PIB NEWS DAILY SUMMARY / GIST 5th and 6th November 2016 FOR UPSC

5th and 6th November 2016

1)Indian Women’s Hockey Team has won the ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2016.It was the maiden win of Indian Women’s hockey team in Asian Champions Trophy.
It is a moment of Pride for the entire Country.

2)ECI conducts pilot of Electronic Transmitted Postal Ballot for service voters in Nellithope Assembly Bye –Election, Puducherry.

3)Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi to establish a ‘Joint   Advanced Technology Centre’ (JATC)
The JATC will enable Directed, Basic & Applied Research and will engage with premier research institutes through multi-institutional collaboration.

5)The three-day Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016 came to an end with the adoption of the ‘New Delhi Declaration’ and the ‘Asian   Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework’.
AMCDRR was established in 2005. It is a biennial conference jointly organized by different Asian countries and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).

Asian Regional Plan
The ‘Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework’focuses on the ‘How to’ reduce disaster risk at national and local levels. It has arrived at a  longer term road map of cooperation and collaboration, spanning the 15-year horizon of the Sendai Framework, as well as a two-year action plan to further disaster     riskreduction with specific, actionable activities.



Probable Question :- "New Delhi Declaration" recently adopted is related to ?? 
What is Sendai Framework related to ??
Which of the Following is a pillar of Sendai ramework??

6)World's First TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY was held on 5th November 2016:The first edition of the World Tsunami Awareness Day promotes international cooperation for deeper   political and public understanding of risk reduction

Probable Question:- When is World Tsunami Awareness Day Celebrated??
Under Which Office World Tsunami Day was Celebrated ?? :- Answer will be UNISDR

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), created in December 1999, is the successor to the secretariat of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.It was established to ensure the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

                                      
7)Technology giant Gooogle has tied up with Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) for 360 degree virtual tour of 280-odd monuments across the country.The ASI is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the country.Headquarters: New Delhi. Established: 1861 by Alexander Cunningham.

Probable Question : WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL COMPANY ASSOCIATED WITH ASI FOR 36o Degree VIRTUAL TOUR??
Options can be :- 1)GOOGLE      2)YAHOO     3)APPLE     4)360 Degree Omnivirt

8)Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated India’s flagship biennial international oil and gas conference and exhibition, PETROTECH-2016

Probable Question:-Where was PETROtECH 2016 exhibition held ??
Options can be : IRAN    SAUDI  KUWAIT    INDIA 


That's all for today friends !! Thank You and have a nice day !!