1)Opening a Global business summit in Hyderabad, US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were joined by a robot named Mitra.
2)Alappuzha, Kerala’s picturesque town famous for its canals, is among the five cities recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as global success stories in solving the problem of Solid waste.
Osaka ( Japan), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Penang (Malaysia) and Cajicá (Colombia) are the other four winners.
3)The government on Tuesday said that it had appointed B.N. Sharma as the First Chairman of the National Antiprofiteering Authority (NAA), which is tasked with ensuring the benefits of the Goods and Services Tax are passed on to consumers.
Antiprofiteering Clause is there in the GST which means Businesses and corporates will transfer the benefits to its customers. (Benefits like increase in Profit, tax credits, tax savings etc).
4)India’s First Confucius Classroom, a centre for teaching Chinese language and culture, was inaugurated by the Consul General of China in Kolkata.
The centre is a joint venture between the Yunan Normal University of China and a Kolkata based private institute that has been receiving support from the Consulate General of China in terms of student exchange programmes.
5)Health Ministry and ICMR launch India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI) :-
The IHMI aims to reduce disability and death related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in India, by improving the control of high blood pressure (hypertension), reducing salt consumption and eliminating artificial trans-fats, leading risk factors for CVD.
6)‘ 120 BPM’ or ‘120 Beats Per Minute’ has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which concluded in Goa on November 28.
Some Good Sentences that can be Quoted in Mains Answer Writing :-
Education is the most powerful weapon which can transform the world: Vice President
The Vice President said that he firmly believed that Education is for Emancipation, Enlightenment, Empowerment, Employment and Empathy.
He further said that education should become a powerful tool of social, cultural and economical transformation of the country with strong moral and ethical values forming the basis of such a transformation.
The Vice President stressed on the Four Pillars of Learning as enunciated in 1996 UNESCO Commission on Education:
1. Learning to Know (KNOWLEDGE)
2. Learning to do (SKILLS)
3. Learning to be (PERSONALITY)
4. Learning to live together (Understanding, appreciation of interdependence)
2)Alappuzha, Kerala’s picturesque town famous for its canals, is among the five cities recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as global success stories in solving the problem of Solid waste.
Osaka ( Japan), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Penang (Malaysia) and Cajicá (Colombia) are the other four winners.
3)The government on Tuesday said that it had appointed B.N. Sharma as the First Chairman of the National Antiprofiteering Authority (NAA), which is tasked with ensuring the benefits of the Goods and Services Tax are passed on to consumers.
Antiprofiteering Clause is there in the GST which means Businesses and corporates will transfer the benefits to its customers. (Benefits like increase in Profit, tax credits, tax savings etc).
4)India’s First Confucius Classroom, a centre for teaching Chinese language and culture, was inaugurated by the Consul General of China in Kolkata.
The centre is a joint venture between the Yunan Normal University of China and a Kolkata based private institute that has been receiving support from the Consulate General of China in terms of student exchange programmes.
5)Health Ministry and ICMR launch India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI) :-
The IHMI aims to reduce disability and death related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in India, by improving the control of high blood pressure (hypertension), reducing salt consumption and eliminating artificial trans-fats, leading risk factors for CVD.
6)‘ 120 BPM’ or ‘120 Beats Per Minute’ has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which concluded in Goa on November 28.
- Amitabh Bachchan receives Indian Film Personality of the Year award
- Marathi Film ‘Kshitij- A Horizon’ gets the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal
Some Good Sentences that can be Quoted in Mains Answer Writing :-
Education is the most powerful weapon which can transform the world: Vice President
The Vice President said that he firmly believed that Education is for Emancipation, Enlightenment, Empowerment, Employment and Empathy.
The Vice President stressed on the Four Pillars of Learning as enunciated in 1996 UNESCO Commission on Education:
1. Learning to Know (KNOWLEDGE)
2. Learning to do (SKILLS)
3. Learning to be (PERSONALITY)
4. Learning to live together (Understanding, appreciation of interdependence)
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