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Page 1: General Knowledge Todays Current Affairs Updates: Free Current Affairs November 15th 2016 PDF Download

Current Affairs: November 15, 2016

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November 15, 2016

CPEC becomes reality as Pakistan inaugurates Gwadar port

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the

operational activities of the revamped strategic Gwadar

port in the south-western Balochistan Province. With the

operationalisation of the deep sea port, the multi-billion

dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), linking

western China to the Arabian Sea became a reality. The port was operationalised after a Chinese

commercial ship laden with around 250 containers set off for West Asia and Africa. The ship

was carrying Chinese goods which were ferried by major trade convoy that started from

Kashgar in western China on 30 October 2016 reached Gwadar on 12 November 2016.

Termination clause in N-deal with Japan not binding on India

The Union Government has said that the ‚termination‛ clause

in the recently signed historic civil nuclear deal with Japan will

be not binding on India. But the ‚termination‛ clause merely

records the ‚views‛ of the Japanese side considering its ‚special

sensitivities‛ as Japan is the only nation to have suffered a

nuclear attack. Besides, the Union Government has also insisted

that India has made ‚no additional commitments‛ over the similar agreements signed with the

US and other countries. The historic India-Japan Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (or nuclear

deal) was signed on 11 November 2016. The ‘Note on Views and Understanding’ signed after

the agreement effectively allow Japan to invoke an ‚emergency‛ suspension of nuclear supplies

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if India goes for testing a nuclear weapon and to contest any compensation claims from India in

court.

Researchers isolate a bacterium in chicken transmitting multidrug resistant

pathogen to humans

Researchers from Hyderabad have isolated Helicobacter pullorum bacterium in chicken that

may be source of transmission of the multidrug resistance pathogen

to humans. This is the first evidence on prevalence and isolation of H.

pullorum multidrug resistance bacterium from broilers and free-

range chicken sold in Indian markets. Helicobacter pullorum is a

pathogen commonly found in the liver and gut of poultry birds

including chickens. It is untreatable and may be cancer-causing.

World Pneumonia Day is observed on November 12

The World Pneumonia Day is observed globally every

year on November 12 to generate awareness about the

‘pneumonia’ disease. The day aims to highlight the

severity of pneumonia and bring together the people

from all over the world to promote the prevention and

treatment of the disease. 2016 theme is ‚Keep the

Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now‛. The World Pneumonia Day was first observed in 2009 after

more than 100 organisations joined together form the Global Coalition against Child

Pneumonia. At present, the global coalition comprises of over 140 NGOs, academic institutions,

government agencies and foundations.

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36th India International Trade Fair begins in New Delhi

The 36th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF)

has started at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It will be held

from 14th to 18th November 2016. The fair was

inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee. The

theme of 2016 IITF is Digital India. 150 companies from 27

countries are taking part in the fair. The 2016 IITF has been

organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation

(ITPO), under aegis of Union Ministry of Commerce and

Industry. This year’s partner country is South Korea and focus country is Belarus. Besides,

Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand are partner states and Haryana is focus state.

Aditi Ashok becomes the first to win women’s Indian Open tournament

Teen golf sensation Aditi Ashok (18) became the first Indian

woman to win a Ladies European Tour title. She achieved this

feat by winning the Hero Women’s Indian Open held at the DLF

Golf and Country Club in Gurugram, Haryana. She won a prize

purse of 60,000 dollar. She won the tournament with a score of 3-

under-par 213. Her round included birdies on the par-four

second and 10th holes and bogeys on the seventh, 13th and 17th. Aditi Ashok is the first and the

only Indian golfer who had played the Asian Youth Games (2013), Youth Olympic Games

(2014), Asian Games (2014) and Rio Olympics (2016).

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India-Nepal Joint Training Exercise Surya Kiran culminates

The tenth edition of India-Nepal Joint Military Training

exercise was conducted at Army Battle School (NABS),

Saljhandi in Nepal from 31 October to 13 November

2016. The bilateral Military Training exercise had played

important role in boosting defence ties between India

and Nepal. In this exercise, Indian Army is being represented by elite Kumaon Regiment, while

Nepal Army is being represented by Jabar Jung Battalion. It provided an ideal platform for

troops of the two countries to share their experiences on Counter Terrorists Operations and

Disaster Management.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates International Conference on sugarcane value

chain

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Conference and Exhibition on

Sugarcane Value Chain – Vision 2025 Sugar in Pune,

Maharashtra. The 3 days conference has been organised by

Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) at Manjari near Pune.

Around 1,500 delegates are expected to participate in this

conference from across the globe. In this conference,

eminent international and national speakers will deliver

lectures on significantly different important aspects of sugarcane value chain.

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Meng Hongwei elected as new INTERPOL President

Meng Hongwei, high-level police official from China has

been elected as the new President of International

Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). With this, he

becomes first Chinese citizen to hold the four-year post.

He was elected at the INTERPOL’s 85th annual general

assembly held in Bali, Indonesia and succeeds Mireille ‚Ballen‛ Ballestrazzi. Prior to this

appointment, Meng Hongwei was Vice Minister of Public Security in China. He rich experience

of 40 years in criminal justice and policing. In his career he has overseen affairs related to legal

institutions, counter-terrorism, narcotics control, border control, immigration and international

cooperation.