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➢ India’s Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won gold medal ➢ NK Singh, former bureaucrat and ex-Member of at World Weightlifting Championships held in Parliament will be Chairman of 15th Finance Anaheim, United States. Commission. ➢ The Union Ministry of Power launched had ➢ South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (22) was Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – crowned Miss Universe at pageant held at The “Saubhagya” in September 2017 with an aim to AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, achieve universal hohousehold electrification in all United States. parts of country by providing last mile electricity ➢ Gopi Thonakal created history by becoming first connectivity to all rural and urban households. Indian man to win Asian Marathon ➢ The Union Ministry of Power launched Pradhan Championship. Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the in Manipur. International Gita Mahotsav 2017 in ➢ The 48th International Film Festival of India Kurukshetra, Haryana. The objective behind (IFFI) was held in Panaji in Goa. Best film award: Mahotsav is to spread the message of Gita to world. 120 Beats Per Minute (French movie) directed by The second edition of the event was organised by Robin Campullo. Best director award: Vivian Qu Haryana Government. Mauritius was partner for Angels Wear White (China). Best Actor country and Uttar Pradesh was partner state of (Female) award: Parvathy. Best Actor (Male) the event. award: Nahuel Perez Biscayart for his ➢ India’s Ritu Phogat has won Silver medal in performance in 120 Beats Per Minute. Legendary Under-23 Senior World Wrestling held in Poland. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was She won silver medal in 48 kg category. honoured with the Indian film personality of ➢ The Union Government has selected 115 2017 award. Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker backward districts for rapid transformation by Atom Egoyan was honoured with the lifetime 2022 in line with Prime Minister Narendra achievement award. Modi’s vision to create a “New India” over the ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President next five years. Donald Trump’s advisor and daughter Ivanka ➢ India has sent proposal to the United Nations Trump jointly inaugurated 8th annual Global (UN) for declaring the year 2018 as ‘International Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2017) in Year of Millet. Hyderabad, Telangana. The theme for 2017 GES is ➢ Shubhangi Swaroop became the first-ever “Women First, Prosperity for All.” female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy. ➢ GES is preeminent annual entrepreneurship ➢ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gathering that convenes over one thousand (CCEA) has approved expansion of Beti Bachao emerging entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters Beti Padhao (BBBP) Yojana for a pan India from around the world. It is organized annually coverage from 2017-18 to 2019-20. since 2010. This is the first time GES is being held ➢ The first ever North East Development Summit in South Asia. (NEDS) 2017 was held in Imphal, Manipur. It was ➢ The Union Government with the approval inaugurated by President of India Ram Nath President of India has constituted 15th Finance Kovind. Commission which will make recommendations ➢ India’s nominee to International Court of Justice for the five years commencing 1 April 2020 till 31 (ICJ) Dalveer Bhandari (70) was re-elected to March 2025. fifth and the last seat of world court. Bhandari received 183-193 votes in United Nations General

Assembly and secured all 15 votes in UN Security ➢ Indian women’s hockey team won the 2017 Asia Council (UNSC). Cup hockey title. In the final match held at ➢ Mr. Bhandari was elected after Britain withdrew Kakamigahara in Japan, India defeated China by its candidate from the election. This is the first 5-4 goals in penalty shootout. With this victory, time since the ICJ was established in 1945 that India qualified for 2018 World Cup and women’s there will be no British judge in ICJ. Bhandari is hockey team win closely follows victory of men’s fourth Indian judge to be elected to ICJ after B.N. side in October 2017. It was India’s second Rau, Nagendra Singh and RS Pathak. Women’s Asia Cup title and first one was won in ➢ India’s Manushi Chhillar (20) was crowned 2004. coveted Miss World crown for the year 2017. The ➢ The 2017 World Youth Forum was held at win comes 17 years after Priyanka Chopra Sharam El Shiekh in Egypt. brought home coveted title in the year 2000. ➢ The Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam ➢ The Geographical Indication (GI) Registry and in Tamil Nadu has won UNESCO Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property India has presented award for cultural heritage conservation Geographical Indication (GI) Tag status to Banglar programme in the Awards of Merit category. It is Rasogolla of West Bengal and Mamallapuram first temple from Tamil Nadu to grab the stone sculptures of Tamil Nadu. prestigious honour from the UN body. ➢ The Governments of Odisha and neighbouring ➢ Eminent Hindi Litterateur Krishna Sobti (92) was West Bengal conducted joint security exercise awarded the 53rd Jnanpith Award for the year named ‘Sagar Kavach’ to further tighten the 2017 for her path-breaking contribution to Indian existing coastal security mechanism along the 630 literature. km long coastline. ➢ The 37th India International Trade Fair (IITF) was held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. ➢ The World Diabetes Day was observed every year across the world on 14 November to raise awareness about diabetes. ➢ Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship held at Doha. ➢ Urdu was declared second official language in Telangana. It was announced by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in the state Assembly. ➢ The World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated every year on 10 November. The purpose of day is to renew national as well as international commitment to science for peace and development. It also seeks to stress responsible use of science for benefit of society. The theme for 2017 is “Science for Global Understanding.“ ➢ Five time world champion Mary Kom won gold medal in Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in Light Flyweight (48 kg) category. ➢ The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) launched comprehensive SHe-Box (sexual harassment e-box) online complaint Management System for Management System for women to lodge complaints of sexual harassment at workplace.