NATIONAL UPDATES
1. Home Ministry sets up two new divisions: Union Home Ministry has formed 2
new divisions to exclusively deal with emerging security challenges such as
radicalisation & cyber crime. CTCR wing will focus on tracking
& assessing online reach of global terrorist outfits
& devising strategies to counter their propaganda. CIS division will monitor
online crimes & threats including cyber fraud, hacking & suggest
ways to minimise & fight them.
2.
Varanasi is the most polluted city-Report: A report by the Central Pollution Control Board has
found that the air quality of holy city Varanasi is most polluted among the 42
cities monitored recently. Varanasi’s Air Quality Index was at an alarming 491,
followed by Gurugram at 480, and Delhi at 468. Stubble burning by farmers in
Punjab & Haryana are speculated to have added to the factors causing
pollution in northern belt of India.
3. First Nordic-Baltic youth film festival to begin at Delhi: The first Nordic-Baltic youth
film festival will begin in Delhi on 13th November, showcasing a diverse mix of
some of the most celebrated and Oscar nominated movies from the region. The
festival will give the Indian audience an opportunity to connect with these
countries and strengthen the cultural bond. The festival will open with Land of
Mine from Denmark, an Oscar-nominated film.
4. Creation of National Testing Agency (NTA) approved: The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of a National Testing Agency
(NTA) to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions. Its
creation will relieve CBSE which conducts exams like the NEET and AICTE of
the burden of conducting entrance tests. The NTA will begin by conducting exams
managed by the CBSE and gradually conduct other examinations too.
5. Second National Judicial Pay Commission approved: Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi
approved the appointment of 2nd National Judicial pay commission for
subordinate judiciary. Commission will decide on a salary hike for almost
21,000 judges of the subordinate judiciary level. Commission is to be headed by
retired Justice of
Supreme Court, J.P.Venkatrama Reddi. R. Basant, a former judge of Kerala high
court is also a member of the commission.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES
1. UNESCO confirms Audrey Azoulay
as its new
chief:
UNESCO’s member
States have voted to confirm nomination of former French Culture Minister
Audrey Azoulay as the body’s new leader. Her nomination was confirmed in
Oct by members of the agency’s board, making her the organization’s 2nd
woman director-general.
OTHER UPDATES
BUSINESS & ECONOMY:
1. Debjani to be the first woman President of NASSCOM: National Association of Software
and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has
named Debjani Ghosh as its President-Designate, who will succeed R
Chandrashekhar after completion of his tenure in March next year. She has been the Managing Director of Intel South Asia and will be the first woman President
of NASSCOM.
2. Twitter doubles length of display name: Twitter has more than doubled
its count for users’ display names from 20 to 50 characters. It comes days
after the social media giant ended the iconic 140-character tweet limit.
BANKING & FINANCE:
1. Federal Bank gets RBI nod to open offices in Kuwait and
Singapore: Federal Bank has obtained RBI
approval to open representative offices at Kuwait and Singapore. With the
opening of these offices, the Bank will be able to widen its services to NRI
diaspora and also enhance the international visibility of the Bank.
SPORTS:
1. MS Dhoni launches his first global cricket academy in Dubai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has
inaugurated his first global cricket academy in the bustling metropolis of
Dubai. The facility named the MS Dhoni Cricket Academy (MSDCA) will have
coaches from India to train the wards.
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