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Current Affairs - November 2016 - Current Affairs for TNPSC Exams - TNPSCGURU.in
TNPSC Current Affairs November 2016
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Important Days
- November 5 - World Tsunami Awareness Day
- November 10 - World Science Day
- November 12 - World Pneumonia Day
- November 14 - Children's Day (Jawaharlal Nehru's Birth anniversary)
- November 16 - International Day for Tolerance
- November 19 - National Integration Day (Indira Gandhi's Birth Anniversary) / World Toilet Day.
- November 25 - International Meatless Day
- November 26 - National Constitution day, National Milk Day, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- Appointments
- Sushil Chandra - was appointed as the new chairman of CBDT.
- Jagdish Singh Khehar - was appointed as the new executive chaiman of NALSA (National Legal Services Authority)
- Yudhvir Singh Malik - was appointed as the new chairman of NHAI.
- Awards
- Raj Bisaria - was awarded Kalidas samman award 2015-16.
- Captian Radhika Menon
- was awarded the intenational Maritime organisation award for exceptional Bravery at sea.
- She also became the first women to get this award.
- Malini Subramaniam - was awarded the Internationla Press Freedom Award 2016.
- India's Longest Expressway
- The Expressway which connects Agra and Lucknow became India's longest expressway.
- It is a six lane expressway with length of 302 km.
Polity
- Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir Scheme
- It is a scheme launched by Odisha Government to provide legal assistance to the weaker sections of the society.
- Cyber Police Stations
- Maharashtra became the first state in India to have a cyber police station in each district of the state to tackle cyber crimes.
- Supreme Court of India, recently banned the sale of Firecrackers in New Delhi.
Economy
Science & Tech
- Lakshmi Robot
- It is India's First banking robot launched by the 'City Union Bank'.
- It uses artificial intelligence to interact with the customers.
- Ease of Doing Business in India 2016
- Andhra Pradesh ranks First in the list of States in India in Ease of Doing Business.
- Telengana ranked second.
- Global Youth Development Index 2016
- India ranks 133rd in the Global Youth development Index released by Commonwealth.
- Saur Sujala Yojana
- It is a scheme launched in Chhattisgarh to provide solar powered irrigation pumps to the farmers at the subsidized prize.
- Demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000
- On November 8th 2016, PM Narendra Modi has announced that the 500 Rupee and 1000 Rupee notes are no longer a legal tender.
- S S Mudra STF
- RBI has formed a new Special Task Force under the head of S S Mudra to recalibrate the ATMs to dispense new notes.
- Pradan Mantri Yuva Yojana
- The Central govt has launched the scheme to entrepreneurship education and training to the youth.
- Golden Peacock Award 2016
- SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) was awarded the Golden Peacock Award 2016 in the corporate Governance category.
- Project Insight
- It is a project to be implemented by the Income tax department in May 2017 to monitor the high value money transactions.
- India's First Payment Bank
- Airtel Payments Bank limited has launched it services in Rajasthan and became the first payment bank in India to start its operation.
- Amitabh Kant Committee
- The central govt has constituted a committee under the head of Amitabh Kant to suggest measures to transform India into a cashless economy.
- Annapurna Rasoi Programme
- It is a new scheme launched by Rajasthan Govt to provide quality meal at cheaper price to the weaker sections.
Science & Tech
- India's First Titanium Project
- India's First titanium project was started at Ganjam District of Odisha.
- James Webb Space Telescope.
- It is the world's largest Space Telescope developed by NASA and expected to be operational from 2018.
- Coradia iLint
- It is the name of the world's first hydrogen powered passenger train launched in Germany.
- This train is a carbon neutral train with zero emissions
- NASA's MMS Mission
- NASA's MMS Mission (Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission) recently set a new world record by placing its 4 GPS sattellite at a height of about 70,000 km from the surface of the Earth..
- India's First LNG Bus
- India's First LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) powered bus was launched in Kerala.
- XPNAV-1
- It is the world's first pulsar navigation satellite launched by China.
- World's First Brain Implant
- The World's First ever brain implant was done in Netherlands.
- World's Fastest Super Computer - Sunway Taihulight [Very Important]
- China has unveiled the world's fastest super computer named 'Sunway Taihulight'.
- Top 3 Fastest Super computers in the World
- Sunway Taihulight - China - Speed 93 Pflops
- Tianhe 2 - China - Speed 33.86 Pflops
- Titan - US - Speed 17.59 Pflops
- World's Longest Quantum Communication line
- China has launched the world's longest secure Quantum Communication network.
- It connects Hefei with Shanghai having a length of 712 kms.
Environment and Health
- Kerala
- Kerala became the third Open Defecation free State of India.
- Pradan Mantri surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
- It is a new scheme launched by the central govt to provide free health checkups to the pregnant women at government hospitals.
- First International Agro-Biodiversity Congress 2016
- The First International Agro-Biodiversity Congress was held in New Delhi.
- Warmest Year
- The World Meteorological Organisation has declared the year '2016' as the Warmest year on record.
- Fly Ash Utilization Policy
- Maharashtra became the first State in India to adopt the Fly Ash Utilization Poliy.
- Fly Ash is the byproduct created while the burning of coal in thermal power plants.
- It causes air pollution and other environmental hazards to the surroundings.
- World's First Salt tolerant Plant Garden
- The World's First Salt tolerant Plant Garden was opened at Vedaranyam of Tamil Nadu.
World
- Sarabjith Singh Marwah
- He became the first Sikh to become the member of the Canadian Senate.
- Kamala Harris
- She became the first India-American to become the member of the US Senate.
- Aniruddha Rajput
- He was an Indian Lawyer who was elected as the member of the International Law commission.
- Joint Military Exercises of India
- Surya Kiran 2016
- It is a joint military exercise between India and Nepal.
- It was held at Saljhandi of Nepal.
- SAMPRITI - 2016
- It is a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh.
- It was held at Dhaka (Bangladesh)
- Hand in Hand 2016
- It is the joint military exercise between India and China.
- It was held in Pune.
- APEC Summit 2016
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit was held at Lima in Peru.
- Donald Trump
- Donald Trump from the Republican Party was elected as the 45th president of USA.
- Guy Ryder
- He was reelected as the Director General of International Labour Organisation for the second Term.
- Meng Hongwei
- He was elected as the new president of Interpol.
- INTERPOL - International Criminal Police Organisation is head quartered at Lyon(France).
- Raad Ul Barq
- It is the name of the military exercise conducted by Pakistan in the Punjab Province near to the Indian Border.
- The term Raad Ul Barq means 'Strike of Thunder'
- International Criminal Court
- It is headquartered at Hague, Netherlands.
- Recently, Russia has officially withdrawn from the ICC.
- Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
- She was the Thailand's Princess who was awarded the World Sanskrit Award by the Indian Govt.
- Antonia costa
- He is the Portugal Prime Minister who will be the chief guest for the Pravasi Bharathiya Diwas 2017 which is scheduled to be held from Jan 7-9, 2017 in Bengaluru.
- Nikki Haley
- She is a India-American who was selected as the US ambassador to the United Nations.
- Qamar Bajwa
- He was appointed as the New Army chief of Pakistan Army.
Sports
- Asian Champions Trophy 2016 (Hockey)
- Indian women's team won the trophy in the finals by beating China.
- The event was held in Singapore.
Sunday, November 1
Current Affairs - November 2015
TNPSC Current Affairs November 2015
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Important Days
- November 14th - Children's Day (Jawaharlal Nehru's Birth anniversary)
- November 19th - National Integration Day (Indira Gandhi's Birth Anniversary)
- November 25th - International Meatless Day
- November 26th - National Constitution day, National Milk Day, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women .
- Important Persons in News
- Kolipaka Gattaiah - India's tallest man (from Telangana) died recently.
- A. S Ponnammal - Seven time MLA of TN assembly passed away recently.
- Awards
- Chithiraputhiran Kannan - deputy chief engineer (Chennai Metro Rail), selected for the Green Apple Award for Environmental Best practises 2015 which will be presented at the House of parliament, UK.
- Kuldip Nair - Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award 2013-2014.
- Prashant Damle - Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2016.
- Important Books
- Lust for Lalbaug (Marathi) - by Vishwas Patil
- All the World is a Stage - by T T Srinath
- The 19th International Children Film festival 2015 to be held in Hyderabad.
- Binge-watch : 2015 Word of the year
- The word 'Binge-watch', meaning watching a large number of Television programs continuosly is selected by the Collins dictionary as the 2015 World of the year.
- Ambedkar house in London
- The house in which Ambedkar stayed was bought by Maharashtra Government for 31 Crore Rupee.
- Indian govt has planned to set up a library in its ground floor.
- The first floor will be rented to Indian Students who are going there for higher studies.
- My Stamp
- It is launched by Indian postal department recently in which customers can make their own selfie into a stamp of Rs.5 denominations.
- The application cost is Rs.300.
- My Brick My Amaravati
- It is a compaign launched in Andhra Pradesh which broke the guiness record by raising donations from 1,43,740 individuals within 24 hours.
- Samvat - Hindu New Year
- Jan 22, 2016 - Delhi government has planned to celebrate the Car free day.
Polity
- Sandeep Saxena
- Appointed as the deputy Election commissioner.
- Before his appointment as deputy election commissioner he served as the chief electoral officer of Tamil Nadu.
- Hashim Abdul Halim
- He is the former speaker of West bengal legislative assembly who died recently.
- He holds the record of longest serving Assembly speaker by serving 29 years as speaker.
Economy
- PM Narendra Modi introduced 3 Gold Schemes
- Gold Monetisation Scheme
- Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme
- Gold coin and Bullion Scheme
- Gold Monetisation Scheme
- Under this scheme depositor can deposit their gold of 995 fineness and get interest.
- Minimum Deposit amount: 30 grams of gold of 995 purity.
- No maximum Limit
- Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme
- The tenure of the Bond scheme is 8 years
- Minimum bond value: 2 Grams
- Maximum bond value: 500 grams per person per financial year.
- Gold coin and Bullion Scheme
- Government will issue gold coins with Ashok Chakra Symbol and additional security features.
- Vistusa
- US based company agreed to buy 53 % stake in Polaris Consulting and Services.
- Chitra Ramkrishna - MD and CEO of NSE
- Ashishkumar Chauhan - CEO of BSE
Science and Technology
- Xingzhe No 1
- It is a chinese robot which made world record by walking 134 km in 54 hrs without stopping for recharging.
- It broke the previous record held by Ranger, an US Robot.
- BrahMos
- Recently test fired from warship, INS kochi.
- It is India's supersonic cruise missile.
- Speed:2.8 mach.
- Varanasi
- Microsoft selected Varanasi for experimental internet pilot project.
- Agni IV Test fired from Wheeler Island Successfully
- Agni IV is a nuclear capable Ballistic missile.
- Surface to surface missile
- Range: 4000 Km
- GSAT-15
- It is launched by the Ariane VA-227 launch vehicle from Kourou in French Guiana in South America.
- Ariane VA-227 is launched by Arianespace, a European launch space company.
- Bharatvani
- It is an online portal to be launched by the UGC.
- It is expected to be the world's largest internet language site in the world.
Environment and Health
- Some Important Alien Plant Species in Tamil Nadu and their Scientific Names
- Seemai Karuvelam [Prosopis Juliflora]
- Kadal Palai or Neyveli Kaatu Ammanakku [Ipomea Carnea]
- Muttai Paasi [Salvinia Molesta]
- Water Hyacinth [Eichahornia Crassipes]
- Mookuthuthi Poo or Star weed or white top or white cap or carrot weed [Parthenium]
- New species of frogs found in Western ghats
- Ghatixalus Magnus - A species of Tree frog
- Raorchestes Flaviventris - a species of bush frog.
- Bharat Stage Norms Implementation - advanced
- The central government has advanced the date of implementation of the BS norms.
- BS-V to be implemented from April 2019 (as against April 2022)
- BS-IV to be implemented from April 2021 (as against April 2024)
- Sishu Aloy
- It is a initiative launched by West Bengal Govt for early childhood care and education.
- Uttar Pradesh - Guiness Record
- The Uttar Pradesh government made a Guinness record by planting 10 lakh trees in a single day within 8 hours.
- Bihar govt planned to ban the sale of liquor from April 1, 2016.
World
- A321 - Russian Aeroplane crashed
- Russian Aeroplane A321 crashed during its journey from Egypt to Russia over the Sinai Peninsula.
- All 217 passengers were killed.
- Leonardo Dicaprio
- Hollywood actor, who was named the United Nations messenger of peace on climate change.
- Indian Vice President, Hamid Ansari visited Indonesia on an official tour.
- APEC 2015
- Asia Pacific Economic cooperation forum meeting 2015 to be held in Manila (Philippines).
- India has an observer status in this forum since 2011.
- Australia abolished the honorary titles 'knight' and 'dames'.
- Li yuanchao - Chinese Vice President who visited India recently.
- Ahmed Adeeb - Malives Vice President who was impeached recently.
- Sheikh Kasina - Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
- Vivekananda Statue
- PM Narendra Modi unveiled 12 feet vivekananda statue in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
- The Indian cultural centre in Kuala Lumpur to be named after freedom fighter Subash Chandra bose.
- Lee Hsien Loong - PM of Singapore
- Sukhoi Su-24
- Russian fighter fet which was shot down by the Turkisk fighter jet F-16 near the Turkey-Syria Border.
- Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015
- The CHOGM 2015 summit was held in Malta (Europe).
- The next GHOGM summit will be held in 2018 in United kingdom.
Sports
- BNP Paribas WTA Singapore 2015
- Women's doubles
- Martina Hingis (Swiss) and Sania Mirza pair won the title.
- Cricket All Stars 2015
- It is a Twenty 20 Cricket series between the former Cricket players from all over the world.
- The first match was held in New york, USA.
- Younis Khan
- Pakistan Cricketer announced his retirement from the One Day international matches.
- Macau open Grand Prix Gold Badminton 2015
- P V Sindhu (India) won the title by defeating Minatsu Mitani (Japan) in the final.
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