Tuesday 17 November 2015

17th nov [current affairs]

16 November: International Day for Tolerance



Senior Indian diplomat Syed Akbaruddin has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations at New York.

Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey has passed away in London, England.

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has declared Naga militant outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) formally known as NSCN (K) as a terrorist organization.

An inter-ministerial Apex Committee approved State Annual Action Plans (SAAP) of 81 mission cities in 5 states-Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Mizoram under AMRUT for 2015-16.

India and Bangladesh signed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in New Delhi, to operationalise the “Agreement on Coastal Shipping”.

Siril Verma grabbed a silver medal at the BWF World Junior Championships held in Lima, Peru.China’s Chia Hung Lu clinched the gold medal at the Boys' singles event.

FIFA, the governing body of football banned Nepal's football chief Ganesh Thapa for 10 years for corruption.

The Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on 15 November 2015 introduced Mobile Governance in the state to realise the dreams of Digital India during the occasion of 16th Foundation Day of the state.

National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 was implemented in 14 of the 30 districts of OdishaThe beneficiaries would get 5 kg of rice at 3 rupees or 5 kg of wheat at 2 rupees from PDS centres in the 14 districts.

Ford Motor Company announced that it tested driverless cars in Mcity, a 32-acre testing area designed by the University of Michigan, using LiDAR(Light Detection and Ranging technology) technology.

PRASAD: National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive


Online auto classifieds firm CarTrade.com acquired car-selling portal CarWale.com from Automotive Exchange Pvt. Ltd. in a full-cash deal.


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