CURRENT AFFAIRS 16 NOVEMBER 2024

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By EXAM JOB EXPERT Published: November 16, 2024

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Indiana Day

Indiana Day celebrates the state’s admission into the Union during 1816. Indiana had originally been land that American settlers would fight over land with the Native American tribes. This would continue until 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe. The battle was fought between General, and future president, William Henry Harrison, and the Native American warriors led by the Shawnee chief Tecumseh. After the battle was won and Harrison’s soldiers burnt the Native territories to the ground, Indiana entered into the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state of the union.

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Delhi govt. enforces stricter curbs on vehicles, staggered office timings to battle air pollution

A day after the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas announced stricter anti-pollution curbs, the Delhi government introduced several measures, including a ban on private BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles, prohibiting the entry of inter-State non-electric and non-CNG buses, certain categories of construction work, and staggered government office timings.
The air quality on Friday improved slightly from the ‘severe’ category to the upper end of the ‘very poor’ category, but remained the worst in the country, according to official data. The conditions are likely to remain the same for the next six days. An AQI between 301 and 400 is considered ‘very poor’ and 401 and 450 ‘severe’.

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PM will amend Waqf Act despite resistance from Oppn. leaders, says Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was determined to amend the Waqf Act despite resistance from key Opposition leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar.
Addressing three election rallies in Maharashtra during the day in support of Mahayuti candidates, he declared the Modi government will eliminate Naxalism from Chhattisgarh by March 31, 2026, and dared Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to publicly laud Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.
“Modiji wants to change the Waqf Board law, but Uddhavji, Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule are opposing it. Uddhavji, listen carefully, you all can protest as much as you want, but Modiji will amend the Waqf Act,” he said, addressing a rally at Umarkhed in Yavatmal district.

Haryana releases bonus instalment of ₹300 cr. to farmers

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday released a bonus instalment of ₹300 crore for the State’s farmers on the occasion of the 555th birth anniversary of Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak Dev.
With a single click, the amount was directly transferred to the bank accounts of 2.62 lakh farmers, an official statement said.
Mr. Saini said that the government had earlier decided to give a bonus of ₹2,000 per acre on agricultural and horticultural crops being produced in the State due to adverse weather conditions during kharif 2024.
On August 16, the CM had transferred a bonus of ₹496 crore as the first instalment into the accounts of 5.80 lakh farmers through the Direct Benefit Transfer system.

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A clear rural-urban divide seen in Maharashtra voters’ perspective

In the run-up to the Maharashtra Assembly election, a clear divide has emerged in terms of the issues at the top of voters’ minds. Those in urban areas are drawn to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s influence and development agenda, while rural communities wrestle with the harsh realities of rising costs, inadequate minimum support prices (MSP) for farm produce, and divisive rhetoric.
The differences between rural and urban priorities underscores a central tension in the State’s political arena, forcing the ruling Mahayuti and the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliances to tackle contrasting demands. How they straddle the divide may prove decisive in shaping the election’s outcome.

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Indian students protest against Oxford Union’s Kashmir debate

A group of Indian students protested at the University of Oxford against a debate on Kashmir at the Oxford Union Society, which they said had offered a platform to speakers with alleged terrorism links. Chants of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Oxford Union stands with terrorism’ could be heard during the protests.