The Hindu Current Affairs for the First week of Feb 2016. You all have started preparation for the coming exam of Railway and SSC so please take care of your GS Section to get the place in high merit.
Abbreviation
SRAP- Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
NLSA- National Legal Services Authority
PCPNDT- Pre Conception Pre Natal Diagnostic Technique
JAS- Jan Aushadhi Scheme
CERC- Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
OBOR- One Belt, One Road
PAC- Provincial Armed Constabulary
PMI- Purchasing Managers Index
ESZ- Eco-Sensitive Zone
NCRI- National Commission of Rural Institutes
GEAC- Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
IARC- International Agency for Research on Cancer
IVR- Interactive Voice Calls
Ind AS- Indian Accounting Standards
IGAAP- Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
UHC- Universal Health Coverage
TPP- Trans Pacific Partnership
ITC- Imperial Tobacco Company
Personalities
Solicitor General of India- Shri Ranjit Kumar
Governor of Rajasthan- Shri Kalyan Singh
Chief of United Nations Human Rights Council- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Prime Minister of Thailand- General Prayut Chan o-cha
CEO of Yahoo- Marissa Mayer
CEO of South Asian Games Organizing Committee- Injeti Srinivas
Higg Commissioner of Tanzanian to India- John W.H. Kigazi
India’s Envoy to Rus sia- Pundi Srinivasan
Defense Minister of Canada- Harjit Sajjan
New Appointments
New Commissioner of Police, Mumbai- Dattatray Padsalgikar
New Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal- Archana Ramasundaram
New Commissioner of Police, Kolkata- Rajiv Kumar
New AIIB Chief Investment Officer- Dr D.J. Pandian (As one of the Five Vice President)
Book, Artist & Author
“Manwatching: A Field Guide to Human Behavior” written by- Desmond Morris
“On the Grand Trunk Road” written by- Steve Coll
Sports
Australian Open 2016 Men single winner- Noval Djokovic (World No.1 Rank)
Runner-Up- Andy Murray
National Snooker Championship Winner- Aditya Mehta
Sanjeev Rajput related to- Shooting
Theme Song of the 12th South Asian Game 2016- Ei Prithibi Ek Krirangan (Written by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika)
Best Price Player of IPL Auction 2016- Shane Watson (9.5 Crore)
Best Price Player (Indian) of IPL Auction 2016978t6dfx0- Pwawan Negi (8.5 Crore)
National & International Days
World Wetlands Day- 2nd February
World Cancer Day- 4th February
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation- 6th February
Business & Economy
Date of Budget Session 2016- 23rd Feb
Date of Presentation of Railway Budget 2016- 25th Feb
Date of Presentation of Economic Survey 2016- 26th Feb
Date of Presentation of Union Budget 2016- 29th Feb
New Indian Accounting Standards will take place from 1st Apr 2016.
Place
Capital of Syria- Damascus
National Affairs
“Operation Nirbheek” related to- To educate children to prevent from Child Abuse
Section of IPC (Indian Pena Code) which declare gay sex as crime- Section 377bgv
Indian Basmati rice of Northern Region (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand , Delhi & Jammu) gets tagged by GI (Geographical Indication) soon.
International Affairs
Independence Day of Sri Lanka- 4th Feb 1948
Name of the Central Bank of China- People’s Bank of China
Death
Balram Jakhar- Veteran Political Leader
Sudhir Tailang- Padam Shri Cartoonist
All The Best.
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