General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-10 8

1. He added that earlier recruitment in terrorist organisations was difficult but now technology has made this process easier
2. Information technology professionals can set up trade unions. But the jury is out on whether they can be categorised under the workman category
3. Information Technology will be used to upgrade the services of the Rythu Bazaars in the State and the gap between farmers and the consumers will be bridged further by identifying the places where ther...
4. It's the era of man versus machine. And, we lawyers are equally at risk. Technology was always disruptive - however, the pace at which artificial intelligence (AI) is developing has caught most unaware. To illustrate:IBM's ROSS, which gets smarter ...
5. Latest technology news on Internet, Hardwares, Softwares, ITES, BPO, KPO, telecom sector, gadgets sales and manufacturing, features and reviews of technology companies, products, launches, services and much more.
6. Loses narrowly to California Institute of Technology’s Dory
7. OnePlus flaunts its Dash Charge technology in a video
8. Social media giant introduces technology which lets ads bypass adblockers on browsers, making it almost compulsory for users to see them
9. The first year undergraduate classes at CK College of Engineering and Technology commenced recently. Dr. Arun V. Parwate, Principal of the college welcomed the new students and discussed the importanc...
10. The Supreme Court lifted the corporate veil and upheld the cancellation of plot for an information technology campus because a Singapore company, the allottee, transferred the plot to a Dubai company without approval. In this case, Estate Officer, ...
11. This start-up from Gujarat is all set to engineer a revolution by introducing technology and innovation to standardise their offerings under the e-commerce umbrella
12. Using GPS technology to track football players' speed and acceleration, researchers have discovered that excessive workload put the players at greatest injury risk.
13. Verizon eyes automotive technology market, could spur other deals
14. Wall Street hovered near record highs on Tuesday as weak oil prices offset gains in healthcare and technology stocks.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged up to all-time highs before a decline in oil dulle...
15. Harvesters collect wheat at Daqing Farm in NE China
16. Water harvesting needs attention, not just irrigation
17. New imaging technique could make Pokemon Go more realistic
18. Researchers have programmed a palm-sized quadcopter to create ink portraits using the 'stippling' technique, which requires the precise application of thousands of small dots. The researchers say drones could one day be used for much larger applications, helping artists to paint murals in hard-to-reach outdoor areas and on irregular surfaces. In the image above, the drone can be seen applying one of hundreds of dots onto the paper, on right. Pictured top left, the drone's rendition of late actress Grace Kelly (right) is compared with the target image (left).
19. Wondering why Michael Phelps and so many other athletes are covered in bright red spots? It's a 2,000-year-old technique called cupping.
20. Kun Shan Chun, who has been working with the FBI as an electronics technician for over 19 years, probably supplied Chinese intelligence with valuable counter-surveillance information that would assist the large numbers of Chinese agents operating in the United States in avoiding…
21. The stages of the rocket were transported to the launch centre by railway, and offloaded at a transit station south of the launch complex. They were then transported by road to the technical area for checkout procedures.
22. Two-wheeler maker Yamaha has signed a memorandum of understanding with TDR Polytechnic, located in Nalgonda district, for setting up Yamaha Training School (YTS) at the institute premises.A press rele...
23. Yamaha inks MoU with TDR Polytechnic
24. All MPs and former MPs will soon be given a unique identity to help them book train tickets and end any "misuse" in multiple bookings....
25. A lot of effort goes into sustaining what Mervyn King calls the "alchemy" of modern monetary and banking systems in his latest book
26. A movie based on author Ben Mezrich's upcoming book "Woolly: The True Story of the De-Extinction of One of History's Most Iconic Creatures" will see the light of the day courtesy Fox Studio and Temple Hill production company.
27. A new book on the life and works of V S Gaitonde explores the influences on his art, his personal relationships and the deeply private artist who preferred to stay a loner
28. Antonio Garcia Martinez's Chaos Monkeys, a book whose bland all-purpose title belies the fact that this is a valley account like no other
29. As Henri De Wailly's book, rigged wars are by no means the prerogative of the 21st century powers
30. Authors Arun Gadre and Abhay Shukla have based this book on a set of 78 interviews with leading doctors across the country conducted at Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiatives
31. Bengaluru: Demolition Drive on, 20 Officials Booked for Aiding Encroachments
32. Better known as "Pammi Aunty" on YouTube and Facebook, the 36-year-old has found his footing and a devoted following on the social media
33. Book Extract: Mix and match
34. Bookings for Hyundai Elantra 2016 begin
35. Book printers seek support from government
36. Books & Ideas
37. Books that do what great literature promises - keep you engrossed and make you think
38. Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao on Tuesday visited Ulaipatti, where a section of Dalit children aged between seven and 12 were booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for alleg...
39. Dalit man assaulted, village head booked
40. District administration comes out with an exhaustive booklet containing important information
41. Expelled AIADMK leader Sasikala Pushpa and two of her family members have been booked by police on a complaint of alleged illegal detention and sexual harassment by her former domestic help, police said today.
42. Facebook changes News Feed algorithm to clamp down clickbait headlines
43. Facebook Gets Its Own Blockers to Overrule Ad Blockers on Site
44. Facebook has begun letting
45. Facebook will show you ads even if you use ad blockers
46. From 2008 till his death, Vemula was a frequent poster on Facebook; and now, thanks to Juggernaut Books, we have a chance to read what he said there
47. Investors remained bearish on gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in July and pulled out Rs 183 crore from this instrument, taking the total to Rs 411 crore in the first four months of the current fiscal, mainly on account of profit-booking.
48. Jairam Ramesh's new book Old History New Geography is a fascinating chronicle of the why and the how of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into two states
49. Malala becomes millionaire with book sales, lectures
50. Man sodomised by Facebook friend in Agra hotel, filmed, blackmailed
51. Micromax Canvas Lapbook L1160: Good looking, great for light work
52. Motherson Sumi Systems dips on profit booking post Q1 results
53. MPs to get unique identity for rail ticket bookings
54. Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel authored several books on the Holocaust and propagated the idea of 'Think higher, feel deeper' throughout his life
55. No One Can Stop Ad Blocking. Not Even Facebook
56. Now, your adblockers will be of no use on Facebook
57. Online bus booking platform Travelyaari today said it has raised USD 7 million (about Rs 46.6 crore), led by Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd (GVFL), Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd (Times Group) and other investors.
58. Plans are afoot to adapt another Narnia book for the big screen.
59. Private banks' grow retail advances book led by unsecured loans
60. Railways to give unique identity to MPs for ticket bookings
61. Railways to Give Unique Identity to MPs for Ticket Bookings
62. Rajiv Kumar is a familiar face as economist and columnist, with impressive academic credentials. He is currently with Centre for Policy Research. He is also a personal friend.In terms of the structure, Mr Kumar has produced a most unusual book. The ...
63. RDP, a Hyderabad-based firm has launched a thin, 14.1-inch laptop for ₹9,999. The ThinBook comes with an internal memory of 32 GB and a RAM of 2GB. Designed in the city, the laptop is manufactured in ...
64. Sacked AIADMK MP, hubby,son booked on sexual harassment charge
65. Since Mr McNeil's book was finished on June 1, numerous new findings have offered further cause for concern about Zika's arrival in the United States
66. Six books that you should have read already
67. Suresh Prabhu said Railways would look into the issue of wrongdoings, if any, in the process of multiple bookings
68. The Human Rights Forum (HRF) has demanded that the police personnel who participated in the “encounter” killing of gangster Mohd. Nayeemuddin on August 8 be booked under relevant provisions of the IPC...
69. 'The Jungle Book' mints Rs 74.08 crore in opening week
70. The state government on Wednesday gave nod for booking criminal cases against 20 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)....
71. The Tamil Nadu Book Printers Association has appealed to the government to ensure that printers from the State are given preference so as to safeguard their livelihood.The association members said tha...
72. To eliminate clickbait from the site, Facebook created a system that identifies and classifies such headlines
73. Toffler wrote 13 books, most co-writtern with his wife, through his career
74. Top 10 Chick Lit Books
75. Useful textbook lessons from California
76. Which books deserve a sequel?
77. Goa to celebrate 'Patolleanchem Fest' of sweets on I-day
78. Google celebrates Rio Olympic with 2016 Doodle Fruit Games
79. RJD chief Lalu Prasad celebrates 69th birthday with fanfare
80. Scout Magazine Celebrates Its Second Birthday With Scout Summer Camp
81. Singer Justin Timberlake reunited with his former NSYNC band members JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass to celebrate Chasez's birthday.
82. The digital media company Mashable founded by Pete Cashmore in 20015. It gets its name from the term mashups used for compiling digital content. The Social Media Day celebrated on June 30th was launched by Mashable in 2010, when it found that often ...
83. At annual experts’ debate on strategy, zero Republicans make the case for Trump
84. Digital strategy: Managing and monetising traditional assets
85. Interview with Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, Vistara
86. Narayanan's strategy of building exclusive brands for Myntra has been a success as well, and more such brands will be added to the portal's offering in
87. Srinivasan V has been announced as new COO, he'll take over from Sridhar T, who has been moved to a newly created strategic initiatives portfolio
88. Hindustan Everest Tools announces change in directorate
89. Officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) arrested N. Sabhapathy, a Sub-Registrar at Dharapuram, after reportedly been caught while taking bribe from Manikandan of Dharapura...
90. Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate
91. Vedanta–Sesa Goa Iron Ore has partnered with the Goa Directorate of Women & Child Development, to construct two modern Anganwadis – ‘Nandghar’ – to skill and develop woman and children. Leena Ve...
92. English Premier League champions Leicester City has signed a new four-year contract with 65-year-old Italian coach Claudio Ranieri, the football club announced on its website on Wednesday.
93. People’s livelihood is Premier’s top concern
94. Premier stresses supply-side reform
95. Patel Integrated Logistics standalone net profit rises 16.18% in the June 2016 quarter
96. Sadly, legal loopholes see only one in 10 girls getting reintegrated in a year
97. Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Registry
98. Under the Integrated Horticulture Development Mission, the district has been allocated fund for the current fiscal of 2016-17.According to the administration, for horticulture expansion, 40 per cent s...
99. A look at the factors driving the automobile sector — and the challenges ahead, given recent developments
100. Armed with the data, MSME Ministry will be able to plan development activities and incentive programmes in an improved manner
101. A three year comprehensive plan for development of coffee in the state has been prepared for a total area of 5000 hectares of land covering all districts
102. Centre for Development of Advance Computing
103. Centre, J-K govt. committed for development of every Kashmiri citizen: BJP
104. China pledges to support Africa’s economic development
105. Development of the new satellite was initiated in December 2010, with the engineering development beginning in September 2013. The satellite was completed in March 2016.
106. - Find Finance News, Features, Analysis and more at Business Standard. Latest news and analysis on developments in banking and finance and how they impact banks, insurance companies, financial institutions
107. Gen. Zhang Youxia, director of the Equipment Development Department under China's CMC, made an inspection tour to the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) under the CSIC on August 6.
108. It is chalking out special schemes for their economic and social development
109. IUML has its own clear opinion on the present political development and that would be disclosed after holding discussions within the party
110.