Current affairs : November 1, 2016 for all competitive exams
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on 31st October across the nation. It marks the occasion of the birth
anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
November 1 to be observed as No Tobacco Day in
Punjab
Punjab government will
observe November 1 as ‘No Tobacco Day’ in an effort to discourage tobacco use
in the state.
- Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has issued directions to all the deputy commissioners in this regard.
A.P., Telangana top in ease of doing business
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, in partnership with the World Bank Group, has released
results of the Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms 2015-16.
- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have jointly topped the 2016 all-India State/Union Territory-wise ease of doing business rankings, while last year’s topper Gujarat slipped to the third spot.
Agricultural Marketing & Farm Friendly Reforms Index.
Maharashtra ranks first
A new ranking of states by the NITI Aayog, based on their performance in
reforming agriculture marketing, land leasing and forestry on private land, has
set the record straight on states’ eagerness to transform the farm sector.
- The state of Maharashtra achieved first rank in
implementation of various reforms.
- Gujarat ranks second followed by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Vigilance Awareness Commences Across Indian Railways
The observance of Vigilance Awareness Week, 2016 has commenced across
Indian Railways with a Pledge taking ceremony by Officers and staff.
- The Central Vigilance Commission has given the theme of “Public participation in promoting integrity and eradicating Corruption” for the Vigilance Awareness Week this year.
Kerala becomes open defecation
free state
Kerala has become the third
Open Defecation Free (ODF) state in the country. The announcement was made
on the state’s foundation day on 01st November, 2016.
- Earlier, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim had declared themselves Open Defecation Free.
NHPC commissions 50 MW wind
power project in Rajasthan
State-run NHPC has announced
commissioning of a 50 MW wind power project in Rajasthan. NHPC has commissioned
its 50 MW wind power project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
- The project consist of 25 nos wind turbine generators each of 2 MW capacity, which has been successfully synchronised with grid in October 2016.
10th Indo-Nepal Joint Exercise Surya Kiran Commences
Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran-X has commenced at Army
Battle School, Saljhandi, Nepal.
- The Surya Kiran series of Exercises are being conducted annually, alternatively in Nepal and India.
India and Palestine inks MoU
to setup Palestine-Indo techno park in Ramallah
India and Palestine on 31st
October 2016 signed a MoU for setting up a Palestine-India Techno Park in
Ramallah, Palestine.
- During the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Palestine in October last year, the announcement for setting up of park was made.India has announced a grant of $12 million for setting up the park with payment of $3 million each on half-yearly basis for two years.
EU and Canada sign Ceta free
trade deal
The EU and Canada signed a
free trade deal on 31st October 2016 that was almost derailed last week by
objections from French-speaking Belgians , exposing the difficulties of
securing agreement from 28 member states as Britain prepares for Brexit talks.
- Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and top EU officials signed the comprehensive economic and trade agreement, known as Ceta, paving the way for most import duties to be removed early next year. However, the treaty needs the approval of at least 38 national and regional parliaments, including the UK’s, to take full force.
Twitter India head Rishi
Jaitly quits
Rishi Jaitly, Twitter's
India head who helped popularise the adoption of the micro-blogging website among
government departments to respond to citizen queries, has quit the company.
- Jaitly was the vice-president for Asia Pacific, which includes India, West Asia and North Africa for Twitter. He made the announcement on a twitter storm 01st November 2016.
