DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15^TH NOV 2016

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1. MOON CAME CLOSE TO EARTH AFTER 1948

i. The moon arrived at its closest point to the Earth since 1948.

ii. The 'supermoon' reached its brightest in Asia on 14 November 2016.

iii. The Moon was closest, only 2 lakh 21 thousand 524 miles .

2. RBI SETS UP PANEL TO OVERSEE ATM RECALIBRATIONS

i. RBI will set up a task force under Deputy Governor SS Mundra to oversee recalibration of ATM machines after the country introduced new banknotes to replace old 500 rupee and 1,000 rupee notes.

 ii. The Panel will provide "direction and guidance" for recalibrating ATM machines to dispense the new notes.

3. PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE INAUGURATES THE INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR IN DELHI

i. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, New delhi which will see participation of over 150 companies from 27 countries.

ii. The theme of the year is 'Digital India'.

4. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BECOMES COUNTRY'S 'BREAST CANCER CAPITAL'

i. Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country's breast cancer capital, with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population.

ii. 9 lakh women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.

iii. The revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association Conference.

5. INDIA'S FIRST CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL STARTS IN MEGHALAYA

i. Meghalaya became the first state to start India's first Cherry Blossom Festival, which is widely celebrated in Japan.

ii. The four-day festival will also provide opportunities to showcase the unique beauty of pink and white cherry blossoms as well as Meghalaya's traditional arts, culture and cuisine to the naturalists and tourists.

6. GOLFER CHAWRASIA WINS FIRST ASIAN TOUR TITLE OUTSIDE INDIA

i. Indian golfer SSP Chawrasia clinched the $1 million Resorts World Manila Masters in the Philippines, his first ever Asian Tour title outside India.

ii. Chawrasia beat Malaysian Nicolas Fung and American Sam Chen on the final day of the tournament.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14^TH NOV 2016

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1. CHILDREN'S DAY OBSERVED ON 14 NOVEMBER

i. On 14th November, Children’s Day is celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of our first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

ii. Pandit Nehru had a great love for children. He wanted to be among them, talk to them and play with them.

iii. The children also loved and respected him and called him CHACHA NEHRU.

2. WORLD DIABETES DAY OBSERVED ON 14 NOVEMBER

i .The World Diabetes Day is observed across the world on 14 November.

ii. The theme for this year is "Eyes on Diabetes".

iii. It is celebrated every year on 14 November and engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness.

3. YES BANK APPOINTS AMRESH ACHARYA AS HEAD GLOBAL INDIAN BANKING

i. Private sector lender YES Bank has appointed Amresh Acharya as Group President and Head of Global Indian Banking.

ii. The YES Bank is the only Greenfield Bank license awarded by the RBI in the last two decades, associated with the finest pedigree investors.

4. APEC FORUM'S WEEK STARTS IN LIMA, PERU

i. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation  Forum's Week started at Lima in Peru .

ii. It will bring together leaders of world's largest economies, businessmen and investors.

iii. The main aim is to create an  Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, which would include all APEC states.

5. FORTUNE MAGAZINE NAMED MARK ZUCKERBERG BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

i. Fortune magazine has named the co-founder and CEO of the biggest social networking site Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg as Business Person of the Year, 2016.

ii. The 32-year-old Zuckerberg, was honored based on various criteria, including the company’s performance year over year as well as his vision for growth and the ability to achieve it.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13^TH NOV 2016

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1. INDIAN-ORIGIN HUMANITARIAN GETS GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD

i. An Indian-origin man from South Africa was awarded the Global Citizen Award for his "innovative and visionary" contribution to the global community.

 ii. Imtiaz Sooliman founded the internationally-lauded Gift of the Givers Foundation, which is Africa's largest disaster relief organisation.

iii. "It will build faith and confidence in others to support African NGOs in the future".

2. ISRAEL PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN MUMBAI ON 6-DAY VISIT TO INDIA

i. Israel President Reuven Rivlin arrived in Mumbai on November 14th on a six-day visit to India to further strengthen bilateral ties.

ii. The Israeli leader will join President Pranab Mukherjee in opening an agro-tech conference in Chandigarh.

3. GULZAR NAMED FOR TATA LITFEST'S POET LAUREATE 2016 AWARD

i. Lyricist-writer Gulzar will be honoured with 2016 Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate Award.

ii. The award will be presented to Gulzar, an Oscar and Grammy Award winner, at the inaugural of the festival.

4. MOLINARI RAIL TO SET UP MANUFACTURING UNIT IN INDIA

i. Swiss major Molinari Rail will set up a manufacturing and assembly centre for auxiliary power units for diesel locomotives in India by next year.

ii. Molinari Rail AG has entered into a strategic pact to design, manufacture and deliver the auxiliary power units  for 1,000 diesel locomotives to be built in India for Indian Railways.

5. ADITI ASHOK MAKES HISTORY BY WINNING THE WOMEN'S INDIAN OPEN

i. Aditi Ashok is an Indian professional golfer who has scripted history by winning the women’s Indian open.

ii. She became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title by clinching the Hero Women’s Indian Open.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12^TH NOV 2016

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1. INDIA AND BHUTAN SIGNS AGREEMENT ON TRADE FOR BETTER BILATERAL RELATIONS

i. Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Bhutan's Economic Affairs Minister Tengye Lyonpo Lekey Dorji signed the agreement in New Delhi.

ii. The first agreement on trade and commerce between both countries was signed in 1972.

2. INDIA TO PRESIDE NEXT EDITION OF COP IN GENEVA IN 2018

i. India will preside the eighth edition of the Conference of Parties to WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which will be held in Switzerland's Geneva in 2018.

ii. Health Secretary CK Mishra has been chosen as the President of the COP Bureau, for the next two years.

3. BATRA 1ST INDIAN TO BE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY FEDERATION CHIEF

i. Narinder Batra has become the first Indian to be elected the President of the International Hockey Federation.

ii. Batra, who is the president of Hockey India, defeated David Balbirnie of Ireland and Australia's Ken Read to become the 12th FIH President and also the first Asian to grab the post.

4. VANDANA KATARIYA TO CAPTAIN INDIAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM IN AUSTRALIA SERIES

i. Forward Vandana Katariya will captain Indian senior women's hockey team in the Test Series against Australia to be played at Melbourne from November 23 to November 30.

5. SYDNEY TO HOST INVICTUS GAMES IN 2018

i. Australia will host the 2018 Invictus Games for wounded military personnel, Britain's Prince Harry announced.

ii. More than 500 serving and former personnel from 17 nations will compete in the multi-sports competition in Sydney.

iii. The games have been held in London and Orlando, and are due to be held in Toronto next year.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11^TH NOV 2016

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1. PUNE TO HOST INDIA-CHINA 'HAND-IN-HAND 2016' TRAINING

i. The India and China Joint Training Exercise "Hand in Hand 2016" is scheduled to be held in Pune from November 15-27.

ii. This would mark the 6th annual joint training exercise between the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army of China.

iii. It is aimed at honing military skills of the two armies by sharing expertise in drills while tackling insurgency and terrorism.

2. IMF APPROVES LARGEST-EVER LOAN FOR A MIDDLE EAST NATION

i. The International Monetary Fund  has approved a three-year $12 billion loan program for Egypt, the largest such package to a Middle East nation.

ii. The loan will help in boosting Egypt’s foreign currency inflows, which have dwindled since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, and revive the African nation's economy.

iii. Egypt will receive an immediate disbursement of $2.75 billion.

3. CHINESE MINISTER ELECTED INTERPOL PRESIDENT

i. China’s Vice-Minister for Public Security on Thursday was elected the President of the International Criminal Police Organization .

ii. Mr. Meng took over the position from Mireille Ballestrazzi.

4. 5 DECADES AND 200 FILMS LATER, JACKIE CHAN 'FINALLY' WINS OSCARS

i. Hollywood actor Jackie Chan received his little gold statuette, an honorary Oscar for his decades of work in film on November 13th at the annual Governors Awards.

ii. He praised his hometown Hong Kong for making him "proud to be Chinese," and thanked his fans.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10^TH NOV 2016

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1. INDIA, JAPAN SIGN LANDMARK NUCLEAR ENERGY DEAL

i. India on Friday signed a historic civilian nuclear deal with Japan during the annual bilateral summit held in Tokyo.

ii. India is the first non-member of the non-proliferation treaty to have signed such a deal with Japan.

iii. The nuclear deal which will help India access Japan’s nuclear market, had been under negotiation for six years

2. WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY OBSERVED ON 12TH NOVEMBER

i. World Pneumonia Day is observed across the world on 12 November.

ii. The day is annually observed to raise awareness about pneumonia, the world’s leading killer of children under the age of five.

iii. The main aim is to promote interventions to protect against, prevent and treat pneumonia; and generate action to combat pneumonia.

iv. This year theme is, "Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now".

3. 11-YEAR-OLD PUNE GIRL WINS ‘DOODLE 4 GOOGLE’ 2016 CONTEST

i. 1 year old Pune girl Anvita Prashant Telang has been named national winner of the “Doodle 4 Google” contest.

ii. The Doodle will be featured on the Google India homepage on November 14 to celebrate Children’s Day.

Virat Kohli dismissed hit-wicket in Rajkot

4. VIRAT KOHLI BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TEST SKIPPER TO BE OUT HIT WICKET SINCE LALA AMARNATH IN 1949.

i. He got hit wicket when his foot disturbed the stumps in the ongoing Rajkot Test against England.

ii. Batting on 40, Kohli went well inside the crease to pull a short ball from spinner Adil Rashid when he dislodged the bails with his foot and got out.

5. INDIAN WOMEN'S TEAM WINS GOLD AT THE 7TH WORLD CARROM CHAMPIONSHIP

i. Indian women’s carrom team defeated Sri Lanka to win the gold at the seventh World carrom championship in Birmingham (UK) on Friday.

ii. India's S Apoorwa and Kajol Kumari also won gold in the women's doubles event.

iii. Meanwhile, the men's team lost to Sri Lanka to win the silver medal in the competition.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9^TH NOV 2016

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1. UNION GOVERNMENT PUTS NDTV BAN ON HOLD

i. The one-day ban on NDTV’s Hindi channel, widely condemned, has been put on hold by Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu.

ii. The decision comes after the Supreme Court agreed to hear NDTV’s application for a stay on the ban.

ii. The Indian government ordered to ban penalty for its coverage of an attack on Indian soldiers in January.

iii. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revealed the channel had aired strategically sensitive details during the deadly attack on the Pathankot airbase, allegedly carried out by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed group.

2. GOVT TO OPEN PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS KENDRA IN EVERY PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

i. The Centre has planned to open Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendra in every to offer skill training to the people and make them employable.

ii. . The government is also starting Driver Training Institute in every district of the country to offer driving skills of high standard.

iii. The aim of the scheme is to encourage aptitude towards employable skills and to increase working efficiency of probable and existing daily wage earners, by giving monetary awards and rewards and by providing quality training to them

3. CHINA ADOPTED CYBERSECURITY LAW

i. China adopted a new Cybersecurity Law, a regressive measure that strengthens censorship, surveillance, and other controls over the Internet.

ii. The new law is also planned at tightening and centralizing state control over technology equipment, “raising concerns among foreign companies operating in the country.”

4. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SIGNS $48 MILLION LOAN TO IMPROVE ASSAM’S POWER DISTRIBUTION.

i. The Asian Development Bank  and the Government of India signed a $48 million loan deal to help Assam improve its electricity power distribution system.

ii. The project will help Assam to improve the efficiency of its Power Distribution System, expand and improve medium voltage network,.

iii. Asian Development Bank located at headquarter  Manila, Philippines.

5. US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2016: DONALD TRUMP DECLARED WINNER

i. US Republican Donald Trump won the US presidential elections in a stunning victory.

ii. He won the elections by 276 seats.

iii. He is scheduled to take office as the 45th President of the United States of America.

iv. Donald Trump won elections from Republican Party  after defeating Hillary Clinton

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8^TH NOV 2016

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1. 128^TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIR CV RAMAN BEING CELEBRATED ON 7^TH NOVEMBER.

i. The 128th anniversary of Nobel laureate Bharat Ratna Sir CV Raman is being celebrated on 7^th November.

ii. He was born on November 7, 1888 at Thiruvanaikaval in Tiruchirapalli Tamil Nadu.

iii.Sir CV Raman  won the Nobel prize in Physics 1930 for his  discovery -Raman effect - the scattering of light which makes the sea and clear sky look blue.

2. FIRST S4A DEBT RECAST GETS APPROVAL

i. Construction major Hindustan Construction Company became India’s first firm to get debt recast under RBI’s new Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets .

ii. The S4A has approved HCC’s Rs. 5,000-crore debt recast passed by an ICICI Bank-led joint lender forum in September 2016.

iii. Under this debt recast of HCC 52% of the debt was found to be sustainable and can be serviced as per original terms and conditions, including about interest rate and tenure.

3. GOOGLE CAPITAL CHANGES ITS NAME TO 'CAPITALG'

i. Google Capital, the search giant's venture arm that invests in growth-stage companies, has changed its name to 'CapitalG'.

ii. The old GoogleCapital.com domain now forwards to CapitalG.com, and Google Capital's Twitter account has announced that it’s being retired in favour of a new @CapitalGTweets account.

iii. CapitalG’s new site confirms a previously unmentioned detail that it has invested in Snapchat.

4. RBI APPOINTS M RAJESHWAR RAO AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

i. The Reserve Bank has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as Executive Director following G Mahalingam’s voluntary retirement from the central bank.

ii. As Executive Director, Rao will look after Department of Statistics and Information Management, Financial markets Operations Department and International Department.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7TH NOV 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7^TH NOV 2016

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1. FIRST WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY OBSERVED ON 5 NOVEMBER

i. The First World Tsunami Awareness Day is being observed today across the world on 5 november.

ii. The theme for day is Effective Education and Evacuation Drills.

iii. The observance of the day will help to spread awareness among people across the world in matters related to the dangers of the tsunami.

2. PRESIDENT APPROVES PAYMENT OF 2% DA FROM JULY 1

i. President Pranab Mukherjee approved the 2% hike in Dearness Allowance to central government employees.

ii. DA is provided to employees and pensioners to minimise the impact of price rise on their earnings. Earlier this year, DA was hiked 6% to 125% of the basic pay.

3. PM TO INAUGURATE 1ST INTL AGRO-BIODIVERSITY CONGRESS

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first ever International Agro-biodiversity Congress in New Delhi .

ii. The event will initiate and encourage a dialogue among stakeholders, including farmers, to better understand everyone role in agro-biodiversity management and the conservation of genetic resources.

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