Current Affairs Update – 25 November, 2016

Hello and welcome to exampundit . Here are the important Current Affairs of 25th November, 2016. These are important for the upcoming IPPB PO Mains, NIACL AO Mains, IBPS Clerk Mains, IBPS RRB OS-I Mains and RBI Assistant Mains 2016-17.

• After Big Bazaar, multiplex chain
  INOX Leisure on Friday  said it has
  partnered with the State Bank of India to allow customers withdraw cash up to
  Rs 2,000 by using debit cards beginning on Friday.
• The company added that the
  facility will be available across 17 properties starting today, and will be
  made available at the remaining 89 properties over the course of the weekend.
• The government recently allowed
  the withdrawal of cash of up to a limit of Rs 2,000 by swiping debit cards at
  select petrol pumps using point-of-sale (POS) transaction machines.
• Earlier this week, Future Group
  announced that customers can withdraw cash up to Rs 2,000 by using debit cards
  at all Big Bazaar and fbb stores from November 24.

• In order to help its customers
  during the cash crunch, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) has
  partnered with Paytm and HDFC Bank to offer cashless scheme on all its
  products.
• A customer can now book any
  Suzuki two-wheeler by paying an amount of Rs 20,000 through Paytm and financing
  the remaining amount. Upon vehicle delivery, the customers can also avail Rs
  3,000 cashback from Paytm.
• A subsidiary of Suzuki Motor
  Corporation, Japan, SMIPL is also providing 100 per cent finance for its
  two-wheelers to any government employee or HDFC Bank account holder.
• The customers without any income
  proof or an account with HDFC Bank can avail a limited period ‘low down payment
  scheme’ with 90 per cent finance for any Suzuki two-wheeler product.

• Commuters across the country can
  soon pay cashless at all toll plazas using their MobiKwik wallet. National
  Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has roped in mobile wallet company MobiKwik
  to digitise payments at 391 toll plazas.
• This is expected to large extent
  avoid traffic congestion at highways, owing to the ill effects of cash crunch
  arising from the demonetization move of November 8.
• Already, the Government has – to
  ensure smooth traffic flow and mitigate currency hardships–further extended
  the date for toll exemption on national highways till midnight of December 2.
• The Government also said the
  scrapped Rs. 500 notes will be accepted at toll plazas on National Highways
  from December 2 midnight to December 15.

• Leading community-driven
  hospitality company Airbnb has announced the signing of a Memorandum of
  Understanding (MoU) with the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA).
• Through the partnership Airbnb
  will work with SEWA members to help them share their homes with Airbnb’s
  community of international and domestic guests, creating economic opportunities
  for women in rural areas and promoting tourism spend in parts of India that
  have not traditionally benefited from tourism and hospitality.
• As part of the partnership,
  Airbnb and SEWA will expand the network of Airbnb homes in rural areas through
  SEWA’s member network.
• The initiative will begin in
  Gujarat and eventually expand to other states that have a significant presence
  of SEWA members.
• It will train SEWA members on
  home sharing, hospitality and amenity standards, and responsible hosting
  practices. Airbnb will also help SEWA build a strong community of SEWA hosts
  who can learn from each other and constantly improve hosting standards.

• The Palampur Assembly
  Constituency of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh became the first e-assembly
  constituency of the country. The system was inaugurated by State Assembly
  speaker Brij Behari Lal Butail at a function held in Palampur on 22 November
  2016.
• The system will help the
  residents of the constituency to know about the development works going on by
  one click on the computer. In addition, the residents would also send their
  requirements about funds for different schemes in their respective areas
  online.
• This system would be introduced
  in other 67 constituencies of the state in next six months.
• Comment: This conversion of the
  Palampur into an e-constituency is Himachal Pradesh government’s commitment to
  Union Government’s Digital India mission.
• Note: It is necessary to mention
  that the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was the first assembly of India
  to adopt the e-Vidhan system, making it paperless. This e-Vidhan system helped
  the state in automating the day to day functioning of assembly.

• The upgraded Jaguar DARIN III
  twin-seat aircraft on 24 November 2016 received the Initial Operation Clearance
  (IOC). IOC is a significant milestone for India’s military aviation sector.
• This completion of IOC for DARIN
  III was announced by Deputy Chief of IAF, Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria. In recent
  past, he flew the aircraft at HAL airport in Bengaluru. Wg Cdr V Prabhakaran,
  the test Pilot of Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment, was his
  co-pilot.
• HAL CMD, T Suvarna Raju said the
  aircraft is now equipped with world-class avionics system.

• Yudhvir Singh Malik in the third
  week of November 2016 was appointed the new Chairman of National Highways
  Authority of India (NHAI).
• Malik, who worked as the Special
  Secretary with NITI Aayog, will replace Raghav Chandra.
• After Malik’s appointed, Chandra
  has been shifted to National Commission for Schedule Tribes.

• Home appliance maker Kenstar on
  Friday announced the appointment of Rajiv Kenue as its Chief Operating Officer
  with immediate effect.
• Kenue will be responsible for
  contributing to Kenstar’s strategy for establishing it as one of the most
  preferred premium brands in India. The brand is offering its patrons an
  extensive portfolio of products ranging from air coolers, water heaters,
  microwave, mixer grinders and a host of other kitchen appliances.
• In his role here, he will
  supervise brand building, product development and distribution expansion for
  Kenstar.

• The 2016 International Day for
  the Elimination of Violence against Women was observed across the world on 25
  November 2016. The theme for the day is “Orange the World – raise funds to end
  violence against women”.
• The colour orange in the theme
  symbolizes a better future without the pervasive human rights violation that
  affects 1 in 3 women and girls all over the globe.
• The International Day for the
  Elimination of Violence against Women is observed to raise awareness about
  violence against women and discuss solutions that would work for women
  community.

• Egypt recently uncovered a lost
  city, more than 7000 years old dating right back to its first dynasty in the
  southern province of Sohag.
• The site was unearthed during an
  archaeological mission initiated by the country’s government. It lies 250 miles
  south of Cairo, about 400 meters away from the temple of Seti I, one of the
  most famous religious sites in the region named after one of the least known
  pharaohs of the New Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt.
• The discovery includes huts,
  pottery remains, iron tools and 15 graves. The grave sizes look bigger than
  some of the royal ones belonging to the kings in Abydos, indicating that those
  who were buried beneath held a high social standing.

• Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee on
  24 November  2016 won the Best Actor
  Award at the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, beating Nawazuddin Siddiqui who
  was awarded a special mention in the same category.
• Manoj won the Best Performance
  award for his role as Professor Siras in “Aligarh”, a powerful and
  personal drama based on true events.
• While, Nawazuddin received a
  Special Mention in the Best Performance category for his role in Anurag
  Kashyap’s “Raman Raghav 2.0”.
• The winners in the 10th Asia
  Pacific Screen Awards were announced at an award ceremony in Brisbane. The
  event was hosted by Australian actor David Wenham and presenter Anjali Rao.

• Noted journalist and former
  Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Times of India’, Dilip Padgaonkar passed away on 25
  November 2016, following a heart attack and multi-organ failure. He was 72.
• He was brought into a private
  clinic in a critical condition on 18 November 2016, where he was put on
  ventilator support and dialysis. Though there was a team of doctors trying to
  revive him, his condition showed no improvement.
• Padgaonkar along with Information
  Commissioner Prof. M M Ansari and Prof. Radha Kumar formed a three-member
  interlocutors team, who were chosen by the Union Government in 2010 to conduct
  dialogues with the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

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