SCIENCE
World first hydrogen-powered and zeroemission passenger train named as Coradia iLint was unveiled in Germany . The first of its kind ecofriendly train has been developed by French rail company Alstom . The Coradia iLint only emits excess steam and condensed water into the atmosphere .
Scientists have discovered a new ‘ super Earth ’ type exoplanet named as GJ 536b orbiting a very bright star near to our Sun .
• Exoplanet : It is a planet that does not orbit the Sun and instead orbits a different star ,
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stellar remnant , or brown dwarf . It is also termed as extrasolar planet .
• Super-earths : They are extrasolar planets which are larger than the Earth . However they have mass substantially below the solar system ’ s giant planets namely Neptune and Uranus .
NASA launches Next Generation Weather Satellite GOES-R . The Satellite was launched by NASA on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ). It was launched on board of Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida .
Scientists detect water on metallic asteroid Psyche . The Study was authored by Joshua Emery , Associate Professor of Planetary Science and Driss Takir , a US Geological Survey scientist based in Flagstaff , Arizona .
SPORTS
Padmini Rout wins National Women Premier Championship for third time . The triumph also ensured that Rout will be a part of the Indian women team in the next World team chess championship .
• PV Sindhu wins China Open Super Series title . The seventh seed Sindhu defeated sixth-seeded Sung Ji Hyun of Korea 11-21 , 23-21 , 21-19 in a thrilling contest . This was Sindhu ' s sixth win over Ji Hyun in nine encounters .
• Gaganjeet Bhullar wins 2016 Indonesia Open Golf Championship . India ’ s Jeev Milkha Singh settled for tied 2nd position after making bogey on the 17th hole to finish on 72 . Thailand ' s Danthai Boonma and Panuphol Pittayarat , and Tour rookie Johannes Veerman of the United States also settled for the 2nd position alongside Singh .
DAYS
The World Science Day for Peace and
Development is observed on 10 November 2016 across the world to raise awareness of benefits of science in our daily life . 2016 Theme : “ Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museums ”.
• Universal Children ’ s Day observed on 20 November . Universal Children ' s Day aims at promoting the human rights of the world ' s children , especially those suffering the impacts of poverty , discrimination , armed conflict and exploitation
• World Philosophy Day 2016 observed globally Nov 17 , 2016 . This year , United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) organised the special events from 16 November to 18 November .
WINSPIRE : Empowering youth | December , 2016