Current Affairs 28th November 2016

Current Affairs 28th November 2016

National News:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the ‘Indian Police at Your Call’ mobile app at a national police conference in Hyderabad organised by the Intelligence Bureau
• Javadekar to adopt tribal village in Madhya Pradesh
• In Himachal Pradesh, the Union Ministry of AYUSH, the Confederation of Indian Industry and the State Ayurveda Department has organized AROGYA fair in Shimla
• Naval Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba will be on a five day Sri Lanka visit
• Old INR 500 valid for purchasing stamp papers in UP till Dec 15
• Assam hill station to host ‘Judima’ festival next month
• Jharkhand adopts new law to curb job racket

International News:

• New Zealand was the most searched country by Indian travellers in 2016

New Appointment:

• Mariamma Koshy is new Hockey India President

Banking:

• RBI Introduces Incremental CRR To Manage Excess Liquidity In Banking System
• Life insurance policy holders get 30 days more to pay premium
• Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Ties Up With Canara Bank

Awards:

• IFFI nominates 8 movies for ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal

Books:

• The much-popular writer, storyteller Ruskin Bond has returned after a long sabbatical with a brand new collection of stories titled ‘Death under the Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean’

Science & Tech:

• New technique turns sugarcane waste into useful product

Sports:

• Sachin Singh became only the third Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Youth World Championships
• Sameer Verma finishes second at Hong Kong Open
• PV Sindhu loses Hong Kong Open Super Series final