Daily GK Updates - 6th July, 2015

DAILY GK UPDATES - 6TH JULY, 2O15

NATIONAL UPDATES:

I. Supreme Court ruled that unwed mother can be child’s guardian without father’s consent.

II.  E-filing of ITR: Aadhaar can be linked for easier processing: The ITR forms now have a space for Aadhaar card holders to provide their Unique Identification Numbers.

III. Tata Teleservices appoints AnuragSrivastava as CFO (Chief Financial Officer).

IV. UP 1^st to have vehicle tracking system: Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has become the 1^st state transport corporation to have a vehicle tracking system for inter-city buses which has led to a reduction in accidents and deaths as drivers are wary of crossing the speed limits.

V.   C-DOT launches solar powered, long distance WiFi hotspots as part of the ‘Digital India Week’: The solar powered Wi-Fi hotspots can be used for smart cities, rural schools or panchayats extending broadband connectivity. It can also be used in ship to ship communications in deep seas.

VI. Finally, a new artillery gun for the Army: The ‘Dhanush’ Artillery guns have entered the production phase to meet Army’s operational gap of field howitzers. The ‘Make in India’ defence manufacturing project took off with the receipt of Bulk Production Clearance (BPC) from the Army for 144 Dhanush guns.

VII.  Bengaluru has been ranked 12^th in the list of top 20 Technology rich cities in the World: Survey conducted by global property consultant Jones Lang Lasalle.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

I. World Bank releases revised classification of World’s economies based on Gross National Income:Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar and Tajikistan moved from Low income group to lower middle income group. Mongolia and Paraguay moved from the lower middle income status to upper middle income group. Argentina, Hungary, SeychellesVenezuela have moved up from the upper middle income category to high income category. India continues to be in the lower middle income category.

II.  Champagne vineyards of France granted World Heritage status by UNESCO.

III. Greece rejected creditors’ demands for more austerity in crucial referendum: People of Greece rejected the creditor’s demand for more austerity in exchange of extension of bailout package (15.5 billion Euros). The creditors include the Troika of European Central Bank (ECB), European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). 61.31 % voted ‘No’ as compared to 38.59 % ‘Yes’.

IV. President of Tunisia declared 30-day state of Emergency: B. C Essebsi declared state of emergengy in the country for 30 days against the backdrop of ISIS gun attack on 26^th June on Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba.

V. Japan promised $6 billion to Mekong Region countries at 7^th Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo: The aid was the part of the New Tokyo Strategy 2015 for Mekong-Japan Cooperation in the next three years.

VI. MIT Scientists developed a Quantum Dot Spectrometer small enough to function within a smartphone: Spectrometers are the instruments that measure the properties of Light.

VII. UNESCO and UNITAR signed agreement to protect cultural heritage with geo-spatial technologies: The agreement was signed between United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation (UNESCO) and UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) at the annual meeting of World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany.

VIII. Malaysian PM Najib Razak faces allegations that $700 million were transferred from a state fund to his personal account.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

I.   HDFC Bank launches Watch Banking: It has become the 1^st bank in India to launch Watch Banking for Apple Watch. It aims to provide banking services through all wearable devices across platforms like iOS and Android.

II. Rupee rises for 5^th day against dollar, Up 4 paisa to 63.40.

SPORTS:

III. India won 2015 South Asian Basketball Championship (SABA): India defeated Sri Lanka 93-44 in the finals of the 4^th Edition of SABA. It was India’s third SABA title. With this win India qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship to be played in China in September.

IV.  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Formula 1 British Grand Prix title: His teammate NicoRoseberg stood second.

V.  US win Women’s FIFA World Cup for the 3^rd time: It defeated Japan 5-2 in the final played at Vancouver, Canada.

VI. SaniaMirza and Martina Hingis advanced to the 4^th round of Wimbledon Open.

VII. Serena Williams beat Venus Williams to enter Wimbledon Quarter Final.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS:

I.  The book titled "Modi’s World: Expanding India’s sphere of Influence" authored by C. Raja was published by Harper Collins

OBITUARIES:

I.  Renowned Urdu Novelist Abdullah Hussain passed away in Pakistan: He was suffering from Blood cancer. He was known for his bestseller and critically acclaimed novel ‘UdasNaslain’.

II.  Hollywood actress Diana Douglas died.