Page-19 of Current Affairs - November, 2018

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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PK Dash, Akhilesh Ranjan and Neena Kumar inducted as members of CBDT

November 10, 2018

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed three senior IRS officers K Dash, Akhilesh Ranjan and Neena Kumar as new members of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). All three members belong to 1982-batch of the Indian Revenue Service ..

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Poor-Quality diet greater public health threat than malaria, tuberculosis or measles: FAO

November 10, 2018

According to recently released report “Preventing nutrient loss and waste across the food system: Policy actions for high-quality diets”, one-in-five deaths is associated with poor-quality diets. It shows that regularly eating poor-quality food has become greater public health threat than ..

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