Current Affairs 26th August, 2017

Indian Affairs

Parliamentary panel under Renuka Chowdhury suggested GM crops only after biosafety, socio-economic evaluation
On 25^th Aug 2017 according to the Parliamentary panel no Genetically Modified (GM)crop should be introduced in India unless the bio safety and socio- economic appeal is evaluated in a “transparent” process and an accountability regime is put in place. It was announced.
Key Points:
i.The report of the committee, chaired by Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury was presented to the Rajya Sabha chairman.
i

Current Affairs 25th August, 2017

Indian Affairs

Odisha launches grid connected roof top solar projects
Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated grid connected roof top solar programme to encourage the public participation to harness renewable energy.
Under this programme, the consumers can introduce small solar plants on their rooftops and consume the generated solar power during day time. Excess power can be exported to the grid through their service cable.
Key Points:
i.These decentralized systems also have the ability to strengthen the grid. It will reduce power loses .Grid connected roof top solar systems are best options for adding renewable solar capacity.

Current Affairs 24th August, 2017

INDIAN AFFAIRS

Supreme Court rules Right to Privacy as Fundamental Right

On August 24, 2017 The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that privacy is a fundamental right because it is essential to the right to life.
i.A nine-judge Supreme Court bench declared privacy is a fundamental right that may impact everything from the government’s signature Aadhaar programme to civil liberty, rights to collection and use of personal data by Internet and financial firms. The decision can also impact restrictions on right to convert and choice of food.
ii.Chief Justice JS Khehar informed that ruled privacy was part of the fundamental right to life and personal liberty guaranteed to all citizens under Article 21 of the Constitution.
iv.The judgment will have a crucial bearing on the government’s Aadhaar scheme that collects personal details, biometrics to identify beneficiaries for accessing social benefits and government welfare scheme.

Daily Word List- 29th AUG, 2017

Douse [ dous ]

[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]

MEANING :

1. (tr.v.) to plunge into water or the like
2. (tr.v.) wet thoroughly
3. (tr.v.) to extinguish
4. (intr.v.) to fall or be plunged into a liquid

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The fire brigade doused the flames in the nick of time. 

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

An event organizer who rushed to Seng's aid and tried to douse the flames was also injured, the hospital said.

Evening Study- English Fillers

Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate word to form a meaningful sentence.

1.) India’s navy is beginning to see the end product of decades of ______ and a continuing ______ of strategic planning.

A) agitation, praise

B) calmness, disdain

C) confusion, neglect

D) amazement, despite

2.) Recent moves by the government to try and _________the ___________ of savings rates in the country — many of which are still administratively set — are welcome and praiseworthy.

A) resolve, diversity

B) rationalize, multitude

C) elucidate, phenomenon

D) accumulate, majority

IBPS-PO Computer Terminologies

§  DBMS: Data Base Management System 

§  MODEM: Modulator-Demodulator 

§  RAM: Random Access Memory 

§  ROM: Read Only Memory 

§  SMPS: Switch Mode Power Supply 

§  OMR: Optical Mark Reader / Recognition 

§  OCR: Optical Character Reader / Recognition 

§  BCR: Bar Code Reader 

§  MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Reader / Recognition 

§  BPS: Bit Per Second 

§  DNS: Domain Name Server 

§  EDI: Electronic Data Interchange 

Daily Wordlist 26, August 2017

Niggardly [ NIG-erd-lee ]
	[ adjective, adverb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) miserly, stingy or petty when spending 2. (adv.) like a niggard
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The niggardly reward given to sportspersons in this country is the main reason why India fares poorly in international sports events.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	India might get its own poor law—a prospect the niggardly Victorians could not “contemplate without serious apprehension”. Economist, Employment guarantees in India, Jan 27th 2005