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TNPSC Current Affairs November 2016
Miscellaneous

• Important Days
• November 5 - World Tsunami Awareness Day
• November 10 - World Science Day
• November 12 - World Pneumonia Day
• November 14 - Children's Day (Jawaharlal Nehru's Birth anniversary)
• November 16 - International Day for Tolerance
• November 19 - National Integration Day (Indira Gandhi's Birth Anniversary) / World Toilet Day.
• November 25 - International Meatless Day
• November 26 - National Constitution day, National Milk Day, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
• Appointments
• Sushil Chandra - was appointed as the new chairman of CBDT.
• Jagdish Singh Khehar - was appointed as the new executive chaiman of NALSA (National Legal Services Authority)
• Yudhvir Singh Malik - was appointed as the new chairman of NHAI.
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• Awards
• Raj Bisaria - was awarded Kalidas samman award 2015-16.
• Captian Radhika Menon 
• was awarded the intenational Maritime organisation award for exceptional Bravery at sea.
• She also became the first women to get this award.
• Malini Subramaniam - was awarded the Internationla Press Freedom Award 2016.
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• India's Longest Expressway
• The Expressway which connects Agra and Lucknow became India's longest expressway.
• It is a six lane expressway with length of 302 km.

Polity

• Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir Scheme
• It is a scheme launched by Odisha Government to provide legal assistance to the weaker sections of the society.
• Cyber Police Stations
• Maharashtra became the first state in India to have a cyber police station in each district of the state to tackle cyber crimes.
• Supreme Court of India, recently banned the sale of Firecrackers in New Delhi.

Economy

• Lakshmi Robot
• It is India's First banking robot launched by the 'City Union Bank'.
• It uses artificial intelligence to interact with the customers.
• Ease of Doing Business in India 2016
• Andhra Pradesh ranks First in the list of States in India in Ease of Doing Business.
• Telengana ranked second.
• Global Youth Development Index 2016
• India ranks 133rd in the Global Youth development Index released by Commonwealth.
• Saur Sujala Yojana
• It is a scheme launched in Chhattisgarh to provide solar powered irrigation pumps to the farmers at the subsidized prize.
• Demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000
• On November 8th 2016, PM Narendra Modi has announced that the 500 Rupee and 1000 Rupee notes are no longer a legal tender.
• S S Mudra STF
• RBI has formed a new Special Task Force under the head of S S Mudra to recalibrate the ATMs to dispense new notes.
• Pradan Mantri Yuva Yojana
• The Central govt has launched the scheme to entrepreneurship education and training to the youth.
• Golden Peacock Award 2016
• SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) was awarded the Golden Peacock Award 2016 in the corporate Governance category.
• Project Insight
• It is a project to be implemented by the Income tax department in May 2017 to monitor the high value money transactions.
• India's First Payment Bank
• Airtel Payments Bank limited has launched it services in Rajasthan and became the first payment bank in India to start its operation. 
• Amitabh Kant Committee
• The central govt has constituted a committee under the head of Amitabh Kant to suggest measures to transform India into a cashless economy.
• Annapurna Rasoi Programme
• It is a new scheme launched by Rajasthan Govt to provide quality meal at cheaper price to the weaker sections.

Science & Tech

• India's First Titanium Project
• India's First titanium project was started at Ganjam District of Odisha.
• James Webb Space Telescope.
• It is the world's largest Space Telescope developed by NASA and expected to be operational from 2018.
• Coradia iLint
• It is the name of the world's first hydrogen powered passenger train launched in Germany.
• This train is a carbon neutral train with zero emissions
• NASA's MMS Mission
• NASA's MMS Mission (Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission) recently set a new world record by placing its 4 GPS sattellite at a height of about 70,000 km from the surface of the Earth..
• India's First LNG Bus
• India's First LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) powered bus was launched in Kerala.
• XPNAV-1
• It is the world's first pulsar navigation satellite launched by China.
• World's First Brain Implant
• The World's First ever brain implant was done in Netherlands.
• World's Fastest Super Computer - Sunway Taihulight [Very Important]
• China has unveiled the world's fastest super computer named 'Sunway Taihulight'.
• Top 3 Fastest Super computers in the World
1. Sunway Taihulight - China - Speed 93 Pflops
2. Tianhe 2 - China - Speed 33.86 Pflops
3. Titan - US - Speed 17.59 Pflops
• World's Longest Quantum Communication line
• China has launched the world's longest secure Quantum Communication network.
• It connects Hefei with Shanghai having a length of 712 kms.

Environment and Health

• Kerala
• Kerala became the third Open Defecation free State of India.
• Pradan Mantri surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
• It is a new scheme launched by the central govt to provide free health checkups to the pregnant women at government hospitals.
• First International Agro-Biodiversity Congress 2016
• The First International Agro-Biodiversity Congress was held in New Delhi.
• Warmest Year
• The World Meteorological Organisation has declared the year '2016' as the Warmest year on record.
• Fly Ash Utilization Policy
• Maharashtra became the first State in India to adopt the Fly Ash Utilization Poliy.
• Fly Ash is the byproduct created while the burning of coal in thermal power plants.
• It causes air pollution and other environmental hazards to the surroundings.
• World's First Salt tolerant Plant Garden
• The World's First Salt tolerant Plant Garden was opened at Vedaranyam of Tamil Nadu.

World

• Sarabjith Singh Marwah
• He became the first Sikh to become the member of the Canadian Senate.
• Kamala Harris
• She became the first India-American to become the member of the US Senate.
• Aniruddha Rajput
• He was an Indian Lawyer who was elected as the member of the International Law commission.
• Joint Military Exercises of India
• Surya Kiran 2016
• It is a joint military exercise between India and Nepal.
• It was held at Saljhandi of Nepal.
• SAMPRITI - 2016
• It is a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh.
• It was held at Dhaka (Bangladesh)
• Hand in Hand 2016
• It is the joint military exercise between India and China.
• It was held in Pune.
• APEC Summit 2016
• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit was held at Lima in Peru.
• Donald Trump
• Donald Trump from the Republican Party was elected as the 45th president of USA.
• Guy Ryder
• He was reelected as the Director General of International Labour Organisation for the second Term.
• Meng Hongwei 
• He was elected as the new president of Interpol.
• INTERPOL - International Criminal Police Organisation is head quartered at Lyon(France).
• Raad Ul Barq
• It is the name of the military exercise conducted by Pakistan in the Punjab Province near to the Indian Border.
• The term Raad Ul Barq means 'Strike of Thunder'
• International Criminal Court
• It is headquartered at Hague, Netherlands.
• Recently, Russia has officially withdrawn from the ICC.
• Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
• She was the Thailand's Princess who was awarded the World Sanskrit Award by the Indian Govt.
• Antonia costa
• He is the Portugal Prime Minister who will be the chief guest for the Pravasi Bharathiya Diwas 2017 which is scheduled to be held from Jan 7-9, 2017 in Bengaluru.
• Nikki Haley
• She is a India-American who was selected as the US ambassador to the United Nations.
• Qamar Bajwa
• He was appointed as the New Army chief of Pakistan Army.

Sports

• Asian Champions Trophy 2016 (Hockey)
• Indian women's team won the trophy in the finals by beating China.
• The event was held in Singapore.

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