General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-03 11:00

1. Makeover for Hong Kong's prime shopping districts as luxury stores exit
2. Making Anandiben 'scapegoat' won't save BJP in Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi
3. Making the Indian kitchen Ujjwal
4. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, facing a loss of international standing as he wrestles with global investigations into alleged corruption, urged countries not to meddle in the affairs of his country.
5. Malaysia: Opposition Leader Sues Government Over National Security Law
6. Malshej ghat, a vital link to Mumbai and other parts of the state via Murbad taluka in the district, has been closed for vehicular traffic after landslide and boulder crash late tonight, police said.
7. Mamata govt decides to rename West Bengal as Bengal
8. Managing uncertainty: How soil carbon feedbacks could affect climate change
9. “Marathi and Kannada languages have benefited immensely because of literary and cultural exchanges over the years. Words like ‘akka’, ‘anna’ and ‘appa’ have been borrowed from Kannada, giving Marathi ...
10. Markets regulator SEBI has so far launched as many as 567 prosecution cases against those collecting public money through illegal investment schemes. The entities have garnered funds through fraudule...
11. MART 156, one of the Mysuru chapters of Round Table India, conducted its annual general body meeting recently in Kodagu, where Kiran V. Ranga was appointed its new chairman .Mr. Ranga is the founder a...
12. Mathematicians finally starting to understand epic ABC proof
13. McLeod Russel, in a notice to the stock exchanges, has asked eligible shareholders to claim unclaimed shares lying with the company's registrar and transfer agent (RTA) Maheshwari Datamatics Pvt Ltd.
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15. Meanwhile, in accordance with a Supreme Court directive on transgenders, the state government has decided to recruit them as jail warders.]]
16. M.Ed. applicationsSale of applications for two-year M.Ed. programme will begin at the Government College of Education for Women here on August 4. Cost of an application form is Rs. 100. Application fo...
17. Medical students of Maulana Azad Medical College, Lady Hardinge Medical College and University College of Medical Sciences have opposed the Centre’s cancellation of the order transferring Post-Graduat...
18. Medicos protest govt. order
19. Meerut firms ship sports goods to Rio for Olympics
20. Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today slammed the BJP for its 'Congress-mukt Bharat' movement and said the saffron party wants to be a 'dictator' by trying to get rid of other rival parties.
21. Members of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) and other seniors, including former MPs and Ministers, have written to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan demanding that a Central Bureau of Investigatio...
22. Members of the Indian delegation take a selfie during the welcome ceremony...
23. Men diagnosed with prostate cancer can be provided with a more accurate estimate of their risk of death from the disease, and treatment planned accordingly, according to new research.
24. Met department warns of heavy rains starting from Aug 5
25. Metereological Department had warned of heavy to very rainfall in Nashik in north Mahararashtra and coastal areas.
26. Metro services not affected, but 3-ft diameter sinkhole disrupts traffic on the lane off K.G. Road
27. Michelle Obama has sent a lot of complicated messages with her wardrobe, but Tuesday’s gown by Brandon Maxwell was simple, pretty and important.
28. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review
29. Microsoft's Xbox One S has shrunk the giant console by 40%, and is stunningly designed console with 4K HDR capabilities - but comes with some caveats.
30. MiG-29 planes in the Southern Military District. File photo
31. Migrant Deaths Increase on US-Mexican Border – Customs Agency
32. Miles Chamley-Watson is a two-time Olympian, world champion and an occasional model. He says he's far from what you'd expect a fencer to look like, and that being an outsider has given him a competitive edge.
33. military tech
34. Millennial hookup culture may not be a real thing
35. Mining, farming are the answer to India's poverty: Anil Agarwal
36. Minister Etala Rajender to release 25,000 cusecs of water into flood flow canal and Kakatiya canal
37. Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said the Centre can help states but no plans for a national level prohibition
38. Minister’s house attacked in J&K
39. Miss Universe contestants without make-up look
40. Mistakes made by judicial officers due to misinterpretation of law, misunderstanding of law, misconception of facts or any other related reasons can be condoned by higher judicial forums since it is h...
41. Mobility and security are the two foundations on which we run the organization: Cisco’s VC Gopalratnam
42. Moderate Hurriyat Conference headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday warned those indulging in illegal constructions in and around Dal Lake here under the garb of ongoing unrest to stop their activit...
43. Modernisation of schools gains impetus
44. Modi also asked the new IAS officers to work towards technology upgradation in the working of the govt
45. Money from EPFO invested in 'safe' funds: Govt
46. more on this week’s Football Planet
47. More than 20 years after its creation, NAFTA is a hot topic on the campaign trail. We walk you through the agreement that launched the world's largest free-trade zone.
48. More than 350 million devices have been upgraded to Windows 10 since the software was released last year
49. More than 58,000 saplings to be planted this month ahead of the monsoon
50. More than usual crowd was witnessed for Aadi Perukku celebration at the bathing ghats of Bhavani Kooduthurai temple on Tuesday in view of the coincidence of Adi Amavasai and Guru Peyarchi.Devotees sta...
51. Moscow Set to Exchange US Citizens Convicted in Russia for Jailed Pilot Yaroshenko
52. Mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for more than one million deaths worldwide every year
53. Most of India’s geopolitical vexations stem from a contested northern periphery,...
54. Motherson Sumi: Eyes on fund-raising plans
55. Mother Teresa Charitable Trust (MTCT) is launching an e-portal, ‘MTCT blood donors guild’, where blood donors can register their details and people who require blood can search for donors in the onlin...
56. Mountain environments more vulnerable to climate change than previously reported
57. Move is being seen as a part of the Centre's plan of bringing all subsidies and welfare schemes under the DBT
58. Mr. Hutchings owes about $800,000 on his house. “I'm like, here's another payment walking out the door,” he said.
59. Mr Prime Minister, now’s the time to have a ministry of the future
60. Mr. Trump said, "the New York Times is really, really dishonest, and it’s failing. I don’t think they’ll be in business more than two or three years. Look at their numbers. They’re failing".
61. Ms. Clinton’s remarks came after billionaire investor Warren Buffet alleged that Mr. Trump is afraid to release his tax returns.
62. Multimedia presentation: How Katie Ledecky became the most dominant swimmer in the world
63. Mumbai-based society called the National Lawyers’ Campaign For Judicial Transparency And Reforms has moved the Delhi High Court seeking abolishment of classification of advocates as “senior”, saying i...
64. Mumbaikars largely seek ready to-move-in projects 
65. Municipal councillor, car driver heldA municipal councillor and his car driver were arrested for smuggling liquor bottles from Puducherry on Monday afternoon.Police sources said they stopped a luxury ...
66. Music education is making a difference, especially among children with special needs, writes ALLAN MOSES RODRICKS
67. My boyfriend was intimidated by my sexual history. So I dumped him.
68. Mysuru advocates boycott court proceedings demanding more security
69. Naidu Condemns Violence Against Dalits, Suggests Conversion Won't Help
70. Naman Ojha dropped from India A squad for quadrangular series
71. Narsingh’s clean chit will be reviewed, says WADA
72. Narsingh Yadav will bring laurels to country in Rio Olympics: PM Modi
73. NASA analyzed rainfall data from slow-moving storms that triggered flash floods over parts of central Maryland and caused devastating flooding in historic Ellicott City, Maryland.
74. NASA Invites Media to Learn About New Hurricane Mission
75. NASA is inviting journalists to learn about a mission that will help improve hurricane track, intensity and storm surge forecasts during a media event from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. CDT Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio.
76. NASA Looks at Historic Flooding from Slow-Moving Maryland Storms
77. NASA's Cassini orbiter is preparing for its death dive into Saturn, leaving behind questions about whether its watery moon is inhabited. Here's how we'll answer them
78. NASA’s New CO2 Sounder Nearly Ready for Prime Time
79. National Anti Doping Agency or NADA has given a clean chit to wrestler Narsingh Yadav to participate in Rio Olympics, beginning 5th of this month.
80. Nationals' Joe Ross at least one rehab start away from returning
81. National Theatre uses virtual reality to get actors into character
82. NAVSUP GLS Shores Up Navy's Overseas Contracting Business Practices
83. NBC faces uphill climb covering scandal-plagued Rio Olympics
84. NBC has recruited a well-known face from inside the peacock family to host the next Golden Globes.
85. NBC isn't just covering the Rio Olympics; it has billions of dollars riding on them. And that raises the question of whether the network can or will chronicle what might happen, warts -- and viruses, and scandals -- and all.<img
86. NBFCs outperform pvt banks in June quarter
87. NC's Sheikh Mustafa Kamal asks Geelani to 'cool tempers' in Valley
88. Nearly 2,000 people from various political parties joined the DMK in the presence of M.K. Stalin here on Tuesday. Party sources said that those who joined the party were from Marumalarchi Dravida Munn...
89. Nearly 90 percent of the French now disapprove of their president
90. Nearly one week since Philadelphia's Democratic National Convention saw Khizr Khan speak emotionally and eloquently on his late son's behalf, the fallen soldier's memory continues to be honored by those that knew him well.
91. Neer Dose: Audio launch
92. Nepal’s Maoist chief Prachanda set to become prime minister
93. Netball championships
94. Neurologists from the universities of Foggia and Bologna in Italy said the medieval heroinemay have had a type of epilepsy that affects the part of the brain responsible for hearing.
95. Neuroscience-based Framework for Addiction Diagnosis