1. Forbes worlds 100 richest people in technology - Topped by __________ founder Bill Gates with an estimated fortune of $78 billion. India - Wipro Chairman Azim Premji Ranked 13th ($16 Billion) and HCL co-founder Shiv Nadar Ranked 17th ($11.6 Billion). ?
2. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) listed world’s first Indian green Masala bond on _______ Stock Exchange and raised $300 Million (Approx INR 2000 Crores). ?
3. 7th edition of Mountain Echoes Literary Festival 2016 held in Thimpu (_________) with focus on climate change, womens voices and travel writing ?
4. 9 member Kathakali dance troupe performed for first time in _________, as part of 14th Summer Festival organized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina ?
5. State of ICT in Asia and Pacific 2016: Uncovering the Widening Broadband Divide report by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) ranked India at ___________ place in terms of fixed broadband adoption in list of 53 Asia Pacific countries. Just 1.35 % of Indians subscribed to fixed broadband service in 2015. Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, Macao, Australia and Singapore topped the list ?
6. Amsterdam-based human resource consulting firm Randstad Holdings acquired job portal _______ for USD 429 millions (Apprx 2700 Crore Rupees) ?
7. _________ bought USA based machine learning startup Turi, to strengthen its reach in artificial intelligence. ?
8. As per report by Assocham, India is __________ in terms of number of technology-driven start-ups in world, with USA and UK at first two places ?
9. Auto component maker Spark Minda group formed joint venture with __________'s Shandong Beiqi Hai Hua Automobile Firm, called Minda China Plastic Solutions Ltd ?
10. China and _______ member countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to form a framework for a code of conduct to ease tension in disputed South China Sea ?
11. ______ began operating its indigenously designed bullet trains which can clock 350 kmph speed, the countrys first passenger train using Electric Multiple Units technology ?
12. __________ has set up its own aircraft engine maker with registered capital of 50 billion yuan ($7.5 billion), in the latest effort to develop home-grown, high-tech businesses to compete in international markets. It will develop both military and commercial engines ?
13. __________ launched Tiantong-01 meant for mobile telecommunication, using Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre ?
14. ____________ launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) - Gaofen-3, using a Long March 4C rocket. Gaofen-3 satellite is countrys first low orbit remote sensing satellite with lifespan of 8 years. It will provide high-definition remote sensing data over long periods of time. ?
15. _________ launched its first Tibetan-language search engine ‘Yongzin’. In the Tibetan language, Yongzin means "master" or "teacher" ?
16. ___________ launched worlds first quantum satellite dubbed as Quantum Experiments at Space Scaler (QUESS) satellite, nicknamed as Micius after a 5th century BC Chinese philosopher. It will help country to establish hack-proof communications system by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to ground ?
17. __________'s unmanned submersible dived to 10,767 metres to set a national record. World record for deepest dive is in name of acques Piccard and Donald who made deepest dive in history at 10,915 meters ?
18. ________ government reached historic deal for ending a half-century long conflict with countrys biggest rebel group - FARC Rebels ?
19. Director ____________'s National award-winning film Shankhachil, an Indo-Bangla joint production has been selected for 40th Montreal World Film Festival ?
20. First-ever 'Pizza ATM' in world has been installed at Xavier university in Ohio (_________) by a French based company Paline ?
21. Forbes Worlds Most Innovative Companies' List is topped by Tesla Motors for second consecutive year. Five Indian companies in List - Asian Paints (18th), Hindustan Unilever (31st), Tata Consultancy Services (66th), Sun Pharma (73rd), ____________ (89th). ?
22. Forbes list of World's Highest-Paid Actors 2016 has been topped by ____________ with earnings 0f $64.5 million. List includes Indian ators Shah Rukh Khan ($33 million) at 8th Place and Akshay Kumar ($31.5 million) at 10th Place ?
23. Forbes list of World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2016 has been topped by Jennifer Lawrence With Yearly earnings of 46 Million USD. ___________ is only Indian in top 10 and newcomer to Worlds Highest-Paid Actresses (with earnings of 10 Million USD) ?
24. Forbes' Change The World List - Cipla (46th) and Godrej (48th) are Only Indian firms in list that has been topped by ______ pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline. List also has India-born Ajay Banga's Mastercard (7th). ?
25. Google has been fined 438 million rubles ($6.75 million) by __________ antitrust authority for abusing its market position following a complaint by Yandex, _________s biggest search engine ?
26. Government approved Agreement with Croatia on Economic Cooperation and Air Services Agreement (ASA) with ___________ ?
27. Government approved MoU between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and CERT-________?
28. Government approved creating a Project Development Fund (PDF) for catalysing Indian economic presence in CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos Myanmar and Vietnam), with a corpus of Rs __________. It will be operated through the EXIM Bank and will reside in Department of Commerce. CLMV countries have a unique position in regional value chains in Southeast Asia region as they offer a gateway for market access to China, European Union and other markets due to various trade agreements. ?
29. Health & Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda Government launched MAA (Mothers Absolute Affection), a nation-wide breast feeding programme. Actress __________ is brand ambassador of this campaign ?
30. Hindustan Unilever acquired ___________ mobile air purification technology firm Blueair ?
31. IBM and Apple launched a new global development hub at Manyata Tech Park in _____________, aimed at helping clients in India complete digital mobility process platform ?
32. IKEA, __________ based global leader in retail furniture, has laid foundation for its first store in India in Hyderabad. It will be opened in July 2017, an investment of 700 crores. ?
33. India and _______ signed Logistics Exchange Memorandum Of Agreement (LEMOA) that establishes basic terms, conditions, and procedures for reciprocal provision of Logistic Support, Supplies, and Services between armed forces of India and ___________ ?
34. India approached United States (US) and select European countries part of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to crack terror fund trail details of Al Rehmat Trust from ___________. Al Rehmat Trust is financer of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) which carried out attack at Pathankot airbase (in Punjab) in January 2016 ?
35. India extended help of USD 1 million to African Nation __________, responding to an appeal by ___________ for help to deal with severe drought caused by El Nino phenomenon ?
36. India will give assistance of Rs 4 Crore Rupees for construction of a Sanskrit school in eastern ________ ?
37. Indian Oil Corporation sigend MOU with Roads and Highways Department of _________ on Route Permit for carrying Petroleum Goods via _________ ?
38. _________ acquired California-based deep learning startup Nervana Systems, run by Indian-origin entrepreneur, Naveen Rao. With this acquisition, Intel will strengthen its reach into Artificial Intelligence ?
39. ________ approved an economic stimulus package worth 275 billion dollars in attempt to boost growth of worlds third-largest economy. _________'s government expects that this package will boost gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.3% ?
40. _______ will host 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBS) 2017 in Bengaluru for 3 days from January 7, 2017. Theme of 2017 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is‚ Redefined Engagement With Indian Diaspora. PBS convention is held on January 9th each year to commemorate return of M K Gandhi from South Africa in 1915 ?
41. _________ Tourism started a promotional campaign in Dubai targeting Arab travellers for showcasing states backwaters and waterfalls on taxis in Dubai, carrying message A Faraway Land Four Hours Away. ?
42. MOU signed between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and University of ______ for establishment of an academic chair in Ayurveda ?
43. Major Earthquake hit European Nation ______ (Magniture 6.2) ?
44. ___________ enforced a new legislation that grants sweeping powers to its National Security Council (NSC). Powers conferred to Council are ability to take charge of security forces and Declare security areas for up to six months within which authorities can arrest, search or seize without warrants. ?
45. ________ acquired Beam, an interactive livestreaming startup that lets viewers watch and play along with game streamers in real time ?
46. ________ President Htin Kyaw Visited India ad signed 4 agreements with India - First - construction of 69 bridges on Tamu-Kalewa section of the trilateral highway connecting India, _________ and Thailand. Second - Upgrading Kalewa-Yargi section of trilateral highway. Third - cooperation in renewable energy Fourth - cooperation in traditional medicines ?
47. __________ announced support for Chinas ambitious One Belt and One Road (OBOR) connectivity initiative along ancient Silk Road, during visit of _________s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to China ?
48. NITI Aayog signed pact with _______ Energy Information Administration (EIA) to set up a portal to host all data related to energy sector in India - oil, gas, coal, solar and thermal energy etc ?
49. New Guinness World Record for most robots dancing simultaneously has been set in ________ where 1,007 robots shimmied in unison, nearly doubling previous record of 540 robots ?
50. New MOU Approved MoU in Air Services with Fiji and MoU with _____________ to establish cooperation in Grassroots Innovation. ?
51. PM Narendra Modi and _________ President Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated restored Stor Palace in Kabul through tele conferencing ?
52. As per Report by New World Wealth, India is _______ wealthiest country in world with total individual wealth in approx 5600 Billion USD. Top 5 Counties - US ( 48900 Billion USD), China (17400 Billion USD), Japan (15100 Billion USD), UK (9200 Billion USD), Germany (9100 Billion USD). ?
53. Scientists from National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention in _______ detected a rare deep-Earth tremor, known as an S (secondary) wave microseism. Microseisms are very faint tremors.?
54. Seven Indian companies named in a carbon-clean list of 200 largest companies worldwide ranked by their total clean-energy revenues. The list is topped by ______'s Toyota Motors. Top of Indian companies is Suzlon Energy at 68 rank for its wind farms ?
55. Severe tropical typhoon Nida (Cariana) made landfall near Dapeng Peninsula in _________s Guangdong Province, with winds upto 150 KM/HR ?
56. Sri Lanka and ________ signed a tripartite agreement for construction of a Financial City Centre in Colombo ?
57. _________ Systems acquired leading global engine cooling supplier -‚ TitanX ?
58. _______ launched military operation Euphrates Shield against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to liberate Syrian city of Jarablus on its Border. ?
59. ______ Postal Service will commemorate Indian festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp in Oct 2016 ?
60. ________ based pharma major Pfizer acquired biopharmaceutical company Medivation for $ 14 billion ?
61. USA declared _________ based Jamaat-ur-Ahrar (JuA) as a ‚Ëœterror group by adding it to list of global terrorists ?
62. ______ will create worlds largest protected marine reserve area named as Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument off the Hawaiian coast ?
63. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) World Risk Report 2016 (Along with Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft and University of Stuttgart (Germany)) assessed risk of disaster in 171 countries. India has been ranked _____ with Vanuatu (Highest risk nation). Qatar is at 171st Place (Means It is safest in world from natural disasters) ?
64. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD's 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) (9th report) with Theme Winning with global innovation. Report Highlighted European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)'s Innovation Initiatives. List is topped by Switzerland, followed by Sweden, UK, US, Finland and Singapore. India is ranked ____________(Major improvement from 81 in 2015) ?
65. Worlds first self-driving taxi service was launched in ________ by nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software firm. nuTonomy became first entity in world first to offer self-driving taxi rides to public. Each car is fitted with six sets of Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging), a detection system that uses lasers to operate like radar that constantly spins on the roof ?
66. World’s largest indoor theme park will opened in ___________ to attract tourists during scorching heat of desert summer ?
67. Worlds longest and highest glass bridge opened to visitors in __________. It is concreted with 99 panes of 3 layer transparent glasses, hanging between two steep cliffs 300 metres altitude is maintained from the ground. The bridge has set 10 world records spanning its design and construction ?
