Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2018 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC etc

On the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2016, India was ranked 87^th out of 144 countries. In 2015, India has ranked 108^th. Report measures gender gap as progress towards parity between men and women in four areas namely:

• Educational attainment
• Health and surviv

Jammu and Kashmir has exceeded Kerala with the highest life expectancy in India for all ages, except life expectancy at birth. This data was released by Registrar General of India (RGI). They published data of state level life expectancy- defined as the estimate of the average nu

High Court of Uttarakhand has ordered a complete ban on the sale of whitener in the state and this decision came due to the death of a teenager in Bhowali town of Nainital district after he sniffed an excess for a kick.

Paul Beatty wins the Man Booker Prize 2016 to become the first American writer to win this honor. He is a 54 year old and bestowed with this award for his racial satirical novel ‘The Sellout’. Paul’s Wins for this award was announced at the ceremony in London’s Guildhall.

India ranked at 130^th position in World Bank’s ease of doing business index for the year 2017 from the 190 countries. The ranking is part of the World Bank’s annual report “Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All”.

Previously for year 2016 India had ranked 131.

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Cyrus Pallonji Mistry was abruptly removed by the board of India’s largest conglomerate Tata Sons Ltd. However, he will continue as a director of the individual companies.Ratan Tata will succeed him as chairman who was replaced by Cyrus Pallonji Mistry as interim chairman for fou

Maanasa Mendu won the America’s Top Young Scientist Award at only 13 years. She won the 2016 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and became America’s Top Young Scientist. She has received $25,000 (Rs.16 Lacs) to work on her future projects.

Space lab of China, Tiangong-2 has successfully launched a micro-satellite Banxing-2. Two astronauts were launched into space onboard of the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft on 11^th October 2016. It docked with Tiangong-2 on 13^th October 2016. Satellite will start orbiting Tiangong-2 and S

India’s PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first National Tribal Carnival in New Delhi. This carnival promotes a sense of completeness among the tribal population. It is celebrated for four-days displaying and promoting tribal culture on a large scale.

World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) reported record levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions the atmosphere. In 2016 globally averaged concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere reached to 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time.

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organsiation) has started a series of ground and aerial tests linked to the dangerous Moon landing of Chandrayaan-2. These tests were started from ISRO’s new site at Challakere in Chitradurga district from Bengaluru.

India’s school education system was found to be under-performing in terms of quality in female literacy compared to its neighboring countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. This study was released by International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (

World Bank and other development lenders like Asian Development Bank (ABD) will help countries including India to shift away from coal for energy. Even if coal is uses its will be used in more efficient technologies. This was proposed by the World Coal Association. This will be d

Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) celebrated its 55^th  raising day on 24^th October. It was on this day of 1962 the force was raised. ITBP is arranged along the border from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh covering 3488 kilometers of India-China Border.

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United Nations Day is observed on October 24^th universally. United Nations Day is a part of United Nations week. This day came into force on 24^th October 1945 through Resolution 2782 of United Nations General Assembly.

Telecom Regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommended a penalty of 3,050 crore rupees on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea cellular for not providing sufficient interconnects points to Reliance Jio. Penalty should be imposed on these telecom companies for alle

Three days long, global conference to strengthen Arbitration and Enforcement in India was held in New Delhi. This Conference was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee on 21^st October 2016.

• Launched by the Government and Judiciary to change the face of dispute resolution in In

NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) sanctioned loan of Rs. 19,702 crore to the National Water Development Agency (NWDA). Loan will be provided through NABARD’s Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) as part of Central share of assistance to State Governments.

Supreme Court has frozen all financial transactions between the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and state cricket associations until they abide by Justice RM Lodha Committee recommendations.

Supreme Court requested the Lodha Committee to appoint an independent audito

The Union Government and World Bank have signed $650 million loan agreement for the development of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)-III project.  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IRBD), part of World Bank Group will lend $650 million, for constr

Pakistan has notified India of consequences for breaching Indus Water Treaty (IWT). Earlier India suspended all talks with Pakistan on IWT because of the Uri attack.Indus is main support for Pakistan in water supply, irrigation, and hydropower. It provides drinking water to milli

CYSVAX is world’s first ever vaccine to fight against Taenia solium Tapeworms found in pigs. It was developed by Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) a subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It has significant potential to reduce the incidence of epilepsy in humans

2016 Kabaddi World Cup was won by India by beating Iran with 38-29 score in the finals at the Arena By Trans Stadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. With this India becomes one and only winner of all the Kabaddi World Cup (Standard Style) events including in 2004, 2007 and 2016.

Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh developed a protein-enriched rice variety. Researchers worked for 7 years to develop the variety of rice that is rich in protein along with high zinc content; it has over 10% protein content 3% more than any popular vari

IUNC (International Union for Conservation of Nature) declared the Kashmiri Red Stag as a critically endangered species. Kashmiri Red Stag is also known as Hangul.  These calls for further protection of Kashmiri Red Stag to check its quickly declining population.

State Bank of India (SBI) has declared Silchar as its 5^th North East Zone. This would facilitate banking for the people of Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur along with the Barak Valley of North East India.

Famous British statistician Sir David Cox became the first recipient of the International Prize in Statistics recognizing his work in Survival Analysis Model (or Cox Model). This model found applications in many fields such as science and engineering (testing, disease risk assess

Indian Navy has commissioned its high tech water jet fast attack craft (WJFAC) INS Tihayu. This Car Nicobar Class water-jet fast-attack craft was commissioned by the Flag-Officer-Commanding in Chief of the Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral H.C.S. Bisht in Visakhapatnam, Andhra P

India has signed agreement with Russia for second Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine (SSN) with the lease worth of about $2 billion. Other major defence deals also were inked during the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the

India and China conducted a joint military exercise “Sino India Cooperation 2016” in Ladakh along with the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian army says that the day-long exercise was focused on humanitarian aid and disaster relief.