General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 20160802 - 2

1. After the former IAS officer T Nanda Kumar abruptly resigned from the chairmanship of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Govt of India has given...
2. Age, fragility and transience: the Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company is premiering its new work in the city
3. Agency’s job is to find truth about the missing people: Samaraweera
4. A genomic study using a novel method of enrolling participants has identified for the first time 15 regions of the genome that appear to be associated with depression in individuals of European ancestry.
5. A giant video screen displaying thoughts and images associated with former President APJ Abdul Kalam greets visitors at a new memorial here dedicated to the ‘Missile Man’ whose noble spirit seems to ...
6. Agitation that started Monday morning and affected OPD services at both the hospitals was called off after the notification was issued
7. Agriculture Minister Prathipati Pulla Rao asked farmers in the State to get enrolled for crop insurance by August 2, the last day for registration.Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Pulla Rao sai...
8. Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunilkumar visits Plachimada village
9. A group of activists under the aegis of various organisations, including the Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha (AGM), is preparing to stage a fast in front of the collectorate here on theInternational Day of t...
10. A group of mothers in Chennai, part of a national network, Breastfeeding Support for Indian Moms, is planning a series of events to create awareness to promote and normalise breastfeeding in public. W...
11. A guest house constructed way back in 1977 by the Coleroon panchayat union at Tirumullaivasal coastal village in Nagapattinam district near here has been badly damaged and lying in disuse.The guest ho...
12. A Hindu worshipper walks among pigeons in Nepal, swimmers enjoy the beach at sunset in Marseille, a security guard stands at the site of a truck bombing in Kabul, and more.
13. A history of how Christians understand tragedy
14. A history sheeter accused in a double murder case was hacked to death near his house in Nandini Layout by a gang of assailants on late Sunday night. The police have detained three youths, all friends...
15. A housemaid allegedly committed suicide at her employer’s residence in Vasant Kunj here on Monday. No suicide note was found at the spot, the police said.The woman had been working here since a month....
16. AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has expelled Sasikala Pushpa from the party for her “anti-party activities." In a brief statement, Ms. Jayalalithaa said Ms. Pushpa was...
17. AIADMK general secretary and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will not hesitate to take action against anyone who has erred, Cooperation Minister Sellur K. Raju said in the Assembly on Monday.Replying to a...
18. Air Cmdr PC Chopra
19. Air India to operate flights to Medina
20. Air Marshal B Suresh AVSM VM assumes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP) at Air Headquarters today.  A graduate of the 'Rashtriya Indian Military College', Dehradun and 'National...
21. Air Marshal NJS Dhillon AVSM takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command, from Air Marshal B Suresh AVSM VM, who assumes appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel at Air...
22. Ajai Shukla: What Parrikar needs to do to boost 'Make in India' in defence
23. A jawan of the Special Operation Group, a dedicated force raised for anti-Naxal operations in Odisha, died while undergoing routine exercise at the training school at Chandaka on the outskirts of Bhub...
24. Ajinkya Rahane carved out his seventh Test hundred before India's declaration at 500 for nine and subsequent rain led to early tea on day three of the second Test against the West Indies here today.
25. A joint rally of tribals and Dalits at Baliguda in Kandhamal district of Odisha on Monday rejected the current probe by Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the State government and demanded a CBI inqu...
26. A Kentucky judge berated jail administrators when a detainee who said she had been denied pants, as well as feminine hygiene products, was brought before her.
27. A Kentucky judge was furious after an inmate was brought into her courtroom wearing a t-shirt and shorts saying they "refused" to give her pants at the jail.
28. Aleppo mourns child actor who starred in black comedy which made war-ravaged city smile
29. ALEPPO, Syria – Russian state media has said that a Russian helicopter, after delivering aid to the war-torn Aleppo on Monday, was shot down, killing all five crew members on board. According ...
30. Alien hunters claim to a broken sea shell is nestled in the Gusev crater on Mars. The image, shot by the Nasa Curiosity, is said to be 'evidence of Mars having an ocean with living creatures'.
31. A life of penury for this national medallist
32. All AAP MLAs arrested, Delhi finally gets BJP govt
33. All but destroyed were antique shops, restaurants, a toy store and a beloved bar steps from the Patapsco River that local officials say opened their doors to feed rescue crews who responded to a fatal train derailment, the small city's last disaster.
34. Alleging that a private school in the foothills of Yercaud had encroached on a government land, cadre of Tamil Nadu Makkal Urimai Katchi attempted to lay siege the school here on Monday.Led by its pre...
35. Alleging that his son Ilavarasan’s death was a clear case of murder and not suicide, his father T. Elango has moved the Madras High Court seeking to transfer the investigation to a Special Investigati...
36. Alleging that motorist S. Venkatraj (25) of Veeranam was beaten to death by the police, members of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and All India Youth Federation (AIYF) demanded CB-CID to ...
37. All five people on board were killed, taking the total number of Russian troops killed in Syria to 18.
38. “All natural water channels are encroached upon and there is no outlet left for rainwater”
39. All the schools, colleges and other educational institutions in the city remained closed on Monday responding to the bandh call given by Student JAC. While the majority of the institutions voluntarily...
40. All you wanted to know about Goods and Services Tax
41. A longtime Federal Bureau of Investigation employee pleaded guilty to acting as an agent for the Chinese government and sending sensitive information about the U.S. government to a Chinese official.
42. A look at the goings-on in the Nationals minor league system this week, where the biggest news may have been that all their top prospects are still in the system at all.
43. Alphabet to develop 'fantastic voyage' tech that controls nerves with electric shocks to help fight disease
44. Alter the Japanese robot can control its own limbs and facial expressions
45. Although earnings will get a fillip from lower interest costs, the company lags peers on profitability
46. Although nothing earth-shaking has happened in relations across the Taiwan Strait since President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) was sworn in and the Democratic Progressive Party became the ruling party, there has indeed been a tectonic shift. In order to teach Taiwanese a lesson for the choices
47. A 'Mad Max' flying car could be coming to a sky near you: Californian engineer designs a radical vehicle for travelling by road and air
48. A maid in her twenties allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at the house of her employer in Vasant Kunj area of South Delhi, police said today.
49. A major gain from US elections would be the collapse of TPP that threatens India's export prospects
50. A major revision is required in our understanding of our Milky Way Galaxy according to an international team. Astronomers have found that there is a huge region around the center of our own galaxy, which is devoid of young stars.
51.     A massive wildfire in California continues to grow in several areas and to force evacuations of people and their animals     
52. A massive wildfire in California continues to grow in several areas and to force evacuations of people and their animals
53. Amazing footage of plane landing on moving vehicle
54. Amazon drones could turn hostile, warn experts
55. Amazon India starts Prime subscription service for delivery, video 'coming soon'
56. A medical transport plane crashed in northern California killing two nurses, the pilot and a patient onboard.
57. Amended excise Bill passed in Bihar Assembly
58. Amended excise Bill passed in Bihar Assembly amid Opposition protest
59. Amendments show the govt has yielded to some Congress demands
60. American novelist, Jonathan Franzen, discusses his latest book, Purity in Toronto on Oct. 11, 2015.
61. American rock band Green Day has revealed their plans to release a brand new single titled "Bang bang", next week.
62. American soldiers on the battlefield might one day depend on spiderwebs to save their lives.
63. America's stealth submarines and being used to carry out cyberattacks and listen in on enemy computer networks, two US Navy officials have revealed.
64. A Message from the Navy Surgeon General: Be a Partner in Preventive Health
65. Amid ruckus, the state assembly and the council were adjourned for the day
66. Amidst massive food shortages and an extended state of emergency, Venezuela's government issued a decree late July that would force people to work in fields up to 60 days and possibly longer.
67. Amnesty International: 'Unlawful' Venezuela decree gives military power
68.     Among the 16 people who were killed in a hot air balloon crash in Texas over the weekend were a couple celebrating their 17th wedding anniversary and a researcher whose work focused on treating burn victims, grieving family members said
69. A month ago, a 13-year-old teenager from Balaramapuram left home following some domestic issues.Fortunately, he met an autorickshaw driver who through a WhatsApp group for reporting issues related to ...
70. A municipal councillor and his car driver were arrested for smuggling liquor bottles from Puducherry on Monday afternoon.Police sources said they stopped a luxury car owned by D. John Kennedy, a DMK c...
71. An aged mother and her daughter from Mastanpatti village petitioned the Collector’s office on Monday alleging denial of proper treatment at Government Rajaji Hospital following cataract surgery the tw...
72. Anaiyur school languishes with infrastructural issues
73. Anakapalle MP Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao has asked Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to issue instructions to the officials concerned for early commencement of work on LNG terminal at Gangavaram Po...
74. An ambitious restructuring of firearms rules tries to eradicate illicit trade in small weapons.
75. Anandiben government was blamed for “miscalculating” and “mishandling” the Patidar agitation for reservation. The crackdown on protesters alienated the powerful Patels.
76. Anandiben offers to quit as Gujarat chief minister
77. Anandiben Patel resigns as Gujarat chief minister
78. Anandiben Patel resigns as Gujarat CM in India
79. Anandiben Patel Resigns as Gujarat CM, Likely to be Punjab Governor
80. Anandiben Patel resigns: For party and govt, string of reverses under her watch
81. Anandiben quits: Congress says result of failures
82. Anandiben's resignation an attempt to divert attention from Dalit agitation: Shankar Singh Vaghela
83. Anant Maheshwari named Microsoft India chief
84. Anant Maheshwari to be Microsoft India president
85. An assistant track and field coach at Walter Johnson, the 29-year-old has been his own coach on the road to Rio.
86. An asteroid named Bennu could one day strike our planet. A new space mission could help us learn how to stop it.
87. Ancient mass grave site in Greek capital could point to earliest dated event in Athenian history
88. Anderlecht hoopt nog steeds op Lombaerts (met speciale clausule) - Het Nieuwsblad
89. , and his ministry has always stressed upon the need for behaviour change and cleanliness to become a part of everyone's daily life.
90. Andhra Bank Zonal Manager V. Venkateswar Rao urged all customers to immediately seed their Aadhaar card number to their account at their respective bank branches and avail direct benefit transfers suc...
91. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will launch Andhra Pradesh Cloud Initiative here on August 5 to make the state a preferred destination for companies looking for digital technology sk...
92. Andhra special status: YSR Congress calls for AP bandh
93. An employee of Lok Nayak Hospital died of electrocution after he accidentally came in contact with an electric pole while cleaning the lane outside his house in north-east Delhi’s Karawal Nagar on Sun...
94. An especially dry period from July to October in Indonesia, a result of the 2015-16 El Niño, contributed to a severe fire season and significant carbon and pollution emissions.
95. An estimated Rs.340 crore is required to acquire land for widening the 8.4-km Mananchira-Vellimadukunnu stretch of National Highway 212. The amount was worked out by the District-Level Purchase Commit...
96. A new, epidemic strain of C. difficile is proving alarmingly deadly, and new research not only explains why but also suggests a way to stop it.
97. A new international collaboration opens a door to influencing the immune system, which would be useful to boost the effectiveness of vaccines or to counter autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
98. A newly published study from MIT describes an adhesive patch that can stick to the tumor site, either before or after surgery, to deliver a triple-combination of drug, gene, and photo (light-based) therapy. Approximately one in 20 people will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime, making it the third-most prevalent form of the disease in […]
99. A new mechanism that affects how our immune cells perform -- and hence their ability to prevent disease -- has been discovered by an international team of researchers.
100. A new research report reveals a potentially new therapeutic target for preventing or stopping preterm labor.
101. A new review examines the potential of antioxidant approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis.
102. A new study could explain why DNA and not RNA, its older chemical cousin, is the repository of genetic information. The DNA double helix is a more forgiving molecule that can contort itself into different shapes to absorb chemical damage to the basic building blocks -- A, G, C and T -- of genetic code. In contrast, when RNA is in the form of a double helix, it is so rigid that rather than accommodating damaged bases, it falls apart.
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