General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-16 04

1. Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth enters Olympics quarters
2. Shuttler P.V. Sindhu meets China’s Wang Yihan in quarterfinals; Hardeep Singh will take part in Greco-Roman wrestling in 98 kg category
3. Shuttler Sindhu carries dwindling medal hopes on Day 11
4. Shuttler Sindhu joins Srikanth in Rio Olympics quarters
5. Shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V Sindhu kept India's medal hopes alive by entering the quarter-finals of their respective categories as boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav crashed out while the athletes continued to cut a sorry figure at the ongoing Rio ...
6. Shuttlers PV Sindhu and Srikanth sail into quarters
7. Shuttlers shine, boxers end without medal in Rio Olympics
8. Shuttlers Sindhu, Srikanth bring some cheer to Indian camp at Rio
9. Sigatoka fungus threatens to cause 'banana armageddon' and wipe out crops worldwide in just five years
10. [Signal Transduction] Testing a cell signaling circuit
11. Silver also recovered by Rs 500 to Rs 47,000 per kg
12. Silver futures jump to Rs 46,481 per kg
13. Silver prices moved up by 0.77 per cent to Rs 46,481 per kg at futures trade today as traders enlarged positions, tracking a firm trend overseas.At the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for delivery i...
14. Silver up 0.8% on global cues
15. Simhadri’s Panthers, led by Arun and coached by Ch. Simhadri won the Artistic Development Trophy-2016 by topping the inaugural Artistic Skating Premiere League which concluded at the Sivaji Park skati...
16. Simone Biles' Gold Streak Ends in Rio
17. Simone Biles Posts Adorable Throwback Picture With Olympic Teammate Laurie Hernandez
18. Since it took charge of the Delhi administration in February 2015, the AAP government has been engaged in a turf war with the BJP at the Centre.
19. s incumbent wins hotly contested polls with 50.35% of votes
20. Sindhu carries dwindling medal hopes on Day 11
21. Sindhu leads India's hopes
22. Sindhu reaches quarterfinals of Rio Olympics
23. Singer Madonna feels that pop stars are able to become famous quicker nowadays because of social media.
24. Singer Marc Anthony attended his former wife Jennifer Lopez's performance here and she gave him a shout-out during the concert.
25. Sinha marked the launching of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's landline scheme on pan India basis at a function organized at DLW campus on Saturday.
26. Sinosteel debt-to-equity swap plan near completion, says Caixin
27. SIT celebrates its Founder’s Day
28. Sitting for too long may increase the risk of developing heart disease and stroke, a new study has warned.
29. ‘Situation worse for old women in India’
30. Skating Premiere League concludes
31. Slamming my Rio trip is defective thinking: Anil Vij
32. Slamming Pakistan for violating ceasefire, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Tuesday advised the hostile neighbour to keep a check on its activities as it might fall in its own trap.Singh said Pakistan is using terrorism to ...
33. s leading communications provider, announced it awarded &quot
34. s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) carrying 4 PL-8 (WVRAAM) &#160
35. s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) with mockups&#160
36. Smiths & Founders (India) to hold AGM
37. Smoke from California's Soberanes Fire was captured in an image from NASA's Aqua satellite on August 14, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. EDT (21:30 UTC).
38. s new president, Maithripala Sirisena,&#8230
39. Social Humour: Twitter lauds Kejriwal on b'day
40. Social Media Trolls Upset Me and My Family: Neil Nitin Mukesh
41. Social network Yubl plans European expansion
42. Social Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Babu surprised everyone by strumming his guitar at the 70th Independence Day celebrations held at Social Welfare Residential School in Sattenapalli on Monday.For...
43. Societal cooperation led to larger human brain: study
44. Software maverick McAfee warns China of hacking weakness
45. Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power Corp (新日光能源) last quarter drifted into a deep loss of NT$942 million (US$30 million) as sluggish demand drove prices down, the company said in a statement yesterday.
46. Solar-powered water filter can rapidly kill bacteria
47. Soldiers shouldn’t have to fight greedy lawyers as well as enemies of the state
48. Some 1,500 Greek Cypriots and 500 Turkish Cypriots disappeared during the Greek invasion, as well as in armed clashes between the two communities during the mid-1960s.
49. “Some misguided elements of our society may have ignored the messages patriotism of the sages and even belittled the sacrifices made by martyrs and given boycott calls of Independence Day,"Sonowal said.
50. Some of the country’s top scientists are stepping aside from leading projects funded by the EU, or being asked by partners to reconsider participating over concerns review panels won’t approve funding requests.
51. Some years ago, when Krithika Nelson was looking for freelance writers, a young man approached her offering his services. When Ms. Nelson expressed her keenness in hiring him, the man said she should ...
52. Sony Xperia XA Ultra aimed at those who are looking for premium specifications and features in the mid range. Here is our full review.
53. Sony Xperia XA Ultra review: High on camera specs, battery life
54. South African Wayde van Niekerk (left) after beating defending champion Kirani James...
55. South African Wayde van Niekerk smashed Michael Johnson’s long-standing 400m record when he stormed to Olympic gold on Sunday.
56. Southern Louisiana is being hit hard by deadly, historic flooding on top of the record floods the state suffered earlier this year.
57. South Korea and Japan Destroyers Get Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Capability
58. South Korea President Park Geun-Hye defends missile shield as residents protest
59. South Korea says one soldier died and another is missing after what apparently was an accidental explosion during repair work on a submarine at a naval base in the southeast of the country.
60. So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life.
61. SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket at sea once again
62. SpaceX successfully landed a reusable Falcon 9 rocket on a floating drone ship at sea.
63. Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is investigating the case of the slain gangster Nayeemuddin alias Nayeem, visited Visakhapatnam city to explore his connection to the port city.It is learnt tha...
64. Spike in Neuromama's market value is redolent of the story of Cynk Technology Corp
65. Sports: Nishikori digs deep, dispatches Nadal to win bronze for Japan
66. S&P raises Tata Motors' rating on JLR performance
67. SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today backed his brother and Cabinet Minister Shivpal Yadav, who had threatened to resign, and made veiled criticism of the Uttar Pradesh government which is headed by h...
68. Sree and the art of Social Media
69. Srikanth reaches Olympic quarterfinals
70. Srikanth reaches quarterfinals of men's singles
71. Sri KPR Industries announces resignation of director
72. Sri Lanka arrests son of former leader Rajapaksa
73. Sri Lanka arrests son of former president Rajapaksa
74. Sri Lankan financial crime police arrested the eldest son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday on suspicion of laundering money, his lawyer said, the latest legal difficulty for the once-powerful family. Sri Lanka&#8217
75. Sri Lanka: Son of former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa arrested
76. s second gold to retain 800m
77. s second gold to retain 800m title" Rudisha wins Kenya&#039
78. s Special Forces: Retaliating Against the Global Terror Threat
79. Stamford City celebrates Indian Independence Day
80. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) has raised its long-term corporate credit rating on Tata Motors to a better grade with less vulnerability of non payment based on the better performance of its British-arm Jaguar Land Rover ...
81. Stanpacks (India) to hold AGM
82. Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu entered the quarter-finals of the women's singles event at the on going Rio Olympics by defeating Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei in straight games here.
83. State and forest toll plazas should be rationalized: Raghav Chandra, Chairman, NHAI
84. State Bank chief Arundhati Bhattacharya today said the nation's largest lender is likely to upwardly revise its credit growth target for the current financial year beyond the budgeted 12 per cent.
85. State Bank of India rose 0.39% to Rs 244.15 at 13:40 IST on BSE, with the stock extending previous session's gains triggered by the state-run bank reporting a smaller-than-expected increase in bad loans in Q1 June 2016.
86. State Department spokesperson did not respond to questions on the remarks by PM Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address
87. State Department Spokesperson Elizabeth Trudeau said.
88. State of Indian Judiciary: Rising pendency of cases and workload of judges
89. State-owned power equipment maker BHEL today said it has secured an order to set up solar photovoltaic (SPV) plants estimated to cost Rs 169 crore.The EPC order has been placed by West Bengal State E...
90. State-run Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Society Ltd (Co-optex) posted an all-time high retail sales turnover of Rs 313.38 crore in 2015-16, the state assembly was informed today.
91. States’ efforts to curb fracking-related earthquakes appear to be paying off
92. State to focus on tourism development
93. Steel Ministry wants review of policies affecting producers
94. s Thirst for Power
95. Stocks in focus: Divi's Labs, Unitech, Infosys, SBI, PowerGrid
96. Stocks jumped to their highest in more than seven months yesterday, led by property and financial shares, as investors bet that disappointing economic data for July would prod Beijing to unleash fresh stimulus. The blue-chip CSI300 index jumped 3 percent to 3,393.42
97. Stone India to hold AGM
98. Strait Warriors-2016 sampan invitational wraps up
99. Striker Diego Costa's late goal in the 89th minute helped new coach Antonio Conte begin his Chelsea tenure with a 2-1 win over West Ham in their English Premier League opener.
100. Strong consumption and public investments have kept India's growth recovery on track this year, and it is now crucial that the government's reform process sustains to keep the momentum going, says a DBS report.
101. Strong field ionization has been studied for over half a century. Yet, the role of electron spin during this process has been largely overlooked. Surprisingly, our joint experimental and theoretical study shows that a chance of detaching spin-up or spin-down electron from an atom can be very different, say scientists.
102. Strong Q1 results lift Hindalco further
103. Stuck in huge, peak-hour jams, have you ever envied two-wheelers easily winding their way through the densest of traffic? That's perhaps why some private cab aggregators came up with the nifty idea of bike taxis. Unfortunately, the idea has stalled, ...
104. Study finds one in three former ICU patients shows symptoms of depression
105. Stung by the unprecedented loot of Rs. 5.75 crore from Train No 11064 Salem-Chennai Express last week, Southern Railway authorities are considering installing surveillance cameras in parcel vans tran...
106. Subhash Chander, Courtesy: @airindiain
107. Subsequently, the thermal balance tests were finalized in December 2013 on the thermal characteristic prototype of the satellite.
108. Superintendent of Police Ghattamaneni Srinivas received the coveted Indian Police Medal from Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the Independence Day celebrations at Anantapur on Monday.Mr. Sriniva...
109. Supermarkets are misleading British families by suggesting confusing freezing deadlines, resulting in many people shelling out on meats but throwing them out before they can be used.
110. Superstar Akshay Kumar says that honouring winners of competitions like Olympics with just medals is not enough, and that providing them financial rewards also are a more important and practical practice.
111. Supply Reduction Service (SRS), anti drug squad of the central committee of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) seized 85 grams of heroin from Chanmari West area in Aizawl on Sunday night, YMA sources said.
112. Supreme Court upholds Uttar Pradesh Government's decision on giving 30 extra marks in PG admission for doctors, who serve in rural areas.
113. Suresh Prabhu, CM Vijay Rupani to ink MoU between Railways, Gujarat govt
114. Surprise! Giant panda produces twins at Vienna Zoo
115. Sushma Swaraj last week said fighting the global scourge of terrorism is a central part of India's diplomatic engagements with Pakistan
116. Suspected gangland gunmen burst into a restaurant on the hotel strip in Mexico’s Pacific resort of Puerto Vallarta and abducted as many as dozen men from a celebratory meal, the Jalisco state prosecutor said.
117. Suspected militants exploded five bombs in various parts of Assam's Tinsukia district on Monday.
118. SU staff yet to get salaries this month
119. Suzuki reveals new Ignis, SX-4 ahead of Paris launch
120. Swachh Bharat Mission has caught the imagination of com...
121. Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallstrom
122. Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters greet civilians who were evacuated by the SDF from an Islamic State-controlled neighbourhood of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, August 12, 2016
123. Syrian Kurds Promise to 'Cut Daesh's Air Supply' After Major Victory
124. Taiwan-designed health bracelet wins Red Dot `Best of Best' award
125. Taiwan in 10th place in e-government survey by Waseda University
126. Taiwan shares end down but financials provide support
127. Taken up 10 MW solar power project of which 6.25 MW is completed
128. Takes a knock after RBS changes plan on Williams & Glyn; contract loss to impact 3,000 Infy staffers
129. Takes a knock after RBS changes plan on Williams & Glyn; contract loss to impact 3,000 Infy staffers
130. Taking a strong note of Pakistan's position on Kashmir, Naidu said that Kashmir is an integral part of India
131. Taking its battle to the rival camp, Reliance Jio has asked telecom regulator Trai to take action against dominant players, including Airtel, for denying it inter-connection in "breach" of the licence agreement.
132. Taking the Independence Day celebrations to Rayalaseema region for the second time in three years after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced a Rs...
133. Taliban special forces lead Helmand assault Afghan officials
134. Talk of azadi will remain hollow given how deeply the Valley is locked into a cycle of dependence - unrest curbs economic activity, leading to over-reliance on the Centre stoking resentment that fuels unrest
135. Tata AutoComp to acquire engine cooling company TitanX
136. Tata AutoComp to acquire TitanX
137. Tata Group auto component firm Tata AutoComp Systems today said it will acquire engine cooling supplier TitanX for an undisclosed sum.
138. Tata Group’s auto component company Tata AutoComp Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire global engine cooling solutions supplier TitanX. Financials of the deal were not immediately disclos...
139. Tata Power commissions 100 MW project in AP
140. Tata Power Solar commissions 100 mw project in Andhra
141. Tata Power Solar today said it has commissioned a 100-MW solar project for NTPC in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.This is the biggest solar project commissioned using domestically manufactured solar cells ...
142. Taxi drivers stage another protest against Uber
143. Taxing SEZs
144. Tax refunds of Rs 14,332 crore have been issued this year till August 5
145. Teachers who support independence for Hong Kong face ban
146. Team USA's Simone Biles received her lowest score throughout the week’s competition in Rio on the balance beam event, but still managed to perform well enough for bronze while Laurie Hernandez won silver
147. Tech giant Google has launched its video calling app, Google Duo, for Android and iOS users, which will compete with apps like FaceTime and Skype.
148. Tech giant Google on Tuesday launched Duo, a one-to-one, end-to-end encrypted video calling app that is now available on Android and iOS devices.
149. Technology: Control your phone with a tattoo
150. Telangana, an example for welfare: Harish Rao
151. Telangana, Mizoram, Manipur add most investors in the past one year
152. Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has accused the Government of neglecting the farmers and said it did not fulfil any of the promises made to them. Speaking t...
153. Temporary tattoos can let you control gadgets: Gold leaf transfers could be used as trackpads, to transmit data or even sense changes in mood
154. Tesla gained investor backing during second quarter
155. Tesla has failed to meet more than 20 projections made by its chief executive in the past five years, an analysis by the Journal shows. Tesla missed 10 of the stated goals by an average of nearly a year, including targets for the debut of two of Tesla’s past three models.
156. Tesla removed the word “autopilot” and a Chinese term for “self-driving” from its China Web site after a driver in Beijing who crashed in “autopilot” mode complained that the carmaker overplayed the function’s capability and misled buyers.
157. Tesla's Autopilot will get more radar and new sensors: Update could bring Elon Musk closer to creating a driverless car
158. Tetley brews up plans to create 'super teas' that cure hangovers
159. Thailand's deep south hit by fresh blasts, one soldier wounded
160. Thailand military helicopter crash kills five
161. Thank an ancient squirrel, climate change and French scientists for the new discovery of an ancient virus, Mollivirus sibericum, that sounds like it could launch a creepy movie.
162. That's both stock and financial ones, and goes well beyond what Modi mentioned from Red Fort. Read on for how ongoing projects and regulation changes will transform the way produce is stored, financed and traded
163. The 10th day of the Rio Olympics was buffeted by bad weather, delays, fumbles, false starts, tragedy, safety scares, and controversy even as beaming athletes from Uzbekistan to Bahrain secured ...
164. The 11th summit will be held from September 4-5
165. The 22-year-old set a new Olympic record of 6.03m to beat his previous personal best by 10cm