World Toilet Day: 19 November

ii. The theme for 2016 World Toilet Day is ‘toilets and jobs’.
iii. The theme, toilets and jobs, focuses on how sanitation or the lack of it can impact livelihoods of people.
Donald Trump picks Michael Flynn as NSA

ii. Flynn served as Mr Trump's top military advisor during the Presidential campaign.
iii. Mr Trump chose Republican Senator Jeff Sessions as his Attorney General and Congressman Mike Pompeo as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
i. Latin Grammy Awards 2016

iii. List of Winners:
1. Record of the Year-Carlos Vives & Shakira, "La Bicicleta 2. Best Rock Album-Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, La Salvación De Solo Y Juan 3. Best Pop/Rock Album-Julieta Venegas, Algo Sucede 4. Best Singer-Songwriter Album-Manuel Medrano, Manuel Medrano 5. Best Regional Song-"Ataúd," Erika Ender, Manu Moreno & Mónica Vélez, songwriters (Los Tigres Del Norte).
Pt Hari Prasad Chourasia gets lifetime achievement award for classical music

ii. The Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee has also worked as a music director for Indian films, besides collaborating with several international musicians.
Ami Bera re-elected to US Congress for third consecutive term

ii. This is the first time that the House would have 4 Indian-American members.
iii. Another Indian-American Kamala Harris has been elected to the US Senate.
Tata Consultancy Services and Vedanta wins ACES awards

ii. TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) was named Industry Champions in the Leadership category.
iii. India’s Vedanta Limited was named “Top Companies to Work For in Asia.”
World Internet Conference 2016 concludes in Wuzhen, China
ii. The theme of the 3rd World Internet Conference, which commenced on 16 November 2016, was Innovation-driven Internet Development for the Benefit of All – Building a Community of Common Future in Cyberspace.
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