Daily Current Affairs Update August-29 2017
1. Nepal’s PM Sher Bahadur Deuba made his maiden visit to India as prime minister.
2. Karnataka’s Department of Tourism has announced Dasara Special Tour Packages .
The department has planned to launch the ‘Dasara Special Tour Package’ in the Golden Chariot Luxury Train, to promote the state festival.
The Golden Chariot is South India’s first and only luxury tourist train run by Karnataka State Tourist Department Corporation (KSTDC).
3. India and Germany has signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Indo-German Energy Programme – Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC)
About Germany
Capital: Berlin
President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Chancellor: Angela Merkel
4. France holds migrant summit seeking European unity
The main focus of a summit of Europe’s ‘big four’ continental powers is getting Europe’s migrant crisis under control. It is hosted on 28th of Aug 2017 by French President Emmanuel Macron.
5. Uber has announced a two new features namely ‘In-app chat’ and ‘multi-destination’ option in India
6. HCL Technologies has completed the acquisition of Urban Fulfilment Services, LLC .
7. Scientists from CSIR’s National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram have been able to turn waste into wealth and have produced ethanol from discarded cotton-stalks by using a combination of chemical and biological techniques.
8. National Sports Day: 29 August.
The National Sports day is celebrated on 29th August every year to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.
9. In Kenya, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000. It is the world’s toughest law which is aimed at reducing plastic pollution came into effect.
10. I-T dept imposes Rs 7,900 crore Penalty on Vodafone For Tax Dues.
11. National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), the technology transfer and commercialization arm of the Ministry of Science & Technology, has won two accolades. It has won the Assocham Services Excellence Award 2017 and its Chairman and Managing Director, H Purushotham, an international recognition.
12. Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan launched the host city logo for Kochi, one of the venues of FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. The logo represents and reflects Kochi's identity and will be a valuable tool in linking the local community in a global World Cup.
13. India's two-time Olympic footballer and East Bengal legend Ahmed Khan passed away at the age of 90.
14. The UN global nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has opened world’s first low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank in Oskemen in Kazakhstan
The bank is owned and managed by IAEA. It will be the first of its kind LEU bank not to be under control of any individual country
The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
15. The Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) has granted geographical indication (GI) status to Gobindobhog rice, a speciality from Burdwan district of West Bengal
16. The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is going to launch Deep Ocean Mission by January 2018 to spur research activities in ocean science and develop technology to harness ocean resources.
17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation 11 completed highway projects in Rajasthan, covering a total length of about 873 kilometres.
18. International Day against Nuclear Tests: 29 August.
19. Tensions are expected to escalate between Japan and North Korea after the latter fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido Island into the sea.
20. The Ministry of Textiles has proposed to organise Pan India camps in handlooms and handicrafts clusters, under the ‘Hastkala Sahyog Shivir’ initiative.
The Textiles Ministry has proposed to organise Pan India camps for weavers and artisans to commemorate the birth centenary year of this former politician - Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
21. Following the Doklam standoff, the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has decided to make it compulsory for new recruits to learn Chinese language — both Mandarin and the version of the language that is spoken in Tibet.
22. The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Mumbai is soon going to set up a special emergency railway helpline to respond to passengers' complaints quickly. Commuters can dial 1512 to directly report thefts, harassment of women, fights, etc. to the nearest officer.
23.Uber Technologies Inc. rolled out a free insurance program for more than 450,000 drivers registered on its ride-hailing app in India, seeking to attract more drivers.
24. Twitter has kicked off its new media agency programme called #TweetToTheTop in India.
#TweetToTheTop is Twitter’s first year-long agency engagement programme dedicated to media executives in five countries in Asia Pacific: India, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.
25. Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube today debuted a new logo for the first time since it was launched 12 years ago
26. Japanese table tennis player Tomokazu Harimoto, aged 14 years and 61 days, defeated 36-year-old German Timo Boll in the Czech Open final to become the youngest winner of an ITTF men's singles tournament.
27. The Cyberspace Administration of China will block people from posting anonymously on internet from October. Internet and tech companies will have to verify the real identities of all users before they can post anything online, the administration said.
28. Facebook on Monday announced that it will block advertisements from Pages that repeatedly share fake news.
29. Researchers at University of Washington have developed an app called 'BiliScreen' which claims to detect pancreatic cancer through selfies
2. Karnataka’s Department of Tourism has announced Dasara Special Tour Packages .
The department has planned to launch the ‘Dasara Special Tour Package’ in the Golden Chariot Luxury Train, to promote the state festival.
The Golden Chariot is South India’s first and only luxury tourist train run by Karnataka State Tourist Department Corporation (KSTDC).
3. India and Germany has signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Indo-German Energy Programme – Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC)
About Germany
Capital: Berlin
President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Chancellor: Angela Merkel
4. France holds migrant summit seeking European unity
The main focus of a summit of Europe’s ‘big four’ continental powers is getting Europe’s migrant crisis under control. It is hosted on 28th of Aug 2017 by French President Emmanuel Macron.
5. Uber has announced a two new features namely ‘In-app chat’ and ‘multi-destination’ option in India
6. HCL Technologies has completed the acquisition of Urban Fulfilment Services, LLC .
7. Scientists from CSIR’s National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram have been able to turn waste into wealth and have produced ethanol from discarded cotton-stalks by using a combination of chemical and biological techniques.
8. National Sports Day: 29 August.
The National Sports day is celebrated on 29th August every year to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.
9. In Kenya, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000. It is the world’s toughest law which is aimed at reducing plastic pollution came into effect.
- Uhuru Kenyatta is the President of Kenya.
- Nairobi is the Capital of Kenya.
11. National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), the technology transfer and commercialization arm of the Ministry of Science & Technology, has won two accolades. It has won the Assocham Services Excellence Award 2017 and its Chairman and Managing Director, H Purushotham, an international recognition.
12. Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan launched the host city logo for Kochi, one of the venues of FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. The logo represents and reflects Kochi's identity and will be a valuable tool in linking the local community in a global World Cup.
- The Official Mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 is a clouded leopard called Kheleo.
- The final will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 28 October 2017.
14. The UN global nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has opened world’s first low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank in Oskemen in Kazakhstan
The bank is owned and managed by IAEA. It will be the first of its kind LEU bank not to be under control of any individual country
The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
15. The Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) has granted geographical indication (GI) status to Gobindobhog rice, a speciality from Burdwan district of West Bengal
16. The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is going to launch Deep Ocean Mission by January 2018 to spur research activities in ocean science and develop technology to harness ocean resources.
17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation 11 completed highway projects in Rajasthan, covering a total length of about 873 kilometres.
18. International Day against Nuclear Tests: 29 August.
19. Tensions are expected to escalate between Japan and North Korea after the latter fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido Island into the sea.
20. The Ministry of Textiles has proposed to organise Pan India camps in handlooms and handicrafts clusters, under the ‘Hastkala Sahyog Shivir’ initiative.
The Textiles Ministry has proposed to organise Pan India camps for weavers and artisans to commemorate the birth centenary year of this former politician - Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
21. Following the Doklam standoff, the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has decided to make it compulsory for new recruits to learn Chinese language — both Mandarin and the version of the language that is spoken in Tibet.
22. The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Mumbai is soon going to set up a special emergency railway helpline to respond to passengers' complaints quickly. Commuters can dial 1512 to directly report thefts, harassment of women, fights, etc. to the nearest officer.
23.Uber Technologies Inc. rolled out a free insurance program for more than 450,000 drivers registered on its ride-hailing app in India, seeking to attract more drivers.
24. Twitter has kicked off its new media agency programme called #TweetToTheTop in India.
#TweetToTheTop is Twitter’s first year-long agency engagement programme dedicated to media executives in five countries in Asia Pacific: India, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.
25. Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube today debuted a new logo for the first time since it was launched 12 years ago
26. Japanese table tennis player Tomokazu Harimoto, aged 14 years and 61 days, defeated 36-year-old German Timo Boll in the Czech Open final to become the youngest winner of an ITTF men's singles tournament.
27. The Cyberspace Administration of China will block people from posting anonymously on internet from October. Internet and tech companies will have to verify the real identities of all users before they can post anything online, the administration said.
28. Facebook on Monday announced that it will block advertisements from Pages that repeatedly share fake news.
29. Researchers at University of Washington have developed an app called 'BiliScreen' which claims to detect pancreatic cancer through selfies
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