Daily GK Update: 10th

septmber, 2016 For All

The Upcoming Exams
Rajnath Singh commissions offshore
patrolling vessel Sarathi in Goa

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh

has commissioned the offshore
patrolling (OPV) vessel, Sarathi, at
Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), the defense
shipyard in south Goa.

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For maintaining the records and
database of Indian students studying
abroad, Government of India has
launched a Student Registration
module in MADAD portal
( madad.gov.in).
ii. This initiative came into existence
due to unavailability of the data on
Indian students studying abroad.
T R Zeliang receives Pangkor
Dialogue Award in Malaysia

Indian high jumpers win gold,

bronze at Paralympics
i.

Indias Mariyappan Thangavelu

created history by winning a gold
medal in the mens high jump T-42
event at the Rio Paralympics.
ii. His compatriot Varun Singh Bhati
clinched the bronze medal in the
same event.

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Odisha Govt. launches construction

workers pension scheme

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The Odisha government has launched
the construction workers pension
scheme. It ensures financial
assistance of 300 rupees per month to
all registered.
ii. All registered construction workers
above 60 years of age will get the
pension of Rs 300 per month while
workers above 80 years of age will get
the pension of Rs 500 per month.

Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang

has received 'Pangkor Dialogue Award
2016' in Malaysia for the efforts made
by the people of the state for
environmental preservation and
promotion.

Chris Gayle launches his

autobiography 'Six Machine' in India

i.
Explosive West Indies opener Chris
Gayle launched his autobiography Six
Machine', which contains extensive
details about his life and career.
ii. Published by Viking-Penguin UK,
the book was unveiled by Anurag
Singh Thakur, President of the BCCI.
IDBI AMC appoints Dilip Mandal MD &
CEO

Dilip Kumar Mandal has been

appointed managing director (MD) &
chief executive officer (CEO) of IDBI
Asset Management Company (AMC).
ii. Prior to joining IDBI AMC, Mandal
was the chief general manager &
zonal head of retail banking group.

Odisha bags 9th Global Agriculture

Leadership Award 2016

i.
Odisha bags 9th Global Agriculture
Leadership Award 2016 at the National
Level gathering of important stakeholders in agriculture development at
the Agriculture Leadership Summit at
Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi.
ii. Indian Council of Food and
Agriculture (ICFA) have awarded
Odisha in the category of Best
Agriculture State-2016 in recognition
of the efforts towards development of
agriculture and bringing rural
prosperity.
First LIGO lab outside U.S. may
come up in Maharashtras Hingoli

MEA launches online module for

Indian students studying abroad

i.
The Laser Interferometer
Gravitational-wave Observatory
(LIGO) project that was given the in-

principle approval by the Union

Cabinet may come up
in Maharashtras Hingoli district.
ii. It would be third such laboratory in
the world, first outside the United
States.

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HDFC Ergo completes acquisition of

L&T Insurance

i.
HDFC Ergo General Insurance
Company (HDFC ERGO) has completed
the acquisition of 100 percent shares
of L&T General Insurance Company
(L&T Insurance) for Rs. 551 crore.
ii. The company has recently received
approvals from the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority
of India (IRDA) and Competition
Commission of India.
NHPC, BHEL ink pact for renovation
of Baira Siul power plant
i. State-owned NHPC has entered a
pact with BHEL for renovation and
modernisation of 180 MW Baira Siul
power station in Himachal Pradesh.

ii. NHPC Limited is an Indian

Hydropower generation company that
was incorporated in the year 1975.