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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

26 Oct 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Paul Beatty Wins Man Booker Prize

  • Paul Beatty became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize.
  • He won the world's most prestigious English-language literary award for his novel "The Sellout."
  • The winner of the Man Booker Prize receives £52,500, ($64,100, 59,000 euros).
  • The Man Booker was launched in 1969.

Gambia Withdrawing from International Criminal Court

  • The government of Gambia has announced that it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing the struggling court of seeking only to prosecute Africans.
  • South Africa withdrew from the court earlier this month.

Southeast Asia Faces Rising Threat from IS Groups

  • Southeast Asia is facing a growing risk of extremist violence as Islamic State group supporters increasingly work together, but law enforcement agencies are unprepared for the new threat.
  • The main danger lies in the strife-torn southern Philippines.
  • The groups have links to other parts of the region, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia, and IS has endorsed a Philippines-based militant as "amir", or leader, for Southeast Asia.
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ENVIRONMENT

Undersides of Antarctic Ice Sheets are Melting

  • According to the study, a massive chunk of glacier that hangs off Antarctica’s western edge has lost up to half a kilometre in thickness in the seven.
  • This irreversible change is happening most likely due to warming of climate. The glaciers of this region are thinning more quickly than scientists thought.
  • The Smith Glacier, spilling into the Amundsen Sea, shed up to 70 metres (230 feet) per year between 2002 and 2009.

More Corals are Dying

  • As per reports, more corals are dying and others are succumbing to disease and predators after the worst-ever bleaching on Australia`s iconic Great Barrier Reef.
  • It is the third time in 18 years that the World Heritage-listed site, which teems with marine life, has experienced mass bleaching after previous events in 1998 and 2002.
  • Though researchers are still assessing the final death toll from bleaching in the north, it is already clear that this event is much more severe than the two previous ones.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

India Ranked 130th in Ease of Doing Business

  • In the World Bank's latest 'Doing Business' report, India's place remained unchanged from last year's original ranking of 130 among the 190 economies that were assessed on various parameters.
  • The government has been making efforts to further improve the ease of doing business and aims to bring the country in the top 50.
  • India is the only country for which the report has a box dedicated to its ongoing economic reforms.

Vero Software Bets Big on India

  • Expecting a surge in manufacturing activity in India, UK-based Vero Software, that specialises in CAD/CAE software and was acquired by technology giant Hexagon two years ago, is planning to step up its investments in the country.
  • The company has 2000 clients in India mainly in the automotive and general manufacturing sector and wants to be the number one player in the segment in India over the next five years.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

India Renews Talks on Nuclear Power Plants

  • The Indian government has put renewed vigour into nuclear power plants as part of its infrastructure development programme, with negotiations on to unlock long-standing agreements with French, Russian and US companies.
  • Its overall goal is to have 14.5 GWe (Gigawatt or one billion watts of electricity power) of nuclear generating capacity online by 2024, compared to 6,219 MWe now.
  • The government gave in principle approval for new nuclear plants at 10 sites in nine states.
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