Current affairs : November 14, 2016 for all competitive exams
Children's Day: 14 November
On 14th November, Children’s
Day is celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of our first Prime
Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Pandit Nehru had a great love for
children. He wanted to be among them, talk to them and play with
them. The children also loved and respected him and called him CHACHA
NEHRU
World Diabetes Day: 14
November
The World Diabetes Day is
observed across the world on 14 November.
- The theme for this year is "Eyes on Diabetes". World Diabetes Day is an
annual campaign, led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and
its member associations.
- It is celebrated every year on 14 November and
engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness.
PM inaugurates International Conference and Exhibition on
Sugarcane Value Chain Vision 2025 Sugar – at Pune
PM Modi recently inaugurated the International Conference and Exhibition on
Sugarcane Value Chain Vision 2025 Sugar – at Pune.
- Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) has organized the
conference.
- There was an exhibition showcasing various technological developments in sugar industry and live demonstrations of sugarcane crop showing various advance technologies and practices in cultivation.
Ken-Betwa project hangs on
forest nod
The Forest Advisory Committee has withheld its nod to the Ken-Betwa
river-interlinking project. The committee tasked with giving the project forest
clearance has deferred it at least until January.
- The Ken and Betwa rivers in the states of Uttar
Pradesh (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP) are to be linked under an historic
agreement that marks the first such project in India’s ambitious and
controversial national river-linking project.
SC sets up panel on night shelters
The Supreme Court has asked the government to respond on the lackadaisical
attitude shown by authorities in providing sufficient number of night shelters
to the poor and homeless in the towns and cities of northern States despite the
availability of funds.
- The court has also directed that a committee headed by former Delhi High Court judge Justice Kailash Gambhir be constituted to verify the availability of night shelters, including if they are in compliance with the operational guidelines under the NULM and to inquire into the reasons for slow progress in setting up shelter homes by the States/Union Territories.
YES Bank appoints Amresh
Acharya as Head Global Indian Banking
Private sector lender YES
Bank has appointed Amresh Acharya as Group President and Head of Global Indian
Banking.
- The YES Bank is the only Greenfield Bank license
awarded by the RBI in the last two decades, associated with the finest
pedigree investors.
Federal Bank to open its first
overseas branch in Dubai
Federal Bank, India's major
commercial bank in the private sector has received Reserve Bank of India
(RBI)'s permission to open its first international branch at the Dubai
International Financial Centre.
