Page-15 of Current Affairs - November, 2018

INSPIRE 2018 organized in New Delhi by EESL and World Bank

November 12, 2018

The second edition of was International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2018) launched in New Delhi. It was jointly organised by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and World Bank. The three-day symposium focused on enhancing ..

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National Education Day: 11 November

November 12, 2018

National Education Day of India is celebrated every year on 11 November to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India. This year it was 130th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam ..

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Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities held in New Delhi

November 12, 2018

The Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC) 2018 held in New Delhi from November 9 to 11, 2018. It was co-hosted by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice, Ministry of Health and ..

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Sri Lankan PM leaves Presidents Party, joins newly-formed Sri Lanka People's Party

November 12, 2018

Newly appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa ended his five-decade-long association with Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined newly-formed Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP). SLFP was founded by his father Don Alwin Rajapaksa in 1951. Rajapaksa’s joining SLPP ..

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7 people including late singer Elvis Presley awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 12, 2018

United States President Donald Trump will present 7 distinguished individuals including late singer Elvis Presley 2018 Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 16, 2018. These seven awardees includes three posthumous recipients- Music legend Elvis Presley, baseball great Babe Ruth and ..

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Ladakh restoration project wins 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for Cultural Heritage conservation

November 10, 2018

The restoration of an aristocratic house project from partial ruin state in Ladakh undertaken by LAMO (Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation) Center has won 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for Cultural Heritage conservation in Award of Distinction category. LAMO is public ..

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Indian Army inducts 3 artillery gun system

November 10, 2018

Indian Army inducted three major globally combat proven artillery gun system viz. M777 A2 ultra light howitzers (ULH), K-9 Vajra-tracked self-propelled guns and ‘Composite Gun Towing Vehicle’ at Deolali Field Firing Range in Maharashtra. These are first artillery gun systems ..

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Long cohabitation is presumed marriage: SC

November 10, 2018

Supreme Court has upheld presumption that couple who live together as husband and wife are legally married and woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC ). The apex court held that law presumes in ..

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SIMBEX: Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise to be held off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal

November 10, 2018

India and Singapore will hold 25th joint naval exercise SIMBEX, acronym for Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise from November 10 to 21 in India off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. SIMBEX 2018 will mark silver jubilee of exercise and will ..

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Ashok Kumar Gupta appointed as Chairperson of Competition Commission of India

November 10, 2018

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed former IAS officer Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta as Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI). He replaces acting chairperson Shri Sudhir Mital. He will be in ..

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