NATIONAL UPDATES
1. World Fisheries Day observed today: The World Fisheries day is
being celebrated throughout the world by the fisher-folk communities to
highlight the importance of maintaining the world's fisheries. The Union
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the World Fisheries Day
celebrations in New Delhi. The
theme of 2017 is “2022 Ka Hai Sapna … Kisan Ki Aay Ho Dugna - Sankalp Se
Siddhi”.
2. Manipur Sangai Festival in Imphal: President Ram
Nath Kovind has inaugurated the Manipur Sangai Festival at Palace
Compound in Imphal, Manipur. A two-day North-East Development Summit was
also opened by the President as a part of the festival. As many as 175 delegates
including official representatives of foreign countries and multi-national
corporate firms are also attending the Summit.
3. Nabaneeta
Dev Sen Won the 2017 Big Little Book Award: Popular
Bengali writer Nabaneeta
Dev Sen has been has been declared winner of the 2017 Big Little Book Award in
the “Author in Bengali
Language” category for her contribution to the children’s literature. The
Big Little Book Award, a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, seeks to
recognise and honour authors and illustrators who have contributed to
children’s literature that are global in appeal and contextual in nature. The
award has been instituted under ‘Parag’ initiative of Tata Trusts to promote
children’s literature.
4. India has been ranked 51st
globally in the 2017 IMD World Talent Ranking: India has been ranked 51st
globally in terms of ability to attract, develop and retain talent while
Switzerland topped the list compiled by leading global business school IMD. The
annual IMD World Talent Ranking covered 63 countries and assessed the methods
the countries adopted to attract and retain talent. The rankings are based on a
country’s performance in three main categories – investment and development,
appeal, and readiness – and India was ranked 62nd, 43rd and 29th on these terms.
Globally, Europe continues to dominate the rankings, with Switzerland, Denmark,
and Belgium being the most competitive countries. Austria, Finland, the
Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Sweden and Luxembourg made up the top 10.
5. India-Myanmar joint Army exercise begins
in Meghalaya:
The week-long Army warfare exercise by India & Myanmar has begun
at the Joint Warfare Centre at Umroi near Shillong in Meghalaya. The exercise
aims to train the officers of Myanmar Army in various United Nations
Peacekeeping roles and tasks. The exercise code-named India-Myanmar
Bilateral Army Exercise (IMBAX)
is aimed at building and promoting closer relations with armies of the neighbouring
countries. This is the first military exercise between India and Myanmar.
6. Journalist Manik
Banerjee Gets Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) Award: Veteran
journalist Manik Banerjee, who is also an acclaimed mountaineer was presented
with the ‘Life Time Achievement
Award’ by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF). Banerjee was
presented the award in recognition of his achievements in mountaineering over a
period of four decades. She has made an invaluable contribution in
promotion of mountaineering and allied adventure activities.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES
1. Sarajevo Haggadah
manuscript in UNESCO’s Memory of the World: Sarajevo Haggadah, the 14th-
century richly illuminated Hebrew manuscript, has been included in UNESCO’s
Memory of the World Register. Sarajevo Haggadah has been kept at the National
Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1894. In Hebrew, Haggadah means a
handwritten story (on parchment). It is read by family members on the
occasion of the Jewish feast of Passover.
2. World Television Day observed on 21st November: In December 1996 the United Nations General Assembly
proclaimed 21 November as World
Television Day. It commemorates the date on which the first World
Television Forum was held in 1996.
The UN acknowledges that
television can be used to educate many people about the world, its issues and
real stories that happen on the planet.
3. Beyonce is the highest-paid woman
in music industry: American singer Beyonce has been named the highest-paid
woman in music in 2017 by the Forbes. Her earnings, mainly from album
‘Lemonade’ and Formation World Tour, have been estimated to be $105 million. Adele,
with earnings of $69 million came second while Taylor Swift, with earnings of
$44 million, was ranked third on the list.
4. NASA tests Supersonic Parachute for Mars 2020 mission: National Aeronautics and
Space Administration is an independent agency (NASA) has successfully tested a
supersonic landing parachute that will be deployed in its Mars rover mission
set to launch in 2020.The mission will rely on a special parachute to slow the
spacecraft down as it enters the Martian atmosphere at over 5.4 kilometers per
second. The Mars 2020 mission will seek signs of ancient Martian life by
investigating evidence in place and by caching drilled samples of Martian rocks
for potential future return to Earth.This is the first of several tests in
support of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.
5. Anuk Arudpragasam bags 2017 DSC
Prize: Sri Lankan author Anuk Arudpragasam’s “The Story of a Brief Marriage” has
bagged the $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017. Bangladesh
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith presented the award to Arudpragasam. “The
Story of a Brief Marriage” is a touching tale of a young man trapped on the
frontlines between the Sri Lankan Army and the Tamil Tigers.
OTHER UPDATES
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1. RBI sets rupee reference
rate at 65.0386 against US dollar: The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference
rate of the rupee at 65.0386 against the US dollar and 76.3878 for the euro.
The corresponding rates were 65.0565 and 76.3633.
2. Hyderabad Airport installs waste
recycling machines: Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport (RGIA),
Hyderabad has become the first airport in the country to commence installing
waste recycling machines as a pilot project. The machines have been installed
to crush plastic PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, steel/aluminium cans
and plastic bags in an eco-friendly way.
SPORTS:
1. Shardul Vihan grabs four gold in
sensational show at Shotgun Nationals: 14-year
old Shardul Vihan of Uttar Pradesh produced a sensational performance as he won
four gold on a single day in the 61st National Shooting Championship.Shardul
won gold in the senior and junior men’s double trap individual and team events
to completely dominate the day at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
2. Vijender Singh to take on
British boxer Rocky Fielding in 2018: Vijender Singh is scheduled to fight British boxer
Rocky Fielding for the British and Commonwealth Super middleweight title. A
press release said that Fielding has been ordered to defend his title against
Vijender come March 30, 2018. Fielding had won the title on September 30 with a
win over David Brophy in Liverpool.
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