Current Affairs: 4 October 2016 Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel Prize in medicine Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi (71-year) has received the 2016 Noble Prize in Medicine for his discoveries on how cells recycle their content, a process known as autophagy. Ohsumi is a professor in Tokyo Institute of Technology ‘s Frontier Research Center. Dr. […]
Current Affairs 30 September 2016 Jim Yong Kim reappointed as World Bank President The World Bank has reappointed Jim Yong Kim ( an American citizen) for 2nd five-year term as President (from 1st July 2017) after the nomination period closed without any challengers. Jim Yong Kim is a South Korean-American physician and anthropologist who has […]
Current Affairs: 26 September 2016 Race Course Road renamed as Lok Kalyan Marg The Prime Minister’s residential address will now be 7 Lok Kalyan Marg and not the famous Race Course Road with the authorities has approved the renaming of the iconic British-era road in posh Lutyens’ Delhi. A decision to this effect was […]
Current Affairs: 25 September 2016 Sanjiv Singh is new Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Sanjiv Singh (56-year) will be the new Chairman of nation’s biggest company (by revenue) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). He will replace B Ashok on his superannuation at end of May 2017. Singh is currently Director of Refineries at IOC since 1st […]
DOWNLOAD PDF current-affairs-18-9-16-accent Current Affairs: 18 September 2016 India’s foreign exchange reserves up at $371 Bn The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced India’s foreign exchange reserves went up to$371.27 billion as on September 9. According to data released by the RBI, […]
Current Affairs: 16 September 2016 Graeme Hick signs deal to become Australia’s batting coach Former England batsman Graeme Hick (50-year)has been appointed as Australia’s new full-time batting coach until March 2020. Hick has been Cricket Australia’s high-performance coach since 2013. Hick will take up his post before Australia host South Africa for three tests later […]
Current Affairs September 2016 DOWNLOAD PDF Current Affairs Sept.2016 Monetary Policy Review After 3rd Bi-Monthly 2016 Repo Rate – 6.50% (Unchanged) Reverse Repo Rate – 6.00% (Unchanged) CRR (Cash Reserve ratio) – 4% (Unchanged) Bank Rate – 7.00% (Unchanged) MSF (Marginal Standing Facility) – 7.00% (Unchanged) SLR (Statutory Liquidity […]
Current Affairs : 11 September 2016 DOWNLOAD PDF current-affairs11-9-16 Mariyappan Thangavelu Wins India’s first Gold Medal at Rio Paralympic Games Mariyappan Thangavelu became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the T 42 high jump event of the Paralympic games in Rio de Janiero on Saturday. Thangavelu’s medal was joined by a bronze […]
1. International Court of Justice Headquarter situated at? Ans: The Hague 2. Andy murray is related to which sports? Ans: Tennis 3. Hoffman Cup related to which Sports? Ans: Tennis 4. SIDBI Headquarter situated at? Ans: Lucknow 5. Which is the constituency of SS Ahluwalia ? Ans: Darjeeling 6. Allocation for Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas […]
Current Affairs : 9 September 2016 ISRO successfully launches advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched its advanced weather satellite (INSAT-3DR) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. INSAT 3DR would join the operational Search and Rescue service provided by INSAT 3D to various users, including […]