Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 24 November 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 24 November 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as CM of Maharashtra; NCP’s Ajit Pawar as Deputy CM
- Poonch Link Up Day celebrated by Indian Army on Nov 23
- 50th Conference of Governors and Lt. Governors being organised at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi from Nov 22 to 23
- ‘Destination North East’ festival being held in Varanasi from Nov 23 to 26
- Veteran actor Shaukat Kaifi dies in Mumbai at the age of 91
DRINKING WATER
- Results of National Sample Survey (NSS) on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition released
- 5% families in rural areas and 97.5% in cities used ‘improved drinking water’ during July-December 2018 from sources including tube wells, tankers and piped supply.
DISABILITIES
- Results of National Sample Survey (NSS) on Persons with Disabilities were released.
- Overall percentage of persons with disability in the population was 2.2% during July-December 2018
- Among males, prevalence of disability was 2.4%, while it was 1.9% among females
- The figure was 2.3% in rural and 2% in urban areas
LITERACY RATE
- Results of National Sample Survey (NSS) on literacy were released
- Literacy rate among those in the age group of seven years and above was 77.7% during July 2017-June 2018.
- Literacy rate was 73.5% in rural and 87.7% in urban areas
Economy & Business Current Affairs
- Global Bio-India Summit 2019 organised in New Delhi by the Department of Biotechnology, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), CII, Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) and Invest India
- All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) signs MoU with Western Sydney University for collaboration in research
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released its Quarterly Bulletin on employment
- The urban unemployment rate fell to 9.3% during January-March 2019 from 9.8% in April-June 2018.
- Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for all ages is estimated as 36% in the urban areas during January-March 2019 as compared to 35.6% during April- June 2018.
SENSEX REJIG
- YES Bank, Vedanta, Tata Motors and Tata Motors DVR will exit benchmark Sensex to make way for Titan Company, UltraTech and Nestle India.
- The changes will be effective December 23.
Sports Current Affairs
- Madhya Pradesh: Sportspersons will get 5% reservation in government jobs
- India’s Fouaad Mirza secures an Olympic quota in men’s Equestrian
