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IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF NOVEMBER 25^th, 2018

              IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF NOVEMBER 25^th, 2018

1.      (25th November) is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

a.      Aim of this Day : to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence

b.      Theme of the year 2018 : "Orange the World: #HearMeToo"

2.     The United Kingdom's withdrawal agreement from the European Union (EU) has been approved by the bloc's 27 heads of state.

a.      The deal now needs to be approved by the UK Parliament, which is expected to vote in early December. 

b.      Note : Britain is scheduled to leave the EU in March 2019.

c.      President of the European Council : Donald Tusk

3.     Taiwan voters have rejected same-sex marriages. 

a.      They backed the definition of marriage as the union of a man and woman.

4.     National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the 21st round of border talks and resolved to intensify efforts to achieve a mutually acceptable solution to the India-China boundary question. 

a.      They reviewed developments in bilateral relations following the Wuhan Summit between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

5.     Tomorrow (26th November) is Constitution Day. 

a.      Our Constitution was adopted on this day in the year 1949. 

b.      The Constituent Assembly took 2 years 11 months and 17 days to accomplish this stupendous task of drafting Constitution.

6.     The Uttarakhand government has approved a proposal to rename capital Dehradun's Jolly Grant Airport after late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

7.     The Uttar Pradesh government has cleared the plans to build a 221-metre-tall bronze statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, which will be the world's tallest statue. 

a.      The Lord Ram statue would consist of a 151-metre statue, a 20-metre umbrella overhead, and a 50-metre pedestal; the total being 221 metre.

b.      A museum would also be housed at the pedestal.

8.     The 7th edition of the ‘International Tourism Mart’ is being held in Agartala (Tripura). 

a.      It is organised by Union Ministry of Tourism in association with Department of Tourism, Government of Tripura and North Eastern States.

b.      Theme of 7th International Tourism Mart 2018 : “Adventure Tourism”.

9.     The Andhra Pradesh government today launched a web portal which makes land records available to people with unique identification numbers just like Aadhar number. 

a.      The “Bhudaar’’ is an 11-digit unique identification code assigned to each agriculture land holding and rural and urban properties in the state. 

10.The government has announced that it will give a subsidy of 5% for Non-basmati Rice exports for the four months to March 25, 2019. 

a.      The rice exports of India, which is the world's largest rice exporter, fell 9.6% to 5.8 million tonnes in the first six months this fiscal. 

b.      Bangladesh, a leading buyer, cut purchases due to a bumper harvest.

11.The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved the sale of Quadricycles for personal use. 

a.      A quadricycle is a 4-wheel motor vehicle of the size of a three-wheeler but with less power and a lower maximum speed than a conventional small car. 

b.      Note : Bajaj Auto is the only Indian automaker that makes a quadricycle, which it exports to other countries.

12.The UK government has announced plans to launch its 1st Driverless public transport services by 2021. T

a.      he £25 million ($33 million) project would include autonomous buses in Scotland and self-driving taxis in several London boroughs. 

13.The cabinet has approved continuation of 9 sub-schemes of umbrella scheme “Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)” during 2017-2020. 

a.      The scheme aims at improving skill of weather and climate forecast through sustained observations, intensive Research & Development.

b.      Objective : To provide reliable weather and climate forecast for betterment of society. 

14.World number one singles tennis player Simona Halep has been awarded an honorary doctorate in her homeland Romania. 

a.      She won her 1st Grand Slam by beating Sloane Stephens in the final of the French Open earlier this year.

15.Kannada actor and former union minister MH Ambareesh (66) passed away. 

a.      The three-time MP popularly known as "Rebel star",  had acted in around 200 films in a career spanning over four decades.

16.Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister CK Jaffer Sharief (85) passed away.

a.      He served as Union Railway Minister from 1991 to 1995.

b.      Sharief, who has been out of public life was preparing an Urdu translation of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s book ‘India Wins Freedom’. 

c.      The book was due to be launched on Wednesday by former President Pranab Mukherjee.

17.Playing in her first AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship, India's 21-year-old boxer Sonia Chahal won Silver medal after losing to Germany's OG Wahner in the 57-kg category. 

a.      It is India's seventh silver medal and overall 30th medal in the history of the tournament.