Important 26 November 2018 Current Affairs
1. Mary Kom created history by winning the sixth world championship title.
MC Mary Kom made history by becoming the first woman to win six boxing world titles, winning 48 kg gold in the 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in New Delhi. 35-year-old Indian legend won the title by defeating Ukrainian Hannah Okhota at the summit.
2. Indian Constitution Day on November 26.
It is celebrated on 26th November as the Indian Constitution Day. On this day in 1949, the Constitution was adopted which was implemented on January 26, 1950, it marks the beginning of a new era in the history of India. Earlier Indian Constitution Day was celebrated as Law Day.
3. UN selected Noida and Greater Noida to participate in the Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative.
The United Nations has chosen Noida and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh to participate in its Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative. According to the United Nations, both cities of Gautam Buddha Nagar district near the national capital have been selected as the only invitation of India in the category of “University City” before Mumbai and Bengaluru.
4. Sameer Verma won the gold, Saina won the silver in Syed Modi International championship
Sameer Verma has won the Syed Modi International Badminton Championship, he retained his title in the men’s singles finals against China’s Guangzhou Lu.
Key Facts [toggle] The tournament was inaugurated by the Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association (UPBA) in the form of ‘Syed Modi Memorial Badminton Tournament’ in the memory of Commonwealth Games champion Syed Modi in 1991.[/toggle]
5. Maldives Foreign Minister arrives in India on the 4-day visit
Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid reached New Delhi for a 4-day visit to India. This is his first high-level visit after the new government took over. Shri Shahid and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold extensive talks on issues of mutual interest.
Key Facts: [toggle] Capital of the Maldives: Mail
Currency of the Maldivian Rufiyaa[/toggle]
6. SEBI disclosed the rules to re-evaluate promoter as a public investor
Market regulator Security and Exchange Board (SEBI) has come out with new regulations as a public investor for redistribution of a promoter, in which an outgoing promoter will have to give up special rights and control the matters of the listed firm and will not be allowed to hold more than 10% stake.
Key Facts: [toggle] Founded: 12 April 1992
Headquarters: Mumbai
Chairman: Ajay Tyagi
Type: Statutory corporation [/toggle]
7. India Skills Report 2019 Employment Rate, Talent Quality at Andhrapradesh on top.
According to the India Skills Report 2019, Rajasthan and Haryana topped the list of states with the highest employment followed by Andhra Pradesh top. B. Tech / B.E. All sectors have increased in the employer level, which is touching a new height of 63.11%, which was 42.08 in the previous year.
8. Former Railway Minister CK Jafar Sharif dies.
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister, C.K. Jaffer Sharif died of heart attack on November 25, 2018, at a local hospital in Bangalore. He was 85 years old.
Jaffer Sharif, the Congress’s big face in Karnataka, was active in politics since Indira Gandhi’s time.
Former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao was the Railway Minister from 1991 to 1995 in the Government of Rao.
9. Central Cabinet Approves Meteorological Schemes.
Under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, during the period of 2017 to 2020, for the overall plan ‘Atmosphere and Climate Research – Modeling Observations Systems and Services (ACROSS) with an estimated cost of Rs.1450 crores’ Your approval has been granted to continue.
10. Indian Government Approves To Build Kartarpur Corridor By Kartarpur Sahib Of Pakistan
In the year 2019, the Central Government has taken a major decision after clearing the Kartarpur Corridor in celebration of celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
After becoming a corridor, devotees can visit Gurdaspur district of Punjab by visiting Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan.
This place is about four kilometers away from the Indian border in Pakistan and now the devotees from the Dera Baba Nanak Border Outpost in Gurdaspur in Punjab visit this guru.