DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 17TH NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
CHHATTISGARH BECOMES FIRST STATE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DEMONETIZATION
MOVE
i.
Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the country to adopt a resolution of
supporting the demonetization of high-value currency notes decision of the
central government
ii. This
decision to adopt a resolution was taken in the state legislative assembly
headed by the Chief Minister Raman Singh.
ii. Union
government has adopted new measures to tackle the problems faced by the people
regarding the demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupees notes.
iii. Famers
have been allowed to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 per week from bank account.
Business entities have also been allowed to withdraw Rs 50,000 per week.
iv. In case
of Wedding Ceremony, Families having marriage at home can withdraw Rs 2, 50,000
per person from bank account.
2. SACHIN
TENDULKAR ADOPTED PUTTAMRAJUVARI KANDRIGA VILLAGE IN AP
i. Indian
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted
village of Puttamrajuvari Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh.
ii. He
adopted village under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna .It would be developed with an
amount of Rs 3.05 crore
iii.Sansad
Adarsh Gram Yojna is a rural development
programme.
3. HDFC’S
ADITYA PURI RANKED 36 IN FORTUNE’S TOP 50 BUSINESS PERSON’S LIST
i. HDFC
Bank’s Managing Director, Aditya Puri, has been ranked 36th in the US magazine
Fortune’s Top 50 Business Persons List for 2016. He is the only Indian among
three persons of Indian origin in the global rankings list.
ii. Ajita
Rajendra of AO Simith is at 34 while Mastercard’s Ajay Banga is at 40th
positionin the list.
iii.
However, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerburg leads the list with top ranking.
4. RUSSIA WITHDRAWS FROM
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
i. Russia’s
President Vladimir Putin, has signed an executive order announcing Russia’s
withdrawal from the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
ii. This
means crimes committed by Russian citizens will no longer fall under the
jurisdiction of the ICC.
iii. The
excecutive order was signed by Russia just after ICC released a report blaming
Russia’s illegal capture over Crimea.
5. GULZAR
AWARDED 2016 POET LAUREATE AWARD
i. Veteran
lyricist, writer and filmmaker Gulzar has been awarded Poet Laureate award 2016
at the Mumbai’s literary festival ‘Tata Literature Live’.
ii. Gulzar’s
contribution to Indian literature through his heart-touching poetry makes him
the top choice for the award.
