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G-20 Summit Buenos Aires 2018: Complete Highlights were opened and over Rs. 7,92,00 crore were deposited under the scheme. The G-20 Summit 2018 was held in Buenos Aires, (ii) MUDRA: It stands for Micro Units Development and Argentina. G-20 is a grouping of the world‟s 20 major Refinance Agency, is a financial institution set up in economies. This year, the theme of the summit was 2016 for development and refinancing micro units „Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable enterprises. It provides funding to the non-corporate Development‟. The important agenda discussed during small business sector through various last mile the summit: financial institutions like banks, non banking financial 1. Climate change: G20 signatories to the Paris companies (NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions Agreement on climate, which is all of them except the (MFIs). US, pledged the “full implementation” of the pact, (iii) Start-up India: Launched in January 16, 2016, the which they called “irreversible.” They also took note, Startup India is an initiative of the Indian government without further pledges, of UN scientists‟ call for a to promote startups, generate employment and create more ambitious target of reducing warming to 1.5 wealth. degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. 2. Trade: Bowing to the view of Trump‟s administration, the G20 stated that multilateral trade was “falling short of its objectives” on promoting growth and job creation. 3. IMF: Calling the International Monetary Fund crucial to the global safety net, the G20 pledged to provide adequate funding and to meet a goal of finalising new national quotas in time for the global lender‟s spring 2019 meetings. 4. Corruption: The G20 “committed to prevent and fight corruption and lead by example,” promising action from 2019 through 2021 on cleaning up state-run enterprises. 5. Gender inequality: The G20 recommitted to a four- year-old goal of reducing the gender gap in the labor force by 25 percent by 2025. 6. Future of work: Noting that new technologies will 33rd ASEAN Summit held in Singapore transform the nature of labour, the G20 called for “an The 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit held in Singapore. inclusive, fair and sustainable” future of work, with PM of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong is the Chairman of the retraining of workers where needed. Summit. PM Modi and IMF, Managing Director Christine 7. Infrastructure: Calling infrastructure a key driver of Lagarde will also address the audience. global growth, the G20 called for greater Note: ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian standardisation in contract-making to encourage more Nations. | Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia. private capital. Vice President’s visit to 3 South African Countries| Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the flagship Complete Highlights programmes like the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu visited 3-South African MUDRA and Start-up India undertaken by Indian nation visit to Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. He government to modernise the economy and promote visited Botswana on first leg, Zimbabwe on second and on inclusive growth at the opening session of the G-20 the third leg he visited Malawi. Here are the complete summit in Buenos Aires. highlights of 3 nation visit of M Venkaiah Naidu. (i) PMJDY: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is a financial inclusion programme that aims at expanding Key Highlights| 3-day Visit to Botswana and making affordable access to financial services to Capital: Gaborone | Currency: Botswana pula| President: the last man in the row. Since its launch on August 15, Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi 2014 till June 27, 2018, over 31 crore bank accounts Botswana decided to join the International Solar Alliance. 1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 M. Venkaiah Naidu attended the India-Botswana CEO were signed between the two nations. The agreements are Roundtable in Gaborone. as follows: He visited the state-of-the-art diamond sorting and MOU between Vietnam‟s Ministry of Information and valuation operating facility „The Diamond Trading Communications and the Indian Ministry of Company Botswana‟. It is the second largest Diamond Communications on cooperation in the field of Trading company in the world. Communications. MoU was signed for waiving Visa for Diplomatic MOU on cooperation between Vietnam‟s Department Passport holders. of Foreign Affairs and the Indian Business Chamber in Viet Nam (INCHAM). Key Highlights| 3-day Visit to Zimbabwe MOU between the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Capital: Harare| Currency: US dollars, South African Politics, Ha Noi, Vietnam and the Jawaharlal Nehru rand, Euro.| President: Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa University, New Delhi, India. Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu reached Cooperation Agreement between Confederation of Harare, Zimbabwe for his 2nd leg of the official tour at Indian Industry (CII) and Vietnam Chamber of the invitation of Vice President of Zimbabwe. Commerce and Industry (VCCI). Vice President announced the US$ 310 million Line of List of Loan Agreements Signed With Asian Development Credit for up-gradation of Hwange Thermal Power Bank Station. It is Zimbabwe‟s second biggest power plant India and ADB have signed 3 important loan agreements with an installed capacity of 920 MW. in various fields/projects in New Delhi. US$23 million Line of Credit for rehabilitation of A $300 million Loan Agreement to support lending by Bulawayo Thermal Power Plant, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited US$19.5 million Line of Credit for Deka Pumping & (IIFCL). River Water Intake System, A $169 million loan as the First Tranche of a $500 Assistance for construction of Mahatma Gandhi million multi-tranche financing to develop climate- Convention Centre, resilient water supply, sewerage, and drainage US$2.93 million grant for Up-gradation of INDO-Zim infrastructure in at least 10 cities in the State of Tamil Technology Centre. Nadu. India, Zimbabwe sign 6 agreements in various fields A $105 million loan to continue financing the including Mining & Visa waiver: transmission system upgrades in Himachal Pradesh Mr. Naidu addressed the India-Zimbabwe Business for increased supply of hydropower to the state and Forum meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe. the national grid. After visiting Vietnam, President of India Ram Nath Key Highlights| 2-day Visit to Malawi Kovind was in Australia on his second leg of 2-Nation Capital: Lilongwe| Currency: Malawian kwacha | visit. He met Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison President: Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika. in Sydney. He became the first Indian President to Attended the Malawi-India Business Meet, in visit Australia. Lilongwe, Malawi. 5 MoUs were exchanged in the field of disability The MOUs are Extradition treaty, MoU on cooperation sector, education, trade-investment, scientific in the field of atomic energy for peaceful purposes cooperation, agriculture and on higher education between Global Center for Nuclear Energy in a focussing on PhD by both the nations. partnership of the Department of Atomic Energy and He also unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Parramatta in Sydney. The President addressed the of Malawi, MOU on visa waiver agreement for International Business Summit 2018 organized by diplomatic and official passports. Australian Financial Review on Australia-India Inaugurated a very unique event, India for Humanity economic engagement. to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Australia Win Women’s World Twenty20 Crown Australia clinched Women‟s World Twenty20 title as President Kovind 2-Nation Visit: Signed 4 MoUs With they attained an easy win over England in the final of Vietnam the Women‟s World T20 tournament. This is President of India Ram Nath Kovind was on 2 nation Visit Australia‟s 4th title win at Women‟s World T20 in 6 to Vietnam and Australia. On first leg he visited Vietnam. editions of the tournament. India and Vietnam released a Joint Statement after West Indies hosted the event. Player of the Match: extensive talks between Vietnam President Nguyen Phu Ashleigh Gardner. Player of the Tournament: Alyssa Trong and Indian President Ram Nath Kovind. 4 MoU‟s Healy. 2 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 Banking Current Affairs ATP World Tour Awards 2018 Announced: Complete SBI increased fixed deposit or FD rates for some select List Of Winners maturity periods. Now, SBI is offering 6.8% interest The big three of men‟s tennis – Novak Djokovic, Rafael rate on FDs with maturity period of one to two years. Nadal and Roger Federer – were all among the The interest rate for senior citizens also goes up to winners at the 2018 ATP World Tour Awards. 7.30% on SBI FDs with tenure between one year and Djokovic won the „Comeback Player of the Year two years. Award‟, voted by the ATP players, on the back of his RBI relaxed norms for External Commercial glorious run during the second half of the season. The Borrowings (ECBs) by reducing the mandatory complete list of Winners of ATP World Tour Awards hedging provision to 70% from the current 100%. It 2018: will apply to the ECBs with a maturity period between Award Winner 3 and 5 years. 1. ATP World Tour No 1 Novak Djokovic RBI launched a survey to gauge their scope with (determined by ATP Rankings) respect to turnover, profitability, and workforce with 2. Comeback Player of the Year Novak Djokovic an aim to create a profile of India‟s startup sector. The 3. ATP World Tour No. 1 Oliver Marach & survey forms have been mailed to all startup entities Duubles Team Mate Pavic registered with the Department of Industrial Policy & 4. Most Improved Player of the Stefanos Promotion. Year Tsitsipas SBICAP Ventures (SVL), an alternative asset manager 5. Newcomer of the Year Alex de Minaur and a wholly owned subsidiary of SBI Capital 6. Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Rafael Nadal Markets, launched two funds for the small and Award medium enterprises (SMEs) and affordable housing 7. Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Tommy sectors. It is expecting to raise a corpus of Rs 400 the Year Robredo crores. 8. ATP Coach of the Year Marian Vajda RBI board decided to set up a high-powered (Novak committee to examine issues related to the surplus Djokovic) capital of Rs 9.69 lakh crore with the central bank and 9. ATPWorldTour.com Fans‟ Roger Federer advised it to consider a scheme for restructuring Favourite presented (Singles) stressed assets in the MSME sector. 10. ATPWorldTour.com Fans‟ Mike Bryan & Sunil Mehta, the chairman of a bankers' panel working Favourite presented (Doubles) Jack Sock on the faster resolution of stressed assets in public sector banks, announced that an asset management company (AMC) for resolving large bad loans has been formed and will be called as Sashakt India Asset Management. Karnataka Bank launched a special campaign for opening current account and savings accounts (CASA). It has been introduced as a new SB scheme 'KBL SB - TASC' a specialized product for Trusts/Associates/Societies/Clubs. IndusInd Bank announced the launch of IndusInd Bank Nexxt Credit Card, which empowers customers with a choice of payment options such as EMI, Reward Points or Credit at the push of a button, on the card, at the point of sale (POS). The bank claims it to be the nation‟s first interactive credit card with buttons. The Reserve Bank of India is likely to establish an ombudsman for digital payments by March 2019 to take the load off the increasing number of complaints currently being handled by the banking ombudsman. The Reserve Bank has liberalised the norms governing foreign borrowings for infrastructure creation “in consultation with the Government”. As per the notification, the minimum average maturity
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 requirement for ECBs (external commercial Government approved 100% stake sale in state-owned borrowings) in the infrastructure space raised by airline Air India‟s ground-handling company Air eligible borrowers has been reduced to three years India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL). from earlier five years. AIATSL is Air India‟s only profitable subsidiary. The RBI canceled the certificate of registrations of as Govt. will infuse INR 42,000 crores in the state-owned many as 31 NBFCs for unspecified reasons. banks by March-end and the next tranche would be Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) and released as early as December 2018. payments solution provider Hitachi Payment Services India has entered into an agreement to form a joint Business Current Affairs venture for establishing a card acceptance and digital Paytm (One 97 Communications Limited) has payment platform. partnered with the Life Insurance Corporation of India FM announced that the sixth tranche of electoral (LIC) to offer online insurance premium payments on bonds sale has been started and will continue for 10 its platform. days. State Bank of India (SBI) has been authorised to Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education issue and encash electoral bonds through its 29 (KITE) rolled out– KOOL, its Online Open Learning authorised branches. training platform. It can be used to train teachers, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund students and the general public. (NIIF) has acquired IDFC Infrastructure Finance Online fashion retailer Myntra will integrate its sister (IDFC-IFL), an infrastructure debt fund. firm Jabong with itself and the integrated firm will Kirloskar group announced that it has received licence continue to be led by Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan. from the Reserve Bank to launch a non-banking The two will, however, continue to operate as separate finance company (NBFC), Kirloskar Capital, which brands. will be headed by industry veteran Vimal Bhandari. United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and RBI allowed banks to provide partial credit Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group have enhancement (PCE) to bonds issued by systemically formed a strategic partnership to support efforts important non-deposit taking non-banking financial eliminate hunger globally by 2030. companies (NBFCs) registered with the RBI and America's IBM has acquired software company Red housing finance companies (HFCs) registered with the Hat in a $34 billion cash and debt deal, marking its National Housing Bank. biggest ever acquisition till date. In a first for India, HSBC Holdings Plc has executed a WhatsApp partnered with Confederation of Indian trade finance transaction using blockchain for an Industry (CII) to train small and medium enterprises export by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to US-based (SMEs) and entrepreneurs on using the messaging Tricon Energy. platform to connect with customers and growing their RBI initiated the process to set up a digital Public businesses. Credit Registry (PCR) to capture all the details of MoU for collaboration in LPG services was signed borrowers, including wilful defaulters and also the between Oil Marketing Companies (IOCL, HPCL & pending legal suits in order to check financial BPCL) and CSC e-Governance Services India Limited. delinquencies.
Economy Current Affairs SEBI fined brokerage house Anand Rathi Rs. 1 lakh for violating stock broker norms by transferring funds from the client's account to own account and vice versa on several occasions. SEBI come out with new rules for re-classification of a promoter as a public investor, wherein an outgoing promoter will have to relinquish special rights as well as control over the affairs of the listed firm and not be allowed to hold over 10% stake. National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) launched a mobile application and web-based platform for retail investors to buy government securities. The new app - NSE goBID, was launched by Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi.
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 Schemes/ Portals/ Missions/ Apps/ Missions Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved Launched by the Union & State Govt. 100% strategic disinvestment of the government's Govt. launched a unique initiative called Bhasha equity in the Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. Sangam to introduce school students to 22 Indian Presently, the government of India holds 73.44% languages. The initiative, under Ek Bharat Shreshtha shares in Dredging Corporation of India Limited. Bharat, was active for the period between 22nd Union Cabinet gave its approval to Amendment to the November - 21st December. It is programme for Central Universities Act, 2009 for setting up of Central schools and educational institutions to provide Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh. multilingual exposure to students in Indian languages. Govt. decided to set up a domestic Gold Council in 8 more States have achieved hundred percent India. Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh household electrification under "Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Prabhu stated this while inaugurating the 2nd Edition Bijli Har Ghar Yojana- Saubhagya". The states are of India Gold and Jewellery Summit in New Delhi. Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, PM Modi laid the Foundation Stones of City Gas Mizoram, Sikkim, Telangana, and West Bengal. 15 Distribution (CGD) Projects in 65 Geographical Areas States now have 100 percent household electrification, (GAs) in 129 Districts under the 9th CGD Bidding as per Power Minister RK Singh. Round awarded by Petroleum and Natural Gas Ms. Preeti Sudan, Union Health Secretary did soft- Regulatory Board (PNGRB), remotely from Vigyan launch of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Bhawan, New Delhi. Programme (IDSP) segment of the Integrated Health India & Russia sealed a USD 500 million deal for Information Platform (IHIP) in seven states. It will construction of two missile frigates in Goa for the provide near-real-time data to policymakers for Indian Navy, sending a clear signal of continuing with detecting outbreaks, reducing the morbidity and high-level defence collaborations notwithstanding the mortality and lessening disease burden in the US warnings of sanctions. populations and better health systems. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the Andhra Pradesh launched a web portal which makes Institution‟s Innovation Council through video land records available to people with unique conferencing in New Delhi. The purpose is to identification numbers. “Bhudaar‟‟ is an 11-digit encourage, inspire and nurture young students by unique identification code assigned to each agriculture exposing them to new ideas. land holding and rural and urban properties in the PM Modi inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar section of state. the Western Peripheral Expressway. He also Himachal Pradesh government in the cabinet meeting inaugurated the 3.2-kilometer long Escorts Mujesar- accorded its approval to implement Sashakt Mahila Ballabhgarh corridor of the Delhi Metro. He also laid Yojna in the state with a vision to empower rural the foundation stone for Vishwakarma Kaushal women by providing them an interface for Vishwa Vidyalaya. organization and socio-economic development. It not Winter session of Lok Sabha will commence on 11th of only envisages to link rural women with sustainable December. Lok Sabha Secretariat said in a statement livelihood opportunities but also to improve their skill said that the Session will conclude on 8th January next by imparting training. year. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 'Cow Samridhi Plus Scheme' to provide insurance 105 million dollar loan agreement to continue coverage to dairy farmers in the state. Farmers financing the transmission system upgrades in belonging to the general category will be getting 50% Himachal Pradesh for increased supply of subsidy on premiums while those belonging to hydropower. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Government of India, the Government of Jharkhand category would get 70% subsidy on the premium. and the World Bank signed in New Delhi a $310 million Loan Agreement for Jharkhand Power System National Current Affairs Improvement Project to provide reliable, quality, and affordable 24x7 electricity to the citizens of Jharkhand. India and Malawi have signed three MoUs on India's first specialized hospital for elephants has been Extradition Treaty, cooperation in the field of Atomic opened by Agra Divisional Commissioner Anil Kumar Energy for peaceful purposes and VISA Waiver for at Farah block's Churmura village, Mathura. Diplomatic and Official Passports. Cabinet approved leasing out six airports, namely India and China signed a protocol on hygiene and Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, inspection requirements for the exports. Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru for operation,
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 management, and development under Public Private Central and Andhra Pradesh governments and the Partnership. World Bank have signed the loan agreement for a Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants $172.20 million project to enhance agricultural (CIMAP) signed an agreement with US-based productivity, profitability, and climate resilience of Research Institute for Fragrant Materials (RIFM) for poor and marginalized farmers in Andhra Pradesh. improving the quality of fragrant oils. VP Naidu laid the foundation stone of the Dera Baba India and Morocco have signed an agreement on Nanak Kartarpur Sahib corridor for Gurudwara mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan. The ceremony was held PM Modi dedicated to the nation several projects at village Mann of district Gurdaspur near Indo Pak including two National Highways and an Inland border. Waterways Terminal on River Ganga at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The total cost of these projects is 2413 crore rupees. He inaugurated an Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port constructed at the cost of 207 crore rupees on river Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi. Morroco & India signed an agreement to further mutual legal assistance in Civil & Commercial Courts. Government has set up a state of -the- art National Data Repository. As part of the European Union (EU) project „International Urban Cooperation‟, Kochi Corporation and Vilnius, Lithuania, have signed an MoU. PM Modi inaugurated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's memorial on the leader's 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarat's Narmada district. Called the Statue of Unity, the bronze sculpture is the world's tallest statue measuring 600 feet (182m).
India's first engine-less train, "Train 18", developed by States Current Affairs the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and seen as a Himachal Pradesh has became first Indian state to successor to the prestigious Shatabdi Express, was launch a single emergency number "112". This will unveiled by Railway Board Chairman Ashwani connect to police, fire, health and other helplines Lohani. through an Emergency Response Centre in the state. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Under this project, an Emergency Response Centre Narendra Modi has approved the renaming (ERC) has been established in Shimla along with 12 of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as “Veer Surendra Sai district command centres (DCCs), covering the entire Airport, Jharsuguda”. Veer Surendra Sai is a well- state. known freedom fighter of Odisha. Uttarakhand govt. decided to rename Dehradun PM Modi launched a historic support and outreach airport i.e. Jolly Grant airport after former prime programme for the Micro, Small and Medium minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Enterprises (MSME) sector. Rs 1 cr loan in 59 minutes United Nations selected Uttar Pradesh's Noida and loan portal to enable easy access to credit for MSMEs. Greater Noida to participate in its Global Sustainable Mandatory 25% procurement from MSMEs by CPSEs. Cities 2025 initiative. The twin-cities in Gautam Buddh Ministry of Tourism signed an MoU with the Ministry Nagar district, adjoining the national capital, have of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Government for the been selected in the "University City" category ahead Republic of Korea for strengthening cooperation in the of Mumbai and Bengaluru. field of Tourism in New Delhi. Jharkhand Day is being celebrated at the International India and South Korea signed an MoU on cooperation Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. Jharkhand is the in sports in New Delhi. focus state at this year's IFFI. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated Delhi's Governor of Tripura Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki Signature Bridge, the first asymmetrical cable-stayed inaugurated the '7th International Tourism Mart for bridge in India. the North-East States in the presence of Minister of India has been elected as a member of the State (I/C) for Tourism K.J Alphons and CM of International Telecommunications Union-ITU Council Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb in Agartala, Tripura. for another four-year term from 2019 to 2022.
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed a Bill to LG Electronics has announced that it has appointed give land rights to enclave dwellers in north Bengal, Brian Kwon as the new president. He is replacing ending an era of uncertain future for the people Hwang Jeong-hwan after one year. residing in those enclaves. WhatsApp's Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Kerala state government signed an MoU with Airbus resigned from the post after 7-years in the company. BizLab to open a state-of-the-art innovation center. Sunil Arora appointed as the new Chief Election This center will be the nodal body for planning and Commissioner of India. He succeeds Om Prakash executing all the activities to help start-ups. Rawat. Andhra Pradesh is building a world-class and India's Hospitality startup OYO appointed Max Healthcare first 'Justice City' within its new capital Amaravati Executive Director Rohit Kapoor as the CEO of its new with the vision to provide a state-of-the-art ecosystem real estate business. built on latest technology for supporting the judicial Popular singer Nahid Afrin of Assam appointed as the system in the state. first 'Youth Advocate' of the northeastern region by Odisha government announced a new Biotechnology the UNICEF to fight for child rights. It engages 'Youth Policy 2018 to attract investments in the sector at the Advocates' to harness their voice as agents of change concluding day of the Make in Odisha Conclave, held in society. in Bhubaneswar. Facebook Inc.-owned messaging service WhatsApp on Meghalaya Government announced Rs378 crore it has appointed Abhijit Bose as head of WhatsApp investment in the second phase of the State‟s flagship India, the local entity that is expected to begin aquaculture mission aimed at cutting down fish operations next year amid calls to check the spread of imports into the hill State. fake messages. Tamil Nadu received the nod from the market Tanzanian national Joyce Msuya was appointed as regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India acting Executive Director of United Nations (SEBI) to launch its State Shelter Fund for attracting Environment Programme (UNEP) following the investments in the affordable housing segment. resignation of the executive director Erik Solheim. Uttar Pradesh government has approved renaming of South Korea‟s Kim Jong-yang has been elected as Faizabad and Allahabad divisions as Ayodhya and Interpol‟s next president, edging out a longtime Prayagraj respectively. veteran of Russia‟s security services, Alexander Prokopchuk. United Nations children‟s agency UNICEF appointed Millie Bobby Brown, the star of hit Netflix series “Stranger Things”, as its youngest ever goodwill ambassador on Tuesday and the 14-year-old had a message for world leaders: “Listen to us.” Voreqe Bainimarama has Sworn in as Fiji‟s Prime Minister for four more years after winning an election with a reduced majority. UN‟s environment chief, Erik Solheim, has resigned following severe criticism of his global travels and internal rule-breaking which led some nations to withhold their funding. R. Chandrashekhar, an independent director at Yes Bank Ltd resigned saying he was concerned about recent events at the company. Jalaj Srivastava, a 1984 batch Indian Administrative
New Appointments (National & International) Service (IAS) officer, has been appointed the chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). Arvind Saxena has been appointed as the new Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed Chairman of Union Public Service Commission. UPSC Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO is the institution responsible for conducting Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the new revenue secretary. examination for selection bureaucrats, diplomats and He will succeed current Finance and Revenue police officers. Saxena will be serving in the office till Secretary Hasmukh Adhia. August 7, 2020, when he attains the age of 65 years. Oracle‟s ex-product chief Thomas Kurian will head Google‟s cloud division. He will replace Diane Greene.
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 United Nations Children's Fund-India (UNICEF) medals in women's air pistol events at the 62nd appointed Asian Games gold-medalist sprinter Hima National Shooting Championships. Das as India‟s first ever Youth Ambassador. 19th edition of the prestigious Laureus World Sports The ACC has approved the appointment of S. S. Awards will be held in Monaco on February 2019. Deswal, IPS as Director General, Indo Tibetan Border Considered the 'Oscars of sports', the Laureus World Police (ITBP). He took charge from R K Pachnanda. Sports Awards celebrate global sporting achievements Also holds the additional charge of the post of DG, across the calendar year. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Odisha is hosting the Men's Hockey World Cup 2018. Former IAS Officer Ashok Kumar Gupta has been It took place at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. India appointed as the Chairman of the Competition is hosting the FIH Hockey World Cup for the third Commission of India (CCI). Gupta has replaced time. Sudhir Mittal. Sameer Verma won the Syed Modi International Co-founder Binny Bansal has resigned as CEO of Badminton Championships, men's singles final against Flipkart Group. This was announced by Walmart, the China's Guangzu Lu, to retain the title. Former new owner of the e-commerce company. champion Saina Nehwal lost to Han Yue of China in After the demise of Union Minister Ananth Kumar, women‟s singles summit clash and won silver. Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has got Australia clinched Women‟s World Twenty20 title as the additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals & they attained an easy win over England in the final of Fertilizers and Narendra Singh Tomar was assigned the Women‟s World T20 tournament. This is the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Australia‟s 4th title win at Women‟s World T20 in 6 The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) editions of the tournament. announced a new addition to its team, with Siddharth MC Mary Kom created history by becoming the first Tiwari joining as the Chief Representative for Asia and woman to win six boxing world titles by clinching the the Pacific. He succeeds Eli Remolona. 48 kg gold at the 2018 AIBA Women‟s World Boxing Indian Revenue Service officer Sanjay Mishra was Championships in New Delhi. She defeated Ukrainian appointed as the new Enforcement Directorate Hanna Okhota. Mary overtakes Ireland‟s Katie Taylor Director (ED) in an additional capacity for three as the first female boxer to win six gold medals. months. He has replaced Karnal Singh. Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba announced his Actor Anupam Kher has resigned as the chairman of retirement, calling time on a 20-year career in which the Film and Television Institute of India citing the bullish center-forward won four Premier League commitments to an international TV show for which titles and the 2012 Champions League. he has to be stationed in the U.S. Veteran first-class cricketer Wasim Jaffer became the HDFC Bank had announced that the RBI had first Indian batsman to touch the 11,000-run figure in approved the re-appointment of Aditya Puri as MD the Ranji Trophy. and CEO of the bank for another two years. Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) won the Olympic bronze medalist and five-time World 59th edition of the junior boys Subroto Cup Champion, MC Mary Kom has been named as International Football Tournament beating Amini the brand ambassador of the 10th edition of School, Afghanistan by a solitary goal at the the Women's World Championship in New Delhi. Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. Atul Kumar Goel assumed charge as Managing India‟s top junior shuttler Lakshya Sen (17 years old) Director and Chief Executive Officer (UCO) of UCO won bronze medal at Li Ning BWF World Junior Bank. Badminton Championships 2018 held at Markham, Uzbekistan's businessman Gafur Rakhimov was Canada. elected president of the International Boxing Alexander Zverev has won ATP World Tour finals in Association (AIBA) despite fears that his appointment London. Alexander Zverev defeated world number could lead to the sport's ejection from the Olympic one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to claim the Games. season-ending ATP Finals and earn the biggest victory of his career. Zverev also became the first player to Sports Current Affairs beat both Djokovic and Federer in the same ATP India's 13-year-old shooter Esha Singh won the Finals. Women's, Youth Women's and Junior Women's 10m Former Australia all-rounder John Hastings has Air Pistol competitions at the National Shooting retired from all cricket, citing the risks posed by a Championship at Thiruvananthapuram. She beat bleeding lung condition. Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu to win three gold Nineteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani has won the second leg of the Asian Snooker Tour in Jinan, 8 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 China. He became the first Indian to win an Asian ages and categories would be included in the scheme. Snooker Tour event. The scheme is contribution based and it will cover Steel manufacturing giant Tata Steel was announced health and medical facilities, safe motherhood, as an official partner of the men's hockey World Cup accident, and physical incapacity security, security to 2018 to be staged at the Kalinga Stadium, dependent family members and security at old age. Bhubaneswar. Embassy of India in Nepal & Confederation of Indian Senior Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali announced his Industry (CII) organized an exhibition of construction retirement from limited overs cricket in order to equipment and technology-ConMac 2018 in Bhaktapur concentrate fully on Test cricket. near Kathmandu, Nepal. Ambassador of India to In Badminton, Subhankar Dey has won the Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri will be the Guest of SaarLorLux Open at Saarbrucken in Germany. In the Honour. summit clash, the unseeded Indian defeated fifth- Maldives cabinet approved to rejoin the placed Rajiv Ouseph of Britain, in straight games, in Commonwealth, two years after withdrawing from what was the first encounter between the two the 53-nation grouping. The announcement was made shuttlers. by New President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Simone Biles made history by picking up her record Solih. 13th career gold medal at the world gymnastics French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's championships in Doha, Qatar. Simone Biles became King Mohammed VI inaugurated Morocco's first high- the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship speed rail line, the first ever such line in Africa. gold medals. Known as the LGV, it will connect the economic hubs Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia touched a new high of Tangier and Casablanca in 2 hours 10 minutes at a in his career by achieving the number one rank in the speed of up to 320 kph (199 mph) instead of almost 5 world in the 65kg category. hours on a regular train. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the Brazilian Grand Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was on a three-day Prix after Red Bull‟s Max Verstappen lost the lead in a visit to France. He inaugurated Indian War Memorial collision with backmarker Esteban Ocon (Force India). at Villers Guislain. Earlier the Vice President attended the Indian community reception in Paris. Palau has become the first country to ban reef toxic sunscreen by 2020 in an attempt to protect its coral reefs after the president of the country signed a bill into law. The 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting was held in Singapore as part of the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summit Meetings. PM Modi addressed the world‟s largest financial technology festival Fintech in Singapore. The world's largest airport terminal "under one roof" with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers has been officially opened on October 29 in Istanbul, which marks the Republic Day of Turkey. VP Naidu embarked on his first Africa visit. In his weeklong visit, he will visit Botswana, Zimbabwe and Malawi where he is scheduled to interact with heads
International Current Affairs of state of the three nations, business fora and address Indian Community. European Commission is the first major economy to Republic of Seychelles launched the world‟s first set its sight on achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Sovereign Blue Bond, a financial instrument designed Ukraine's parliament imposed martial law in the to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects. country to fight what its president called "growing During the visit of VP Naidu, India has agreed for the aggression" from Moscow after a weekend naval deputation of experts in five fields to assist Zimbabwe. confrontation off the disputed Crimean Peninsula in Around 6 agreements in various fields were signed in which Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian areas including Mining, Visa waiver, Broadcasting and vessels amid renewed tensions between the neighbors. Culture. Nepal government launched a Social Security Scheme for formal sector workers of the country. People of all 9 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 Defence Current Affairs Armies of India and Japan began their first-ever joint Naval exercise between India and the United military exercise 'Dharma Guardian- 2018' at a jungle Kingdom, KONKAN held in Goa this year. Both warfare school in Mizoram‟s Vairengte with a focus on Navies have, over the years, undertaken bilateral strengthening counter-terror cooperation. activities such as training exchanges and technical INS Arihant, India's first nuclear ballistic missile cooperation. submarine, has completed its first "deterrence patrol". Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman formally launched „Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti‟, in New Delhi. Ranks/ Indexes Released It showcased salient inventions and innovations Andhra Pradesh topped the list of states with the achieved by DRDO, Defence PSUs & Ordnance highest employability followed by Rajasthan and Factories (OFs) which resulted in the successful filing Haryana, as per the India Skills Report 2019. The of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) applications. employability levels of B.Tech/B.E have increased Department of Defence Production instituted a new across all the sectors, touching a new high of 63.11%. framework titled „Mission Raksha GyanShakti‟ which The employability levels of MBA and polytechnic aims to provide a boost to the IPR culture in the stand low between 47.18% and 45.90%. It was indigenous defence industry. conducted jointly by Wheebox, PeopleStrong, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Indian Navy is on a visit to Russia. It aims to The 'UK India Business Council Ease of Doing consolidate bilateral defence relations with Russia, as Business Report' has been released. It highlighted that also to explore new avenues for defence cooperation. UK businesses‟ perceptions of corruption as a barrier Joint military exercise between India and the United to operating in India has halved since 2015. The report States known as 'Vajra Prahar' commenced in Jaipur. found only 25% of UK businesses saw corruption as a Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates, which lead a major barrier in 2018, as opposed to 51% in 2015. military coalition against the Huthi rebels in Yemen, World Health Organisation (WHO) in a report stated announced USD 500 million in aid to the country on that India is the only country to have recorded a the brink of famine. Saudi Arabia and the UAE will substantial decline in malaria cases in 2017 out of the each give USD 250 million in response to the food 11 highest burden countries worldwide. India crisis to support more than 10 million people. registered a 24% reduction in cases over 2016. As per The joint military exercise between India and Russia the report, India accounted for 4% of global malaria EXERCISE INDRA 2018 on combating insurgency cases in 2017. under the aegis of United Nations (UN) conducted at Switzerland topped the list of the IMD World Talent Babina Military Station in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Ranking 2018 for the fifth year in a row, followed by Air forces of the United States and India are set to Denmark (2nd) and Norway (3rd). Among the BRICS participate in a 12-day joint exercise 'Cope India 2019' countries, South Africa remains in the middle position at two air force stations in West Bengal. The exercise (50th) performing better than India (53rd). will be held from December 3 to 14, at Air Station Indian-American Shantanu Narayen, the Chief Kalaikunda and Air Station Arjan Singh (Panagarh). Executive Officer (CEO) of Adobe, has been named by The militaries of China and India, set to hold a joint Fortune in its 2018 Business Person of the Year list. 14-day drill „Hand in Hand‟ in southwest China‟s Narayen ranks 12th on the list, which has been topped Chengdu city to improve their capabilities in fighting by CEO of insurance company Progressive Tricia terrorism and promote mutual understanding. Griffith. Indian Army inducted new artillery guns and Unemployment rate in the country rose to 6.9% in equipment, including K9 Vajra and M777 howitzers, at October, the highest in two years, according to a Deolali artillery centre in Nashik, Maharashtra. report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy India and Singapore have started the 25th edition of (CMIE). The estimated number of people employed SIMBEX (Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise) during October 2018 was 397 million. off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Bangalore tops the index for the most congested city, The inaugural edition of Indian Navy -Indonesian and Mumbai in the second position, while Pune Navy Bilateral Exercise „Samudra Shakti‟ began at follows in the seventh place, according to a recent Surabaya, Indonesia. research published under the US-based organization, India has signed a $950 million contract National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). with Russia for two upgraded Krivak III-class stealth Kolkata has been found to be the slowest city. frigates India jumped 23 positions in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index 2019 and is now ranked 77 out
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 of 190 countries in 2018, a development that could Every year on 16 November, the international help the country attract more foreign investments. It community celebrates the International Day for was ranked 100 in 2017.New Zealand topped the Tolerance with activities that target both educational list, followed by Singapore, Denmark, and Hong institutions and the general public. UNESCO- Kong. Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence. The 2018 winners are social Important Days entrepreneur and filmmaker Manon Barbeau (Canada) Indian Organ Donation Day: 27 November and the Coexist Initiative, a non-profit organization Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju working to end violence against women(Kenya). inaugurated the 14th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on 27th November in New Delhi. The theme is Formation Day is „Early Warning for Disasters‟. United Nations Universal Children‟s Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare. The purpose of Africa Industrialization Day (AID), marked each year on 20 November, is to raise global awareness of the challenges faced by the continent with regard to industrialization. The World Toilet Day is organized around the world on 19th of November. The theme for WTD 2018 is 'When Nature Calls'. Qaumi Ekta Week observed across the country from
November 19th-25th to foster and reinforce the spirit Agreement Signed of communal harmony and national integration. India & China signed a protocol to amend the Double
Ministry of AYUSH observes Ayurveda Day every Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the year on Dhanawantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). The theme avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal of 2018 Ayurveda Day was: “Ayurveda for Public evasion with respect to taxes on income. health”. This year Ayurveda Day is being observed on Dr. Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), 15 5th November 2018. Janpath, New Delhi, & Jawaharlal Nehru University,
November 7 is observed as National Cancer New Delhi, signed MoU to facilitate and enhance Awareness Day in India each year. research activities and policy formulation aimed at
World Science Day for Peace and Development is Socio-economic Transformation and Sustainable celebrated every year on 10 November. The theme for Development. 2018 is “Science, a Human Right”. Centre & ADB signed a 200 million dollar loan
The World Diabetes Day is organized on 14 November agreement to finance widening and upgrading of throughout the world. The theme for World Diabetes about 230 Kilometers State Highways in Bihar to all- Day 2018 and 2019 is 'The Family and Diabetes'. weather standards with road safety features.
National Cadets Corps (NCC) day is celebrated every India‟s premier National Research Laboratory CSIR- year on the fourth Sunday in the month of November. Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH) The NCC in India was formed by the National Cadet announced a new partnership with Merck to establish Corps Act of 1948 on 15th July 1948. The motto is a „High End Skill Development Centre‟ in CSIR- "Unity and Discipline". IMTECH, Chandigarh.
National Milk Day is celebrated on November 26 to IIM Calcutta Innovation Park and Indian Chamber of mark the birth anniversary of India's most successful Commerce (ICC) signed an MoU for energising the dairy entrepreneur Dr. Varghese Kurien, the founder startup ecosystem in East and Northeast India. of dairy firm Amul. International Cricket Council (ICC) announced its
26 November is celebrated as Indian Constitution Day. partnership with Google to offer the fans a great On this day in 1949, the constitution was adopted viewing experience of the upcoming semi-finals and which came into force on January 26, 1950, marking final of the ICC Women's World T20 to be held in the beginning of a new era in the history of India. West Indies. 11 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 Airports Authority of India (AAI) inked an agreement JNU's Hispanic Studies professor Shyama Prasad with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Ganguly won Mexico's highest civilian honor “Orden to develop a roadmap for modernization of its air Mexicana del Águila Azteca” (Mexican Order of the traffic services. Aztec Eagle) accorded to foreign nationals. NITI Aayog partnered with the United Nations UN Environment awarded Wildlife Crime Control Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Asian Development Bank Climate Change, Government of India with Asia (ADB) to host a South Asian regional conference at Environment Enforcement Awards, 2018 for excellent Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi to discuss the work done by the Bureau in combating transboundary key issues, perspectives and the way forward in the environmental crime. Urban Infrastructure. The conference on “Urban Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, has won Forbes Infrastructure: New Approaches to Public & Private India Leadership Awards 2018, Lifetime Achievement. Partnerships and Municipal Finance Innovations” was Wipro is India‟s fourth-biggest software services inaugurated by CEO, NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant. company by revenue and Ajim Premji is the second State-owned NBCC (India) Limited (formerly National richest Indian. Buildings Construction Corporation Limited) has Manipal Academy of Higher Education won silver in signed an agreement with the Health Ministry to the International Green Apple Award for acquire Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation Environmental best practice 2018. (HSCC). Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has won Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) this year's Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Disarmament and Development, an award conferred Abu Dhabi with the Abu Dhabi National Oil by Indira Gandhi Trust each year on the late Prime Company (ADNOC) to explore the possibility of Minister's birth anniversary. storing ADNOC crude oil at ISPRL‟s underground oil Young golfer Shubhankar Sharma capped a dream storage facility at Padur in Karnataka, which has a 2.5 season on the European Tour by becoming the first million tonne capacity. Indian to win the tour‟s „Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year‟ award. Awards & Recognition Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Commerce & IT czar and philanthropist Azim Premji was bestowed Industry, Suresh Prabhu, and Minister of State for with the highest French civilian distinction Chevalier Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha has launched the de la Legion d‟Honneur (Knight of the Legion of upgraded version of AirSewa 2.0 web portal and Honour). Premji, who is the chairman of Bengaluru- mobile app in New Delhi. headquartered IT major Wipro, received the One of India's greatest sarod masters, Ustad Amjad distinction from the Ambassador of France to India Ali Khan, was presented the 'Sumitra Charat Ram Alexandre Ziegler in Bengaluru. Award for Lifetime Achievement' at the Kamani Donbass directed by Sergei Loznitsa won the coveted Auditorium, New Delhi, for his "immense Golden Peacock Award at the 49th International Film contribution to the enrichment and promotion of the Festival of India (IFFI), which concluded in Goa on Indian classical music". November 28, 2018. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated National Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA) 2018 for Best Press Day (16 November) celebrations in New Delhi. Performance by an Actor (Male) went to Nawazuddin Eminent journalist & Chairman of the Hindu Siddiqui for Manto. Nandita Das, director of the Publishing Group, N Ram selected under prestigious movie herself received the prestigious International award category of Raja Ram Mohan Roy award. Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) Arunima Sinha, the Indian mountaineer who became Award for achievement in film in the Asia Pacific the world's first woman amputee to climb Mount region. The 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) Everest in 2013, has been awarded an honorary given in Brisbane, Australia. doctorate by a prestigious UK university for her 8th Forbes India Leadership Awards (FILA) was inspirational achievements. released in Mumbai. The theme of the Award was- Jawahar Lal Sarin, president of the governing body of "Celebrating Achievers and their remarkable journeys Alliance Francaise, was conferred with France's against all odds". highest civilian honor by French Ambassador to India Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan awarded the Alexandre Ziegler at an event. third Sayaji Ratna Award, established in the memory The renewal of the early 20th-century 'Shijo-cho of erstwhile Baroda ruler Sayajirao Gaekwad III. Ofune-hoko Float Machiya' has received the Award of
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 Excellence in this year‟s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards Women & Child Development inaugurated. It is for Cultural Heritage Conservation. witnessing participation of more than 600 Children An Indian freelance journalist, famous for her drawn from CCIs from 18 states. investigative reports, has bagged the 2018 London G-20 Summit 2018 to held at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Press Freedom Award for Courage. Swati Chaturvedi, PM Modi will attend the summit. During the visit, he author of the book 'I am a Troll: Inside the Secret will also attend a trilateral meeting with U.S. President World of the BJP's Digital Army', beat shortlisted Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo journalists from Italy, Turkey, and Morocco. Abe. The prestigious Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2018 4th edition of annual “Aadi Mahotsav”, a National in Assam has been given to young writer-critic Dr Tribal Festival organized by Ministry of Tribal Affairs Debabhuson Borah for his book on literary criticism in association with TRIFED and Ministry of Culture to titled 'Nirbochon'. celebrate and cherish the spirit of tribal culture, craft, Late Dr. Martha Farrell has been honoured with the cuisine and commerce held at Dilli Haat, Shri "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 6th Indian Aurobindo Marg, INA, Delhi. Social Work Congress in New Delhi. 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health will be Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai will be honored held in Hyderabad, a global organisation working in by Harvard University for her work promoting girls' this field announced. education. 2nd Edition of the India-UAE Strategic Conclave will be held in the capital city of Abu Dhabi on 27th of November. It will initiate a dialogue to widen the scope of bilateral investments. Indian Ambassador to the UAE, Navdeep Suri will inaugurate. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the 9th Meeting of India-Lao PDR Joint Commission on Bilateral Co-operation with her counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith in Vientiane, Capital of Laos. 12th World Congress on Mountain Medicine started in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The theme was “Mountain Medicine in the Heart of the Himalayas”. 27th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change held in New Delhi, India. It was chaired by H.E. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India. 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) held at Versailles(Paris),
France. Members voted for the redefinition of 130 Summits/Events Held years old “Le grand K – the SI unit of kg” in terms of the fundamental Planck‟s constant(h). The new Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) definitions will come into force on 20 May 2019. The Plenary 2018, held in Brussels, Belgium. EU handed definition of the kilogram has been changed from over the Chairmanship of KPCS to India from 1st being the mass of prototype sanctioned by the 1st January 2019. This year was the fifteenth anniversary CGPM held in Paris in 1889 and deposited at the BIPM of KPCS. The next Intersessional session is slated to be to the Planck constant which is a physical constant. held in India as Chair. Indo-Japan Business Council's Business Festival held President Kovind, inaugurated the 2nd International in Pune. The Indo-Japan Business Council (IJBC), Ambedkar Conclave in New Delhi as part of the hosted KONNICHI WA PUNE - a first of its kind commemoration of Constitution Day. business festival in Pune. NITI Aayog begun a series of Development Dialogues 14th edition of JashneBachpan, a theatre festival for to engage experts, thought leaders and government children, will see performances from Switzerland, Sri stakeholders across key avenues of long-term social Lanka and Indonesia along with their Indian and economic development. The first event was a counterparts in New Delhi. conference on “Health Systems for A New India: 49th edition of the International Film Festival of India Building Blocks”. opened with the gala opening ceremony at the National Festival for Children of Child Care Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa. Institutions (CCIs)- “Hausla 2018” of the Ministry of Chaitanya Prasad is the Director of Festival. Israel is 13 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 the focus country, Jharkhand is the focus state this India Mobile Congress is one of the biggest marquee year. Veteran Israeli filmmaker Dan Wolman will be Mobile, Internet, and Technology event for South-East given the Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Asia organized by COAI and DoT. IMC 2018 was held The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Aerocity, New Delhi. The congress was held under summit was held in Port Moresby, Papua New the theme of NEW DIGITAL HORIZONS. Guinean capital. This is the first time Papua New The Kingdom of Netherlands will be the Partner Guinea (PNG), the poorest of the 21 countries in Country 25th DST – CII Technology Summit to be APEC, has hosted the summit. organized in 2019, announced Dr. Harsh Vardhan, 9th Session of the India-Kyrgyz Inter-Governmental Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Sciences, Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Technological Cooperation (IK-IGC) was held in New The Fourth Dialogue of the NITI Aayog - Delhi. Development Research Centre (DRC) of the State 26th edition of Central and State Statistical Council, Peoples' Republic of China was held in Organizations(COCSSO) Conference was organized Mumbai. by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Tourism minister KJ Alphons along with a delegation Implementation (MoSPI). The theme was “Quality of senior officials attended the 109th session of United Assurance in Official Statistics”. Nations World Tourism Organization Nongkrem dance festival, an annual event during (UNWTO) Executive Council in Manama, Bahrain. which prayers are offered for good harvest, peace, and The first ever India-US Dialogue on Intellectual prosperity of the community was celebrated with Property has been launched in Delhi to deepen great zeal and enthusiasm by the inhabitants of the bilateral strategic cooperation on IP policy. Khasi Hills in Shillong, Meghalaya. Indian Air Force has organised a two day seminar 3rd Edition of the India International Cherry Blossom on „Emerging Trends in Aviation Engineering and Festival 2018 was held in Shillong. It was inaugurated Logistics‟ (AVIAMAT-2018) at Air Force Auditorium, by the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the Subroto Park, New Delhi. presence of Japanese Ambassador to India, Kenji The First WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution Hiramatsu. and Health took place at WHO headquarters in 2-day summit to mark the World Tolerance Day was Geneva, Switzerland. inaugurated in Dubai, the UAE. Held for the first time The 18th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) in UAE, the theme of the Summit was „Prospering Council of Ministers Meeting was held in Durban, from Pluralism: Embracing Diversity through South Africa. Gen.(Dr.) VK Singh (Retd.), Minister of Innovation and Collaboration‟. State for External Affairs, attended the IORA Council India- Taiwan SME Development Forum held at of Ministers Meeting. Taipei, Taiwan. Indian Delegation was led by Secretary MSME Dr. Arun Kumar Panda. Committees The 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit has begun in University Grants Commission, UGC has decided to Singapore. Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien set up a Consortium of Academic and Research Ethics Loong is the Chairman of the Summit, which will (CARE) which will prepare a fresh list of credible continue till 15th November along with other related quality journals in the non-science disciplines. CARE summits like East Asia Summit (EAS), Regional will be headed by the UGC Vice Chairman. Comprehensive Economic Summit, (RCEP) and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched ASEAN plus summits. the Soura Jalanidhi scheme that aims to increase use of Mr R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power solar energy for helping farmers in irrigating their and New & Renewable Energy inaugurated the land. International Symposium to Promote Innovation & The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2018) in New has formed a new industry expert committee to Delhi. develop and promote an augmented reality/virtual The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and reality (AR/VR) ecosystem in India. The committee is Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, led the Indian chaired by Namrita Mahindro, Senior General delegation to the 7th RCEP Inter-Sessional Ministerial Manager, digital transformation, Mahindra Group. Meeting in Singapore. NITI Aayog constituted the „Himalayan State Regional The two-day annual meeting of World Economic Council‟ to ensure sustainable development of the Forum‟s (WEF) Global Future Councils was held in Indian Himalayan region. It will be chaired by the Dr. Dubai, the UAE. VK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog.
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Visits (GSLV-Mk III) was launched into space from the Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu is on Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. an official visit to India. EAM Swaraj held delegation- level talks with her Romanian counterpart in New Books & Authors Delhi. President Kovind, received the first copy of the book Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid arrived in “Making of New India: Transformation under Modi New Delhi for visit to India. Mr. Shahid and External Government”, from Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold extensive for Finance and Corporate Affairs. The book is edited talks on issues of mutual interest. by Dr. Bibek Debroy, Dr. Anirban Ganguly and Shri President Kovind met Australian Prime Minister Scott Kishore Desai. Morrison in Sydney. He became the first Indian Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman, whose President to visit Australia. 5 MoUs were exchanged biography Notes of a Dream: The Authorized in the field of disability sector, education, trade- Biography of A.R. Rahman was launched in Mumbai investment, scientific cooperation, agriculture and on says the book has been a journey for him and took him higher education focussing on PhD by both the to those corners of his life which have remained nations. He also unveiled the statue of Mahatma candid for a long time. Gandhi at Parramatta in Sydney. Dr Murali Mohan Chuntharu, a Dental Surgeon and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is on a 2-day also DK Home Guard Commandant has written a visit to Laos. During her visit, Ms Swaraj will co-chair book named “Arivu”, which explains about Mouth the 9th Meeting of India-Laos Joint Commission on Cancer and prevention of the disease. Bilateral Co-operation with her counterpart Famous yoga exponent and author, Mansi Gulati's Saleumxay Kommasith. She will also call on the Prime book, „Yoga and Mindfulness‟ was launched by VP of Minister of Laos, Mr Thongloun Sisoulith. India, Mr M. Venkaiah Naidu. President Kovind is on 2 nation visit to Vietnam and Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Australia. He reached Da Nang in Vietnam on the first Region (I/C) Dr Jitendra Singh released a book titled leg of his two-nation visit. On the second leg of his 'Radio Kashmir-In Times of Peace & War' written by visit, he will reach Australia. Dr Rajesh Bhat. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was on a seven-day 3-South African nation visit to Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.
Science & Technology Current Affairs Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched PSLV-C43. This launch took place from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. ISRO also launched its latest Earth-mapping satellite, HysIS, as part of the mission. NASA's InSight spacecraft landed on Mars after nearly a 7 months, 458-million-kilometre journey, and a 6.5- minute parachuted descent through the Red Planet's atmosphere. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has designed and booted up 'Shakti', which can be used for wireless and networking systems, as well as mobile Miscellaneous Current Affairs computing. 'Shakti' is India's first and indigenous Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik launched microprocessor. the force's e-learning portal NIPUN and training
Xinhua, China's state-run press agency, recently division website. unveiled virtual newsreaders that combine the images Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences has launched a and voices of human anchors with artificial campaign to spread a pan-India awareness about intelligence (AI) technology. hepatitis disease. Empowering People Against
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 Director of DMRC. Dr. Mangu Singh, and Director Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob ILBS. Shiv Kumar Sarin. SquarePants, has passed away at the age of 57. Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences launched a Former Indian hockey player, Sandeep Michael, who campaign to spread a pan-India awareness about captained the Indian junior team to a gold at the Asia hepatitis disease. Empowering People Against Cup 2003, died at the age of 33 after battling an Hepatitis: The Empathy Campaign was launched at unspecified neurological problem. Metro Bhawan, New Delhi in presence of Managing Classical music stalwart Ustad Imrat Khan, who Director of DMRC. Dr. Mangu Singh, and Director dedicated his life to propagating the Sitar and the ILBS Shiv Kumar Sarin. surbahar worldwide, has died in the US after a brief Malayalam film Olu will be the opening film at illness. He was 83. the 49th International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2018. Oscar-winning screenwriter and best-selling author This was decided by the jury for the Indian Panorama. William Goldman, known for "Butch Cassidy and the The IFFI will be held in Goa in November 2018. Sundance Kid" and "All The President's Men", passes The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the away. He was 87. conversion of decommissioned carrier INS Viraat into Padma Shri awardee and revered saint Narayan Das a floating museum. Maharaj of Triveni dham near Jaipur passed away. Joint Secretary (Films), Ministry of I&B Shri Ashok Dr. TS Kanaka, the continent‟s first woman Kumar Parmar inaugurated the India Pavilion at neurosurgeon, passed away after a brief illness at the Videocittà, 2018 in Rome Film Festival. age of 86. She was the third woman neurosurgeon in The Ministry of Railways launched the „Unreserved the whole world. Mobile Ticketing‟ facility (UTS on Mobile) to enable Padma Shri Professor Qazi Abdussattar, a noted Urdu seamless booking of unreserved tickets all over Indian writer and former head of Aligarh Muslim Railways, wiping out the need for passengers to wait University's Urdu department, passed away in Delhi in queues for purchasing the tickets. following a protracted illness. He was 85. Abdussattar The newly-built Ekana International Stadium of was awarded Padma Shri in 1974. Lucknow was renamed after former Prime Minister Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium will now be known most acclaimed theatre piece is the 1975 Tony Award- as 'Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International nominated play “For Colored Girls Who Have Cricket Stadium'. Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” had Odisha government has launched a new initiative passed away. named „Mo Bus‟ services in the Bhubaneshwar ahead Vice-Admiral M.P. Awati (retd.), who commanded a of the Men‟s Hockey World Cup. naval unit of the Eastern Fleet in the 1971 India- Ayodhya Deepostav 2018, an event organised to mark Pakistan war and whose actions led to the destruction Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya town - has entered of an enemy submarine, passed away. Guinness Book of World Records. Veteran theatre and Marathi film actor Lalan Sarang Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta became the had passed away in Pune where she was hospitalized first Indian to climb Mt Giluwe, the second highest for a month for multiple ailments. mountain in Papua New Guinea. Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, and The 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF) has Chemicals and Fertilizers H.N. Ananth Kumar, also a begun at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The 14-day senior BJP leader from the State passed away in annual event will continue till 27th of November. This Bengaluru. He was 59. year the theme of the fair is 'Rural Enterprises in American comic-book writer and Marvel Comics co- India'. Afghanistan is the Partner Country. creator Stan Lee passed away aged 95. Popular ad filmmaker and theatre personality Alyque Obituaries Padamsee passed away in Mumbai. Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Decorated war veteran Brigadier Kuldip Singh Oscars with “The Last Emperor” and whose erotic Chandpuri passed away in a private hospital in drama “Last Tango in Paris” enthralled and shocked Mohali, Punjab. He was 78. the world, has passed away. Singer Mohammed Aziz has passed away aged 64 Countries| Capital| Currencies following a cardiac arrest in Mumbai. He was Qatar Capital: Doha, Currency: Qatari riyal. returning from Kolkata when he collapsed at the President of Zimbabwe: Emmerson Mnangagwa, airport. Capital: Harare.
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 Malawi Capital: Lilongwe, Currency: Malawian ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian kwacha, President of Malawi: Peter Arthur Mutharika. Nations. Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia. France Capital: Paris, Currency: CFP franc, President: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Emmanuel Macron. (RCEP) is a mega-regional free trade agreement being Palau Capital: Ngerulmud, Currency: United States negotiated amongst 16 countries, comprising 10 Dollar ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Morocco Capital: Rabat, Currency: Moroccan dirham. Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand Vilnius is the capital city of Lithuania. and Vietnam) plus six ASEAN FTA partners, namely Singapore President: Halimah Yacob, Currency: Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and New Singapore dollar. Zealand. UAE Capital: Abu Dhabi, Currency: United Arab International Energy Agency was established in 1974. Emirates dirham. It headquarters in Paris, France. Eritrea Capital: Asmara, Continent: Africa, Currency: Asian Development Bank is a regional development Eritrean nakfa. Bank established in 1966. Headquarters of ADB is in Taiwan Capital: Taipei, Currency: New Taiwan dollar. Manila, Philippines. Takehiko Nakao is Present Kyrgyzstan Capital: Bishkek, Currency: Kyrgyzstani President of the Asian Development Bank. som. UNICEF headquarters in New York, the USA. Russia Capital: Moscow, Currency: Russian ruble. The BASIC countries comprise Brazil, South Africa, Vietnam Capital: Hanoi, Currency: Vietnamese dong. India and China. Brazil will host the next meeting of Australia Capital: Canbera, Currency: Australian BASIC in 2019. dollar. Interpol Headquarters: Lyon, France, Motto: Papua New Guinea Capital: Port Moresby, Currency: “Connecting police for a safer world”. Papua New Guinean kina. UNICEF Headquarters: New York, UNICEF Executive Maldives Capital: Male, Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa. Director: Henrietta H. Fore. Yemen Capital: Sana'a, Currency: Yemeni rial. Vietnam Capital: Hanoi, Currency: Vietnamese dong. Australian Capital: Canberra, Currency: Australian dollar. Laos Capital: Vientiane, Currency: Lao kip. Nepal Capital: Kathmandu, Currency: Nepalese rupee, PM: K P Oli. Fiji Capital: Suva, Currency: Fijian Dollar. UAE Capital: Abu Dhabi, Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham. Ukrainian hryvnia is the currency of Ukraine. Kiev is the capital city of Ukraine. Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the current President of Nepal and commander in chief of Nepalese Army. The currency of Nepal- Nepalese Rupee. Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal. Romania Capital: Bucharest, Currency: Romanian Leu.
China Currency: Renminbi, Capital: Beijing. Financial Organizations in News
HDFC Bank Headquarters in Mumbai. International Organizations / Companies in UCO Bank Headquarters in Kolkata. News Urjit Patel- 24th Governor of RBI, Headquarters- The President of the World Bank is Jim Yong Kim. Mumbai, Established on- 1st April 1935, in Kolkata. The World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Yes Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, CEO: Rana Kapoor. United States. IndusInd Bank MD and CEO: Romesh Sobti, Secretary-General of UNWTO: Zurab Pololikashvili. Headquarters: Mumbai. WHO Director-General: Tedros Adhanom Karnataka Bank Headquarters: Mangalore, Tagline: Ghebreyesus, Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland. Your Family Bank, Across India. IOC President: Thomas Bach, Headquarters: NSE Chairperson: Ashok Chawla, Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland. Mumbai.
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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS| NOVEMBER 2018 SEBI- Securities and Exchange Board of India. SEBI West Bengal CM: Mamta Bannerjee, Governor: Chairman- Ajay Tyagi, Headquarters- Mumbai. Keshari Nath Tripathi. Himachal Pradesh CM : Jai Ram Thakur, Governor: Acharya Devvrat.
Other Static General Awareness Current Affairs NITI- National Institution for Transforming India. NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman- Rajiv Kumar, CEO- Amitabh Kant. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is the Present Chief of Air Staff. General Bipin Rawat is the present Chief of Army Staff. IAMAI is not-for-profit industry body registered under the Societies Act, 1896. Rajan Anandan is the Chairman of IAMAI. Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter- governmental organisation which was established on 7 March 1997. IORA Headquarters in Ebene, Mauritius. ISRO Chairman: K Sivan, Headquarters: Bengaluru, Founder: Vikram Sarabhai, Founded: 15 August 1969. 16th November has been declared as the World‟s Tolerance Day by the UNESCO. Press Council of India chairman: CK Prasad. World Metrology Day - 20 May. ICC Chairperson: Shashank Manohar, Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, CEO: Dave Richardson. G20 2019: Osaka, Japan. States| CMs| Governors| Capital| Ministers| Static General Awareness Giriraj Singh is the present MSME Minister of India. Piyush Goyal is the present Railways Minister of India. Santosh Kumar Gangwar is the Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Odisha CM: Naveen Patnaik, Governor: Ganeshi Lal. Andhra Pradesh CM: N Chandrababu Naidu, Governor: ESL Narasimhan. Meghalaya CM: Conrad Sangma, Governor: Tathagata Roy. Santosh Kumar Gangwar is the present Minister of State of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Tamil Nadu CM: Edappadi K Palaniswami, Governor: Banwarilal Purohit. Uttar Pradesh CM: Yogi Adityanath, Governor: Ram Naik. Prakash Javadekar is the Minister of Human Resource Development. Kerala CM: Pinarayi Vijayan, Governor: Palaniswamy Sathasivam. Jharkhand CM: Raghubar Das, Governor: Droupadi Murmu. 18 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]