Current Affairs 23rd November 2016

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