Current Affairs 4th November 2016

Current Affairs 4th November 2016

National News:

• Centre to set up $2 bn clean energy equity fund for additional renewable energy
• Govt committed to welfare of ex-servicemen; Rs 5,507 crore disbursed under OROP: Parrikar
• Over 80 crore people covered under National Food Security law: Paswan
• IAF conducts aerial display at Lucknow Air Force Station
• President Pranab Mukherjee visits Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal
• Maharashtra first state to launch cyber police stations in all districts

International News:

• The joint military training exercise “Sampriti-2016” will be conducted between India and Bangladesh at Tangail, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 05 to 18 November 2016

New Appointments:

• Sarabjit Singh Marwah becomes Canada’s first Sikh Senator
• Kristalina Georgieva appointed as CEO of IBRD & IDA of World Bank
• R Ashwin made brand ambassador of Equitas SFB
• Sulabh founder Bindeshwar Pathak is the brand ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission
• Sanjiv Arora appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lebanon

Banking:

• SBI Cuts Home Loan Rate To Lowest In 6 Years In Bonanza For Buyer
• RBI asks banks to ensure 10% of ATMs dispense Rs 100 notes
• ICICI Bank launches overdraft facility for salaried home loan borrowers

Awards:

• Saudi Arabia awards water prize to eight scientist
• Freedom of the Press 2016 report released

Science & tech: 

• NASA has successfully completed building its largest space telescope, which will be 100 times more powerful than the Hubble probe and may find the first galaxies that formed in the early universe

Sports: 

• Indian badminton player Pratul Joshi wins Bahrain International Challenge title
• India beat Malaysia 2-0 in Women’s Asian Champions Trophy

Obituary: 

• Former J&K Deputy CM Mangat Ram Sharma passes away