TNPSC BITS NATIONAL. Jashne Bachpan

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1 Nvember 24 TNPSC BITS IAS fficer Jalal Srivastava has been appinted the chairman f Inland Waterways Authrity f India (IWAI). IWAI cmes under the Ministry f Shipping, Rad Transprt and Highways. Srivastava is knwn fr launching f Shakti Cab and URJA prject fr wmen. Israel s Cabinet apprved Amir Yarn as the next gvernr f the Bank f Israel (Central Bank f Israel) fr 5 years. He replaced Karnit Flug, wh became the first wman t hld the pst when she tk ver in The Appintment Cmmittee f the Cabinet has named the IAS fficer frm West Bengal cadre Sumanta Chaudhuri as the new Cal Secretary. He replaced Inder Jit Singh. The Appintment Cmmittee f the Cabinet has appinted the present Directr f the Lal Bahadur Shastri Natinal Academy f Administratin (LBSNAA), Upma Chwdhry, as Secretary, Department f Yuth Affairs. Jashne Bachpan NATIONAL The 14th editin f Jashne Bachpan, a theatre festival fr children was held at the Sammukh, Abhimanch, Abhikalp and Little Theatre Grup (LTG) auditrium in New Delhi. It was rganised by the Natinal Schl f Drama s (NSD) Theatre in Educatin (TIE) Cmpany. Its main aim was t bring theatre int prminence as it has lst its sheen in mdern era because f the digital medium. It will witness 21 prductins frm India and 3 freign grups including Sri Lanka (nn-verbal), Switzerland (English) and Indnesia (Javanese).

2 3 new members f Natinal Cmmissin fr Wmen The Ministry f Wman and Child Develpment (WCD) has nminated three members t the Natinal Cmmissin fr Wmen (NCW) in pursuance t Sectin 3 f the NCW Act, They are Chandramukhi Devi, Ss Shaiza, and Kamlesh Gautam. The new appintments nw leave tw psitins vacant in the NCW. Rekha Sharma is the current chairpersn f NCW. INTERNATIONAL Asia-Pacific Ecnmic Cperatin (APEC) Summit 2018 The 2-day Asia-Pacific Ecnmic Cperatin (APEC) cncluded recently in Prt Mresby, Papua New Guinea. Summit 2018 was It was hsted by the Prime Minister f Papua New Guinea, Peter O Neill. All the 21-member cuntries f APEC participated in the Summit. It is the 1st such summit in its 25-year histry which failed t agree n a frmal jint statement. Decisin Supprt System (DSS) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IIT Kharagpur researchers have devised the Decisin Supprt System (DSS) t help maximise the LPG cnnectins in BPL (belw pverty line) husehlds under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yjana. It is a first f its kind fr analysis f the natinal level energy plicy. It is a cmputer prgramme that helps in making the sund ratinal decisins using the mathematical prgramming and peratin research techniques. The mathematical mdel has fund The ptimum number f ttal (BPL) cnnectins required in a regin, Number f dealerships that need t be cmmissined in a regin ver the plicy time frame.

3 STATES KONNICHI WA PUNE The first 2-day Ind-Japan Business Cuncil - KONNICHI WA PUNE Festival cncluded in Pune, Maharashtra. It was rganized by the Ind-Japan Business Cuncil (IJBC). The festival aimed t bst investment, prmte businesses and cultural exchange between India and Japan. Maratha Reservatin Bill Maharashtra gvernment has recently passed the Maratha Reservatin Bill. As per the bill, Maharashtra will create a new categry called SEBC (scially and educatinally backward class) in rder t give reservatin t Marathas. This has been passed fr reservatin by citing extrardinary circumstance as rights f neither OBCs nr Marathas are affected. This mve has been recmmended by the Maharashtra State Backward Class Cmmissin headed by Justice N G Gaikwad (retired). PERSONALITIES, AWARDS AND EVENTS Universal Acceptance Thught Leader award Glbal internet Bdy ICANN-supprted UASG (Universal Acceptance Steering Grup) has cnferred Universal Acceptance Thught Leader award n Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. The award recgnizes the exemplary wrk f the Chief Minister and the IT department f the State fr launching Rajmail service prviding address fr the citizens f Rajasthan in Lcal Indic script. The technlgy fr Rajmail was develped by Data XGen Technlgies, a Rajasthan based firm.

4 Vasundhara Raje was als awarded the Chief Minister f the Year award in New President f Interpl Kim Jng Yang f Suth Krea was elected as the new Interpl President. He has been elected fr tw-year term by member cuntries at 87th General Assembly f Interpl, held fr first time in Dubai. He secured at least tw-thirds f vtes cast at general assembly and defeated Russia s Alexander Prkpchuk. He will serve until 2020, cmpleting the fur-year mandate f his predecessr, Meng Hngwei, wh was detained in China ver crruptin charges. INTERPOL Interpl is a glbal plice c-peratin agency. It was established as the Internatinal Criminal Plice Cmmissin (ICPC) in Its headquarters is lcated at Lyn, France. It is the Wrld s largest internatinal plice rganizatin, with 194-member cuntries as members (including India). It is the secnd-largest internatinal rganizatin after the United Natins in terms f the internatinal representatin.

5 SPORTS Acrbatic Gymnastics wrld cup The tw-day event f FIG Acrbatic Gymnastics Wrld cup was held at the Natinal Gymnastic Arena in Baku, the Capital f Azberijan fr the first time. India wn tw brnze medals in the men s and wmen s grup events. Prins Aris, Siddhesh Bhsle, Rushikesh Mre and Rejilesh Suribabu scred t bag brnze medal. The Indian wmen s tri f Ayushi Ghdeswar, Prachi Parkhi and Mrunmayi Walde scred and bagged brnze medal. Wrld Televisin Day 21 Nvember IMPORTANT DAYS The Wrld Televisin Day is celebrated all acrss the Wrld n Nvember 21st every year. This year (2018) is the 23rd annual Wrld Televisin Day. In December 1996, the UN General Assembly prclaimed 21 Nvember as the Wrld Televisin Day cmmemrating the date n which the first Wrld Televisin Frum was held. Wrld Fisheries Day 21 Nvember The Wrld Fisheries Day is celebrated acrss the Wrld every year n Nvember 21.

6 It aims t highlight the imprtance f healthy ceans ecsystems and t ensure sustainable stcks f fisheries in the Wrld. Fisheries play a vital rle in the ecnmy f the cuntry with the practice cntributing abut 1.07 per cent t the GDP (Grss Dmestic Prduct). Wrld Hell Day - 21 Nvember The Wrld Hell Day is a secular hliday bserved annually n Nvember 21. This year (Nvember 21, 2018) marks the 46th Wrld Hell Day. It aims t express that cnflicts shuld be reslved thrugh cmmunicatin rather than the use f frce. The Wrld Hell Day began in respnse t the cnflict between Egypt and Israel in the Fall f Since then, the Wrld Hell Day has been bserved by the peple in 180 cuntries. The cncept was created by Brian McCrmack, a Ph.D. graduate f Arizna State University, and Michael McCrmack, a graduate f Harvard University