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Friday, 23 September 2016

Exam Oriented Current Affairs for all Exams 23rd September 2016

Indian-Americans launch White House petition to declare Pak sponsor of terror.

It requires at least 1,00,000 signatures to qualify for a response from the Obama Administration. The Indian-American community in the US has launched a White House petition to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism, days after a bill in this regard was tabled in the US Congress by two powerful lawmakers. “This petition is important to the people of United States of America, India and many other countries which are continuously affected by Pakistan sponsored terrorism,” the petition started on 22nd September 2016. The move comes after Congressman Ted Poe, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, along with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, introduced H R 6069, the Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act in the House of Representatives.

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Soundekar dynasty Rajmata passes away at 66

Ponda: Rajmata Umadevi Soundekar Wadiyar of the erstwhile Soundekar dynasty in Goa passed away on Monday following a brief illness.She was 66 and passed away in a private hospital at Belagavi, Karnataka.She was the wife of the 13 th generation king of Soundekar dynasty, late Sadashiva Basavalinga Soundekar Wadiyar. After the death of King Sadashiva in 2006 and her elder son

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मांओं को प्रभु का तोहफा : जननी सेवा आज से; बच्चों को दूध, पानी, बेबी फूड अब ट्रेन में

नई दिल्ली: छोटे बच्चों को साथ लेकर चलने वाली महिलाओं के लिए ट्रेन का सफर अब कुछ आसान होने जा रहा है। रेल मंत्री सुरेश प्रभु आज एक समारोह में जननी सेवा का उद्घाटन करने जा रहे हैं। जननी सेवा के तहत चुनिंदा ट्रेनों के अलावा स्टेशन्स पर भी दूध, गर्म पानी, बेबी फूड, चॉकलेट और बिस्किट की उपलब्धता रहेगी। निश्चित तौर पर बच्चों को साथ लेकर चलते समय अब महिलाओं को उनके खान पान को लेकर चिंता

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Shahid Rasool takes charge as Director of Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia

Shahid Rasool, a communication technology specialist, on 7 June 2016 took charge as the Director of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA).Rasool will guide CEMCA in its mission to ensure effective utilisation of educational media resources for distance education.He was earlier the Director of the Educational Multimedia Research Centre, University of Kashmir. He earned his MS

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‘Little pink sausage’: Rare giant panda born in Belgium

BRUGELETTE (Belgium): A baby giant panda was born in a Belgian zoo on Thursday, a rare event for an endangered species that numbers fewer than 2,000 worldwide. The healthy male cub was born in the early hours at the Paira Daiza wildlife parkto six-year-old Hao Hao and her mate Xing Hui.The pink, blind,

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यूएन से मदद लेने को सीरिया तैयार

संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा दिए गए एक व्यक्तव्य के अनुसार डमस्कस भी तीन और क्षेत्रों को सीमित सहायता पहुंचाने के लिए सहमत हुआ है, लेकिन उसने दो अन्य क्षेत्रों के लिए अनुरोध ठुकरा दिया है।ये सहायता सुरक्षा परिषद की संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा वहां फंसे नागरिकों के लिए विमान से खाद्य पदार्थ और दवाईयां गिराये जाने की योजनाओं पर चर्चा के बाद शुरू हुई है।सीरियाई द्वारा किये गये हवाई हमलों में अब तक अलेप्पो

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Manohar Parrikar inaugurates second submarine assembly workshop in Mazgaon

Second submarine assembly workshop of the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) was inaugurated by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on 28 May 2016.

After inaugurating the workshop, Parrikar said that the level of indigenisation in submarine construction should be much higher than the present.

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भारी उद्योग मंत्रालय की NGT से अपील, दूसरे शहरों में डीजल गाड़ियों पर बैन न लगाएं

नई दिल्ली: बड़ी डीजल गाड़ियों पर एनजीटी के बैन का दायरा बढ़ेगा या नहीं, यह फैसला आज (सोमवार) होना था, लेकिन खास बात यह है कि सरकार इस बैन का दायरा बढ़ाने के खिलाफ है। एनजीटी 11 शहरों में इस दायरे को बढ़ाने पर विचार कर रही है।

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नीति आयोग ने स्‍कूलों हेतु 500 टिंकरिंग प्रयोगशालाओं और 100 इन्क्यूबेशन केन्द्रों का शुभारंभ किया

नीति आयोग ने अटल नवाचार मिशन के तहत 26 मई 2016 को तीन प्रमुख योजनाओं (क) स्‍कूलों में टिंकरिंग प्रयोगशालाओं की स्‍थापना (ख) नये इन्‍क्‍यूबेशन केंद्रों की स्‍थापना और (ग) पहले से ही स्‍थापित इन्‍क्‍यूबेशन केंद्रों की क्षमता वृद्धि के तहत आवेदन करने के लिए पात्र स्‍कूलों/संगठनों एवं लोगों से आवेदन आमंत्रित किए हैं.

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Climate change threatens cultural heritage: UN

PARIS: The Statue of Liberty, Uganda's gorilla forest, Stonehenge and Venice — theUnited Nations on Thursday listed 31 protected sites threatened by sea level rise, drought and other climate change effects.

Why Saudi Arabia has given its topmost award to Mr. Narendra Modi?

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1. King Salman bin Abdul Aziz conferred the Kingdom’s highest civilian award Order of Abdulaziz al Saud on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was historic moment for India as a nation and proves Shri modi as world leader.

2. He is fourth Indian Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia after Manmohan Singh in 2010, Indira Gandhi in 1982 and Jawaharlal Nehru in 1956.

3. SAUDIS HAVE NOT GIVEN THIS AWARD TO EVEN MR JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU WHO IS CONSIDERED ARCHITECT OF INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY.

4. AND INDIAN MEDIA HAS MISSED THIS PROUD MOVEMENT AGAIN DUE TO THEIR IGNORANCE.

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Appointment

Bosch announced appointment of Vijay Pandey as Regional President of theAutomotive Aftermarket division of Bosch India, withadditional responsibility of SAARC region as well. Prior to this, Pandey was responsible for the businessof Power Tools in India and the SAARC region.
Buckling under pressure over the repeated leakage of the II PU chemistry question papers, the State government on Friday night removed Pallavi Akurathi and posted Rame Gowda as Director of the Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) ahead of the re-examination on April 12.

वर्तमान में भारतीय जनता पार्टी नीत केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शुरू की गयी विकासन्मुख जनहित योजनाएँ

वर्तमान में भारतीय जनता पार्टी नीत केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शुरू की गयी विकासन्मुख जनहित योजनाएँ

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The winners of the 63rd National Film Awards were announced on 28th March, 2016

The winners of the 63rd National Film Awards were announced on 28th March, 2016,

yielding both surprising and not-so-surprising results. Among the not-so-surprising, were nods to critically-acclaimed films such as ‘Masaan’, ‘Margarita With A Straw’, and Malayalam film ‘Pathemari’, but what was truly surprising and nearly surreal, were the amount of winners that belonged to Bollywood. Kangana Ranaut walked away with ‘Best Actress’ for her performance in ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’, Amitabh Bachchan was awarded ‘Best Actor’ for ‘Piku’, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ was named ‘Best Popular Film’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali bagged ‘Best Director’ for ‘Bajirao Mastaani’, and countless other awards in the supporting actor, screenplay, choreography and cinematography categories went to big-ticket Bollywood films.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Best Film: Baahubali
Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani)

Padma Awards to 112 people in 2016 by President Pranab Mukharjee.

The list comprises 10 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma Shri awardees. Here's the complete list.

Padma Vibhushan
1. Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi — Art-Classical dance — Delhi
2. Shri Rajinikanth — Art-Cinema — Tamil Nadu
3. Smt Girija Devi — Art-Classical Vocal — West Bengal
4. Shri Ramoji Rao — Literature & Education-Journalism — Andhra Pradesh
5. Dr Viswanathan Shanta — Medicine-Oncology — Tamil Nadu
6. Shri Shri Ravi Shankar — Others-Spiritualism — Karnataka
7. Shri Jagmohan — Public Affairs — Delhi
8. Dr Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre — Science & Engineering — Karnataka

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The Filmfare Awards were held on 16 January, 2016 in Mumbai, and it’s definitely considered to be one of the – if not THE – most prestigious award shows in India. We’ve got the full winners list below.

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Best Costume – Anju Modi and Maxima Basu for Bajirao Mastani
Best Sound Design – Shajith Koyeri for Talvar
Best Production Design – Sujeet Sawant, Sriram Iyengar and Saloni Dhatrak for Bajirao Mastani
Best Choreography – Pandit Birju Maharaj for Mohe Rang Do Laal, Bajirao Mastani
Best Cinematography – Manu Anand for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Action – Sham Kaushal for Bajirao Mastani
Best Background Score – Anupam Roy for Piku
Best VFX – Prana Studio for Bombay Velvet
Best Playback Singer (female) – Shreya Ghoshal for Deewani Mastani (Bajirao Mastani)
Best Playback Singer (male) – Arijit Singh for Sooraj Dooba Hai (Roy)

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Periodic Table’s 7th Period is Finally Complete, IUPAC-IUPAP Officials Say

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The 7th period of the periodic table now has four new elements: element 113 (temporarily named as Ununtrium, or Uut), element 115 (Ununpentium, or Uup), element 117 (Ununseptium, or Uus), and element 118 (Ununoctium, or Uuo), says a group of experts from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).