Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 13 November 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 13 November 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev celebrated as Prakash Parv; President attended event at Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala, Punjab
PRESIDENT’S RULE IN MAHARASHTRA
- President signs proclamation imposing President’s rule in Maharashtra under Article 356
- The Assembly has been kept under suspended animation.
- Union Cabinet had recommended President’s rule after Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari submitted a report in this regard
Economy & Business Current Affairs
- Prakash Javadekar given charge of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises after Arvind Sawant’s resignation
- Haryana Govt. sets up Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to promote industries in the state
- Amazon introduces ‘Project Zero’ in India to block counterfeit goods
HARYANA’s ‘Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojna (BBY)’ Scheme
- Haryana govt. brings more crops under the ‘Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojna (BBY)’ Scheme
- Under BBP, farmers get compensated for selling their crop at a price lower than that fixed by government
International Current Affairs
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represents at the second annual Paris Peace Forum held in France
- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal attends 9th BRICS trade ministers meet in Brasilia
- Bolivia’s President Evo Morales resigns, takes political asylum in Mexico
Sports Current Affairs
- Indian Oil Corporation win the All India Beighton Cup Hockey tournament in Kolkata
- Sri Lanka becomes the first South Asian nation to criminalise offences related to match-fixing
