Current Affairs

 

                                                Current Affairs

NOVEMVER - 12

• The Finance Minister of India, Smt Nirmala Sitaraman has announced the ‘Aatmanirbhar’ Package 3.0. The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 2 lakh crore production-linked incentive (PLI) package to boost demand in the country.

• Indian-American Kash Patel has been named as the Chief of Staff to the Acting US Defence Secretary Chris Miller.

• Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched ‘Secha Samadhan’, a bilingual mobile application, to address the irrigation problems faced by farmers without them having to visit the offices concerned.

• The Indian Navy has launched the fifth Scorpene submarine “Vagir” at Mazagon Dock of south Mumbai. The submarine is capable of taking missions such as anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, mine laying, intelligence gathering and area surveillance.

• The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has presented the National Water Awards (NWAs) for 2019. Among the states category, Tamil Nadu bagged the Best State Award, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

• The world number one Chen Meng beat Chinese compatriot Sun Yingsha to win her maiden International Table Tennis Federation(ITTF) Women’s World Cup table tennis title in held in Weihai, China.

• World Pneumonia Day is observed globally on 12th November every year.

• Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated on 12 November every year.