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Current Affairs – November 2017 Current Affairs ─ November 2017 This is a guide to provide you a precise summary and a huge collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering national and international current affairs for the month of November 2017. This guide will help you in preparing for Indian competitive examinations like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade and Officer Grade, etc. Audience Aspirants who are preparing for different competitive exams like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade, Officer Grade, etc. Even though you are not preparing for any exams but are willing to have news encapsulated in a roll, which you can walk through within 30 minutes, then we have put all the major points for the whole month in a precise and interesting way. Copyright and Disclaimer Copyright 2017 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. 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If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected] i Current Affairs – November 2017 Table of Contents Current Affairs ─ November 2017 ..................................................................................................................... i Audience........................................................................................................................................................... i Copyright and Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................. ii APPOINTMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 1 AWARDS ..................................................................................................................................... 8 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................... 15 COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................ 16 DEATHS ..................................................................................................................................... 17 DEFENCE ................................................................................................................................... 20 ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................... 27 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 35 FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 37 IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................... 44 INTERNATIONAL ........................................................................................................................ 48 MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................................... 58 NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 61 PERSONS IN NEWS .................................................................................................................... 94 PLACES IN NEWS ....................................................................................................................... 98 ii Current Affairs – November 2017 REGIONAL ............................................................................................................................... 101 REPORTS ................................................................................................................................. 110 RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 114 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 117 SPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 121 iii AppointmentsCurrent Affairs – November 2017 1. Neelmani N. Raju appointed as Karnataka’s first woman police chief Neelamani N Raju became the first woman Director General of Police of Karnataka to replace Rupak Kumar Dutta who retired from service. She is an IPS officer of 1983 batch and was earlier the Director General of Police-Internal Security. The state government has appointed DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department Mr. H.C. Kishore Chandra as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation. 2. Tata Steel named T. V. Narendran as their global CEO and MD The Board of Directors of Tata Steel Ltd has elevated T. V. Narendran as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Steel Limited globally. Prior to the elevation, Narendran was serving as managing director (India and South East Asia). Mr. Narendran joined the company in 1988. The board also re-appointed Koushik Chatterjee as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer for five years. He will report to Narendran. 3. Vikram Singh appointed as the Private Secretary to the President According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Railway officer Vikram Singh as the Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind. Mr. Singh is a 1997 batch officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service. The ACC also appointed IAS officer P C Meena as the Private Secretary to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry C R Chaudhary. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre. 1 Current Affairs – November 2017 4. South Korea appointed Suresh Chukkapalli as Consul General of Korea The Republic of Korea has appointed Suresh Chukkapalli, Chairman of Phoenix Group of Hyderabad, as Honorary Consul General in Hyderabad. Mr. Suresh will have consular jurisdiction over the state of Telangana. The Honorary Consulate General office in Hyderabad will open soon to extend support to developing trade relations with Korea. South Korea is the fourth largest economy in Asia and the 11th largest in the world. 5. Bharti AXA Life appointed Vikas Seth as their CEO Bharti AXA Life Insurance has appointed Vikas Seth as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Prior to joining Bharti AXA Life, Vikas was working with the Aditya Birla Group for 10 years. Vikas will replace Sandeep Ghosh, who moved to Hong Kong for a role at AXA. Vikas Seth will be responsible for managing the overall business, driving new partnership tie-ups as well as the growth roadmap of the organisation. Bharti AXA Life Insurance is a joint venture company between Bharti Enterprises and AXA of France. 6. ACC Appointments The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments: 1. Shri S. K. Sinha, IPS (BH:1983), Special Director, IB as Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat on 30.11.2017 in the vacancy to be caused due to superannuation of the present incumbent Shri A. R. K. Kini, IPS (BH:1981) on 30.11.2017. 2. Shri A. P. Maheshwari, IPS (UP:1984), Special DG, BSF as Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) for a period up to his superannuation on 28.02.2021 or till further orders, whichever is earlier. 2 Current Affairs – November 2017 7. Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia designated as the Finance Secretary Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia was designated as the new Finance Secretary. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved designating Adhia as the Finance Secretary. The vacancy was caused following the superannuation of Ashok Lavasa. Adhia is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. Adhia has served as Principal Secretary to former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, during 2003-06. As revenue secretary, he played important role in designing GST structure slabs. As per the convention, the senior most Secretary in the Finance Ministry is designated as the Finance Secretary. 8. Poonguzhali became first female Senior DDG Appointed in TERM, DoT N Poonguzhali was appointed as the senior Deputy Director General of Tamil Nadu, Telecom Enforcement Resource Monitoring (TERM) in DoT. With this appointment, she became first female senior Deputy Director General of Telecom Enforcement Resource Monitoring, Department of Telecommunications of Tamil Nadu. N Poonguzhali will have responsibility of handling Telecom Enforcement