General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-03 20:00

1. The three, including chief executive Amy Dacey, were implicated in a damaging exchange involving apparent speculation about how Bernie Sanders’s Jewish heritage could be used against him.
2. The three-member team will also undertake site visits to explore feasibility of bringing the jumbo back, as it is under severe distress after losing contact with its herd.]]
3. The transcriptional regulator SHP promotes SUMOylation of the LXR transcriptional factors specifically in astrocytes to limit inflammatory signaling.
4. The triage ward in casualty department in the old building of Government Rajaji Hospital has been renovated with increased number of beds and enhanced facilities.M.R. Vairamuthu Raju, Dean, said the t...
5. The TTD Board of trustees on Tuesday endorsed the proposals of the South Central Railway for the development of the Tirupati railway station.Jointly briefing the media after the meeting, Chairman Ch. ...
6. The Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the arrest of 98 employees of the Gulhane military hospital in Ankara while the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) dismissed 94 soccer officials, all accused of being followers of Fethullah Gulen, the ...
7. The Union Government has capped the prices of 24 essential drugs used for treatment of cancer, HIV, bacterial infections, anxiety and cardiac conditions.
8. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests ( MoEF) is unlikely to give its nod to Hospet-based MSPL Limited, the flagship company of the Baldota Group, which has applied for mining in 406.45 hectar...
9. The United States has spent more than $17 billion to provide weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment to Afghanistan's struggling defense forces, even as the number of ...
10. The U.S. Air Force says the most expensive weapons system in its history is ready for combat.
11. The US Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor, coming soon to South Korea.
12. The use of algorithms to filter and present information online is increasingly shaping our everyday experience of the real world, a study argues.
13. The US has noted that it fully respects and understands the feeling expressed by India in this regard
14. The U.S. secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran that coincided with the January release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to officials and congressional staff.
15. The VCR Is Officially Dead, But We’ll Never Forget It
16. The veteran linebacker is reportedly dealing with an opiate addiction and is the third core member of the team's defense to be suspended for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy this year.
17. The Washington author recalls the blessing and the curse of his celebrated dad.
18. The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on July 28, 2016 was 59.366 BCM, which is 38% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This was 87% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 94% of storage of average of last ten years.
19. The weather was cooler at practice on Tuesday, but the battles for open jobs remained hot.
20. , the well-known 1979 film, was screened by the British Film Institute and British Council at St. Thomas College, Thrissur, as part of their curated programme of feature fil...
21. The White House has directed all federal agencies to quantify how their actions affect the climate.
22. The WHO has complimented Chinese President Xi Jinping for quitting smoking.]]
23. The widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs also was among the attendees at the dinner honoring Lee Hsien Loong.
24. The wonders of Leh and Ladakh
25. The World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated here on Monday. The need to encourage breastfeeding among lactating mothers was stressed during a programme held at Government Ranee’s Hospital here.D. Pari...
26. The world’s biggest toymaker, Lego, has built a huge model of Rio de Janerio city. Rio is all set to host the Olympics 2016 in just a few days. This model is...
27. The World Trade Organisation will remain the basis for world trade despite efforts of several countries to create new trade architecture, Union Commerce Secretary Rita A. Teaotia said here on Tuesday....
28. The worst cyber-attack on an Indian bank — and one of the largest in the world till now — has escaped virtually unnoticed
29. They are small town boys who went on to make it big in global financial powerhouses. Now, they are back. Over the past several months, these blue-blooded bankers, all in their 50s, have either picked stakes in local non-banking financial companies ...
30. The yield on 30-year US Treasuries could plunge to almost zero within two years as investors seeking higher income streams shift funds from Japanese government bonds into the US, Japan’s biggest brokerage said.
31. The Zero RB strategy was successful because it was contrarian and rarely implemented. That won't be the case this year.
32. The  Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner is set to take to the Bonneville Speedway in Utah within weeks to try and break the motorcycle world land speed record.
33. Thirteen people have been hospitalized amid an outbreak of anthrax in western Siberia, the governor's office of the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region reported Thursday. Experts with the Russian Ministry of Agriculture believe the cause of infection is the thawing of the frozen carcass of a reindeer that died 75 years ago.
34. Thirteen rounds of talks to resolve the Siachen issue have already taken place between India and Pakistan, led by the respective Defence Secretaries, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.
35. This, especially after LIC signed an agreement with Axis Bank as its bancassurance partner last week
36. This file picture taken on October 18, 2015 shows Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) escort ship Kurama (L) sailing with other ships during a fleet review off Sagami Bay, Kanagawa prefecture
37. This is the civic body’s submission to the Smart City contest
38. This Mysterious Pokémon Go ‘Pokemonument' to Pikachu Just Popped Up Overnight
39. This situation is the most dire in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, home to the greatest diversity of remaining large mammals. Large wildlife species that need large spaces are most vulnerable to threats,
40. This TV couple has parted ways after 10 years
41. This UK Gurdwara has an Important Message about the Dangers of Pokemon Go
42. Thomson Reuters joins R3 blockchain consortium
43. “Though he was a stalwart and designed the tricolour, he was ignored”
44. Thousands Attend Funeral for Slain Priest in France
45. Thousands of Indian workers have lost their jobs due to slowdown in Saudi economy, triggered by low oil prices
46. Thousands of jobless Indians, Filipinos and Pakistanis are stranded and destitute in Saudi Arabia after the plunge in oil prices sparked construction layoffs, activists and officials said today.
47. Thousands of people attended the funeral of the Rev. Jacques Hamel, the Roman Catholic priest slain by Islamic State followers in an attack that has cast a pall over France and heightened tensions with its Muslim minority.
48. Three brothers, Baasit, Umar and Raza Siddiqui, from Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England were pictured in camouflage gear as they prepared for a day out in the photograph posted on the social media site with the caption: "ISIS training day, look how happy we look."]]
49. Three energy-boosting vegetable wrap recipes
50. Three kinds of data all agree that 5600 years ago, one of the last mammoth populations went extinct when climate change dried up their lakes
51. Three of the busiest commercial streets in Secunderabad have 120 structures in a dilapidated condition
52. Three separate protests greet the Olympic torch as it makes its way to Friday’s opening ceremonies.
53. Three wheel Black Mamba design to replicate adrenaline rush of riding motorbike
54. Thrissur-based Kalyan Jewellers plans to invest Rs. 700 crore this year to expand its retail network across the country.Executive director of Kalyan Jewellers Ramesh Kalyanaraman told presspersons her...
55. Through the '#CanYouHearUsNow' campaign, Muslim women activists are sharing on social media the various ways they speak out every day. They will also tweet about who they are and how they speak out.
56. Tiger is our Ryder Cup tactician, says U.S. captain Love
57. Tight LCD panel supply to extend into next year
58. Time for a digital spring clean
59. TIME's Rana Foroohar on one thing both the Democratic & Republican party platforms agree on: breaking up the big banks.
60. TMC slams govt for hiking PDS kerosene price
61. To be celebrated on Saturday in the presence of the PM and many of his colleagues; aim is for citizen ideas 'to reach the next level'
62. Today's 20-year-olds are having less sex than the previous generation. About 15% of adults between the ages of 20 and 24 reported having no sexual partners since they turned 18, according to new research published today in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. Just 6% of the previous generation said the same at that age.
63. Today's Pick: Indian Oil Corporation (English) by Lavanya Prabhakaran
64. Today's Pick (Tamil): Indian Oil Corporation
65. To expand franchisee business model to rope in about 500 hotels across India
66. Togolese athletes eye personal records in Rio
67. To honour donors whose organs helped save many lives and their families who consented to the donation, Fortis Malar Hospital in the city has set up a ‘Wall of Tribute’ on its premises. Relatives of pe...
68. TOI Edit: Narsingh Yadav’s Olympic dream still lives but those who sabotaged him must get punishment
69. TOI Edit: Nitish’s amendments to prohibition laws will produce maximum government, minimum governance
70. TOI Survey: Organ donation in India
71. Tokyo elects Yuriko Koike as first woman governor
72. TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a spending-and-lending package totalling $275 billion (28 trillion yen) as part of a continuing attempt to rekindle economic ...
73. Too soon to rule out rate hike at next Fed meeting -Lockhart
74. To usher in world peace and happiness, the Sri Seetharama Mahasamrajya Pattabhishekam is being conducted from August 3 to 14 at Ayyappan Pooja Sangham, Ramnagar, Coimbatore.The event includes reciting...
75. ‘Toxic gas’ dropped on Syrian town where Russian helicopter was shot down
76. Toyota Kirloskar managed to garner bookings of over 35,000 units of the Innova Crysta, which can't be launched in Delhi-NCR due to NGT ban
77. Trade unions have blocked unloading of 52 pipes for sewer work
78. Traffic gridlock, courtesy cops
79. Training & Beneficiaries
80. Train started final phase trial run from Delhi yesterday at 7:55 p.m., arrived in Mumbai today at 11.40 a.m.
81. TRAI plans to revisit telecom network inter-connect charges
82. Trai to identify and address issues for poor uptake of USSD-based mobile banking
83. Transgenders to participate in Independence Day parade
84. Transgenders to Participate in Independence Day Parade in Odisha
85. Trash pickup will resume Tuesday in Flint, Michigan, after the city reached an interim agreement with Republic Services, the city said on its website.
86. Troops to patrol northeastern Brazil state to stop gang violence
87. Tropical Storm Earl has formed in the Caribbean and is headed toward Mexico and parts of Central America, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tuesday.
88. Trump Asks Republicans to Back Him on Khan Controversy
89. Trump biographer Michael D'Antonio says Donald Trump is not unstable, but he sees the world as a constant struggle for victory and lacks a moral compass
90. Trump for good relations with Russia, China
91. Trump loses Republican lawmaker to Clinton
92. Trump plays Russian roulette with US foreign policy
93. Trump’s comments came as President Obama delivered his sternest rebuke yet, calling Trump “woefully unprepared to do this job” and saying Republicans to withdraw their support.
94. Trump talk of cutting US forces in Korea has rocky precedent
95. Trump talks teaming up with Russia to battle IS
96. Trump unfit to be president, does not abide by norms: Obama
97. Trump vs Clinton: Two Americas to battle
98. TTD nod for SCR proposals to develop Tirupati station
99. Tuesday: Venezuelan opposition move one step closer to ousting President Maduro, but will time constraints come to the president’s rescue? Hamas rules out any further mediation with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.