National News
1. India re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022
i.
India has
been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications
Union-ITUCouncil for another four-year term from 2019 to 2022. The
elections to the Council were held during the ongoing ITU
Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai.
ii.
India secured 165 votes and ranked third among the 13
countries elected to the council from the Asia-Australasia region, and eighth
among the 48 countries elected to the council globally. The ITU has 193
member states who elect representatives to the Council.
2. IFFI to commence in
Goa from November 20
i. The
49th International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2018 will be held in Goa from 20th
to 28th of November. The festival will showcase 212 films from
over 68 countries which reflects the diversity of taste.
International Competition section has 15 films out of which three are Indian.
ii. Malayalam
film Olu will
be the opening film at the Film Festival. While in the Non-Feature film
category Marathi film Kharvas will be the opening film.
3. Lucknow Stadium Renamed After Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3. Lucknow Stadium Renamed After Atal Bihari Vajpayee
i. The newly-built Ekana
International Stadium of Lucknow was renamed after former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium will now be known as 'Bharat
Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium'.
ii The stadium was renamed
just ahead of the first-ever international cricket match - the T20
International between India and West Indies. T
4. Odisha Government
Launched ‘Mo Bus’ Services
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i. Odisha
government has
launched a new initiative named ‘Mo Bus’ services in the Bhubaneshwar ahead
of the Men’s Hockey World Cup. The service will be launched as a part of state
government-owned Capital Region Urban Transport’s (CRUT) ‘City Bus
Modernisation’ programme. The services will be launched for the
residents of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri.
ii. The buses will operate
daily for 15 hours from 7 AM to 10PM on 9 routes according to the network plan
finalised earlier. Following the launch, buses will be available in 10-12 min
duration for commuters.
Static/Current Takeaways
Important For IBPS PO Mains Exam 2018:
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Odisha CM: Naveen Patnaik, Governor: Ganeshi Lal.
5. World Bank Inks
$172 Million Project Agreement With Andhra Pradesh
i. The
Central and Andhra Pradesh governments and the World Bank have signed the loan
agreement for a $172.20 million project to enhance
agricultural productivity, profitability, and climate resilience of poor and
marginalized farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The projects seek to
ensure that farming continues to remain a financially viable activity.
The Andhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation and Agriculture Transformation
Project (APIIATP) will be implemented in rural areas largely dependent
upon rain-fed agriculture.
Static/Current Takeaways
Important For IBPS PO Mains Exam 2018:
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Andhra Pradesh CM: N Chandrababu Naidu, Governor: ESL
Narasimhan.
·
World Bank President: Jim Yong Kim, Headquarters: Washington,
D.C., United States
Books and Authors
6. “Notes of a Dream: The
Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman” By Krishna Trilok Launched
i.
Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman, whose biography Notes of a Dream: The Authorized
Biography of A.R. Rahman was launched in Mumbai says the book has
been a journey for him and took him to those corners of his life which have
remained candid for a long time.
ii. Written by author Krishna
Trilok, the biography in association with Landmark and Penguin Random House was
launched in Mumbai.
Awards
7. Anupam Kher Gets 'Distinguished Fellow' Award
i.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher was honoured as a 'Distinguished Fellow' by
IndiaGlobal - a leading US think-tank that works on issues concerning
non-resident Indians.
ii. The actor was given a
fellowship at the 3rd IndiaGlobal Summit. The event was held
at the prestigious MIT Sloan School of Management in Boston and was facilitated
by MIT Sloan India Business Club.
