Weekly One Liner (05 – 11 Nov 2018)
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WEEKLY ONE LINER (05 – 11 NOV 2018) NATIONAL The next revenue secretary of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India - Ajay Bhushan Pandey (CEO of UIDAI). The number of currently operational high courts in India – 24. According to the latest rankings of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), India's rank- ing in press freedom - 138. On 16th November, This cyclonic storm crossed Tamil Nadu's coast - Cyclone Gaja. India’s first long-distance train without a separate locomotive or engine - Train 18. This organization has started Eat Right India Movement - Food Safety and Stand- ards Authority of India (FSSAI). To ensure environmental conditions for construction projects measuring between 20,000 and 50,000 square metres, Union Environment Ministry has delegated powers to - local bodies. To ensure sustainable development of the Indian Himalayan region, NITI Aayog has constituted the ‘Himalayan State Regional Council’ to study - 12 states. This state has finalised its new emblem consists of "Dharma Chakka" - Andhra Pradesh. N. G. Gaikwad Panel recommends on the demands of the Maratha community for reservation upto 16% in - Maharashtra. The only state that gives 69% reservation and highest reservation - Tamil Nadu. On November 15, two Circuits projects were inaugurated under the Swadesh Dar- shan scheme in this northeast state - Arunachal Pradesh. Second mega food park in Maharashtra - Paithan Mega Food Park, Auranga- bad. National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)’s new scheme to pro- mote young entrepreneurs in to cooperative business ventures -Yuva Sahakar- Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme. To get mentorship for colleges by top Indian universities and colleges to meet the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)’s quality standards, Uni- versity Grants Commission (UGC)’s new scheme - Paramarsh. The 'India International Cherry Blossom Festival 2018' was organized in - Shil- long, Meghalaya. The Centre banned seven Meitei extremist groups for five years in the state of – Manipur. On November 14, 2018, ISRO sent this communication satellite - GSAT-29. On 12th and 13th November 2018, International Conference on Yoga for Public Health held in - Panaji (Goa). Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed a MoU with this agency to ex- plore the possibility of storing its crude oil - Indian Strategic Petroleum Re- serves Ltd (ISPRL). WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (05 – 11 NOV 2018) On November 11, Two new memorials in France honour role of Indian soldiers in World War I in - France (Laventie and Villers Guislain). International This country agreed on how to regulate food products cultured from animal cells called “lab meat” on plates - US. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has taken the oath as seventh president of – Maldives. According to the latest rankings of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the top coun- try in press freedom - Norway. India and China held the ninth Annual Defence and Security Dialogue in - Beijing, China. This country takes India to World Trade Organization (WTO) over 'market dis- torting policies on sugar' – Australia. India is the world's ………-largest sugar producer - second. Winner of the “2018 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Toler- ance and Non-Violence” - Manon Barbeau (Canada) and Coexist Initiative (NPO, Kenya). Using this technique, using the photo of the 5,000th sunrise on Mars, British scien- tists have created a two-minute piece of music entitled 'Mars Soundscapes ' - Data sonification (or Image sonification). International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch the India’s third ‘Decent Work Country Program (DWCP) for the period - 2018-2022. During November 18 to 21, The 87th International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) General Assembly 2018 will be held at –Dubai, UAE. The first police force in the world to receive the prestigious Platinum award for its outstanding work recognition by European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) - Dubai Police. The UNSC has unanimously agreed to lift sanctions against this country, which were imposed in 2009 by claiming al-Shabab militants supporter in Sudan - Eri- trea. On November 12, the second 'Startup India Investment Seminar' was organized in - Bijing, China. On 12-13 November, the 7th RCEP Inter-Sessional Ministerial Meeting in - Singa- pore. Under the theme of "IONS as a Catalyst for SAGAR", The Indian Ocean Naval Sym- posium (IONS) organized a seminar in - Kochi, Kerala. 'Indra 2018', A joint military exercise was organized in Babina in Uttar Pradesh be- tween - India and Russia. According to Credit Suisse 'Global Wealth Report 2018', this country topped in to- tal wealth - US. During the last 12 months in June 2018, the total global wealth growth was by - 4.6% (total $ 317 million crores). WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (05 – 11 NOV 2018) On November 12, India has signed Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with - Morocco. “Samudra Shakti 2018” is the marine bilateral exercise between the navies of - In- dia and Indonesia. The world's largest supercomputer, which uses Neuromorphic computing tech- nology - Spiking Neural Network Architecture (SpiNNaker) (University of Manchester, UK). This space agency is planning to send organs-on-chips to the International Space Station (ISS) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Banking This bank’s one-stop solution platform 'YONO' for the online access of all banking services has suspended digital account opening through Aadhaar - State Bank of India (SBI). India's first battery-operated 'Interactive Credit Card' introduced by - IndusInd Bank. A funding of ………. in 2017-18 has been received by the Kerala start-ups, accord- ing to the Kerala Start-up Ecosystem Report 2018 - $38 million. This company has joined hands with about 250 retailers in order to takeoff the pi- lot project in Dehradun and Mussoorie as an initiative towards plastic waste man- agement - Nestlé India. The New banking technology, which will support banks to reach out to those with- out bank accounts in 23 countries including the 10 ASEAN members - Application Programming Interface Exchange (APIX). This Japanese electronics company has launched World’s first GST calculator in India, which has feature built-in GST tabs for 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% tabs - CASIO. For the month of October 2018, the annual rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at - 5.28%. As its knowledge partner for cyber security, The Information Technology & Elec- tronics (IT&E) Department of West Bengal has selected - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT). Sports This Indian won bronze medal in the U-21 singles category in the ITTF Challenge Belgosstrakh Belarus Open 2018 - Manav Thakkar. This Indian won bronze medal in men’s singles category in the '2018 World Junior Badminton Championship' - Lakshya Sen. The 'AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship 2018' is being played in - New Delhi. 'KPIT MSLTA ATP Challenger Tennis Championship' is being played during 17 to 24 November in - Pune (Maharashtra, India). Winner of the IBSF Billiards Championship played at Yangon - Pankaj Advani. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (05 – 11 NOV 2018) Winner of Tata Steel Chess Blitz Tournament in Kolkata - Viswanathan Anand. 'AIBA Women's World Championship 2018' is being played at - New Delhi. '2018 World Chess' championship was played in - London, Britain. Ranked first in the ICC ODI batsmen Rankings is - Virat Kohli. Ranked first in the ICC ODI bowlers Rankings is - Jaspreet Bumrah (India). This team won the Federation Tennis Championship in Prague - Czech Republic. This team has won the 'Constructors Championship' - Mercedes. Winner of West Indies-India series of three T-20 matches played in Chennai - In- dia. Winner of Men’s single in 'Fuzhou China Open badminton 2018' - Kento Momota (Japan). The '2018 Federation Cup' tennis tournament was played in - Prague. Winner of men's single in 'Next Gen ATP Tennis' tournament at Milan - Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece). WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (05 – 11 NOV 2018) Person In News New Chief Justice of Patna High Court - Justice Amareshwar Pratap Sahi. Current governor of Bihar - Lalji Tandon. The Brand Father of Indian advertising died in Mumbai on 17th November - Alyque Padamsee. The next Chief Executive Officer of Google Cloud in January 2019 - Thomas Ku- rian. 1971 War hero passed away on November 17 in Mohali - Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri. The next Ambassador of India to the Central African Republic - Nina Tshering La. 2018 Winner of the National Awards for Excellence in Journalism – C. K. Prasad. 2018 Winner of the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award - N. Ram. First youth ambassador of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) India - Hima Das. A person appointed as a Judge of the DC Circuit Court of Appeal in U.S. - Naomi Rao. He got additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers from Novem- ber 14 - DV. Sadanand Gowda. The co-creator of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man has died - Stan Lee. Amnesty International revoked the Ambassador of Conscience Award from - Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar). New chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI) - Ashok Kumar Gupta. General Knowledge This article of the Constitution of India states that there shall be high court for each state - Article 214. Capital of Maldives - Malé.