Saturday 15 October 2016

Weekly News Highlights On Political, Sports and General News

TrentEd helps IAS aspirants with daily updates on current affairs. Its editorial section covers the most important event of the day with full essential details. In everyday news section, major news is covered.



TrentEd Helps In IAS Aspirants On Political News:

  • India and France has a military deal for 36 Rafales fighter jets which is worth of 7.87 pound. Earlier India purchased fighter jets Sukhoi from Russia.

  • Karnataka is still protesting on the SC verdict of sharing of Cauvery water. Karnataka is demanding to put Cauvery water on hold. Whereas Tamil Nadu is making requests to Supreme Court to not to follow Karnataka`s protest.

  • In US Presidential contestants are going strong in their campaigning.


TrentEd Covers Economic And General News:

  • Government is working on implementing process of GST.

  • Online data theft is a modern day phenomena and recently Yahoo came up with 500 million account`s data theft.

  • EU and India are coming together on bilateral trade agreement and recently they are talking on free trade agreement between them.

  • Indian Space research has achieved another break through. Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has launched eight satellites. Two are indigenous and rest are foreign satellites.

  • For stepping up regional diplomatic assertion India has decided to boycott the SAARC meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan. India is also supported by four other countries of SAARC. It`s a collective fight against terrorism.

  • Tensions between India and Pakistan has escalated India has suspended talks on Indus Water Pact. Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj has said in UN to isolate Pakistan.

  • The top level meeting happened in between Lodha Committee and the BCCI in which BCCI agreed to accommodate the recommendations made by the Lodha Panel.

  • India`s strongest stand against terrorism has come up with surgical strikes. It was a retaliation of Uri attacks. However, Pakistan has denied of any such attacks.

  • Top level officer Bansal and his son committed suicide and blamed CBI for being responsible for this action. Apparently he was quizzed by CBI in corruption case.

  • On Health front, National capital is still suffering from chikungunya epidemic.

  • India is celebrating nine days Navratra nationwide.



TrentEd Covers The Important Sports News:

  • The Junior Hockey match is coming up in next two months and the coach Harendra Singh is confident on the level of preparation.

  • According the former cricketer Ravi Sashtri, no one will join BCCI as per suggestion of Lodha Committee of cooling off period of three years.

  • In 2017 February Davis Cup, the second seeded India will play against New Zealand.

  • The swimmers of India after participating in Olympics are now training up for 70th Glenmark National Aquatics Championship in Ranchi.

  • India lifts Asia Cup at Dhaka with 5-4 last minute strike against Bangladesh in under 18 men hockey game.

  • In 10th Tal Memorial Chess tournament Moscow, Vishwanathan Anand had a draw with Li Chao of China and secured third position.