CURRENT AFFAIRS 9TH NOVEMBER

GeM partners with Central Bank of India for payment related services

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed MoU with Central Bank of India. Through this partnership, Central Bank of India will be able to offer an array of services including transfer of funds through GeM Pool Accounts (GPA).

GeM:

  • Secretary Commerce Department and Chairman GeM : Dr. Anoop Wadhawan
  • Secretary Ministry of Electronics and IT : Mr. Ajay P. Sahni
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) : Mr. Tallin Kumar
  • Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce : Shri Anant Swaroop
  • Joint Secretary Department of Expenditure : Mr. Sanjay Prasad

Central Bank of India:

  • Founded : 21 December 1911; 107 years ago
  • Headquarters : Mumbai
  • Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer: Pallav Mohapatra

Women’s boxing icon Nicola Adams announced retirement

Two-time Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams (37 years) announced her retirement from the sport on medical advice due to the vulnerability of losing eyesight.

  • She became the first-ever women’s Olympic boxing champion at London 2012 in the United Kingdom (UK),
  • She was the first female boxer to become a double Olympic champion after winning a second gold medal at the Rio Olympics 2016, in Brazil.

Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

The Infosys Prize for 2019 was announced on November 7 at the Infosys campus in Bengaluru. The award is given annually to honour outstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six categories. The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $100,000 or it’s equivalent in the Indian rupees.

  • Humanities: Manu V. Devadevan,
  • Life Sciences: Manjula Reddy,
  • Mathematical Sciences: Sidhartha Mishra,
  • Physical Sciences: G. Mugesh,
  • Social Sciences: Anand Pandian,
  • Engineering and Computer Science: Sunita Sarawagi.

Indian Navy, Indonesian Navy bilateral maritime exercise ‘Samudra Shakti

India is jointly exercising its anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kamorta along with Indonesian warship KRI Usman Harun, a multi-role corvette, in the Bay of Bengal as part of an ongoing bilateral exercise ”Samudra Shakti”.

The aim:

  • To strengthen bilateral relations,
  • Expand maritime co-operation,
  • Enhance interoperability and
  • Exchange best practices

National Cancer Awareness Day 2019

The National Cancer Awareness Day is observed annually in India on November 7, to spread awareness on cancer, its symptoms and

treatment.

  • First observed – 2014
  • Announced by – The union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.
  • The day coincides with the birth anniversary of scientist Marie Curie (Marie Skłodowska Curie), winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.
  • World Cancer Day: February 4th.

West Bengal based writer Abhisek Sarkar wins award at Dhaka Lit-fest

At the 9th edition of the Dhaka Literature festival, West Bengal-based writer Abhishek Sarkar and Bangladeshi poet Rofiquzzaman Rony were given the Gemcon Young Literature Award and Gemcon Young Poetry Award.

  • Abhishek got the award for – “Nishiddho”
  • Rofiquzzaman got the award for – “Dhoashar Tamate Rong”
  • Locations of Dhaka Literature festival – Ramna and Dhaka , Bangladesh
  • Dhaka Literature festival was Founded – 2011

Vice President inaugurates 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurating 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine.

 

  • Location – The Leela Palace New Delhi, New Delhi
  • Dates – 7 Nov – 10 Nov

BBC’s announced 100 ‘Novels That Shaped Our World’ list

The British Broadcasting Corporation announced a list of ‘100 Novels That Shaped Our World’.

The BBC’s novel list is to mark the 300th anniversary of the publication of Daniel Defoe’s novel ‘Robinson Crusoe’.

Indian Authors

  • R K Narayan (Swami and Friends),
  • Arundhati Roy (The God of small things),
  • Salman Rushdie (The Moor’s Last Sigh),
  • Vikram Seth (A Suitable Boy)
  • Naipaul (A House for Mr Biswas) are among 100 writers.

Gulab Kothari to be awarded Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award

Rajasthan Patrika group chairman Gulab Kothari has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented by the Press Council of India, for his outstanding contribution towards journalism.

  • Press Council of India Formation: 1966;

Headquarters: New Delhi.

15th Governing Council of SACEP 2019 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and climate change & Information and Broadcasting(I&B), Prakash Javadekar, has participated in the 15th governing council meeting (GCM) of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme 2019 (SACEP) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • Prime minister of Banladesh: Sheikh Hasina.
  • Capital: Dhaka;
  • Currency: Bangladeshi taka.
  • SACEP established – 1982.
  • Member countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
  • The 14th meeting of the SACEP Governing Council held – March , 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.


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