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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

14 Sep 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

A Record Military Aid Deal between the US and Israel

  • The United States and Israel have agreed on a record $38 billion package of U.S. military aid and will sign the new pact, enshrining defence funding for Washington’s closest Middle East ally for the next decade.
  • The deal will represent the biggest pledge of U.S. military assistance made to any country.

Syria Warns Turkey

  • Syrian government warned that all aid going to the divided city of Aleppo, particularly assistance sent by Turkey, must be coordinated with Damascus and the United Nations.
  • The Syrian Arab Republic announces its rejection of the entry of humanitarian aid to Aleppo, particularly from the Turkish regime, without coordination with the Syrian government and the United Nations.
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ENVIRONMENT

Great Barrier Reef Recuperating

  • As per latest reports, the Great Barrier Reef has almost fully recovered from the worst coral bleaching ever known in recent history.
  • Water surveys to be conducted in October would enable scientists to closely monitor the recovery and survival rates across the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

India's Top Women Bankers

  • According to a list by Fortune, India's top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma, are among the 50 most powerful women based outside the US, which is topped by Banco Santander's boss Ana Botn.
  • Bhattacharya is ranked second on the list, while Kochhar comes in on the fifth spot and Sharma on the 19th position in the Fortune's '50 Most Powerful Women International' list, which has ranked the women based outside the US.

Adani and Essar Get DRI Notice

  • The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has issued show-cause notices to the Adani Group and the Essar Group companies for inflating the value of capital goods imported for power plants.
  • DRI will issue a show-cause notice to ADAG's Reliance Infrastructure for allegedly inflating the value of coal imports.
  • As per officials, the overvaluation in the case of Adani was Rs. 800 crore and in the case of and Essar was Rs. 500 crore. In the case of ADAG, the overvaluation is pegged at Rs. 350 crore.
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SPORTS

Devendra Wins Gold at Rio Paralympics

  • Devendra Jhajharia bettered his own world record to win gold in the men's javelin throw F46 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
  • Devendra won gold in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15 metres.
  • He is currently ranked third in the world.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

New UP Chief Secretary

  • The new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar took charge.
  • Bhatnagar was till now Principal Secretary (Finance).
  • Earlier Deepak Singhal was removed from his post in a development that took many by surprise.
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