Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 16 November 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 16 November 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

Defence Minister inaugurates 200-m long Sisseri River bridge at Lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh
AYUSH Ministry organising International Conference on Yoga in Mysuru on Nov 15-16; theme: ‘Yoga for Heart Care’
Delhi govt. signs MoU with J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab), co-founded by 2019 Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, to conduct real-time monitoring of its public services
Punjab govt. gives Rs 2,500 per acre as compensation to small and marginal farmers for not burning paddy straw
India ranks second in govt requests for user data from Facebook in first half of 2019; US tops
Govt asks airlines to have Swachh Bharat-themed cover page for in-flight magazines
Home Ministry and UN Women launch awareness campaign to end violence against women
Ramesh Hospitals Vijayawada sets Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of cardiac surgery patients at one place
Agriculture Ministry to hold International Conference on Agricultural Statistics in New Delhi on Nov 18-21

Foreign exchange reserves touch a new high of USD 447.81 billion in the week to November 8
Govt won’t release Consumer Expenditure Survey results of 2017-2018 due to data quality issues
DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) establishes Development Council for Bicycle
‘Titan’s watch brand Sonata launches smartwatches – Stride and Stride Pro from Rs. 2995
Mahindra Group subsidiary Classic Legends launches Jawa Perak motorcycle at Rs 1.94 lakh
Vodafone Idea reports a loss of Rs 50,921 crore for July-September quarter, highest ever for any Indian company

India pledges to contribute $13.5 mn for UN development activities for 2020
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is 2020 Republic Day chief guest
BRICS Summit held in Brasilia on November 13-14; theme ‘BRICS: Economic Growth for an Innovative Future’
Swedish PEN’s Tucholsky Prize awarded to detained Chinese-Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai
Branko Lustig, producer of ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘Gladiator’, dies art 87