Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 15 November 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 15 November 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

National Current Affairs

SC refers to 7-judge bench pleas seeking review of its September 28, 2019 verdict allowing women, girls into Sabarimala
SC dismisses petitions seeking review of its Dec 14, 2018 verdict that had upheld purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets by the govt.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends 11th Maitree Diwas celebrations in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria, IAF Chief, flies in basic trainer aircraft HTT-40, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, in Bengaluru
‘Rosogolla Dibas’ (Rasgulla Day) celebrated in West Bengal to mark the granting of GI tag for ‘Banglar Rosogolla’ in 2918
AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launches ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme aimed at transforming government schools
Britain’s Prince Charles presents Commonwealth ‘Points of light’ award to Kerala-based Jolly Johnson, the founder of Helping Hands Organisation (H20), during India visit
Conference of Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ISAM) being held at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Bengaluru: Nov 14-16
Renowned mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh dies in Patna at the age of 74
Children born in India will face higher burden of climate change says ‘Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change’ report
Delhi High Court judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal appointed as a member of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Water Resources Ministry finalises committee to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP) that will be headed by former Planning Commission member Mihir Shah
India and China running 2-week programme to train diplomats from Afghanistan at External Affairs Ministry’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI) in New Delhi

Economy & Business Current Affairs

eases KYC norms for migrants to open bank account. They can give a self-declared local address as sufficient proof of residence in case it is different from one mentioned in Aadhaar document.
International Symposium on Lighting (iSoL) organised at International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation declines to 0.16% in October, lowest since June 2016
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, founder, MD and CEO of Bandhan Bank, is the Business Standard Banker of the Year for 2018-19
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) launches new BS VI-compliant bike SP 125 at Rs 72,900
Publisher Westland launches new children imprint ‘Red Panda’

International Current Affairs

‘112 service’ of UP Police wins 3rd prize in emergency response category at international call centre event organised by the Dubai Police
Catalan poet Joan Margarit wins 125,000 euros Cervantes Prize for 2019, the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honour
MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan visits Kazakhstan; calls on Chairman of the Majilis, the Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament, in capital Nur-Sultan
Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 starts year-long journey home from asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres from Earth
Facebook says it has removed 5.4 billion fake accounts so far this year
World Diabetes Day observed on November 14; birth anniversary of Frederick Banting who discovered insulin