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Daily Current Affairs Capsule 1st October 2017 1. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वृद्ध दिवस: 1 अक्टूबर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वृद्ध दिवस हर साल 1 अक्टूबर को मनाया जाता है। 14 दिसंबर, 1990 को संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा ने 1 अक्टूबर को अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वृद्ध दिवस के रूप में संकल्प 45/106 में दर्ज करने के लिए मतदान किया। 1 अक्टूबर 1991 को पहली बार यह दिवस मनाया गया था। अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वृद्ध दिवस 2017 का विषय है “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society”। 2. संयुक्त अरब अमीरात तंबाकू, ऊर्जा पेय पर 'सिन' कर लगायेगा संयुक्त अरब अमीरात ने तम्बाकू उत्पादों, ऊर्जा पेय और शीतल पेय पर नया "सिन" कर लगाने का फैसला लिया है। तंबाकू और ऊर्जा पेय पर 100 प्रतिशत और शीतल पेय पर 50 प्रतिशत कर लगाया जाएगा। संयुक्त अरब अमीरात और अन्य तेल-संपन्न खाड़ी देशों ने कम वैश्विक ऊर्जा की कीमतों के चलते नए कर का प्रावधान किया है। 3. रक्षा मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने किया प्रथम-श्योक सेतु का उद्घाटन रक्षामंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने लेह ...

Daily Vocab Capsule 3rd October 2017 Daily English Vocab Facebook’s Belated Awakening Chastened   (corrected by restrained by punishment)  by criticism that Facebook had  turned a blind eye (ignore)  to Russia’s manipulation of the social network to interfere in the 2016 election, the company’s executives now acknowledge a need to do better and have promised to be more transparent about who is paying for political ads. That’s a good start, but more is required — of Facebook, of social media giants generally and of Congress. Mark Zuckerberg, a co-founder and the chief executive of Facebook, said that the company would give congressional investigators more than 3,000 Russia-linked ads and would begin disclosing the names of Facebook business accounts that place political ads on the site. He also said the company would hire more people to improve security, work more closely with election regulators and  crack down (to take severe or st...

Daily English Vocab Advising PM on economic affairs Disgruntled (angry or dissatisfied.)  NITI Aayog Member and economist Bibek Debroy has got his way and been  bumped up (to raise or increase)  into a  stellar (exceptionally good; outstanding.)  role as chairman of the prestigious Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. Debroy was upset over the appointment of rival economist Rajiv Kumar as chairman of NITI Aayog and had been seeking an honourable exit. Well, what he has got is much more than a face saver. Speculation is  rife (widespread.)  in government corridors that the constitution of the PMEAC may lead to the downgrading of NITI Aayog whose role in government policy making remains undefined even after three years. The twists and turns of fate are so unpredictable that if the buzz is to be believed, Debroy’s voice may turn out to be stronger than Kumar’s on the economy with this appointment. These are early days and it will be i...