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CURRENT AFFAIRS NOVEMBER 2018
PREFACE
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Preface .......................................................................................................................2
Topics of the Month .................................................................................................5
India ranked 77 in World bank’s Doing Business Report ...................................................................... 5
National .................................................................................................................... 6
Rajasthan lab comes up with e-crackers................................................................................................ 6
Decommissioned carrier INS Viraat to become a floating museum.................................................... 6
International .............................................................................................................7
"SCO Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search & Rescue -2019” Begins ....................................... 7
Japan cabinet approves bill to accept foreign workers ....................................................................... 7
Economy & Banking ................................................................................................ 8
Agarwal Committee on Regulating Audit Firms and Network submits report.................................. 8
PM Modi launches support, outreach programme for MSME ............................................................ 8
Science & ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 9
NASA’s Kepler space telescope to retire ............................................................................................... 9
India among nations that face grave danger to soil biodiversity: WWF............................................. 9
Sports....................................................................................................................... 10
Qatar to host World Corporate Games 2019 ........................................................................................10
India clinches PayTM Series against West Indies 3-1............................................................................10
Bangladesh wins SAFF U-15 Championship ..........................................................................................10
Bajwa shoots historic skeet gold at Asian Shotgun Championship ...................................................10
State .......................................................................................................................... 11
Jharsuguda Airport renamed as “Veer Surendra Sai Airport ............................................................. 11
Odisha government launches Saura Jalnidhi Scheme ......................................................................... 11
Election Commission sets up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths in Chhattisgarh.......................................... 11
Person in News ....................................................................................................... 12
S S Deswal appointed as DG of ITBP ..................................................................................................... 12
Anupam Kher resigns as chairman of FTII ............................................................................................ 12
Awards ..................................................................................................................... 13
Namrata Biji Ahuja wins International Press Institute-India award ................................................... 13
Veteran journalist N. Ram chosen for Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award.................................................. 13
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• The top five overall are: New Zealand, Singapore, Denmark, Hong Kong and Korea.
• Afghanistan had moved up the most, by 16 spots, from 183th in last year’s ranking to 167th
this year.
• China and India — two economies with the largest populations — are among top 10
improvers this year.
• Afghanistan, Djibouti, Azerbaijan, Togo, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Turkey and Rwanda rounded
out the top 10 most improved list.
• In addition, Djibouti and India are the only economies to make the 10 top most improved list
for the second consecutive year.
The Doing Business assessment provides objective measures of business regulations and their
enforcement across 190 economies on 10 parameters affecting a business through its life cycle.
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NATIONAL
DECOMMISSIONED CARRIER
INS VIRAAT TO BECOME A
FLOATING MUSEUM
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INTERNATIONAL
• Japan's cabinet approved a draft bill to bring more blue-collar foreign workers into the
country, in a controversial move to address chronic labour shortages.
• The draft bill allows foreign nationals with skills in sectors facing particularly severe
shortages to obtain five-year visas, which would not allow them to bring their families.
• Among the sectors in most need are agriculture, construction, hospitality/tourism and
nursing.
• Foreign workers in those fields who hold stronger qualifications and pass a more difficult
Japanese language test will be able to obtain a visa that can be extended indefinitely,
eventually leading to residency, and will be able to bring over family.
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• Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on
November 2, 2018
launched the Support
and Outreach
Programme for the
Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises
(MSME) sector. The
programme will continue for 100 days in 100 districts.
• As part of it, he announced 12 ‘gifts’ to the sector. These include easy and cheaper credit,
relaxation in labour laws, easier compliance with environmental rules and changes in
company laws.
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SPORTS
• Qatar will host the 23rd edition of the World Corporate Games in 2019. The Games, making
maiden appearance in the Middle East, will provide an opportunity for corporations around
the world to showcase their competitive prowess through sports.
• The World Corporate Games, established nearly 30 years ago, aims to bring together, the
local, regional and international business sporting community.
• The event features both individual and team competitions, open equally to women and men
of all ages and abilities with team events for skilled, semi-skilled or novice participants.
• Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 3-2 in the final of SAFF U-15 Football Championship played at
ANFA Complex ground in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• This is the second recent title won by the Bangladesh team. They had won the Under-16
tournament in 2015.
• For the third place, India beat the host Nepal 1-0.
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STATE
• The Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 01 Nov approved
renaming of the Jharsuguda Airport (Odisha) as ‘Veer Surendra Sai Airport’.
• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had earlier written to PM Modi urging the latter
to name Jharsuguda Airport after freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai.
• Jharsuguda is the only second city having airport after Biju Patnaik Airport in
Bhuvneshwar.
• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the 'Saura Jalnidhi' scheme on October 30,
2018. The objective of this scheme is to encourage the use of solar energy in irrigation by
farmers.
• The state government has decided to increase the use of solar photovoltaic pump sets in
those areas so that the irrigation facilities can be provided where the power system is bad.
• Under this scheme, farmers will be given 90 per cent subsidy and 5,000 solar pumps. This will
provide irrigation benefits in 2,500 acres of the state.
• In the first phase, this scheme will be available in those areas where electricity is not available
for running the pump set.
• The government has made a provision of Rs 27.18 crore in the financial year 2017-18 for this
scheme.
• The benefit of this scheme will be to the farmers who have valid farmer identity cards and
have minimum 0.5 acres of agricultural land.
• The Election Commission has set up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths in various constituencies of
Chhattisgarh to encourage women voters to exercise their franchise in the Assembly
elections.
• In Chhattisgarhi dialect, ‘Sangwari’ means friend. These women friendly booths will be
manned by all-female staff including presiding officers, supervisors and security personnel.
• Chhattisgarh has about One crore 85 lakh electorates. Out of this, more than 92 lakh are
females.
• The state has 90 constituencies and assembly elections are scheduled to be held in two
phases on November 12th and 20th.
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PERSON IN NEWS
ITBP
ITBP is one of five Central Armed Police Forces of India. It was raised on 24 October 1962, under CRPF
Act, in wake of 1962 Indo China War. It works under command of Union Home Ministry. It is
headquartered in New Delhi. Its motto is Shaurya – Dridhata – Karm Nishtha. . It primarily guards the
3,488 km long Indo-China border along Tibet Autonomous Region from Karokoram Pass in Ladakh to
Kachep La in Arunachal Pradesh.
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AWARDS
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• The Indian Navy inducted a Submarine Rescue System with a Deep Submergence Rescue
Vessel (DSRV) along with associated equipment.
• The system has a side scan sonar for locating the position of the submarine in distress at sea.
• The Indian DSRV has the capability to rescue personnel from a distressed submarine
(DISSUB) up to a depth of 650 m.
• It has been designed and supplied to meet unique requirements of our submarines by M/s
James Fishes Defence, UK.
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Explanation: The former Indian cricketer V V S Laxman released the paper cover of his
forthcoming autobiography titled ‘281 and Beyond’. The book has been written by well-known
correspondent R Kaushik and is named around his epic knock of 281 at Eden Gardens in the 2001
Test match against Australia.
2. Which state government approved a proposal to convert decommissioned carrier INS Viraat
into a floating museum?
a) Gujarat
b) Goa
c) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: The Maharashtra state cabinet approved the proposal to convert Indian Navy’s
longest-serving aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-
marine adventure centre. Once converted, it will be only the eighth aircraft carriers in the world
to have been converted into museums, theme parks and luxury hotels.
3. Which country’s cabinet approved a bill to accept foreign workers in sectors facing labour
shortages?
a) Germany
b) USA
c) South Korea
d) Japan
Explanation: Japan's cabinet approved a draft bill to bring more blue-collar foreign workers into
the country, in a controversial move to address chronic labour shortages. The draft bill allows
foreign nationals with skills in sectors facing particularly severe shortages to obtain five-year
visas, which would not allow them to bring their families.
4. Which is the partner country at Videocittà 2018 in the Rome Film Festival?
a) USA
b) India
c) France
d) Bhutan
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NATIONAL
• The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) • The first state to launch pan-India
accorded approval for procurement of single emergency number ‘112’ under
this indigenous Missile for two Indian Emergency Response Support System
Navy ships to be built in Russia - (ERSS) - Himachal Pradesh.
BrahMos. • ISRO launched India’s own earth
• The first amongst the North-Eastern observation satellite on November 29,
States in India to launch Pan-India named - HysIS (Hyperspectral Imaging
single emergency number ‘112’ under Scientite).
'Emergency Response Support System • Head of the Consortium of Academic
(ERSS)' – Nagaland. and Research Ethics (CARE) of
• A Pan-India single number-based University Grants Commission (UGC) -
emergency services which will connect UGC Vice Chairman (Presently
to Police, Fire, Health and other Bhushan Patwardhan).
helplines through an Emergency • On November 26, The National
Response Centre - 112. Festival for Children of Child Care
• India’s first international indigenous Institutions (CCIs) was inaugurated in
film festival will take place in February New Delhi - Hausla 2018.
2019 in - Odisha. • Till date, India has made Double
• Till November-18, total 15 States in the Taxation Avoidance Agreement
country now have 100 % household (DTAA) with - 88 countries.
electrification under - • The 10th Indo-Russian joint military
Saubhagya (Prime Minister Sahaj exercise ‘EX INDRA 2018’ concluded in
Bijali Har Ghar scheme). - Uttar Pradesh (at Babina).
• For those violating the norms, FSSAI’s • Focus country of the 49th
‘Food Safety and Standards (claims & International Film Festival of India
advertisement) Regulations-2018’ will (IFFI) – Israel.
have penalty provision with a fine of • Focus state of the International Film
up to - Rs 10 lakh. Festival of India (IFFI 2018) –
• Theme of 49th International Film Jharkhand.
Festival of India (IFFI) - Spread the Joy • To provide a boost to the Intellectual
of Cinema. Property Right (IPR) culture in
• Winner of Golden Peacock Award at indigenous defence industry, The
the 49th International Film Festival of Department of Defence Production
India (IFFI) – ‘Donbass’ (directed by has instituted a new framework titled -
Sergei Loznitsa, Ukraine). Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti.
• Winner of the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi • The Indian government has allowed
Medal at IFFI 2018 - 'Walking with the the state-run oil marketing companies
Wind' (directed by Praveen to open nearly this many new fuel
Morchhale). pumps across the country - 56,000.
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