Current Affairs - November 11, 2019 Current Affairs

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, the man behind several electoral reforms passed away due to a cardiac arrest. He was 87 years old and was not well for the past couple of years. He was the 10th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He served between 1990 and 1996.

Armistice Day is observed on 11 November and is also known as L'armistice de la Premiere Guerre Mondiale in France. This day is observed in the commemoration of the end of World War I. Some countries also call it Remembrance Day.

Juan Evo Morales Ayma is a Bolivian politician and former cocalero activist who served as the 80th President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. On 20 October 2019, Morales won 47.1% of the vote in the first round of the 2019 Bolivian general election. The results were immediately disputed and led to widespread protests across the country.

World Science Day for Peace and Development is an international day that highlights the important role that science has in society and is celebrated each year on November 10. It also highlights the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues.

John Kipkorir Komen of Kenya held on to narrowly win the 37th Athens Marathon on November 10. The 42-year-old runner finished in a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, 34 seconds, beating Rwanda's Felicien Muhitira, 17 years his junior, by nine seconds. Greek runner Costas Gelaouzos finished third in 2-19-02.

Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan, a mega event for discussing ideas, theories and research findings in the ancient Sanskrit language, began in New Delhi.

Iran has discovered a new oil field containing 53 billion barrels of crude, a find that would increase Iran's proven reserves by over a third.

Sonepur Cattle Fair is held on Kartik Poornima in the month of November- December in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges. It is also known as Harihar Kshetra Mela and it attracts visitors from all over Asia.

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre will organise ADIPEC along with 2,200 exhibiting companies. In total, 150,000 visitors are expected to attend the four-day event.

The Gujarat government on November 10 gave its approval for a compressed natural gas (CNG) terminal at Bhavnagar with a proposed investment of Rs. 1,900 crore. It the world's first CNG port terminal.

Men's singles title: Kento Momota won his 10th title of a remarkable year as Japan's world number one defeated Chou Tien-chen to retain his Fuzhou China Open crown.

Women's singles title: Chen Yufei successfully defended the women's title with a gritty victory over Japan's Nozomi Okuhara.

The Mahila Mitra, modelled on the Self Help Groups (SHG), is launched at all the villages in Andhra Pradesh. The Mahila Mitra will be the first point of contact for any woman in distress.

The government has approved setting up four medical device parks with a view to support Make in India initiative and provide world-class treatment at affordable prices. The parks will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, adding that Uttarakhand and Gujarat have also approached the Centre for such parks.

The hill state of Uttarakhand as it is known at present was carved out of Uttar Pradesh on 9th of November 2000.

Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi was sworn-in as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court by Governor Banwarlilal Purohit at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan on November 11. Prior to this appointment, Justice Sahi was Chief Justice of the Patna High Court from November 17, 2018.