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Current Affairs: November 2016 [Date-wise Compendium] Contents Month Highlights: November, 2016 ............................................................................................................... 3 November 1, 2016 ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Union Government notifies rules for Real Estate Act for five UTs ................................................. 14 Sushil Chandra takes charge as CBDT chairman ............................................................................... 15 About Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ................................................................................... 15 More differently abled attend schools than before: 2011 Census .................................................... 15 Maharashtra tops in 2016 Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index of NITI Aayog ................................................................................................................................................... 16 10th Indo-Nepal joint military exercise Surya Kiran commences ................................................... 18 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana top Ease of Doing Business list ........................................................... 19 Odisha Government launches Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir Scheme ..................................... 20 India ranks 133rd in 2016 Global Youth Development Index ......................................................... 21 Kerala becomes 3rd Open Defecation Free state ............................................................................... 21 About Swachh Bharat Mission ............................................................................................................... 22 November 2, 2016 ............................................................................................................................................ 22 International Forum on adopting ICT Perspective to Education and Learning begins in New Delhi ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 About International Bureau of Education (IBE) ................................................................................. 22 NHPC commissions 50 mw Wind project in Rajasthan ................................................................... 23 About National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) ........................................................... 23 Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 comes into force ............................ 23 Russia invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project ................................................................... 24 RCEP members worry over market access to China ........................................................................ 25 PM Narendra Modi launches Saur Sujala Yojana in Chhattisgarh ................................................. 25 India, Palestine ink MoU for setting up of Techno Park in Ramallah ........................................... 26 November 3, 2016 ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Union Government is developing National Data Registry ............................................................... 26 Sarabjit Singh Marwah becomes Canada’s first Sikh Senator ........................................................ 27 About Sarabjit Singh Marwah ................................................................................................................ 27 Pratul Joshi wins Bahrain International Challenge badminton tournament ................................. 27 Union Government appoints Bindheswar Pathak as brand ambassador of Swachh Rail Mission ................................................................................................................................................................ 28 About Bindheswar Pathak ....................................................................................................................... 28 MoU signed for enabling online submission of applications under PMAY .................................. 28 About Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana .................................................................................................... 29 Union Government extends duty drawback facility for textiles ...................................................... 29 IISER Researchers develop Gelator to scoop out marine oil spills ................................................. 29 Union Government imposes anti-dumping duty on imports of steel wire rods from China ................................................................................................................................................................ 30 © 2016 GKToday | All Rights Reserved | www.gktoday.in 2 Current Affairs: November 2016 [Date-wise Compendium] PM Narendra Modi inaugurate Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 November 4, 2016 ............................................................................................................................................ 32 Rekha to be awarded DIFF Lifetime Achievement Award .............................................................. 32 About Rekha ............................................................................................................................................... 32 About Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) ................................................................................. 32 Chinese scholar Xuan Zang stayed in Vijayawada to study Buddhist scriptures ......................... 32 India’s first titanium project starts test production in Odisha .......................................................... 33 Maharashtra becomes first state to launch cyber police stations in all districts .......................... 34 Paris Agreement on Climate Change enters into force .................................................................... 34 NASA completes construction of James Webb Space Telescope ................................................... 35 GST Council fixes 4-rate structure ....................................................................................................... 37 MNRE issue bidding guidelines for setting up 1000 MW Wind Power Projects ........................ 39 Food Security Act implemented throughout country ....................................................................... 40 About National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 ............................................................................. 40 November 5, 2016 ........................................................................................................................................... 40 India, Venezuela sign deals to increase oil production ..................................................................... 40 Google ties up with ASI for virtual tour of monuments ................................................................... 41 About Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) ....................................................................................... 41 Andhra Pradesh tops World Bank’s energy-saving rankings ........................................................... 41 Latvia becomes first Baltic Sea country to link with China’s OBOR ............................................. 42 India-Bangladesh joint military exercise SAMPRITI-2016 begins .................................................. 42 November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day ................................................................................... 43 Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan ................................ 44 India, UNISDR sign Statement of Cooperation on Sendai Framework ....................................... 44 About Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-30 ................................. 45 New Delhi Declaration, Asian Regional Plan adopted at AMCDRR 2016 .................................. 46 New Delhi Declaration of AMCDRR ................................................................................................... 46 Asian Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework ............................................. 47 Indian Women’s hockey team wins 2016 Asian Champions Trophy ........................................... 47 About Asian Hockey Champions Trophy ........................................................................................... 47 November 6, 7, 2016 ...................................................................................................................................... 47 HCC becomes first firm to get debt recast under RBI’s S4A Scheme ......................................... 47 Union Environment Ministry constitutes Four-Member team for Conservation of Loktak Lake ..............................................................................................................................................................