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Daily Current Affairs of 5th November 2018
International Current Affairs
- Today (5th November 2018) is the World Tsunami Awareness Day.
- Aim of this Day : to spread awareness among people across the world about Tsunami.
- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) had constituted the day by adopting a resolution in December 2015.
- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrived in Lilongwe (Capital of Malawi), today.
- During this visit, he will address the Indian community in Malawi and hold bilateral talks of mutual benefit.
- Note : Mr Naidu reached Malawi on the final leg of his 6 day 3 nations visit of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
- The 1st passenger train to run on broad gauge between India and Nepal is likely to run from December this year.
- The train will run from Jaynagar in Bihar to Kurtha in Dhanusa district in Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal.
- China has backed Pakistan's bid for membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), praising its "anti-nuclear proliferation record".
- The announcement came in a joint statement made by the two countries during Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's first official visit to China.
- Important Note : Earlier, China has prevented India from joining the NSG, which aims to curb nuclear arms proliferation.
- Britain today allowed foreign nationals from Commonwealth nations to join the Armed Forces despite them having never lived in the country.
- Britain currently requires the recruits joining the armed services from the Commonwealth nations to have lived in the country for five years.
- The 1st Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health was recently held at WHO Headquarters in Geneva.
- The conference was held in response to a resolution of the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA68.8) in 2015, in which ministers of health asked for a major scaling-up of the response by health and other sectors to prevent air pollution diseases, exposure to air pollution and their costs to society.
- At the conclusion of the conference, participants agreed an aspirational goal of reducing the number of deaths from air pollution by two thirds by 2030.
National Current Affairs
- Odisha Government launched Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Policy 2018.
- The policy is aimed to carry forward process of industrialization through promotion of aerospace and defence manufacturing enterprises, generate employment opportunities and promote value addition.
- Delhi's Signature Bridge, built over the Yamuna river, was inaugurated today by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, 14 years after it was announced in 2004.
- It'll reduce the travel time between north and northeast Delhi.
- Apart from this, with features like a 154-metre high observation deck and selfie spots, the bridge will also serve as a tourist spot.
Science & Technology
- India's first nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant has completed its first deterrence patrol.
- The submarine completes India's nuclear triad by adding sea-based strike capability to land and air-based delivery platforms.
- The Maharashtra government has approved the hyperloop project between Pune and Mumbai as a public infrastructure project.
- This project aims to cut the travel time between the two destinations to 25 minutes.
- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) launches new Offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ICGS Varaha at L&T Kattupalli shipyard near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- It is 4th in the series of 98 M OPVs designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- The Central Information Commission (CIC) issued a show-cause notice to RBI Governor Urjit Patel for "dishonouring" Supreme Court judgement on disclosure of the wilful defaulters’ list.
- Patel denied information on the list that names wilful defaulters who took loans of ₹50 crore and above.
- British bank HSBC has executed India's first overseas financial transaction using blockchain by making a payment for Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries in an export deal involving an American client.
- The blockchain-enabled transaction was for a shipment from Reliance Industries to US-based Tricon Energy.
- Note : Blockchain refers to a distributed database that maintains a continuously-growing list of ordered records called blocks.
New Appointments
- Private sector lender RBL Bank today appointed Vikas Muttoo as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its subsidiary Swadhaar Finserve.
- Vikas Muttoo earlier worked as the Chief Business Officer of Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited.
- Dinkar Asthana appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao People's Democratic Republic.
- He is presently serving as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry.
MOUs & Agreements
- India and Malawi have signed 3 MoUs. They are :
- Extradition Treaty
- Cooperation in the field of Atomic Energy for peaceful purposes
- VISA Waiver for Diplomatic and Official Passports.
- Note : India will also extend a new Line of credit of 215 million US dollars to Malawi for 18 water projects.
Sports Current Affairs
- Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan is going to play for Delhi Daredevils in the 2019 Indian Premier League after being traded by SunRisers Hyderabad.
- The 32-year-old, who had joined SunRisers Hyderabad in 2013, is returning to the Delhi-based franchise after 11 years.
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