General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 20160802 22:00

1. The Pentagon-conducted airstrikes in Sirte are the first direct U.S. involvement in the fierce battle unfolding in the city and a significant expansion of the American campaign against the group.
2. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will "unswervingly safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests including territorial integrity and maritime rights and interests", State Councillor and Defence Minister Chang Wanquan said.
3. The Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has reviewed international prices of crude oil and petroleum products for the month of July 2016. In the
4. The phased increase of prices is being done to sell the fuel at international prices
5. The pitter-patter of raindrops provided the perfect background score for Ludhiana-based artist Kirandeep Matharu’s exhibition at the Open Palm Court in India Habitat Centre. Oil colours splashed on ca...
6. The PMUY scheme, under which the poor get subsidised LPG connection, addresses an urgent need. At the same time, it can turn out to be a political masterstroke for the BJP, write Richa Mishra and Debabrata Das
7. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana has failed to evoke much interest among farmers in the district, going by the number who have insured their crops under the scheme.There are at least 3,85,725 farm...
8. The preference to scholarship students is explained by the fact that the government wants to ensure that all students applying for scholarships are able to receive the money in their bank accounts
9. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Republic of Macedonia on the eve of their National Day (August 2, 2016).
10. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee with the students and faculty from the Gauhati University at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Aug 01, 2016.
11. The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee with the students and faculty from the Gauhati University, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 01, 2016.
12. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will hold an Interactive Session with the Assistant Secretaries (IAS-2014 batch) here tomorrow. This is the second batch of IAS Officers to commence their career with a stint in the Central Government.
13. The printer is the result of a design project devised by Hod Lipson and his students at Columbia University.
14. The process includes self-learning, class-room learning and the examination
15. The promotion period for Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes usually runs for about
16. The prosecutor's office said the funds frozen correspond to the fines for failing to comply with court order to turn over data.
17. The Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed a row over Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's comment against actor Aamir Khan that he ...
18. Theranos CEO faces critics, presents new product plans
19. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes announced a new blood-testing device at an academic conference Monday but didn’t address problems found with the company’s earlier machines.
20. Theranos Makes Case to Laboratory Experts
21. There are seven ferry crossings on route E39 in Norway between Kristiansand and Trondheim - a 21 hour journey. The travel time could be halved if the tunnels are installed.
22. There are speculations that the special category debate can even result in TDP walking out of the NDA
23. There is no proposal before the Maharashtra government for creation of a separate Vidarbha state, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the State
24. The relevance of Marxism as an aspirational philosophy that stemmed from great humanist values would never wilt away, or should it happen, but its degree of success among the Indian masses left a lot ...
25. The report, “Prohibitory orders clamped in Ariyalur village over temple row” (Aug.1), misses an important legal point — that animal sacrifice is illegal under the Local Municipal Corporation Acts, P...
26. The representative of the EU election observation mission on Thursday called on politicians to "do everything" to "avoid any violence or any form of provocation" with tensions high ahead of the presidential polls.
27. Theresa May distances herself from George Osborne's economic legacy as she pledges 'proper' strategy
28. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor wants to see a committee established before his three-year term ends in September.
29. The Revenue Department, on Sunday, conducted a revenue adalat at Salagame village near here. The officers received a number of applications by the villagers on the spot.Hassan MLA H.S. Prakash, Assist...
30. There was plenty of wheeling and dealing, as teams attempted to strengthen themselves for a playoff run or, in the case of the Yankees, look toward better seasons to come.
31. The Rio Games organisers have already faced complaints several other teams about unfinished rooms.
32. The rupee strengthened for the fifth straight day, rising 26 paise, to trade at 66.76 against the dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on Monday on sustained selling of the US currency by exporte...
33. The rupee was trading strong at 66.75 on sustained selling of the US currency by exporters and banks amid sustained foreign fund inflows. Forex dealers said a strong domestic equity market and a w...
34. 'The rural and poor students of Tamil Nadu will be affected very badly by NEET'.
35. The SAARC summit and issue of India's efforts to join the NSG, disarmament affairs was also expected to be discussed during the conference
36. The San Francisco ‘Tech Tax’ Is Dead
37. The San Francisco-based ride hailing firm has said the maps will contain more relevant information for drivers than Google maps, including traffic flow and improved accuracy for pickups (illustrated).
38. The Sarfaesi Act creates a central registry to maintain records of transactions related to secured assets
39. The Sawai Madhopur railway station in eastern Rajasthan, which has pioneered in the depiction of the region’s rich wildlife through colourful wall paintings, has bagged the prestigious national touris...
40. The scam that changed India's primary market
41. The scheme is slowly altering the lifestyle here
42. The search for the earthquake nucleus
43. The second day (Monday) of ‘antya pushkaralu’ witnessed more crowd at all ghats of the river Godavari. Usually, devotees of Lord Siva take a holy dip on Mondays and pilgrims from other districts also ...
44. The secret cyberattack missions of America's stealth subs revealed: Experts admit 'highly prized' offensive capabilities can hack enemy networks from under the sea
45. The Security Council would focus on Africa, the Middle East and a number of thematic issues, said Ramlan Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia), its President for the month of August, at a Headquarters press conference today.
46. The Sensex and Nifty edged lower, retreating from earlier gains as investors booked profits and as ICICI Bank slumped after posting disappointing results. The broader NSE index fell 1.95 points or...
47. The Sharanabasaveshwar Samsthana and the Akhila Bharat Shivanubhav Mantap will organise religious discourses from August 2 to September 10 at Dasoha Mantap here.Sharanabasappa Appa, president of the A...
48. The sight of brackish water and scores of dead fish along the embankments of Noyyal River near Othapanai in the district has revived fears of indiscriminate discharge of untreated effluents by dyeing ...
49. The sight of rocket launchers and a battle tank parked inside the Parliament House premises on Monday surprised members of Parliament, visitors and journalists alike. No one could remember having seen a battle tank inside the Parliament House ...
50. The singer, who performed in the city recently, talks about his journey and film music versus independent numbers
51. The skull (pictured main), thought to belong to a 35-year-old Columbian mammoth (model pictured inset), was found in the neighbourhood of El Ejido San Rafael, near Galeana in north east Mexico. The prehistoric beast would have weighed between three and five tonnes when it stomped through the area thousand of years ago.
52. The Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI), Raitha Krishi Koolikarara Sangha (RKS) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have condemned what they termed as the “brutal action” of the police on farmers and wom...
53. The solar-powered drone Aquila flew for more than 90 minutes during the low-altitude test flight.
54. The sources said trials were already on to procure underwater ELTs for the aircraft and, as an emergency measure, effort is to have some kind of an underwater ELT on any aircraft that flies over water.]]
55. The Southern India Engineering Manufacturers’ Association (SIEMA) has obtained a stay on tender approval by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL).The association, which drew the attention of the MSME ...
56. The space rock, Bennu, crosses Earth's orbit once every six years and is set to pass between the moon and our planet in 2135.
57. The Special Coordination Committee for the creation of a new revenue district with Attur as headquarters has decided to launch various activities to create awareness among people for its demand.A meet...
58. The startup's concept is different from Google and Tesla as FiveAI's project would have a vehicle fitted out with sensors all processed by a central computer capable of "machine learning", that is, capability of picking up information from encounters and applying it to future situations.
59. The State and Districts Selection Committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) on Monday announced its teams — TNCA President’s XI, TNCA City XI, and TNCA Districts XI — for the Kalpathi-AG...
60. The state corporation has been assigned as the sole provider for the WC-2018 IT infrastructure creation project
61. The State government is taking action to protect the interest of farmers in the seven districts where pipelines were to be laid for GAIL’s Kochi-Kuttanad-Bengaluru-Mangaluru gas pipeline project, Indu...
62. The State government on Monday set up a committee for settling the disputes between lawyers and mediapersons. The Advocate General of Kerala will preside over the committee. The other members are — ch...
63. The State government will allocate Rs. 2.5 crore to create hi-tech safety lockers in 50 cooperative institutions to help customers keep their valuables safely, Minister for Cooperation Sellur K. Raju ...
64. The state-owned company, also known as Saudi Aramco, on Sunday said it would
65. The State police, in association with the Kerala Cartoon Academy, will organise a cartoon competition for the inmates of jails across Kerala, aimed at promoting creative talents among the prisoners, S...
66. The State president of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics Dr. Neeli Ramchander here on Monday said that with breast feeding, babies can overcome digestive and respiratory diseases. It would also improv...
67. The stock dipped 9% to Rs 115 on BSE after the company posted a net loss of Rs 2.43 crore in June quarter.
68. The stock fell as much as 3.2 per cent as the company had on Friday reported June quarter profit below estimates.
69. The stock is trading at highest level since its listing at Rs 584, appreciating 84% against its issue price of Rs 317.
70. The stock rallied 13% to Rs 329 after the company posted consolidated net profit of Rs 16.72 crore in June quarter against loss of Rs 50 lakh in the year-ago quarter.
71. The strangest planes to take to the skies revealed
72. The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea seeking steps taken by the government to verify mobile phone subscribers against fake identities to protect national security.A Bench ...
73. The Supreme Court on Monday held that the former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh cannot be allotted government bungalows...
74. The Supreme Court today held that former Chief Ministers are not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime.
75. The suspect ran a network of at least 40 people working from Nigeria, Malaysia and South Africa which used malware and carried out the fraud, and he also had money laundering contacts in China, Europe and the US who provided bank account details for the illicit cash flow. reuters file photo
76. The Syrian government's siege of Aleppo may last for weeks, and local rebel supporters are figuring out ways to fight back.
77. The system would interact with particles released by the sun, repelling protons to create thrust and achieve unprecedented speeds. It is hoped the first system could fly in 2020.
78. The Taliban took credit for an explosion that targeted a Kabul, Afghanistan, hotel early Monday, the latest in a series of bombing attacks seeking to destabilize the war-torn nation.
79. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has issued notices and is monitoring the mercerising units located on the banks of the Noyyal in the district.According to an official of the board, the ...
80. The target fixed for construction of NHs in current financial year is 15000 km. Since May, 2014 total
81. The Teen Choice Awards aired Sunday night and from Justin Timberlake's rousing speech to Jessica Alba's emotional tribute to gun violence, it had to have been one of the best yet.
82. The Telangana Power Generation Corporation has begun operations of the Unit-3 and Unit-4 of Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project (6x40mw). The installed capacity test for declaration of commercial ...
83. The theory that drunks opt to use their smartphones to arrange a safe route home instead of getting behind the wheel themselves is untrue, according to US researchers.
84. The three people were among nine hospitalized during last weekend's Hard Summer Music Festival in Fontana, official says.
85. The tie-up shows the growing convergence of healthcare and technology
86. The Top 100 Quotes From the Democratic Convention
87. The top management of Karnataka Bank on Monday held a review meeting of regional heads of the bank to take stock of the progress as well as to chalk out future action.Addressing the meeting, Karnataka...
88. The top US commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has said roughly 70 per cent of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group loyalists fighting in Afghanistan are the members ...
89. The Training Centre for Competitive Examinations (TCCE) here, which provides coaching to those who aspire to crack the exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission and Karnataka Public Servi...
90. The Travancore Devaswom Board, other temple devaswoms, various Hindu organisations, and karayogams attached to the Nair Service Society have made elaborate arrangements for the annual bali tharpanom, ...
91. The tribunal had earlier asked the municipal corporations to that new vehicles should be fitted with Global Positioning System
92. The tribunal had earlier taken suo motu cognisance of the matter pertaining to cutting of trees from Parwanoo to Shoghi in Himachal Pradesh
93. The two-day Valvil Ori festival, flower show, and tourist vizha began at Semmedu in Kolli Hills here on Monday.The celebrations began with the District Revenue Officer K. Palanisamy garlanding the sta...
94. The Two Sams come to terms with the General Election. Better the devil you know than the slightly more fascist devil you don’t. We discuss.
95. The two were locked in a bitter legal battle as to who would represent the country in the 74kg category
96. The UN in Iraq has found "a consistent failure to respect due process and fair trial standards, including a reliance on torture to extract confessions," Al Hussein added.
97. The Union Government has constituted the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) for effective development and coordination of Central Government’s programme. It will be known as
98. The Union Railway Ministry has flagged off the maiden broad gage train service dubbed as ‘
99. The United Jihad Council chief suggested that Nawaz Sharif should recall its envoy from Delhi, suspend trade and diplomatic ties
100. The United Kingdom, followed by Australia and the Republic of Korea, lead the world in providing Government services and information through the Internet, according to a new survey released today by the United Nations showing the progress of nations in promoting e-government.
101. The United Nations human rights chief today expressed serious concern that Iraq has created a committee to accelerate implementation of death sentences.