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

About Sherif Ismail and his different posts: Sherif Ismail Mohamed born on 6^th July 1955 in Egypt. He is an engineer by profession. He had served as the minister of petroleum and mineral resources from 16^th July 2013 to 12^th September 2015.

About Dr. P. Sivakumar: Dr. P. Sivakumar had completed his Bachelor degree in Mechanical engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy in 1980. He started his career at Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) as Scientist in 1984.

About Usain Bolt: He was born on 29^th August 1986. He is a Jamaican athlete. He is named as the fastest person in the world. He is nicknamed as the Lightning Bolt by the media. He is highest paid athlete ever. He is also known as the world’s most wanted athlete.

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About Thiru Onam: It is the Hindu festival celebrated in Kerala. It is also the biggest crop festival celebrated by the Keralites across the world. This festival falls during the Malayalam month of Chingam which comes in August – September.

• This marks memorial of Vamana avatar

About the national sports day: Every year it is mandatory that 29^th August is celebrated as National Sports Day worldwide. This day marks the birth anniversary of Hockey Expert Major Dhyan Chand.

• This day is celebrated by conducting open matches between different Indian hockey t

About Inspector Jot Singh: He was born on 1^st January 1965. He is from Malna village of Uttarkashi region from Uttarakhand. He is known as one of the best mountaineer of ITBP (Indo - Tibetan Border Police). He has also undertaken many missions from ITBP and known as special force

About Shamim Hanfi: Shamim Hanfi was born on 17^th May 1939 in Sultanpur. He had served as a faculty in Aligarh Muslim University. He is also an artist and he is patent in his passion of performance in arts, painting, pottery etc.

Jagmohan Dalmiya who was the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India is passes away in Kolkata, of West Bengal at age of 75 due to a heart attack. About Jagmohan Dalmiya: Jagmohan Dalmiya was born on 30^th May 1940 in Kolkata.

About Sebastian Vettel: Sebastian Vettel was born on 3^rd July 1987 in Heppenheim, West Germany. He is a German racing driver. Currently, he is driving in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari.

• He wins f

About Ajay Jayaram: Ajay Jayaram was born on 28^th September 1987. He is a badminton player of India. He gets the support of Olympic Gold Quest which is a not - for - profit Organisation to identify and support Indian athletes.

About Long March - 6: The Long March was a military departure which was started by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People’s Liberation Army to avoid the search of the Kuomintang Army.

• Long March - 6 is also known as Chang Zheng 6 in pinyin, it

About E Sreedharan: Elattuvalapil Sreedharan was born on 12^th June 1932 in Palakkad district of Kerala. Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is a retired Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer.

• He is

About Hybrid Vacuum system: Hybrid vacuum system is designed by combining ejectors, surface condensers and liquid ring vacuum pumps. It consists of a grouping of steam ejectors operating in series, followed by a condenser where the gases are reduced.

• Thus reduces the load of ga

About Diclofenac: Diclofenac is a non - steroidal anti - inflammatory drug. It is taken or applied to reduce irritation and as pain - relieving in certain conditions. The name “diclofenac” derives from its chemical name: 2- (2, 6-dichloranilino) phe n ylacetic ac id.

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About passing of Security laws: Japan’s parliament has passed two security laws to improve its pacific constitution enclosed after World War II to allow its troops to fight out of the country.

• These bills already have been permitted by Parliament’s lower house and it was voted

American novelist Jackie Collins passed away in California, United States at age of 77 due to cancer of stage four. About Jackie Collins: Jackie Collins was born on 4^th October 1937 in London, England.

• She was a

About Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23^rd January 1897 and died on 18^th August 1945. He is known as Netaji allover in India. He was an Indian pro - independence and proud person of the Indian independence movement.

About IPD Scheme: IPD Scheme stands for Integrated Power Development Scheme. Its aim is to support the broadcast and supply networks. It will provide 100 percent metering urban areas and will make it smart with information technology.

• It was declared in Union Budget 2014 - 15.

Bal Pandit, the expert cricket Marathi commentator passed away in Pune, Maharashtra at age of 89. About Bal Pandit: Bal Jagannath Pandit was born on 24^th July 1929 in Pune Maharashtra.

• He was an Ind

About Laos: Laos is officially known as the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR). It is an interior country in South - east Asia which is bounded by Myanmar of Burma and the People’s Republic of China to the north - west, Vietnam to the east which is Laos’s capital, Cambodia t

About WWF and ZSL: WWF stands for World Wide Fund for Nature. It is an international non - governmental organization which was founded on 29^th April 1961. It is working for the bio diversity protection and reduces the peoples by hurting environment.

• Its headquarter is in Avenue

About Rafale Fighter jets: The Rafale jet was introduced in 2001on 18^th May. This is a twin engine, delta winged multirole fighter aircraft. This was designed by Dassault Aviation. Dassault Aviation is an international French manufacturer of aircrafts for military, business and

About Islamic State Rebellious Group: These are the powerful groups whose aim is to take over religious, political and military power over all Muslims worldwide. These groups are mainly led by Sunni Arabs from Iraq and Syria.

• They mainly operate in Iraq and Syria and have a sm

About Indian women hockey team: This team is also named as golden girls of hockey after their 2004 victory. This team represents India in international level hockey championship. Currently Canada’s Mathias Ahrens is the coach.

• This team’s main lead is Ritu Rani who is from Hary

About Aqeela Asifi: Aqeela Asifi is a teacher in Afghanistan. She has been teaching the refugee girls for more than 20 years. She and her family shifted in Afghanistan from Kabul in 1992 due to civil war in Kabul.

Dutee Chand was born on 3^rd February 1996 in Jajpur district of Odisha. She is an Indian runner by profession. She has been supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company which is a foundation that supports Indian athletes. Currently, she is the national champion in women’s 100 meters

About Right to Education Act: Right to Education Act (RTE) is also known as Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. It is an Act of the Parliament of India passed on 4^th August 2009. It gives the importance to free and compulsory education for children between ag

About Global Innovation Index: The Global Innovation Index shortly called as GII. It is a yearly publication which shows a merged indicator that ranks countries or economies for their environmental innovation and their innovation productions.

The GII analyses 143 countries arou

About PMKKKY: PMKKKY stands for Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana. It is launched by the Union Government. Aim of this launch is for safety of people who are affected by mining related operations.

• It will provide the fund collected by District Mineral Foundations to af

About Anil Kumar: Anil Kumar is an Indian wrestler from Haryana. He won gold in the Men’s Greco - Roman 96 kg’s wrestling at 2010 Commonwealth Games. He had also won gold medal in the 50 kg freestyle category at the 2014 Asian Championship by defeating Efan Aeini.

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