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Daily Current Affairs of 10th November 2019

International Current Affairs

• Today (10th November) is World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD) / World Science Day.
• • This day is annually observed on November 10 to raise awareness of the benefits of science worldwide.
  • World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 Theme : "Open Science, leaving no one behind".
    
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on a 3 day visit to Netherlands from tomorrow.
• • During this visit, he will hold comprehensive discussion on bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest.
  • He will also interact with members of the foreign affairs committee of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament and Dutch dignitaries across the political spectrum. 
• Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is visiting United Arab Emirates (UAE). 
• • During this visit, he will attend the inaugural Ministerial session of Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference. 
  • Accompanied by officials and business delegation, the Minister is scheduled to meet his UAE counterpart Minister of Energy and Industry, Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei. 
  • Both the countries will discuss issues of bilateral hydrocarbon as well as steel sector engagements. 
  • He will also explore the opportunities for steel exports to the middle east countries.
• Germany yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that separated the city into Communist East and Democratic West for almost three decades. 
• • After the fall of the wall in 1989, East and West Germany reunified in 1990. 
• The 9th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest concluded with book lovers enjoying its sessions despite the constant drizzle caused by the cyclonic storm Bulbul.
• • More than 20,000 people visited the Lit fest which ended with a poetry recital by Tishani Doshi.
  • Over the 3 day of the festival 200 speakers, performers and thinkers, took part in discussions on diverse topics.
• In Brazil, former President  Lula da Silva walked free from jail after spending a year and a half behind bars for corruption.
• • The 74-year-old leftist icon embroiled in a massive corruption scandal which has engulfed some of Brazil's most influential politicians and business leaders. 
  • Even though he is now free, Lula will be barred by his criminal record from resuming his political career.
• In Mauritius, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth claimed victory in the election today as official preliminary results showing his alliance taking a comfortable lead over rivals in the Indian Ocean nation.

National Current Affairs

• Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad is being celebrated with traditional fervour in various parts of the country today.
• • President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have greeted the people on the occasion.
• Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has invited the single largest party (BJP) to form the government. 
• • He has given BJP time till November 11 to prove majority. 
  • Note : Yesterday, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had resigned as Maharashtra Chief Minister amid BJP's ongoing tensions with Shiv Sena over '50:50' formula and Chief Ministerial post.
• Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan, a 3-day mega event for discussing ideas, theories and research findings in the ancient Sanskrit language, is currently underway in New Delhi. 
• • Thousands of delegates and Sanskrit lovers from across the world are participating in this first-of-its-kind global conference.
• Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the Government will set up One lakh digital villages in the country in the coming years. 
• • Around 800 such villages are already operational on pilot basis.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks not to charge savings bank account customers for online transactions in the NEFT system with effect from January 2020. 
• • The central bank had recently waived the charges it levied on banks for NEFT and RTGS transactions. 
  • The RBI said it will also enable processing of e-mandates for transactions through UPI.
• The Reserve Bank has also increased the household income limits for borrowers of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) from 1 lakh to 1.25 lakh rupees. 
• • This move is aimed at strengthening credit to those at the bottom of the economic pyramid in rural areas. 
  • Similarly, the limit has been increased from 1.6 lakh for urban or semi-urban areas to 2 lakh rupees.
• India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has lowered its lending rates by 5 basis points across all tenors,.
• • It has also sharply slashed the deposits pricing between 15 and 75 basis points. 
  • This is the 7th consecutive cut in lending rates by the bank this fiscal.
  • Note : With this reduction, the one year Marginal Cost Of Funds-Based Lending (MCLR), to which most of its loan prices are linked, will come down to 8 per cent. 

Science & Technology

• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today unveiled its 1st all-electric experimental aircraft, "X-57 Maxwell", that's being developed since 2015. 
• • The aircraft, having 14 electric motors, would be the agency's 1st crewed experimental plane to be developed in two decades. 

Books & Authors

• Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi inaugurated the Assamese version of the book Courts of India in Guwahati today.
• • The book has captures the historical developments which took place in the history of nation's courts. 
  • The various chapters of the book narrates the historical events of the court.

Sports Current Affairs

• 15 year old Shafali Varma became the youngest Indian cricketer to score a half-century after her stunning innings of 73 runs of 49 balls in the first T20 International against West Indies. 
• • With this, she broke the 30-year-old record of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.

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