Latest Current Affairs of 26th November

Govt braces for opposition salvo in Parl on `intolerance'

The winter session of Parliament is set for a blustery opening with a special sitting to commemorate B R Ambedkar, a leading architect of the Constitution. The government is keen on making it a business-like session but the opposition will look to pin it down on issues ranging from “growing intolerance“, politics over quotas and price rise of pulses and vegetables to the farm crisis.Convened to mark “Constitution Day“, the two-day discussion is likely to see BJP and allies and the opposition having a go at each other with the Bihar poll result giving the “secular“ camp some useful ammunition in taking on PM Modi and his government.

Mars to lose its largest moon, but gain a ring

Mars' largest moon, Phobos, is slowly falling towards the planet and is likely to be shredded into pieces that will be strewn about the red planet in a ring like those encircling Saturn and Jupiter, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, say .The demise of Phobos will probably happen in 20 to 40 million years, leaving a ring that will persist for anywhere from one million to 100 million years. Postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Black and graduate student Tushar Mittal estimate the cohesiveness of Phobos and conclude that it is insufficient to resist the tidal forces that will pull it apart when it gets closer to Mars.

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Scientists have designed a new synthetic material that can fuse two surfaces underwater. The material combines the key functionalities of interfacial mussel foot proteins, creating a single, low-molecular-weight, onecomponent adhesive. The material was made inspired by mussels' ability to cling to surfaces despite the pounding of waves and wind. The adhesive can be used for basic repair of materials regularly exposed to salty water, to biomedical and dental uses, as well as nanofabrication.

`2015 to be hottest year ever, warming to continue in 2016'

Five days ahead of the Pa ris climate summit, the UN's meteorological agency sought to inject urgency into the negotiations by announcing that global temperatures were set to rise 1° Celsius above the pre-industrial era in 2015, which was on course to be the hottest year on record by a wide margin.World leaders will meet in Paris on November 30 and, over 12 days, try to hammer out a deal to limit global greenhouse gas emissions to a level that restricts worldwide temperature rise to 2°C by the end of the century .

Aamir's remarks his own, says Snapdeal; heat on more brands

 Snapdeal on Wednesday sought to distance itself from Aamir Khan's remarks by saying the comments were made by the actor in his personal capacity. At the same time, other top brands of India Inc such as Titan, Samsung, Coke, Emami, Tata Sky and Godrej found themselves being dragged into the controversy for their erstwhile association with him.

Tier 2 students beat Tier 1 in employability'

Students from Tier 2 cities were found to be more employable than Tier 1 towns, according to the India Skills report 2016. Over 50% candidates assessed were found employable in Tier 2 cities such as Lucknow, Patna, Dehradun, than Tier 1 cities where the level of employability was 30%.

Global film festival in Noida comes to a glittering end

The 8th Global Film Fest ival, held in Noida, came to a close recently, after screening 560 films in 9 segments, hosting 54 events and welcoming delegates from 40 countries. The festival was attended by personalities like Mukesh Bhatt, Ketan Mehta, Mugdha Godse, Shravan Rathod, Mann Singh Deep, Pankaj Parashar, Vivek Agnihotri, Manish Gupta, Donal Bisht and Ashok Tyagi.