Daily GK Updates - 17th November, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Chhattisgarh first state to adopt resolution on Demonetisation: Chhattisgarh has become the first state to adopt a resolution welcoming the demonetization of high-value currency notes.The state Assembly adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister Raman Singh on 16th November welcoming the Centre’s decision.

2. Reliance Group launches IoT services under venture Unlimit: Reliance Group has partnered with Cisco Jasper for the launch of a venture called Unlimit, which will provide Internet of Things (IoT) services to its enterprise customers in India. IoT is a network of “things” that include identifiable devices, appliances, equipment, the machinery of all forms and sizes with the intelligence to seamlessly connect, communicate and control or manage each other to perform a set of tasks with minimum intervention.

3. Women Commando Team inducted in CRPF: A team of women commandos has been inducted for the first time in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to counter Naxal insurgency in Jharkhand. A Naxal or Naxalite is a member of any of the Communist guerrilla groups in India, mostly associated with the Communist or Leftist ideology.

4. 20 Nations sign framework agreement of International Solar Alliance as process begins: More than 20 countries, including Brazil, France and India, on 15 November 2016 signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at Marrakech, Morocco. The Framework Agreement of ISA was opened for signature on the sidelines of the CoP22 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. World Philosophy Day: 17^th November: The World Philosophy Day is observed globally on the third Thursday of November every year. This year, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) organised the special events.

2. Russia withdraws from International Criminal Court: President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order removing Russia’s signature from the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty on 16th November.

3. ‘Post-Truth’ named Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year amid 2016 political climate:Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" to be its international word of the year citing a 2,000% spike in its usage. The word beat competition from "adulting," "alt-right," "Brexiteer," "glass cliff" and "woke". Last year's choice was the "face with tears of joy" emoji.

4. Nawaz Sharif inaugurates Gwadar port in Pakistan:Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated a trade route linking the south-western Gwadar port to Kashgar city in China as part of $46 billion project to jumpstart economic growth in the South Asian country. With the operationalization of the revamped Gwadar port, the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), linking western China to the Arabian Sea, became a reality.

OTHER UPDATES:

OBITUARIES:

1. Former J&K Governor Lt General S K Sinha passes away: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen S K Sinha passed away at a hospital this morning after brief illness. He was 92.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS:

2. Book titled ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad’ authored by Twinkle Khanna was launched: Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna launched her second book titled 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'. Twinkle's first book was 'Mrs Funnybones: She's Just Like You and a Lot Like Me', which was published in 2015.