General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-03 00:00

1. 1,100 hospitals to take up a quality improvement project
2. 13 e-commerce entities have partnered with the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms) so far to market handloom products.
3. 2017 Audi A4 is Coming to India and Here's All You Need to Know
4. 2.16 crore bogus ration cards detected: Govt
5. 24 hours in Mussoorie
6. 2nd Test: Rain Hampers India's Victory Charge Against West Indies
7. 3.4 trillion yen to help address the nation's demographic challenges
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9. 3 more top DNC officials resign in wake of email breach
10. 4 Fil-Am groups win Esclamado community service award
11. 4 Photos That Prove Size Doesn't Matter for Olympic Gymnast Superstar Simone Biles
12. 55,119 complaints of exploitation from Indians in nine nations
13. 5 killed as Russian military chopper shot down in Syria
14. 5 Podcasts (and Potcasts) to Digest After the DNC
15. 60 kitchen hacks that experts will never tell you
16. 6 dead in anti-drug raid of Espinosa house in Leyte
17. 87% Indian-worker exploitation complaints from Gulf nations
18. 8 more rhinos found dead
19. 8 more rhinos perish in Assam sanctuary
20. \91Wall of Wishes' innagurated to celebrate Olympic mood
21. 92-year-old driver strikes two in Old Town Alexandria, killing man
22. A 20-year-old second year B.A. student of a private college in Namakkal drowned in River Cauvery at Koneripatti in Edappadi here on Tuesday. The incident occurred when G. Priya of Karungalpatti along ...
23. A 58-year-old Indian national has been charged with sexually abusing a sleeping woman passenger aboard a flight from Los Angeles to New Jersey. Veerabhadrarao Kunam of Visakhapatnam was arrested by th...
24. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Tuesday defended Narela MLA Sharad Chauhan, who is in judicial custody in connection with the suicide case of a woman party worker, and blamed the Delhi Police for her...
25. Aam Admi Party (AAP) launched a massive protest in favour of food diversity on Tuesday evening as its national and State leadership protested against the statements that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) M...
26. AAP claims victory, Congress calls it result of Anandiben's failures
27. AAP MLA booked for cheating in Haryana; party slams BJP
28. A batch of 150 students of Telangana State Study Circle staged a hunger strike on Tuesday demanding State Government implementation of an 18-month civil service coaching programme.The striking student...
29. Abe also has a full diplomatic plate. He is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok on the sidelines of a September 2-3 multilateral forum
30. ‘Abe likely to pick hawkish ally Inada as Defence Minister’
31. A bench comprising Chief Justice T.S. Thakur ...
32. A blood donation camp was organised by Puducherry Blood Transfusion Council and Puducherry AIDS Control Society (PACS) in collaboration with Achariya College of Engineering and Technology on the colle...
33. A book that reveals R D Burman's secrets
34. About 17 ads were considered to be in violation of Advertising Standards Council of India code
35. About 500 police personnel, including crime teams and bomb disposal squads, were deployed on security
36. About 58 lakh pensioners’ bank accounts may be subsumed under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), a national mission for financial inclusion.
37. About 60,000 people have fled South Sudan since fighting broke out between rival army factions almost four weeks ago, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
38. A bunch of films have come as a boon for actors. Here’s a look at a few new players and those who got to re-invent themselves
39. A case was registered against BCCI chief for allegedly encroaching on government land.
40. According to skincare experts, using mobile phones is wreaking havoc with our faces, causing all sorts of ailments from sagging jaws and forehead creases to tired eyes and tech neck.
41. According to the Agriculture Ministry, about three per cent samples picked up from various Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) markets, local markets, farm gate, organic outlets and public distribution systems had Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) above the prescribed levels. ]]
42. A central fact-finding team comprising senior officials of different Ministries on Tuesday trekked high hill range to assess the situation in Nagada village of Odisha’s Jajapur district, where 19 maln...
43. A century-old mine shaft has caved in and created a massive sinkhole in an elderly couple's backyard in the Queenland town of Ipswich.
44. Ace wrestler is now ‘eager’ to go to Rio
45. A charter bus veered off a central California highway before dawn today and struck a pole that sliced the vehicle nearly in half, killing five people and sending five more to hospitals, some with lost limbs, authorities said.
46. A complaint has been lodged with Omalur police that a temple land was encroached and stone quarrying was done illegally using explosives.SurveynumbersIn his complaint, founder of Thiru Thondargal Saba...
47. A controversial mural of Hillary Clinton will be allowed to remain after the artist modified it from depicting the politician in a revealing swimsuit to one where she is wearing a burqa instead.
48. A countrywide, fortnight-long celebration has been planned by the Narendra Modi government to mark 70 years of India’s Independence, between August 15 and 22, along with a marking of the 75 anniversa...
49. Action plan include promotion of yoga and sports among prisoners, linking of different departments of Pondicherry University to provide services including counselling and para-legal assistance.
50. Action plan to check seasonal diseases: Collector
51. Actor Anton Yelchin attends the special advance screening of 'Burying The Ex' at American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre on June 11, 2015 in Hollywood, California.
52. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is known for his histrionic skills, but now for the first time he will be seen dancing on screen. Siddiqui will put on the dancing shoes for the Tiger Shroff-starrer
53. A data scientist has scoured the archives of heavy metal lyrics and compared them with a major corpus of documents to reveal the 'metalness' ranking of 10,000 words.
54. A day after a low-intensity blast occurred at the court complex in the city, sleuths from the National Investigation...
55. A day after Anandiben Patel decided to step down as Gujarat Chief Minister, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said making her the “scapegoat” would not save the BJP in the State as the ...
56. A day after it was passed by the Assembly, the Bihar Excise and Prohibition Bill was today ratified by the Legislative Council with voice vote amidst opposition boycott, as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tried to allay fears of the opposition on its ...
57. A day after the Delhi government said it had decided to ban Chinese
58. A day after the Shiv Sena joined the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), to launch a scathing attack on the government over separate statehood for Vidarbha, the ruling alliance partner ...
59. A day ahead of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Pakistan for the SAARC summit, signs of unease were visible between the two countries with Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaia...
60. Addiction silences synapses in reward circuits
61. Adding to a series of unfortunate events affecting the country’s Olympic delegation, nearly a third of the women’s water polo team, which is considered a strong contender for a medal, has been separated from teammates because of a gastrointestinal illness players picked up in Rome.
62. A dog is on its way to Asia after police rescued it from a swamp following its escape from New Jersey's Newark International Airport.
63. Adyar Creek gets green cover in second phase of restoration
64. Aerial footage shows the moment that a massive sinkhole caves in as water gushes from side to side and swallows an elderly couple's backyard
65. A farmers’ training centre has been developed at the M.V.K.R. Fisheries Polytechnic College at Bhavadevarapalli. Agriculture Minister P. Pulla Rao will inaugurate the centre. M.V.K.R. Fisheries Polyte...
66. A favorable world auto market helped German automaker BMW AG to post profits in the second quarter 11 percent higher than the same period last year, results released yesterday showed.
67. A federal judge denied Donald Trump's effort to have a fraud case involving Trump University thrown out because there was "a genuine issue" about whether Trump "knowingly participated" in a fraud scheme.
68. A federal judge denied Donald Trump's effort to have a fraud case involving Trump University thrown out because there was "a genuine issue" about whether Trump "knowingly participated" in a fraud scheme.<img
69. Afghan forces to receive 1673 Humvees under new $356m contract
70. Afghan intelligence foil coordinated attack in Mehtarlam city
71. A Freaky Anti-Rubber Is Still Weirding Scientists Out
72. After Airtel and Idea, Vodafone cuts 4G and 3G data rates by upto 67%
73. After a Rio neighborhood is demolished for the Olympic Park, residents try to move on
74. After the name change proposal is passed by the Assembly, it has to be approved by Parliament.
75. A gang of five members was today arrested for allegedly stamping and embossing new chassis and engine numbers on old trucks to make them look new and fit to ply on roads, police said.
76. A genetic mutation may have helped modern humans adapt to smoke exposure from fires and perhaps sparked an evolutionary advantage over their archaic competitors, including Neanderthals, according to a team of researchers.
77. A global LCD panel supply constraint is expected to extend into next year, as the industry’s largest-ever factory shutdown would curb supply growth, market researcher IHS Markit said yesterday.
78. A haphazardly parked police jeep near a busyjunction in the city left commuters furious
79. Ahmedabad-based app-based logistics start-up Transport on Demand (ToD), which provides intra-city transport, said it closed its round-1 fund-raising of $150,000 (approx Rs 1.02 crore) from independe...
80. A hot air balloon ride over central Texas ended in tragedy over the weekend when it apparently struck power lines and fell to the ground, killing all 15 passengers and the pilot, authorities said.
81. A housing development on the western edge of Las Vegas, with the city's skyline twinkling in the distance.
82. AIADMK councillor upset over move to remove high-mast lamp
83. Ailing Sonia back in Delhi, taken to Army's RR Hospital
84. Aircel-Maxis probe: Malaysia reluctant to send businessmen to India
85. Airline's Q1FY17 net profit dipped 7.3% to Rs 591 cr y-o-y; result below estimates both on revenue and profit
86. Airport chaos after typhoon Nida hits Hong Kong
87. Airports Authority puts solar energy on its radar
88. Ajinkya Rahane carved out his seventh Test hundred before India’s declaration at 500 for nine against the West Indies on Monday. Rahane (108* off 237 balls) was at the crease as the visitors decla...
89. Ajinkya Rahane - the vital link man to India's Test success
90. 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.
91. A kick toward the face of Orlando City's Pierre da Silva ignited the melee.
92. A large talent pool, world class facilities and highly skilled coaches have contributed to dominance.
93. A leading AIDS charity has won a High Court battle over whether a preventative treatment for HIV which charities say is a "game-changer" can legally be funded by the NHS
94. Aleppo was once a bustling economic hub and a cultural destination, surrounded by ancient architecture and relics.
95. A levy on firms, resources from which are earmarked for vocational training, is what could help the country bridge the skill gap in its workforce.
96. All 5 on Russian military chopper shot down in Syria dead: Kremlin
97. All AAP MLAs arrested, Delhi finally gets BJP govt
98. All is set to submit project for environment clearance to Union Ministry
99. All Kerala Fishing Boat Operators’ Association has appealed to the Union government to establish good coastal roads in the State for boosting tourism as well as to help fishermen realise better price ...