ENGLISH NEWS - 28-11-2016

DAILY G.A UPDATE : 28-11-2016

In this competitive age, everyone needs to be updated with the current affairs. So, here is the important news for your upcoming exams like IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, RRB and many more. 

1. Marathi author Anand Yadav passes away

Noted Marathi author and Sahitya akademi awardee Anand Yadav died. He was 80.

His autobiography 'Zombi' had won Sahitya Akadmi awardin 1991.

During his illustrious career, Yadav had faced a major controversy over his book 'Santsurya Tukaram', wrote on Sant Tukaram, a saint poet from 17th century.

He was elected president of the 82nd Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Sammelan, the prestigious literary meet, held in March 2009.

Yadav had penned around 40 books which comprise collection of essays and poems among others.

2. Anil Jain elected head of Bharat Scouts & Guides

BJP National General Secretary and in-charge of Haryana and Chhattisgarh, Anil Jain was today elected as the president of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.

Jain took over the charge of the organisation.

He said scouting has 107 year of history in the country and in 216 countries scouting activities take place with about its 4 million members.

3. Ola teams up with SBI, PNB for setting up mobile ATMs

After petrol pumps, cash can now be withdrawn by swiping debit cards at select Ola cabs as India's largest ride-hailing service partners with lenders like State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank to ease cash crunch.

With banks and ATMs not being able to cope with the rush for access to lower denomination or new currency after old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes were banned, cash dispensing through swipe of debit cards at POS machines was introduced at around 3,700 petrol pumps. 

The same is being replicated by Ola on a test basis in its cabs in Kolkata and Hyderabad where taxis with a bank officer and POS machine are parked at different locations and dispense cash of Rs 2,000 per card. 

In Kolkata, Ola has partnered with Punjab National Bank (PNB), while for Hyderabad, it has collaborated with SBI and Andhra Bank. 

4. Magical Piano wins short film award at UNESCO Salon Competition 

Magical Piano, a short film by the Toonz Media Group has won an award at the prestigious UNESCO Salon Youth Video Competition 2016. 

5. Aditi Ashok wins inaugural Qatar Ladies Open

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok won the inaugural Qatar Ladies Open in Doha. With this, she recorded her second straight victory on the Ladies European Tour.