Daily GK Updates - 27th September, 2015

NATIONAL UPDATES:

   I.            NCC enters Limca Book of Records: National Cadet Corps was presented the certificate by Limca Book of Records for the ‘Largest Yoga performance simultaneously by a single uniformed youth organisation’ at multiple venues on International Day of Yoga (June 21).

II.            Assam Government launches mobile app: The mobile application will disseminate information about disaster management to the people in need. The application-‘Disaster Ready Assam’was inaugurated by Chief Secretary V K Pipersenia in Guwahati.

III.            Rajan Wadhera appointed as ARAI President: Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has appointed Rajan Wadhera and Vikram Kirloskar as its new president and vice president respectively.

IV.            CAG orders a dengue audit for Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General Shashi Kant Sharma ordered an audit of the preparedness of the Delhi Government and local authorities to deal with dengue.

V.            Balika Vadhu completes 2000 episodes: Popular TV show BalikaVadhu, starring Toral Rasputra in the lead, has become the 1^st drama series to cross the 2000 episode milestone.

VI.            London’s Ambedkar house is finally India’s: After a relay of around nine months and many moments of embarrassment, the Maharashtra Government has finally acquired the London bungalow where B R Ambedkar lived as a student. The 2,050 sq-ft three storey bungalow on King Henry Road, NW3, was bought at Rs 31 crore.

VII.            Chinese gift of Mansarovar water enriches ShahiSnan: In a gift by the Chinese Government, water from the Mansarovarlake was poured into the Godavari river on the last ShahiSnan of SimhasthaKumbhMela.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

   I.            U S moots ‘Sri Lankan Judicial mechanism’ with foreign judges: A draft resolution submitted by four countries, including the US and the UK, in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has mooted the participation of commonwealth and other foreign judges in ‘a Sri Lankan Judicial mechanism’ to probe allegations of war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law.

II.            Corbion Purac, the Netherlands based speciality chemicals firm has acquired lactic acid business of Chennai based Malladi Specialities.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

I.               World Bridge Team Championships: The 42^nd World Bridge Teams Championship is being held in Chennai with 66 teams participating in it. This is the 1^st time India is hosting the event.