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UNITED ACADEMY www.unitedacademy.in Page No : 1 we change your life 2018 CURRENT AFFAIRS NOV IN DETAILS World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business life under the Taliban in Pakistan under pseudonym Gul Makai. 2019 on - 31st October 2018 The World Bank released the Doing o Her campaign had resulted to Business Report 2019 with title as ‘Doing Taliban assassination attempt near that Business 2019: Training for Reform’, leftward her harshly wounded after she was assessing and ranking countries on the basis shot in head in 2012. of ease of doing business in the year 2018 on o Later she had originated non-profit 31st October 2018. Malala Fund to fund her work. Presently, she As per the 2019 Report, India has jumped is a student at Oxford University, England. 23 places on the Ease of Doing Business o In 2014, at the age of seventeen, she Index to 77th rank, up from 100th rank in was bestowed with Nobel peace prize, 2017. This year, India’s Distance to Frontier becoming youngest Nobel Laureate in the score is improved to 67.23 from 60.76 in the history of Nobel award. She had shared this previous year. award with Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. The Doing Business assesses 190 economies and covers 10 indicators which o She also has been bestowed with span the lifecycle of a business too. It majorly National Youth Peace Prize in 2011, Mother ranks countries on the basis of DTF (Distance Teresa Awards for Social Justice in 2012, to Frontier), a score showing the gap of an Simon de Beauvoir Prize in 2013, Sakharov economy to the global best practice. Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2013, Anna Politkovskaya Award in 2013. Who has been selected by Harvard o UN in her regard has acknowledged 12th University for 2018 Gleitsman Award for July as ‘Malala Day’. promoting girls’ education ? - Malala Who has approved India- Yousafzai Morocco agreement on legal assistance in Harvard University has nominated 20 years criminal matters ? - Union Cabinet old Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai for The Union Cabinet has sanctioned pact its 2018 between India and Morocco on mutual legal Gleitsman Award in gratitude of her work assistance in criminal issues. The Union encouraging girls’ education. She will be Cabinet was headed by PM Narendra Modi. awarded with this Important Facts award at December 6th, 2018 ceremony. The o The pact will deliver broad legal Gleitsman Award delivers US $125,000 for framework for bilateral assistance between activism that India and Morocco in has improved quality of life around the world. investigation and prosecution of crime, More about Malala Yousafzai restraint, tracing, o Malala was born on 12th July 1997 in forfeiture/confiscation/proceeds and Mingora city in Swat jurisdiction of Pakistan. instruments of crime. o At the age of eleven she had caught o It will also boost effectiveness in International attention as a woman education investigation and prosecution of crime and activist post writing for the BBC about deliver essential peaceful ambience which is UNITED ACADEMY www.unitedacademy.in Page No : 2 we change your life 2018 CURRENT AFFAIRS NOV IN DETAILS pre-requisite for development of society as a whole. Opening up of International Solar Alliance o It will further be also contributory in membership to all UN countries approved by - acquisition of better inputs and insights in Union Cabinet modus operandi of terrorists and The Union Cabinet led by PM Narendra planned criminals, which in turn can be Modi has issued ex-post facto sanction for utilised to fine-tune policy decisions in the field initiating International Solar Alliance of internal membership to all nations that are members of security. the UN. In this concern, Cabinet has Air Marshal Pradeep Padmakar Bapat sanctioned to present Resolution in 1st VSM takes over as the Air Officer-in- Assembly of International Solar Alliance for Charge Administration of IAF on - 31st modifying the Framework Agreement of International Solar Alliance. October 2018 Importance Air Marshal Pradeep Padmakar Bapat VSM It will put solar energy in global schedule overcharged Air Marshal HN Bhagwat AVSM with universal request for developing and VM who retired from post on 31st October deploying solar energy. 2018. It will make International Solar Alliance Air Marshal PP Bapat was made to order in inclusive, whereby all member nations of the Indian Air Force in the Administrative United Nations Branch on 28th May 1983. He was could become member. commissioned as a Fighter Controller. Thus, escalating membership will lead to Previously, he carried out the everyday tasks International Solar Alliance initiative profiting of Director General (Works & Ceremonials). the world at large. He was bestowed ‘Vishisht Seva Medal’ by International Solar Alliance President of India in 2014. He epitomized MP International Solar Alliance is an alliance twice in National Cycle Polo tournament. devoted to the promotion of solar energy Odisha government declared drought in among its member nations. 9 districts in the - State The International Solar Alliance The Odisha government Framework Agreement had become effective announced drought in nine of the thirty in December districts in the State. The State has also 2017 and officially became de-jure treaty sanctioned the Collectors of the districts to based International Intergovernmental undertake relief actions in the affected areas. Organization. The State government informed that a sum It is HQ at Gurugram, India. The main of 2,33,173.8 hectares of crop field in Bargarh, aim of International Solar Alliance is to Balangir, comprise global deployment of more than Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, 1,000 gigawatt of solar production capacity Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Sambalpur and and mobilisation of investment of more than Sundargarh have encountered US$ 1000 billion into solar energy by 2030. loss in crops by 33 percent and more than International Solar Alliance also goals to that. work as an action-oriented organization by UNITED ACADEMY www.unitedacademy.in Page No : 3 we change your life 2018 CURRENT AFFAIRS NOV IN DETAILS carrying together nations with rich solar He was promoted as the Judge of the potential to combine global demand, thereby Punjab and Haryana High Court, where he dropping prices through bulk purchase. worked the longest tenure on July 2nd, 2002. It also pursues to simplify deployment of He was one of most senior judges of the high present solar technologies at scale, and court. encouraging collaborative solar R&D and Justice Gupta worked as Additional capacity building. Advocate General of Punjab from 1997-1999. Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy MR Shah and Ajay Rastogi sworn-in as Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy worked as the Judge of the High Court of Supreme Court Judges on - 2nd November Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of 2018 Telangana and the State of AP. Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, He was designated as the Chief Justice M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi took oath as the of the Gujarat High Court on February 3rd, Judges of the 2016. Supreme Court on November 2nd, 2018. He was designated as judge of High Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi directed oath of Court of AP on December 2nd, 2002. office to the 4 judges. Justice Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah Previously on November 1st, 2018, President Justice Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah Ram Nath Kovind allotted a notification was designated as the Chief Justice of Patna assigning these 4 judges as the Supreme High Court on August 4th, 2018. On March Court judges. 7th, 2004, he was designated as the Judge of Earlier to this promotion, Justice Gupta Gujarat High Court. worked as the Chief Justice of the MP High Justice Ajay Rastogi Court; Justice Rastogi as the Chief Justice of Justice Ajay Rastogi was suggested by the the Tripura High Court; Justice Shah as the Collegium for being designated as Chief incumbent Chief Justice of the Patna High Justice of Tripura High Court on February 1st, Court and Justice Reddy as the Chief Justice 2018. of the Gujarat High Court. Lt General Rajeshwar takes over as Strength of Supreme Court Judges 12th Chief of - Integrated Defence Staff With their promotion, the number of judges at the Supreme Court increased to 28. Lt Gen P.S.Rajeshwar sworn-in as 12th Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman, The approved strength of Supreme Court COSC. Earlier to judges in 31. 2 judges, namely, Justice Kurian this designation, he was working as Director Joseph and Justice Madan B Lokur are going General (Perspective Planning) at Integrated to retire in November and December 2018 HQ, Ministry correspondingly. of Defence. Justice Hemant Gupta More about Lt Gen PS Rajeshwar Justice Hemant Gupta sworn-in as the Chief Justice of MP High Court on March 18th, He was commissioned into Regiment of 2017. Artillery in December 1980. He is alumnus of IMA, Dehradun, National Defence College, Delhi. UNITED ACADEMY www.unitedacademy.in Page No : 4 we change your life 2018 CURRENT AFFAIRS NOV IN DETAILS He clutches Masters in National Security world phenomenon of terrorism. Administration from National Defence College, More about Dharma Guardian Philippines. In this exercise, Indian Army will be He has rich operational and staff signified by 6/1 Gorkha Rifles, while Japanese experience with difference of serving in Ground Self-Defence Force will field its 32 operational environments including Counter Infantry Regiment. Insurgency area in the North East and The importance of this exercise will be Counter Terrorist Operations in J&K, High on developing interoperability. Altitude Area, apart from UN Peacekeeping Armies of two nations will mutually train, Operations. plan and execute series of well-established During 38 years of his memorable tactical drills for neutralization of probable career, he has directed Artillery Regiment threats that may be encountered in urban during Operation Parakram, Infantry Brigade warfare scenario.

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