13 Nov 2018 Daily Current Affairs
1. Obituary
Stan Lee, person behind Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and another Marvel comics superhero who became mythological figures in pop culture died on November 12, 2018. He was 95 years old.
2. Bajrang Puniya securing the number one rank
Indian wrestler Bajrang Puniya recently touched a new high level in his career by securing the number one rank in the 65kg category in the world
3. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Summit
The meeting of the 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council was organized in Singapore as part of the 33rd ASEAN Summit .
4. ISRO launch GSAT-29 on rocket GSLV-Mark-III
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch the modern communications satellite GSAT-29 on rocket GSLV-Mark-III
Key Fact:
- The flight will be from Satish Dhawan Space Center’s second launch pad in Sriharikota.
- It will also work as a test-bed for many new technologies in providing the latest communication technologies.
5. Samudra Shakti Bilateral Exercise
The inaugural edition of Indian Navy -Indonesian Navy Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ began on November 12, 2018 at Surabaya, Indonesia.
6. India and Morocco signed MoU
On November 12, 2018, India and Morocco signed an agreement on Mutual Legal Assistant in Criminal Matters in Delhi
7. Notes of a Dream : The Allied Biography of AR Rahman
India’s Oscar-winning composer, AR Rahman released his biography, ‘Notes of a Dream: The Allied Biography of AR Rahman’, written by Krishna Trilok on November 3, 2018.
8. Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal announced his resignation as CEO
On November 13, 2018, Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal announced his resignation as CEO of the group, effective immediately. Kalyan Krishnamurthy remains the CEO of Flipkart
9. Global Competitiveness Report, 2018
The Global Competitiveness Report, 2018, was released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Geneva. The ‘Global Competitiveness Index’ was presented while ranking the 140 countries
- In Global Competitiveness Index, India was in 58th (Score-62.0) in 2018.
United States (Score-85.6) has been ranked as the top spot under the Global Competitive Advantage Check, presented in the report, 2018.
10. Amnesty International has withdrawn its highest honor
Amnesty International has withdrawn its highest honor ‘Ambassador of Conscience Award’ from Myanmar’s highest leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Nobel Prize winner Suu Kyi was honored with this honor in the year 2009. That time Amnesty International, an organization working for human rights, says that silence in the case of Rohingya minority is extremely disappointing.
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