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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

12 Jan 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

No Sanctions against Poland

  • The German government is not considering imposing sanctions against Poland for its crackdown on the media and judiciary, after a senior ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested Europe should consider such a step.
  • As per the parliamentary leader of Merkel's party, if it is determined that European values are being violated, then (EU) member states must have the courage to impose sanctions.
  • Germany wanted to preserve and deepen its relationship with Poland.

Catalonia Elects New Leader

  • The majority lawmakers in Catalonia's parliament have voted in a new leader, tasking him with overseeing the wealthy region's breakaway from Spain in a last-minute show of unity after months of bitter infighting.
  • Carles Puigdemont was elected regional President with 70 votes, 63 against and two abstentions, giving Catalonia's high-profile independence movement a fresh lease of life and drawing a sharp rebuke from Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who vowed to fight for his country's unity.
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ENVIRONMENT

World's Largest Peatland

  • Scientists have discovered the world’s largest tropical peatland in the remote Congo swamps, estimated to store the equivalent of three year’s worth of the world’s total fossil fuel emissions.
  • Researchers mapped the Cuvette Centrale peatlands in the central Congo basin and found they cover 145,500 sq km – an area larger than England. The swamps could lock in 30bn tonnes of carbon that was previously not known to exist, making the region one of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth.

Monster-sized Marine Crocodile Discovered

  • The biggest sea-dwelling crocodile ever found has turned up in the Tunisian desert. The whopper of a prehistoric predator grew to over 30 feet long (nearly ten metres) and weighed three tons.
  • Paleontologists have dubbed the new species Machimosaurus rex.
  • This is a neat new discovery from a part of the world that hasn’t been well-explored for fossils.
  • Scientists are awaiting the discovery of a more complete skeleton to figure out exactly how large Machimosaurus rex was.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Reliance Defence to Invest in AP Ship Facility

  • Reliance Defence, signed an agreement with the government of Andhra Pradesh to set up a naval shipbuilding facility at Rambilli along the east coast of India, near Visakhapatnam.
  • It plans to invest Rs. 5,000 crore, in phases, in the proposed shipbuilding facility. This will be the single largest investment by any company at one location anywhere in Andhra Pradesh. The proposed naval shipbuilding facility will generate a large number of skilled jobs.

Domestic Car Sales Rise

  • Domestic passenger car sales rose 12.87 per cent to 1,72,671 units in December from 1,52,986 units in the same month a year ago.
  • Motorcycle sales declined 5.93 per cent to 7,24,807 units last month from 7,70,519 units a year ago.
  • Sales of commercial vehicles were up 11.45 per cent to 56,840 units in December 2015.
  • Vehicle sales across categories registered a marginal decline to 15,02,314 units from 15,04,944 units in December 2014.
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SPORTS

Lionel Messi Wins Fifth FIFA Ballon d'Or

  • Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the world player of the year. Messi, who won the award for a fifth time, finished ahead of Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar in the annual poll organised by the governing body.
  • American Carli Lloyd won the FIFA women's world player of the year award.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Kerala 1st Indian State to Achieve 100% Primary Education

  • Kerala has become the first state in the country to achieve total primary education. This has been achieved through the primary education equivalency drive of the state literacy mission “Athulyam”. The equivalency programmes have proved a huge success and the ultimate objective is to achieve total Plus-Two education in the state.
  • The second phase of Athulyam was carried out across the state as part of the Mission 676 of the government, launched to mark its third anniversary. The programme offers a chance for those who failed to get primary education due to various reasons to achieve the education qualification equivalent to fourth standard.

Top Management Rejig at Flipkart

  • In a major top management rejig at Flipkart, Binny Bansal will be the new CEO in place of his co-founder Sachin Bansal, who would become Executive Chairman of India's biggest e-commerce company.
  • Sachin along with Binny launched Flipkart in 2007.
  • Sachin will provide strategic direction for Flipkart, mentor the senior leadership and look for new investment opportunities.
  • Binny will now be responsible for operationally driving the company and be accountable for Flipkart's overall performance.
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