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NOV 11th TO 19th 2107 {Current Affairs Notes Of The HINDU By RAVI SINGH }
1. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the ‘India
Disaster Response Summit’ in New Delhi. The summit was organised jointly by the
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Facebook. The summit focuses on
how best to leverage social media platforms to 'prepare, respond and recover' for, during and
after a disaster. This partnership is a benchmark and first of its kind as the Government has
partnered with Facebook on disaster response.
2. NDMA Chairman- PM Narendra Modi, Headquarter- New Delhi./NITI AAYOG
Chairman/Ministry of Personnel /Public Grievances/Pensions/Department of Atomic
Energy/Department of Space : Modi Ji.
3. The Union environment ministry formed a seven-member committee headed by
environment secretary, to formulate short and long-term measures to solve the problem of air
pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: Dr.
Harsh Vardhan.
4. Haryana has emerged as the first state in the country to treat Hepatitis-C patients
through oral medicine, according to the health minister Anil Vij of the state. Haryana CMManohar
Lal Khattar, Governor- Kaptan Singh Solanki.
5. The Union Home Ministry has formed two new divisions to exclusively deal with emerging
security challenges such as radicalization and cyber crime. The two divisions called Counter-
Terrorism and Counter-Radicalization (CTCR) and the Cyber and Information Security
(CIS) also encompass merger of some of the Ministry’s existing divisions.
6. Incorporating the accepted recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, the government
has raised the maximum amount that a central government employee can borrow from the
government to Rs 25 lakh for new construction/purchase of new house/flat. Earlier this limit
was only Rs 7.50 lakh. The move is going to benefit about 50 lakh central government
employees across the country.
7. Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) cannot outsource core management functions
like internal audit, strategic and compliance functions for know your customer (KYC) norms,
sanction of loans and management of investment portfolio.
ii. RBI issued fresh directions on managing risks and code of conduct in outsourcing of
financial services by NBFCs. As per the notification, access to customer information by staff of
the service provider shall be on 'need to know' basis i.e., limited to those areas where the
information is required in order to perform the outsourced function.
iii. NBFCs have to ensure that service providers are able to isolate and clearly identify the
NBFC's customer information, documents, records and assets to protect the
confidentiality of the information. Any leakage of confidential customer related information
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should be reported to the central bank immediately otherwise NBFCs would be liable to its
customers for any damages.
8. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been named as
the recipient of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice, 2017.The UNHCR
provides humanitarian aid to innumerable people internally displaced by conflicts and helping
stateless people all over the world. Harmony Foundation has instituted the only official award
in memory of Mother Teresa. Harmony Foundation's theme for 2017 is Compassion Beyond
Borders. Harmony Foundation Chairman- Abraham Mathai
9. UNESCO member states confirmed the nomination of France's former culture minister
Audrey Azoulay to head the cultural agency. 45-year-old Azoulay becomes UNESCO's
second woman director general. Azoulay succeeds Irina Bokova of Bulgaria, whose eightyear
term. Ms Azoulay was France’s Minister of Culture and Communication from February
2016 to May 2017. Ms Azoulay is the 11th Director-General of UNESCO. She will take
office on 15 November 2017.
10. Noted author and Padma Shri awardee Manu Sharma died in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
following a prolonged illness. He was 89.
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the Philippines capital Manila on a three-day
official visit. He will be attending the 31st ASEAN, the East Asia and the India-ASEAN annual
Summits. During the visit to the Philippines, his first bilateral visit to the country, the Prime
Minister will also participate in special celebrations of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN,
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Leaders’ Meeting and ASEAN
Business and Investment Summit.
12. Philippines Capital- Manila, Currency- Philippine peso, President- Rodrigo Duterte.
13.A high level delegation led by the Canadian International Trade Minister, Mr. Francois-
Philippe Champagne is in India to attend the 4th Annual Ministerial Dialogue (AMD). The
Indian delegation was led by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu.
Canada Capital- Ottawa, Currency- Canadian Dollar. Prime Minister- Justin Trudeau.
14. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting was held in
Da Nang, Vietnam. The Theme of this meeting was ‘Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a
Shared Future’. Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim countries attended this meeting. This was the first
APEC meeting for several leaders including United States President Donald Trump, South
Korean President Moon Jae-in and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The
APEC summit for 2018 will be held in Papua New Guinea.
15. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Established in- 1989, Headquarters-
Singapore, Current Chairperson- Tran Dai Quang.
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16. The Ministry of Women and Child Development would be celebrating the Child Rights
Week by hosting ‘Hausala 2017’ festival from 16-20 November 2017. The festival will be
hosted by the Ministry as an Inter CCI Festival for the children who reside in Child Care
Institutions (CCIs). Menaka Gandhi- Cabinet Minister of Women and Child Developmen.
17. India will soon have the first Cartoon Network-branded theme park. Turner International
India, which owns the Cartoon Network brand, has entered into a brand partnership with
Gujarat based real estate, entertainment and hospitality group Rajgreen for the launch of a
61,000 square meter property Amaazia, in Surat.
To be launched in the first quarter of 2019 on a budget of Rs 450 crore, the amusement park
will be located at Surat, in Gujarat. Amaazia will be Cartoon Network's first brand association
for an amusement park in India.
18. In Asia, it has two such partnerships, Cartoon Network Amazon Water Park in Pattaya,
Thailand and in IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai it has an entire Cartoon Network Zone.
19. A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has found that the air quality of
holy city Varanasi is most polluted among the 42 cities monitored recently. Varanasi’s Air
Quality Index (AQI) was at an alarming 491, followed by Gurugram at 480, Delhi at 468,
Lucknow at 462 and Kanpur at 461. Notably, pollution level is categorized as ‘severe’ when
the AQI ranges between 401 and 500.
20. It is the Lok Sabha Constituency of PM Narendra Modi. CPCB Chairman- S.P. Singh
Parihar, Headquarter- New Delhi.
21. India is the sixth most vulnerable country in the world in terms of facing extreme
weather events, according to the report released by the Germanwatch. The top 5 countries in
the list are. Haiti, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Sri Lanka and. Vietnam. The Germanwatch is an
independent Berlin-based development and environmental organisation and it has released
its latest global climate risk index (CRI). The Index put the United States (US) at 10th
position
22. The Supreme Court had appointed former football captain Bhaskar Ganguly as
ombudsman, according to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). AIFF President- Praful
M Patel, Headquarter- Dwarka, New Delhi.
23. Bharat Khandare became the first India-born fighter to be signed by Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC) as the Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
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24. Former Prime Minister of Nepal Kirti Nidhi Bista passed away at Kathmandu, Nepal.
He was 90 and suffering from cancer. Nepal Capital- Kathmandu, Currency- Nepalese rupee.
PM Nepal- Sher Bahadur Deuba, President- Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
25. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has inaugurated the sixth China-India Forum meet
being jointly hosted by the Government of China, Chinese People’s Association for
Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China-India Friendship Association (CIFA), and
Podar Enterprise in Bengaluru.
26. The World Diabetes Day (WDD) was observed globally on 14 November. The Theme
for 2017 WDD is 'Women and diabetes - Our right to a healthy future'. Diabetes is the ninth
leading cause of death in women globally, causing 2.1 million deaths each year.
27. The 31st ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit was held in Manila,
Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte chaired the summit. The Summit, with the
Theme "Partnering for Change, Engaging the World".The ASEAN Business and
Investment Summit (ABIS) 2017 is a 3-day conference of the ASEAN Business Advisory
Council (ABAC) being held from November 12 to November 14.
28. 37th India International Trade Fair (IITF) has begun at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The
14-day annual event has been organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
It was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind.This year the theme of the fair is “Startup
India Standup India”. Vietnam is the Partner Country, while Kyrgyzstan is the Focus
Country. Jharkhand is participating as a Partner State in the event..Vietnam Capital-
Hanoi, Currency- Vietnamese dong.
29. The 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES) has begun in Kathmandu, Nepal. The
Theme of 3-day summit is “Deepening Economic Integration for Inclusive and Sustainable
Development in South Asia.
30. Four agreements were signed by India and Philippines in areas including Defence
Cooperation and Logistics, agriculture, Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises-MSME and
forging closer relations between the Indian Council of World Affairs and the Philippines
Foreign Service Institute.
31. To provide high-speed broadband service in all Gram Panchayats by March 2019,
government has launched its second and final phase of BharatNet project. It will be
implemented at an outlay of around 34 thousand crore rupees. The project was launched at a
function in New Delhi. Communication Minister- Manoj Sinha. Electronics and IT Minister-
Ravi Shankar Prasad.
32. For the first time, the nation's financial capital- Mumbai will host the 34th annual
conference of the Asian Bankers Association (ABA) 1981. The two-day conference will be
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held with the Theme 'Asia's turn to transform'. The event is expected to see the presence of
over 160 domestic as well as international bankers.
33. The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind gave away the National Child Awards 2017 on
the occasion of Children’s Day (14 November) in New Delhi. This year, the President
honoured 16 children, out of which one child was given a gold medal and 15 children were
given silver medals. Master Akash Manoj from Tamil Nadu was the only child winning
gold for Innovation. Minister of State for Women & Child Development - Dr. Virendra
Kumar.
34. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) 2014 which was launched to further the
financial-inclusion process in the country have gathered momentum in some northern States
post demonetisation. With its area and size of population, Uttar Pradesh tops in opening
new PMJDY accounts. Bihar second.
35. In Football, Italy has failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since
1958. The four-time champions failed to make the cut after they lost the World Cup Qualifying
European play-off against Sweden, 0-1. Italy Capital- Rome, Currency- Euro. FIFA World Cup
2018- in Russia.2022 :Qatar.
36. Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani lifts the IBSF World Billiards Championship. Pankaj
Advani clinched his 17th world title at Doha, Qatar after defeating his arch-rival Mike Russell
of England 6-2 to defend the 150-up format title which he won in Bengaluru 2016. Qatar
Capital- Doha, Currency- Qatari riyal.
37. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the aegis
of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology organized the Asia Pacific Computer
Emergency Response Team (APCERT) Conference in New Delhi. This is the 15th
Conference of APCERT and first ever conference in India and South Asia. The
conferenceTheme is "Building Trust in the Digital Economy". This was inaugurated by Shri
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon'ble Minister of Electronics & Information Technology.
38. India’s first Tribal Entrepreneurship Summit began in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The
event has been organized by NITI Aayog in partnership with the government of United
States of America.The event is a part of 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit being held in
India. Chhattisgarh CM- Raman Singh, Governor- Balramji Dass Tandon.
39. A Curtain Raiser Event for the Founding Ceremony of the International Solar Alliance
(ISA) was held in Bonn, Germany. Shri Anand Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy was present at the event from the Indian side.
40. Scientist Vijay Prasad Dimri has been appointed as the president of the 36th
International Geological Congress (IGC), a global platform for the advancement of earth
science, to be held in 2020.
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41. Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor wins Second Term in Runoff Election. He received
nearly 53 percent of votes. Slovenia Capital- Ljubljana. Currency – Euro.
42. India, the United States, Japan and Australia held their first official-level talks in
Manila, Philippines with a focus on keeping the India-Pacific region "free and open.
43. The Saudi Arabian government has approved the practice of yoga as a sports activity,
claimed a social media post of Nouf Marwaai, founder of the Arab Yoga Foundation in the
Saudi kingdom. Saudi Arabia Capital- Riyadh, Currency- Saudi Riyal. June 21- UNdesignated-
International Yoga Day- in 2015.
44. China has launched world's first all-electric ship that can travel up to 80 km with 2000-
tonnes cargo after a two-hour charge. The 70.5-metre-long ship, which weighs about 600
tonnes, was launched in Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province.
45. India's first wave-powered navigational buoy, developed by the National Institute of
Ocean Technology (NIOT), to guide ships in and out of ports, was launched in Chennai, Tamil
Nadu. The buoy, deployed at Ennore Kamarajar Port, will help ships, moving in and out of the
harbour, navigate through a designated channel.
46. A report by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch has stated that in the next decade, India will
overtake Japan to become the third-largest economy. The report also adds that India is
likely to become the world’s fifth largest economy by 2019. As per data available in the
report, India is likely to cross Germany and Japan in nominal GDP by 2028, assuming that
the nation witnesses a 10% growth every year for the next 10 years.
47. The Space Kingdom of Asgardia has launched its first satellite. This so-called ‘virtual
nation’ is the pet project of Russian scientist and billionaire Igor Ashurbeyli. The Asgardia-
1 satellite, which is about the size of a loaf of bread, and contains half a terabyte of data. It was
launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia aboard a Cygnus spacecraft on an
Orbital ATK Antares rocket.
48. Aditi Ashok has qualified for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship on the
LPGA, becoming the first from the country to play in the prestigious meet. LPGA- Ladies
Professional Golf Association, Founded- 1950
49. Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal announced his retirement from all forms of cricket two
years after losing his wicket-taking bite with a remodeled bowling action that was twice deemed
illegal.
50. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took his first victory since July at the Brazilian Grand Prix,
where Lewis Hamilton battled from the back to finish fourth.
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51. National Press Day is celebrated on November 16 to commemorate the establishment of
the Press Council of India. Formed in 1966, the Press Council keeps a check on the quality of
reportage provided by the Indian press.
52. Poland Capital- Warsaw. Belarus Capital- Minsk. Syria Capital- Damascus, Currency-
Syrian pound, Syrian President- Bashar al-Assd. Quito is capital of- Ecuador,Dollar.
53. The Reserve Bank of India has reportedly rejected HDFC Bank's plea to declassify its
parent Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) as a foreign institutional
investor (FII).
54.India’s Ambani family has topped the Forbes list of Asia’s Richest Families for the first
time with a net worth of $44.8 billion, up $19 billion from the previous year. The collective
wealth of Asia’s 50 richest families on the list is a record $699 billion, according to the
Forbes. ii. Top 3 Families in Asia-1. India's Ambani Family- $44.8 billion 2. Korea’s Lee
family- $40.8 billion.3. Hong Kong’s Kwok family- ($40.4 billion). 1. India's Ambani Family-
(Rank 1; $44.8 billion).2. Premji family (Rank 11; $19.2 billion net worth).3. Mittal
family (Rank 14; $17.2 billion).
55. According to the UN report, Syria has officially signed up to the Paris
Agreement, leaving the United States as the only country to reject the global climate-rescue
pact.Syria became the 169th of 196 countries that are members of the UN climate convention
to take the legal step of ratification. After Nicaragua signed up in October 2017, Syria and
USA were the only countries not to have adopted the pact.
56. Canada hosted the 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference in
Vancouver, Canada. This conference is the largest gathering of Defence ministers dedicated to
UN Peacekeeping. The goals of this conference are-to measure the progress made since the
2016 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial;.
57. The government launched the ‘Bharat 22’ exchange traded fund (ETF) managed by ICICI
Prudential Mutual Fund, targeting an initial amount of about Rs8,000 crore.
58. Shri R.K. Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy,
launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ Web Portal. The
portal can be accessed at http://saubhagya.gov.in.
59. The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) has bagged an
international award from Abu Dhabi. The ADI PEC (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum
Exhibition and Conference) Excellence in Energy Awards 2017 had adjudged the APMDC as
the winner for the second position in the category of “social contribution in country value.”
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60. Eminent chartered accountant Sethurathnam Ravi has been appointed as the chairman of
the leading Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Ravi, who was a public interest director at the
BSE, replaced Dhirendra Swarup.
61. Renowned Hindustani vocalist of Kirana Gharana, Jagdish Mohan has passed away.
He aged 87. He was from Haridwar.
62. Indian tennis duo of Leander Paes and Purav Raja lifted the Knoxville Challenger
title after clinching a fighting win in the finals of the men's doubles event in Tennessee defeat
the American-Australian duo of James Cerretani and John Patrick Smith 7-6, 7-6 in the
summit showdown of the USD 75,000 hard-court event. Tennessee Capital- Nashville.
63. International rating agency Moody's Investors Service has upgraded India's local and
foreign currency issuer ratings to Baa2 from Baa3 and changed the outlook on the rating to
stable from positive. Moody’s has revised the sovereign rating of India a notch above
investment grade after a long gap of 14 years. Moody's has also upgraded India's local
currency senior unsecured rating to Baa2 from Baa3 and its short-term local currency rating
to P-2 from P-3. Moodys Analytics President- Mark Almeida, Headquarters- the USA.
64. Nepal Electricity Authority, NEA has signed a joint venture agreement with China Three
Gorges Corporation (CTGC), a Chinese company to construct 750 MW West Seti Hydropower
Project.
65. Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a three-day AP AgTech Summit-2017 in
the coastal city Visakhapatnam.This summit is organized by the Andhra Pradesh Government
in association with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
and Dahlberg Advisors.
66. Nagaland scripted history when it became the first State in the Northeast to launch Point
of Sale (POS) facility for electricity bill payment, where the mode of payment will be
cashless. The POS facility was launched at Kohima. The POS facility would now enable the
consumers to pay their electricity bills as cashless transactions have been made available
to them. Nagaland CM- T.R. Zeliang, Governor- P.B. Acharya.
67. The Two-day “12th North-East Business Summit” was inaugurated in New Delhi. The
summit aims to explore the scope for business opportunities in the North-Eastern region of
India. Focus areas are Infrastructure and Connectivity with Public-Private Partnerships,
Skill Development, Financial Inclusion, etc. The Summit is being organized by the Indian
Chamber of Commerce (ICC), with Manipur being the state partner for the event.
68. Union Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER): Dr.
Jitendra Singh.
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69. After upgrading India's sovereign rating to Baa2 stable from Baa3 positive, Moody's
Investors Service has upgraded the ratings of infrastructure government-related issuers
(GRIs) NTPC, NHPC, NHAI & GAIL to Baa2 in line with India's sovereign ratings.
70. The IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour was organized
by the Government of Argentina and was held in Buenos Aires.
71. President Ram Nath Kovind launched various schemes entailing total expenditure of Rs
3,455 crore in Jharkhand to coincide with the state's 17th Foundation Day. Kovind launched
the Rs 636-crore 'Mukhyamantri Health Insurance Scheme' under which 57 lakh of the 68
lakh families in the state will benefit.
Kovind launched JOHAR (Jharkhand's Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Development)
schemes entailing the expenditure of Rs 1,500 crore to help tribal and Dalit families double
their incomes in four years.
72. RBI Governor Urjit Patel was appointed to the Financial Stability Institute Advisory
Board of the Bank of International Settlement (BIS). The Bank of International Settlement is
a global financial organization owned by major central banks from across the world.The
Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the BIS assists financial sector authorities worldwide
in strengthening their financial systems.
73. Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia was crowned Miss International 2017 by Verzosa in
Tokyo, beating 68 candidates from across the globe.First runner-up: Chanelle Wilhelmina
Maria (Curacao). Indonesia Capital- Jakarta, Currency- Indonesian rupiah.
74. France will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup to stage one of the world’s best attended and
lucrative sporting events. France Capital- Paris, Currency- Euro, President- Emmanuel
Macron.
75. Eminent Hindi poet and Jnanpith awardee Kunwar Narayan passed away in New Delhi.
He was 90. His first poetry collection was "Chakravyuh".
76. India and France have agreed to deepen security cooperation, bilaterally and in the
multilateral fora, and strengthen strong commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms
and manifestations.After holding delegation-level talks with Minister for Europe and Foreign
Affairs of France Jean Yves-Le Drain, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj stated both.
countries have vowed to get rid of the menace of terrorism. Capital of France- Paris,
Currency- EuroPresident: Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister: Edouard Philippe
77. The Centre has given an in-principle approval to provide an assistance of Rs 10,000 crore
to fund 107 irrigation projects in drought-hit Vidarbha and Maratha regions of
Maharashtra. The announcement was made by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra
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Fadnavis. Maharashtra CM- Devendra Fadnavis, Governor- Chennamaneni Vidyasagar
Rao.
78. The government has given the go-ahead for setting up India’s first mega coastal
economic zone (CEZ) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Maharashtra as part of a plan to
develop 14 such industrial clusters to spur manufacturing and generate jobs.The plan envisages
a total investment of Rs 15,000 crore in the first phase and creation of more than 1.5 lakh jobs.
79. The WHO Global Ministerial Conference “Ending TB in the Sustainable Development
Era: A Multisectoral Response” was held in Moscow, Russia. It aims to accelerate
implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy - with immediate action. A Ministerial Declaration
was signed at the Conference, containing bold commitments by countries to accelerate action to
end TB and meet the milestones towards the 2030 SDGs. Russia Capital-
Moscow, President- Vladimir Putin
80. Paytm and ICICI Bank have collaborated to announce an all-new initiative where users can
get interest-free short-term digital credit. Called Paytm-ICICI Bank Postpaid. As per the
offer, customers can get digital credit account with instant activation without documentation or
branch visit, and the activation will be online. ICICI Bank CEO- Chanda Kochhar Founder and
CEO Paytm- Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
81. Ecobliss India managing director AVPS Chakravarthi has been appointed as
the ambassador of World Packaging Organisation at its 99th board meeting held in Rio de
Geneiro, Brazil. WPO- World Packaging Organisation, Founded in- September 6, 1968 in
Tokyo, Japan. WPO President- Mr. Thomas Schneider
82. As per the Spanish government, Nicaraguan author and former politician Sergio Ramirez
Mercado has won the 2017 Cervantes Prize It is the Spanish-speaking world's highest
literary honor. The prizes are presented on the anniversary of the death of Miguel de
Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote. Spain Capital- Madrid, Currency- Euro
83. Shagun Chowdhary bagged a National Champion Crown when she won the women's
trap event at the 61st National Shooting Championship. Representing ONGC, Chowdhary
is the first Indian woman trap shooter to win an Olympic berth, overcame the challenge
from Punjab's Rajeshwari Kumari to prevail 41-38 in the final.
84. India's Manushi Chhillar has won the coveted Miss World 2017 crown at a grand event
in China, bringing to an end the country's dry spell of 17 years at the top pageant contest. The
first and the second runners-up were Miss England Stephanie Hill and Miss Mexico, Andrea
Meza. The 20-year-old from Haryana, who is a medical student, edged out top five
contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico. Chhillar was presented the crown by
Stephanie Del Valle, the last year's Miss World winner from Puerto Rico at the event in
Sanya City Arena in China which was televised live globally.
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85. Chhillar is the sixth Indian to win the coveted crown. Reita Faria- 1966 Aishwarya Rai- 1994
Diana Haydon- 1997 Yukta Mookhey- 1999 Priyanka Chopra- 2000.
86. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh will receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for
Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for his leadership of the country between
2004 and 2014 and for enhancing India's stature globally.The award, comprising a cash prize
of Rs.25 lakh and a citation, was instituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial trust in 1986.
87. The Qaumi Ekta Week is being observed across the country from 19th November to foster
and reinforce the spirit of communal harmony and national Integration. As part of the week-long
programmes, today's (19th November 2017) day is being observed as National Integration
Day 19th Nov.
88. In a bid to help break taboos around toilets and make sanitation for all a global
development priority, the United Nations General Assembly designated 19 November as
World Toilet Day.
89. The Centre has raised import duty on crude palm oil to 30 percent from 15 percent and on
refined oil to 40 percent from 20 percent in a bid to curb cheaper shipments and boost local
prices for supporting farmers and refiners, according to a notification.
90. A grateful nation is paying homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 100th
birth anniversary. A commemorative programme to mark the anniversary of Gandhi held at
Shakti Sthal, New Delhi. Indira Gandhi was born on- 19th November 1917.
91. India's tennis star Yuki Bhambri clinched his first title of the 2017 season on the ATP
Challenger Tour following a come-from-behind win over compatriot Ramkumar Ramanathan in
the final of the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger in Pune.
92. Ethiopians Birhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana won the Delhi Half Marathon, 2017. In the
Men's section, Legese clocked 59 minutes 46 seconds to claim the first spot, while his
countryman Andahmlak Belihu finished second and Kenyan-American Leonard Korir came
third. India's Nitendra Rawat finished 10th.
NOV 11th TO 19th 2107 {Current Affairs Notes Of The HINDU By RAVI SINGH }
1. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the ‘India
Disaster Response Summit’ in New Delhi. The summit was organised jointly by the
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Facebook. The summit focuses on
how best to leverage social media platforms to 'prepare, respond and recover' for, during and
after a disaster. This partnership is a benchmark and first of its kind as the Government has
partnered with Facebook on disaster response.
2. NDMA Chairman- PM Narendra Modi, Headquarter- New Delhi./NITI AAYOG
Chairman/Ministry of Personnel /Public Grievances/Pensions/Department of Atomic
Energy/Department of Space : Modi Ji.
3. The Union environment ministry formed a seven-member committee headed by
environment secretary, to formulate short and long-term measures to solve the problem of air
pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: Dr.
Harsh Vardhan.
4. Haryana has emerged as the first state in the country to treat Hepatitis-C patients
through oral medicine, according to the health minister Anil Vij of the state. Haryana CMManohar
Lal Khattar, Governor- Kaptan Singh Solanki.
5. The Union Home Ministry has formed two new divisions to exclusively deal with emerging
security challenges such as radicalization and cyber crime. The two divisions called Counter-
Terrorism and Counter-Radicalization (CTCR) and the Cyber and Information Security
(CIS) also encompass merger of some of the Ministry’s existing divisions.
6. Incorporating the accepted recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, the government
has raised the maximum amount that a central government employee can borrow from the
government to Rs 25 lakh for new construction/purchase of new house/flat. Earlier this limit
was only Rs 7.50 lakh. The move is going to benefit about 50 lakh central government
employees across the country.
7. Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) cannot outsource core management functions
like internal audit, strategic and compliance functions for know your customer (KYC) norms,
sanction of loans and management of investment portfolio.
ii. RBI issued fresh directions on managing risks and code of conduct in outsourcing of
financial services by NBFCs. As per the notification, access to customer information by staff of
the service provider shall be on 'need to know' basis i.e., limited to those areas where the
information is required in order to perform the outsourced function.
iii. NBFCs have to ensure that service providers are able to isolate and clearly identify the
NBFC's customer information, documents, records and assets to protect the
confidentiality of the information. Any leakage of confidential customer related information
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should be reported to the central bank immediately otherwise NBFCs would be liable to its
customers for any damages.
8. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been named as
the recipient of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice, 2017.The UNHCR
provides humanitarian aid to innumerable people internally displaced by conflicts and helping
stateless people all over the world. Harmony Foundation has instituted the only official award
in memory of Mother Teresa. Harmony Foundation's theme for 2017 is Compassion Beyond
Borders. Harmony Foundation Chairman- Abraham Mathai
9. UNESCO member states confirmed the nomination of France's former culture minister
Audrey Azoulay to head the cultural agency. 45-year-old Azoulay becomes UNESCO's
second woman director general. Azoulay succeeds Irina Bokova of Bulgaria, whose eightyear
term. Ms Azoulay was France’s Minister of Culture and Communication from February
2016 to May 2017. Ms Azoulay is the 11th Director-General of UNESCO. She will take
office on 15 November 2017.
10. Noted author and Padma Shri awardee Manu Sharma died in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
following a prolonged illness. He was 89.
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the Philippines capital Manila on a three-day
official visit. He will be attending the 31st ASEAN, the East Asia and the India-ASEAN annual
Summits. During the visit to the Philippines, his first bilateral visit to the country, the Prime
Minister will also participate in special celebrations of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN,
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Leaders’ Meeting and ASEAN
Business and Investment Summit.
12. Philippines Capital- Manila, Currency- Philippine peso, President- Rodrigo Duterte.
13.A high level delegation led by the Canadian International Trade Minister, Mr. Francois-
Philippe Champagne is in India to attend the 4th Annual Ministerial Dialogue (AMD). The
Indian delegation was led by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu.
Canada Capital- Ottawa, Currency- Canadian Dollar. Prime Minister- Justin Trudeau.
14. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting was held in
Da Nang, Vietnam. The Theme of this meeting was ‘Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a
Shared Future’. Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim countries attended this meeting. This was the first
APEC meeting for several leaders including United States President Donald Trump, South
Korean President Moon Jae-in and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The
APEC summit for 2018 will be held in Papua New Guinea.
15. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Established in- 1989, Headquarters-
Singapore, Current Chairperson- Tran Dai Quang.
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16. The Ministry of Women and Child Development would be celebrating the Child Rights
Week by hosting ‘Hausala 2017’ festival from 16-20 November 2017. The festival will be
hosted by the Ministry as an Inter CCI Festival for the children who reside in Child Care
Institutions (CCIs). Menaka Gandhi- Cabinet Minister of Women and Child Developmen.
17. India will soon have the first Cartoon Network-branded theme park. Turner International
India, which owns the Cartoon Network brand, has entered into a brand partnership with
Gujarat based real estate, entertainment and hospitality group Rajgreen for the launch of a
61,000 square meter property Amaazia, in Surat.
To be launched in the first quarter of 2019 on a budget of Rs 450 crore, the amusement park
will be located at Surat, in Gujarat. Amaazia will be Cartoon Network's first brand association
for an amusement park in India.
18. In Asia, it has two such partnerships, Cartoon Network Amazon Water Park in Pattaya,
Thailand and in IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai it has an entire Cartoon Network Zone.
19. A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has found that the air quality of
holy city Varanasi is most polluted among the 42 cities monitored recently. Varanasi’s Air
Quality Index (AQI) was at an alarming 491, followed by Gurugram at 480, Delhi at 468,
Lucknow at 462 and Kanpur at 461. Notably, pollution level is categorized as ‘severe’ when
the AQI ranges between 401 and 500.
20. It is the Lok Sabha Constituency of PM Narendra Modi. CPCB Chairman- S.P. Singh
Parihar, Headquarter- New Delhi.
21. India is the sixth most vulnerable country in the world in terms of facing extreme
weather events, according to the report released by the Germanwatch. The top 5 countries in
the list are. Haiti, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Sri Lanka and. Vietnam. The Germanwatch is an
independent Berlin-based development and environmental organisation and it has released
its latest global climate risk index (CRI). The Index put the United States (US) at 10th
position
22. The Supreme Court had appointed former football captain Bhaskar Ganguly as
ombudsman, according to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). AIFF President- Praful
M Patel, Headquarter- Dwarka, New Delhi.
23. Bharat Khandare became the first India-born fighter to be signed by Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC) as the Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
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24. Former Prime Minister of Nepal Kirti Nidhi Bista passed away at Kathmandu, Nepal.
He was 90 and suffering from cancer. Nepal Capital- Kathmandu, Currency- Nepalese rupee.
PM Nepal- Sher Bahadur Deuba, President- Bidhya Devi Bhandari.
25. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has inaugurated the sixth China-India Forum meet
being jointly hosted by the Government of China, Chinese People’s Association for
Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China-India Friendship Association (CIFA), and
Podar Enterprise in Bengaluru.
26. The World Diabetes Day (WDD) was observed globally on 14 November. The Theme
for 2017 WDD is 'Women and diabetes - Our right to a healthy future'. Diabetes is the ninth
leading cause of death in women globally, causing 2.1 million deaths each year.
27. The 31st ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit was held in Manila,
Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte chaired the summit. The Summit, with the
Theme "Partnering for Change, Engaging the World".The ASEAN Business and
Investment Summit (ABIS) 2017 is a 3-day conference of the ASEAN Business Advisory
Council (ABAC) being held from November 12 to November 14.
28. 37th India International Trade Fair (IITF) has begun at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The
14-day annual event has been organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
It was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind.This year the theme of the fair is “Startup
India Standup India”. Vietnam is the Partner Country, while Kyrgyzstan is the Focus
Country. Jharkhand is participating as a Partner State in the event..Vietnam Capital-
Hanoi, Currency- Vietnamese dong.
29. The 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES) has begun in Kathmandu, Nepal. The
Theme of 3-day summit is “Deepening Economic Integration for Inclusive and Sustainable
Development in South Asia.
30. Four agreements were signed by India and Philippines in areas including Defence
Cooperation and Logistics, agriculture, Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises-MSME and
forging closer relations between the Indian Council of World Affairs and the Philippines
Foreign Service Institute.
31. To provide high-speed broadband service in all Gram Panchayats by March 2019,
government has launched its second and final phase of BharatNet project. It will be
implemented at an outlay of around 34 thousand crore rupees. The project was launched at a
function in New Delhi. Communication Minister- Manoj Sinha. Electronics and IT Minister-
Ravi Shankar Prasad.
32. For the first time, the nation's financial capital- Mumbai will host the 34th annual
conference of the Asian Bankers Association (ABA) 1981. The two-day conference will be
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held with the Theme 'Asia's turn to transform'. The event is expected to see the presence of
over 160 domestic as well as international bankers.
33. The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind gave away the National Child Awards 2017 on
the occasion of Children’s Day (14 November) in New Delhi. This year, the President
honoured 16 children, out of which one child was given a gold medal and 15 children were
given silver medals. Master Akash Manoj from Tamil Nadu was the only child winning
gold for Innovation. Minister of State for Women & Child Development - Dr. Virendra
Kumar.
34. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) 2014 which was launched to further the
financial-inclusion process in the country have gathered momentum in some northern States
post demonetisation. With its area and size of population, Uttar Pradesh tops in opening
new PMJDY accounts. Bihar second.
35. In Football, Italy has failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since
1958. The four-time champions failed to make the cut after they lost the World Cup Qualifying
European play-off against Sweden, 0-1. Italy Capital- Rome, Currency- Euro. FIFA World Cup
2018- in Russia.2022 :Qatar.
36. Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani lifts the IBSF World Billiards Championship. Pankaj
Advani clinched his 17th world title at Doha, Qatar after defeating his arch-rival Mike Russell
of England 6-2 to defend the 150-up format title which he won in Bengaluru 2016. Qatar
Capital- Doha, Currency- Qatari riyal.
37. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the aegis
of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology organized the Asia Pacific Computer
Emergency Response Team (APCERT) Conference in New Delhi. This is the 15th
Conference of APCERT and first ever conference in India and South Asia. The
conferenceTheme is "Building Trust in the Digital Economy". This was inaugurated by Shri
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon'ble Minister of Electronics & Information Technology.
38. India’s first Tribal Entrepreneurship Summit began in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The
event has been organized by NITI Aayog in partnership with the government of United
States of America.The event is a part of 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit being held in
India. Chhattisgarh CM- Raman Singh, Governor- Balramji Dass Tandon.
39. A Curtain Raiser Event for the Founding Ceremony of the International Solar Alliance
(ISA) was held in Bonn, Germany. Shri Anand Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy was present at the event from the Indian side.
40. Scientist Vijay Prasad Dimri has been appointed as the president of the 36th
International Geological Congress (IGC), a global platform for the advancement of earth
science, to be held in 2020.
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41. Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor wins Second Term in Runoff Election. He received
nearly 53 percent of votes. Slovenia Capital- Ljubljana. Currency – Euro.
42. India, the United States, Japan and Australia held their first official-level talks in
Manila, Philippines with a focus on keeping the India-Pacific region "free and open.
43. The Saudi Arabian government has approved the practice of yoga as a sports activity,
claimed a social media post of Nouf Marwaai, founder of the Arab Yoga Foundation in the
Saudi kingdom. Saudi Arabia Capital- Riyadh, Currency- Saudi Riyal. June 21- UNdesignated-
International Yoga Day- in 2015.
44. China has launched world's first all-electric ship that can travel up to 80 km with 2000-
tonnes cargo after a two-hour charge. The 70.5-metre-long ship, which weighs about 600
tonnes, was launched in Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province.
45. India's first wave-powered navigational buoy, developed by the National Institute of
Ocean Technology (NIOT), to guide ships in and out of ports, was launched in Chennai, Tamil
Nadu. The buoy, deployed at Ennore Kamarajar Port, will help ships, moving in and out of the
harbour, navigate through a designated channel.
46. A report by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch has stated that in the next decade, India will
overtake Japan to become the third-largest economy. The report also adds that India is
likely to become the world’s fifth largest economy by 2019. As per data available in the
report, India is likely to cross Germany and Japan in nominal GDP by 2028, assuming that
the nation witnesses a 10% growth every year for the next 10 years.
47. The Space Kingdom of Asgardia has launched its first satellite. This so-called ‘virtual
nation’ is the pet project of Russian scientist and billionaire Igor Ashurbeyli. The Asgardia-
1 satellite, which is about the size of a loaf of bread, and contains half a terabyte of data. It was
launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia aboard a Cygnus spacecraft on an
Orbital ATK Antares rocket.
48. Aditi Ashok has qualified for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship on the
LPGA, becoming the first from the country to play in the prestigious meet. LPGA- Ladies
Professional Golf Association, Founded- 1950
49. Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal announced his retirement from all forms of cricket two
years after losing his wicket-taking bite with a remodeled bowling action that was twice deemed
illegal.
50. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel took his first victory since July at the Brazilian Grand Prix,
where Lewis Hamilton battled from the back to finish fourth.
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51. National Press Day is celebrated on November 16 to commemorate the establishment of
the Press Council of India. Formed in 1966, the Press Council keeps a check on the quality of
reportage provided by the Indian press.
52. Poland Capital- Warsaw. Belarus Capital- Minsk. Syria Capital- Damascus, Currency-
Syrian pound, Syrian President- Bashar al-Assd. Quito is capital of- Ecuador,Dollar.
53. The Reserve Bank of India has reportedly rejected HDFC Bank's plea to declassify its
parent Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) as a foreign institutional
investor (FII).
54.India’s Ambani family has topped the Forbes list of Asia’s Richest Families for the first
time with a net worth of $44.8 billion, up $19 billion from the previous year. The collective
wealth of Asia’s 50 richest families on the list is a record $699 billion, according to the
Forbes. ii. Top 3 Families in Asia-1. India's Ambani Family- $44.8 billion 2. Korea’s Lee
family- $40.8 billion.3. Hong Kong’s Kwok family- ($40.4 billion). 1. India's Ambani Family-
(Rank 1; $44.8 billion).2. Premji family (Rank 11; $19.2 billion net worth).3. Mittal
family (Rank 14; $17.2 billion).
55. According to the UN report, Syria has officially signed up to the Paris
Agreement, leaving the United States as the only country to reject the global climate-rescue
pact.Syria became the 169th of 196 countries that are members of the UN climate convention
to take the legal step of ratification. After Nicaragua signed up in October 2017, Syria and
USA were the only countries not to have adopted the pact.
56. Canada hosted the 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference in
Vancouver, Canada. This conference is the largest gathering of Defence ministers dedicated to
UN Peacekeeping. The goals of this conference are-to measure the progress made since the
2016 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial;.
57. The government launched the ‘Bharat 22’ exchange traded fund (ETF) managed by ICICI
Prudential Mutual Fund, targeting an initial amount of about Rs8,000 crore.
58. Shri R.K. Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy,
launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ Web Portal. The
portal can be accessed at http://saubhagya.gov.in.
59. The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) has bagged an
international award from Abu Dhabi. The ADI PEC (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum
Exhibition and Conference) Excellence in Energy Awards 2017 had adjudged the APMDC as
the winner for the second position in the category of “social contribution in country value.”
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60. Eminent chartered accountant Sethurathnam Ravi has been appointed as the chairman of
the leading Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Ravi, who was a public interest director at the
BSE, replaced Dhirendra Swarup.
61. Renowned Hindustani vocalist of Kirana Gharana, Jagdish Mohan has passed away.
He aged 87. He was from Haridwar.
62. Indian tennis duo of Leander Paes and Purav Raja lifted the Knoxville Challenger
title after clinching a fighting win in the finals of the men's doubles event in Tennessee defeat
the American-Australian duo of James Cerretani and John Patrick Smith 7-6, 7-6 in the
summit showdown of the USD 75,000 hard-court event. Tennessee Capital- Nashville.
63. International rating agency Moody's Investors Service has upgraded India's local and
foreign currency issuer ratings to Baa2 from Baa3 and changed the outlook on the rating to
stable from positive. Moody’s has revised the sovereign rating of India a notch above
investment grade after a long gap of 14 years. Moody's has also upgraded India's local
currency senior unsecured rating to Baa2 from Baa3 and its short-term local currency rating
to P-2 from P-3. Moodys Analytics President- Mark Almeida, Headquarters- the USA.
64. Nepal Electricity Authority, NEA has signed a joint venture agreement with China Three
Gorges Corporation (CTGC), a Chinese company to construct 750 MW West Seti Hydropower
Project.
65. Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a three-day AP AgTech Summit-2017 in
the coastal city Visakhapatnam.This summit is organized by the Andhra Pradesh Government
in association with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
and Dahlberg Advisors.
66. Nagaland scripted history when it became the first State in the Northeast to launch Point
of Sale (POS) facility for electricity bill payment, where the mode of payment will be
cashless. The POS facility was launched at Kohima. The POS facility would now enable the
consumers to pay their electricity bills as cashless transactions have been made available
to them. Nagaland CM- T.R. Zeliang, Governor- P.B. Acharya.
67. The Two-day “12th North-East Business Summit” was inaugurated in New Delhi. The
summit aims to explore the scope for business opportunities in the North-Eastern region of
India. Focus areas are Infrastructure and Connectivity with Public-Private Partnerships,
Skill Development, Financial Inclusion, etc. The Summit is being organized by the Indian
Chamber of Commerce (ICC), with Manipur being the state partner for the event.
68. Union Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER): Dr.
Jitendra Singh.
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69. After upgrading India's sovereign rating to Baa2 stable from Baa3 positive, Moody's
Investors Service has upgraded the ratings of infrastructure government-related issuers
(GRIs) NTPC, NHPC, NHAI & GAIL to Baa2 in line with India's sovereign ratings.
70. The IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour was organized
by the Government of Argentina and was held in Buenos Aires.
71. President Ram Nath Kovind launched various schemes entailing total expenditure of Rs
3,455 crore in Jharkhand to coincide with the state's 17th Foundation Day. Kovind launched
the Rs 636-crore 'Mukhyamantri Health Insurance Scheme' under which 57 lakh of the 68
lakh families in the state will benefit.
Kovind launched JOHAR (Jharkhand's Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Development)
schemes entailing the expenditure of Rs 1,500 crore to help tribal and Dalit families double
their incomes in four years.
72. RBI Governor Urjit Patel was appointed to the Financial Stability Institute Advisory
Board of the Bank of International Settlement (BIS). The Bank of International Settlement is
a global financial organization owned by major central banks from across the world.The
Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the BIS assists financial sector authorities worldwide
in strengthening their financial systems.
73. Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia was crowned Miss International 2017 by Verzosa in
Tokyo, beating 68 candidates from across the globe.First runner-up: Chanelle Wilhelmina
Maria (Curacao). Indonesia Capital- Jakarta, Currency- Indonesian rupiah.
74. France will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup to stage one of the world’s best attended and
lucrative sporting events. France Capital- Paris, Currency- Euro, President- Emmanuel
Macron.
75. Eminent Hindi poet and Jnanpith awardee Kunwar Narayan passed away in New Delhi.
He was 90. His first poetry collection was "Chakravyuh".
76. India and France have agreed to deepen security cooperation, bilaterally and in the
multilateral fora, and strengthen strong commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms
and manifestations.After holding delegation-level talks with Minister for Europe and Foreign
Affairs of France Jean Yves-Le Drain, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj stated both.
countries have vowed to get rid of the menace of terrorism. Capital of France- Paris,
Currency- EuroPresident: Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister: Edouard Philippe
77. The Centre has given an in-principle approval to provide an assistance of Rs 10,000 crore
to fund 107 irrigation projects in drought-hit Vidarbha and Maratha regions of
Maharashtra. The announcement was made by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra
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Fadnavis. Maharashtra CM- Devendra Fadnavis, Governor- Chennamaneni Vidyasagar
Rao.
78. The government has given the go-ahead for setting up India’s first mega coastal
economic zone (CEZ) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Maharashtra as part of a plan to
develop 14 such industrial clusters to spur manufacturing and generate jobs.The plan envisages
a total investment of Rs 15,000 crore in the first phase and creation of more than 1.5 lakh jobs.
79. The WHO Global Ministerial Conference “Ending TB in the Sustainable Development
Era: A Multisectoral Response” was held in Moscow, Russia. It aims to accelerate
implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy - with immediate action. A Ministerial Declaration
was signed at the Conference, containing bold commitments by countries to accelerate action to
end TB and meet the milestones towards the 2030 SDGs. Russia Capital-
Moscow, President- Vladimir Putin
80. Paytm and ICICI Bank have collaborated to announce an all-new initiative where users can
get interest-free short-term digital credit. Called Paytm-ICICI Bank Postpaid. As per the
offer, customers can get digital credit account with instant activation without documentation or
branch visit, and the activation will be online. ICICI Bank CEO- Chanda Kochhar Founder and
CEO Paytm- Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
81. Ecobliss India managing director AVPS Chakravarthi has been appointed as
the ambassador of World Packaging Organisation at its 99th board meeting held in Rio de
Geneiro, Brazil. WPO- World Packaging Organisation, Founded in- September 6, 1968 in
Tokyo, Japan. WPO President- Mr. Thomas Schneider
82. As per the Spanish government, Nicaraguan author and former politician Sergio Ramirez
Mercado has won the 2017 Cervantes Prize It is the Spanish-speaking world's highest
literary honor. The prizes are presented on the anniversary of the death of Miguel de
Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote. Spain Capital- Madrid, Currency- Euro
83. Shagun Chowdhary bagged a National Champion Crown when she won the women's
trap event at the 61st National Shooting Championship. Representing ONGC, Chowdhary
is the first Indian woman trap shooter to win an Olympic berth, overcame the challenge
from Punjab's Rajeshwari Kumari to prevail 41-38 in the final.
84. India's Manushi Chhillar has won the coveted Miss World 2017 crown at a grand event
in China, bringing to an end the country's dry spell of 17 years at the top pageant contest. The
first and the second runners-up were Miss England Stephanie Hill and Miss Mexico, Andrea
Meza. The 20-year-old from Haryana, who is a medical student, edged out top five
contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico. Chhillar was presented the crown by
Stephanie Del Valle, the last year's Miss World winner from Puerto Rico at the event in
Sanya City Arena in China which was televised live globally.
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85. Chhillar is the sixth Indian to win the coveted crown. Reita Faria- 1966 Aishwarya Rai- 1994
Diana Haydon- 1997 Yukta Mookhey- 1999 Priyanka Chopra- 2000.
86. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh will receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for
Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for his leadership of the country between
2004 and 2014 and for enhancing India's stature globally.The award, comprising a cash prize
of Rs.25 lakh and a citation, was instituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial trust in 1986.
87. The Qaumi Ekta Week is being observed across the country from 19th November to foster
and reinforce the spirit of communal harmony and national Integration. As part of the week-long
programmes, today's (19th November 2017) day is being observed as National Integration
Day 19th Nov.
88. In a bid to help break taboos around toilets and make sanitation for all a global
development priority, the United Nations General Assembly designated 19 November as
World Toilet Day.
89. The Centre has raised import duty on crude palm oil to 30 percent from 15 percent and on
refined oil to 40 percent from 20 percent in a bid to curb cheaper shipments and boost local
prices for supporting farmers and refiners, according to a notification.
90. A grateful nation is paying homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 100th
birth anniversary. A commemorative programme to mark the anniversary of Gandhi held at
Shakti Sthal, New Delhi. Indira Gandhi was born on- 19th November 1917.
91. India's tennis star Yuki Bhambri clinched his first title of the 2017 season on the ATP
Challenger Tour following a come-from-behind win over compatriot Ramkumar Ramanathan in
the final of the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger in Pune.
92. Ethiopians Birhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana won the Delhi Half Marathon, 2017. In the
Men's section, Legese clocked 59 minutes 46 seconds to claim the first spot, while his
countryman Andahmlak Belihu finished second and Kenyan-American Leonard Korir came
third. India's Nitendra Rawat finished 10th.
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