DAILY GK UPDATES 10TH NOVEMBER2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 10TH NOVEMBER2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. New series of Rs 500 & 2,000 notes to be available from today: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced that the new series of 500 and 2,000 rupees notes will be available in banks and post-offices from today and assured that there will be adequate availability of the new notes in the coming days.

2. ATMs to dispense Rs 50 notes from Nov 11: RBI: Come November 11, ATMs in the country will also dispense banknotes of Rs. 50 denomination. Currently, the lowest denomination note a customer can get at an ATM is Rs. 100.

3. Nadda launches “Healthy India Initiative” magazine and mobile app: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has launched Healthy India Initiative magazine and No More Tension mobile App for the promotion of health and to strengthen the health communications programmes.

 

4. Union Government launches Smart India Hackathon: The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched Smart India Hackathon 2017. It is the world’s largest digital national building initiative. 

 

5. Delhi Declaration on AgrobiodiversityManagement adopted: The 1st International Agro-biodiversity Congress that was held in New Delhi from 6 November to 9 November 2016 concluded with the adoption of Delhi Declaration on Agro biodiversity Management. The event saw the participation of 900 participants from 60 countries.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Twitter COO Adam Bain is stepping down: In a big loss to Twitter, the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Adam Bain who was in charge of the micro-blogging website’s revenue business has decided to leave the company. 

2. China launches pulsar navigation satellite: China has launched a navigation satellite, which will conduct in-orbit experiments using pulsar detectors to demonstrate new technologies. The X-ray pulsar navigation satellite was launched from the JiuquanSatellite Launch Center today.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

AWARDS:

1. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today conferred the Uttarakhand Ratna award on his arch rival and former chief minister Narayan DuttTiwari on the occasion of the state's 17th foundation day. 

 

2. Professor Raj Bisaria to get Madhya Pradesh government govt's Kalidas Samman for Theatre:Renowned theatre personality and Padma Shri, Prof Raj Bisaria is all set to weave another feather in his cap with the Madhya Pradesh government honouring him with its prestigious 'Kalidas Samman' national award for 2015-16 for achievement in theatre. 

DAILY GK UPDATES 9TH NOVEMBER 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 9TH NOVEMBER 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes invalid now: Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about fighting corruption and black money during his address to the nation. In a major step to check black money, the prime minister announced demonetization of Rs 500 and 1000 currency notes from 8th November midnight. The RBI has issued new series of notes for 500 rupees and 2000 rupees denomination with improved features and newer sizes.

 

2. Government to open Pradhan Mantri KaushalVikas Kendra in every LS constituency: The Centre has decided to open Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasKendra in every Parliamentary Constituency to impart skill training to the people and make them employable.

 

3. President of India inaugurated Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of ECGC: The President of India, ShriPranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC) on November 8, 2016) in New Delhi.

 

4. India’s first LNG powered bus rolls out in Kerala: India’s first liquefied natural gas-driven bus has been launched in Kerala. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan jointly flagged off the first pilot run eco-friendly bus.

 

5. Amitav Ghosh to be honoured with Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award: Acclaimed Indian American fiction author AmitavGhosh, 60, has been named for 2016 Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Indian literary space.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:​

1. UCO Bank to raise Rs 271 crore equity from LIC: UCO Bank has announced that it would raise Rs.271 crore from Life Insurance Corporation of India in preferential allotment of equal shares at Rs.37.74 apiece.

 

2. Asian Development Bank $48 million loan to help Assam improve power distribution: This is the second tranche loan of the USD 300 million multi-tranche financing facility for the Assam Power Sector Investment Programme that was approved by the ADB Board in July 2014.The project will help Assam to enhance capacity and efficiency of its power distribution system to improve electricity service to end user. 

3. Corporation Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army on the defence salary package.

 

OBITUARIES:

4. Janet Reno, first female US attorney general, dies: Janet Reno, the first woman to be appointed as Attorney General of US, passed away as a consequence of Parkinson’s disease. She was 78.