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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

09 Nov 2017

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

New Jersey City Gets First Sikh Mayor

  • Ravinder Bhalla became the first Sikh Mayor of New Jersey’s Hoboken city after a stiff competition that turned ugly when he was labelled a terrorist in flyers. Mr. Bhalla, the first Sikh to hold elected office in New Jersey, has been on the city council for more than seven years. He was endorsed by current Mayor Dawn Zimmer, who had announced that he won’t run for re-election.
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ENVIRONMENT

Heat Source under Antarctica

  • A study by NASA has found that a geothermal heat source called mantle plume lies deep below Antarctica’s Marie Byrd Land, explaining some of the melting that creates lakes and rivers under the ice sheet.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

State-wise Ease of Doing Business

  • Telangana is currently atop the yearly state-wise ranking on assessment of implementation of the ‘Business Reforms Action Plan’ (BRAP) in 2017.
  • The final ranking is likely to be released in January, 2018.
  • As of now the following are the top five: Telangana (with an implementation score of 61.83%) is followed by Haryana (54.03%), Odisha (45.70%), Chhattisgarh (45.43%), and West Bengal (44.35%).

Qatari Royals Sell Stake in Bharti Airtel

  • Qatar Foundation, a non-profit organisation run by the gas-rich country’s royal family, sold its 5% stake in India’s largest telecom services company for more than Rs. 9,500 crore.
  • Qatar Foundation Endowment had acquired the 5% equity stake in Bharti Airtel for Rs. 6,796 crore in 2013.

Arvind to Split into 3 Separate Entities

  • The Sanjay Lalbhai-led Arvind Ltd, the country's largest textile and branded apparel manufacturer would split into three separate listed entities.
  • The move involves demerging the branded apparel and engineering arms into separate entities, Arvind Fashions and Anup Engineering. After the demerger, Arvind Ltd. will continue to run the textile manufacturing business.
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SPORTS

Mary Kom Won Asian Boxing Championships

  • MC Mary Kom won her fifth gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championships beating North Korea’s Hyang Mi Kim in the 48 kg final.
  • Despite not qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics, the unprecedented fifth Asian gold has put Mary Kom firmly in contention to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
  • She last won an international medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Raghuram Rajan to Rajya Sabha

  • The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to nominate former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan to the Rajya Sabha.
  • His name is being considered for one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi, which will fall vacant in January 2018.

Entry of Trucks in Delhi

  • With pollutants touching calamitous levels in the national capital, the entry of trucks except those carrying essential commodities has been banned in Delhi.
  • The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) banned civil construction and demolition activities in Delhi.

Surya Prakash Reappointed as Prasar Bharati Chief

  • The government has cleared the reappointment of A. Surya Prakash as chairman of Prasar Bharati for the second term. His  second term will be for three years.
  • Surya Prakash was appointed as the chief of Prasar Bharati in October 2014.
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