NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Make in India in Defence: Navy inducts 4 indigenous sonars: The Indian Navy on 18th November formally inducted four types of
indigenously developed sonars that will boost its underwater surveillance
capability. The systems included Abhay, which is a compact hull mounted sonar
for shallow water crafts; Humsa UG, which is an upgrade for
the Humsa sonar system; NACS, or the Near-field Acoustic
Characterisation System; and AIDSS, or the Advanced Indigenous Distress
sonar system for submarines.
2.
Sachin Tendulkar to adopt another village in Andhra Pradesh: Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated projects worth Rs 6
crore at his adopted village of PuttamrajuvariKandriga in Andhra Pradesh (AP).
3.
India-China Joint Military Exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’ begins in Pune: The 6th Indo-China joint training exercise Hand-
in- Hand 2016 commenced at the parade ground in Aundh Military Camp, Pune. The
exercise will finish on 27 November 2016. The joint exercise intends to
acquaint both the Armies with each other’s operating procedures in the backdrop
of counter-terrorism environment.
4.
Patel most common Indian surname in UK: Dictionary: Patel has emerged as the most common Indian
surname in the UK, according to a new Oxford dictionary. The ‘Oxford Dictionary
of Family Names in Britain and Ireland’ has put together the origins of nearly
50,000.
5. Rishi Jaitly named CEO of Times
Global Partners: Times
Internet, the digital arm of The Times of India group appointed former Twitter
India head Rishi Jaitly as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Times Global
Partners, a group initiative that supports the launch and expansion of emerging
global digital companies in India.
6. Airtel announces merger with
Axiata in Bangladesh: Telecom
operator Bharti Airtel has announced the completion of the merger of its
subsidiary unit in Bangladesh with Robi Axiata. This entity will now be the
second-largest mobile operator in Bangladesh.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
BBC World Service announces biggest expansion ‘since the 1940s’: BBC World Service will launch 11 new language
services as part of its biggest expansion “since the 1940s”, due to the funding
boost. The new languages will be Afaan Oromo, Amharic, Gujarati, Igbo, Korean,
Marathi, Pidgin, Punjabi, Telugu, Tigrinya, and Yoruba.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1.
HDFC Bank’s Aditya Puri ranked 36th in Fortune’s top businessmen
list: HDFC Bank's
Aditya Puri has been ranked 36th in the US magazine Fortune's top 50 business
persons list for 2016. He is the only Indian among three persons of Indian
origin in the global rankings. Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg topped the list by
the US magazine.
2.
Oxygen Partners Federal Bank for Cash Management Services:Federal Bank has tied up with Oxigen to expand the bank’s
e-collection facility to the about 3 lakh- retail outlets of Oxigen.
SPORTS:
3.
Sprinter Dharambir handed eight-year ban: Haryana
sprinter Dharambir Singh, who was barred from representing the country in the
Rio Olympics at the last minute for failing a dope test, has been slapped an
eight-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency.
AWARDS:
4.
TCS awarded Digital Innovator of the Year: India's IT majorTata
Consultancy Services has been awarded 'Digital Innovator of the Year' in the
Ecosystem Excellence category at GE's Minds + Machines event.
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