General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 20160802 - 5

1. Civil society movements demand intervention of Forest Minister
2. Climate change crisis as researchers reveals Lake Tahoe is warming 15 times faster than expected
3. Clinton Back Ahead of Trump in Post-Convention Polls
4. Clinton slams Trump for his 'absolute allegiance' to Russia
5. Clinton supporters and some intelligence officials say the New York business magnate has loose lips and often shoots from the hip
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7. Close to 4,500 students and teachers of night schools held a protest march against the state government’s decision to shut down these schools in phased manner.Subhash More, president, Shikshak Bharti,...
8. Clouded leopards are among the most mysterious and shy felines in the wild. The Asian natives spend their days hiding and come out at night, so research on the species has been a challenge. Sadly, their population has been steadily declining because of deforestation and poaching. Will this stunning creature survive? It faces an uphill battle.
9. Club founder: 'Satan' is a 'metaphorical construct'
10. CM Devendra Fadnavis congratulates Mr World Rohit Khandelwal
11. CM won’t spare those who err: Minister
12. CNAL Holds Change of Command Aboard USS George Washington
13. CNG Supplies Earmarked for Chabahar Power Plant NIGC
14. CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta got an exclusive tour of the Theranos facility by CEO Elizabeth Holmes.
15. CNN's Drew Griffin looks into allegations that Donald Trump pushed to change the language in the Republican National Convention platform to soften its stance on Russia.
16. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh speaks with one of the 2016 Rio Olympics contract workers about security problems plaguing the games.
17. Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has acquired a full-fledged aircraft recovery module complementing the Dedicated Disabled Aircraft Recovery Team (DART) trained and certified by Fraport AG ...
18. 'Code Kermit 16,' a student association, was recently inauguratedat CK College of Engineering and Technology
19. Colgate launches second natural toothpaste to keep Patanjali at bay
20. Colin Bull, at Software Quality Systems in Germany, said despite the benefits, drones ' must be embraced and feared in equal measures'. It follows news that Amazon will tests its drones in the UK.
21. Collector M. Karunakaran disbursed welfare assistance worth Rs.2.54 lakh to 30 beneficiaries at the weekly grievance redressal meet at the Collectorate on Monday. Under the Social Security Scheme, he ...
22. Collector orders suspension of panchayat secretary
23. College students float lamps with flowers on a pool of water as a ritual during celebration...
24. Colors Infinity to focus more on local content
25. Columnist Li Yuan writes that numerous financial forces shaped Monday’s deal between Uber Technologies and Didi Chuxing Technology.  For one, China’s internet is increasingly a game of giants.
26. Combining medications could offer better results for ADHD patients
27. Coming down heavily on various examination boards giving grace marks, the draft of the National Education Policy has emphasised the need to discontinue the practice that artificially inflates the pass...
28. Commission to look at compensation for indigenous peoples
29. Committee to create awareness on new revenue district
30. Communiqué of the Bureau of the Conference of Parties to the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport
31. Companies whose SBRT proposals got approval include IKEA, H&M, Adidas, Swarovski International Holding and Montblanc
32. Company had posted a net profit of Rs 43.3 crore in the same period a year ago
33. Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a Rs.73 crore penalty on pharma major Lupin for “cooperating” with Karnataka Chemists and Druggist Association (KCDA) to implement anti-competitive d...
34. Complete irrigation projects on war-footing: Raman tells officials
35. Computer Science students told to acquire new skills
36. Concerns over Zika threaten Florida’s tourism industry
37. Condemning the police action on women and senior citizens from Navalgund taluk of Dharwad district, members of Left parties, such as the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India an...
38. Conference on Public Policy and ManagementIIM-Bwill host the 11th Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management from August 6 to 10. The theme is ‘Inclusion and Exclusion: Policy and...
39. Congress, BJP accuse AAP govt. of ‘criminal negligence’
40. Construction of solar plant gets under way at NLC
41. Construction of the railway bridge connecting Chennimalai Road with Shastri Road has been completed.Shastri Nagar residents are now in a position to reach Chenniamalai road without having to worry abo...
42. Consultancy: Harnessing Cultures to Advance Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Education Policies and Practices: Terms of Reference for the Preparation of Case Studies
43. Consultancy: Relevance of Post-Basic Education to the Changing Realities of youth in sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the Perspectives of Young People: Terms of Reference for the Preparation of Case Studies
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45. Conviction of Bollywood director in rape of U.S. student a small victory in India’s battle against sexual assault
46. Coordinated response cuts time to treatment for deadly heart attacks
47. Cornwall classified as having subtropical climate
48. Corporate investors across Europe are cooling on Poland, a long-favored destination for foreign money.
49. Corporate Money Flowed at Party Conventions
50. Corporation officials allege the school had not been formally handed over to them
51. Could Amazon drones turn hostile? Experts warn UAVs may be hijacked by terrorists and hackers
52. Councillor, car driver held
53. Country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday posted a 12.7 per cent rise in its total sales in July at 1,37,116 units as against 1,21,712 units in the same month a year ago.The com...
54. Court acquits retired Haryana bureaucrat in rape case
55. Court Holds Police Had Right to Ping Suspect's Cellphone Without Warrant
56. Court Rules Gravity Payments CEO Not Overpaid in Suit Filed by Brother
57. Court stays tender finalisation for supply of free pumpsets
58. Cow-breeding business hit, Dairy farmers issue ultimatum to Punjab government
59. CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday accused the Government of being “preoccupied with the Congress” and reaching an understanding with the principal opposition party on the GST while a...
60. CPI(M) supports stir for special status to A.P.
61. CPI(M) supports stir on special status
62. CPI State secretary Chada Venkat Reddy has charged the TRS government of unleashing repressive measures against “podu” cultivators in a bid to drive them away from “podu lands” in the tribal sub-plan ...
63. ‘Crack in Arunachaleswarar temple can be rectified’
64.     Crime Alerts Come to Brazilian Waze, Just in Time for the Olympics   
65. Criminal network compromised email accounts of small and medium-sized businesses around the world including in the U.S, Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Romania, South Africa and Thailand.
66. Cross-border attack from Yemen kills 4 of Saudi family
67. Crude oil and natural gas output continued to remain in the negative growth territory since March 2016.
68. CSBC opens submarine development center
69. CSBC opens submarine development center
70. Curfew remained in force in five police station areas of the city and Anantnag town. Restrictions on assembly of four or more persons continued in entire Kashmir, a police official said.
71. Currency daily report for Aug 1, 2016 by Veracity Financial Services
72. Currently, Paytm has a little over 2,250 screens for which tickets can be booked online
73. Customer satisfaction rates for Facebook, Twitter go downhill: Study
74. Customers warned not to hand over their contactless cards
75. CVC warns of action against bank staff, spouses pooling money via NGOs
76. Cycle of woes hits national medallist
77. Daniel Murphy back in but Ryan Zimmerman out of Nationals’ starting lineup
78. Dares him to hold public hearings in the affected villages
79.     Dark and shrunken microglia cells identified in the brains of people and mice seem to smother brain connections and are associated with age and disease     
80. Dark and shrunken microglia cells identified in the brains of people and mice seem to smother brain connections and are associated with age and disease
81. Dark clouds loom over artisans’ quarters ahead of Puja
82. David Cameron's resignation honours list humiliatingly blocked as committee vetoes peerage for former party treasurer
83. David Cameron is 'paying off debts' by rewarding allies in honours list, says former minister
84. DBT cell set up in Finance Department
85. D.C. United draws with Montreal, Spirit heads into Olympic break with victory
86. Dear Republican leaders: It’s not too late to dump Trump
87. Defeated DMK candidate challenges election result
88. Defence review approved by PM Shinzo Abe's government, Japan warned that "unintended consequences" could result from Beijing's assertive disregard of international rules.
89. Defense attorneys of the accused killer Dylann Roof filed a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the U.S. death penalty on Monday night.
90. Deleted WhatsApp chats can still be read, security researcher warns
91. Delhi govt. cannot spend funds on cameras or volunteers for the MLAs, but the Delhi Assembly can
92. DemandStating that closure of the second gate in Uzhavar Shandy on Park Road is posing hardship to them in transporting vegetables, farmers demanded that it should be reopened.The shandy is located in...
93. Department holds revenue adalat
94. Derailment causes cancellation of 60 trains on Central Line; signal issues hit Western Line; technical glitch halts Monorail for hours
95. Designed by Russian firm Motovezedhody, Taurus 2x2 is a 132-pound, two-wheel drive motorbike that can be taken a part in just five minutes and stowed away in the trunk of a car. This Russian agriculture bike has added 12-inch wide, 25-in in diameter fat tires to the design, allowing it to trudge through the mud and slush - making it ideal for hunting, fishing, travel and off-road terrain. And is now available for 75,000 Russian rubles (around $1,100).
96. Designed luxury homes coming up in Pune
97. Despite about eight villages succumbing to the pressure built up by officials and the ruling party, the residents of Vemulaghat have decided to fight against the proposed Mallannasagar reservoir alone...
98. Despite an attack on a humanitarian convoy in which one of its staff members was injured, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is scaling up its response to provide assistance to thousands of conflict-affected children in Nigeria’s Borno state, which has borne the brunt of violence by Boko Haram insurgents.
99. Despite poor arrival of turmeric bags at Erode markets, prices of the spice did not increase. “Only 3,000 bags arrived for sale but the price of the commodity did not appreciate. There was no upcount...
100. Deszo Molnar, a former US Air Force pilot and rocket engineer based in Los Angeles, is trying to build a new type of vehicle to avoid the traffic on the freeways (pictured).
101. De-worming drive for wild elephants commences
102. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Petroleum &Natural Gas, wants to make it clear that the PMUY is a well-thought-out welfare strategy. The government wants...
103. Dharna planned outside Karnataka Home Minister’s residence
104. DHFL NCD suitable for those in lower tax bracket
105. DHFL plans to raise Rs 4,000 cr via NCDs
106. Differently abled athletes seek periodical training
107. Digital push: Tech Mahindra Q1 revenues up 10%, net rises 20.5%