Current Affairs : 16-11-2020 in English

Important Day

  • International Day for Tolerance - 16 November.

Economy

  • First foreign bank in India to obtain a banking licence from RBI that is set to launch a neo banking platform - SBM Bank India (subsidiary of State Bank of Mauritius).

Environment

  • 21st cyclone to hit the Philippines this year - Typhoon Vamco.

International

  • This Indian institute has retained the top spot among the best B-schools in Central Asia in the Eduniversal rankings 2020 - Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B).
  • 15 countries that signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on 14 November 2020 to set up the world’s largest trading bloc - ASEAN (Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei) and China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

National

  • To mark the 151st Birth Anniversary celebrations of Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled 151 inch tall ‘Statue of Peace’ at Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra in - Pali, Rajasthan.

Sports

  • Winner of the Capital Foundation National Award 2020 at the Capital Foundation Annual Lecture and Awards 2020 - Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra (President, Indian Olympic Association).

State Current Affairs

  • To promote environment-friendly products in the market, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched 'recycled incense sticks', named 'Aashirwaad', in - Gorakhpur.
  • Statehood Day of Jharkhand - 15 November.
  • The Odisha Government has decided to set up four commercial courts at - Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, and Sambalpur.

Science and Technology

  • Scientists from this institution developed a two-layered passive cooling system, which is a new camel-inspired material to keep fresh food or medicine cool in high temperatures without the need for electricity - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the USA.

General Knowledge

  • Mollem National Park is situated in - Goa.
  • Mouling National Park is situated in - Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Mount Harriet National Park is situated in - Andaman and Nicobar.
  • Mrugavani National Park is situated in - Telangana.
  • Mudumalai National Park is situated in - Tamil Nadu.
  • Mukundra Hills National Park is situated in - Rajasthan.
  • Mukurthi National Park is situated in - Tamil Nadu.
  • Murlen National Park is situated in - Mizoram.
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