GK Power Capsule for KVS Exams 2018 GK Power Capsule for the KVS Exams 2018| Content GK Power Capsule for KVS Exams 2018 ............................................................................................................................ 2 Topic 1: Most Important Current Affairs .................................................................................................................... 2 Topic 2: NEW APPOINTMENTS: NATIONAL.........................................................................................................10 Topic 3: NEW APPOINTMENTS: INTERNATIONAL .............................................................................................10 Topic 4: AWARDS & RECOGNITION .......................................................................................................................11 Topic 5: SUMMITS|EVENTS|FESTIVALS Held (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL) ..........................................14 Topic 6: NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS ................................................................................................................18 Topic 8: CURRENT AFFAIRS RELATED TO STATES IN INDIA ...........................................................................20 Topic 9: INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS ...................................................................................................21 Topic 10: OBITUARIES (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL) ....................................................................................23 Topic 11: LIST/INDEXES ANNOUNCED RECENTLY ...........................................................................................24 Topic 12: IMPORTANT DAYS OBSERVED RECENTLY .........................................................................................25 Topic 13: BOOKS & AUTHORS ..................................................................................................................................26 Topic 14: SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ....................................................................................................................27 Topic 15: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (NASA, ISRO & OTHERS) ........................................................................32 Topic 16: SCHEMES .....................................................................................................................................................33 Topic 17: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS .......................................................................................................................35 Topic 18: Static Takeways from the Current Affairs .................................................................................................36 Topic 19 : CM/Governors/Wildlife Santuaries/National Parks / Power Plants in India.....................................40 Part 2: Static General Awareness Capsule .................................................................................................................45 Topic 1: List of Union Cabinet Ministers & their Constituency................................................................................45 Topic 2: Upcoming Important Sport Events ..............................................................................................................46 Topic 3: The Headquarters of the UN Organizations ...............................................................................................47 Topic 4: Revolutions in the field of Agriculture in India ..........................................................................................47 Topic 5: A Brief on the Census 2011 ...........................................................................................................................48 Topic 6: Current Office Holders List ..........................................................................................................................48 Topic 7: Important Ports in India ................................................................................................................................49 Topic 8: The Most Famous Temples in India .............................................................................................................49 Topic 9: List of the Important Airports in India ........................................................................................................50 Topic 10: What are the names of the Borders/Boundary Lines? ..............................................................................50 Topic 11: List of Schemes & Apps launched by Banks ..............................................................................................51 Topic 12: Dams in India ...............................................................................................................................................51 Topic 13: CLASSICAL DANCES & FOLK DANCES IN INDIA ..............................................................................51 Topic 14: The Headquarters of the important Public-Sector Undertakings ............................................................52 Topic 15: Nick Names of Important Indian Places ....................................................................................................53 Topic 16: Important Defence Exercise Conducted in the World ..............................................................................53 Topic 17: Stadiums Around the World ......................................................................................................................54 Topic 18: List of Important Days.................................................................................................................................55 Topic 20: Summits & the Meetings to be held recently .............................................................................................56 Topic 21: List of Indian Cities on Rivers Banks .........................................................................................................56 1 www.bankersadda.com | teachersadda.co.in | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected] GK Power Capsule for KVS Exams 2018 GK Power Capsule for KVS Exams 2018 Topic 1: Most Important Current Affairs G-20 Summit Buenos Aires 2018: Complete Highlights the Summit. PM Modi & IMF, Managing Director G-20 Summit 2018 was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Christine Lagarde will also address the audience. G-20 is a grouping of the world‘s 20 major economies. Note: ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Theme of the summit was ‗Building Consensus for Fair & Asian Nations. | Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia. Sustainable Development‘. The important agenda discussed during the summit: Vice President‘s visit to 3 South African Countries| 1. Climate change: G20 signatories to the Paris Complete Highlights Agreement on climate, which is all of them except the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu visited 3-South US, pledged the ―full implementation‖ of the pact, African nation visit to Botswana, Zimbabwe, & which they called ―irreversible.‖ They also took note, Malawi. He visited Botswana on first leg, Zimbabwe without further pledges, of UN scientists‘ call for a on second & on the third leg he visited Malawi. Here more ambitious target of reducing warming to 1.5 are the complete highlights of 3 nation visit of M degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Venkaiah Naidu. 2. Trade: Bowing to the view of Trump‘s administration, the G20 stated that multilateral trade was ―falling Key Highlights| 3-day Visit to Botswana short of its objectives‖ on promoting growth & job Capital: Gaborone | Currency: Botswana pula| President: creation. Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi 3. IMF: Calling the International Monetary Fund crucial Botswana decided to join the International Solar to the global safety net, the G20 pledged to provide Alliance. adequate funding & to meet a goal of finalising new M. Venkaiah Naidu attended the India-Botswana CEO national quotas in time for the global lender‘s spring Roundtable in Gaborone. 2019 meetings. He visited the state-of-the-art diamond sorting & 4. Corruption: The G20 ―committed to prevent & fight valuation operating facility ‗The Diamond Trading corruption & lead by example,‖ promising action from Company Botswana‘. It is the second largest Diamond 2019 through 2021 on cleaning up state-run Trading company in the world. enterprises. MoU was signed for waiving Visa for Diplomatic 5. Gender inequality: The G20 recommitted to a four- Passport holders. year-old goal of reducing the gender gap in the labor force by 25 percent by 2025. Key Highlights| 3-day Visit to Zimbabwe 6. Future of work: Noting that new technologies will Capital: Harare| Currency: US dollars, South African transform the nature of labour, the G20 called for ―an rand, Euro.| President: Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa inclusive, fair & sustainable‖ future of work, with Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu reached retraining of workers where needed. Harare, Zimbabwe for his 2nd leg of the official tour at 7. Infrastructure: Calling infrastructure a key driver of the invitation of Vice President of Zimbabwe. global growth, the G20 called for greater Vice President announced the US$ 310 million Line of standardisation in contract-making to encourage more Credit for up-gradation of Hwange Thermal Power private capital. Station. It is Zimbabwe‘s second biggest power plant Note: PM Narendra Modi highlighted the flagship with an installed capacity of 920 MW. programmes like the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, US$23 million Line of Credit