Current Affairs 8th November 2016

Current Affairs 8th November 2016

National News:

• Union Environment Ministry constitutes four-member team for conservation of Loktak Lake
• Meghalaya govt to amend IT policy to new digital policy
• Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of three major initiatives at Mumbai Port trust
• New Delhi Declaration, Sendai Framework Plan adopted at AMCDRR 2016
• India’s first rural skate park in Bundelkhand

International News:

• Sinhala & Tamil to get equal status along with English as third official language in Sri Lanka
• China Adopts Cyber Security Law
• The 12 day Global Climate conference will begin in the Moroccan city of Marrakech

New Appointment:

• The Reserve Bank has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as Executive Director following G Mahalingam’s taking voluntary retirement from the central bank

Banking:

• UCO Bank To Raise Rs. 270 Crore Via Preferential Shares To LIC

Business:

• ONGC Videsh To Provide $318 Million Financing Guarantee To Venezuela

Awards:

• Justin Bieber wins three awards at 2016 MTV EMAs
• India rises to second spot on global business optimism index

Science & tech: 

• Scientists from Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) claimed to have found evidence confirming the existence of a mythical Indian river, Chandrabhaga
• Google Capital changes its name to ‘CapitalG’

Sports: 

• Sports Ministry wants BCCI to come under RTI
• Petra Kvitova wins 2016 WTA Elite Singles Trophy
• Henri Kontinen, John Peers win 2016 BNP Paribas Masters Doubles title

Obituary: 

• Former Union Minister and BJP leader Jayawantiben Mehta passed away