ONE LINER OF THE DAY 9th NOVEMBER 2018.

1.On 6 November 2018, Arunima Sinha has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom for her inspirational achievements.On 21 May 2013, Arunima Sinha became the world’s first female amputee to climb the Mount Everest.

2.The ‘Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise’ (SIMBEX) is scheduled from 10th to 21st November 2018.The 2018 edition marks the Silver Jubilee of SIMBEX.The exercise will have two phases: Sea phase and Harbour phase.The initial harbour phase will be held at Port Blair from 10 to 12 November 2018 and followed by Sea Phase from 12 to 16 November 2018 in the Andaman Sea.

3.Jawahar Lal Sarin was conferred with France’s highest civilian honour by French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on 9 November 2018.He was given France’s highest civilian honour ‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’.He was awarded for his outstanding contribution to enhancing Indo-French cultural cooperation and promoting the French language.

4.Mathematician and Super 30 founder Anand Kumar was conferred with ‘Global Education Award’ in Dubai on 8 November 2018.He was awarded for his ‘pioneering’ contributions to the field of education and illuminating the lives of many talented students.The award was presented by ‘Malabar Gold & Diamonds’, a flagship company of Malabar Group, a leading Indian business conglomerate.

5.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has embarked on a three-day visit to France on 9 November 2018.He will attend the Paris Peace Forum being held to commemorate the centenary of the end to the First World War.The aim of the Paris Peace Forum is to establish a global platform to reaffirm the importance of multilateralism, international cooperation and reform of global governance institutions.

6.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may set-up an ombudsman for digital payments by March 2019 to reduce the burden on banking ombudsman.The number of complaints related to digital transactions has increased.These complaints are being handled by banking ombudsman.At present, RBI is in the process of creating a scheme for establishing offices for the digital payments ombudsman.

7.The Union Cabinet gave an ‘in principle’ approval for operating, managing and developing six non-metro airports under Public-Private Partnership (PPP).The airports which will be privatised are Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru.At present, airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Cochin are managed under the PPP model.

8.The Cabinet approved the signing and ratifying of an extradition agreement between India and Morocco on 8 November 2018.The agreement will provide a legal base for the extradition of fugitive offenders who are accused of serious offences.This Treaty will also strengthen the bilateral relations to deal with criminal elements acting against the national interest of both India and Morocco.

9.The Union Cabinet approved the mechanism and procedure for sale of the enemy shares.The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management has been authorised to sell the shares.According to Enemy Property Act, 1968, ‘Enemy property’ refers to any property belonging to, held or managed on behalf of an enemy, an enemy subject or an enemy firm.

10.The Union Cabinet approved setting up of a Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh.The ‘Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh’ will be set up in Vizianagaram District as provided under the Thirteenth Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.It also approved the funds of Rs. 420 crore for the establishment of the Central Tribal University.