Current Affairs - November 8, 2019 Current Affairs

Community-based tourism start-up NotOnMap (NoM), which has its head quarter in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, has won NASSCOM Foundation's Social Innovation Forum (NSIF) award.

Four Indian Americans, including a Muslim woman and a former White House technology policy advisor, have won state and local elections held in the United States. Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate.

Indian Railways celebrated the occasion of 69th Foundation Day of Western Railway and introduced Uttam Rake in its inaugural run as Ladies Special non-AC local train with CCTV Cameras from Churchgate to Virar.

IIT Delhi launched the website for JEE Advanced 2020, the national level exam which is being conducted for admission to 23 IITs. The website will contain the pertinent information for the candidates aspiring to appear in the JEE Advanced 2020, which is scheduled to be held on May 17, 2020.

The Odisha government has put 15 of the state's 30 districts on alert to deal with a possible flood-like situation due to the depression over Bay of Bengal resulting in cyclone Bulbul.

BEST will add 37 ladies special buses named Tejaswini to its fleet and run them on major routes in the city and suburbs to ensure comfortable and safe travel for women commuters.

Karnataka government has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to install GPS devices in all garbage trucks in the city.

DSC Prize for South Asian Literature-2019 was announced recently at the London School of Economics & Political Science. Three out of the six books that made the cut were debut works - "The Far Field" by Indian writer Madhuri Vijay, "The Empty Room" by Sadia Abbas and "99 Nights in Logar" by Jamil Jan Kochai.

The Bihar government decided to ban diesel-run autorickshaws from 2021 in the State capital and its adjoining areas.

Andhra Pradesh state government is to introduce English medium from standard first to standard eight in government schools from the next academic year.

India was given an overall score of 55 in the report and the internet freedom status in the country was reported to be 'partly free'. China with an overall score of 10 was adjudged 'not free' and as the world's worst abuser of internet freedom for the fourth consecutive year. Iceland was recorded as the world's best protector of internet freedom, as it had no civil or criminal cases registered against users for online expression during the coverage period. Iceland ranked the highest with an overall score of 95.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) tested its efficiency and preparedness during the Regional Level Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise 2019 (ReSAREX- 19) conducted off Goa coast.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the incoming IORA Chair, will host the 19th IORA Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting on 7 November 2019 in Abu Dhabi under the theme of "Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean".

National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on 7 November. The main aim is to spread awareness about cancer and to make it global health priority.

The Press Council of India presented National Awards For Excellence in Journalism, 2019. The chairman of Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Limited Ghulab Kothari won the Raja Ram Mohan Roy award.

Bangladesh has banned the Islamist outfit 'Allahr Dol' saying that it poses threat to public safety and security. Allahr Dol is the ninth Islamist group to be banned for extremism and militancy in Bangladesh.

Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma became the first Indian player and second player in the world to play 100 T20 internationals

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has allocated separate HS code for signature fabric of India. HS stands for Harmonized System and was developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO). The code is used by customs officers to clear commodities entering or crossing international border.

The first-ever BIMSTEC Ports' Conclave was inaugurated at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The conclave is to be held on 7-8 November, 2019.

National School of Drama's 11th Bal Sangam to be held in New Delhi.The National School of Drama (NSD) will provide a stage to traditional performing arts and folk theatre from 12 states dedicated to children.