Daily GK Update 24th and 25th September 2017

1. Union Minister launches Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat in Gujarat

i. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has launched Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat at Mota Ishanpur village in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat.

ii. About 100 such beneficiaries- most of them women have participated in this LPG Panchayat. Mr Pradhan also inaugurated the Skill Development Institute at Adalaj near Ahmedabad as part of National Skill Development Mission.

Must Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 1st May 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. 
• Under the PMUY, 5 Cr LPG connections will be provided to BPL families with a support of Rs.1600 per connection in the next 3 years.
• Mr Vijay Rupani is present Chief Minister of Gujarat.
• The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a one-of-its-kind, Public Private Partnership ( PPP ) model in India, under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship ( MSDE ).

2. Angela Merkel Wins 4th Term as Chancellor of Germany

i. Angela Merkel won a fourth term as chancellor in Germany elections that lifted the far-right party Alternative for Germany into parliament for the first time since the immediate aftermath World War II.

ii. Merkel’s Christian Democrat-led bloc took 32.5% to defeat Martin Schulz’s Social Democrats, whose 20% is its worst result since the war, the exit polls for national broadcasters ARD and ZDF showed.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Berlin is the Capital of Germany. 
• Euro is the Currency of Germany.

3. China's Hui Ka Yan Becomes Asia's Richest Man

i. Hui Ka Yan, the chairman of big China real estate developer China Evergrande Group, has become Asia’s richest man according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List.

ii. Among mainland Chinese, Hui’s estimated fortune of $42.2 billion puts him ahead of Tencent Holdings Chairman Ma Huateng ($39.1 billion), Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma ($38.9 billion), and Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin ($30.4 billion). Ma Huateng currently ranks second in Asia and Jack Ma third.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Forbes magazine was founded 100 years ago on September 17, 1917, by B.C. Forbes. 

4. Andhra CM Naidu Declares 2017 as e-Pragati Year

i. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu declared the year of 2017 as e-Pragati year. The flagship program will help the government to make real-time governance.

ii. The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Andhra Pradesh Sports Policy 2017.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Shri E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan is the Present Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

5. President Ram Nath Kovind’s First Foreign Trip will be to Africa

i. President Ram Nath Kovind will make his first foreign trip as head of state to the strategically-significant African continent in the first week of October. The President will visit to Ethiopia and Djibouti.
ii. Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia is the seat of African Union, had hosted the first India-Africa summit outside India in 2012. There are more than 540 Indian firms in Ethiopia.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Indian ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti is Anurag Srivastava.

6. India, US, Afghanistan Join Hands for 1st Trade Show in Delhi

i. For the first time, India, US and Afghanistan will hold a joint trade and investment show in Delhi, as New Delhi steps up to its role of being a bigger development partner to Afghanistan.

ii. The trade event, sponsored by the US and hosted by India, will be inaugurated by Afghan CEO Dr Abdullah.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.

7. India Third in Nuclear Power Installations: Study

i. India is third in the world in the number of nuclear reactors being installed, at six, while China is leading at 20, the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2017.

ii. The number of nuclear reactor units under construction is, however, declining globally for the fourth year in a row, from 68 reactors at the end of 2013 to 53 by mid-2017.

8. 7th ASEM Economic Minister’s Meeting Held in South Korea

i. The 7th ASEM (Asia–Europe Meeting) Economic Ministers’ Meeting was held in Seoul, South Korea. Theme for this year’s meeting was ‘Innovative Partnership for Inclusive Prosperity’.

ii. The meeting was conducted under the Chairmanship of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea. 51 member countries signed a Joint Statement on Supporting the Multilateral Trade System.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Commerce Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu represented India. 
• ASEM was established in 1996.

9. DRUZBA 2017, Pak-Russia Joint Military Drill Started

i. The joint exercise DRUZBA 2017 between special forces of Pakistan and Russia Armies started in Minralney Vody, Russia.

ii. Pakistan and Russia are holding two-week long joint military drill focusing on counter-terrorism operations to enhance military ties between the two countries.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Moscow is the Capital of Russia.
• Islamabad is the Capital of Pakistan.

10. C.N.R. Rao Chosen for International Honour for Materials Research

i. Eminent scientist, Professor C.N.R Rao, has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious Von Hippel Award for his immense contribution in materials research.

ii. The award is the US-based Materials Research Society’s (MRS) highest honour. Mr Rao is the Bharat Ratna awardee. The award will be presented in Boston on November 29, during an MRS meeting.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Susan Trolier-McKinstry is the President of MRS.

11. Sports Ministry Recommends P.V. Sindhu for Padma Bhushan

i. Olympic silver medallist shuttler P.V. Sindhu has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, country’s third highest civilian award, by the Sports Ministry.

ii. She is two-time bronze medallist at World Championship. In March 2015, Sindhu was awarded India’s fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• PV Sindhu has recently become the first Indian to win the Korea Open Superseries.

12. Rajkummar Rao Bags GQ Actor of the Year Award

i. Rajkummar Rao was awarded the GQ Actor of the Year Award, in Mumbai. GQ (Gentlemen’s Quarterly) magazine conducted the GQ Men of the Year Awards for 2017, in Mumbai.
ii. Woman of the Year award was won by Anushka Sharma.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

•  ‘Newton’ will be India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars 2018.

13. Rajiv Mehrishi Took Oath as New CAG

i. Former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi took over as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. Mehrishi succeeded Shashi Kant Sharma.

ii. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mehrishi (62) at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Mehrishi will have a tenure of about three years.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• V.Narhari Rao was the first CAG of India, post Independence.(1948-1954)

14. Masala Bonds to be Treated as ECB: RBI

i. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that Masala bonds will be treated as External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) from 3rd October 2017 thereby freeing up more investments by FPIs.

ii. Masala bonds are rupee-denominated overseas bonds. Currently, the limit for investment by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in corporate bonds is Rs 2,44,323 crore.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The 24th Governor of RBI is Mr.Urjit Patel.

15. The Shershah of Kargil- The biography of Captain Vikram Batra Unveiled

i. Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra was martyred at the tender age of 24. The biography of Captain Vikram Batra "The Shershah of Kargil" has been written by 21-year-old Deepak Surana.

ii. Though books on Captain Batra have been written before, according to Deepak this is the first book that is based entirely on primary sources.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• General Bipin Rawat is the 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.

16. ICC Launches Anti-Corruption Probe into Sri Lanka Cricket

i. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an anti-corruption investigation in Sri Lanka. The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) officers had recently visited the country as part of the probe.

ii. The ICC Anti-Corruption Unit works to uphold integrity in cricket and this includes conducting investigations where there are reasonable grounds to do so.

17. MC Mary Kom, First Indian to be AIBA Representative at IOC Athletes’ Forum

i. Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom has become the first Indian to be picked as the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) representative for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Forum.

ii. The event, however, overlaps with the Asian Championship in Vietnam, which is scheduled from November 2 to 12.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Headquarters of AIBA is in Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Thomas Bach is the president of International Olympic Committee.

18. India Becomes World No. 1 in Both ODIs and Tests

i. India beat Australia by 5 wickets in the third ODI played between the two sides at Indore. The victory helped them to pip South Africa to claim the no. 1 spot in the ICC ODI rankings.

ii. This now means that India is now at the top of both the Test and ODI rankings. This was India’s ninth consecutive ODI win while it is Australia 11ts successive defeat away from home.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Top three teams in ODI are 1. India, 2. South Africa, and 3. Australia.

19. India bags 4 more Medals at 5th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan

i. In the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, India bagged four medals. Sajan Prakash of India finished second with the silver medal in the Men's 100-metre butterfly event. Divya Gurling Shilwant and Pratiksha Chandrakant Parhar bagged a bronze each in women's Alysh classic in 70 kg and 75 kg categories in the Belt Wrestling Discipline.

ii. Wrestler Keduovilie Zumu from Nagaland won the bronze medal in the 90 kg category of Kazakh Kuresh style belt wrestling. India is at 11th spot in the medals tally with 5 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze.

Daily GK Update 23rd September 2017

1. Dharmendra Pradhan to host first LPG Panchayat in Gandhinagar

i. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate one of the ambitious programmes of the Centre, LPG Panchayat, aimed at encouraging rural communities to turn to clean fuel.

ii. The First LPG Panchayat will be held in Gandhinagar, where Pradhan will preside over the interaction between women using LPG under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) and the companies.

iii. According to data shared by the oil marketing companies, so far three crore connections have been allotted under the PMUY against the target of five crore by 2019.

2. SBI launches Indian bond index series in London

i. State Bank of India (SBI) has launched the FTSE SBI Bond Index series in partnership with global index provider FTSE 100, which will give tools to investors from India, the UK and globally to analyse India’s government bond market, and drive growth in this market.

ii. This index, launched in collaboration with the London Stock Exchange, will ensure that international investors have an international benchmark that is transparent, that is well governed and that is something they can easily rely on.

3. Samsung’s Bixby Voice now works in India

i. Bixby takes some initial setting up, requiring users to input their voice, reading commands and sentences and trying out a few tasks. 

ii. Bixby is meant to do additional and on-phone tasks which Samsung hopes will make getting things done faster and easier. Bixby Voice can be triggered by saying “Hi Bixby” to a sleeping device also.

4. Dr. Harshvardhan Launches Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana

i. Dr. Harshvardhan launched “Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana” which will experiment and endeavour to formulate and implement appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable Development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand.

ii. Department of Science and Technology is implementing several initiatives for upliftment and economic development of rural areas in the country. 

Important takeaways from Above News-

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan is the incumbent minister at Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Earth Sciences.

5. Govt Launches Campaign to Sensitise Women About Cancer

i. Minister of State Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel launched a nationwide health campaign to sensitise women about the early screening and the preventive care for cancer.

ii. Themed 'Nurturing the Nurturer', the campaign was launched by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) in partnership with the Apollo Hospitals group.

6. Balraj Joshi Appointed as New NHPC Chairman

i. Balraj Joshi was appointed the chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of NHPC Ltd, the country’s premier hydropower utility. Joshi is at present director (technical) in the organisation.

ii. According to another order, P. Alli Rani has been appointed the CMD of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) Ltd. She is at present director (finance) in Container Corporation of India Limited. Rani has been appointed to the post for a period of five years.

7. Dabur India Ties Up with Amazon for Ayurveda Marketplace

i. Dabur India has tied up with e-commerce major Amazon for an online Ayurveda marketplace which will house all ayurvedic brands and products of the country.

ii. The company will also offer consumers an insight into various ayurvedic medicines for treating a variety of ailments. The exclusive Ayurveda e-marketplace has been hosted by Amazon India and the content is developed by Dabur India.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Jeff Bezos was the Founder of Amazon.
• Amazon is an e-commerce company based in the USA.

8. SBI Tops Trust and Popularity Charts

i. State Bank of India (SBI) is India’s most trusted and most popular bank according to a survey conducted by Brand Finance, a business valuation and strategic consultancy headquartered in London.

ii. On the trust charts, SBI is followed by HDFC Bank and Central Bank of India whereas, on the popularity charts, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank take the second and third spots respectively.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Recently, SBI had slashed interest rate on savings account deposits by 50 basis points to 3.5 per on balance of Rs 1 crore and below.
• Its is Headquartered in Mumbai.

9. India Gets its First High Horsepower Locomotive from France

i. India has received its first High Horsepower Locomotive with the bodyshell of 12000 HP loco from Alstom France at Kolkata port. This first-of-its-kind high-power electric locomotive will be used to haul freight trains at twice the existing speed by 2018.

ii. This is the first major FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) project in the rail sector. The first such locomotive is estimated to cost about Rs 30 crore. The Indian Railways is currently using 6,000HP locomotives for freight services. The locomotive will run at a speed of up to 120 km/h.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Shri Piyush Goyal is the Present Railway Minister of India.

10. West Bengal Gets $300 Million ADB Loan

i. Multilateral funding agency ADB has sanctioned a USD 300 million loan facility for carrying forward fiscal reforms in West Bengal. The board of Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan of USD 300 million to continue a comprehensive series of fiscal reforms in West Bengal.

ii. West Bengal, for the first time in 2012 had received a USD 400 million from ADB, its first policy-based lending with an aim to create a fiscal space necessary to sustain higher public investment in the eastern India.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines.
• Takehiko Nakao is the President of ADB.

11. First Indian team for FIFA U-17 World Cup announced

i. The first ever Indian squad to participate in the FIFA World Cup, U-17 World Cup Squad has been announced. 

ii. The 21 players who will participate in the World Cup Squad include Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin and Hendry Antony.

12. World's Richest Woman Liliane Bettencourt Passes Away

i. Liliane Bettencourt, the heir to the French L’Oreal hairspray empire and the world’s wealthiest woman, has died aged 94. She was from France.

ii. Bettencourt, whose net worth was estimated at about €33bn (£29bn) this year, was the face of one of France’s biggest cosmetics conglomerates and had once captured the public’s imagination as the nation’s poor little rich girl.

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                 దేశంలోని అతిపెద్ద రంగమైన భారత రైల్వేశాఖలో కొలువుల జాతర మొదలైంది. రైల్వే ప్రొటక్షన్‌ ఫోర్స్‌(ఆర్‌పీఎఫ్‌) విభాగంలో అతిపెద్ద ఉద్యోగ నోటిఫికేషన్‌ను విడుదల చేసేందుకు కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం ప్రణాళిక సిద్ధం చేసింది. దేశవ్యాప్తంగా 2లక్షల25వేల823 ఆర్‌పీఎఫ్‌ కానిస్టేబుల్‌ పోస్టులను భర్తీ చేసేందుకు రంగం సిద్ధమైంది. ఇప్పటికే రైల్వే శాఖలో అవసరమున్న సిబ్బంది వివరాలను సేకరించి.. మొత్తం భర్తీ చేసేందుకు కేంద్రప్రభుత్వం సంసిద్ధతతో ఉంది. దీంతో నిరుద్యోగ అభ్యర్థుల్లో హర్షాతిరేకాలు వెల్లువెత్తుతున్నాయి. ప్రత్యేక రాష్ట్రం ఏర్పడి మూడేళ్లు గడుస్తున్నా... నేటికీ రాష్ట్రంలో ఉద్యోగాల భర్తీ ఊసే లేకపోవడంతో ఏళ్ల తరబడి ఉద్యోగాల కోసం ఎదురుచూస్తున్న అభ్యర్థుల ఆశలు అడియాశలుగానే మిగిలాయి. కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం అతిత్వరలో ఉద్యోగ ప్రకటన చేయనుండడంతో అభ్యర్థులు రెట్టింపు ఉత్సాహంతో సాధన చేసేందుకు పోటీ పడుతున్నారు. దేశ వ్యాప్తంగా ఒకే రిక్రూట్‌మెంట్‌ ఉండటంతో పోటీ కూడా తీవ్రంగా ఉండే అవకాశముంది. గతేడాది కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం కేవలం మహిళా కానిస్టేబుళ్ల నియామకానికే నోటిఫికేషన్‌ జారీ చేసింది. ఆ నోటిఫికేషన్‌లో సుమారు 2వేల మంది మహిళా ఆర్పీఎఫ్‌ సిబ్బందిని నియామకం చేపట్టి విధుల్లోకి తీసుకున్నారు.

 

రెండు దశల్లో ఎంపిక ప్రక్రియ:

 

     కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వ సంస్థ రైల్వేశాఖలో ఆర్పీఎఫ్‌ సిబ్బందిని నియమించేందుకు అధికారులు రెండు దశల్లో ఎంపిక ప్రక్రియను చేపట్టనున్నారు. ఫిజికల్‌ ఎఫిసియెన్సీ టెస్ట్‌ (పీఈటీ), రెండు దశగా రాత పరీక్షను నిర్వహించి.. అర్హత సాధించిన వారికి మెడికల్‌ పరీక్షల అనంతరం విధుల్లోకి తీసుకోనున్నారు. అన్‌రిజర్వ్‌డ్‌, ఓబీసీ కేడెట్లకు ఎత్తు 165.0 సెంటీమీటర్లు, చాతి భాగం 80-85, ఎస్సీ, ఎస్టీ అభ్యర్థులకు ఎత్తు 160.0సెంటిమీటర్లు, చాతి 76.2-81.2 ఉండాలి. అదేవిధంగా మహిళా అభ్యర్థులకు అన్‌రిజర్వ్‌డ్‌ కేటగిరికి 157.0సె.మీ., ఎస్సీ, ఎస్టీ అభ్యర్థులకు 152.సెం.మీ. ఉండాలి. అదేవిధంగా పురుష అభ్యర్థులు 1600మీటర్ల పరుగు పందాన్ని 5నిమిషాల45 సెకన్లలో, హైజంప్‌ 3.9ఫీట్లు (రెండు అవకాశాలు), లాంగ్‌జంప్‌ 14 ఫీట్లు (రెండు అవకాశాలు), మహిళ అభ్యర్థులు 800 మీ. పరుగును 3.40సెకన్లు, హైజంప్‌ 3ఫీట్లు (రెండు అవకాశాలు), లాంగ్‌ జంప్‌ 9 ఫీట్లు (రెండు అవశాలు) ఉంటుంది. అదేవిధంగా రాత పరీక్షలో జనరల్‌ అవేర్‌నెస్‌ (100 మార్కులు) సబ్జెక్టులో కరంట్‌ అఫైర్స్‌, హిస్టరీ, జనరల్‌ సైన్స్‌, మ్యాథమెటిక్స్‌ తదితర అంశాలుంటాయి. ఎస్‌ఏ రైటింగ్‌ విభాగంలో 50మార్కులకు ఏదో ఒక అంశంపై ఇంగ్లీష్‌, హిందీ లాంగ్వేజ్‌లో వ్యాసరూప సమాధానాలు రాయాల్సి ఉంటుంది. జనరల్‌ ఇంగ్లీష్‌ ప్రశ్న పత్రంలో (50మార్కులు) గ్రామర్‌, కరెక్షన్‌ ఆఫ్‌ సెంటేయిన్స్‌, ఇతర అంశాలపై ప్రశ్నలు ఉంటాయి.

 

అర్హత, కేటగిరి వారీగా ఖాళీలు:

          రైల్వేశాఖలో ఆర్పీఎఫ్‌ ఉద్యోగానికి పదోతరగతి ఉత్తీర్ణత అర్హతగా కేటాయించారు. 18 నుంచి 25 ఏళ్ల వయస్సు ఉన్న అభ్యర్థులు దరఖాస్తు చేసుకోవాల్సి ఉంటుంది. ఎస్సీ, ఎస్టీ అభ్యర్థులకు నోటిఫికేషన్‌లో వయో పరిమితి సడలింపు ఇస్తారు. ఆర్పీఎఫ్‌ నియామకాల కోసం ప్రస్తుతానికి నోటిఫికేషన్‌ అధికారికంగా విడుదల కానున్నా.. కొలువులను కేటగిరి వారీగా కేటాయించారు. జనరల్‌ కోటాలో 8901, ఎస్సీ విభాగంలో 3317, ఎస్సీ విభాగంలో 3363, ఓబీసీ కేటగిరిలో 4371పోస్టులు దేశవ్యాప్తంగా భర్తీ చేయనున్నారు. 2018 జనవరి నాటికి ఈ పోస్టులను భర్తీ చేసేందుకు కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం, రైల్వే రిక్రూట్‌మెంట్‌ బోర్డు సన్నాహాలు మొదలు పెట్టింది. అక్టోబర్‌ 14న చివరి దరఖాస్తు తేదీగా నిర్ణయించినట్లు తెలుస్తుంది.

 

ఆర్పీఎఫ్‌ ప్రధాన విధులు:

             ఆర్పీఎఫ్‌ కానిస్టేబుళ్లు రైల్వే శాఖలోని వివిధ పోలీస్‌స్టేషన్ల పరిధిలో పనిచేయాల్సి ఉంటుంది. ముఖ్యంగా రైల్వేఆస్తులు, ప్రయాణికులు, వస్తువులకు రక్షణ కల్పిస్తారు. అదే విధంగా నేరాలు జరగకుండా సివిల్‌ పోలీసుల సమన్వయంతో పనిచేస్తారు. ఎలెక్షన్స్‌, ఎమర్జెన్సీ సమయాల్లో సహాయ సహకారాలు అందించడంలో ప్రత్యేకపాత్ర పోషిస్తారు. అదేవిధంగా రైల్వే ప్రొటెక్టీవ్‌ స్పెషల్‌ ఫోర్స్‌ బెటాలియన్‌ సిబ్బంది మాదిరిగా శిక్షణ పొంది సహాయ కార్యక్రమాలు అందిస్తారు. దీంతోపాటు విపత్తులు, వివిధ సమస్యల తరుణంలో కూడా మెరుగైన సేవలు అందించేందుకు వీరిని వినియోగిస్తారు. వీరి వేతనం 6వ పే కమిషన్‌ ప్రకారం రూ.5200- 20,200 ఉండగా, ప్రస్తుతం 7వ పే కమిషన్‌ ప్రకారం రూ.22వేల నుంచి రూ.25వేల వరకు ఉంటుంది. ఇందుకు సంబంధించిన పూర్తి వివరాలను ‘http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/‌’ వెబ్‌సైట్‌ను సంప్రదించవచ్చు.

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Daily GK Update 22nd September 2017

1. PM Modi 2-Day Visit to Varanasi

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the two-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi. In the Visit, he flagged off remotely Varanasi-Vadodara country’s third Mahamana Express.

ii. The Projects worth over Rs. 1000 crore are being inaugurated. PM also inaugurated Jal Shavbahan and Jal Ambulance. He has also inaugurated Utkarsh Bank, it specialises in micro-finance to extend assistance to self-help groups.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Yogi Adityanath is the present CM of UP.
• Ram Naik is the present Governor of UP.

2. First Scorpene Submarine INS Kalvari Delivered to Navy

i. The first of the Scorpene class submarines, INS Kalvari, was delivered to the Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). The submarine will soon be commissioned into the Indian Navy.

ii. The delivery of a submarine means that its trials are over and the Navy has accepted the boat. Commissioning is a ceremony that officially makes it part of the Navy's fleet.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Sunil Lanba is the Present CNS of Indian Navy.

3. Himachal Pradesh, First State to Launch Electric Bus Service in India

i. The Himachal Pradesh government on launched first-of-its-kind electric bus service in the 51km-long stretch road between Manali and Rohtang Pass. The bus service was flagged off by State Transport Minister GS Bali.

ii. With this initiative, the state has become the first in the world to ply electric buses at an altitude of 13 thousand feet.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The main objective behind the initiative is to curb carbon emission which is resulting in melting of glaciers in the Himalayas.

4. ‘Newton’ India’s Official Entry For Oscars 2018

i. ‘Newton’ will be India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars 2018, according to the Film Federation of India.

ii. The movie directed by Amit Masurkar, starring Rajkummar Rao, tells the story of a polling officer Newton Kumar who is bent on conducting free and fair elections in the conflict-ridden jungles of Chhattisgarh. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• This year’s Oscars will be held on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles.

5. Textiles Minister Smriti Irani Inaugurates 'VASTRA' Fair

i. Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje inaugurated the 6th edition of the four-day international textile and apparel fair, 'VASTRA' in Jaipur. 
ii. FDI in textiles industry has tripled in 2016-17. Mudra Yojna has benefited the weaver's community and their incomes have shown a tremendous increase within 60 days from the date of loan availed. Skill development has also enhanced the quality of placements in the textile industry.

6. Britain and Saudi Arabia Sign Military Cooperation Deal

i. Saudi Arabia and Britain signed a framework deal for military cooperation. The agreement came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed security ties with visiting British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah.

ii. The agreement comes as Britain seeks to explore lucrative trade deals outside Europe, including energy-rich Gulf monarchies, after voting to leave the European Union.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Riyadh is the Capital of Saudi Arabia.

7. Uber Stripped of its Licence to Operate in London

i. London's transport regulator stripped Uber of its licence to operate, affecting over 40,000 drivers in a huge blow to the taxi app.

ii. The final day of Uber's licence will be on September 30. In London, Uber has faced criticism from unions, lawmakers and traditional black cab drivers over working conditions.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Dara Khosrowshahi is the present CEO of UBER.

8. Yesteryear actor Shakila Passes Away

i. Yesteryear Bollywood actor Shakila, known for her work in films like Aar Paar and CID, died after a heart attack.

ii. She was 82. She was famous after the song “Baabuji dheere chalna...”.

9. Legendary Boxer, Jake LaMotta Passes Away

i. Jake LaMotta, former boxing champion whose life of violence in and out of the ring was portrayed in the movie "Raging Bull," passed away. 

ii. He was in his 90s and died of complications of pneumonia. Fighting mostly as a middleweight and known as the "Raging Bull" and "Bronx Bull".