Daily Current Affairs-25th November 2016

Dear Readers, we are presenting Daily Current Affairs for All Exams- 25th November 2016.

1. India ranks 138 in 2016 ICT Development Index

1. India has been ranked 138th in the 2016 ICT Development Index out of a total of 175 countries. In 2015, India ranked 135th position. 2. The index was released as part of the annual Measuring the Information Society Report for 2016 of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

3. South Korea (1st), Iceland (2nd), Denmark (3rd), Switzerland (4th) and United Kingdom (5th).

2. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2016 observed across the world

1. The 2016 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was observed across the world on 25 November 2016. The theme for the day is “Orange the World - raise funds to end violence against women”.

2. The colour orange in the theme symbolizes a better future without the pervasive human rights violation that affects 1 in 3 women and girls all over the globe.

3. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed to raise awareness about violence against women and discuss solutions that would work for women community.

3. Veteran Journalist Dilip Padgaonkar passed away

1. Noted journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Times of India’, Dilip Padgaonkar passed away on 25 November 2016, following a heart attack and multi-organ failure. He was 72.

2. He was brought into a private clinic in a critical condition on 18 November 2016, where he was put on ventilator support and dialysis. Though there was a team of doctors trying to revive him, his condition showed no improvement. 

3. Padgaonkar along with Information Commissioner Prof. M M Ansari and Prof. Radha Kumar formed a three-member interlocutors team, who were chosen by the Union Government in 2010 to conduct dialogues with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. 

4. Colombian Government and FARC rebels sign revised Peace Agreement

1. Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, and Rodrigo Londono, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), signed a new peace agreement on 24 November 2016.

2. The revised agreement will be submitted to Colombian Congress for approval. It will not be put to a country-wide vote, and would also not form a part of the Colombia’s constitution.

It is Colombian Government’s second attempt to end Latin America’s longest-running conflict, which has killed around 220000 people.

3. The previous deal, which was signed in September 2016, was rejected narrowly by the citizens of Colombia in a popular vote held in October 2016.

4. President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.