Daily GK Updates - 12th November, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. India, Japan Sign Landmark Nuclear Energy Deal:India on Friday signed a historic civilian nuclear deal with Japan during the annual bilateral summit held in Tokyo. India is the first non-member of the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) to have signed such a deal with Japan.

2. 11-year-old Pune girl wins ‘Doodle 4 Google’ 2016 contest: 11 year old Pune girl Anvita Prashant Telang has been named national winner of the “Doodle 4 Google” contest. The sixth standard student from Vibgyor High School in Balewadi area was chosen for her Doodle submission on the theme titled “If I could teach anyone anything, it would be”.

3. TAFE setting up Centre of Excellence in Rajasthan: TAFE, the world’s third largest tractor maker, in collaboration with the Rajasthan government, is setting up a Centre of Excellence — ‘JFarm Rajasthan’ — and a Custom Hiring Centre in six zones in Rajasthan at a total outlay of Rs.970 crore. 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. World Pneumonia Day Observes today: 12th November: World Pneumonia Day is observed across the world on 12 November. The day is annually observed to raise awareness about pneumonia, the world’s leading killer of children under the age of five; promote interventions to protect against, prevent and treat pneumonia; and generate action to combat pneumonia. 

2.Chinese Minister elected Interpol President: China’s Vice-Minister for Public Security on Thursday was elected the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). Meng Hongwei is the first Chinese official to take the post.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. Indian Women's team wins Gold at the 7th World Carrom Championship: Indian women’s carrom team defeated Sri Lanka to win the gold at the seventh World carrom championship in Birmingham (UK) on Friday.India's S Apoorwa and Kajol Kumari also won gold in the women's doubles event.

OBITUARIES:

5. Leonard Cohen dies aged 82: tributes pour in to legendary singer-songwriter:Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and sexuality in songs like Hallelujah, Suzanne and Bird on a Wire, has died at age 82.