General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack

1. A team of experts from the National MineralDevelopment Corporation (NMDC) and the Geological Survey of India (GSI)is in search of a prospective kimberlite (diamond ore) mine in the forests surrounding...
2. A team of scientists on a California island are brushing away centuries of dirt and trying to uncover mysteries of human migration and mammoth extinction with a unique fossil discovery.
3. A technical coordinator for MNREGA scheme in Tumkuru district was allegedly attacked with a sickle by labour contractors for refusing to clear "inflated" bills.
4. A television channel reported that the commerce ministry will propose a devaluation in the unit to promote dwindling exports
5. A three-year-old boy was killed after a speeding truck mowed him down while his brother had a narrow escape in the accident near Pathankot bypass here, police said today.
6. A tiny step to impart a sense of dignity to the efforts of para-athletes is to recognise them as differently abled, not disabled.
7. ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK (AEUK) and Northrop Grumman have partnered to demonstrate the unmanned minehunting capability of AEUK's ARCIMS
8. At least 12 rebels and three pro-government fighters were killed in fierce battles in southwestern Yemen today, military sources said.
9.     At least 30 terrorists were killed between Monday and Thursday by the Nigerien army during an ambush by the militant group, Boko Haram.
10. At least eight people had a miraculous escape on Thursday after their helicopter made an emergency landing at Nagaon in Assam following a technical snag.
11. At least four people were killed and over 100 injured when Awami Express, which was on its way to Peshawar from Karachi, crashed into another train in Multan city of Pakistan's Punjab province this morning."At least four people have been killed and ...
12. At least six people were reported dead and over 150 injured after Karachi-bound Awam Express collided with a freight train near Multan early on Thursday, officials and railways sources said.
13. At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in an explosion on a ferry carrying 35 tourists between the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok on Thursday.Police said that two have been identified as an Indonesian and a Dutch ...
14. A top Newport News Shipbuilding official says he's pleased with the pace of construction on the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy.
15. A total of 86 persons were killed and 11,500 injured in the ongoing unrest that started on July 9 after killing of Burhan Wani
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17. Attempted luring under investigation in Duquesne
18. Attempts to lay siege to Karnataka Bank, block trains foiled
19. Attend 11th ASEM Summit
20. Attend 9th East Asia Summit
21. Attend annual World Economic Forum in Davos
22. Attend Boao Forum for Asia
23. Attended China-CEEC Summit
24. Attended Summer Davos forum in Tianjin
25. Attended the 12th Prime Ministers' Meeting of the SCO Member States
26. Attended the Boao Forum for Asia
27. Attended the closing ceremony of the 12th National Games
28. Attended the closing ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing
29. Attended World Economic Summit on Africa
30. Attend first Lancang-Mekong Cooperation leaders’ meeting
31. Attending Summer Davos Forum
32. Attending Summer Davos Forum and inspection tour to Dalian
33. Attends the 16th China-ASEAN (101) Summit, the 16th ASEAN Plus Three (103) Summit and the 8th East Asia Summit
34. Attend the 13th SCO prime ministers' meeting
35. Attend the 17th China-EU Summit
36. Attend the 5th summit of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
37. Attend trilateral summit between China, Japan and the ROK
38. At the British University in Cairo, a young university student, Remon Ashraf, is developing a new type of body armour that is both lightweight ...
39. At the Delhi launch of his autobiography, 'Six Machine', the audience ...
40. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow m...
41. At the outset, he said "there is progress in the appointments and have the (hearing of the) matter after two weeks. We will see more progress."
42. Attraction in designs, perfection in painting and precision in theme — these are the three slogans which the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (Poompuhar) has adopted to market the Navar...
43. A two-decade delay thus ensued in our developing these engines. But then it gave us an edge on two counts: a vastly improved "technology to payload ratio" and cryogenic engine-building skills
44. Aung San Suu Kyi is in Washington working out economic deals, just the latest in a whirlwind of diplomatic trips by the country&#039
45. Aung San Suu Kyi is in Washington working out economic deals, just the latest in a whirlwind of diplomatic trips by the country's new leadership.
46. A U.S. report said that widespread corruption in Afghanistan has undermined efforts to rebuild the country.
47. Australia 'most sceptical' about climate change globally, says study
48. Australia encouraged by UN support for criminal tribunal into MH17 crash
49. Australia holds memorial service to mark MH17 anniversary
50. Australia launches new website to attract more Chinese visitors
51. Australian Capital Territory to be first Govt. to legalise Uber
52. Australian court reverses government approval for Adani's Carmichael coal mine
53. Australian government to unveil new citizenship laws before Parliament
54. Australian govt trying to confirm deaths of two citizens who fought for IS
55. Australian PM urges ministers to boycott famous talk show on ABC
56. Australian scientists have developed an exercise pill that tricks the body into responding as though it's been to the gym.
57. Australian state launches probe into alleged ISIS propaganda in schools
58. Australia’s largest lake is an extraordinary oasis in the harsh Australian outback that looks majestic when filled with a wealth of water.
59. Authorities say one man has been killed and another hurt in a fiery tank explosion at a South Texas asphalt plant.
60. Authorities urged to construct itin middle of national highway
61. Author-journalist Ashwini Bhatnagar's fourth book -- and first work of fiction -- is bang on time in terms of topicality.
62. Auto components maker GNA Axles' Rs 130-crore IPO was oversubscribed 1.36 times till afternoon trade on the second day of the bidding today.
63. Auto components maker GNA Axles’ Rs 130-crore IPO was subscribed 1.36 times till afternoon trade on the second day of the bidding today.The IPO received bids for 60,60,390 shares against the total is...
64. " AU to send observers to Gabon over contested election
65. AU to send observers to Gabon over contested election
66. Auto World
67. Availability of milk and fuel likely to be hit; school vans too may not ply
68. Avenues for peace in Afghanistan must be explored with ‘utmost urgency’ – UN envoy
69. Avenues for peace in Afghanistan must be explored with ‘utmost urgency’ – UN envoy
70. Avenues for peace in Afghanistan must be explored with utmost urgency UN envoy
71. ‘Avid Reader’: Robert Gottlieb’s candid look inside the golden era of publishing
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73. A vision of flowing prosperity for Mekong region