General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 20160801 - 2

1. An International Olympic Committee panel will have the final say on Russian athletes' eligibility to compete at Rio 2016, says a spokesman for the Olympic organization.
2. An NRI based out of the Netherlands has created an online rendezvous for people in the film and television industry. The portal acts as a platform for writers, directors, cinematographers and art dir...
3. Annual campaign focuses on monogenic diabetes
4. A painting competition on ‘A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’ organised to mark the first death anniversary of the former President, by Rotary Club of Tiruchi, evoked overwhelming response from students.The contest ...
5. A panel discussion on “Democracy and Nationalism, and the Role of Media” was organised by Hansakshar Trust in the Capital on Sunday, the 136th birth anniversary of Munshi Premchand.The panel of speake...
6. A Peek Inside the Fuel Tank For World’s Largest Rocket
7. AP Hotels Association elects new body
8. A planned multibillion-dollar new city near Singapore is attracting interest from investors with promises of luxury living, but there are questions over its future owing to China’s economic woes and warnings of environmental catastrophe.
9. A post-policy gain for yen makes imports cheaper and dilutes effort to fight deflationary pressure
10. A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck a guesthouse housing foreigners in Kabul early today, officials said, just days after the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital for 15 years.
11. A powerful truck bomb struck a guesthouse popular with foreigners in Kabul early today, a security source and local media said.
12. Mysore University’s Department of Studies in Chemistry has invited applications for one project fellow to work on the ‘development of inhibitors of heparanase for cancer therapy’, ...
13. Apropos of "Hillary's Everests" (July 29) on the "strong endorsement" Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has received from Barack Obama
14. A psephologist and an academician, Yogendra Yadav was an important member of the Aam Aadmi Party. His rift with the AAP’s leadership began after the party...
15. Aptech Banking & Finance Academy ties up with Geojit BNP Paribas
16. A racing vehicle conceived and designed by a group of students from the National Institute of Engineering (NIE) was ranked the seventh best in the country in a contest conducted recently by the Societ...
17. Arbitrariness in granting licences in 2011-16 suspected
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19. A recent Government Order issued by the Higher Education Department mandating teachers working in government and aided colleges to obtain permission to contest the elections to university bodies such ...
20. Army Day Parade 2016
21. Army has to fire, can't use lathi: Parrikar
22. Army on Sunday paid homage to the two soldiers, both hailing from Karnataka, in a wreath laying ceremony held at Leh
23. Art and appreciation
24. Art Gallery
25. Article 370: The untold story
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28. Art lessons will no longer be a monotonous interaction between teachers and students in classrooms, thanks to the exclusive online platform "Virsa", which was launched recently with an aim to give free digital learning on Indian culture and music to ...
29. As a resource person in legal issues concerning the education sector, Y. Vinod Kumar, an administrative staff member of the Kannur University, is now engaged in raising consciousness against ragging o...
30. As army chief shuffles generals, western command without a head
31. A seasoned politician he is, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu rarely loses his cool. But, of late, he is wary of the burden of expectations on his shoulders. It is the pressure to secure Special Ca...
32. a security source told AFP, without offering any further details.
33. Asian Defence Review 2016
34. Asian users spend 40 per cent more on in-app purchases than those in the rest of the world when taking into account all app categories, although North Americans spend the single highest amount in the shopping app category, according to a survey by ...
35. As it happened: India v WI, 2nd Test, Day 2
36. A six-year-old girl from Oman who suffers from Crouzon syndrome was successfully operated upon at Fortis Memorial Research Hospital in Gurgaon.The rare genetic disorder, found in one in 60,000 live bi...
37. Ask Discover
38. Asked by the government to give more thrust to revenue mop up, the Income Tax Department is looking for more office space in the financial capital as it expects its staff strength to increase, a senio...
39. As many as 150 students from different schools in the city took part in the “Love Nature” painting competition at the St. Aloysius Higher Primary School on Friday.The competition was organised jointly...
40. As many as six children, including two child labourers and four street children, were rescued by joint teams comprising the police and Women and Child Development Agency personnel besides the represen...
41. As Southeast Asian nations continue to be split on the tribunal award, Beijing has demonstrated its will to power and determination to defend its interests in the teeth of opposition.
42. As States delay roll-out, no rich harvest yet for PM’s Fasal Bima Yojana
43. As Super 30 , the story of Anand Kumar, hits bookstores, the achiever shares his hit formula
44. A stagnant economy and widespread corruption allegations have put the African National Congress on the defensive ahead of local elections this week, which could push the party that has ruled since apartheid’s end out of power in South Africa’s most important cities.
45. As the value of pound drops, inbound tourism industry will prosper
46. A strong explosion took place early Monday near a guesthouse for foreigners in Kabul, an Afghan police official said.
47. Astronomers are using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to further explore Sagittarius A*. At the center of our Milky Way galaxy lies a cosmic beast called Sagittarius A*. This supermassive black hole packs about four million sun-masses into a volume roughly the size of our solar system. Recently, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope began exploring this exotic […]
48. Astronomers Discover Dizzying Spin of the Milky Way Galaxy’s “Halo”
49. Astronomers Find Evidence for Violent Stellar Merger
50. Astronomers Gain New Insight into Magnetic Field Of Sun and Its Kin
51. Astronomers Reveal ‘Orphaned Protostars’
52. Astronomers Reveal the Dizzying Spin of the Milky Way’s Halo
53. Astronomers Reveal the Rotation of the Hot Gas Around the Milky Way
54. Astronomers See the Milky Way's Giant Black Hole with New Eyes
55. Astronomers Study Protostars at Low Extinction in Orion A
56. Astronomers Track the Source of Slow Solar Wind
57. As Turkey returns to some degree of normality following the July 15 coup attempt, which claimed the lives of 246 people and 24 coup plotters, the government has wasted little time in their response.
58. Asustek Computer Inc (華碩) shipped the most cellphones of any Taiwanese maker in the second quarter of this year, according to Taipei-based market research group Digitimes Research.
59. Asustek top local cellphone seller in second quarter
60. As we enter the final months of the presidential campaign, journalists have a crucial job in giving Americans the information they need.
61. As we perfect wireless underwater communication, robots will criss-cross the abyss finding everything from lost planes to chemical leaks
62. At 437 pounds, Mason Finley struggled to compete. At 345, he punched his ticket to Rio.
63. A team of astronomers has discovered that the hot gas in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning in the same direction and at comparable speed as the galaxy’s disk, which contains our stars, planets, gas, and dust. This new knowledge sheds light on how individual atoms have assembled into stars, planets, and […]
64. A three-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes may compete, reviewing all decisions taken by the international federations, the IOC said ...
65. At least 9 people were killed in militant attacks on oil and gas installations in Iraq on Sunday, security sources told EFE news.
66. At least six Taliban militants were killed and three others were injured on Sunday when war planes targeted a convoy of Taliban fighters in the Afghanistan's Kunduz province, a police official said.
67. A top leadership candidate in Hong Kong has been banned from running in the upcoming elections after the government declared he "cannot possibly fulfill his duties as a legislator" while also pledging allegiance to his pro-independence party.
68. A training and vaccination camp for Haj pilgrims from Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts will be held at R.K. Palace Function Hall in Udayagiri here on Monday.All the prospective pilgrims sch...
69. Attn: US Navy
70. Attorney Who Took Chevron to Court for $18B Suspended by ADF
71.     Attracted by the smell of ripe organic waste, seagulls fitted with GPS trackers led scientists to hard-to-spot illegal dumping sites   
72. A twist on a science classic
73. Aus report theft from Rio Olympics village
74. Aussies cope with thefts and fire alarms that don't work
75. Australia copes with thefts, fire alarms that don’t work in Olympic Village
76.     Authorities confirmed that 16 people were killed in the fiery crash of a hot air balloon in Central Texas, saying it will take "a long process" to identify the victims of the worst such disaster in U.S. history
77. Autorickshaw drivers to assist pedestrians cross busy roads
78. Available for iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Tablet and Chromebook2
79. Aviation Experts Urge Caution on Releasing Self-Driving Cars
80. Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has displayed a scale model of Advanced Heavy Lift (AHL) Helicopter being jointly developed with Russia at the China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin.
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82. Award-Winning Photos Bring the Microscopic World to Life
83. Awareness campaign on viral fevers
84. A women’s hostel attached to the Government Arts College built by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department at Poompuhar near here has been lying in disuse for the past three years, eve...
85. Back in the days when people sailed seas to explore the world, Kollam was an important global city. That glory reflected in the buildings that dotted the city for many years even after Independence. B...
86. Baidu uses millions of users’ location data to make predictions
87. Baidu uses millions of users' location data to make predictions
88. Bajaj Auto bullish on exports, despite fall
89. Balbir Singh Sr: India's forgotten legend
90. Balbir Sr: Forgotten legend of India's Olympic glory
91. Bank of India to allot preference shares to govt for Rs 1,338 crore
92. Banks prone to cyber attacks, says RBI Deputy Governor
93. Baring Asia not in hurry to exit Hexaware Tech
94. Bar licence allotment under AG’s scrutiny
95. Barring Tata Consultancy Services, none of the bigger information technology companies showed interest
96. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tries to stay positive and move forward in the aftermath of deadly shootings. CNN's Nick Valencia reports.
97. Battle victory observed
98. Beating expectations, JSW Steel delivered a strong performance in the June 2016 quarter. Net profit multiplied several-fold to ₹1,109 crore from ₹21 crore in the year ago period. Operating profit ros...
99. Begin political dialogue in Kashmir: CPI(M)