Top Current Affairs For Sarkari Naukri Preparation 21 August 2016

1. PV Sindhu became the first Indian player to win a silver medal in Rio Olympic. She was defeated by Spain’s Carolina Marin in the final match of Rio Olympic badminton women’s singles.

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भारत की स्टार बैडमिंटन खिलाड़ी पीवी सिंधु रियो ओलंपिक में रजत पदक जीतने वाली पहली भारतीय खिलाड़ी बनीं। रियो ओलंपिक की महिला एकल स्पर्धा के फाइनल मुकाबले में उन्हें स्पेन की कैरोलिना मारिन से शिकस्त मिली।

2. Bengal’s leading international cricket umpire Subrata Banerjee died. He was 71.

बंगाल के जाने माने अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट अंपायर रहे सुब्रत बनर्जी का निधन हो गया। वह 71 वर्ष थे।

3. The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) signed a MoU with University of Latvia for establishment of an academic chair for ayurveda research in the European nation.

केंद्रीय आयुर्वेद विज्ञान शोध परिषद (सीसीआरएएस) ने आयुर्वेद के क्षेत्र में शोध को बढ़ावा देने के लिए लातविया विश्वविद्यालय के साथ सहमति पत्र (एमओयू) पर हस्ताक्षर किया।

4. Pakistani Prime Minister launched a 17,000-tonne naval tanker, the country’s largest naval tanker.

पाकिस्तानी प्रधानमंत्री नवाज शरीफ ने 17,000 टन की क्षमता वाले देश के सबसे नौसेना टैंकर का अनावरण किया।

5. Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti launched various projects worth Rs. 560 crore under Namami Gange programme at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur.

केंद्रीय जल संसाधन, नदी वि‍कास एवं गंगा संरक्षण मंत्री सुश्री उमा भारती ने कानपुर में गंगा बैराज पर नमामि गंगे कार्यक्रम के तहत 560 करोड़ रुपए की वि‍भि‍न्‍न परि‍योजनाओं का शि‍लान्‍यास कि‍या।

6. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid foundation stone for the ‘AP MedTech Zone’ at Pedagantyada. The facility, which will come up in 270 acres is likely to be operational in a year.

आंध्र प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री एन चंद्रबाबू नायडू ने पेडागानत्यादा क्षेत्र में ‘एपी मेड टेक जोन’ के लिये आधारशिला रखी। यह केंद्र 270 एकड़ में बनेगा और अगले साल परिचालन में आएगा।

7. Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt became the first athlete to 3-3 gold medals in Olympics by winning a gold medal in 4X100 m relay race in Rio Olympics.

जमैका के धावक उसैन बोल्ट रियो ओलंपिक्स में 4 X100 मीटर रीले दौड़ में स्वर्ण पदक जीत कर, तीन ओलंपिक्स में 3-3 स्वर्ण जीतने वाले पहले एथलीट बन गए।

8. The Russian Defence Ministry said that it had successfully fired a ballistic missile from an advanced Iskander-M mobile launch system as part of a training exercise in the country’s Far East.

• रोजाना भर्तियों की जानकारी ईमेल से प्राप्त करें 

रूस के रक्षा मंत्रालय ने बताया कि उसने अपने एक बैलिस्टिक मिसाइल का प्रक्षेपण विकसित इस्कंदर एम मोबाइल लांच सिस्टम से किया है। मिसाइल का प्रक्षेपण रूस के सुदूर पूर्व में चल रहे प्रशिक्षण अभ्यास के अंतर्गत किया गया।

9. Russia’s two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva officially announced her retirement from Pole Vault.

रूस की दो बार की ओलम्पिक विजेता और पोल वॉल्ट स्टार येलेना इसिन्बाएवा ने आधिकारिक तौर पर अपने संन्यास की घोषणा की।

10. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the two-day meeting of the BRICS Women’s Parliamentarian Forum in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

लोक सभा अध्यक्ष सुमित्रा महाजन ने जयपुर में राजस्थान विधानसभा कक्ष में ब्रिक्स महिला सांसद मंच की पहली बैठक का शुभारम्भ किया।

• रोजाना भर्तियों की जानकारी ईमेल से प्राप्त करें 

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Daily GK Updates 22nd March 2016, Today GK Quiz Questions Answers, Current Affairs March 2016

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Obama embarks on historic Cuba visit:

US president Barack Obama embarked on a historic trip to Cuba more than a year after Washington reset its foreign policy towards the island followed decades of Cold War animosity that almost led to a nuclear was.

• The three-day trip- the first by a US President in 88 years- was unthinkable until Obama and Cuban president Rahul Castro agreed in December 2014 to re-establish diplomatic ties.

World Sparrow Day observed on 20th March:

The world sparrow day is being observed every year on March 20 to raise awareness of the house sparrow and other common birds to urban environments and threats to their populations.

• The day was celebrated globally by carrying out different activities and events like awareness campaigns, art competitions and the sparrow processions.
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21st March: World Forestry Day:

World forestry day or international day of forests is celebrated worldwide every year on 21st of March. The international day of forests was observed for the first time on 21 March 2013. The theme of the 2016 international day of forests is ‘forests and water’.

Govt allows 49% FDI in Insurance under automatic Route:

The government has relaxed FDI norms for the insurance sector by permitting overseas companies to buy 49 percent stake in domestic insurers without prior approval, which is another effort to bring more foreign players into India’s vast insurance market.

• Earlier, an overseas company was allowed to buy up to 26% stake in an India-based insurance company. But, for up to 49 percent the investor had to take prior approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
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Hinduja brothers top Britain’s “Asian Rich List”:

The Hinduja brothers have emerged as the richest Asian-origin entrepreneur s in Britain for the fourth consecutive year with an estimated personal fortune of 16.5 billion pounds. The India-born brothers G P Hinduja and S P Hinduja topped the ‘Asian Rich List 2016’.

Cisco to invest $100 million in India to train over 250,000 students:

American multinational technology company Cisco systems Inc will invest over $100 million over the next 18 to 24 months to support the country’s ambitions plan to connect thousands of its villages to the internet and create jobs.

• The series of investments will include $40 million that will be used to fund early-stage and growth-stage companies in the country, and train around 250,000 students by 2020.
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General Lori Robinson nominated as 1st US female Combatant chief:

The US President Barack has named the general Lori Robinston to head the US combatant command. The Position is one of the most senior in the US military and Robinson becomes the first woman to head this position.

• Presently she leads US air forces in the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and Executive Director of Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff since 2014.

Lionel Messi Named as Huawei global ambassador:

FC Barcelona’s player Lionel Messi has been named as Huawei global ambassador. The football player is the company’s Global Brand Ambassador because Huawei believed the striker and the company make “a perfect fit” as both “are always pursuing not success but challenges to be better”.

Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt bags Olympics Berth:

India star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt secured an Olympic quota place for India with a gold-medal finish in the men’s 65kg freestyle category on an otherwise disappointing day for the country’s grapplers in the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Astana, Kazakhastan.

Bangladesh bowlers Taskin and Sunny Suspended by ICC:

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Taskin Ahmed have been suspended from bowling in international cricket council with immediate effect after an independent assessment found their bowling actions to be illegal, dealing a massive blow to the team’s campaign in the ongoing World Twenty-20.

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