Current Affairs 2016

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a MoU with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to establish a Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC).

World first hydrogen-powered and zero-emission passenger train named as Coradia iLint was unveiled in Germany.

The Uttarakhand High Court has banned near glaciers in Uttarakhand and directed the state government to preserve the rapidly melting glaciers, a source of major rivers.

• Scientists found palaeo-channel of lost Chandrabhaga River in Odisha
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates first International Agro-biodiversity Congress
• COP7 of WHO FCTC begins in Noida

The 128th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Bharat Ratna Sir CV Raman was observed on November 7, 2016.

The 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) started in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first International Agro-biodiversity Congress in New Delhi. The 4-day Congress (from November 6 to 9, 2016) will be attended by 900 delegates from 60 countries to discuss conservation of genetic resources.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as Executive Director (ED) following voluntary retirement of G Mahalingam.

As per recently released report, India has was ranked second in the global business optimism index during the third quarter (July-September 2016).

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched ‘Startup Mentorship Circle’, a unique platform to help in connecting start-ups with the global marketplace.

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have claimed to discover evidence of lost river Chandrabhaga in Odisha.

• Andhra Pradesh tops World Bank’s energy-saving rankings
• Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
• Google ties up with ASI for virtual tour of monuments