DAILY G.A UPDATE : 03-10-2016
In this competitive age, everyone needs to be updated with the current affairs. So, here is the important news for your upcoming exams like IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, RRB and many more.
1. Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel Prize in medicine for work on autophagy
The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries on how the body’s cells detoxify and repair themselves.
The Japanese cell biologist will receive the prestigious 8m Swedish kronor (£718,000) award for “mechanisms for autophagy”.
Autophagy is essentially the body’s internal recycling program - scrap cells are hunted down and the useful parts are stripped out to generate energy or create new cells. It is a crucial process to prevent cancerous growths, and, by maintaining a healthy metabolism, helps protect against conditions like diabetes.
2. Iraq beat Iran via penalty shootout to win AFC U-16 Championships
Iraq beat Iran 4-3 via penalty shootout to win their maiden Asian Football Confederation U-16 Championships title at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
3. Arab leader will be the chief guest at India's Republic Day next year
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, will be the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi next year, 2017.
4. UN issues stamp to honour M S Subbulakshmi
The UN released a postage stamp to honour India's most celebrated carnatic music artist M S Subbulakshmi, who had performed at the world body 50 years ago.
The USD 1.20 value commemorative stamp, issued by the UN Postal Administration in Subbulakshmi’s honour, has the iconic blue emblem of the UN alongside her picture. This year also marks her birth centenary.
The stamp was released at a special ceremony at the UN headquarters to mark India’s ratification of the historic Paris climate deal. It was attended by several dignitaries who hailed the country’s move to combat global warming.
The ceremony concluded with a soulful rendition by carnatic music singer Sudha Raghunathan of Subbulakshmi’s music as well as of Gandhi’s beloved Ram Dhun. Raghunathan performed songs in seven languages, including Bengali, and received a standing ovation from the audience.
The first stamp was presented to Raghunathan to honour her performance at the UN.
Subbulakshmi, the first ever musician to be awarded India’s highest civilian honour the Bharat Ratna, was invited by the then UN Secretary General Late U Thant to perform at the General Assembly in October 1966, becoming the first Indian to perform there.
The Indian mission here had also organised a photo exhibition in August at the world body’s headquarters to commemorate Subbulakshmi’s birth centenary which fell on September 16.
5. 'Murga' wins first prize at Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival
Young filmmaker Katyayan Shivpuri, from Maharashtra, won the first prize at the Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival for his work 'Murga'.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting, M Venkaiah Naidu awarded Katyayan with a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs.
6. Gangtok awarded 'Cleanest Tourist Destination'
Gangtok, the capital city of Sikkim, has been named as the 'Cleanest City Destination' by the Union Ministry of Tourism.
7. India has highest number of people living below poverty line: World Bank
According to the World Bank, India accounted for the largest number of people living below international poverty line in 2013, with 30 per cent of its population under the $1.90-a- day poverty measure.
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