Current Affairs One Liners of the Week: 12 September to 17 September 2016

The one liners of the day covers important current affairs of the day like 2016 Track Asia Cup, Arjuna Award and Yudh Abhyas 2016 among others.

•    Hong Kong topped the chart of the 2016 Track Asia Cup that concluded at the Cycling Velodrome in IG Stadium in New Delhi with - 18 medals including 11 Gold, four Silvers and three bronze.

•    India stood second in the chart of the 2016 Track Asia Cup that concluded at the Cycling Velodrome in IG Stadium in New Delhi with - 16 medals, including five gold, four Silver and seven bronze

•    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced an ambitious collaborative R&D programme to develop next generation, sustainable refrigerant technologies as alternatives to – Hydroflurocarbon (HFCs)

•    Cricketers who were awarded with Arjuna Award by Sports Minister Vijay Goel are - Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane

•    In Jammu and Kashmir, one of the founding members of ruling PDP and MP who resigned from the party and membership of Parliament is - Tariq Hameed Karra

•    India declared itself free from the highly contagious infectious viral disease of birds - Avian influenza (H5N1) or bird flu

•    India and Sri Lanka on 15 September 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support livelihood of the fishing and farming communities in - Hambantota district

•    Government of the country has approved a new 18-billion euros nuclear power station after imposing significant new safeguards to protect national security is – Britain

•    YUDH ABHYAS 2016, a joint military training exercise of Indian and US Armies, commenced at - Chaubattia, Uttarakhand

•    The winner of the 2016 Calcutta Football League is - East Bengal

•    BHVS Narayana Murthy was appointed as the Director of Research Centre Imarat. The Research Centre Imarat is – a laboratory of Defence Research Development Organisation

•    United States’ President Barack Obama recently designated country’s first marine national monument in - Atlantic Ocean

•    United States’ President Barack Obama recently designated a marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean. The name of the monument is - Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

•    The Yazidi woman, kidnapped and held by the Islamic State, who was recently appointed the UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking is - Nadia Murad Basee Taha

•    The country that will host the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group is – India

•    The first woman governor of Arizona who passed away recently is - Rose Mofford

•    The winner of the 2016 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award is - Dinesh Bharadia

•    The theme of the 2016 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is - Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united

•    The Indian para-athlete who recently became the first Indian to win two gold medals at the Paralympics is - Devendra Jhajharia

•    Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia recently won gold medal in - Javelin Throw

•    The Indian American who won the 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize is - Ramesh Raskar

•    The National Hindi Divas is annually celebrated on - 14 September

•    The 3rd edition of BRICS Urbanisation Forum Meet is being held at – Vishakhapatnam

•    The winner of the 2016 MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament is - Indian Railways

•    The Reliance Communications recently agreed to merge with Aircel. The parent company of Aircel is - Maxis Communications

•    Hiroshi Nakagawa was appointed the Chairman of - Isuzu Motors India

•    The country that recently announced to resume work on Giant Sea Wall to save its sinking capital is – Indonesia

•    International Day of Democracy was observed on 15 September 2016 with theme - Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

•    The Defence Ministry has written a letter to CBI seeking a probe into the allegations of kickbacks in the 2008 deal with - Brazilian aircraft maker, Embraer

•    The United States signed a 38 billion dollars deal with Israel to provide the country with military assistance over a 10-year period, from - 2019 to 2028

•    He was honoured with ‘Tamil Ratna’ award by America Tamil Sangam in September 2016 - Subramanian Swamy

•    Former England batsman who signed a deal to become Australia's batting coach until March 2020 is - Graeme Hick

•    The winner of the 2016-2017 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament is - Indian Blue

•    The runner-up of the 2016-2017 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament is - India Red

•    The colour of the ball used during the 2016-2017 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament is – Pink

•    Morgan Freeman is among the recipients list of 2015 National Medal of Arts to be given by US President Barack Obama. Morgan Freeman is an- Actor

•    Sikkim’s Sushmita Rai won a bronze medal at - the World Martial Arts Masterships 2016

•    Fortune’s list of most powerful women based outside the US was topped by - Banco Santander's Ana Botin

•    The position at which SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya was placed in Fortune’s list of most powerful women based outside the US  is - Second

•    Indian’s in the Fortune’s list of most powerful women based outside the US are - SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar (fifth) and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma (ninteenth)

•    He headed by to prepare a road map for elimination of poverty submitted its report to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on 11 September 2016 - Arvind Panagariya, the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog

•    China and Vietnam on 13 September 2016 agreed to properly manage their differences over territorial disputes in - the South China Sea

•    The typhoon that became the strongest in 21 years that brought violent winds in Taiwan is – Meranti

•    The para-athlete who will be India’s flag bearer in the closing ceremony of the Rio Paralympics is - Thangavelu Mariyappan

•    Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman will soon be appointed as Director of the Board. The Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics is - Lee Jae-yong

•    The actor who was recently named as the brand ambassador of the Samajwadi Pension Yojana is – Vidya Balan

•    Armenian President appointed Karen Karapetyan as the Prime Minister of Armenia. The president of the country is - Serzh Sargsyan

•    Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India appointed Liro Rossi as the Chief Executive Officer of - Holiday Club resorts

•    The stock exchange became the first Indian stock exchange to file Initial Public Offering with SEBI is - Bombay Stock Exchange

•    The Indian athlete who became the first Indian woman to bag a medal at the Paralympics is - Deepa Malik

•    The state government that officially launched AIR Regional News Unit’s Facebook page is – Chhattisgarh

•    The 2016 India-US Economic Summit will be held in – New Delhi

•    The Union Cabinet approved the creation of the Higher Education Financing Agency for - Creating capital assets in higher educational institutions

•    The Union Government recently released Direct Selling Guidelines 2016 framework to - Protect consumers from Ponzi frauds

•    The world's wilderness has reduced by a tenth in the past two decades, according to a study conducted by the scientists from - the University of Queensland in Australia

•    The Union Cabinet recently approved the extension of contract between Ministry of Earth Sciences and the International Seabed Authority for exploration of- Polymetallic Nodules

•    The first BRICS Wellness Workshop was held in – Bengaluru

•    Indian athlete Deepa Malik recently bagged a silver medal at the Rio Paralympics. She won the medal in- Shotput F-53 event

•    The winner of the 2016 US Open Women’s Singles title is - Angelique Kerber

•    Angelique Kerber became the second German player to win the US Open. The first German player to win the US Open is - Steffi Graf

•    The winner of the 2016 US Open Men’s Doubles title is - Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares

•    The world’s first driverless bus service was launched recently in – Lyon, France

•    The winner of the 2016 US Open Men’s Singles title is - Stan Wawrinka

•    The veteran journalist associated with Sulabh Patrika who passed away recently is - Ramsewak Shrivastava

•    The drama series that became the Most-Awarded Drama in Emmy History is - Game of Thrones

•    The Union Cabinet approved the formation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council. The Council will be created as per - Article 279A of the amended Constitution

•    Under the fresh flexi-fund guidelines for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), flexi-funds in each CSS have been increased from the current 10 percent to - 25 percent for states

•    Under the fresh flexi-fund guidelines for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), flexi-funds in each CSS have been increased from the current 10 percent to – 30 percent for Union Territories

•    The state that notified the guidelines for transparent auction and scientific mining and hiked the penalty for offences under the mining act is – Himachal Pradesh

•    The winner of the 2016 Durand Cup football title is - Army Green

•    The country whose surgeons performed the world’s first robotic operation inside the eye is – The United Kingdom

•    The first Indian cueist to win a medal at the Sangsom 6 Red Snooker World Championship  is – Pankaj Advani

•    The player defeated by Stan Wawrinka who won the 2016 US Open Men’s Singles title is – Novak Djokovic