DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. MOON
CAME CLOSE TO EARTH AFTER 1948
i. The moon
arrived at its closest point to the Earth since 1948.
ii. The
'supermoon' reached its brightest in Asia on 14 November 2016.
iii. The
Moon was closest, only 2 lakh 21 thousand 524 miles .
2. RBI
SETS UP PANEL TO OVERSEE ATM RECALIBRATIONS
i. RBI will
set up a task force under Deputy Governor SS Mundra to oversee recalibration of
ATM machines after the country introduced new banknotes to replace old 500
rupee and 1,000 rupee notes.
ii. The Panel will provide "direction and
guidance" for recalibrating ATM machines to dispense the new notes.
3. PRESIDENT
MUKHERJEE INAUGURATES THE INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR IN DELHI
i. President
Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the India International Trade Fair at Pragati
Maidan, New delhi which will see participation of over 150 companies from 27
countries.
ii. The
theme of the year is 'Digital India'.
4. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
BECOMES COUNTRY'S 'BREAST CANCER CAPITAL'
i.
Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country's breast cancer capital, with
cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population.
ii. 9 lakh
women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
iii. The
revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of Indian Radiological and
Imaging Association Conference.
5. INDIA'S
FIRST CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL STARTS IN MEGHALAYA
i. Meghalaya
became the first state to start India's first Cherry Blossom Festival, which is
widely celebrated in Japan.
ii. The
four-day festival will also provide opportunities to showcase the unique beauty
of pink and white cherry blossoms as well as Meghalaya's traditional arts,
culture and cuisine to the naturalists and tourists.
6. GOLFER
CHAWRASIA WINS FIRST ASIAN TOUR TITLE OUTSIDE INDIA
i. Indian
golfer SSP Chawrasia clinched the $1 million Resorts World Manila Masters in
the Philippines, his first ever Asian Tour title outside India.
ii.
Chawrasia beat Malaysian Nicolas Fung and American Sam Chen on the final day of
the tournament.
