General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-09-03 04:00

1. Cross-strait relations facing 'grave challenge': Chinese official
2. CRPF to create special facilities for men maimed in ops
3. Crude prices rose on Friday after losses of more than 3 per cent a day earlier, with investors treading cautiously ahead of key US employment data that will help gauge the health of the world’s large...
4. Cullen Jenkins made up for lost time with impact performance in one-game audition
5. Culture of Peace&#39
6. Curfew clamped in Srinagar, other towns on crucial Friday
7. Curfew reimposes in Srinagar & other district headquarters of Kashmir Valley
8. Customers judge a network by how well apps and video perform on their smartphones
9. Customers will also get Jio apps subscription worth Rs 15,000 as complimentary until December 31, 2017.
10. Czech Security Information Service
11. Czech Spy Agency: Russia Waging Info War
12. Czech spy service accuses Russia of waging ‘information war’
13. Daesh Terrorists Flee as Iraqi Government Forces Close in Hawija Town
14. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has confirmed plans to spin off its naval shipbuilding business.
15. Daily life remains unaffected by strike in Tamil Nadu
16. Dale Earnhardt Jr. to miss rest of NASCAR season because of concussion issues
17. Dane who shot police was 'Islamic State soldier': Amaq
18. Data battle could hurt Idea more than Airtel
19. Davao city came under attack on Friday night just as the country&rsquo
20. DAVAO, Philippines - A packed night market in Philippines’ Davao city came under attack on Friday night just as the country’s controversial President Rodrigo Duterte was to visit the ...
21. Days after the case of Dana Majhi walking with the dead body of his wife came to the fore, another incident of medical negligence from Odisha's Malkangiri district has been reported where a man had to walk six kilometres carrying his seven-year-old ...
22. Days before Mother Teresa is canonised by the Roman Catholic church, a quiz on saints and sinners
23. DCB Bank launches mobile payment service for retail outlets
24. DCB Bank launches ‘mVisa’
25. DCB Bank on Friday said it has launched ‘mVisa’, a mobile-based payment solution that will make payments at retail outlets much easier.The private sector bank said customers can now pay through their ...
26. DCNS Sylver A50 Vertical Launching System Selected for Italian Navy PPA Vessels
27. Death toll rises to 14 in two bomb blasts in Peshawar, Pakistan
28. Debt auction quota gives overseas investors the right to invest in the debt, up to the limit purchased
29. December ...
30. December summit a make-or-break moment for Abe's legacy
31. Decisions were taken in a meeting attended by six of 13 zonal coordinators AAP has in Punjab
32. Declare black money by September 30 or face action, warns Narendra Modi
33. Decline in the country's exports has largely been arrested and its growth would be slow but steady in the...
34. deepens partnership with Sumitomo to develop corrosion-resistant alloy pipe production in KSA.
35. Deeply Concerned about Post-Election Crisis in Gabon, Secretary-General Supports Call for Transparent Verification of Voting Results
36. Defence, trade, oil exploration to figure prominently in Modi-Phuc talks in Vietnam today
37. ‘Delay in approaching police on mobile camera issue wasn’t intentional’
38. Delegation from Indian State of Gujarat to meet leading Russian companies, senior Government officials in St. Petersburg and Moscow
39. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by his Cabinet colleague Satyender Jain, on Friday left for Rome to attend the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa.
40. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal passed the buck on Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung for massive waterlogging in the national capital.
41. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal okayed opening of 399 liquor outlets: Swaraj Abhiyan
42. Delhi CM calls Modi ‘Mr Reliance’, asks him to keep modelling for the company
43. Delhi Dynamos FC sign Ghanaian international David Addy for ISL 3
44. Delhi government to convene special assembly session on Sept 9
45. Delhi govt. withdraws civil suit on full Statehood
46. Delhi nurses union go on strike against 7th pay commission
47. Delhi Rains: The Worst Affected Areas
48. Delhi spells out Indian Ocean policy amid SCS row
49. Delivering Keynote Address for World Water Week, Deputy Secretary-General Underscores Urgent Need to Take Action on Crucial Global Agenda Challenge
50. Demand for refurbished phones driving Indian surplus market: HS Bhatia
51. Demands include higher minimum wages and provision of social security to workers in the unorganised sector
52. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by seven percentage points: Report ]]
53. Department of Youth Affairs Swachhta Pakhwara from Aug 16-31, 2016
54. Department of Youth Affairs undertook various initiatives during the ‘Swachhta Pakhwara’ from Aug 16-31, 2016. In this, nationwide network of 36 Lakh NSS volunteers in schools and colleges and 86 lakh NYKS youth club members across the nation participated. Date-wise action plan was prepared by National Service Scheme(NSS) and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan(NYKS) and implemented.
55. Deploys Enterprise Resource Planning technology across all three campuses
56. Designed by CAST (China Academy of Space Technology), Gaofen-3 employs the CS-L3000B bus configured with multi-polarized C-band SAR at meter-level resolution.
57. Designed to reduce contact and increase player safety, the rule seems to have had the reverse effect so far.
58. Designer Bibhu Mohapatra, famous for dressing Michelle Obama, tells Indira Kannan about his plans to widen his canvas
59. Designing cities for tomorrow
60. Designs on her mind
61. Despite average annual growth of 6.5% between 1991 and 2013, India added less than half the jobs needed to absorb new job seekers.
62. Despite Mark Ruffalo's attempts to defend the casting of Matt Bomer as a transgender woman in his upcoming movie, "Anything," he is still facing backlash.
63. Despite promising fundamental changes to Mexico's security policy, organised crime is continuing to spiral out of control under President Enrique Peña Nieto. Falko Ernst examines how a lack of policy vision has hampered the outlook for change.
64. Despite the ‘rarest-of-rare-use’ directive for pellet shotguns by the Union Home Ministry four days ago, Valley’s premier Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) continues to receive people with pel...
65. “Development” and building of “confidence” are the key to address the problem of Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said tonight while hoping that the youth of the Valley won’t get “misled“.Amid on...
66. Development, confidence key to address Kashmir problem: PM
67. Development is our plank: PM
68. [Development] Microtubule sliding during Drosophila development
69. ‘Development should factor in climate change’
70. Dhaka cafe attack mastermind's deputy shot dead in Bangladesh
71. Dhaka cafe attack mastermind's deputy shot dead in Bangladesh
72. Dhaka cafe attack: One more top militant killed in Bangladesh
73. Dhasar open cast mines is seen deserted in Dhanbad the during trade unions' nationwide bandh...
74. Did AAP min resign, or was he sacked?
75. Different sources told IANS in winter capital Jammu, "Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire on Friday, using small weapons and automatics".]]
76. Difficulties give birth to new initiatives, which sometimes include formation of residents welfare associations, says LIFFY THOMAS
77. Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment Is the Start of Brazil's Crisis—Not the End
78. Diplomats from the U.N. Security Council are scheduled to visit South Sudan on Sept. 2, just weeks after renewed violence broke out between factions of the army loyal to the country
79. Diplomats from the U.N. Security Council are scheduled to visit South Sudan on Sept. 2, just weeks after renewed violence broke out between factions of the army loyal to the country's president and former vice president, AP reported Sept. 1.
80. Director-General highlights UNESCO’s role in nature preservation at World Conservation Congress
81. Director Sunil Shanbag on the making of Loretta, a play about Indianness and identity
82. Disappointing US jobs data fails to settle rate hike question
83. Discover healthy snacks for children, teenagers
84. Displaying the ecological wealth of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands through a photo exhibition will generate awareness and create interest in them, hopes environmentalist Pankaj Sekhsaria
85. Dissidia Final Fantasy&#8217
86. Divyanshu Ganatra may be visually challenged, but he is cycling his way through Manali, creating awareness and throwing light on the rights of the disabled in the country
87. DLF had in May entered into an amended agreement to sell its 32 screens of DT cinemas to PVR at revised rate of Rs 433 crore
88. DLF sells 7 cinema screens to Cinepolis India for Rs 64 crore
89. Dmitry Medvedev congratulates Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico on Constitution Day
90. Dmitry Medvedev congratulates Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the 71st anniversary of Vietnam's independence
91. Documents reveal Clinton told State employees in 2011 not to use personal email due to security concerns
92. Documents show that Republican leaders launched a meticulous effort to deter black voters. The law, created and passed entirely by white legislators, evoked the state’s ugly history of blocking African Americans from voting.
93. Does the Sistine Chapel hide a secret feminist code?
94. Does the Sistine Chapel hide a secret feminist code? Michelangelo may have concealed symbols for the female anatomy in his great ceiling fresco 
95. Dogfighting’s deep ties to tradition and the yakuza have kept it a staple in Japan, despite animal welfare groups' opposition.
96. Dollar on defensive after manufacturing disappoints ahead of jobs data
97. Dollar was nearly flat at 103.355 yen after coming down from a one-month high of 104.00 overnight
98. Domestic savings are required to fund investment, which otherwise must be financed with foreign capital
99. Domestic smartphone-maker Intex technologies on Wednesday announced its partnership with Reliance Jio for making the Jio Preview Offer available on its 4G smartphones.
100. Domestic steel industry's capacity utilisation to rise by 5% in FY17
101. Dompet Dhuafa’s president-philantrophy Imam Rulyawan, chair
102. Donald Trump defends border wall
103. Donald Trump is poised to lose in the biggest landslide in modern American history
104. Donald Trump is set to step up his outreach to African-American voters as he travels to Philadelphia and Detroit. For the Detroit stop—an interview with a prominent black pastor—the campaign has requested the questions in advance and prepared answers
105. Donald Trump’s call for the African-American vote has to be one of the most bizarre pieces of campaign rhetoric ever made
106. Donald Trump's doctor told CNN in an interview he stands by the letter he wrote for the Republican nominee vouching for his good health and has no regrets about being embroiled in the controversy over it.
107. Donald Trump's highly anticipated speech on US immigration reform was a hit with white nationalists. CNN's Tom Foreman reports.
108. Donald Trump surrogate Pastor Mark Burns is under scrutiny for making false claims in his biography. CNN's Victor Blackwell confronts him about these claims in an excerpt from a heated interview that will air in full on New Day Weekend.
109. Don't Breathe Movie Review
110. Don’t Breathe Review: It Grabs Your Attention and Refuses to Let Go
111. Downtrend in pulses and pulse seeds continuing for the past few days has ended on renewed buying support at lower rate. Moong (bold) went up by ₹500 to ₹5,500 a quintal, while moong (medium) rose to ...
112. Do YOU fancy yourself as a crossword expert?
113. Do YOU have what it takes to be a crossword expert? Scientists reveal the mental traits needed to crack cryptic puzzles
114. Do you love doing up the house yourself or are you looking give your new house a premium interior? If yes, the CAI Expo 2016 is the place to be this weekend.The three-day construction, architecture an...
115. Dramatic scenes unfolded overnight on the streets of Gabon's capital city of Libreville, as protesters clashed with police following the announcement of the presidential election results.
116. Drawing attention to violence and terrorism affecting many parts of the world, the President of the United Nations General Assembly today underscored that importance of promoting a global culture of peace.
117. Drilling into a SUPERVOLCANO: Scientists hope to restart bold project to bore into Italy's 'sleeping giant'
118. Dr. Pershing was speaking to students at the Xavier Institute of Communication
119. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd has launched Bupropion HCl extended-release tablets, a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Wellbutrin SR (bupropion HCl) sustained-release tablets in the United Stat...
120. Dr. Reddy's launches Bupropion tablets in US
121. Drug firm Natco Pharma today said the US Patent and Trademark Office has ruled in favour of its marketing partner Mylan by invalidating the Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals’ patent related to multipl...
122. DSK Shivajians remained unbeaten, but its 3-3 draw against a fighting Indian Navy in a Pool A match of the Durand Cup here on Friday would not have been the result manager Dave Rogers would have hope...
123. DSME formulates plan to spin off defence business
124. Dubai Ports World has said there is nothing “sinister” in its move to bring its India operations under a single company. “The exercise is normal for any corporate entity, and it will only contribute t...
125. Dubai [United Arab Emirates], Sept. 2 (ANI): With the Pakistan Government intensifying its effort to get a Red Notice issued by Interpol against Baloch nationalist leader Brahamdagh Bugti, Baloch human rights activist Mehran Marri on Friday appealed
126. Dubai [United Arab Emirates], Sept. 2 (ANI): With the Pakistan Government intensifying its effort to get a Red Notice issued by Interpol against Baloch nationalist leader Brahamdagh Bugti, Baloch human rights activist Mehran Marri on Friday appealed to Interpol to issue Red notices against the Pakistan Chief of the Army Staff, Pakistan Prime Minister, Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence, heads of the Frontier Corps and the Rangers for "committing war crimes" in Balochistan and Sindh.
127. DUBLIN, Ireland - The Irish cabinet has recommenced discussions on the European Commission's verdict that Ireland granted illegal tax benefits of up to 13 billion euros to Apple Inc, a ruling ...
128. Duped investors of PACL Chit Fund hold rally to voice concerns
129. During a tea with members of the media in Taipei on Aug. 20, which marked the three-month anniversary of her inauguration, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) reiterated her administration’s commitment to “fix problems,” including the nation’s oft-exploited “job responsibility system” and long working hours.
130. During visit to Ankara, Filippo Grandi says he will continue to advocate for more international backing, including increased funding and refugee resettlement.
131. Duterte admin to scrap rice import quota
132. DWARF14 is a strigolactone receptor that hydrolyzes its ligand but remains covalently bound to one of the reaction products.
133. Dynasty Acquisition sells Rs 300 crore shares in Cholamandalam Investment
134. Earlier, the last date to send comments was September 5
135. Early in the morning of Sept. 1, 2016, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, caught both Earth and the moon crossing in front of the sun. SDO keeps a constant eye on the sun, but during SDO’s semiannual eclipse seasons, Earth briefly blocks SDO’s line of sight each day – a consequence of SDO’s geosynchronous orbit.
136. Earnings preview:
137. Earth's close shave with asteroid just one day after it was discovered
138. Eco-friendly tips to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi this year
139. E-commerce committee to meet on September 5
140. E-commerce companies today made a strong case for keeping them out of the proposed GST net but the state finance ministers appeared in no mood to oblige.
141. E-commerce company of the year
142. E-commerce Company of the Year
143. Economic reforms put China on more sustainable growth path: BCG chairman
144. Economic situation in May 2014 was worse than what it seemed: PM Modi
145. Economists expect US non-farm payrolls to have increased by 180,000 jobs last month
146. Economy recovering but some concerns: T C A Anant
147. Edited by Desi Tzoneva Hillary Clinton keeps accusing her presidential race rival, Donald Trump, of supporting Vladimir Putin. She continues to…
148. EDITORIAL: A crucial Sunday for Hong Kong
149. [Editors' Choice] A lock that cuts its own key
150. [Editors' Choice] Climate change and megafaunal extinction
151. [Editors' Choice] Microtubule sliding during Drosophila development
152. Education should be in the pursuit of knowledge, says Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi.
153. Education, that is equitable, easily accessible and provides equal opportunities - is the sine qua non for development: Vice President
154. Edward McCaffery says it's difficult to figure out where Trump stands on taxes, but he clearly likes being able to deduct borrowing costs for business purposes.
155. Egypt for ‘robust defence, security cooperation’ with India
156. Egyptian President meets PM Modi, boosts ties
157. Egypt itself is a natural bridge that connects Asia with Africa: PM
158. Egypt President's Visit to India: Taking Historic Friendship Forward
159. Egypt’s Al-Sisi visits India; urges for mutual cooperation to fight global terrorism
160. Eight militants belonging to Pakistani Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terror groups have been arrested and weapons seized during multiple raids across Punjab province, security officials said on Friday.
161. Eight militants belonging to Pakistani Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terror groups have been arrested and weapons seized during multiple raids across Punjab province, security officials said on Friday...
162. Eight militants held in Pakistan's Punjab province: Officials
163. Eighty-eight-year-old artist Mohammed Yasin speaks of art and finding inspiration in common people
164. Eighty residents of the city of Kobani were wounded during a protest at the border with Turkey. Kurdish residents of…
165. Elections at JNU and DU have been scheduled for September 9 so that the results do not influence each other
166. Electrical and autonomous tests followed, ahead of mounting the first stage on the mobile launch platform that will transport the rocket to the 921 Launch Platform on the LC43 Launch Complex.
167. Elon Musk says astronauts would have been safe in the blast
168. Emanuele Scimia
169. Embraer Signs Sales Agreement with Colorful Guizhou Airlines for up to Five E190s
170. Encouraging hospital births are an important component of reducing maternal mortality in low-resource settings. Now, new research shows certain factors, including age and income, determine whether women living in rural Nepal have home births or hospital deliveries.
171. End users or investors: Who will benefit?
172. Engine's Smoke Generating System Saved T-72 Tank from ...
173. Engineering major L&T informed the BSE on Friday that for the proposed IPO of the company's subsidiary L&T Technology Services the price band has been fixed at ₹850-860 a share. The offer by ...
174. Engineers at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center have already been busy working on the rocket.
175. Engineers develop a plastic clothing material that cools the skin
176. Engineers develop plastic textile that cools the skin
177. Engineers have found a simple method for producing high-quality graphene that can be used in next-generation electronic and energy devices: bake the compound in a microwave oven.
178. Engineers have led development of a laser-treatment process that allows them to use printed graphene for electric circuits and electrodes -- even on paper and other fragile surfaces. The technology could lead to many real-world, low-cost applications for printed graphene electronics, including sensors, fuel cells and medical devices.
179. Engineers use microwaves to produce high-quality graphene
180. England's World Cup quest begins with an endangered species — the English coach
181. England have produced some astonishing batting feats in one-day cricket over the last 18 months, but they surpassed even themselves at Trent Bridge as they plundered the highe...
182. Envent launches its Dynamic Horizon 301 BT Soundbar
183. Environmental clearances have been issued for eight sand reaches in the district to meet the local demand District Collector Neetu Prasad has said.At a meeting with the officials on Friday, the Colle...
184. E-patrachar is Modi govt's new approach to end physical file movement between depts
185. EPFO's voluntary pension plan under consideration
186. EpiPen Scandal Is Yet Another Sign of Coming Pharma Crisis
187. Era of paying for voice calls is ending: Ambani on Reliance Jio launch in India
188. Erin Burnett welcomes Tom Barrack, a close friend of Donald Trump, for an engaging interview delving deeply into the candidate's evolving immigration policy
189. Errant e-commerce firms: DIPP to work with Consumer Affairs Ministry, States
190. ESA's Planck satellite has revealed that the first stars in the Universe started forming later than previous observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background indicated. This new analysis also shows that these stars were the only sources needed to account for reionising atoms in the cosmos, having completed half of this process when the Universe had reached an age of 700 million years.
191. ESOcast 87 – Astronomers Discuss Proxima b
192. EU army not 'any time soon': Mogherini
193. EU Commission's ruling said Ireland granted undue tax benefits of up to 13 billion euros to Apple
194. EU Ministers Seek to Steady Ties With Turkey
195. European foreign ministers sought to stabilize ties with Turkey, with some officials acknowledging the bloc's criticism of Turkey's response to July's failed military coup had damaged ties.
196. Europe is weaker because of Brexit, says Russia's deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich
197. EU warns others, says Apple could cut 13-billion-euro bill
198. EVA-37 installs first external HD cameras and conducts TTCR retract task
199. EVA-38: Frustration morphs into success during Russian spacewalk