WEEKLY ONE LINER (26 NOV-02 DEC 2018) NATIONAL The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded approval for procurement of this indige- nous Missile for two Indian Navy ships to be built in Russia - BrahMos. The first amongst the North-Eastern States in India to launch Pan-India single emergency number ‘112’ under 'Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)' – Nagaland. A Pan-India single number-based emergency services which will connect to Police, Fire, Health and other helplines through an Emergency Response Centre - 112. India’s first international indigenous film festival will take place in February 2019 in - Odisha. Till November-18, total 15 States in the country now have 100 % household electrification under - Saubhagya (Prime Minister Sahaj Bijali Har Ghar scheme). For those violating the norms, FSSAI’s ‘Food Safety and Standards (claims & advertise- ment) Regulations-2018’ will have penalty provision with a fine of up to - Rs 10 lakh. Theme of 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) - Spread the Joy of Cinema. Winner of Golden Peacock Award at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) – ‘Donbass’ (directed by Sergei Loznitsa, Ukraine). Winner of the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI 2018 - 'Walking with the Wind' (directed by Praveen Morchhale). The first state to launch pan-India single emergency number ‘112’ under Emergency Re- sponse Support System (ERSS) - Himachal Pradesh. ISRO launched India’s own earth observation satellite on November 29, named - HysIS (Hy- perspectral Imaging Scientite). Head of the Consortium of Academic and Research Ethics (CARE) of University Grants Com- mission (UGC) - UGC Vice Chairman (Presently Bhushan Patwardhan). On November 26, The National Festival for Children of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) was inaugurated in New Delhi - Hausla 2018. Till date, India has made Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with - 88 coun- tries. The 10th Indo-Russian joint military exercise ‘EX INDRA 2018’ concluded in - Uttar Pradesh (at Babina). Focus country of the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) – Israel. Focus state of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2018) – Jharkhand. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (26 NOV-02 DEC 2018) To provide a boost to the Intellectual Property Right (IPR) culture in indigenous defence industry, The Department of Defence Production has instituted a new framework titled - Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti. The Indian government has allowed the state-run oil marketing companies to open nearly this many new fuel pumps across the country - 56,000. International Place for the 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to the United Nations Frame- work Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Katowice, Poland. Place for the "G20 Summit 2018" - Buenos Aires (Argentina). The ‘G20 summit 2022’ will be organized in - India. The Group of 20 (G20) group is currently headed by - Argentina. "Asia Pacific Summit 2018" was organized in - Kathmandu (capital of Nepal). These countries agreed to give a 90-day break for the trade war and agreed not to impose new import tariffs from 1 January 2019 - America and China. Theme of 'World AIDS Day 2018' - “Know Your Status”. The ‘Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Plenary 2018’ was held in - Brussels, Belgium. Chairmanship holder of KPCS from 1st January, 2019 - India. The G20 Summit 2018 held in - Buenos Aires (Argentina). Theme of 'G20 Summit 2018' - 'Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development'. This country presented 9-point agenda on fugitive economic offenders at G20 Summit 2018 - India. KONKAN-2018 is the Bilateral naval exercise between - India and the United Kingdom. On 28th November, ‘South Asia Regional Youth Peace Conference 2018’ was held in - New Delhi. New Age Limit on presidential candidates in Maldives - aged 35 and above. In November-18, this music genre has found its groove on the UNESCO's list of global cul- tural treasures - Reggae. According to 'Global Nutrition Report 2018', this country holds highest i.e. almost a third of the world's burden for growth inhibition - India. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (26 NOV-02 DEC 2018) In November-18, this region developed an ambitious plan to cut emissions and make the bloc carbon neutral by 2050 - European Union. The Sustainable Blue Economy Conference 2018 was held in – Nairobi, Kenya. In November-18, India signed a protocol on hygiene and inspection requirements for the exports of fish meal and fish oil with the - China. On November 26, India and this country amended their bilateral Double Taxation Avoid- ance Agreement (DTAA) - China. NASA's InSight (Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations) spacecraft landed on - Planet Mars. Dictionary.com's word of the year 2018 - Misinformation. To participate in its Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative in the “University City” category from India, The United Nations selected - Noida and Greater Noida. To participate in its Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative, these cities are the only invitee from India - Mumbai and Bengaluru. Banking National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) has been conferred with the status of - Miniratna : Category –I. On November 26, The Indian government signed a $200-million loan agreement for improv- ing Bihar's state highways with - Asian Development Bank (ADB). On Dec 1, an intelligent platform, made by Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solu- tions Ltd, has been unveiled to enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) migrate to Industry 4.0 version - Phantom. Growth-rate of the Indian economy in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018-19 - 7.1%. This Indian Private life insurer and US-based New York Life have launched a co-branded knowledge and leadership programme to boost the productivity of its agents in India - Max Life Insurance. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is going to use this ultra-modern remote-sensing tech- nology developed by the NASA for the first time in India to locate minerals – Airborne Vis- ible-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer - Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG). With an aim to create a profile of India’s this industry sector, the RBI has launched a survey to gauge their scope with respect to turnover, profitability and workforce on November 27 - Startup. A centralized electronic platform for processing interest subvention on bank loans under DAY-NULM – PaiSA (Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access). WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (26 NOV-02 DEC 2018) The Finance ministry of Government of India will infuse this much amount in the state- owned banks for recapitalization by March-2019 end - Rs 42,000 crore. Sports Winner of the 'World Chess 2018' tournament in London - Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (Norway). The women wrestler won the 57 kg weight category in the Tata Motors Senior National Championship 2018 - Vinesh Phogat. Winner team of 'Tata Motors Senior National Championship 2018' - Railway Sports Promo- tion Board. The first Indian shooter, who bestowed with the ‘Blue Cross’, the ISSF’s highest award - Ab- hinav Bindra. Host of Men's World Cup hockey 2018 – India. Host of ICC World Cup 2018 - England (UK). As per BCCI, a cricketer faced a ban of so many years for age frauds - two years. The 'Hockey World Cup 2018' is being played in - India (Bhubaneswar, Odisha). Winner of the 2018 Abu Dhabi F-One Motor Racing Championship - Lewis Hamilton (Brit- ain). Captain of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 XI - Harmanpreet Kaur (India). Winner of ICC T20 Women's World Cup 2018 – Australia. Winner of the men's singles event in 'Syed Modi International badminton championship 2018' - Sameer Verma (India). Winner of the women's singles event in 'Syed Modi International badminton championship 2018' - Han Yue (China). First Indian, who won gold medal in Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship - Bha- wani Devi. Winner of the 'Hong Kong Open Golf Tournament 2018' - Aaron Rai (India). Person In News Chief guests of the India’s Republic Day 2019 - Cyril Ramphosa (President of South Africa). Author of ‘Army of Empire: The Untold Story of the Indian Army in World War I’ - George Morton-Jack. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (26 NOV-02 DEC 2018) The newly elected first Woman President of Georgia - Salome Zurabishvili. Professor Abdur Raheem Kidwai’s book “Jalwa-e-Danish-e-Ferang” is focused on this fa- mous poetry writer - Allama Mohammad Iqbal. Winner of 'Indian Personality of the Year' Award at 49th IFFI - Amitabh Bachchan. New Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Arvind Saxena. New Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) - Anil Manibhai Naik (Group Chairman of L&T). Winner of IFFI special award of the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) - Salim Khan (Indian writer). Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award of the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) - Dan Wolman (Israeli filmmaker). Author of 'Making of New India: Transformation Under Modi Government' - Bibek Debroy (co-author Anirban Ganguly and Kishore Desai). Current Chairman of the Financial Advisory Committee to Prime Minister of India - Bibek Debroy. New Chief Election Commissioner of India - Sunil Arora. Convenor of the Task Force to review the Income-tax Act, 1961 and to draft a new direct tax law - Akhilesh Ranjan. This former Union railway minister died on November 25 in Bangalore – CK Jaffer Sharief. General Knowledge India's indigenous supersonic missile – BrahMos. 'BrahMos' missile was jointly developed by - India and Russia. The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, a program that will be implemented in 2020, is made by - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established in the year - 1992. Headquarter of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - New York (United States). India's first Republic Day - 26 January 1950. 'Group of 20 (G-20)' formed in the year - 1999. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM TRUSTED BY ACHIEVERS WEEKLY ONE LINER (26 NOV-02 DEC 2018) World AIDS Day - 01 December.