General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-03 09:00

1. India 'still stuck' in 1962 war: Chinese media
2. India's wait for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series against a lacklustre West Indies continued as incessant rains forced an early end to the fourth day's play of the second Test at the Sabina Park here on Tuesday.
3. India to impose temporary anti-dumping duty on some steel products
4. India to play two T20I against West Indies in USA
5. India to play two T20 matches against West Indies in USA
6. India to slap anti-dumping duty on steel import from 6 nations
7. India, West Indies to play T20s in U.S.
8. IndiGo stock drops 11% as analysts cut profit outlook
9. Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed to allow each other's maritime forces to pursue suspected criminals into their waters, in a bid to stem a surge of hostage-takings by Islamic militants.
10. Indonesia pushes for pact to resolve security threats in Sulu Sea
11. Industrial operations affected due to flooding of factories
12. In early March, officials from the Sports Authority of India, the Sports Ministry, the Indian Olympic Association and various national federations sat down to review the preparations of athletes ahea...
13. In February 2015, during the previous review of IUC, the regulator removed charges that a landline service provider has to pay to other players for transmitting a phone call of its customers.
14. Infrastructure deficit biggest hurdle for 'Make in India': S&P
15. Infrastructure deficit is costing up to 5% of the GDP and an improvement will boost export competitiveness
16. In good news to the farmers under major irrigation projects in the Krishna and Godavari basins in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States, the Central Water Commission (CWC) on Tuesday issued an advisory ...
17. In his new book, “2017 War with Russia,” General Sir Richard Shirreff argues that a belligerent Russia is the West’s most pressing threat.
18. In Iraq, UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor urges help for children "ripped from their homes"
19. In June Japan accused China of sending a spy ship into its territorial waters as Tokyo conducted a joint exercise with the US and India
20. In many primary schools in Mysuru, the floor is the bench
21. In one of the first looks at privately insured patients with opioid problems, researchers paint a grim picture: Medical services for people with opioid dependence diagnoses skyrocketed more than 3,000 percent between 2007 and 2014.
22. In Pics: Hottest Indian Divas in Bikini
23. In recent months, both chambers of the US Congress have passed the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and the “six assurances” as cornerstones of US-Taiwan relations.
24. In report on blast, K.S. Mudgal reiterates one-year-old demand for tighter security on city court premises
25. Inside India's Deadly Ghost Mines
26. In South Sudan, UN humanitarian chief calls on all parties to work together for peace
27. Instagram is launching 'Stories'
28. Instagram is ripping a page from Snapchat's playbook to encourage the photo-sharing app's 500 million users to post more often. The lure: photos that disappear.
29. Instagram launches Snapchat-style 'Stories' that let you add text and emoji to disappearing videos that only last for 24 hours
30. Instagram Stories is Facebook's latest Snapchat clone
31. International stock markets dive on concerns over Japan
32. In the age of e-books, one library is reviving the idyllic charm of the neighbourhood bookshop
33. In the last few years, bond yields have remained high despite rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India
34. In the meeting that lasted 35 minutes, BCCI president Anurag Thakur was not pleased with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) which postponed their e...
35. In this regard, the Drug pricing regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued an order. It revised ceiling prices of 24 scheduled formulations of
36. In this stunt, Luke Aikins jumps from a plane and lands in a net without using a parachute. Here are some physics questions and answers.
37. Inventec Corp (英業達) chairman Richard Lee (李詩欽) is optimistic that the company’s performance in the second half of this year will be better than the first half, but raised concerns that volatile currency exchanges might erode profitability.
38. Inventec’s Lee optimistic on year’s outlook
39. Invisibility cloaks have less to do with magic than with metamaterials. These human-engineered materials have properties that don't occur in nature, allowing them to bend and manipulate light in weird ways. For example, some of these materials can channel light around an object so that it appears invisible at a certain wavelength. Now researchers have designed a new kind of metamaterial whose properties can be changed with a flick of a switch.
40. IOC chief urges total review of anti-doping system
41. IOC to open its general assembly at Rio de Janeiro today
42. IPDC Chair joins debate about research for media development
43. IPO review: Why SP Apparels is not exciting
44. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here on Tuesday that the United States has failed to fulfil its nuclear obligations "accurately".
45. Irani was arrested in June by the Enforcement Directorate under Prevention of Money Laundering Act
46. Iraq 2003: A group of U.S. Army Rangers fights to seize control of Haditha Dam a strategically key location in Operation Iraqi Freedom when they realize they are outnumbered by a strong Iraqi force.
47. Isaac seeks to allay concerns of gold traders
48. Is cannabis REALLY getting stronger?Joints 'contain half the weed we thought' - but that is not the whole story, experts warn
49. Is Dead on Arrival
50. ISIS attracted very few youth from India: Govt
51. Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday announced completion of a disputed gate complex along its border with Afghanistan that had led to heightened diplomatic tension with Kabul and a prolonged ...
52. Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The construction of a gate complex at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham was completed on Tuesday. Construction on the Bab-e-Pakistan gate complex, which began on ...
53. Islamists killed as Nigeria army thwarts Boko Haram attack
54. Is privacy slowly slipping away in your buying plans? The answer is a firm ‘yes’ if one were to go by the rapid ushering in of the digital economy across the globe. Everybody is looking to sell and c...
55. Is reality an ILLUSION? Scientist says we may be living in a computer simulation controlled by an evil genius
56. Is this the REAL reason Joan of Arc heard voices? Scientists say the French martyr may have been epileptic
57. It again called on both India and Pakistan to work constructively to resolve the issue
58. It also set aside the chargesheet framed by the chief judicial magistrate of Dharamsala
59. It further said that the LCIA tribunal found that Tata Sons had breached its contractual obligations
60. It has become apparent to many that Obama's foreign policy is intractable on assuring sustainable peace in the long term in Afghanistan. Only so much blame can put on the Afghan government, but ...
61. I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president,&quot
62. ‘It is common knowledge that he does not attend Parliament without being intoxicated’
63. It is in talks with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to sell its operational road projects.
64. It is one of the Air Force's most recognisable planes - and one of its most secretive. However, in a new video pilots finally reveal what it's like to fly the U-2 Dragon Lady. The manned aircraft can fly for 12 hours at 70,000 feet - twice the altitude of a commercial plane - reaching speeds of more than 475 mph. Pilots have to wear pressurised suits (top left), and often see see a natural occurrence called the terminator line that separates day and night.
65. It is the science of vocal habilitation using Ayurveda
66. It is unjustifiable for judicial officers to repeat mistakes: HC
67. It may not be reform by stealth, but it is reform on the quiet, using whatever political opportunity comes the government's way
68. It might look like something from the Batman series, but this sleek roadster provides the same adrenaline rush as riding a motorbike, but with the safety of a car. Called Valene Black Mamba, this electric car features in-hub electric motors that allows the vehicle go from 0 to 62 mph in less than 4.2 seconds. Silex Powers is taking preorders for the vehicle starting at € 35,000 ($39,315), which should be shipped sometime next year.
69. 'It's a real kick in the pants': Stunning video reveals what it is like to fly the iconic U-2 spy plane to the edge of space
70. It’s a right royal mess at Rio
71. It’s a right royal mess but Rio 2016 Olympics has a punchline: We are like this only
72. It’s a right royal mess but Rio has a punchline: We are like this only
73. It’s a windfall, literally, as far as electricity generation from wind energy is concerned. Gusty winds sweeping through the State has given a boost to the generation of renewable energy. Power genera...
74. It’s Official: Raf Simons Takes Over Calvin Klein
75. Its revenue during 2014-15 was only Rs 3,097 cr, because its plants were shut from July 2014 to January 2015 due to acute cash crunch
76. It's time to toast environmentally friendly grapes. A new study shows that eco-certified wine tastes better -- and making the choice even easier, earlier research shows it's often cheaper, too.
77. It was expected to be an academic presentation to show if controversial blood-testing startup Theranos Inc’s technology worked, and perhaps even explain the science behind the bold claims that the company could do lab tests with a fraction of the blood and cost of traditional
78. It was festivities writ large, as an estimated lakh-and-half people thronged Hogenakkal here on the occasion of Aadi Perukku to take a dip in the River Cauvery on Tuesday.The festival also gained sign...
79. Ivanka Trump said Tuesday that sexual harassment in any setting was "inexcusable," seeking to tamp down the controversy created by her father and brother Eric's comments on the issue.
80. Ivorian opposition coalition rejects plans for a constitutional referendum
81. I Will Do Whatever It Takes to Defeat Donald Trump: Warren Buffett
82. Jabhat-Al-Nusra Front, once al-Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has cut ties with the parent organi
83. Jammu and Tirupati are among six cities across the country which are set to get IITs, with Parliament today passing a bill in this regard.Under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill 2016, whi...
84. Japan accounts for about 10% of Lupin's revenue and is its third biggest market after the US and India
85. Japan cabinet approves economic stimulus package worth $275 bn
86. Japan defence papers raises concerns about China, North Korea
87. Japan defense review expresses concern at Chinese coercion