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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

23 Aug 2017

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

North Korea Will Not Surrender Nuclear Arms

  • A Pyongyang envoy said that North Korea`s self-defensive nuclear deterrence arsenal will never be on the negotiating table.
  • As long as the US hostile policy and nuclear threat remains unchallenged, the DPRK will never place its self-defensive nuclear deterrence on the negotiating table.

China Defends Pakistan

  • China defended Pakistan after US President Donald Trump slammed Islamabad for harbouring terrorists.
  • As per Beijing, Pakistan was doing a good job in fighting against terror and had made great sacrifices.
  • This is not the first time China has shielded its "all-weather" ally on the issue of terrorism. It also refused to list the mastermind of Pathankot attack Masood Azhar as an international terrorist at the UN.
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ENVIRONMENT

Effect of Climate Change on Fish

  • According to a new study, the size of the fish could be expected to reduce by 20 to 30 per cent as a result of rising ocean temperatures due to climate change across the globe.
  • Warmer waters increase fish's need for oxygen but climate change will result in less oxygen in the oceans.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Infosys Out of Top 10 BSE Companies

  • IT major Infosys is no longer on the list of top 10 most valued companies on the BSE and the NSE as the stock has taken a beating following the abrupt exit of its CEO Vishal Sikka.
  • At close of trade, the market capitalisation (m- cap) of Infosys stood at Rs. 2,01,478.46 crore on the BSE. With this the company now ranks 11th on the m-cap chart of BSE listed companies.
  • In two days, the company's market valuation declined by Rs. 33,911.93 crore.

Alibaba’s UC Web Browser

  • UC Web, the browser owned by Chinese internet giant Alibaba, has come under the scrutiny of the government as part of investigations against Chinese companies over data theft. If found guilty of stealing data of Indian users, the company may be banned in the country.
  • Complaints have been received against UC Browser that it sends mobile data of Indian users to servers in China.
  • UC Browser claimed to have over 100 million monthly active users in India as per a report last year.

HDFC Bank Launches DigiPoS Machines

  • HDFC Bank, the largest merchant payment acquirer with over 40 per cent market share, launched an all-in-one offering, DigiPoS Machine that offers a complete suite of digital payment solutions.
  • With DigiPoS, a merchant can use as many as 12 various digital payment options like UPI, Bharat QR, SMS Pay, PayZapp, Tap & Pay, EMIs in addition to pay through debit/ credit card swiping.
  • All a merchant has to do is to update his/her machine with a software at no cost, but the new software will work only on HDFC Bank-issued PoS machines, but will accept any card or app from any bank/service provider.
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SPORTS

Badminton World Championships

  • India's P.V. Sindhu, B. Sai Praneeth, Ajay Jayaram and the mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy advanced but the mixed doubles pairing of B. Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa lost in the second round of the World Badminton Championships.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Former Manipur CM Passes Away

  • Former Manipur Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Rishang Keishing passed away due to multiple-organ failure.
  • Keishing served as Manipur CM for four times.
  • He was the last surviving member of India's first post-1947 Parliament.

Verdict on Instant Triple Talaq

  • The Supreme Court by a majority verdict set aside the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims.
  • In view of the different opinions recorded by a majority of 3:2, the practice of 'talaq-e-biddat' (triple talaq) is set aside, a five-judge constitution bench said in a 395-page order.
  • While Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice S Abdul Nazeer were in favour of putting on hold for six months the practice of triple talaq and asking the government to come out with a law in this regard, Justices Kurian Joseph, RF Nariman and UU Lalit held it as violative of the Constitution.
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