Daily GK Updates - 21st November, 2018

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Kerala Congress MP MI Shanavas passes away : Kerala Lok Sabha MP (from Wayanad) MI Shanavas (67-year) passed away at a private hospital in Chennai.He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2009 and again in 2014.Current, He was working president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).He was one of the three working presidents of Congress party

2. Suresh Prabhu launches AirSewa 2.0 : The Union Ministers Suresh Prabhu and Jayant Sinha jointly launched the upgraded version of AirSewa 2.0 web portal and mobile app in New Delhi.It is an upgraded version of AirSewa1.0 to provide a superior user experience with enhanced functionalities.The upgrade version of AirSewa will offer passengers a convenient and hassle-free air travel experience.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. President Ram Nath Kovind arrives in Australia on a maiden state visit : President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Australia on a four-day visit after concluding his Vietnam tour.Mr Kovind visited the Anzac memorial at Hyde Park (Sydney), becoming the first Indian President to visit Australia.Anzac memorial was constructed in 1934 in remembrance of the Australian Imperial Force in World War I.

2. APEC fails to reach consensus as US-China divide deepens : The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit ended with its leaders failing to agree on a formal joint statement.All 21 APEC leaders at the annual meeting in Papua New Guinea were in agreement except China.The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific. APEC has 21 members.

3. World Fisheries day is being observed today : The World Fisheries Day (WFD) is being celebrated throughout the world by the fisherfolk communities to highlight the importance of maintaining the world's fisheries.The Day helps in highlighting the critical importance to human lives, of water and the lives it sustains, both in and out of the water. According to Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund of 7,522 crore rupees will augment production and create more jobs.

4. World Television Day : United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed 21st November as World Television Day commemorating the date on which the first World Television Forum was held in 1996.The day recognizes that television plays a major role in presenting the different issue that affects people.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. Lakshya Sen wins the bronze medal at World Junior Badminton Championship 2018 : India’s shuttler Lakshya Sen (17-years) has won bronze medal at Li Ning BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2018 at Markham, Canada.This was overall India’s fifth boy's singles bronze medal at BWF World Junior Championships.Earlier, RMV Gurusaidutt (2008), B Sai Praneeth (2010), HS Prannoy (2010) and Sameer Verma (2011) have won bronze medal.Siril Verma (2015) is India’s only boy's singles silver-medalist at World Junior Championships.

OBITUARIES:

1. Padma Shri awardee saint Narayan Das Maharaj passes away : Revered saint Narayan Das Maharaj (93 years) of Triveni Dham passed away in Jaipur.He was awarded Padma Shri in January 2018.He founded Sanskrit University and then handed it over to the Rajasthan government.