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28 Apr 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Samsung Top in Global Smartphone Market

As per a survey, Samsung kept the top spot in the global smartphone market in the first quarter of 2016.
South Korean giant Samsung maintained its lead over US-based Apple, while Chinese-based Huawei strengthened its third-place position and two new China-based manufacturers, Oppo and Vivo, emerged as the fourth and fifth largest, respectively.
The latest figures underscored a shakeup in smartphone market showing signs of saturation in markets around the world.

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Biocon Q4 Profit Up

Biopharmaceutical Company Biocon has reported a 79% rise in its quarterly profit helped by higher revenue from its contract research arm.
Net profit rose to Rs. 361 crore, for the fourth. The total revenue rose 18% to Rs. 1,004 crore.
Revenue from contract research, which made up about a third of the total revenue, rose 32% to Rs. 316 crore.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sea of Methane Spotted on Titan

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted a huge sea on Saturn's moon Titan which is composed mostly of pure liquid methane. The sea, called Ligeia Mare, has a surface area of about 126,000 sq. km.
There are three large seas, all located close to the moon's North Pole, surrounded by numerous of smaller lakes in the northern hemisphere. Just one large lake has been found in the southern hemisphere.

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SPORTS

Archery World Cup

Indian archer Deepika Kumari equalled the world record in the woman's recurve event at the Archery World Cup in Shanghai.
She equalled the record-breaking score of 686/720 set by South Korean archer Ki Bo-Bae in 2015.
She has already qualified for the upcoming Rio Olympics.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Laser Walls Activated Along Border

Laser walls have been made operational along the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab.
Eight infra-red and laser beam intrusion detection systems are up and working and four more will be operationalised in the next few days.
The decision to install these laser walls was taken by the BSF two years ago because areas as barbed wire fencing could not be installed in many infiltration prone areas due to treacherous terrain or marshy riverine topography.

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General Awareness

Daily G.K. - Top Stories

28 Apr 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Samsung Top in Global Smartphone Market

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Biocon Q4 Profit Up

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sea of Methane Spotted on Titan

SPORTS

Archery World Cup

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Laser Walls Activated Along Border

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