16 Nov 2018 Current Affairs

16 Nov 2018 Current Affairs

Important Daily Current Affairs for comparative Examination.  

1. 26 weeks of maternity leave for women who earn more than Rs 15,000 per month.

The Central Women and Child Development Ministry has announced that the government will pay the salaried payers for the first seven weeks of 26 weeks of maternity leave for women who earn more than Rs 15,000 per month.

2. Agreement between  Eritrea and neighboring nation Ethiopia

Horn Eritrea of ​​African nation signed peace agreement after the decades-long stand-off in July 2018 With its neighboring nation Ethiopia.

3. Dial 100 for any services in UP .

Travelers traveling in Uttar Pradesh, the train will now be able to get dial 100 services in any case of the situation. To get the help of police, firefighters and government railway police, just dial 100 from your phone.

4. Sushil, Swapna dropped from corrected TOPS list.

Double Olympic medalist wrestling Sushil Kumar and India’s first Asian Games gold medalist, Heptathalit Swapna Barman, were removed from the newest target Olympic Podium Plan (TOPS) on November 15, 2018, which was revised keeping the 2020 Tokyo Olympics .

5. North Korean leader test of a newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon. 

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has monitored the test of a newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon. According to the country, the test was successful but the type of device involved was not specified.

Key Fact:

  • Supreme leaderKim Jong-un
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Government: Dictatorship

6. UNSC condemns killing of UN peacekeepers and national soldiers in DRC

The United Nations Security Council has condemned the killing of at least 20 soldiers during the operation against the rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

7. Ashok Chawla non-executive chairman of Yes Bank.

On November 14, 2018, former bureaucrat Ashok Chawla resigned as the non-executive chairman of Yes Bank.

8.Delhi Police launched e-learning portal NIPUN

Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik launched the force’s e-learning portal NIPUN and training division website on November 14, 2018.

9. National Press Day was celebrated on 16th November

For the first time PCI was established by Parliament in the year 1966 on the recommendations of the ‘First Press Commission’.

10. World Tolerance Summit (WTS) November 16, 2018 in Dubai, UAE. 

Theme – 

‘Prospering from Pluralism: Embracing Diversity through Innovation and Collaboration’.

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