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Monday, 19 December 2016

Latest Current Affairs or GK in Hindi 18 December 2016 for Upcoming Exams



1. पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री मनमोहन सिंह ने एक कार्यक्रम में संयुक्त राष्ट्र शरणार्थी एजेंसी (यूएनएचसीआर) को 2015 के लिए ‘इंदिरा गांधी शांति, निरस्त्रीकरण एवं विकास पुरस्कार’ प्रदान किया।

2. चीन ने उत्तरी ध्रुव के पास पूरी तरह से अपने अधिकार वाला एक उपग्रह ग्राउंड स्टेशन स्थापित किया है। यह उसका पहला विदेशी स्टेशन है।

3. नये महासंघ के गठन के बाद भारत की अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मुक्केबाजी में वापसी के बाद खेल की विश्व संचालन संस्था एआईबीए ने देश को फरवरी में 71वें कमिशन्स मीटिंग के मेजबान के रूप में चुना है।

4. असम सरकार ने ‘माजुली में जलवायु अनुरूप विकास के लिए सतत कार्रवाई’ (पवित्र, माजुली) की शुरुआत की है जिससे 2020 तक माजुली नदी द्वीप को देश का पहला कार्बन न्यूट्रल जिला बनाया जा सके |

5. इंग्लैंड के ऑलराउंडर मोइन अली 1,000 से अधिक रन और एक कैलेंडर वर्ष में 30 से अधिक विकेट लेने वाले टेस्ट क्रिकेट के इतिहास में तीसरे खिलाड़ी बने।

6. विजय कुमार शर्मा ने भारतीय जीवन बीमा निगम (एलआईसी) के चेयरमैन का पद संभाला।

7. भारतीय सेना और मालदीव राष्ट्रीय रक्षा बल के बीच 14 दिवसीय संयुक्त प्रशिक्षण अभ्यास ‘एकुवेरिन 2016’ के सातवें संस्करण का शुभारंभ मालदीव में काद्धू, लम्मु अटोल में शुरू हुआ। यह अभ्यास 28 दिसंबर को समाप्त होगा।

8. गार्डन रीच शिपबिल्डर्स एंड इंजीनियर्स लिमिटेड (जीआरएसई) द्वारा भारतीय नौसेना के आठ लैंडिंग क्राफ्ट यूटिलिटी (एलसीयू) एल -58 का कोलकाता, पश्चिम बंगाल मे अनावरण किया गया |

9. राजस्थान सरकार ने तमिलनाडु सरकार की अम्मा कैंटीन के साथ तर्ज पर गरीब और जरूरतमंद लोगों को सस्ते मूल्य पर अच्छा भोजन उपलब्ध कराने के लिए ‘अन्नपूर्णा रसोई योजना’ शुरू किया।

10. राष्‍ट्रपति श्री प्रणब मुखर्जी ने एसोचेम (एएसएसओसीएचएएम), श्री फाउंडेशन और टाइम्‍स समूह द्वारा आयोजित नौंवे विश्‍व मानवता समागम, शक्ति और अध्‍यामिकता का नई दिल्‍ली में उद्घाटन किया।

Daily GK Updates - 18 December 2016 for upcoming Exam



Lt Gen Bipin Rawat to be next Indian Army chief; B.S Dhanoa to be IAF chief

I. The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Bipin Rawat will be the new Chief of Army Staff, while Air Marshal BS Dhanoa, the next Chief of Air Staff. They will take charge in the afternoon of 31st of this month.

II. Lt. Gen Rawat will replace General Dalbir Singh. Lt. Gen has tremendous hands on experience of serving in combat areas, and at various functional levels in the Indian Army over the last three decades. He has handled various operational responsibilities in many areas, including along the LoC with Pakistan, the LAC with China, and in the North-East. 

III. Air Marshal Dhanoa, who will replace Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Air Force in June 1978. He has served in various squadrons, and also in the Intelligence Directorate of Air Headquarters.

India, Tajikistan decide to strengthen cooperation to address issue of terrorism; Sign four agreements

I. India and Tajikistan have signed four agreements in areas including on double taxation avoidance, money laundering and counter-terrorism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon witnessed the exchange of MoUs in New Delhi following delegation level talks.

Rajiv Jain named next Director of IB, AK Dhasmana to head RAW

I. Jharkhand cadre IPS officer Rajiv Jain was appointed as the new chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB) while Anil Dhasmana will head external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). Both the officers will have a tenure of two years. Jain, who is at present serving as the Special Director in the IB, will take over on January 1 after the incumbent Dineshwar Sharma completes his two-year tenure on December 31, 2016.

II. In another appointment, Anil Dhasmana will take over the reins of the Research and Analysis Wing, an organisation which looks after the external intelligence of the country. He succeeds Rajinder Khanna who completes his tenure this year end.

Himachal: First Cyber crime police station opens in Shimla

I. In Himachal Pradesh, the first Cyber Crime Police Station has been opened at state police headquarter in Shimla. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh inaugurated this Police Station through video conferencing from his office.

II. According to Deputy Inspector General CID and Cyber Crime Vinod Kumar Dhawan, the main objective of this police station is to deal with increasing crime based on misuse of information technology by the High tech criminals. 

Odisha: Govt sets target for construction of 1000 km concrete road

I. Odisha government has decided to construct more 2,000 kilometre of cement concrete roads under the Gopabandhu Gramin Yojana in rural areas by March 2017. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik issued this direction while chairing a review meeting on the progress of concrete road construction works in rural areas at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneswar. 

II. The State government has allocated 1,000 crore rupees for the Gopabandhu Gramin Yojana in the current year’s Budget. The sanctioned funds will be utilised in 30 districts of the State for for road construction and drinking water facilities in rural areas.

State Bank MobiCash Mobile Wallet launched

I. Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley and Minister of State for Communications (Independent charge) and Minster of State for Railways Manoj Sinha has jointly launched State Bank MobiCash Mobile Wallet, a product by SBI and BSNL. 

II. While introducing the service, Finance Minister appreciated the broader vision of SBI and BSNL to bring a Wallet both for smart and feature phones.

Himachal Pradesh becomes sixth in India to attain 100% Aadhaar saturation

I. The Himachal Pradesh has achieved 100 percent Aadhar saturation on the basis of population of year 2015. With this, Himachal Pradesh has become the sixth State/UT in the Country. 

II. Earlier, Delhi, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh have achieved this milestone.

Vijender Singh retains WBO-Asia Pacific Super title

I. Indian boxing star Vijender Singh knocked out former world Francis Cheka to retain WBO-Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title. Vijender took less than 10 minutes to beat Tanzanian boxer to defend his title at the packed Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi last night. 

II. Vijender landed the winning blow in the third round of what was to be a 10-round contest to leave Cheka dazed and delirious. 

RBI lowers charges on debit card payments to promote digital transactions

I. In order to incentivise greater adoption of digital payment methods, the Reserve Bank has announced special measures to be adopted between 1st January 2017 and 31st March 2017. 

II. In another notification, RBI has asked banks and prepaid payment instrument issuing entities not to levy any charges for transactions upto 1000 rupees that are settled using Immediate Payment Service, USSD based *99# and Unified Payment Interface systems. 

III. In a notification issued from Mumbai, RBI has advised banks to cap the Merchant Discount Rates for debit card transactions upto 1000 rupees at 0.25 percent of the transaction value. For transactions between 1000 and 2000 rupees, the merchant charges shall be capped at 0.5 percent of the transaction value.

Priyanka Chopra beats DiCaprio, JLaw on IMDb’s most popular celebs list

I. Here’s another achievement in Priyanka Chopra’s kitty. She has now made it up to the list of IMDb’s most popular celebrities’ list. Standing at number 55, Priyanka is ahead of Hollywood’s big names like Jennifer Aniston, Emma Watson, Leonardo Di Caprio, Johnny Depp, Scarlett Johansson and others.

II. Priyanka is also the only Indian who’s on the list. Number one on the list is Sofia Boutella, the badass assassin from Kingsman: The Secret Service and will now be seen in The Mummy with Tom Cruise.

Paris opens 'world's largest non-permanent indoor ice rink'

I. A 2,700-square-meter skating space, which is being considered the world's largest non-permanent indoor ice rink, recently opened at the Grand Palais in Paris. Over 100 workers constructed the ice rink, which will remain open until January 2. The rink was inaugurated by a show featuring skating stunts and acrobatics as part of the 'Grand Palais des Glaces' festival.

Daily GK Update- 17 December 2016

Daily GK Update : 17th December 2016


Banking & Finance

1. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana comes into effect today

  • Today, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) comes into effect and continue till 31st March 2017.
  • Declaration of undisclosed income under it can be made by any person in the form of cash or deposits in an account with bank or post office.
  • The PMKGY provides for 50%  tax and surcharge on declarations of unaccounted cash deposited in banks.
  • The money generated from disclosure of unaccounted cash will be used for this yojana and will be kept confidential.

2. India's foreign exchange reserves down by USD 887.2 mn to USD 362.987 bn


  • Foreign exchange reserves of India has declined by 887.2 million dollars to 362.987 billion dollars in the week ended this month.
  • Gold reserves remained steady at 19.982 billion dollars.
  • India's special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) decreased by 5.4 million dollars to 1.438 billion dollars.
  • The country's reserve position also dipped by 8.8 million dollars to 2.307 billion dollars.
Note:
  • Foreign exchange reserves are reserve assets held by a central bank in foreign currencies, used to back liabilities on their own issued currency as well as to influence monetary policy.

3. Pimpri Budruk in Pune district declared cashless village


  • The Centre for Good Governance has declared that Pimpri Budruk in Pune district as a cashless village.
  • Each of the eligible members (students to senior citizens) of the village Pimpari Budruk from Khed tahasil of Pune District has an account with the bank and every transaction is being done through mobile banking.
  • All the villagers have been trained by the bank officials and volunteers of Centre for Good Governance.

National Affairs

4. NTPC signs MoU with NALCO to set up power plant in Odisha


  • National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd. and National Aluminium Company (NALCO) have jointly agreed to set up a cola based 2400 MW power plant at Gajmara in Dhenkanal district.
  • The energy produced at this unit will be used to supply power to Nalco's aluminium smelter.
  • The estimated investment in all these projects will be approximately Rs. 36,000 crores.

5. Rajasthan launches meal scheme 'Annapurna Rasoi'


  • Rajasthan government has launched a subsidised meal scheme ‘Annapurna Rasoi'.
  • As per the scheme, the poor and the needy will get breakfast for Rs. 5 and lunch or dinner for Rs 8.
  • Initially, the scheme has been launched in 12 cities Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Baran, Banswara, Dungarpur, Jhalawar and Pratapgarh.

6. The Union Govt to deploy 600 young professionals to boost Swachh Bharat


  • The Union Government will deploy 600 (One in each district) Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks (ZSBPs) across the country to boost Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
  • The role of the ZSBPs will be to support (technical and management) to the Collector/DDO/CEO to implement Swachh Bharat Mission by coordinating the various sanitation-related activities in the district.
  • The cadre will be funded and recruited by the Tata Trusts.

Honours & Awards

7. Sushma Swaraj named 2016 'Global Thinker' by Foreign Policy magazine


  • The union minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj has been named as a '2016 Global Thinker' for her 'novel twitter diplomacy'.
  • She has been chosen to be part of a list of 15 top global thinkers by a prestigious foreign policy magazine.

International Affairs

8. UN extends peacekeeping mission in South Sudan


  • United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan till December 2017.
  • The mission will include a new regional force of 4,000 troops.
Note:
  • South Sudan has suffered ethnic violence and has been in a civil war since 2013
  • As of 2016, it has the second highest score on the Fragile States Index.

Sports

9. World Super Series Finals: PV Sindhu to play semi-final match today


  • Rio Olympics Silver medalist in Badminton PV Sindhu will play her semi-final match Ji Hyun Sung (South Korea) with of Dubai World Superseries Finals.
  • Earlier, Sindhu had stormed into the semi-final after beating world number one Carolina Marin in the straight game 21-17, 21-13.
  • The top-eight ranked players in the Dubai Rankings make the cut to the competition.

10. India storm into final of Men's Junior Hockey world Cup beat Australia


  • India beat Australia (4-2)  via Shootout to reach the Hockey Junior World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium in Lucknow(UP).
  • Now India will face Belgium in the summit clash.
  • Earlier, Indian defence Lachlan Sharp conceded a soft goal in the 57th minute to take the match into shoot-out after both the teams were locked at 2-2 at the end of regulation time.
  • In the other semi-final, Belgium thrashed Germany 4-3 in the penalty Shootout.
Note:
  • In 2013, men’s Junior World Cup was held in New Delhi.
  • Championship has started from 8th December 2016 and close an end on 18th December.
  • 16 teams were in fray where 44 matches were scheduled between 4 pooled teams. 

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

First In India

India in First

 

भारत में पहली कोयले की खान - # रानीगंज(1820)
भारत की पहली ट्रेन - # मुम्बईसे ठाणे (1853)
भारत का पहला राकेट - # रोहणी(1967)
भारत का पहला उपग्रह - # आर्यभट् (1975)
भारत की पहली इस्पात फैक्टी - # टाडाजमशेदपुर(1907)
भारत का पहला कृषि विश्व विद्यालय - # पंतनगरविश्व विद्यालय (1960)
भारत का पहला नेशनल पार्क - # जिमकार्बेट (1935)
भारत की पहली हवाई उड़ान - # इलाहाबादसे नैनी (1911)
भारत का पहला जूट कारखाना - # रिसरा(कलकत्ता में 1855)
भारत की पहली सीमेण्ट फैक्ट्री - # चेन्नई(1904)
भारत की पहली रबड़ की फैक्टी - # बरेंली(1955)

Wednesday, 7 December 2016