Current Affairs 23rd November 2016
National News:
- Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on the theme of ‘Aazadi 70 Saal, YaadKaroKurbani’ to commemorate 70 years of India’s Independence and its depiction through films
- Haryana Government in November 2016 made the fitting of auto-dippers mandatory in four-wheel transport vehicles as a road safety measure
International News:
- India ranks 20th on 2017 Climate Change Performance Index
- India To Get Info On Swiss Bank Accounts From September 2019
New Appointments:
- Pankaj Patel, chairman and managing director of Cadila Healthcare, has been elected as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for 2017
- Zak Brown appointed as Executive Director of McLaren Technology Group
Banking:
- RBI gives borrowers additional 60 days to repay loans
- CBDT allowed Rs 4,500 crore of irregular benefits to infrastructure companies
Awards:
- Infosys Science Foundation Announces the Six Winners of the Infosys Prize 2016
- Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn conferred first World Sanskrit Award
- Radhika Menon awarded IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
Science & tech:
- India became an Associate Member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory
- Ola launches a new car entertainment feature ‘Ola Play’
- India successfully test-fires Agni-I ballistic missile
Books & Author:
- Senior journalist Akshaya Mukul on 21 November 2016 won the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2016 for his book Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India
Obituary:
- Former governor of Madhya Pradesh Ram Naresh Yadav dies
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