Daily GK Updates - 30th November, 2015

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1.   INTERCEPTOR BOAT ICGS C-422 COMMISSIONED INTO INDIAN COAST GUARD SERVICE:

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned an interceptor boat (ICGS C-422) at the Karaikal port. This will enhance the port’s shallow water operational capability along the South Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry coast. Speaker of the Pondicherry Assembly V. Sabapathy commissioned ICGS C-422 with full military honours in the presence of Inspector-General S.P. Sharma, Commander, Coast Guard Region (East), Deputy Inspector-General S.C. Tyagi and Karaikal Station Commandant S.N.M. Patnaik.

2.   PARIS  CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT:

November 30th marks the beginning of a major two-week climate summit in Paris. The meeting will be attended by dozens of world leaders. The meeting goes by several names – the United Nations Climate Summit, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, or COP21, which stands for the 21st meeting of the Conference of Parties that are part of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change.

3.   TAMIL NADU HAS MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OPERATION SEZs

Parliament has announced that, a total of 36 special economic zones (SEZs) are operational in Tamil Nadu, followed by Telangana and Karnataka. In Telangana and Karnataka, 26 SEZs in each state are operational. As of now a total of 204 SEZs are exporting. The government has approved 19 proposals for setting up of new zones in 10 states, including Andhra Pradesh (1), Maharashtra (4) and Uttar Pradesh (2) during the last three years and current fiscal till November 30.

4.   DELHI GOVT. LAUNCHES E-DISTRICT PROJECT TO OFFER SERVICES:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched an ambitious ‘e-District project’. By this the people of Delhi will now be able to access a host of Delhi government services online and get documents verified for the issuance of nearly a dozen certificates.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1.  CHINA’S YUAN SET FOR IMF RESERVE STATUS:

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to announce that China’s currency, the Yuan, will join the fund’s group of international basket of reserve currencies. Just the US dollar, the euro, Japan’s yen and the British pound are currently part of this select band. 

 

2.   RUSSIA IMPOSES ECONOMIC SANCTION AGAINST TURKEY:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing a raft of punitive economic sanctions against Turkey. Putin has taken this decision after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane. The decree, which entered into force immediately, said charter flights from Russia to Turkey would be banned.

3.                 SOUTH KOREA RATIFIES FREE TRADE DEAL WITH CHINA:

South Korea has ratified a free trade agreement (FTA) with China that would remove most tariffs between Asia’s largest and fourth-largest economies.  The Seoul government has promised to provide about one trillion won (USD 865 million) in direct financial support for farmers and fishermen who argue that their livelihoods will be severely affected by the deal.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. MERCEDES DRIVER NICO ROSBERG WON ABU DHABI DRAND PRIX:

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Yas Island, marking his third successive victory of the season. His success also marked Mercedes’ 12th one-two finish of the season, representing a new Formula-1 record.

 

2. TYSON FURY DEFEATED WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO TO     BECOME WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION:

The 27-year-old Manchester fighter is only Britain’s fifth bona fide heavyweight world champion after Bob Fitzsimmons, Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno and David Haye. Klitschko had not been beaten since 2004 and his second reign as champion included 19 successful defences.

 

3.   ANDY MURRAY WINS THE DAVIS CUP FOR GREAT BRITAIN:

Great Britain have won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936 after Andy Murray beat Belgium’s David Goffin to clinch the decisive point in Ghent. Murray won 6-3 7-5 6-3 to give the visitors an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie.

 

BANKING & ECONOMY:

4.       LI-FI TECHNOLOGY:

Estonian startup Velmenni has successfully tested the Li-Fi technology which provides 100 times faster internet service than Wi-Fi. It provides internet speed upto 1Gbps.

 

OBITUARIES:

5. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALLER ICON JOE MARSTON DIED:

Australian football icon Joe Marston has passed away. The 89-year-old was a pioneer for the game in this country, the first Australian to feature in an FA Cup final when he was a fan favourite at Preston North End, playing in their 1954 loss to West Bromwich Albion.