document is said to underline the need for integrated application of military power to attain better operational and economic efficiency.
It further enables tri-service co-ordination enabling the Army, Navy and Air Force to tackle a whole new spectrum of challenges.

6. HindRail, an all-in-one solution for railway queries

Business potential of Rs. 100 crore every year via this app.

 

PM Modi’s Digital India move has found a kindred spirit in IRCTC as they solidify their stance with changing times.
Indian Railways is developing a mega app which will be rolled out in June. It will be able to answer all queries by travellers and will also integrate existing IRCTC apps.

7. Indian cows to get their own ‘Aadhaar’

 

After tightening norms on smuggling and slaughter for the protection of cattle, the government seems to have gone a tad bit overboard in its ‘gau raksha’ mission.
After a similar recommendation was met with amusement last year, the Centre has now officially informed the SC that it has formed a committee to generate unique identity numbers (like Aadhaar) for each cow in India.

8. Malabar 2017 to focus on anti-submarine warfare : Indian Navy

Japanese forces are also expected to participate.

 

India and the US are set to conduct Malabar Exercise in July in Bay of Bengal. Termed America’s largest military exercise conducted with non-NATO countries, this is the first major military drill under Donald Trump’s Presidency.
Purported to be bigger than previous editions, the Japanese forces are also expected to participate.
China, bothered by the trilateral engagement is likely to monitor the exercise closely.

9. Now ‘Give It Up’ campaign targets food subsidies

Following LPG food subsidies can also be volunatarily withdrawn by beneficiaries

 

After one crore households gave up LPG subsidies under the government’s ‘Give It Up’ campaign, the Centre has now sought support from states on a similar scheme on food subsidy.
The food ministry reportedly wants fair price shops to display “real cost of the subsidy” for wheat and rice, to encourage those who can do without the sop to give it up.

 

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Monday, 24 April 2017

Current affairs updates for April 22-24th , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

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1. India Wins Elections To 2 UN Subsidiary Bodies

UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

 

India has won elections to two subsidiary bodies of a UN organ focussed on social and economic issues.
India, along with 12 other members, was elected to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC), a subsidiary body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The country garnered the most number of votes in the Asian group, with 49 out of 50 members of ECOSOC voting in its favour.

2. Indian Navy Test-Fires BrahMos Missile; Joins Global Elite Club

BrahMos Missile jointly developed by India and Russia,

 

Indian Navy successfully test-fired the Brahmos land attack supersonic cruise missile in the Bay of Bengal, joining an elite club of navies to have capability to strike on land targets from sea. The long-range missile was fired from guided missile frigate Teg on a target on land and it yielded desired results, a top navy official said.
The BrahMos Missile has been jointly developed by India and Russia, and its anti-ship variant has already been inducted into Indian Navy.

3. Call centre for public grievance redressal opened in Andhra

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu

 

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu on Friday inaugurated ‘Pariskara Vedika’, a call centre meant for public grievance redressal. People will be able to directly contact call centre executives to give feedback and get information on government welfare schemes, by giving their Aadhaar number. Notably, this is the biggest call centre run by a state government in India.

4. Scientists discover new types of blood cells

Subtypes of white blood cells called dendritic cells and monocytes

 

Scientists have discovered new classes of cells in the human immune system. The new cells belong to subtypes of white blood cells called dendritic cells and monocytes. Dendritic cells hold molecules for producing antibodies, whereas, monocytes are the largest type of white blood cells which can develop into macrophages that digest the waste produced by cells.

5. Tamil Nadu Farmers Suspend Delhi Strike After Chief Minister’s Promise

The Chief Minister of Tamilnadu – Edappadi K Palaniswamy

 

Tamilnadu Farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar call off strike for 15 days. The Chief Minister of Tamilnadu had assured farmers their demands will be met.
The Farmers have been protesting for six weeks over drought relief.

6. Step up spending on infra, PM tells States

NITI Aayog formulating 15-year vision plan

 

Stating that the vision of ‘New India’ could only be realised if all States work together, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged them to speed up capital expenditure and infrastructure creation.
Addressing the third meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog on Sunday, Mr. Modi said that while there had been a 40% increase in overall fund allocation to States between 2014-15 and 2016-17, “the percentage of funds tied to central schemes has declined from 40% of the earlier total to 25% of the enhanced total, with a corresponding increase in the untied share.”

7. Punjab govt to set up ‘book banks’

To prevent wastage of paper

 

The Punjab government has decided to set up ‘book banks’ in different schools so that needy students do not have to buy books at the start of every academic year and also to prevent “wastage of paper”.
The students would be asked to submit their old books which would be provided to needy children free of charge.
It is a voluntary initiative and is not binding on any student.

8. ISRO to launch South Asia Satellite

Mission life of more than 12 years.

 

India plans to launch on May 5 the ‘South Asia Satellite’ that will benefit all the countries in the region, except Pakistan which is not a part of the project.
It will be launched from Sriharikota.
Sources said the satellite is designed for a mission life of more than 12 years.
Each country would be responsible for content generation and its use.

9. 1st India Indonesia Energy Forum held

Jakarta, Indonesia

 

The 1st India Indonesia Energy Forum was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Energy Forum was preceded by 2nd Joint Working Group (JWG) on Oil and Gas, 4th Joint Working Group on Coal and 1st Joint Working Group on New and Renewable Energy.
India is third largest importer of coal from Indonesia. India’s imports of coal from Indonesia amounted to $3.5 billion in 2016.

10. Monte Carlo Masters

Nadal wins Men’s Singles; Bopanna and Cuevas lift men’s doubles

 

Rafael Nadal has won the Men’s Singles title of Monte Carlo Masters Tennis tournament 2017. He defeated Albert Vinolas at a summit clash in Monaco. With this Rafael claimed a record 10th Monte Carlo Masters title.
Earlier, India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas lifted the men’s doubles crown at the Monte Carlo Masters after registering a hard- fought three-set win over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez in Monaco.

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Friday, 21 April 2017

Current affairs updates for April 21st , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

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1. UN to celebrate International Yoga Day with special commemorative stamps

21 June
International Yoga day

 

The United Nations will be issuing special commemorative stamps to celebrate the International Yoga Day this year. The day is celebrated across the world on 21 June.
The same was confirmed by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin through a tweet on his social media account.

2. PM Modi featured in the Top 100 influential People by TIME

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

 

Time Magazine on 20 April 2017 released the annual list of 100 most influential people of 2017.
This year’s list includes the names of Presidents and Prime Ministers, CEOs and celebrities for the power of their inventions, the scale of their ambitions, the genius of their solutions to problems that could not be solved before.
This year, only two Indians to feature on the list- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

3. India to conduct Joint hydrographic survey with Sri Lankan

INS Darshak

 

The Indian Navy’s hydrographic survey ship, INS Darshak, jointly with Sri Lankan Navy, is undertaking a hydrographic survey of Weligama Bay.
INS Darshak, which is on a two-month deployment in the Sri Lankan waters, jointly with the Sri Lankan Navy is surveying the bay, which was last studied in the year 1901.

4. Supreme Court approves e-auction of Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi

e-auction of Taj Mansingh Hotel

 

The Supreme Court (SC) on 20 April 2017 approved the e-auction of Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and R F Nariman allowed New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to e-auction the property.
The bench rejected the claim of Tata group-owned Indian Hotels Co. Ltd (IHCL) over the property. The auctioning the Taj Mansingh Hotel property was stiffly opposed by Tata group-run Indian Hotels Company Ltd which manages the hotel.

5. 1948 Mahatma Gandhi stamps sold for record 500000 pounds

4 Stamps has been sold

 

A set of four rare stamps featuring the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi were on 19 April 2017 sold for record 500000 pounds by listed stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons.
The block of four was sold to a private collector-investor in Australia for the highest ever price for Indian stamps. The purple-brown stamps are inscribed with the word ‘Service’ and were issued to the then Governor-General’s Secretariat for official use.

6. CBSE asks schools not to sell books

Selling books, stationery, uniforms and schoolbag has to be stopped.

 

The CBSE has issued an advisory to school managements against carrying out “commercial” activities such as selling books, stationery, uniforms and schoolbags.
The advisory issued on Wednesday said parents and others had brought to the Board’s notice such sales through select vendors or on the campus.

7. After Mars, ISRO decides it’s time to probe Venus

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

 

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited scientists to suggest studies for a potential orbiter mission to Venus – somewhat similar to the one that landed in Mars in 2013.
ISRO plans to send a spacecraft that will initially go around Venus in an elliptical orbit before getting closer to the ‘Yellow Planet’. It will carry instruments weighing 175 kg and using 500W of power. The scientific community has been told to suggest space-based studies by May 19.

 

 

 

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Thursday, 20 April 2017

Current affairs updates for April 20th , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

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1. Delhi overtakes Maharashtra in internet readiness index

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)

 

Delhi has emerged the top-ranked State in terms of overall internet readiness, overtaking last year’s winner Maharashtra.
The national capital topped the list primarily because of its e-infrastructure and e-participation, according to a report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and marketing research firm Nielsen.

2. TRAI releases pre-consultation paper on broadcast sector

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

 

In a bid to improve ease of doing business in the broadcasting sector, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a pre-consultation paper to seek industry views on areas that need simplification or regulatory intervention.

3. Nod for purchase of VVPAT machines

VVPAT
Voter-verified paper audit trail

 

Central cabinet approved purchase of VVPAT machines for Election commission.
Two public sector firms, Bharat Electronics Limited and Electronics Corporation of India, are entrusted with producing these machines. Both have indicated that they can deliver the order by next September if it is placed this month.

4. Modi shows red light to beacons of VIP privilege

Ambulances, fire engine trucks, and police vehicles will be allowed to use blue lights

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to scrap a rule that allowed the Central and State governments to nominate dignitaries who could use Red Beacon lights.
Moreover, States are also being stripped of their power to specify persons whose vehicles can use blue flashing lights. Effective May 1, only emergency services vehicles such as ambulances, fire engine trucks, and police vehicles will be allowed to use blue lights. Red lights will not be permitted on any vehicle. Private vehicles will not be allowed to use either red or blue lights.

5. Nomura launches fintech partnership in India

Nomura Innovation Centre (NICe)

 

Japanese financial major Nomura has launched its ‘Voyager -Nomura FinTech Partnership’ in India.
The company has set up Nomura Innovation Centre (NICe) at Powai in Mumbai to provide a platform to start-ups that will be selected for the Voyager program.

6. Video gaming to be featured at 2022 Asian Games

2022 Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou, China.

 

Video gaming will be featured as a full sport at the 2022 Asian Games, with competitors in electronic sports set to receive medals for their digital prowess.
The Olympic Council of Asia says it will introduce e-sports to the official program of the Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.

7. Panama Papers case

Pakistan on edge ahead of Suprme Court verdict on Nawaz Sharif

 

Pakistan is waiting with a baited breath for the Supreme Court’s decision in the high-profile Panamagate case against Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif and his children amid speculation that the adverse ruling may force him to step down.
The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that its five-member Bench will issue the verdict in Panama case later in the day.

8. One Part Woman bags Sahitya Akademi award

Perumal Murugan’s novel Mathorubhagan

 

 

The English translation of writer Perumal Murugan’s novel Mathorubhagan (One Part Woman) has won the Sahitya Akademi’s award for translation in English.

 

 

 

 

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Wednesday, 19 April 2017

Current affairs updates for April 19th , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

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1. InB Minister M Venkaiah Naidu says that new film Institute will be set up in Itanagar

200 crore to be invested

 

Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu announced that a Film Institute will be set up in Itanagar. Talking to newspersons in Guwahati yesterday, Mr Naidu said that the institute will start functioning from a temporary campus with an introduction of 10 week short term course from 15th of May this year.
He said that an investment of 200 crore rupees is proposed to be made for the institute.

2. Vijay Mallya arrest and bail

Rs.9000 Crore
Appx amount of fraud

 

 

The liquor baron Vijay Mallya was arrested in UK yesterday and got bail in three hours on various cases. He owes banks and Service Tax Department a total of about Rs 9,000 crore including the principal loan amount, interest and penalties.

3. Hindi may become must in CBSE schools

till Class X

 

 

Students of schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Kendriya Vidyalyas (KVs) may have to compulsorily study Hindi till Class X with recommendations of a parliamentary panel in this regard getting the President’s nod.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has also been instructed to form a policy in consultation with the State governments to make the language compulsory

4. Financial journalism programme launched

Bloomberg News and the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ)

 

 

Bloomberg News and the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) have launched India’s first co-branded financial journalism post-graduate programme, designed to equip students with new, essential skills needed in a modern global newsroom.

5. Australia visa cut to hit Indian IT workers

Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreements (CECA)

 

 

The Centre said it was studying the implications of the Australian government’s decision to scrap a visa programme that benefited Indians, and warned that the move could have an impact on negotiations on the free trade agreement — Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreements (CECA) — between both countries.

6. AIADMK party symbol case: Police issue lookout notice against Dinakaran,

Police fears that he may leave India

 

 

A lookout notice has been issued by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police early Wednesday morning against ousted AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran.
The Delhi Police fear that Dinakaran may leave the country. He is under investigation in a case of bribery wherein the Delhi Police have charged him with attempting to bribe an Election Commission official to obtain the two leave symbol for the Sasikala faction of the AIADMK.

7. LK Advani, MM Joshi to face criminal conspiracy charges, here are some reactions : SC Verdict

1992 Babri mosque demolition case

 

 

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, decided that top BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti among others will face the criminal conspiracy charges in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had appealed to the court against dropping of charges against them.

 

 

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