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Daily Current Affairs of 10th November 2019
International Current Affairs
- Today (10th November) is World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) / World Science Day.
- This day is annually observed on November 10 to raise awareness of the benefits of science worldwide.
- World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 Theme : "Open Science, leaving no one behind".
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on a 3 day visit to Netherlands from tomorrow.
- During this visit, he will hold comprehensive discussion on bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest.
- He will also interact with members of the foreign affairs committee of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament and Dutch dignitaries across the political spectrum.
- Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is visiting United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- During this visit, he will attend the inaugural Ministerial session of Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference.
- Accompanied by officials and business delegation, the Minister is scheduled to meet his UAE counterpart Minister of Energy and Industry, Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei.
- Both the countries will discuss issues of bilateral hydrocarbon as well as steel sector engagements.
- He will also explore the opportunities for steel exports to the middle east countries.
- Germany yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that separated the city into Communist East and Democratic West for almost three decades.
- After the fall of the wall in 1989, East and West Germany reunified in 1990.
- The 9th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest concluded with book lovers enjoying its sessions despite the constant drizzle caused by the cyclonic storm Bulbul.
- More than 20,000 people visited the Lit fest which ended with a poetry recital by Tishani Doshi.
- Over the 3 day of the festival 200 speakers, performers and thinkers, took part in discussions on diverse topics.
- In Brazil, former President Lula da Silva walked free from jail after spending a year and a half behind bars for corruption.
- The 74-year-old leftist icon embroiled in a massive corruption scandal which has engulfed some of Brazil's most influential politicians and business leaders.
- Even though he is now free, Lula will be barred by his criminal record from resuming his political career.
- In Mauritius, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth claimed victory in the election today as official preliminary results showing his alliance taking a comfortable lead over rivals in the Indian Ocean nation.
National Current Affairs
- Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad is being celebrated with traditional fervour in various parts of the country today.
- President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have greeted the people on the occasion.
- Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has invited the single largest party (BJP) to form the government.
- He has given BJP time till November 11 to prove majority.
- Note : Yesterday, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had resigned as Maharashtra Chief Minister amid BJP's ongoing tensions with Shiv Sena over '50:50' formula and Chief Ministerial post.
- Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan, a 3-day mega event for discussing ideas, theories and research findings in the ancient Sanskrit language, is currently underway in New Delhi.
- Thousands of delegates and Sanskrit lovers from across the world are participating in this first-of-its-kind global conference.
- Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the Government will set up One lakh digital villages in the country in the coming years.
- Around 800 such villages are already operational on pilot basis.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks not to charge savings bank account customers for online transactions in the NEFT system with effect from January 2020.
- The central bank had recently waived the charges it levied on banks for NEFT and RTGS transactions.
- The RBI said it will also enable processing of e-mandates for transactions through UPI.
- The Reserve Bank has also increased the household income limits for borrowers of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) from 1 lakh to 1.25 lakh rupees.
- This move is aimed at strengthening credit to those at the bottom of the economic pyramid in rural areas.
- Similarly, the limit has been increased from 1.6 lakh for urban or semi-urban areas to 2 lakh rupees.
- India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has lowered its lending rates by 5 basis points across all tenors,.
- It has also sharply slashed the deposits pricing between 15 and 75 basis points.
- This is the 7th consecutive cut in lending rates by the bank this fiscal.
- Note : With this reduction, the one year Marginal Cost Of Funds-Based Lending (MCLR), to which most of its loan prices are linked, will come down to 8 per cent.
Science & Technology
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today unveiled its 1st all-electric experimental aircraft, "X-57 Maxwell", that's being developed since 2015.
- The aircraft, having 14 electric motors, would be the agency's 1st crewed experimental plane to be developed in two decades.
Books & Authors
- Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi inaugurated the Assamese version of the book Courts of India in Guwahati today.
- The book has captures the historical developments which took place in the history of nation's courts.
- The various chapters of the book narrates the historical events of the court.
Sports Current Affairs
- 15 year old Shafali Varma became the youngest Indian cricketer to score a half-century after her stunning innings of 73 runs of 49 balls in the first T20 International against West Indies.
- With this, she broke the 30-year-old record of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.
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