Current Affairs - 20 May 2016

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India lauded for Medicines with the Red Line campaign on antibiotics

The campaign was named so as it was mandated that all prescription only drugs should be marked with a vertical red line on the pack.

Kayakalp Fortnight initiative launched at AIIMS New Delhi by JP Nadda

The aim of the Kayakalp Fortnight is to intensify Kayakalp initiative launched in 2015 under the Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan.

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Current Affairs - 10 May 2016

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Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte wins the Philippine Presidential Election

As the mayor of Davao Duterte gained popularity across the archipelago, where crime rates dropped drastically under his leadership.

Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2014 passed in Lok Sabha

The Bill provides for the death penalty even if ground handling staff and airport personnel are killed during such acts.

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Current Affairs - 8 & 9 May 2016

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Asia's first Rice Technology Park to be established in Gangavati, Karnataka

The establishment of the Rice Technology Park will help paddy cultivators in the Tungabhadra Command Area in Ballari, Raichur and Koppal districts.

China bug Chan's Megastick declared world's longest insect

The insect, named Phobaeticus chani or Chan's megastick was discovered two years ago in the southern province of Guangxi.

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Current Affairs - 7 May 2016

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Switzerland honours Yash Chopra with Bronze statue

He was honoured as he shot most of his romantic films in the lush mountains of Switzerland, which opened a legacy of South Asian tourists flocking to that country.

SpaceX successfully launches Japanese JCSAT-14 Satellite

The satellite was place into its intended preliminary geostationary transfer orbit by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket which was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US.

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Current Affairs - 6 May 2016

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Union government approves proposal of Infosys to set up IT SEZ

The Board decided to grant formal approval to the proposal as the Infosys possesses the land by itself.

Alberta Wildfire: State of Emergency declared by Canada Government

The raging wildfire that engulfed homes and several neighbourhoods prompted the biggest evacuation in the history of Alberta State.

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Current Affairs - 5 May 2016

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Agriculture project Harita-Priya of Andhra Pradesh wins WSIS 2016 prize

Harita-Priya Project stands for Harmonized Information of Agriculture, Revenue and Irrigation for a Transformation Agenda - Precision Technology for Agriculture.

Indian Railways creates Non-Fare Revenue Directorate to explore advertising in train coaches

The decision to create a directorate was taken to increase the revenue substantially from non-tariff sources.

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SBI Recruitment 2016-17 - Probationary Officer (PO) Posts

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Current Affairs - 4 May 2016

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President Pranab Mukherjee conferred 63rd National Film Awards

Amitabh Bachchan received the Best Actor honour for his role of a hypochondriac father in Piku. While Kangana Ranaut received the Best Actress Award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns.

Scientists developed world's smallest engine

The engine is just a few billionths of a metre in size and uses light to power itself.

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Current Affairs - 26 April 2016

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Lok Sabha passed Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016

The Regional centre will provide masters and doctoral degrees, and post-graduate diplomas in biotechnology and related subjects.

Bangladesh Cabinet approved draft of Supreme Court Judge (Investigation Act) 2016

It will empower the Parliament to impeach a judge in the Supreme Court, if allegation of misconduct or incapacity is proved.

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General Awareness Quiz 1 - SBI & NABARD Exam 2016-17

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Current Affairs - 24 & 25 April 2016

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INS Karmuk Corvette participated in Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)

It would include participation of one warship and one Maritime Patrol Aircraft of India and Thailand with the closing ceremony being held at Port Blair.

Full Pink Moon seen across the skies of North America

The Pink Moon appeared to be smaller than usual because it was at its furthest point from the Earth, or apogee. This full moon comes less than one day after reaching lunar apogee, the moon’s farthest point in its monthly orbit.

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Current Affairs - 23 April 2016

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President nominated 6 eminent personalities to Rajya Sabha

President recommends the names of the nominated members who are drawn from fields such as literature, science, sports, art and social service upon the advice of the Union government.

India signed Paris climate agreement along with other 174 nations at UN

The agreement will mark as a significant step that brings developing and developed nations together to combat global warming by working to cut down greenhouse gas emissions.

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Current Affairs - 22 April 2016

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Idriss Deby elected as Chadian President for the fifth time

In the 2016 election, Idriss Deby of Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) party secured the 61.56 percent of the vote in the first-round runoff.

Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman to become first African-American to appear on US paper currency

With this, Tubman will become the first African-American and the first woman in more than a century to appear on U.S. paper currency.

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Current Affairs - 21 April 2016

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19th Round of Talks held between India and China on Boundary Issue held in Beijing

They agreed to abide for peaceful negotiations to settle the problematic border issue and reach a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution.

ISRO Scientists made world’s lightest material ‘Silica Aerogel’ to keep soldiers warm in Siachen

It has an excellent thermal resistance and if it is used as filler in soldiers' uniforms it can save many lives at the Siachen glacier.

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Current Affairs - 20 April 2016

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India ranked 133rd in 2016 World Press Freedom Index

The 2016 World Press Freedom Index has been topped by Finland and at the bottom lies Eritrea at 180th position.

2016 World Press Freedom Index released

The global indicator and the regional indicators show that there has been a deep and disturbing decline in respect for media freedom throughout the world.

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Current Affairs - 19 April 2016

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Laureus World Sports Awards 2016: Djokovic and Serena won Sportsman & Sportswoman of the Year

This was Djokovic’s back-to-back second Laureus Award for Sportsman of the Year, whereas Serena Williams won the Laureus Awards for Sportswoman of the Year for the fourth time.

World Bank Group to Invest 2.5 Billion US Dollars in Education Projects benefiting Adolescent Girls

About 75 percent of these investments are expected to be from International Development Association (IDA), the Bank Group’s fund for the poorest countries.

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Current Affairs - 17 & 18 April 2016

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Current Affairs - 16 April 2016

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Delhi government rolled out Phase 2 of odd-even scheme

Under the scheme, President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Union Ministers and other VIPs have been exempted. Besides, vehicles driven by women, emergency vehicles, CNG vehicles and cars carrying school children in uniforms will be exempted.

EU Parliament cleared joint system for sharing air passenger data to fight terror

The creation of the new system will enable security agencies to systematically store the data of airline passengers travelling to, from and within the EU.

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Current Affairs - 15 April 2016

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Susmita Pande appointed as chairperson of National Monument Authority

She was appointed for the position that was lying vacant since five months after the term of Himanshu Prabha Ray, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, ended.

Pepsi-Cola sign got historic landmark designation in New York

The sign of 60 feet high and 120 feet long was built in 1936 and installed atop a Pepsi bottling plant in an industrial area bordering the East River in Long Island City.

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Current Affairs - 14 April 2016

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Fairness for Children report released by UNICEF

The report released in Paris presents an overview of inequalities in child well-being in 41 countries of the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

PM Modi launched Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan on Dr. Ambedkar's birth anniversary

The campaign seeks to strengthen Panchayati Raj in villages, ensure social harmony in villages and promote rural development.

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Current Affairs - 13 April 2016

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NRDC and Rainbow Agrilife India signed agreement for commercializing NEMHARI

NEMHARI is a plant that was developed at Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute (CSR&TI), Central Silk Board (CSB), Mysuru.

Union Cabinet approved India to become a formal member of SAWEN

SAWEN is a Regional network comprising of eight countries in South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Current Affairs - 12 April 2016

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Kerala High Court banned noise-making fireworks at night in all places of worship

The ban order was given by the 'Devaswom Bench' comprising Justices Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Anu Sivaraman.

Royal Mail of British issued set of stamps to mark 400th death anniversary of William Shakespeare

It published ten first class stamps featuring famous phrases from the playwright’s repertoire to mark the impact of his writing on the present day.

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Current Affairs - 11 April 2016

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Danny Willett won 2016 US Masters golf championship

The 2016 Masters Tournament was the 80th edition of the Masters Tournament. It was held from 7 April to 10 April 2016 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Jharkhand Government announced to reserve 2 percent employment for meritorious sportspersons

The announcement was made at the inaugural function of the National Archery Championship (Indian round) at Arjuna stadium.

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Current Affairs - 10 April 2016

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Haryana Government appointed two-member inquiry panel to probe into Jat quota stir

The commission will be headed by Justice (Retd.) SN Jha, former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court will submit its report within six months from the date of its first sitting.

Sajibu Cheiraoba celebrated with religious fervor in Manipur

Sajibu Cheiraoba is celebrated annually on the first day of Sajibu month (first lunar day of the lunar month Sajibu (March/April)).

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Current Affairs - 9 April 2016

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Mother Teresa conferred with Founders Award posthumously in UK

Teresa, who will be made a saint on 4 September 2016, founded the Missionaries of Charity and spent 45 years serving needy people. She passed away at the age of 87 in Kolkata in 1997.

SpaceX successfully landed its rocket on a floating drone ship for the first time

This was the first time that the company succeeded in landing the rocket in Ocean. The feat was achieved after the company failed to do so in its four previous attempts.

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Current Affairs - 8 April 2016

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Make public bio-safety information on Genetically Modified Organisms: CIC

The direction is aimed at enhancing transparency in the regulatory approval process and applicable to all GMOs in the pipeline including GM mustard variety - DMH11.

International Roma Day celebrated on April 8

On this day the Roma from all over the world pay respect to the Roma victims during the World War II.

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Current Affairs - 7 April 2016

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Pfizer announced termination of proposed combination with Allergan

The decision to scrap the 160 billion US dollar agreement was driven by the actions announced by the US Treasury to curb corporate inversions.

Kento Momota and Ratchanok Intanon won 2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton titles

In the final match held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi, Momota defended the men’s singles title by defeating Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen 21-15 21-18.

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Current Affairs - 6 April 2016

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SIPRI released Trends in world military expenditure, 2015 report

As per the report, while the USA remained as world’s biggest spender in 2015, India moved up one spot in the global rankings to reach the sixth position in terms of military expenditure.

Telangana ICT Policy Framework 2016 launched

The policy seeks to double the value of current 68232 crore rupees IT exports in Telangana in 5 years.

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Current Affairs - 5 April 2016

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Stand Up India Scheme

The scheme is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes and women entrepreneurs.

Blackstone inked agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to acquire 60% stake in Mphasis Limited

Mphasis is a leading information technology services provider offering applications, business process outsourcing and infrastructure services.

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Current Affairs - 4 April 2016

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UN Agencies released Global Report on Urban Health 2016

As per the report, Chennai stood at the 2nd place in world in terms of reported traffic fatalities per 1 lakh inhabitants.

Union Government released India Rankings 2016 under National Institutional Ranking Framework

The India Rankings 2016 is the first of its kind since the launch of NIRF in September 2015. It assessed the performance of higher educational institutions in India and ranked them accordingly.

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SBI Junior Associates In Clerical Cadre Recruitment 2016

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State Bank of India (SBI) has released notification for the recruitment of huge number of vacancies as Junior Associates in Clerical Cadre in State Bank Group. Eligible candidates may apply online from 05.04.2016 To 25.04.2016 .

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Current Affairs - 2 & 3 April 2016

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FICCI, AIBC signed MoU to strengthen business ties

The agreement was signed in the presence of the visiting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during the Invest in India Round Table Conference in Melbourne, Australia.

Shiva Thapa won Silver at Asian/Oceania Qualifying event in China

With this win, the 22-year-old Thapa became the first Indian boxer to book a seat in the Rio Olympics.

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Currentr Affairs - 1 April 2016

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J Geetha Reddy appointed as PAC Chairperson of Telangana

She will be the first woman legislator to be appointed for the post in India.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched Phase I of Green Delhi initiative

The launch of the initiative is in tune with the Detailed Action Plan (DAP) that was submitted by the Delhi Government to the Supreme Court in December 2015.

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Current Affairs - 31 March 2016

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Foxconn agreed to buy Sharp Corporation for $3.5 billion

The deal, for a 66 percent stake in Sharp, is intended to make Foxconn a more attractive partner for Apple Inc. that uses Sharp screens for its iPhones.

Tata Steel announced plans to explore options to restructure its UK business

As per the announcement, the Tata Steel Europe will explore all options for portfolio restructuring including the potential divestment of Tata Steel UK, in whole or in parts.

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Final Result Out !! – IBPS SPL-V 2016-17

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Final Result Out !! – IBPS PO/MT-V 2016-17

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