Page-22 of Current Affairs - November, 2019
NCAER Survey: Business Confidence fell by 15%
According to National Council of Applied Economic Research, the Business Confidence of India dipped to lowest in six years. It fell by 15% between the period July and October 2019 Highlights The Business Confidence Index dipped to 103.1 from 100.4 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
November 12: World Pneumonia Day
World Pneumonia Day is being marked every year since 2009. The day was hosted by the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia for the first time in 2009. The coalition includes several organizations across the world like CARE, Save the Children, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Dal Lake, J&K to be declared Eco-Sensitive Zone
The Jammu and Kashmir Government will set up a 10-member committee that will declare Dal Lake, an Eco-sensitive Zone. The decision is being taken based on the study conducted by the DCI-Dredging Corporation of India Findings of DCI The Encroachments ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
World’s first CNG port terminal to be built in Gujarat
Gujarat government has given its approval to a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal facility at Bhavnagar port. This would be the world’s first CNG port terminal. The approval for this was given by Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board headed by Chief ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
NASA unveils its first electric plane
The United States space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unveiled an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, named as X-57 “Maxwell” at its aeronautics lab in the California desert, US. About X-57 “Maxwell” It was under ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
November 11: National Education Day
Every year on November 11, India celebrates National Education Day on November 11 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abdul Azad, the first Education Minister of India. He was the man behind the establishments of the premier institutes of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
First case of sexually transmitted Dengue confirmed in Spain
A case concerning a 41-yearold man from Madrid, Spain spreading dengue through sexual contact was confirmed by Spanish health authorities. This is the world first ever instance to be reported of the dengue virus spreading through sexual contact which until ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Facts Box: Ayodya Verdict
Supreme Court recently pronounced its judgement on disputed land in Ayodhya in the Ram Janma Boomi-Babri Masjid case. In 5-0 verdict of the 5-bench judgement, SC said that the land should be handed over to the Hindu trust to build ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Marengo Sachintendulkar: Newly discovered spider species named after cricketer
Dhruv Prajapati, a junior researcher pursuing a PhD in spider taxonomy with Gujarat Ecological Education & Research (GEER) Foundation, recently discovered two new species of spiders. He has named one of the species as Marengo sachintendulkar after Indian crickter Sachin ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Indian Oil to set up new 2G Ethanol Plant in Panipat
The Indian Oil Corporation recently received environment clearance from Ministry of EFoCC (Environment, Forest and Climate Change), to set up a new 2G Ethanol plant at Panipat. Indian Oil will invest Rs 766 crore in setting up the plant. Highlights ..