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PIB NEWS FOR 26th and 27th OCtoBER 2016

 26th and 27th OCtoBER 2016


                                                       NEW ZEA LAND MAP :-
CAPITAL OF NEW ZEA LAND IS WELLINGTON


2)Approval of establishment and operationalization of IISER at Berhampur ,Odisha received.

Probable Question :- Recently Cabinet Approved setting up of another IISER in ?

Option :- A) Odisha  B) West Bengal  C) Rajasthan  4) Maharashtra


3) Cabinet approved Establishment of National Academic Depository :- It aims at bringing another dimension and enhancement of the vision of Digital India. The NAD would be established and operationalised within the next three months and would be rolled out throughout the country in 2017-18.

NAD Will act as a Digital Depository for school learning certificates, degrees and other academic awards of Higher Education Institutions, on the pattern of a Securities Depository.

Academic institutions would be responsible for the authenticity of data digitally uploaded by them into the system.


Probable Question :-Under  National Academic Depository  who would be responsible for the authenticity of data digitally uploaded ??

Options :- A) State Govt.  B) Central Govt.  C) NSDL   D) Academic Institutions.--- Answer:- D)

4)National Ayurveda Day to be celebrated throughout the Country on 28th October.

5)India has moved  to 130th position in the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ ranking for 2017. New Zealand has replaced Singapore as the easiest place for doing business. Performance of BRICS nations: Brazil-123, Russia-40, South Africa-74 and China-78.

 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has placed India at 87 in 2016 Global Gender Gap Report. The report measured gender parity through four indices: health, education, economy and politics. The only index on which India fared well was political participation – it came in at 9th in the world.


PROBABLE QUESTION :- WHICH INSTITUTION RELEASES EASE OF DOING BUSINESS INDEX??

WHICH Institution releases Global Gender  Gap Report?


6)Man Booker Prize 2016:Paul Beatty has become the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize for his novel “The Sellout”.

Probable Question :- Who Won the 2016 MAN BOOKER PRIZE ??

 7)Biotech-KISAN :- was recently launched by the government. It is a new programme that empowers farmers, especially women farmers.

Launched By :-  Department of Biotechnology.  

OBJECTIVES:

“Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN)” will be implemented in 15 agro-climatic zones of India in phased manner with the objective:

    Linking available science and technology to the farm by first understanding the problem of the local farmer and provide solutions to those problems.

    The working together, in close conjunction, of scientists and farmers is the only way to improve the working conditions of small and marginal farmers.

    This programme aims to work with small and marginal farmers especially the woman farmer for better agriculture productivity through scientific intervention and evolving best farming practices in the Indian context.


That's all for today friends , THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY !!

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