Page-14 of Current Affairs - November, 2016
36th India International Trade Fair begins in New Delhi
The 36th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) has started at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It will be held from 14th to 18th November 2016. The fair was inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee. The theme of 2016 IITF ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Aditi Ashok becomes the first to win women's Indian Open tournament
Teen golf sensation Aditi Ashok (18) became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title. She achieved this feat by winning the Hero Women’s Indian Open held at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram, Haryana. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India-Nepal Joint Training Exercise Surya Kiran culminates
The tenth edition of India-Nepal Joint Military Training exercise was conducted at Army Battle School (NABS), Saljhandi in Nepal from 31 October to 13 November 2016. The bilateral Military Training exercise had played important role in boosting defence ties between ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates International Conference on sugarcane value chain
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Conference and Exhibition on Sugarcane Value Chain – Vision 2025 Sugar in Pune, Maharashtra. The 3 days conference has been organised by Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) at Manjari near Pune. Around 1,500 delegates ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Meng Hongwei elected as new INTERPOL President
Meng Hongwei, high-level police official from China has been elected as the new President of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). With this, he becomes first Chinese citizen to hold the four-year post. He was elected at the INTERPOL’s 85th annual ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
GoM recommends heavy fine and ban on celebrities endorsing products in misleading ads
A high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) has approved imposing a heavy fine and ban on celebrities who endorse products making unrealistic and dodgy claims. The GoM headed by Union Finance Minister was tasked to look into the issue of Celebrity ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Union Government unveils steps to boost cybersecurity
Union Government has unveiled a slew of measures in an attempt to strengthen cyber security in India. It was announced by the Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad at the Economic Editors’ Conference-2016. The conference was organised ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of IOR adopts Colombo declaration to Counter Drug Trafficking
The High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to Counter Drug Trafficking was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It had adopted Colombo declaration. The delegates from 18 littoral states of the IOR have resolved to work ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
City Union Bank launches India’s first banking robot Lakshmi in Chennai
India’s first banking robot named Lakshmi was launched by the Kumbakonam-based City Union Bank (CUB) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Lakshmi will be first on-site huamanoid (robot) in India. Currently, CUB has readied only one version of huamanoid banker and but ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
SAIL wins 2016 Golden Peacock Award for corporate governance
The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has won the prestigious 2016 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Governance. The award was received by Ashwini Kumar, CEO of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on behalf of SAIL during the 16th London Global ..