General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-15 06

1. atch: This Beautiful Rendition Of Vande Mataram Depicts The Perfect Indian Bride
2. Water is ubiquitous on our planet, linking comets to your blood, a whale's brain and so much more
3. Water level of the Yamuna, which swelled through the night breaching the danger mark around 4 AM, has started receding but is still above the warning mark, officials said today
4. “Water security govt.’s top priority”
5. We're on the Brink of a Revolution in Crazy-Smart Digital Assistants
6. Weaker demand, slower growth, faster inflation — that is the UK economy that the Bank of England sees in its crystal ball after the nation voted for Brexit. 
7. Weapons of war
8. We are monitoring the situation closely and the staff concerned have been put on alert. Once the water level recedes, the bridge will be opened to rail traffic,&quot
9. Web-video industry revving up to give traditional TV a run for its money
10. We can create GSTN identity for 90% of tax payers anytime: Navin Kumar
11. Weekly Roundup: Smartphones and Other Gadgets Launched in India
12. We have reinvigorated our historic bonds of friendship with traditional partners of Africa and Asia Pacific,&quot
13. We need to know who really owns and controls our companies. Not just who owns them legally, but who really benefits financially from their existence: David Cameron
14. We're kicking off a new academic year! Today's coverage includes flooding in Louisiana, an Olympic champion's impact on his sport, and a Character Study.
15. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unfurled the Tricolour as the state celebrated the 70th Independence Day today.
16. West Bengal: The fishermen had ventured out to catch Hilsa in the sea on August 1 and had gone missing since the heavy rains.
17. West Bengal may see reduction in open access charges of solar power
18. West Papuan tribe chief holding mummified remains of Dani tribe leader
19. What does it take to be an Olympic sprinter? Power and aggression. WIRED talks to Allyson Felix, Lashawn Merritt, Ashton Eaton, Jarryd Wallace, and Dawn Harper about the science behind the sport, and the mechanics behind propelling their bodies from the blocks to the finish line.
20. What if you do not need to buy a new smartphone at all? The team at Andronium has raised $2,125,186 on crowdsourcing platform Kickstarter to build the world's cheapest $99 Superbook that transforms your smartphone into a laptop.
21. What it means to be independent
22. What our Olympians can teach us about politics
23. What to wear on Independence Day
24. When Marco Rubio changed his mind this summer and decided to seek re-election to his Senate seat, nearly all of the Republicans running to replace him in the Senate dropped out and dutifully endorsed him.
25. When the Guns Fall Silent: Final Stretch of the International Army Games 2016
26. Where Do the Candidates Stand on Science?
27. While expressing satisfaction over his daughter's stellar performance in the Rio Olympics, the father of Indian star gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed the bronze medal by a whisker, said that the presence of a manager would have helped the team in ...
28. While stating that police were not given permission to enter the premises, Jamia Vice-Chancellor Talat Ahmad said the officers did not enter any hostel and that “two to three students were unnecessarily making an issue”.
29. While stressing that it is too early to say who was behind the violence, a top police official, citing forensic experts, has told local media that the bombs that struck Thai resort towns were similar to those used by insurgents in the country's Deep South
30. Whitlock bags historic golds for Britain, Biles shines again
31. Why budget airlines fail
32. Why can’t we have a standard liquor policy for the whole of India (‘Ground Zero’ – “After ban, in a state of low spirits”, Aug.13). It can be either total prohibition or no prohibition at all. Liquor...
33. Why men and women's brains aren't so different after all: Leading scientist dismisses claim our minds are hard-wired differently as nonsense 
34. Why PM Modi’s Balochistan barb changes the India-Pakistan game
35. Why scientists of Indian origin are leaving a better life and returning to India
36. Will Jio launch turn Reliance Industries' into a 'buy' stock?
37. Wipro has partnered Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XUB), to create a mainstream movement around sustainability in management education and to create a platform at XUB for institutional networks.As p...
38. Wipro ties up with Xavier Univ, Bhubaneswar, to spotlight sustainability in mgmt education
39. With 11 hospitals in India and three more to come up, Columbia Asia is changing some of the rules of the game
40. With an aim to imbibe a spirit of nationalism and to create awareness about the contribution of the people who participated in the freedom struggle, a week-long Tiranga yatra is being conducted across...
41. With a new protest song and video out on Independence Day, The Ganesh Talkies looks to reinvent its sound
42. With Baloch people demanding freedom from atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army on them for years, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said people want 'Azadi' (freedom) from terror.BJP leader Nalin Kohli told ANI that the world is already ...
43. With more of hydro power and from the spot market available, and rates lower, costlier thermal units have been shut for a while
44. ‘With Ola Auto there is a shift in the way auto-drivers and passenger interact’
45. With reference to Apurva Venkat's article, "Gadget addiction: A worrying trend among India's uber-cool millennials" (August 7)
46. With the nation on high alert on the occasion on Independence Day, the Indian Army on Monday neutralised two terrorists who were attempting to infiltrate in Uri sector of north Kashmir.A massive search operation is underway to neutralise any ...
47. With the prices of petrol and diesel in the international market falling over last fortnight, indications are that domestic public sector oil marketing companies may reduce rates for the two transpor...
48. Woman regrets ignoring Olympic gold medalist Schooling on Tinder
49. Women build road to school that authorities won’t touch
50. Women burn burqas, men cut beards as Syrian town celebrates IS ouster
51. Working for making a visible difference to the environment, Vimlendu Jha’s Swechha aims for an equitable and sustainable society.
52. World's first Badtz-Maru-themed aircraft to debut in Taiwan
53. World will see new face of Taiwan
54. 'Worst Case Scenario' Possible if EU Doesn't Lift Visa Regime With Turkey
55. would be the prospective candidates' views on foreign policy issues, particularly ties with India&quot
56. 'WPI inflation data, progress of monsoon rains to drive markets'
57. WSJ: GOP should 'write off' Trump if he won't change
58. Yash Raj Films celebrated the Independence Day in a unique manner as they shared a mash-up video of acclaimed patriotic scenes from their popular movies on social media.The three and a half minutes video have clips from 'Chak De India', 'Veer Zara', ...
59. Yash Raj Films' undying love for nation this I-Day
60. Yeddyurappa writes to Rajnath Singh
61. Yemen's government had confirmed to the coalition that there is no school in this area
62. Yes Bank reported a 32.8% rise in net profit to Rs 731.8 cr during the first quarter ended June 30
63. “Yes, it was a hate crime,” some Muslims chant a day after an imam and his assistant were shot at point-blank range in the head on a Queens sidewalk just a few blocks from their mosque in the Ozone Park neighborhood.
64. “You were planning to visit your uncle on Sunday, weren’t you? Did you manage to....”“Yes, I managed to spend about two hours with him. As usual, I spent most of the time listening to his laundry list...
65. YSRC rebuts Naidu’s criticism
66. Yulia Efimova says her Rio Olympics were a 'nightmare,' thanks to Lilly King
67. Zambia elections: The UPND said on Saturday that data from its own parallel counting system showed Hichilema beating Lungu "with a clear margin", based on about 80 per cent of votes counted.
68. Zambia opposition leader angered by vote results delay
69. Zero tolerance towards market manipulators will revive confidence in securities market
70. Zware brand in leegstaande 'Molens van Orshoven'
71.  For Iran, strong ties with its neighbors Russia and Turkey is significant now when a Saudi-Israeli regional axis to contain it is in the making and there is uncertainty about the implementation of the nuclear deal under a new American…
72.  Tripura and other northeastern states are on high alert ahead of Independence Day celebration. Border locations, railway stations and airports have put under excessive security surveillance.