General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-08-27 00:00

1. High-potential, mid-level professionals from OPEC Member Countries learned about the structures and function of various departments at the Secretariat and gained insight into the oil market during a one-week training course held at the OPEC headquarters from 22–26 February.
2. OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, received his first official visit on 5 August 2016 at the Organization’s Secretariat in Vienna, Austria. HE Wilson Pástor Morris, Ambassador of Ecuador to Austria and the country’s OPEC Governor, was the guest of honour.
3. The OPEC Secretariat was deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of Prof Robert Mabro, one of the international energy sector’s most respected academics and “a dear friend of OPEC”.
4. 10th Mountain Division Soldiers past, present remember fallen comrades at Whiteface Mountain ceremon
5. 10-year war over issues of pricing, royalty culminates in walk-out by the group
6. Vienna, Austria, 12 August 2016--OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, received HE Reza Najafi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations and other international organizations, at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria, on 10 August 2016.
7. 12 events taking place in Sussex this August bank holiday weekend
8. 12th Five Year Plan 2012-2017
9. 13 Cross-Border Raids Likely to Continue
10. 14 innocent persons including 8 Bodos, one woman, one child and four others lost their lives in the attack. 19 persons were seriously injured who are under treatment in various hospitals of the district and the state capital. The state police and the security forces reacted swiftly to the attack and neutralised one militant whose identity is yet to be established.
11. 173rd Airborne Brigade and Texas National Guard Patching Ceremony
12. 181 Bids received for exploration blocks offered under NELP-VII
13. 1 Army Headquarters (HQ) Signal Regiment Celebrates Platinum Jubilee
14. 1 Army HQ Signal Regiment is responsible to provide communication and public address system to Army HQ and also for important National level events such as Republic Day Parade. The unit also actively participated in rescue and relief operations, namely, Op Meghrahat (J&K floods in 2014) and Op Maitri (Nepal Earthquake in 2015). The unit has been conferred with the Vice Chief of the Army Staff Unit Citation twice in year 2008 and 2015 for its outstanding service.
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16. 2016 APMHE - Strengthening partnerships throughout the Pacific
17. 21 Indian Criticism of Rafale Cost Raises Doubts on MMRCA
18. 22 Aug 2016 | Vienna, Austria, 22 August 2016--OPEC Secretary General HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo received HE Ali Khalfan Al-Mansouri, Qatar’s Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia, and currently Permanent Representative to the International Organizations, at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria, on 10 August 2016.
19. 22 India Proposes To Simplify Offset Discharge Obligations
20. 22nd Delhi Book Fair inaugurated
21. OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, today received Algerian Ambassador to Austria, HE Ms Faouzia Mebarki, at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna.
22. 23 India Compromises To Smooth FGFA Disputes With Russia
23. 24 Defense Secretary's Visit: US Boosts Industrial Ties With India        
24. 2500 Syrian Army Soldiers Ready to Deploy in Aleppo from Dar...
25. OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, received HE Dr. Ibrahim Al-Besbas, Libya’s Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations, on 23 August 2016 at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria.
26. 25 Swatting the Mini-Drone: Threat From Small, Cheap UAVs Sparks Industrial Response
27. 25th Sust. Bde. Welcomes Back Deployed Soldiers
28. 26 Aug 2016 | Vienna, Austria, 26 August 2016—OPEC Secretary General HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo received the Russian Federation’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations, HE Vladimir Voronkov, at the OPEC Secretariat yesterday.
29. 26 Aug 2016 | Vienna, Austria, 26 August 2016--The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at $45.28 a barrel on Thursday, compared with $45.25 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. (
30. 26 August 2016 – Marking the second anniversary of the 2014 ceasefire which ended the most devastating round of hostilities in Gaza, heads of United Nations agencies there have called for a greater flow of material and funding to address humanitarian needs and boost economic prospects for Gaza’s 1.9 million residents.
31. 26 August 2016 – On the eve of the presidential election in Gabon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged all Gabonese to vote responsibly and urged the candidates and other political stakeholders to abstain from any acts of incitement and maintain a peaceful atmosphere before, during and after the election.
32. 26 August 2016 - This week's top stories from the UN News Centre, featuring: ending “unprecedented scale" of humanitarian abuses in Syria; coping with large displacement in Iraq; "an African region free of malaria", and global youth unemployment on the rise.
33. 26-year-old jumps into Cooum to escape police
34. 28th National Guard Bureau chief has strong ties to Texas
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36. 2 Indian teens on way to 6th annual Google Science Fair 2016
37. 2 medium intensity earthquakes strike Himachal Pradesh
38. 2nd Cavalry Regiment spearhead remote-operated force protection systems in Sinai
39. 2nd stock connect plan released
40. 2. OPEC Secretary General receives Ambassador of Indonesia
41. 3,000 voting assistance officers stand ready to help Soldiers register
42. 300 shots by Azerbaijani troops fired on night of Aug 26-27
43. 3-15 Infantry Soldiers depart to Africa
44. 31 India Alarmed at IS Activities in Khorasan Aditya Rangroo
45. 33 India Snubbed by China Over UN Ban on Pak Ultras
46. 33rd Tri Services Commanders' Conference
47. 3.8 magnitude earthquake felt in Gujarat
48. 3-D-printed structures 'remember' their shapes
49. 3. OPEC Secretary General meets Algerian Ambassador in Vienna
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51. 40 cameras had been installed recently to check traffic and to enforce the law
52. 40th Combat Aviation Brigade takes to the sky in Kuwait
53. 451st ESC CSM holds enlisted town hall meeting with the 518th RSSB
54. 4.6 magniude earthquake felt in Himachal Pradesh
55. 4 die of scrub typhus in Alwar in last 4 months
56. 4 Killed in a Suicide Bomber Attack near North Cameroon Market
57. 4th PHD Chamber Global Sports Convention marks "International Youth Day"
58. 504th intelligence Soldier recognized at Afghan women"s event
59. 50 more surveillance cameras for Mysuru ahead of Dasara
60. 50th Anniversary
61. 50th day of curfew in Kashmir: 10 developments
62. 56 Defence Licences Granted to Private Companies
63. 5 Army Convoy Ambushed in Manipur
64. 5 Blind Spots that Kill Cybersecurity
65. 5 Strategies For Enhancing Targeted Security Monitoring
66. 5 Things You Should Know About the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Celebrity Seating Chart
67. 5 Top Tips For Outsourced Security
68. 5 ways to use sex toys as a couple
69. 6 smart alternative investment strategies
70. 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development begins in Nairobi
71. 70 pc instant noodles failed to list salt in info panel: study
72. 70th Independence Day: BSF-Pak rangers exchange sweets at Wagah border
73. 7.2 Magnitude quake strikes off Vanuatu
74. 75,000 U.S., Korean, Canadian forces commence Pacific exercise
75. 75th Training Command change-of-responsibility ceremony
76. 7 Al-Shabaab Suspects Arrested in Security Swoop in Beledweyne Town, Hiiraan Region, Central Somalia
77. 7th ILE Detachment has new commander
78. 7th Mission Support Command Welcomes New Commander
79. 7th MSC Soldiers support AFRICOM"s Operation Echo Casemate
80. 80th Training Command hosts 5K run to increase sexual assault awareness, promote prevention
81. 8 Bengaluru schools come together to fund traffic signals
82. 8 schools come together to fund traffic signals
83. 8 Special Forces Raid Insurgents’ Hideouts in Myanmar 
84. 8 Surprising Statistics About Insider Threats
85. 92-year old Gen. Sinha is a war veteran and a long time Kashmir observer, who first time came to the State of Jammu & Kashmir in 1947 as an Indian Army Major and was associated with the State for the next over half-a-century till he relinquished office as Governor of the State in 2008, when Shri N.N. Vohra took over.
86. 94th Training Division sweeps 80th Training Command 2016 Best Warrior Competition
87. 9BEB shares knowledge with Malawi Armed Forces College
88. 9th BEB Soldiers depart to Africa to support Western Accord 16
89. 9 ways to eat better on a budget
90. A  "superpowered" way to make kids eat veggies
91. A-10 divestment could damage some mission sets, the GAO has warned. Source: USAF
92. A 1,500-km proposed highway along the China border in Arunachal Pradesh connecting remote areas of the hill state has hit a roadblock with the
93. A 17-year-old inmate of a juvenile correctional home allegedly committed suicide in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, police said today.
94. A 23-year-old woman, who was seriously injured after falling from the top floor of a shopping mall on Thondayad bypass, died at the Medical College Hospital on Friday. The Nallalam police identified t...
95. A 40-year-old woman from Allahabad was allegedly raped by three men who also poured acid on her face before dumping her on the tracks close to Kanpur Railway Station, police said today.
96. A 5-year-old girl has become the youngest reported victim of the war on drugs in the Philippines, according to Human Rights Watch.
97. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
98. AAI celebrates 70th Independence Day in New Delhi
99. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said that the alleged bribery case against Sucha Singhe Chhotepur will be probed by a committee constituted by the party.Mann said the committee will investigate all aspects and ...
100. AAP committee will probe Chhotepur case
101. AAP sacks Punjab unit chief after allegations of bribe
102. AAP's highest decision making body, the Political Affairs Committee, took the decision in a meeting at the Delhi CM's residence
103. A banner that had TSTDC and APTDC Employees and get-together that was put up at the corporate office of what was erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation caught the attention of people...
104. Abbott India Q1 net up 10% at Rs 74 crore
105. Abe eager to host three-way summit with China, South Korea by year-end
106. Abe leaves for Kenya to attend Japan-led African development confab
107. Abhinav Bindra to head NRAI committee to review India"s shooting performance at Rio
108. A Billion or More Jupiter-Like Worlds Could Be Orbiting Stars in the Milky Way
109. ABOARD A U.S. NAVY SHIP — A Marine walks up to a pullup bar. She takes a deep breath; leaps up and grabs hold … one, two, three...
110. About 50 people were arrested here for passing inappropriate comments on women or misbehaving with them in a special drive called "Majnu Returns", police said on Saturday.
111. A British Army bomb disposal team was called in to a site in Birmingham where five men were arrested on terror charges.
112. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (IS) and its declared "Caliph," criticized the Saudi-led Islamic military alliance against terrorism, and threatened enemy states, specifically America, Russia, and European countries.
113. Abu Dhabi, Aug.24 (ANI):Manchester City Football Club are launching the new City Football Schools season in the UAE with an expanded team of professional coaches and female-only sessions for young players.
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