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NATIONAL Cabinet approves 100% strategic disinvestment of government equity in DCIL  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given in principle approval for strategic disinvestment of 100 percent government shares in Dredging Corporation of Limited (DCIL) to consortium of four ports –Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradeep Port Trust, Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust and Kandla Port Trust.  Presently the government holds 73.44 percent shares in DCIL.  Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL)is miniratna public sector unit (PSU) engaged in the business of dredging. It does dredging for Indian seaports exclusively.  Disinvestment is aimed at reducing the financial burden on the government due to inefficient PSUs and to improve public finances.Literally, disinvestment means selling of assets. Here, in the case of PUSs, disinvestment means Government selling/ diluting its stake (share) in Public Sector Undertakings in which it has a majority holding. Disinvestment is carried out as a budgetary exercise, under which the government announces yearly targets for disinvestment for selected PSUs. Cabinet approves leasing out six airports through PPP  Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved leasing out six airports(Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mengaluru, Thiruvanathapuram, and Guwahati airports ) of Airports Authority of India (AAI) for operation, management and development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the first phase.  This will be done through Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC).  The government's decision on privatising these airports comes 12 years after it privatised Delhi and airports, which have emerged among the top airports globally.  PPP in infrastructure projects brings efficiency in service delivery, enterprise, expertise and professionalism apart from harnessing needed investments in public sector. Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh Union Cabinet has approved setting up of Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh.It will be set up in Relli village of Vizianagaram District of Andhra Pradesh. It will be established under Thirteenth Schedule to Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (No. 6 of 2014). Cabinet has also approved provision of funds of Rs. 420 crore for first phase expenditure towards establishment of Central Tribal University. 113 crore to six border states under Border Area Development Programme  Union Home Ministry has released more than Rs. 113 crore to six border states under Border Area Development Programme (BADP) as part of its plan to ameliorate the problems of people living in isolated locations.  These six states are Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.Till now, Home Ministry has released total of Rs. 637.98 crore during 2018-19 period to states having International Border.  Earlier, in September 2018, the centre released Rs.399.24 crore for 10 states along the international borders under this programme.The amount released in 2017-18 was Rs. 1,100-crore. “Mahila-E-Haat”  Women and Child Development Ministry launched an online marketing portal named: “Mahila-E-Haat” for promoting women farmers and entrepreneurs.  It was launched during the 5th “Women of India National Organic Festival, 2018”.  Women of India National Organic Festival, 2018 commenced from October 26 to November 4, 2018 and was held at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts at Janpath, New Delhi.  Ministry of Women and Child Development: Union Minister: Smt Maneka Gandhi.Secretary: Shri Rakesh Srivastava. Bihar approves funds worth Rs 25000 for graduate girls  Bihar government approved a proposal to offer Rs 25,000 to every girl graduating in 2018 and onwards.The one-time payment will be offered to every girl who graduated from the colleges of Bihar on or after April 25, 2018, irrespective of pass division, community or region.  Bihar Cabinet has allotted Rs 300 crore for disbursal of this payment to an estimated 1,20,000 girls about clear graduation course this year.  This scheme is a part of a larger government scheme that aims to pay each girl Rs 54000 including payments made to her from birth to graduation. Nation‟s largest container port JNPT planned to host edible oil refinery Nation‟s largest container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai released it‟s plan to host an edible oil refinery. Additionally, the port would also invest Rs 310 crore for extending the liquid cargo tank farm which would incre-ase its capacity to 4.5 mtpa. Faizabad to be known as Ayodhya: Yogi Adityanath Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath renamed Faizabad as Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram.The Faizabad district comprises the twin towns of Faizabad and Ayodhya on the banks of the river Saryu.He also

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announced a medical college that would be named after Lord Ram‟s father in the epic Ramayana, Raja Dashrath. An airport in Ayodhya will be named after Lord Ram. India re-elected as a Member of the ITU Council for another 4-year term (2019-2022) India was re-elected as a Member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council at the elections of the council held during ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai, UAE. ITU:Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary-General: Houlin Zhao. Cabinet approves filling of Padur Strategic Petroleum Reserves in Karnataka The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the filling of Padur Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) in Karnataka by overseas National Oil Companies (NOCs). The filling of the SPR will be under PPP model. The UK India Business Council launched New Report – „Beyond the Top 200‟  UK India Business Council released its report named: „Beyond the Top 200-Effective International Collaboration for Indian Higher Education‟.  As per the report by 2030 India will have the largest number of people in the world of college-going age – a staggering 140 million.  Currently there are 736 universities in India educating 28.6 million students. India will need at least another 1,500 institutions by 2030 to accommodate this huge influx of students. Kerala govt scheme to provide free education to Ockhi-hit kids The Kerala government has commenced a scheme to offer free education and vocational training to the children of fishermen who died or went missing in the 2017 Ockhi cyclonic storm. The scheme provide a package of:-  Rs 10,000 per year for children in classes from LKG to Class V,  Rs 25,000 for children in classes 6 to 10,  Rs 30,000 for higher secondary students and up to Rs 1,00,000 for students doing graduation. INTERNATIONAL UN World Food Programme, Alibaba Group form strategic partnership to eliminate hunger  United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group have formed strategic partnership to support efforts eliminate hunger globally by 2030. The agreement was signed between WFP Executive Director David Beasley and Alibaba Partner and Chairman of Alibaba Foundation Sun Lijun at Alibaba‟s headquarters in Hangzhou, China.  Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba will work with WFP to develop digital “World Hunger Map”. The map will help to monitor global hunger and operations to end scourge by 2030 which is one of UN‟s key Sustainable Development goals.  Alibaba established the Alibaba Poverty Relief Program in December 2017, aiming to invest RMB10 billion in five years to alleviate poverty with focuses on education, rural commerce advancement, empowering women, healthcare and environmental sustainability. World Food Programme The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.It is a member of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG).It is headquartered in Rome (Italy). India pledged contribution of $13.36 mn for UN agencies, development activities  1st Secretary in India‟s Permanent Mission to the UN, Mahesh Kumar, on behalf of India pledged contributions of USD 13.36 million for the various UN agencies and development activities.  This pledge was taken during the 2018 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA.  About 19 countries pledged a total of USD 425.69 million at the Pledging Conference, reflecting an increase from the 2017 amount of USD 398.98 million.  United Nations:Headquarters: New York, USA.Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres. BILATERAL India participated in 1st China International Import Expo inaugurated in Shanghai India participated in China‟s 1st International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. It will conclude on Novemebr 10.It is considered to be the world‟s first import-themed national-level expo.The Indian delegation was led by Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan.

ECONOMY HDFC Bank hiked deposit rates; Bank of Baroda raised lending rate  HDFC Bank raised interest rates on deposits by up to 0.5 per cent for various tenors.Similarly, Bank of Baroda hiked lending rates by 0.1 per cent.  HDFC: Headquarters: Mumbai. MD: Aditya Puri. Tagline: We Understand your world.  Bank Of Baroda: Headquarters: Vadodara, Gujarat. MD & CEO: P.S. Jayakumar. Tagline: India‟s International Bank.

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India‟s economic growth to slow to 7.3% in 2019: Moody‟s  Moody‟s Investor Service in its report titled „Global Macro Outlook 2019-20′ stated that Indian economy will slow down to 7.3% in 2019.  Indian economy will expand 7.4 per cent in 2018, but the growth will slow down to 7.3 per cent in the next fiscal. Moody‟s Corporation:Headquarters: New York, USA. Reserve Bank of India plans payments ombudsman Reserve Bank of India announced it‟s plan to establish an ombudsman for digital payments by March 2019. RBI‟s banking ombudsman scheme 2006 lays down various criteria under which consumers can lodge complaints with the ombudsman. Centre to infuse Rs 3,054 cr as capital in Allahabad Bank According to a notification to the National Stock Exchange , Allahabad bank has informed that Rs.3,054 crore was infused by centre as an investment during the current financial year 2018-19. About Allahabad BankHeadquarters – Kolkata, India. CEO & MD – S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao PERSON IN NEWS Gaddam Dharmendra: Gaddam Dharmendra was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran.Iran: Capital – Tehran, Currency – Rial, President – Hassan Rouhani Jeff Sessions: United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned from his position, at US President Donald Trump‟s request.Matthew Whitaker has been appointed the acting Attorney General of United States. Pranoy Kumar Musahary: Justice (Retd) of Gauhati High Court, Pranoy Kumar Musahary, was sworn in as the chairperson of Meghalaya‟s first . Lokayukta The Lokayukta is an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in the Indian states. Once appointed, Lokayukta can not be dismissed nor transferred by the government, and can only be removed by passing an impeachment motion by the state assembly.Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta through The Lokayukta and Upa- Act in 1971.The Maharashtra Lokayukta is considered the weakest Lokayukta due to lack of powers, staff, funds and an independent investigating agency. On the other hand, the Karnataka Lokayukta is considered the most powerful Lokayukta in the country. Robyn Denholm: Tesla named Robyn Denholm, chair of the company replacing Elon Musk.Musk had to resign as Tesla chairman under a September arrangement with US regulators to settle fraud charges.Tesla, Inc. is an American automotive and energy company based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in electric car manufacturing . John Dugan: Citigroup has appointed John Dugan, a former comptroller of the currency, as its new chairman. Snehlata Shrivastava: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan extended tenure of Snehlata Shrivastava, the first woman Secretary General of the Lok Sabha for one year from December 1, 2018 up to November 30, 2019.She was scheduled to retire on November 30 2018. V. Rathinam, freedom fighter and member of Indian National Army (INA), passed away following a short term illness at Chathirakudi, Ramanathapuram, in Tamil Nadu. AWARD Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award Journalist and the Hindu Group of Publications Chairman N Ram has been chosen for the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented by the Press Council of India (PCI), for his contribution to journalism. Anupam Kher conferred with „Distinguished Fellow‟ award by US think-tank Former chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and Veteran actor Anupam Kher was honoured as a „Distinguished Fellow‟ by IndiaGlobal. The fellowship was given at the 3rd IndiaGlobal Summit was held at the prestigious MIT Sloan School of Management in Boston. Super 30 founder Anand Kumar honoured with education award „Global Education Award‟ in Dubai Mathematician and Super 30 founder Anand Kumar was awarded „Global Education Award‟.This was awarded by Malabar Gold & Diamonds‟, flagship company of Malabar Group, a leading Indian business conglomerate. Arunima Sinha, world‟s first Indian woman amputee to scale Everest gets honourary doctorate Arunima Sinha was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Strathclyde of United Kingdom in Glasgow, Scotland.In 2013, she became the world‟s first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest. She is a former Indian national Volleyball player. Her left leg was amputated below the knee after being thrown from a train while resisting a robbery. Centre awards Assam Police for “good practices” under CCTNS Union government awarded the Assam Police for “good practices” under the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), an e-governance project. SPORTS  Former Australia captain Mark Taylor resigned from Cricket Australia‟s (CA) board of directors.  Thailand‟s Luksika Kumkhum won her first WTA (Women‟s Tennis Association) title by winning the singles title in the L&T Mumbai Open at the Cricket Club of India courts, in Mumbai.  Rohit Sharma became the first batsman to score four Twenty20 International (T20I) centuries.He has surpassed the record of New Zealand‟s Colin Munro who had scored three centuries.Overall, Rohit Sharma

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is the second-highest run-scorer now with 2203 runs in T20Is behind New Zeland‟s Martin Guptill with 2,271 runs.  34th National Junior Athletics Championships 2018 was held at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand. MISCELLANEOUS Lucknow‟s Ekana cricket stadium renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to rename newly-built Ekana International Stadium in capital city Lucknow after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium will now be known as „Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium‟. Tourist Facilitation and Information Counter at IGI Airport, New Delhi Union Minister for Tourism, Shri K.J. Alphons, inaugurated the Tourist Facilitation and Information Counter at Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi.The counter will be connected to the 24×7 Helpline – „1363‟ of the Tourism Ministry where the non-English speaking tourists can speak directly to agents and get guidance. Delhi‟s Eiffel Tower, Signature Bridge inaugurated In Delhi Delhi‟s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the iconic „Signature Bridge‟. It is being dubbed as „Delhi‟s Eiffel Tower‟.Built over Yamuna River, it will reduce the travel time between north and northeast Delhi and share the burden of the Wazirabad Bridge. Ozone layer recovering: four-yearly review of the Montreal Protocol The report was released by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in Quito, Ecuador. As per the report ozone layer is recovering at a rate of 1 to 3 % per decade.The northern hemisphere and mid-latitude ozone is scheduled to heal completely by the 2030s and the southern hemisphere by 2050s and polar regions by 2060. BOOK AND AUTHOR „The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women‟s Cricket in India‟ „The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women‟s Cricket in India‟, a book on history of women‟s cricket in India.The book is co-authored by sports journalists Karunya Keshav and Sidhanta Pathak. „Arivu‟ November 7 is observed as National Cancer Awareness Day in India each year.On same day Dr. Murali Mohan Chunthar has written a book named “Arivu” in Mangaluru.This book explains about Mouth Cancer and prevention of the disease. IMPORTANT DAY World legal service day-Nov 9 Legal Services Day is celebrated every year on 9th of November. The aim of celebrating the Legal Services Day is to offer the free of charge, proficient and legal services to the people of weaker sections of society. ONE LINER  United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) has issued special stamps with Diyas lamps (special event sheet) to commemorate India Hindu festival of Diwali.  India‟s first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol.  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the technology-driven and citizen-friendly „Mo bus‟ service in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)‟s Hubble Space telescope has spotted a formation of galaxies that look like a smiling face in the sky.  China unveiled UAV – CH7, its new-generation stealth combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), claimed to be the most advanced drone developed so far by China.  A new world record was set as 3,01,152 diyas were lit on the banks of River Sarayu, during Deepostav 2018, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.  Unemployment rate in India has increased to 6.9% in October 2018, the highest in 2 years, as per a study by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy: Headquarters – Mumbai  set up an ad-hoc (temporary) committee to look after day-to-day functioning of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).  Odisha government constituted a 3-member inter-ministerial committee to address issues raised by farmers. The committee will be headed by: Finance Minister Shashi Bhusan Behera.  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Manipur government and IL&FS Township and Urban Assets Limited and Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd. for implementation of Smart City Project in Imphal.

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