Page-22 of Current Affairs - November, 2016
India, UK ink two MoUs
India and the United Kingdom have signed two memorandum of understanding (MoUs) to boost relations between the two nations. These MoUs were signed during the official three days state visit of UK Prime Minister Theresa May to India. It was ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Archaeologists plan to use LIDAR to study ancient Rajgir hills
Indian archaeologists are planning to use Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology to survey the archaeological evidence, flora and fauna in the ancient Rajgir hills in Bihar. The LIDAR devices mounted on drones or on helicopters will be deployed as ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Union Government puts ban on NDTV India on hold
The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has put hold its order imposing a oneday ban on Hindi channel NDTV India. Earlier, the ministry had imposed oneday ban (on November 9) on NDTV India over its live coverage of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
NASA’s MMS mission sets Guinness world record
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has set the Guinness world record for highest altitude fix of a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal. The four MMS satellites operating in a highly elliptical orbit around Earth has set the record at 70,006.4 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
128th birth anniversary of CV Raman observed
The 128th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Bharat Ratna Sir CV Raman was observed on November 7, 2016. Various functions including debates have been organized in schools and colleges across India to commemorate the day. About CV Raman Chandrasekhara Venkata ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
COP7 of WHO FCTC begins in Noida
The 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) started in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It is for the first time India is hosting COP meeting of FCTC. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Uttarakhand High Court bans construction near glaciers in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand High Court has banned near glaciers in Uttarakhand and directed the state government to preserve the rapidly melting glaciers, a source of major rivers. The High Court issued an order, taking notice of the degradation in the Himalayan ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Coradia iLint: World's first zero-emissions hydrogen train unveiled in Germany
World first hydrogen-powered and zero-emission passenger train named as Coradia iLint was unveiled in Germany. The first of its kind ecofriendly train has been developed by French rail company Alstom. The Coradia iLint only emits excess steam and condensed water ..