Current affairs : November 11, 2016 for all competitive exams
Smart India Hackathon 2017
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar recently inaugurated the world’s
largest digital national building initiative “Smart India Hackathon 2017”.
- The ‘Smart India Hackathon 2017’ is a pan-India
36-hour nonstop digital programming competition which will take place in
more than 20 centres simultaneously.
High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of the Indian
Ocean Region
High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of the Indian Ocean Region to
Counter Drug Trafficking was recently held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- The meeting concluded with the adoption of the
Colombo declaration.
- The declaration states that narcotic drug
trafficking in the Indian Ocean poses a threat to peace and security in
the region and its possible link to organized crime and funding of
terrorism.
India slams World Bank process on Indus Treaty
India has taken strong exception to the World Bank’s “inexplicable”
decision to set up a Court of Arbitration and appoint a Neutral Expert to go
into Pakistan’s complaint against it over Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric
projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Neutral Expert has been asked to go into
Pakistan’s complaint against India on the Kishenganga and Ratle
hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
SYL Land Bill unwarranted, says court
The Supreme Court, referring to its 2006 Mullaperiyar dam judgment, has
held that a State Assembly “cannot through legislation do an act in conflict
with the judgment of the highest court which has attained finality”.
- The court declared that Punjab reneged on its promise to share the waters of rivers Ravi and Beas with neighbouring States like Haryana by unilaterally enacting the controversial Punjab Termination of Water Agreements Act of 2004.
Maharashtra, Canada to work on
urban infrastructure, smart cities
Maharashtra government has
signed an agreement with Canada to implement a joint action plan on urban
infrastructure development in the state.
- The Canada-Maharashtra action plan seeks to introduce companies, solutions and financing from the North American country for the urban development and implementation of state-led infrastructure projects.
China launches pulsar test satellite
China has launched a satellite into space to detect signs of pulsars, which
are very high density stars formed by neutrons.
- The X-ray pulsar navigation satellite, weighing more
than 200 kilogrammes, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch
Center in the country’s northwest.
- The X-ray pulsar navigation will help reduce the spacecraft’s reliance on ground-based navigation methods and is expected to lead to autonomous spacecraft navigation in the future.
G Mahalingam is SEBI’s new
Full-Time Member
Gurumoorthy Mahalingam took
charge as Full-Time Member of SEBI on 10th November.
- He will be responsible for leading the Integrated
Surveillance Department, Investment Management Department, Enforcement
Department (ED), Foreign Portfolio Investors and Custodians, Collective
Investment Schemes, and Department of Economic and Policy Analysis, among
others.
Tata Chemicals' Director
Bhaskar Bhat resigns
Bhaskar Bhat, the
non-executive and non-independent director on the board of Tata Chemicals Ltd,
has resigned with immediate effect.
- Bhat had expressed displeasure at the continuation
of Mistry as Chairman. On Friday, the independent directors
unanimously supported Mistry's chairmanship on Tata Chemicals board.
Roger Federer wins Stefan
Edberg Sportsmanship Award
Former world number one
Roger Federer won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award at the ATP awards on
10th November, for the 12th time in his career.
- The award is given to players who display the
"spirit of the sport" on the court.
Mumbai’s Western Railways beat
Haryana 4-2 to win Surjit trophy
Mumbai's Western Railways
women's team on 10 November 2016 won the 33rd Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey
Tournament.
- The team defeated Haryana XI 4-2 in the title clash played at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar.
