GK Update : 7th September, 2016 (English)

11th G20 Summit Concludes in Hangzhou, China
i. The 11th Summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) concluded in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
ii. The theme of 2016 G20 Summit was Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy.
iii. The chair of the summit was Xi Jinping, President of China.
iv. 12th G20 summit 2017 to be held in Hamburg, Germany.

UK appoints ambassador to Iran for first time since 2011

i. The United Kingdom (UK) has appointed an ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011.

ii. Nicholas Hopton, a former British ambassador to Qatar and Yemen, will take up the role.

22-year-old Indo-Japanese crowned Miss Japan

i. A beauty queen with an Indian father and a Japanese mother was crowned Miss Japan.

ii. Priyanka Yoshikawa’s tearful victory comes a year after Ariana Miyamoto faced an ugly backlash for becoming the first black woman to represent Japan.

i. India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli held on to the number two position in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen.

ii. Rohit Sharma dropped a place to seventh.

iii. AB de Villiers of South Africa is the number-one ranked ODI batsman.

i. On the occasion of the 55th Teachers’ Day Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Asia’s biggest digital library dedicated to the memory of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, in NIT Silchar.

i. Nawazuddin Siddiqui won the Best Actor award for his role in ‘Manjhi-The Mountain Man’.

ii. Tannishtha Chatterjee won the award for her role in ‘Rough Book’.

iii. Anant Mahadevan won the Best Director honour at the debut edition of the Lonavla International Film Festival India (LIFFI).

i. The government of Arunachal Pradesh has roped in Bollywood bighead John Abraham as a brand ambassador for state tourism to boost tourism with the help of actor.

i. In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka was certified by WHO on having eliminated malaria.

ii. The Country recorded less than 1 000 cases of malaria per year by 2006, while for the past three-and-a-half years, no locally transmitted cases have been recorded.

i. Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra clinched their maiden Grand Prix title, bagging the Brazil Open with a straight game victory over Canadian combo of Toby Ng and Rachel Honderich in the finals, in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.

i. Haryana Government has decided to develop 340 villages as Horticulture Villages at a cost of 93 crore rupees during the Golden Jubilee year of the State.

i. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) handed over the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), “TIHAYU” to Indian Navy.

ii. “TIHAYU” is the second ship of the ‘Follow-on’ Series of WJFACs while INS Tarmugli is the first ship of the same series.

i. MobiKwik, the fin-tech player has launched one-step offline payments with ‘Bubble Pin’.

ii. The pin is a combination of numbers and alphabets. Bubble pin also makes the transaction more secure as no phone number is required to be shared.

i. Rajasthan’s education department has partnered with US-based technology firm Cisco to promote digital learning across the state using virtual digital room solutions.

ii. It aims to enhance the quality of education.

i. Intel has acquired computer vision firm Movidius, which partnered with Google to develop 3D space mapping technology for Project Tango devices.

ii. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

i. Serena Williams now owns more victories in Grand Slam matches than anyone else in tennis’ Open era.
ii. The 35-year-old tennis ace surpassed Roger Federer with her 308th win.

i. World’s oldest cricketer, Lindsay Tuckett, passed away in Bloemfontein at the age of 97.

ii. Tuckett represented South Africa in nine Test matches against England between 1947 and 1949.