General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack

1. Tenders to be floated in October for the 710-km high-speed corridor
2. Tension gripped Kondajutoor village in Panyam mandal as irate villagers hurled slippers and plastic chairs at Dr. S. Santhiram, chairman of the Santhiram Educational Institutions and officials, at a p...
3. Tesla, Facebook and the limits of automation
4. Tesla Introduces Self-Driving Features With Software Upgrade
5. Tesla Motors said a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles earlier this year in China was so extensive it hasn’t been able to verify the family’s claim that the car’s Autopilot system was engaged at the time of the accident.
6. Tesla's autopilot system under scrutiny in fatal China crash
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9. Textile package reforms yet to significantly boost jobs, productivity
10. Thailand could potentially upgrade itself from the long-standing status of a Third World developing country to a "First World" developed country, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday.
11. Thailand PM Prayuth Chan-ocha defends rights record since coup ahead of United Nations visit
12. Thanthai Periyar Dravida Kazhagam (TPDK) cadre were arrested when they tried to picket the Tatabad branch of State Bank of Mysore. Their atttempt to burn an effigy was thwarted by the police.
13. That India would welcome New Zealand with spinner-friendly pitches is a foregone conclusion. Test opener Shikhar Dhawan, who shared his thoughts at the end of the Duleep Trophy final here on Wednesda...
14. That path involved the new orbital module being used to test technologies that will be essential to the future Tiangong modular space station, the first module of which – the Tianhe Space Station Core Module – will be launched in 2018.
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16. The 11 m ARCIMS USV is able to accommodate a variety of modular payloads 
17. The 12th edition of the Karnataka Science Congress will be held on the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University campus from September 15-17. This is aimed at promoting science w...
18. The $1.5 billion space probe will make impact with an area known as Ma’at – where 60-meter-deep pits with ‘goosebumped’ walls are thought to produce many of the comet’s dust jets.
19. The 22-year-old M.Sc. student who has been arrested for allegedly placing a mobile phone inside the ladies’ washroom in Mangalore University had left the campus for nearly a week following the complai...
20. The 8 July 2016 verdict by Supreme Court on the Extra-Judicial Execution Victim...
21. The ACC has followed the NCAA's lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people. The action is the latest in a stream of public and business backlash against the law
22. The 'Africa Truck', which has a gross vehicle weight of 28 tonnes and an empty weight of 12 tonnes, has been designed to be as modular as possible and can accommodate a]]
23. The 'Africa Truck', which has a gross vehicle weight of 28 tonnes and an empty weight of 12 tonnes, has been designed to be as modular as possible and can accommodate a
24. The agreement that Secretary of State John Kerry announced with Russia to reduce the killing in Syria has widened an increasingly public divide between Mr. Kerry and Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who...
25. The airline offers free flights for India medallists at Rio Olympics, Paralympics
26. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s Eid meeting on Wednesday was for greeting people, but it turned out to be a campaign tool where the party sounded poll bugle for local body elections in Ma...
27. The American Chemical Society has issued a series of tips to keep the battery in your smartphone as healthy as possible. They say draining a lithium ion battery reduces the charge it can hold.
28. The American policy shift to end fears of violating U.S. law, clearing the way for fresh investment.
29. The announcements came as Clinton spent a third day resting at her home in Chappaqua, New York, after falling ill on Sunday morning
30. The announcement, which came post market hours, will see the combined entity become the fourth largest telecom operator in India
31. The annual ‘brahmotsavams’ at the Sri Sumbrahmanyeswar Swamy Devasthanam located at Mallam in Nayudupeta area began on a devotional note amidst presence of devotees here with the temple committee plan...
32. The Anti-Corruption Bureau personnel led by DSP Lakshmipathi on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids on the houses of Executive Engineer (RWS -Projects) Ch. Vidya Sagar Rao and his relations in the ...
33. The anxious impatience of our politicians
34. The apex court said, judiciary cannot examine what funds are given to whom when it comes to managing the situation in J&K
35. The app named 'SOS-Be Safe' comes with highly responsive an...
36. The Army is taking a second look at the case of a Green Beret who was paralyzed in an accident last year.
37. The assessment of the impact of solar activity on radio signals in the atmosphere has been boosted by a new measurement method, report scientists.
38. The Awam Express hit a stationary cargo train about 25 km from the city of Multan, Geo TV said, citing local officials. Four carriages were overturned.
39. The band Coldplay has become a major draw with hugely popular albums s...
40. The bandh was called by farmers and traders association
41. The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 61 points in the early session today on a fresh spell of buying in select blue-chip stocks amid mixed global cues.
42. The Bengaluru-headquartered IT company took over the Alstom employees after the ...
43. The Bengaluru-headquartered IT company took over the Alstom employees after the French company was bought by General Electric.
44. The bets you will ALWAYS win: Scientist reveals 10 simple party tricks that will baffle your friends
45. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of Shahabuddin and accused the former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) parliamentarian of being the main conspirator in the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan.Senior BJP leader ...
46. The bigger-screen variant of iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at Rs 70,000. The smartphone has got a price cut of Rs 22,000.
47. The Bishop of Democratic vice presidential hopeful Tim Kaine's home diocese re-affirmed the Catholic Church's stance opposing same-sex marriage following comments the Virginia Democrat made recently predicting a change in church doctrine.
48. The bizarre 1920s plan to merge Africa and Europe into a 'supercontinent' by DRAINING the Mediterranean Sea
49. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday staged protests across Bihar against the release of former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin.
50. The Black Hat News Desk chats with Jeff Williams, CTO at Contract Security.
51. The bloc's path toward deeper integration will remain as slow and disjointed as it has been for the past half-century.
52. The board of automobile component firm Hinduja Foundries Ltd has given its nod for amalgamating the company with heavy commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland subject to regulatory and shareholders’ a...
53. The board of R Systems International on Wednesday approved a proposal for buyback of the company’s equity shares. The company plans to spend a maximum of ₹19.50 crore for the buyback, aiming to mop u...
54. The board of the U.S.-based agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto approved a $66 billion bid from Bayer on Sept. 14, the third attempt by the German company to take over Monsanto this year, CNN reported.
55. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved the order on the contentious National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET).A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M.S. Sonak was hear...
56. The Bombay High Court said on Wednesday that zero tolerance will be adopted for any kind of construction that comes up in violation of height regulations near both domestic and international airports ...
57. The Bridge in mountainous southwestern China, soars 565 metres above a river connecting Liupanshui in Guizhou to Xuanwei in neighbouring Yunnan province.
58. The British government on Thursday gave the go ahead for a new 18 billion pound ($23 billion) nuclear power station in the UK after imposing "significant new safeguards" for future projects.
59. The business community warmly received the blueprint for the country’s economic future under President Duterte’s leadership." 0
60. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had pressed all its I-T investigation units across the country to carry out searches and survey operations on suspect tax evaders.
61. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a probe report in a Delhi court on allegations against senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in an anti-Sikh riots case.The CBI has given a...
62. The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no logjam in clearing name for appointment of judges to the high courts and it was on the job.
63. The Centre’s assistance package for Andhra Pradesh is certainly more than what the special category status could have brought in.
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