Daily GK Updates -4th September, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. GumthalaGarhu becomes first Wi-Fi hotspot village in Haryana: In Haryana, village GumthalaGarhu near Pehowa in Kurukshetra district has become the first Wifi hotspot village in Haryana circle under bulk plan of BSNL.

2. MukundChoudhari assumes charge as CMD of Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL).

3. Army Design Bureau formed to reduce dependence on imports: The ADDB will facilitate the weapons and technology building efforts between the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), industry and the army.Establishment of ADB was announced by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh at an Army seminar on Make in India. At the seminar, the Army Chief also launched the ‘Make in India Army Website’ that will serve as a one stop platform for information to vendors.

4. Reliance Industries launches Reliance Jio offering free voice calls, cheap Data plans: The Jio Welcome Offer will be effective from 5 September 2016 up to 31 December 2016. As part of the Jio Welcome Offer, users will have access to unlimited LTE data and national voice, video and messaging services along with the full bouquet of Jio applications and content free of cost.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Mother Teresa is being declared saint by Pope Francis in Vatican City: Mother Teresa is being declared a saint by Pope Francis today at a canonisation ceremony in Vatican City.
The canonization comes on the eve of her 19th death anniversary. Once declared Saint, she will be known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

2. Bangladesh hangs Islamist tycoon Mir Quasem Ali: In Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami leader and media tycoon, Mir Quasem Ali was executed last night for war crimes committed during the country's 1971 Liberation War.

3. New species of Pterosaur from early Jurassic Era discovered in Patagonia: A group of scientists has discovered a new species of pterosaur from the early Jurassic period in the Patagonia region of South America. The new species has been named Allkauren koi from the native Tehuelche word ‘all’ for ‘brain’, and ‘karuen’ for ‘ancient’.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:                                 

1. DCB Bank rolls out mVisa card-less solution at retail outlets: DCB Bank, a new-generation private sector bank, has announced the launch of mVisa, a mobile based payment solution that will make payments at retail outlets much easier. Customers can pay now through their smartphones by scanning the unique Quick Response (QR) code at the retail outlet.

SPORTS:

2. Serena Williams sets women’s record of 307 victories in grand slams: In Tennis, world number one Serena Williams has created history by setting a record of most number of Grand Slam matches wins by a woman in the Open era. In the US Open last night, the American defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden, 6-2, 6-1 to progress to the pre-quarterfinals and surpass Martina Navratilova's record of 306 wins.

OBITUARIES:

3. Veteran trade Union Leader Sharad Rao passes away at the age of 78.