IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF NOVEMBER 13th , 2018
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF NOVEMBER 13th, 2018
1.
(13th November) is World
Kindness Day.
a. This day was
introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement a coalition of nations
kindness NGOs, aiming for more kindness in the world.
b. This day
encourages individuals to overlook boundaries, race and religion.
2.
The inaugural edition of India, Indonesia Bilateral
Naval Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ was started today at the Surabaya
port, Indonesia.
a. Aim of
Samudra Shakti : To strengthen bilateral relations, expand maritime
co-operation, enhance interoperability and exchange best practices.
3.
Twitter India has launched #PowerOf18 campaign aimed
at encouraging youth to contribute in public debates and participate in civic
engagement for the 2019 general elections.
a. This campaign
will serve as resource for young Indians to find more information about
elections, support social causes they are passionate about and join public
conversation.
4.
PM Narendra Modi today inaugurated the 1st of the four
multi-modal 'Inland Waterways Terminal' at Varanasi,
which is being built on Ganga.
a. This project
will allow commercial navigation of vessels with 1,500-2,000 deadweight tonnes
(DWT) capacity on the River Ganga.
5.
The Boards of Governors of the 20 Indian Institutes of
Management (IIMs) would be reconstituted by December 15, as per IIM
Act 2017, with the HRD Ministry approving the process today.
6.
The Medical Council of India has decided to change the syllabus
of MBBS undergraduate courses with more classes on mental
health, public health, and communication skills.
a. The new
course, to be implemented from the academic year 2019, will also focus on
counselling patients and their relatives about organ donation and students will
be examined on their ability to handle patients.
7.
Indian freelance journalist, Swati Chaturvedi,
famous for her investigative reports, has bagged the 2018 London Press
Freedom Award for Courage.
a. She was
honored with this award for her work in exposing the ‘IT cell’ within
the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for keeping an army of angry
trolls.
b. She is the
author of the book ‘I am a Troll: Inside the Secret World of the BJP’s
Digital Army’.
8.
London-based non-governmental organization Amnesty
International has withdrawn a prestigious human rights
award from Aung San Suu Kyi, following what it described
as a “shameful betrayal” of the values she once stood for.
a. Note : It is the
latest in a series of accolades to be withdrawn from Aung San Suu Kyi,
including the US Holocaust Museum’s Elie Weisel award and Freedom
of the City awards, which were revoked by Edinburgh, Oxford, Glasgow and
Newcastle.
9.
Complying with US sanctions, global provider of secure financial
messaging services, SWIFT, has cut several Iranian banks, including
the country's central bank, off from its services.
a. This comes
after the US warned that penalties would be applied to firms that refused to
comply with the sanctions.
b. The
disconnection makes it difficult for Iran to settle import and export bills.
10. Natural
gas is expected to overtake coal as the world's second
largest energy sourceafter oil by 2030 due to a drive to cut air pollution
and the rise in liquefied natural gas use, the International Energy Agency has
announced in it's recent report.
a. It further
said that global gas demand would be 45% higher by 2040 than today.
11. Flipkart
Group CEO Binny Bansal today
announced his resignation from the role.
a. His decision
follows an independent investigation done on behalf of Flipkart and Walmart
into an allegation of serious personal misconduct.
12. American
comic-book writer and Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee (95) passed
away
a. Mr Lee is
credited with co-creating several fictional characters including Spider-Man,
the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the X-Men, Iron Man, and Thor.
13. US technology
giant Apple has appointed Finnish company Nokia's Chief
Customer Operations Officer (CCOO) Ashish Chowdhary as
the new Country Manager for India.
a. He is going
to replace Michel Coulomb.
14. The Nepal government
nominated Nilambar Acharya, the former Law Minister and
senior politician, as Ambassador to India.
a. He will
replace Deep Kumar Upadhyay who resigned October last year.
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