Current Affairs - November 28, 2019 Current Affairs

Pakistan Army announced the appointment of Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the new Chief of Joint Staff and also the promotion of two Major Generals to the post of Lt General. Ali Amir Awan and Muhammad Saeed serving as Major Generals elevated to the ranks of Lieutenant Generals.

Renowned cartoonist Sudhir Dhar, whose works have graced several newspapers in a career spanning 58 years, died on November 27 after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 87. Dhar began his career with The Statesman in 1961, after which he moved to Hindustan Times. His cartoons have also appeared in The Independent, The Pioneer, Delhi Times, New York Times and Washington Post, among others.

On November 25, 2019 capital market company NewQuest's U GRO Capital has entered into a co-origination partnership with the State Bank of India(SBI) in order to provide widened credit outreach and faster disbursal. Through U GRO Capital's platform "GRO-Xstream", in-principle loan approval will be done within 60 minutes.

The two-day DEFCOM INDIA 2019 seminar commenced at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on 26 November 2019. The theme for the seminar is, "Communications: A Decisive Catalyst for Jointness".

Parliament on November 26,2019 gave its nod to the Bill which declares the four National Institutes of Design at Amaravati (AP), Bhopal (MP), Jorhat (Assam) and Kurukshetra (Haryana) declared as institutions of national importance. The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has already been passed in the Rajya Sabha on August 6, was passed in the Lok Sabha .

Kalidas Kolambkar has taken oath as the pro-tem speaker of the Maharashtra assembly. He would be administering the oath to all the 288 MLAs of the assembly. Usually, the senior-most member of the assembly is appointed as the pro-tem speaker.

On November 26, 2019 a team from the indian Institute of Technology- Jodhpur's (IIT-J) chemistry department led by professor Rakesh K Sharma, has developed catalytic converters for cars using Rajasthani clay. This will make use of enhanced reduction in pollution and is also cheaper to produce. The catalytic convertor was developed by extraction of the Iron-Nickel-Cobalt nanoparticles from the Rajasthani clay which acts as oxygen reservoir.

Amazon.com Inc will open a pop-up store on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo Inc that will run until the end of December and carry a selection of about 1,000 products from overseas.

Uddhav Thackeray to be sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister on November 28. Capping a day of extraordinary and swiftly changing political developments, leaders of the Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress met Maharahstra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari late on November 26 to stake claim to form the next government, with Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister.

There is a new owner and a change in name for the Chennai team in the season five of the Premier Badminton League to begin on January 20. For four seasons, the Chennai team, under owner Vijay Prabhakaran, was called Chennai Smashers, and now it will be called Chennai Superstarz.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman G Satheesh Reddy was awarded honorary fellowship by Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) of United Kingdom (UK) during the Medals and Awards presentation ceremony in London. He is the first Indian recipient of the prestigious award in more than 100 years.

A book on the life history of legendary Spymaster and one of the Founding father of India's external agency RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) written by Nitin Anant Gokhale will be published soon by Bloomsbury India. The book is based on the anecdotes of RN Kao's life.

Jhilli Dalabehera, Odisha weightlifter has been awarded the 27th Ekalabya Award 2019, the annual award organized by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT) managed by IMFA (Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys limited) group. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs.5 lakhs along with citation.

Apeejay Tea's Kharjan Tea Estate bagged the award for the Best Tea Garden School at the Shramik Kalyan Divas, 2019, held at Kotalgoorie Tea Estate Field, Mariani, Jorhat. The manager of Kharjan TE received the award presented by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal present as occasion as chief guest.

Arcadia Education Project honoured with the prestigious Aga Khan Architecture Award 2019 for its Floating School Project. The architect of the project, Saif ul Haq, designed a school, which stays on land during the dry season and floats on the water during the monsoon.

MediaTek planned to partner with Intel, the Taiwanese chipmaker, to be the first original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to deliver laptops powered by Intel and MediaTek's 5G solution.

Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat represented India at the WATEC Conference in Israel. The Water Technology and Environment Control (WATEC) conference help to get updates on technologies related to water and environmental management. Several countries participated in the conference showcasing their revolutionary technologies and solutions. Israel is considered as the world hero in terms of water management. They reuse 80% of its sewage water for agriculture.

Cartosat-3 satellite will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on November 27. Cartosat-3 is the highest resolution imaging satellite which will be useful in weather mapping and for defence purposes. The satellite will be joined by 13 commercial nanosatellites from the US.

The Child Rights and You recently released a report "How Vulnerable are Children in India to crime?" The report was based on the analysis of National Crime Records Bureau for 2016-17. The report says that Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states for crimes against children.

National Milk Day is celebrated across the country on November 26 every year on the birthday of Dr. Verghese Kurien. He was the father of the White Revolution in India. National Milk Day is celebrated to promote benefits related to milk and milk industry and to create awareness among people about the importance of milk and milk products.