CURRENT AFFAIRS 24 November 2018

 Government of India has decided to mark the remembrance of 100 years

of the historical Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre next year.
 A number of commemorative as well as constructive activities will be taken
up during the remembrance period.CURRENT AFFAIRS, 24 NOVEMBER 2018
 The commemorative coin and postage stamps will be released on
13 April 2019 (the day the incident took place 100 years ago
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 The Ministry of Tourism earmarked an amount of Rs. 8 crore

under Swadesh Darshan Scheme for development of Virtual Reality Theme
Based show at the Memorial.

 As per the latest data released by the Centre for Digital Financial
Inclusion (CDFI) that uses technology for financial inclusion, the
government has transferred over Rs 1,600 crore to eligible
mothers under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana through
direct benefit transfer so far. Rs 16,04,66,63,000 has been
transferred through direct benefit transfer to 48.5 lakh
women

 About PMMVY
 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit
rechristened from erstwhile Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY).
The IGMSY was launched in 2010.
 The scheme is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and
lactating women of 19 years of age or above for first live birth.
 It provides a partial wage compensation to women for wage-loss during
childbirth and childcare and to provide conditions for safe delivery and
good nutrition and feeding practices.

 P.M.Modi laid the foundation stone for city gas work in 129 districts of
18 states under 9th bidding round
On November 22, 2018, Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the
foundation stone for City Gas Distribution(CGD) in 129 districts of 18
 states under the 9th CGD bidding round, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
This would cover over a quarter of India’s population.
 India, Singapore reaffirmed defence ties at 3rd India-Singapore Defence
Ministers’ Dialogue held in Visakhapatnam
On November 21, 2018, on concluding day of 3rd India-Singapore
Defence Minister dialogue(DMD) in Visakhapatnam, Defence Minister
Nirmala Sitaraman reaffirmed deepening defence ties between India and
Singapore.
 Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba announces retirement at 40

40 years old Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba announced his

retirement after a career of 20 years. He began his career at French side Le
Mans in 1998.

 India-born Pakistani poet, human rights activist Fahmida Riaz passes

away

India-born, a well-known Urdu writer, poet and human rights activist

Fahmida Riaz who had worked with Radio Pakistan and BBC Urdu Services
(Urdu) died after a prolonged illness in Lahore at an age of 73.

 World’s First ‘Ion Drive’ Plane with No Moving Parts created by MIT
Scientists
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA have
created the first ever ‘Ion Drive’ plane with no moving part by adapting a
technology that is previously used in Spacecraft.

 UNICEF appoints singer Nahid Afrin as first ‘Youth Advocate’ of

northeastern region
Popular Assamese singer, Nahid Afrin was appointed as the first ‘Youth
Advocate’ of the north eastern region by the United Nations Children’s
Fund, (UNICEF) to fight for child rights at an event held in Guwahati.

 India winner of 3rd edition of UN Environment award for combating

transboundary environmental crime
On November 23, 2018, United Nation Environment awarded Wildlife
Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change, Government of India with the 3rd Asia Environment
Enforcement Awards, 2018 for combating transboundary environmental
crime.