ONE LINER OF THE DAY 14th NOVEMBER 2018.

1.Palau is set to become the first country to impose a widespread ban on sunscreen in an effort to protect its vulnerable coral reefsThe government has signed a law that restricts the sale and use of sunscreen and skincare products that contain a list of ten different chemicals.The ban comes into force in 2020.

2.World Diabetes Day is observed on 14 November every year.The theme of World Diabetes Day 2018 is ‘The Family and Diabetes’.The aim of World Diabetes Day theme is to raise awareness about the impact of diabetes on the family.

3.Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched two new initiatives: Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) and Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT).ARPIT is an initiative of online professional development of 15 lakh higher education faculty. LEAP is a 3 weeks flagship leadership development training programme for 2nd level academic functionaries.

4.A conference on ‘Global Digital Content Market’ (GDCM) 2018 is being hosted by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on 14 and 15 November 2018 in New Delhi.The focus of GDCM 2018 is on the Asia Pacific region. The aim of GDCM 2018 is to give industry stakeholders a platform to come together and discuss new avenues in the films, music, gaming and creative industry.

5.Union Ministers, DV Sadananda Gowda and Narendra Singh Tomar were assigned additional portfolios of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, respectively on 13 November 2018.The move was necessitated following the demise of Ananth Kumar.He was holding the charge of both the ministries of Parliamentary Affairs and Chemicals and Fertilisers.

6.The government of India will release a Rs 75 commemorative coin on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for the first time by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at Port Blair.The coin will bear the portrait of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose saluting the flag on the background of cellular jail.The coin will be composed of 50% silver, 40% copper, and 5% each of nickel & zinc.

7.Children’s Day is celebrated on 14 November every year.It is celebrated on the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.The day is celebrated across the country to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children.

8.Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) conferred ‘Universal Acceptance Thought Leader Award’ to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on 13 November 2018.She was awarded for ‘Rajmail project’ that enables access to the email address to people in the state in local script.The technology for the project was developed by Rajasthan based firm ‘Data XGen Technologies’.

9.Tripura will host the 6th ‘Northeast Youth Festival’ from 15 November 2018.Various sports events and cultural programmes such as folk music, folk dance, rock music, martial arts, adventure sports, handicrafts shows, yoga, and boat race will be held at the three-day festival.The 5th edition of the festival was hosted by Sikkim in 2017.

10.A four-day regional meeting of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) began in Jaipur on 14 November 2018.Representatives of 33 member countries of Asia are attending the meeting.The participants will discuss and deliberate upon the amended Kyoto protocol, digital customs, e-commerce among other issues.WCO is an intergovernmental organisation headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

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