General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-26 01:00

1. Anal ysis: Economists see ride-hailing industry as ripe for competition
2. Analysts say the choice of both is good, as both have immense experience in running businesses in India
3. A nanoscale wireless communication system uses plasmonic antennas to produce greater control and increased efficiency to an approach eyed for next-generation 'on-chip' communications technologies.
4. An Argentine court has sentenced 28 people to life in prison for torturing and killing opponents of the country's 1976-1983 military regime at a secret detention center.
5. An assassination attempt on German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly been foiled here as Czech police detained an armed man who tried to join her motorcade during visit to the capital.
6. A national level volleyball player, while travelling in a general compartment of a train, had to fight back chain snatchers......
7. And yes, the Patriots' Robert Kraft is on it, even after Deflategate.
8. An Egyptian TV host and staunch supporter of the country’s army-chief-turned-president has shut down his Twitter account after his improvised poll in favor of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi backfired.
9. An eight-month-old girl baby was sexually abused and murdered at Kondekavundampalayam village near Negamam in Coimbatore district on Thursday evening.Police sources said the baby suffered severe injur...
10. An emotional Czech tourist, who was trapped for a month in a hut after her partner died in a New Zealand national park, has thanked her "heroes" for rescuing her.
11. A new biomaterial can be used to study how and when stem cells sense the mechanics of their surrounding environment. With further development, this biomaterial could be used to control when immature stem cells differentiate into more specialized cells for regenerative and tissue-engineering-based therapies.
12. A new class of galaxy has been discovered, and it’s almost all dark matter
13. A new packaging research by the Indian Institute of Packaging here has increased the shelf life of 'Joynagar Moa', a popular Bengali sweet, from two days to 28 days thereby creating export potential for this product, according to a release ...
14. A new set of leaked documents on India's Scorpene submarines was published by Australian newspaper "The Australian" on Thursday revealing functional description, including the cylindrical and flank array, sonar interception and a number of other ...
15. A new study found an increased risk for becoming overweight or obese among normal-weight 18-year-olds who lived in neighborhoods with lower education or income levels. The study found that over a four-year period, 25 percent of these young adults became overweight or obese.
16. A new study quantifies industry financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) among authors of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, work that influences practice and defines drugs reimbursable by Medicare.
17. A new wave of Turkish tanks rolled into northern Syria on Thursday as the military extended its fight to drive Islamic State away from the border and push back advances by American-backed Kurdish forces.
18. An expert committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry to find alternatives to pellet guns has zeroed in on potent and newly developed PAVA shells, a chilli-based less-lethal munition, which temp...
19. An explosion at a police checkpoint Friday in Cizre, Turkey, killed 11 police officers and wounded at least 70 other people, the country's semiofficial Anadolu news agency reports.
20. A Nigerian national has been arrested in connection with the multi-crore ephedrine haul case here, taking the total number of arrests to 12 so far, police said today.
21. An increasingly forlorn search for victims of the earthquake that brought carnage to central Italy entered a third day ...
22. An innovative underground radar technology is helping the City of Slidell in south Louisiana to identify and document underground infrastructure damage that had gone undetected in the months and years following Hurricane Katrina.
23. An integrated jamming system to screen strategic facilities from cruise missiles, smart bombs and drones using GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and Beidou global positioning systems for homing has entered service with the Russian armed forces, the newspaper Izvestiya wrote citing a Defense Ministry source in Moscow.
24. An international team of astronomers has discovered a massive galaxy that consists almost entirely of dark matter. The galaxy, Dragonfly 44, is located in the nearby Coma constellation and had been overlooked until last year because of its unusual composition: It is a diffuse “blob” about the size of the Milky Way, but with far […]
25. An international team of computer science researchers has identified serious security vulnerabilities in the iOS operating system used in Apple's iPhone and iPad devices.
26. Annualised GMV for e-commerce firms in India dips 10% in Q2
27. An official at a leading telco said the GSM body, of which new entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm is also a member, hasn’t received any communication from the PMO.
28. An online complaint box for reporting child sexual abuse, the POCSO e-Box was launched by the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi today
29. An operator of an electronic warfare unit
30. Another 930 kilograms (2,050 lb) of cargo capacity is dedicated to scientific research,
31. Another Bill passed by the Delhi Assembly has run into trouble with the Centre. The union Home Ministry has sought clarifications from the Delhi government on the Minimum Wages (Delhi) Amendment Bill...
32. An RSS leader thereafter filed a complaint against him in a local court seeking to make Rahul as an accused
33. Anthony and Joe Russo, who directed "Captain America: Civil War", have confirmed that Chris Evans will no longer be Captain America in Infinity War.
34. Anthropologists believe clues to the achievements of Maya astronomers have been overlooked in an ancient text called the Dresden Codex (pictured) that comes from the city of Chichén Itzá, in Mexico.
35. Anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose Freedom Party has led opinion polls in the Netherlands for months, has published a one-page election manifesto calling for a ban on all asylum seekers a...
36. Anti-Islam lawmaker Wilders calls for ban on Muslim migrants
37. A number of madrassas in West Bengal, beset by high dropouts and absenteeism, are seeing a turnaround after integrating Islamic theology with modern education through the power of technology.
38. A Pakistani politician has come under attack from colleagues after saying that the poor are meant to serve the rich.
39. A passenger bus plunged into the Trishuli River in central Nepal, killing 21 people.
40. A performer for the last 62 years, septuagenarian singer Cliff Richard says he is not planning to retire any time soon.
41. A planet named Proxima b has been discovered orbiting the closest star to our sun. It may be the closest possible home for life outside of the solar system.
42. A popular visa that offers a path to U.S. citizenship is temporarily closed to Chinese and Indian nationals.
43. A powerful quake strikes near the Earth's surface in the early morning darkness, shaking people from their slumber and demolishing buildings in historic mountain towns.
44. Apple boosts iPhone security after Mideast spyware discovery
45. Apple boosts iPhone security after spyware find
46. Apple developing Snapchat-style app
47. Apple fixes security flaw after UAE dissident's iPhone targeted
48. Apple is having a rough ride in China, where its main revenue-generating product -- the iPhone -- is facing increasingly fierce competition from homegrown tech companies.<img
49. Apple issues urgent iPhone software update after attempted hack with 'most sophisticated spyware' ever seen
50. Apple is working on a video app to take on Facebook and Snapchat's growing popularity
51. Apple of Discord: Brewing US-EU Tug-of-War Over Probe Into Tech Giant's Tax Bill
52. Apple plans another shot at social media with its video editing app: Report
53. Apple says it is issuing a security update after powerful espionage software was found targeting an activist's iPhone in the Middle East.
54. Apple's Cook reaped $373 mn in stock in five years as CEO
55. Apple tax fight is two wrongs in search of a right
56. Apple users urged to update iOS to foil lurking critical malware
57. A project to unleash genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida to stop Zika could backfire if it ignores public protest and goes ahead, says
58. A provincial highway in China's Shaanxi province is still under construction, despite reports that it has damaged three sections of the Great Wall.
59. Arduous path to sustainable peace&#8217
60. A rededication and ribbon cutting ceremony has taken place at the Pacific Spaceport Complex - Alaska (PSCA) to reopen the dual use commercial spaceport after a devastating launch…
61. A research vessel is drilling deep under the seabed to find the recipe for disaster - clues to what triggered the Boxing Day tsunami quake
62. Ariane 5 conducts dual launch for Australia and Argentina
63. Army reservist Micah Johnson, 25, (pictured) who killed five Dallas cops last month, had symptoms of post-traumatic stress after returning from war but doctors said he presented no ...
64. Army reservist who killed five Dallas police officers showed symptoms of PTSD saying it was hard to forget horrors of the Afghan war
65. Army soldier held for wife’s suicide
66. Artists are attempting to keep alive the 'scars' of the over 25-year-long civil war in Sri Lanka through paintings, craftworks, photographs and installations.
67. Artists camp, Kalagram, Thondamuthur, 10 a.m.; inter-school handwriting contest, 11 a...
68. Arun Singh, India’s Ambassador to U.S., is due for retirem...
69. As agreed upon by the Chinese, the Australian and the US defense departments, the three sides will conduct “Kowari-2016” army skills joint training in Darwin, Australia, from August 24 to September 11.
70. As a part of FC Goa's pre-season training and conditioning, the team will assemble at head coach Zico's football academy, Zico 10 in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, to prepare for the upcoming third season of the Indian Super League (ISL).Zico ...
71. A scandal involving the alleged sale of falsely labeled Egyptian cotton products by an Indian textile manufacturer to U.S. big box retailers highlights a stiff reality facing the high-end fiber marke...
72. A 'second Earth' has been discovered
73. Aseem Global announces resignation of company secretary
74. Aseem Global announces resignation of company secretary & compliance officer
75. A senior Goa BJP leader today equated Union minister Nitin Gadkari with late party stalwarts Pramod Mahajan and Gopinath Munde, saying like them Gadkari also knows all grassroot workers in the coastal state.
76. A series of aftershocks rattled rescuers and residents racing to find survivors following a massive earthquake that killed 250 people in Italy.
77. As France fights burkini war, many ask: Why?
78. , a short film done by S. Kiran from Balussery in Kozhikode district, has won the first prize in the State-level short film festival organised by the Palakkad Press Clu...
79. Ashwin, Dhawan & Bhuvneshwar visit Miami Heats
80. Asian stocks tentative; dollar slips ahead of Yellen’s rate hike signal
81. Asia stocks tentative, dollar slips before Yellen's rates signal
82. Asia stocks wary, dollar slips before US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech
83. As India-America ties grow, US aid to Pak shrinks
84. As many as 124 prosecution cases launched by SEBI for violation of various capital market norms resulted in compounding till date, including Adani Exports and Alchemist Corporation. In as many as ...
85. As on August 25, Modi has over 22.1 million followers on the social networking platform
86. As part of the Madras Week, S. Anwar throws light on the chronograms etched in mosques across the city.
87. A special CBI court in Delhi will pronounce the quantum of sentence for former Haryana speaker Satbir Singh Kadian and others in the IFFCO case. On August 24, the court convicted Kadian and others fo...
88. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Indrani Mukerjea, Peter Mukerjea and Sanjeev Khanna till September 13 in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case.CBI spokesperson Devpreet Singh ...
89. A spokesman for the Navy said Iranian actions were 'unsafe and unprofessional.'
90. As racial politics loom over election, Obama's legacy is seen as mixed
91. Assam govt to appoint over 2,600 medical staff within this FY
92. Assange warns of forthcoming 'significant' Clinton leaks
93. Assassination attempt on Angela Merkel foiled
94. Assassination attempt on German Chancellor Angela Merkel foiled
95. As search-and-rescue teams continue to dig into the rubble left by the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 250 people in central Italy, survivors tell of luck that shielded them from harm, but also of grim losses.
96. As she prepared for a crucial encounter in the final stage of the World junior girls’ chess championship at her hotel room in Bhubaneswar a few days ago, P.V. Nandhidhaa kept one eye on the televisio...
97. Assocham for penalty waiver in initial phase of GST rollout
98. ASSOCHAM will bring forth before the Empowered Committee (EC) of State Finance Ministers certain concerns and areas of uncertainties while pleading for waiver of any penalties on unintentional compliance errors which may occur during the transition ...
99. A step-by-step guide to stop Facebook from using your WhatsApp data
100. As the spacecraft enters Entry Interface (EI) she will be protected by her PICA-X heat shield - a
101. Astronomers using ALMA surveyed dozens of young stars -- some Sun-like and others approximately double that size -- and discovered that the larger variety have surprisingly rich reservoirs of carbon monoxide gas in their debris disks. In contrast, the lower-mass, Sun-like stars have debris disks that are virtually gas-free.
102. A study evaluated the influence of nitrogen fertility levels on biomass and concentrations of nutritionally important carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in purslane. Two purslane cultivars were grown in nutrient solution culture under four nitrogen concentrations. Results showed no influence of nitrogen treatment concentration on purslane shoot tissue fresh weight accumulation. Nitrogen treatment significantly influenced purslane shoot tissue beta-carotene, lutein, neoxanthin, total carotenoids, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, and the chlorophyll a to b ratio.
103. A study finds physicians range greatly in their responses to patients in regard to e-cigarettes.This study was done by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine who analysed more than 500 online interactions between patients and ...
104. A Sudanese Antonov aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after takeoff from a base used to bomb rebels in Yemen, the kingdom's aviation regulator said, without reporting injuries.
105. Asus Zenfone 3 Review: An Aesthetically Pleasing Device
106. Aswath Narayanan impressed with his technique and approach.
107. At an official meeting between the chairman of the 4th State Finance Commission C.G. Chinnaswamy and senior officials of various Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and the district administration, Deputy Comm...
108. At a time, when mobile services operators are gearing to make most from the 4G bandwagon, the latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that the quality of video streaming would determine the brand loy...
109. A team from Malaysia based Sultan Idris Educational University visited Bharathidasan University on Wednesday to explore the possibility of entering into a Memorandum of Understanding for carrying out ...
110. A team from the Ministry of Water, Tanzania, is in Chennai for a week to learn about water management practices implemented here and refine its approach in dealing with water security issues.The team ...
111. A team of 70 HAM radio licence holders maintained a hawk’s vigil during the river festival
112. A tech platform to discuss waste
113. A Thane report said a "Dahi Handi" was allegedly strung up at 49 feet, more than double the height allowed by the Supreme Court, whose organiser was said to be associated with Raj Thackeray-led MNS. MNS along with Shiv Sena has expressed reservations over the court order.]]
114. Atlanta Healthcare launches military grade anti-pollution masks in India
115. At least 12 people were killed after militants stormed the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, officials said on Thursday, in a nearly 10-hour raid that prompted angu...
116. At least 20 persons were killed and 17 others injured when a bus plunged 100 metres down into a river in Nepal's Chitwan district on Friday.
117. At least 21 people, including two women, were killed today and 17 others injured when a bus skidded off the highway and fell some 100 metres into a river in Nepal's southwestern Chitwan district.
118. At least 24 militants were killed after Afghan warplanes struck a Taliban hideout in Helmand province, authorities said on Friday.
119. At least eight foreigners were among the 250 people killed when a powerful earthquake struck central Italy this week, officials said, as rescuers continued the grim search for corpses today.
120. At least one person was killed and four other injured in an explosion at a sports centre in the southern Belgian city of Chimay early on Friday, local media reported.
121. At least seven people were killed in a bomb and gun attack on a beach restaurant in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, police said on Friday.
122. At least six Abu Sayyaf militants were killed and 14 soldiers injured in a clash in the Philippines, a military statement said on Friday.
123. At least six security personnel and a local government official were killed and four others injured in a clash with militants in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province.
124. At least three people have died and scores of Buddhist pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan have been damaged after a powerful earthquake shook central Myanmar on Wednesday.
125. At least three persons, including a woman, were killed in Toronto in a crossbow attack. A 35-year-old man is in custody, police said.
126. A top executive at a South Korean company facing a corruption investigation was found dead early Friday just hours before he was due to be questioned by prosecutors.
127. A top executive at a South Korean company facing a corruption investigation was found dead early Friday just hours before he was due to be questioned by prosecutors.<img
128. A travel insurance cover of up to Rs 10 lakh can be availed while booking a train ticket online by paying less than one rupee from August 31.
129. Attacking the Congress for accusing the government of spreading the kind of hatred witnessed during Partition, the BJP on Thursday alleged that the Congress had divided the country in its lust for po...
130. Attempting to caricaturise the prevailing decline in the field of culture “Duvidha Urf@Taj Mahal Ke Lutere” fails to live up to the expectations.
131. A TV movie based on the life of accused murderer Robert Durst is currently in development.
132. A two-year-long initiative with 51 poets translating each others’ work will culminate in a festival celebrating text.
133. A US fighter, who is fighting alongside with Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), carries his national flag as he stands with SDF fighters in northern province of Raqqa, Syria May 27, 2016
134. A US Navy patrol craft fired three warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat after American officials said it had harassed the vessel, a media report said on Friday.
135. A US Navy patrol craft fired three warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat Wednesday after US officials said it had harassed that patrol craft, CNN has learned.
136. A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots after an Iranian fast-attack craft approached two U.S. ships in the northern Gulf on Wednesday, a U.S. Defense official said. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said three&#8230
137. Australia coach Darren Lehmann has backed the decision to rest skipper Steve Smith for the remaining one-day international series against Sri Lanka after criticism from ex-captain Michael Clarke, reports said today.
138. Australian researchers found that roughly one in five of the 3,600 papers they analyzed included errors that were due to Excel automatically converting gene names to things like calendar dates, or random numbers.
139. Australia's Defence Department has warned French shipbuilding company DCNS to ensure total security of the plans for 12 next-generation naval submarines set to be built in Australia.
140. Australia to churn out record pulse harvest; fill Indian plates
141. Australia typically exports two-thirds of its chickpea output to India
142. Authorities today scuttled plans of separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to take out a march here as both were detained just when they tried to leave their residences where they are under house arrest.
143. Autodesk Inc. raised financial projections for the year as a surge in customers signing up for a last batch of perpetual licenses and a spike in customers switching to higher-priced deals boosted second-quarter results.
144. Automobile Products of India announces website address
145. A Vietnamese trainee pilot was killed when his fighter jet crashed into a rice field, an official said today, the third deadly military plane accident since June.
146. Avis apologises for trying to slap a 'Brexit' tax on hire car rented by UK professor
147. Avoidable fallout: It is possible to limit the damage of floods if states begin to view rivers differently
148. A volume of 10.15 lakh kg has been catalogued for the last sale of this month — Sale No: 33 of the auction of Coonoor Tea Trade Association which will conclude on Friday. This is as much as 1.56 lakh...
149. Avvashya Group, which comprises logistics major Allcargo Logistics and ECU Worldwide, has announced a joint venture with CCI Logistics Group to consolidate its contract logistics business in India. T...
150. A Watson problem not so elementary: India has to raise its game vastly in education
151. A weekend spent mothering a robot baby to mirror the 'real experience' of parenting is meant to discourage teenage girls from getting pregnant. But so-called Baby Think it Over dolls don't cut teen pregnancy rates and in fact increase the risk, Australian research has found.
152. A woman holds up a Polish and European flags in Parliament Square as thousands of protesters take part in a March for Europe, through the centre of London on July 2, 2016, to protest against Britain's vote to leave the EU.
153. A woman in Hong Kong has been diagnosed with the Zika virus this week, the global financial hub's first case of the mosquito-borne disease that has spread rapidly across the Americas and parts of Africa over the past year
154. A working group of members from RBI, Sebi and a few external experts will do the review
155. A writ petition challenging the government decision to conduct admission in all seats, including NRI and management ones, in all self-financing medical and dental colleges in the State is likely to co...
156. A young woman railway field staff was allegedly attacked by an unknown man while she was carrying out track patrolling near Tiruchi on Wednesday. The injured employee Puja (23) was admitted to the Div...
157. A youth was arrested for harassing a girl by posting objectionable messages on her facebook account, police said today.
158. Azeri troops employ firearms in truce violations overnight
159. Backing party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's strongly worded statement on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Congress on Friday asserted that it will continue to fight the process of thought that killed Mahatma Gandhi in January 1948.Congress ...
160. Back to the Drawing Board? Hillary Clinton's Anti-Russian Campaign May Backfire
161. Backward Classes panel to hold hearing soon
162. Balancing on the deck of a National Park Service skiff over Florida Bay, US Interior Secretary Sally Jewell held a clump of seagrass collected from the underwater meadow below.
163. Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have underscored the importance of further strengthening military cooperation between the two countries.“We would like to move ahead further for boosting military cooperati...
164. Bangladeshis are "largely anti-India" because of New Delhi's close relations with the ruling Awami League, a key advisor to chief of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia has said.
165. Banks also had put on the block some of the moveable assets of the company worth Rs 13.70 lakh lying at the Kingfisher House, for which, too, no bidders came forward.
166. Barack Obama and Narendra Modi are likely to meet in China next month on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit
167. Barack Obama has become the first US President to be featured in a virtual reality (VR) video where he can be seen traverseing through the Yosemite National Park situated in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, also conveying his concerns about ...
168. Based on his analysis, a mathematician from the University of Salford says designs should favour one-way traffic and a diagonal space layout rather than a grid to optimize efficiency.
169. Bayer India exec says nobody would invest in research with compulsory licensing
170. BCCI signs MoU with TERI to promote renewable energy
171. BCCI submits 1st Compliance Report to Lodha Panel panel
172. BCNR Facebook Q&A
173. Be ambassadors of India in your countries: ICCR Director General
174. Be aware of boundaries
175. Bedi and Ganguly weigh in on the tradition-innovation conflict
176. Before now, Wi-Fi Assistant was exclusive to people using Google’s Project Fi service. It is now expanding the update to users in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK and Nordic countries.
177. Belgians are hunting books, instead of Pokemon
178. Bengal spares BPL, agri and middle-class users from power tariff hike
179. Bengaluru developer plans private sports city
180. Bepple seeking NDP nomination in Kamloops-South Thompson ... - Kamloops This Week
181. Berlin Dismisses Report on Plans to Withdraw Troops From Turkish Incirlik Base
182. Besides a strong focus on granular transaction banking, cross sell and various digital banking solutions, Amit would also drive business development
183. Betting on strategy, Cosmos Hotel group opens Chiayi hotel
184. Beware! No more selfie on board, DGCA taking cognizance
185. Bhagavatula Sethuram strives to keep alive the tradition of Yakshaganam through its Kuchipudi origins.
186. Bhaktha Prahlada: Purana comes alive
187. Bhansali cautious with ‘Padmavati'  post Mohenjo Daro' s debacle?
188. Bharat Electronics to invest Rs 300 cr in advanced night vision devices plant
189. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy has reasserted that making 'u-turns' on key issues of national importance is second nature to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and advised him to quit politics to save the grand old party's ...
190. Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan members celebrate after the Mumbai High Court has ruled that women can enter the inner sanctum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai on Friday. PTI Photo
191. Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited (BSNL) has launched a new plan of unlimited data usage under its 3G mobile service for a tariff of Rs. 1,099 valid for 30 days.Its Tiruchi circle Principal General Manager...
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