Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (1st to 7th September 2017)

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Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Current Affairs Weekly Revision Tit-Bits (1st to 7th September 2017). Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk 2017-18 can make use of it.

Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision Tit-Bits (1st to 7th September 2017)

1). Gobindobhog Rice from Burdwan district of state Gets Geographical Indication Status – West Bengal

Key Points:

• The state government had applied for GI status for Gobindobhog rice
• The region of Burdwan (now divided into the districts of east and west Burdwan) is known as the rice bowl of Bengal.
• State – West Bengal
• Capital – Kolkata
• CM – Mamata Banerjee
• Governor – Keshari Nath Tripathi

2). Jammu and Kashmir government to set up Eco-Park in – Rajouri district

Key Points:

• The park is a first-of-its-kind project in the region.
• It will have a botanical garden, a cactus garden, a cafeteria and other amenities.
• State – Jammu & Kashmir
• Capital – Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
• CM – Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed
• Governor – Narinder Nath Vohra

3). This village becomes North East’s first 100 % computer literate village – Nungthaang Tampak

Key Points:

• The villagers were taught how to surf, compose text, save them, photoshop, send e-mail, store data and get print outs, etc.
• The village, about 65 kms south of Imphal, is located in Saikot Assembly constituency of Churachandur district.
• Nungthang Tampak has become India’s second 100% computer literate village in India.
  Kerala’s Chamravattom village is the country’s first 100% computer literate village.
• State – Manipur
• Capital – Imphal
• CM – Nongthombam Biren Singh
• Governor – Najma A. Heptulla

4). The person who meets Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo to discuss bilateral issues – Sushma Swaraj

Key Points:

• Union External Affairs Minister – Sushma Swaraj
• Constituency – Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
• Country – Sri Lanka
• Capital – Colombo,
• Currency – Sri Lankan Rupee

5). The person who has been appointed as New CAG of India – Rajiv Mehrishi

Key Points:

• New CAG – Rajiv Mehrishi
• Preceded by – Shashi Kant Sharma
• New Home Secretary – Rajiv Gauba
• Preceded by – Rajiv Mehrishi

6). The person who has been appointed as New High Commissioner of India to Cyprus – R.K. Raghavan

Key Points:

• Country – Cyprus
• Capital – Nicosia
• Currency – Euro, Cypriot pound

7). The person who has been appointed as Election Commissioner of India – Sunil Arora

Key Points:

• Chief Election Commissioner of India – Achal Kumar Joti

8). The person who was appointed the first brand ambassador of tyre maker Bridgestone India – PV Sindhu

Key Points:

• The shuttler has signed a three year deal with Bridgestone India, a subsidiary of Bridgestone which is one of the sponsors for the Olympics 2020 in Japan.
• Registered Office of Bridgestone India Private Limited is in Pune, Maharashtra
• State – Maharashtra
• Capital – Mumbai
• CM – Devendra Fadnavis
• Governor – Vidyasagar Rao

9). Tata Sons names this person as Chief Economist & Head of Policy Advocacy – Roopa Purushothaman

10). The Reliance Foundation was rewarded with the prestigious Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Award at – Rashtrapati Bhawan

Key Points:

• Chairperson of the foundation, Nita Ambani collected the award from President Ram Nath Kovind.
• For its contribution to the promotion of sports, the award went to Reliance Foundation.
• Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) also received the Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar for its ‘Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent’ (IDCO) program.
• Nita Ambani is the chairperson and founder of Reliance Foundation and a non-executive director of Reliance Industries
• 1^st President of India – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• 14^th & Present President of India – Ram Nath Kovind

11). Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are Fastest Growing Economies

Key Points:

• Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh were the fastest expanding State economies in 2015-16, according to a new series of gross State domestic product data with 2011-12 as the base year published by the Central Statistics Office.

Top 5 Largest state Economies are

• Maharashtra – (Mumbai, Devendra Fadnavis, Vidyasagar Rao)
• Tamil Nadu – (Chennai, Edappadi K Palanisamy, Vidyasagar Rao)
• Gujarat – (Gandhinagar, Vijay Rupani, Om Prakash Kohli)
• Uttar Pradesh – (Lucknow, Yogi Adityanath, Ram Naik)
• Karnataka – (Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah, Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala )

12). City which has Formally Accorded Status of India’s First World Heritage City by UNESCO – Ahmedabad

Key Points:

• UNESCO – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization.
• Present Director-General of UNESCO – Irina Bokova

13). The organization which has to help implement Karnataka government’s ‘Ksheera Bhagya’ Scheme – Amazon

Key points:

• Under this scheme school children would be provided a glass of milk each five days a week.
• The partnership aims to reach out to 170,000 children across 1,300 government schools in the state.
• State – Karnataka
• Capital – Bengaluru
• CM – Siddaramaiah
• Governor – Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

14). Harsimrat Kaur Badal launches Common Food Processing Incubation Center for Shallots in – Perambalur, Tamilnadu

Key points:

• Union Food Processing Minister – Harsimrat Kaur Badal
• Constituency – Bhatinda (Punjab)

15). The person who was appointed as the new Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education, (CBSE) – Anita Karwal

Key Points:

• New Chairperson of CBSE – Anita Karwal
• Preceded by – Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi

16). Government has issued an alert on the spread of new malware – ‘Locky Ransomware’

Key Points:

• Ransomware is a malicious software and the Locky Ransomware is learnt to be demanding the ransom of half Bitcoin, which at present rate is equivalent to over Rs 1.5 lakh.
• Union Minister for Electronics and IT – Ravi Shankar Prasad
• Constituency – Bihar, Rajya Sabha
• Malware – software which is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain authorized access to a computer system
• Bitcoin – a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.

17). World’s Highest Sandcastle Built in – German City

Key Points:

• Country – Germany
• Capital – Berlin
• Currency – Euro
• Chancellor – Angela Merkel
• Indian Sand Artist – Sudarsan Pattnaik

18). 9th BRICS Summit was held in – Xiamen, China

Key Points:

• Brazil – Brasília, Brazilian real
• Russia – Moscow, Russian Ruble
• India – New Delhi, Indian Rupee
• China – Beijing, Renminbi (Yuan)
• South Africa – Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Currency – South African Rand
• The theme of the 9th BRICS Summit is “Stronger Partnership for a better future”.
• The country which has signed a USD 635 million UN assistance package for 2018-2022 to lay out the country’s development strategy for the next five years – Nepal

Key Points:

• The package involves 26 individual UN agencies.
• The National Planning Commission, apex advisory body of the Government of Nepal, and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Nepal signed the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)
• Country – Nepal
• Capital – Kathmandu
• Currency – Nepalese Rupee
• United Nations Secretary-General – Antonio Guterres

19). National Teachers’ Day: 5th September

Key points:

• Teacher’s Day is celebrated in India on 5th September in honor of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was born on September 5, 1888.
• Radhakrishnan was India’s second president and a great scholar, philosopher and Bharat Ratna recipient.
• 1^st vice president of India – Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• 2^nd president of India – Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

20).  National Nutrition Week: 1st-7th September

Key Points:

• The theme of the National Nutrition Week for 2017 is “Optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health”.

21). The person who has been appointed as New Sports Minister – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Key Points:

• New Youth Affairs & Sports Minister – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
• Preceded by – Vijay Goel

22). The person who laid the foundation stone of the second phase of SAUNI Yojana – Ram Nath Kovind

Key Points:

• Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI)
• State – Gujarat
• Capital –Ahmedabad
• CM – Vijay Rupani
• Governor – Om Prakash Kohli
• President of India – Ram Nath Kovind

23). The country which has Bans Raising Funds Through Crypto currencies – China

Key Points:

• Country – China
• Capital – Beijing
• Currency – Renminbi (Yuan)
• President – Xi Jinping

24). UJALA Scheme Launched in – Melaka, Malaysia

Key Points:

• UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for All)
• Country – Malaysia
• Capital – Kuala Lumpur
• Currency – Malaysian ringgit
• PM Modi on January 5, 2015, had launched the world’s largest, and most extensive LED distribution program, UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for All).

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