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Friday, September 9, 2016

Daily GK Updates - 8th September, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. OP Kohli sworn in as MP Governor: Senior BJP leader Om PrakashKohli today sworn in as the 26th governor of Madhya Pradesh.Kohli, who is also the Gujarat Governor, has been given the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh after Ram NareshYadav's tenure in office got over on Wednesday.

2. World’s biggest river island Majuli gets district status: Majuli, the 400 sq km island on the Brahmaputra River has become the first river island district of India.  With this Majuli become the 35th district of Assam.It regained the status of world's largest riverine island in the Guinness Book of World Records on September 1.

3. Andhra Pradesh passes resolution supporting GST Bill: The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution supporting the Constitution Amendment and the Goods and Services Tax Bill.

4. Himachal Cabinet decides to amend hydro policy 2006:  Himachal Pradesh cabinet decided to amend the Hydropower Policy 2006 in respect to transfer of shares by Himachalis to non-Himachalis.

5. India Kazakhstan Joint Exercise ‘Prabal Dostyk-16”: India, Kazakhstan joint bilateral military exercise “PrabalDostyk -16” began in Karaganda region of Kazakhstan. The 14-day exercise will be a significant step towards fostering military as well as diplomatic ties between both countries. ‘PrabalDostyk’ means ‘Robust Friendship’.

6. India, Greece signMoU for air services agreement:India has signed a preliminary pact with Greece for bilateral Air Services Agreement that proposes to allow unlimited points of call for domestic airlines in the European nation.

7. Satbir Singh appointed as next Ambassador of India to Algeria.

8. CK Asnani assumes charge as CMD of Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.

9. Henkel elevates Shilip Kumar as president of its India business.



INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Paralympic Games begin in Brazil: The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games began on 7 September 2016 at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The 15th Summer Paralympic Games will conclude on 18 September 2016.

OTHER UPDATES:
AWARDS:

1. Stuart Blackburn’s book based on Arunachal Pradesh wins MM Bennetts Award: Author Stuart Blackburn's "Into the Hidden Valley", a book based on Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, won the MM Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction 2016 in the UK.

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