What is the name of the latest high-altitude station unveiled by Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India, on 9 October 2016, which was inaugurated in Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) during October 2016 to monitor the glacier melting and its relation to changing climate: HIMANSH
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Which ministry has advanced the date for going “totally digital” from November 1, 2016. Therefore, all files & papers will be moved to a digital format and it means ministry will go paperless: Coal Ministry
American boxer Aaron Pryor died on 09 October 2016 at the age of 60 after a long battle with heart disease. Pryor built which record : 39-1 record with 35 knockouts during his career
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Union Government agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has integrated 250 Mandis in ten States with which platform in the first phase. Uttar Pradesh (67-mandis) have been brought under the e-NAM portal followed by Telengana (44), Gujarat(40), Haryana(36) and Madhya Pradesh(20). Government has also approved proposals of 14 states for integrating around 400 mandis under the portal. One lakh 60 thousand farmers and over 46 thousand traders have been registered on the platform : Electronic national agriculture market (e-NAM)
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What is the name of the newly launched largest bridges platform in the world on 4 October 2016 by Nitin Gadkari and is owned by a single owner, with database that could exceed 1,50,000 bridge structures. Till now it has 1,15,000 bridges that have been inventorised and of which 85,000 are culverts and the rest are bridges : Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS)
The Election Commission (EC) has launched a new mobile application for more transparency and effective monitoring of electoral rolls in the ongoing revision of voters list in which state. The App is developed by the UP state unit of the National Informatics Centre (NIC). “The mobile app for ERMS (Electoral Rolls Management System) will provide details regarding addition and deletion of names from the voters’ list . The status of the applications filed by voters for either deleting or adding of name will also be available booth-wise on the app : Uttar Pradesh
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The launching of the first satellite, Sputnik 1, on Oct. 4, 1957 & the Oct. 10, 1967, signing of the Outer Space Treaty has led to the World Space Week that is an international celebration of space and its impact on our lives. The United Nations General Assembly declared in which year that World Space Week will be held each year from October 4-10 to honor two seminal events in space exploration : Year 1999
Current affairs on 04 October 2016
Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung and The Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma.has launched a mobile application for senior citizens to enable them to reach out to the police quickly in emergency situations. What is the name of the application : 'Delhi Police Senior Citizen'
Current affairs on 01 October 2016
MoneyTap has launched India’s first app-based “Credit Line”, enabling consumers to get instant credit from partner banks at the tap of a button. The Credit Line means that the bank will issue a limit of up to Rs 5 lakh without any interest Against this limit,consumers can borrow as little as Rs. 3,000 or as much as Rs. 5 lakh & repay it as EMIs. It has been launched in partnership with which bank : RBL Bank
Which 5 IT Giants have joined hands to announce a historic partnership on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These companies will discuss advancements and conduct research in AI and how to develop best products and services powered by machine learning : Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft