Saturday, September 3, 2016

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

  1. Caos Campidoglio, Raineri: "Mi sono dimessa prima della revoca" - La notizia
  2. Carbon dioxide emissions of these nations went up by 56% between 1990 and 2013.
  3. Carl Jones battled with his scientific elders to save the Mauritius kestrel. His renegade success taught him that mainstream conservation needs a rethink
  4. Carolyn Hax: How college students earn credit with parents: Pick up some costs
  5. Carrier Aggregation: Bharti Airtel gears up for data speed war against Reliance Jio
  6. Carrier Strike Group 12 Changes Command
  7. Cars connected to smartphones vulnerable to hacking
  8. Case registered under Indian Wireless Telegraph Act, 1933
  9. Cash-for-vote case: HC stays ACB court order against AP CM
  10. Catch up on the interesting goings-on in Indian markets this week
  11. CCTV cameras installed in Nanganallur
  12. ![CDATA[BAE Systems and Fincantieri have signed contracts with the Australian government to refine ship designs in support of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) SEA 5000 Future Frigate programme.
  13. ![CDATA[Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has confirmed plans to spin off its naval shipbuilding business.
  14. ![CDATA[India intends to buy the export version of Russia's Kalibr land-attack cruise missile equipped with the latest high-precision guidance system, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on 1 September citing a diplomatic source.
  15. ![CDATA[Israeli defence electronics company Rada announced on 29 August that it will provide its RPS-10 compact hemisphere radar to Artis for integration and testing with the US company's Iron Curtain active protection system (APS). 
  16. ![CDATA[Qatar has signed a contract with MBDA for the supply of a coastal defence system, the company announced on 1 September. 
  17. ![CDATA[Rheinmetall AG outlined plans to 'reposition' itself as an integrated technology group on 1 September, in a move aimed at increasing co-operation between its automotive and defence businesses.
  18. ![CDATA[Satellite imagery obtained by IHS Jane's shows Iran has not deployed an S-300 long-range air defence system to the Fordow uranium enrichment facility as claimed. 
  19. ![CDATA[Senior UK Royal Marine officers are pushing for the country's two new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers to be provided with their own personnel and equipment recovery capability when they enter service later this decade.
  20. ![CDATA[The Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) has received into service the first of seven Vulcanair P68 Observer 2 twin-propeller aircraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 September. 
  21. ![CDATA[The intelligence agency of the Czech Republic has accused Russian spy services of waging a “war of information” aimed at destabilizing the eastern European country.
  22. ![CDATA[The Polish Law and Justice single-party government approved the country's preliminary budget for 2017 on 25 August, raising Poland's defence budget to PLN37.35 billion (USD9.58 billion) in 2017.
  23. ![CDATA[The Republic of China Army (RoCA) has exercised an option for a further 24 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters modified to Taiwan army and National Airborne Service Corps configurations, it was disclosed on 1 September. 
  24. ![CDATA[US defence and aerospace group Textron has announced a restructuring effort that will lead to the closing of its Sensor Fuzed Weapon production line and an unspecified number of job losses, following approval of the measures by the company's board of directors.
  25. ![CDATA[US space and missile system supplier Orbital ATK held a ceremony to officially begin the expansion of its rocket motor production line on 31 August.
  26. CEA Arvind Subramanian advises Odisha to develop tourism, textile sectors
  27. Celebrating the emerald islands through the lens
  28. Celebrities on the red carpet for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sunday, August 28.
  29. Cell Block
  30. CENTCOM commander: We will do what's necessary to improve stability, security.
  31. Central bank governors proclaim that climate change is the darkest impending risk, comparable to terrorism
  32. Central government approves Sabarimala spiritual circuit
  33. Central Mali town falls to suspected jihadists: officials
  34. Centre to appoint two Information Commissioners in CIC
  35. Centre to revoke renewal of Zakir Naik NGO licence
  36. Ceres' Geological Activity, Ice Revealed in New Research
  37. Ceres' geological activity, ice revealed in new research
  38. Chak De! India girl Vidya goes bold
  39. Challenges tech startups face and how to overcome
  40. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton bounced back to top the times ahead of his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in Friday’s second free practice for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
  41. Chan will accept the Oscar alongside fellow honorees, film editor Anne Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman
  42. Charlie Company at the Gas Chamber
  43. Chennai-based former Apple techie designs smart lunchbox
  44. Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has suggested Odisha government to develop tourism and textile sectors.
  45. Chief executive believes in shareholders and does not plan to raise prices on cars
  46. Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is in Kenya on the second leg of his historic visit to Africa. He started his 'African ...
  47. Chief Minister addresses the Legislative Council
  48. Chief Minister addresses the State Assembly
  49. Chief Minister condoles the demise of father of a journalist
  50. Chief Minister honours Rio Olympic participant shooter Mr Jeetu Rai, gives citation and a cheque of Rs 10 lakh
  51. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson will host the 22nd International Seapower Symposium (ISS-22) Sept. 21-23 at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island.
  52. Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar told a logistics seminar held in Lagos that "the service]]
  53. Chief Petty Officer Selects Celebrate Medal of Honor Recipient's 92nd birthday
  54. Childhood bullying inflicts the same long-term psychological trauma on girls as severe physical or sexual abuse, suggests a new survey of college students led by bullying researcher.
  55. Children's literature big draw at 22nd Delhi Book Fair
  56. Chilean Navy inducts new observation aircraft
  57. Chilean Navy inducts new observation aircraft"
  58. China's Commerce Ministry has opened an antitrust investigation into Didi's acquisition of Uber's China business, a deal that would strengthen Didi's dominance in the country's ride-hailing market.
  59. China air force says developing new long-range bomber
  60. China announced on Saturday that it has ratified the emissions-cutting agreement reached last year in Paris, giving a big boost to efforts to bring the accord into effect by the end of this year.
  61. China's parliament ratifies Paris climate change agreement ahead of G20 summit
  62. China commerce ministry to probe Comcast, DreamWorks deal
  63. China Developing A New-Generation Strategic Bomber
  64. China has the second highest number of reported rabies cases in the world, but numbers of human deaths have been decreasing. According to WHO, the Chinese authorities are forecasting national rabies elimination by 2025. Most of the cases are reported from the country's Southeastern provinces. A study reports on ongoing transmission of rabies in Northwestern China, highlighting challenges and opportunities pertinent to the elimination efforts.
  65. China has unofficially suffered its first failure of the year during the attempt to launch the Gaofen-10 remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday….
  66. China has unofficially suffered its first failure of the year during the attempt to launch the Gaofen-10 remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Wednesday. Launching from the LC9 Launch Complex at around 18:53 UTC, the Long March-4C (Chang Zheng-4C) failied for reasons not yet known.
  67. China is tightening its regulation of online maps to clarify its territorial claims.
  68. China last year revealed its new generation H—6K strategic bomber equipped with the DH—20 land—attack cruise missile, giving it the ability to hit targets as far away as Australia.
  69. China launches another secretive Shijian-11 mission
  70. China launches Yaogan Weixing-28 via Long March 4B
  71. China needs to be a more responsible power as it gains global influence and avoid flexing its muscles in disputes with smaller countries over issues like the South China Sea, U.S. President Barack Obama told CNN in&#8230
  72. China Open Squash: India's Saurav Ghosal enters in quarterfinals
  73. China parliament ratifies Paris climate change agreement
  74. China Railway shrugs off aborted US venture
  75. China Railway shrugs off aborted US venture
  76. China rarely provides live coverage of launches and only confirms missions once the satellite has been successfully inserted into its transfer orbit. For this mission, no news has been provided for over half a day.
  77. China ratifies Paris agreement ahead of G20
  78. ChinaratifiesParisagreementaheadofG20', 'width
  79. China says developing new type of long-range bomber
  80. China's ban on certain chemicals is being credited by Drug Enforcement Administration officials in a noticeable decrease in certain synthetic drugs in the United States.
  81. China’s economic fundamentals remain strong
  82. China’s economic growth stabilized in the first half of this year, with initial signs showing it could continue to be stable during the rest of the year, say analysts.
  83. China Sends a Veiled Threat to India
  84. China's government flexes muscles with Uber, DreamWorks probes
  85. China's Hanghzou Prepares to Host the G20 Summit
  86. China’s top military body orders officials to pull out all stops to...
  87. China Takes Actions on Trade and Markets Ahead of G-20 Summit
  88. China to deepen military engagement in troubled Middle East to protect...
  89. China to launch Tiangong-2 in September ahead of new crew mission
  90. China to support venture capital
  91. China to tighten regulation of online maps
  92. China, Uzbekistan seek cooperation on Silk Road Economic Belt
  93. China will better train its emergency medical workers and build more medical centers to cope with natural disasters and other incidents.
  94. China will establish a green financing mechanism to facilitate the economy’s transition featuring sustainable growth, said an official of the Ministry of Finance.
  95. China will make another big step in its manned space program with the launch of a new orbital laboratory and a new manned space mission in the next…
  96. China will step up support for venture capital entities to encourage entrepreneurship and promote startups.
  97. Chinese government flexes muscles with Uber, DreamWorks probes
  98. Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co. will invest at least $1 billion every year on research and development of internet infrastructure, such as servers and software, its top executive said.
  99. Chip-maker Nvidia and Chinese internet giant Baidu said they are forming a partnership to develop a self-driving, artificially intelligent car.
  100. Chumaduthaangi Kavala Samskarika Idam is evolving as a vibrant cultural forum
  101. Cisco's Talos Group Shuts Down Malvertising Campaign
  102. Citi group forecast Reliance’s telecom venture’s Ebitda to break even by FY19. It sees the venture to clock 20-25 per cent margins by FY20-21.
  103. Citing geographic spread, UN emergency committee says Zika remains &#39international public health emergency&#39
  104. Citing geographic spread, UN emergency committee says Zika remains 'international public health emergency'
  105. City Police Commissioner M. Mahender Reddy on Friday announced traffic restrictions to come into force on September 7, 9; from Sept.11 to 13 and again on Sept.14 in view of the Ganesh idols immersion...
  106. Civilians continue to disproportionately bear the burden of acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq, accounting for more than two-thirds of those killed or injured in the month of August, the United Nations mission announced today.
  107. Cleanliness drive held to mark Swachhta Pakhwada completion
  108. Climate, air travel maps identify countries in Africa, Asia at greatest risk of Zika virus
  109. Climate change altering wind patterns
  110. Climate change changing wind patterns
  111. Climate change is causing extreme winters to become far more common
  112. Climate Change Is Coming for Your Coffee
  113. Clinton addressed the American Legion’s National Convention in Cincinnati on Wednesday, in a chest-thumping militaristic speech threatening China, Russia and Iran.
  114. Clinton Beats the Drums of War: Is This the Real Hillary?
  115. Clinton Blamed Concussion for Memory Failure: Report
  116. Clinton offers plan to curb 'unjustified' price hikes on life-saving drugs
  117. Clinton tells FBI she could not recall all briefings on preserving documents
  118. Clinton Unwittingly Supports Putin by Accusing Him of Nationalism
  119. Clinton Warns of Big, Bad, Russia in Most Hawkish Speech to Date
  120. Cloud-based data storage company Dropbox has said that user IDs and passwords of some 68 million clients were stolen four years ago and recently leaked onto the internet.
  121. Cloud-based data storage company Dropbox on Thursday said that user IDs and passwords of about 68 million clients were stolen four years ago and recently leaked onto the Internet.
  122. Clues in ancient mud hold answers to climate change
  123. CM Punk says Nate Diaz isn't the mean guy everyone thinks he is
  124. CM Sarbananda Sonowal visits Indo-Bangla border along Mankachar sector
  125. CNN's latest Poll of Polls finds Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump has been cut in half, with her post-convention bump wilting in the late-summer heat.
  126. CNO to Host World's Largest Maritime Conference
  127. Coal India was affected by the strike as its production was down by 40%
  128. Coal scam diary case: SC directs CBI to give investigation report within 3...
  129. Cochlear launches first off-the-ear hearing device
  130. Colder weather may loom ahead, marking the close of Afghanistan's fighting season, but clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) are still expected in the country's northern, southern, and eastern provinces, according to Brigadier General Charles
  131. Colin Kaepernick continued his stance of not standing during the national anthem before Thursday's preseason game between the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers.
  132. Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem before Thursday's preseason NFL game and pledged to continue his protest over police brutality and racism in the US.
  133. College football season begins with early tests for powerhouse teams
  134. Colombia's peace deal with FARC rebels will be formally signed on September 26, in a new milestone towards ending the half-century conflict, President Juan Manuel Santos has said.
  135. Columbia Asia Hospitals announced launch of Endoscopic Ultrasound Unit at its Bangalore Hospitals
  136. Combating non-communicable diseases to be key agenda at WHO summit next week
  137. Combating non-communicable diseases which cause over 8 million deaths per year in the South East Asian region will be the top agenda at a crucial WHO summit to set health priorities for the region.
  138. Come and discover Maryland’s Environmental Literacy Standards
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  140. Comedians, Political Satirists Debate Using Humour to Challenge Stereotypes, Improve Israeli-Palestinian Relations as Media Seminar Continues
  141. Commander, Navy Region Northwest Holds Assumption of Command Ceremony
  142. Commentary: Losing Sense of Self One Suicide at a Time
  143. Commerce and Industry Minister Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman has said that fall in exports has been arrested and growth will steadily take place. Speaking at the Regional
  144. Commerce and Industry Minister Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman says fall in exports has been arrested and growth will steadily take place
  145. Commercial satellite imagery suggests North Korea has been expanding and enhancing its facilities at the Munch'on Naval Base located north of the eastern port city of Wonsan, according to a report published on 1 September by the 38 North website of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins
  146. Commercial Times: Governing big country like cooking small fish
  147. Committee will try to build consensus on global forum to curb capacities
  148. committing war crimes&quot
  149. Commodities eye
  150. Commodity for delivery in October also slumped by Rs 55, or 1.58%
  151. Common man at the heart of my govt's reforms: PM
  152. Commuters seek construction of FOB at Tambaram Sanatorium station
  153. Compal Electronics Inc (仁寶) yesterday said it plans to sell its TV businesses in Europe, including a manufacturing plant in Poland and its license to sell Toshiba Corp TVs on the continent, to Vestel Ticaret AS of Turkey, in a bid to achieve better cost
  154. Compal looks to cut losses on TV business in Europe
  155. Compal to sell Poland TV assembly plant to Turkish buyer
  156. Companies Back Microsoft's Effort to Alert Users When Authorities Seek Their Data
  157. Companies include 5 PSUs: Rural Electrification, Power Fin, HPCL, BPCL, IOC
  158. Company insists that it will hire a similar number soon
  159. Company says it will take time to dispatch the handsets in India
  160. Compass Preview: September 2016
  161. Computing capital gains tax
  162. Conceptual design work on the CZ-2E launch vehicle began in 1986. The rocket was entered into the world launch services market following a successful test flight in July 1990.
  163. Concert, food fair, bazaar for Chicago Fil-Am History Month
  164. Condemning Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh for his blog on ex-cabinet minister Sandeep Minister, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday dubbed it as 'unfortunate'."I know Ashutosh ji as a journalist and I had good opinions about him. ...
  165. Congenital gene mutations lead to afflicted persons of advanced age developing severe nerve damage (polyneuropathy) with paralysis, loss of sensation and pain. The illness can advance rapidly and lead up to the inability to walk with wheelchair dependency. The affected gene has now been identified by an international team of researchers.
  166. Congress backs Rahul Gandhi, says Modi-led govt does not walk the talk
  167. Congress backs Rahul, says Modi-led govt. does not walk the talk
  168. Congressional Steel Caucus Chairman Tim Murphy and Vice Chairman Peter J Visclosky alleged that China's trade practices have resulted in mill closures, idling, and left thousands of Americans without a job.
  169. Congress leader Ajay Maken said it is important to take PMO's permission or else PM's photo would be on Cadbury or any chocolate
  170. Congress slams AAP for comparing sacked minister with Nehru
  171. Congress welcomes Sidhu's new political front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab'
  172. Congress welcomes Sidhu's new political front `Awaaz-e-Punjab`
  173. Cong takes dig at Modi for featuring in RIL advt
  174. Connectivity and cooperation in counter-insurgency dominated talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
  175. Conor McGregor says he'll appear in ‘Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'
  176. [Conservation] Harnessing expert knowledge
  177. Conspiracy theorists claim ALIENS sabotaged SpaceX launch
  178. Conspiracy theorists claim ALIENS sabotaged SpaceX launch as bizarre theory says ‘anomaly’ flew over rocket as it went up in flames
  179. Controlling amounts of heparan sulphate, a carbohydrate needed for fetal development
  180. Cornell University welcomes 12-year-old college freshman
  181. Cornell welcomes 12-year-old, the varsity’s youngest ever student
  182. Cotton prices remained steady on weak demand and higher prices. Moreover, the new crop will start arriving in the market soon so buyers are waiting for a dip in price. Gujarat Sankar-6 traded at ₹44,...
  183. Cotton prices unchanged on poor buying
  184. Could we soon all be using QUANTUM PCs? Google may be on the verge of a breakthrough next year, claim experts
  185. Country's economic growth recorded 7.1% in first quarter of current fiscal
  186. Couple charged with P148M investment scam
  187. Coupled with the lack of any State media news on the launch, it would appear this mission has failed and the Chinese have so far opted not to report the failure.
  188. Court warned senior government officials of contempt of court action in case work was not undertaken according to the established norms
  189. Cousins: Starters enjoyed watching finale
  190. Cover up and stay in: Singaporeans wary as Zika spreads
  191. CPI says matter could have been handled better through ‘reasonable compensation’
  192. Crackdown on PLA corruption targets former regional commander
  193. Create stakeholders, not land losers
  194. Credit card forgery accused produced in court
  195. Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and Akali Dal MLA Pargat Singh, along with some other leaders on Friday announced the launch of a political front, Awaaz-e-Punjab. The formal announc...
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