Current Affairs - November 16, 2019 Current Affairs

Telangana's first 'child- friendly' police station was on November 14 inaugurated at Medipally, in association with Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), founded by Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi.

The theme for the 39th edition of the fair (November 14-27, 2019) is 'Ease of Doing Business' inspired by India's unique achievement of rising to 63rd rank on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index from 142nd rank in the year 2014. This year the status of 'Partner Country' has been accorded to 'The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan' and 'The Republic of Korea' will be the 'Focus Country'.

The prestigious event, held for the first time in India at VIT Vellore, features the IX World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) and the International Engineering Student Summit.

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has departed from a distant asteroid, starting its yearlong journey home after successfully completing its mission to bring back soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system.

Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) is to organize the International Conference on Yoga on 15-16 November 2019 at Mysuru, Karnataka.

The two-day socio-military cultural extravaganza is jointly organised by the Indian Army, Tawang civil administration and volunteers at the high-altitude stadium, which stands as a testimony to the spirit of solidarity and patriotic fervour that runs deep amongst the locals of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

The site and plan for the first- ever "North East Convention Centre" (NECC) for Delhi has been finalized and the construction work will begin soon after the completion of procedural formalities.

TIME magazine has named Indian athlete Dutee Chand to its first-ever TIME 100 Next, a new expansion of the TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, on November 14, became the joint-fastest with Muttiah Muralitharan, to 250 Test wickets at home, getting there in 42 Tests.

Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, founder and chairman of Serum Institute of India, was conferred with the ABLF Lifetime Achievement Award in Dubai, UAE, on 14 November 2019.

Spain's government announced on November 4 that Catalan poet Joan Margarit won the 2019 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.

A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to around 50,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of a major clinical trial. The European Commission has also approved the vaccine. More than 2,100 people have died in DR Congo, in the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the 'Nadu-Nedu' programme which aims at transforming government schools into vibrant and competitive institutions.

Indian wrestler Ritu Phogat is set to make her professional mixed martial arts debut, taking on Korea's Nam Hee Kim in an atomweight contest at the Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China on November 16.

The 2nd Summit of World Religious Leaders began in Baku, Azerbaijan. The summit was held from 14-15 November 2019.

The Andhra Pradesh government appointed IAS officer Nilam Sawhney as Chief Secretary of the State. She became the first woman chief secretary of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh.

Britain's Prince Charles presents Commonwealth 'Points of light' award to Kerala-based Jolly Johnson, the founder of Helping Hands Organisation (H20), during India visit.

UP government has launched a web portal and a mobile app, e-Ganna, for sugarcane farmers. Now, farmers can get cane supply slip online through this app.

Famous mathematician Vashishth Narayan Singh passed away in Patna on 14 November 2019. He was 77 years old. He was suffering from mental illness schizophrenia for 40 years. He earned world recognition as he challenged Einstein's theory of relativity.

The festival 'Bali Yatra' was inaugurated in Cuttack, Odisha. The festival is organised every year in memory of the rich maritime history of the state.