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held at the 39th session of the General on the list of UNESCO CCLASSMALASSMATETE AACADEMYCADEMY Conference of the UNESCO in Paris, France. Creative Cities after Jaipur The General Conference consists of the and Varanasi. representatives of the States Members of the organization.  Each country has one vote.            CONTENTS Features Page No. National 2 Classmate Academy International 2 Bilateral 2 Powered by IITians Economy 3 Subject - Verb Agreement 4 CGL Telangana 6 Andhra Pradesh 6 SSC CHSL Science & Technology 7 Persons in News 7 Sports 7 Telugu Telugu Dairy of Events 7 Do You Know? 7 RRB English SI English Rankers Meet 8 By Classmate Academy The Weekly   Peshawar in December 2014 when Support Center (TISC) is at Patent   terrorists mowed down hundreds of Information Centre, Punjab, under the   schoolchildren. World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) TISC  India’s 2nd Technology and  program.   Innovation Support Centre to come   up soon in Chennai : Union Cabinet approves appointment of   inked an Second National Judicial Pay agreement with Chennai’s Anna Commission : The Union Cabinet    University in order to establish India’s chaired by the Prime Minister second Technology and Innovation Narendra Modi has approved  National Support Center (TISC). This would be appointment of Second National Indian short film ‘The School Bag’  done under the World Intellectual Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC) for wins award in Montreal: Indian short  Property Organization’s (WIPO) TISC Subordinate Judiciary in the country. film ‘The School Bag’, which tells a  program. story based in Pakistan, has won the  The Commission is to be headed by Best The main objective of the TISC is to Justice (Retd.J P.Venkatrama Reddi,  Short stimulate a dynamic, vibrant and former Judge of Supreme Court of  Film balanced Intellectual Property Rights India. Shri R. Basant, a former Judge  Award at (IPRs) of the Kerala High Court is a Member  the South system in of the Commission. The Commission  Asian India to will make its recommendations to the Film  foster State Governments preferably within Festival of Montreal (SAFFM). The creativity a period of 18 months.  movie’s plot is based in Peshawar and and  tells a story about the relationship innovation, It will examine the present structure  between a mother and her seven-year- thereby promoting entrepreneurship of emoluments and conditions of  old son who wants a new school bag and enhancing social, economic and service of Judicial Officers in the States and UTs. The recommendations of the  on his birthday, but fate has cultural development by establishing something else in store for him. The Commission will help in promoting  a network of TISCs in India. India’s film recreates events that happened in first Technology and Innovation efficiency in Judicial Administration.    Indians in the list: Indians who figure Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his  in Paradise Papers include Bollywood Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh  star Amitabh Bachchan, defaulter Hasina and the West Bengal chief   businessman Vijay Mallya, corporate minister. The three leaders launched    lobbyist Niira Radia, film star Sanjay the train through video conference.  Dutt’s wife Dilnashin, now known as  They also inaugurated railway bridges  Manyata, Union minister Jayant Sinha  over rivers Meghna and Titas on the  and Rajya Sabha MP R K Sinha.  main Chittagong to Dhaka trunk rail  line in Bangladesh.  India formed Multi-agency group:  Government has ordered a probe into  The fully air-conditioned weekly  cases of Paradise Papers by the Multi- passenger train service ‘Bandhan   Agency Group (MAG) which is also Express’ will run every Thursday from   probing the Panama Papers leak. The both Kolkata and Khulna.  reconstituted MAG headed by the  Railway passenger and freight services Chairman of Central Board of Direct   between India and the erstwhile East Taxes (CBDT) will have representatives    Pakistan, which had continued after  from ED, RBI and Financial Independence and formation of   Intelligence Unit.   Pakistan in 1947, were snapped during the 1965 war.   UK to exit EU on Mar 29, 2019 at 11pm: The UK will leave the European  India has extended soft loans worth  Union on USD eight billion to Bangladesh for   M a r c h different development projects, which   29, included the two bridges that were 2019 at   inaugurated on 9th November.  11 pm International (local Cabinet nod DTA pact with Hong  th Indian names appeared in paradise time), Kong: The Union Cabinet on the 10 ,  papers leak: Almost eighteen months British November approved an agreement  after Panama Papers leak, another Prime Minister Theresa May between India and the Hong Kong  massive trove of secret financial data announced. UK had conducted a Special Administrative Region  has been leaked by the International referendum in June 2016, whether to (HKSAR) of China for the Avoidance of  Consortium of Investigative continue in EU or not. Majority people Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal  Journalists (ICIJ). The financial data voted in favour of BREXIT, then Briton on how big corporates and ultra-rich decided to invoke Lisbon Article 50 to Evasion  individuals moved money to and from exit European Union. At present in with  19 tax havens to evade taxes was European Union, total number of respect to  initially obtained by German members are 28, If UK exists, it comes taxes on  newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung. The down to 27. income.  leak, called the Paradise Papers, This is contains 13.4 million documents from Bilateral  expected to augment flow of two leading firms in offshore finance. Kolkata-Khulna train service flagged investment, technology and personnel  India ranks 19th out of 180 countries off: A new passenger train service from India to HKSAR and vice versa, in terms of the number of names in between Kolkata and Bangladesh’s  prevent double taxation and provide the offshore data leak. A total of 714 southwestern industrial city of Khulna for exchange of information.  Indians have been named. was on 9th November flagged off by

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PM’s council sets out roadmap for The sub-sonic missile, designed to   skill development, job creation: The carry a 300-kg nuclear warhead, had  Economic Advisory Council to the failed during its first test in March  Prime Minister in its second meeting 2013. Though the second test in   laid out a roadmap for stepping up October 2014 was a partial success,    skill development, job creation; the third and fourth tests in October   enhanced resource investment in the 2015 and December 2016 also flopped,   social sector, including for health and leading to talk that the project may   education, and boosting infrastructure have to be scrapped. financing. The head of the council is   Bibek Environment   Debroy, Air Pollution reached alarm level in  Member  : Air pollution in Delhi reached NITI   several levels forcing the A a y o g .   implementation of stringent emission The  control measures and health  c o u n ci l precautions including the closure of      met on primaryschools. A combination of   the 10th, November. The Council is also smoke from stubble burning in  evolving the design of linking economic  Punjab and Haryana and moisture growth indicators with social   turned Delhi in to gas chamber. indicators for last mile connectivity.   According to the central pollution   Approval for National Drinking control board, the air quality index was   Water: The Cabinet gave its approval 448 making it severe –worst category. The National Green Tribunal has   on continuing and restructuring National Rural Drinking Water issued a slew of directions to deal with   Programme (NRDWP) to make it the situation in Delhi, including   outcome-based, competitive and better banning construction and   monitored with increased focus on industrial  sustainability of schemes to ensure activities  and entry  good quality service delivery to the  rural population. of trucks,   while   Creation of a National Testing Agency lambasting   (NTA) was also approved by the the Delhi   Cabinet as an autonomous and self- government sustained premier testing organization  and civic bodies over the worsening air  to conduct entrance examinations for quality in Delhi and neighbouring    higher educational institutions. The states.   NTA will be chaired by an eminent educationist appointed by MHRD. Centre formed Panel: The Union  Environment Ministry on the 9 th,  Economy MHA forms two new divisions to  November, 2017 set up a seven- check radicalisation, cyber fraud: India to contribute $100 million to member committee to monitor short-  The Union home ministry now has two term and long-term measures being UN development fund: India has new divisions to exclusively deal with  implemented to combat air pollution pledged an additional 100 million US emerging security challenges such as  in the national capital where air Dollar towards the UN partnership radicalisation and cyber crime. The pollutants have touched calamitous  fund, significantly scaling up its dedicated wings, to be called the levels in the past few days. The  counter-terrorism and counter- support to sustainable development Ministry held a high-level meeting with radicalisation (CTCR) division and  projects across the developing all regulators and decided to request cyber and information security (CIS) world. This contribution would be in respective State Governments to fully  division have been created as part of addition to India’s contribution of implement the Graded Response an administrative rejig of the ministry  10.582 million US dollar to various Action Plan (GRAP). Among the that also includes merger of some of  Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) other UN programmes. its existing divisions.  are control of road and construction dust, garbage burning, control of Tax rate on daily use items reduced While the CTCR wing, which is  power plants and industrial emissions, to 18% from 28%: Tax rates on over basically modified version of the home  entry of vehicles and several other 200 items, ranging from chewing gum ministry’s internal security-II (IS-II) related factors.  to chocolates, to beauty products, wigs division, will focus on tracking and th  and wrist watches, were on 10 assessing the online reach of global Committee will be headed by  November cut to provide relief to terrorist outfits like the Islamic State Environment Secretary CK Mishra. consumers and businesses amid and devising strategies to counter their Secretaries of Science and Technology  propaganda, the cyber security economic slowdown. and Biotechnology Department will be  division will monitor online crimes and the members of the panel beside Delhi  As many as 178 items of daily use were threats, including cyber fraud Chief Secretary, Additional Secretary and hacking, and suggest ways to  shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 Niti Aayog, Chairman of Central per cent to 18 per cent, while a uniform minimise and fight them. Pollution Control Board and 5 per cent tax was prescribed for all representative of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. restaurants, both AC and non-AC, Science & Technology     Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India successfully tests its first UN Climate summit in Germany: The after the GST Council meeting. 23rd meeting of the Conference of Parties  nuclear-capable cruise missile: India (COP) of the United Nations Framework  th Currently, 12 per cent GST on food bill on the 7 , November 2017, Convention on Climate Change  is levied in non-AC restaurants and successfully flight-tested its (UNFCCC) began in Bonn. India  18 per cent in air-conditioned ones. indigenous Nirbhay (the fearless) land- considers climate change a “major attack threat” and will play a “constructive” role     The all-powerful GST Council pruned cruise in combating it, Environment Minister  the list of items in the top 28 per cent missile, Harsh Vardhan on the 7th, November,  Goods and Services Tax (GST) slab to which 2017 said at the UN climate summit just 50 from current 228. So, only can which kicked off in Bonn, Germany, on  the 7th, November, 2017 under the luxury goods are now only in highest d e l i v e r  shadow of the recent US pullout from tax bracket and items of daily use are  n u c l e a r the historic Paris Agreement. In the shifted to 18 per cent. warheads  summit, India called for early time-bound to a strike range of 1,000-km. ratification of second commitment period  of the Kyoto Protocol.

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CONCORD: AGREEMENT OF Examples: All these dresses are new. Examples: THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB (plural) I play games every evening. There are two pens in your Most of the grammatical errors All the money is spent on these pouch. I read news papers every occur when the verb does not dresses. (singular) agree with the subject. morning. pl ’Verb pl ’sub’ 6. Compound Subjects Often, by what is called the You play games very well and There is only one pen in my ‘Error of Proximity’, the verb every one likes you. When two subjects are joined by pouch. the conjunction , the subject is is made to agree in number and You help everybody, therefore Sing ’Verb’ sing ’sub’ person with the subject near it you are very popular. considered to be plural. These Here is the bus that goes instead of with its proper subjects are called compound 3. When the subject in a sentence to Bangalore. subject. subjects. refers to more than one person sing ’verb sing ’sub’ Examples: or thing, it is said to be a plural They always take a plural verb. subject. Here are the books that you 1. The cattle is grazing in the Examples: are looking for. field. (wrong) Examples: Shalini and Malini are sisters. Pl ‘verb’ pl ‘sub’ The cattle are grazing in the Children like to play with toys. Cool drinks and ice-creams field. (right) In the above sentences though The boys are playing cricket. have been served to the guests. 2. A large number of people is the subjects are following the going to see this exhibition. 4. Indefinite pronouns such as Cats and dogs always depend verbs, they are determining (wrong) anyone, everyone, everybody, on man for their food. them. nobody, someone, no one, 7. Phrases like ‘together with’, Though, sometimes, the verb is A large number of people are nobody, etc, are always singular ‘as well as’ and ‘along with’ far detached from the subject, going to see this exhibition. and therefore they always take are not the same as the it still agrees with its subject. (right) singular verbs. conjunction ‘and’. The phrases Examples: In the first example, the subject Examples: introduced by ‘as well as’ or of ‘is’ is cattle. Cattle is always ‘along with’ modify the earlier a. The soldier, who has been Anyone can do this. plural. Hence its verb should word but it does not make the taken as a prisoner along with also be plural. Everyone has gone to the subject a compound subject. other soldiers of the same In the second example, the marriage celebration. Hence they agree with their battalion, is taken to a prison proper subjects.. in Lahore. subject of ‘is’ is people; not ‘a Someone has stolen my purse. large number’. The verb ‘is’ Examples: b. The pilot, who resisted the No one has done the homework should agree with ‘people’ and hijackers along with two other so far. The Prime Minister as well as not ‘a large number’. Since hostesses, has been killed by the Defence Minister is visiting ‘people’ is plural the verb Nobody is willing to attend the the hijackers in the plane. the army camp. should also be plural. meeting. 10. Words such as spectacles, The Governor along with the A verb should agree with its Some of the singular subjects glasses, pants, scissors, Chief Minister is attending the proper subject in number and with their plural forms: trousers, etc, are regarded as Independence day celebrations. person. plural and therefore always 1. Singular and Plural Singular Plural The farmer along with his cattle take plural verbs. is drowned in the recent floods. When the subject in a sentence One many Examples: 8. The pronouns ‘neither’ and refers to one person or a thing, One of the many of the My spectacles are broken. it is said to be a singular ‘either’ are singular and subject. When the subject is Each both require singular verbs even My new trousers are missing. though they seem to be singular it takes a singular Someone some people My pants are stained with Holi verb. referring to two things. No one several festive colours. Examples: Examples: Any one a few Scissors are dangerous in the A boy is mischievous. Neither of the workers is good. hands of a child. Anybody people A girl is timid. Neither of the men is capable of However, if these words are doing this job. preceded by the phrase ‘pair Examples: A child likes to play with toys. of’, the word ‘pair’ becomes the Either of the dresses fits me One of the students is missing. subject and takes a singular A cat loves comfort. well. verb. Many students are absent Bare form of the verbs ending Either of the men can do this today. Examples: with ‘s’ are singular. (acts, bats, job. eats, looks, sleeps, works, Each of the sisters is regular to A new pair of trousers is found However, in formal writing, comes, sings, dances, wears, the class. in the dustbin. etc.) ‘neither’ and ‘either’ One of my friends has won a sometimes take a plural verb A pair of spectacles was Bare form of the verbs which do lottery. when these pronouns are compounded for me yesterday. not end with ‘s’ are plural.(act, followed by a prepositional Everyone is invited to the party. A pair of shorts is cheaper than bat, eat, sleep, work, come, phrase beginning with ‘of’. a pair of pants. sing, dance, sleep, work, etc.) 5. Words such as some, any, none, This particular usage appears and all may be either singular 11. Some nouns end in ‘s’ and Examples: mostly in interrogative or plural. appear to be plural but they constructions. He who works well, eats well are really singular and require Examples: and sleeps well. Examples: singular verbs. Some of my friends have come. (sing’sub’ and sing’verbs) Have either of you done the Examples: (plural) homework properly? Those who work well, eat well Measles is an infectious Some of the food is spoiled. and sleep well. Are either of you taking this disease. (singular) seriously? (plu’sub’ and plu’verbs) No news is good news. Have any of your friends been 9. The words ‘there’ and ‘here’ 2. The pronouns ‘I’ and ‘you’ are invited for the party? (plural) 12. Phrases like ‘half of’, ‘a pair are not subjects. In sentences always treated as plural of’, ‘a percentage of’, ‘a Has any of the parcels been starting with subjects. majority of’, etc, are dispatched? (singular) Therefore they always take ‘there’ and ‘here’ the subjects sometimes singular and plural verbs. None of his friends have come follow the verbs but still they sometimes plural depending to the party. (plural) determine the verbs. of the meaning.

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Examples: Examples: 6. The strain of all the difficulties (c) secretaries are to attend the and vexations and anxieties meeting. One-third of the jobs are Do you agree with me? were more than he could reserved for women. (d) No improvement No, I don’t. bear. Plural ’sub’ plural ’verb 14. Evereyday your cattle is Does he like coffee? (a) anxieties was more than he grazing in my field. One-third of the German could bear. No, he doesn’t. population was lost in the (a) grazing in my field. (b) anxieties is more than he Second World War. Did the minister agree to the could bear. (b) are grazing in my field. proposal? Sing ’sub’ sing ’verb (c) anxieties had been more than (c) graze in my field. No, he didn’t. A large part of the army is he could bear. (d) No improvement placed at the border. Did the members of the (d) No improvement assembly agree with the 15. Two thirds of the city is Sing ‘sub’ sing ’verb minister? 7. No news is good news. affected by malaria. Fifty percent of the population is No, they didn’t? (a) No news are good news. (a) Two thirds of the city are in favour of the new education affected by malaria. policy Exercise on The Agreement of (b) No news were good news. The Verb With The Subject (b) Two thirds of the city’s is Sing’ sub’ sing’ verb (c) No news was be good news. affected by malaria. In each of the following 1. If a compound subject consists (d) No improvement questions, a sentence/ a part of (c) Two thirds of the city were of one negative and one positive the sentence is printed in bold. 8. The accountant and the affected by malaria. subject and one is plural and Four alternatives are given to cashier has absconded. the other is singular, the verb (d) No improvement the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) should agree with the positive (a) the cashier have absconded. which will improve the 16. All the questions in this book subject. sentence. Choose the correct (b) the cashier is absconded. are highly complicated. Examples: alternative corresponding to it. (c) the cashier were absconded. (a) this book is highly In case no improvement is It is the students not the complicated. needed, choose (d),i.e., No (d) No improvement principal who elect their improvement. (b) this book were highly leaders. 9. I have a black and white sheep complicated. 1. To take pay and then not to do and they are very dear to me. Plural sub’ plural verb work is dishonest. (c) this book highly complicated. (a) sheep and they were It was the minister not the (a) are dishonest. (d) No improvement members who has raised the (b) sheep and it is issue. (b) were dishonest. 17. Neither Leela, nor Vanaja, nor (c) sheep and it was even the twin girls is present Sing’ sub’ sing’ verb (c) might be dishonest. (d) No improvement in the class. 2. The indefinite pronoun ‘none’ (d) No improvement (a) will be present in the class. can be either singular or plural 10. The Three Musketeers were 2. The cost of all these articles has written by Dumas. and can take a singular or (b) are present in the class. risen. plural verb. (a) The Three Musketeers was (c) present in the class. (a) articles have risen. Examples: written by Dumas. (d) No improvement (b) articles had risen. None of the students have (b) The Three Musketeers have been written down by 18. I am a fool to say that, isn’t come to the class. (none is (c) articles will risen. plural) Dumas. it? (d) No improvement None of the computers is (c) The Three Musketeers wrote (a) amn’t I ? 3. The jury are divided in their Dumas. working. (none is singular) (b) amn’t it? opinions. (d) No improvement 3. ‘Each’ is always followed by a (c) aren’t I ? (a) The jury is divided in their prepositional phrase ending in 11. Each of the boys have opinions. (d) No improvement plural but ‘each’ is singular and received a prize, isn’t it? always takes a singular verb. (b) The jury are divided in its 19. Your problems haven’t been (a) Each of the boys has received opinions. redressed, haven’t been? Examples: a prize, isn’t it? (c) The jury will be divided in its (a) haven’t they? Each of the horses is ready for (b) Each of the boys has received opinions. the race. a prize, hasn’t he? (b) have they been? (d) No improvement Each of our teachers is ready (c) Each of the boys were (c) haven’t been they? to work with the students in the 4. That night every one of the boat’s received a prize, weren’t they? camp. crew are down with fever. (d) No improvement (d) No improvement 4. If a sentence has two subjects (a) is down with fever 20. Either the manager or the one of which is singular and the 12. Bacon and eggs are the workers is creating the other is plural, the verb agrees (b) were down with fever wholesome breakfast of an problem. English man. with the nearest noun. (c) was down with fever (a) workers are creating the (a) Bacon and eggs were the problem. Examples: (d) No improvement wholesome breakfast (b) workers have been creating Either the chairman or the 5. One or the other of those (b) Bacon and eggs is the members are to be held fellows has stolen the watch. the problem. wholesome breakfast responsible for the corruption. (c) workers created creating the (a) those fellows have stolen the (c) Bacon and eggs be the problem. Either the trade unions or the watch. management is responsible for wholesome breakfast (d) No improvement (b) those fellows were stolen the the loss of the company. (d) No improvement watch. 17. Use of ‘Do’ and ‘does’. 13. The C M along with the (c) those fellows was stolen the secretaries are going to ‘Do’ is used for plural subject watch. and ‘does’ is used for singular attend the meeting. (d) No improvement subject in the present tense. (a) secretaries is going to attend But both of them take ‘did’ in the meeting. the past tense. (b) secretaries are going in to attend the meeting.

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 Sub-Registrar offices and 443 Geographical Identification from   Tahsildars in the state will get the Indian Patent office. The articles or the additional responsibility of agricultural products exclusive to a    Registration. The responsibility of geographical area will be given the  registration of Lands (Mutation) after patent rights. Apart from Ikkat sarees   purchasing , earlier was with RDO, of Pochampally, this indication was    now state has decided it to give to given to- Tulapanji Rice and Gobind   Tahsildars. bogh rice (West Bengal), Chakesingh  Shawl (Nagaland), Banginapally  Telangana Government will waive  Mango and Etikoppaka toys and Durgi  weavers : Telangana has waived the rock statues.  loans of Weavers. 2467 weaver  Logistics Park in Rangareddy communities will get benefit from this   district: The state government has decision. Loans up to Rs 1 lakh  made proposals to establish a model  borrowed from nationalised banks and  plastic park in 200 acres in  District Cooperative Central Banks Chandanvelly, of Sahbadh Mandal,   (DCCBs) from June 1, 2014. to March Rangareddy district. All the Plastic  31, 2017 are waived.  Industries in Hyderabad will be shifted   to Plastic Park. Greel Plastic park in  Oggu Katha artiste Chukka Sattaiah  passes away: Oggu Katha performer, 100 acres in Mankhal-Tummaluru is   who brought national recognition to also under plan   the traditional Telangana folk art and NCR Corporation and Research    in the process Centre in Hyderabad: ATM Machines earned a manufacturer, NCR Corporation,       Sangeet Natak Omni Channels Solutions have  Akademi Award decided to launch State of the art    and a Ph.D Research and Development Centre in       (honoris causa), Hyderabad. This will be their first   ChukkaSattaiah passed away at his centre, out side USA. native Manikyapuram village in  Sama Phanindra as State Chief  Lingala Ghanpur in the Janagaon    Innovation Officer: The co-founder of  district on the 9th, November, 2017. Red Bus Sama Phanindra has been    Free 24 hour power supply to appointed as the Chief Innovation Cell  farmers: Telangana Government has Officer. It helps for startup companies  decided to supply 24 hours power in Telangana at ground level.  TELANGANA supply for farmers, it will be  Registration responsibilities to implemented from March-April 2018,  Tehsildars: The state Government has but this was launched on experimental th  decided to give Registration basis from 6 November onwards. responsabilities to Tahsildars. The GI Tag for Pochampalli Ikkat Saries:  government wants to continue 141 Ikkat Sarees of Pochampally has got

 to Andhra Pradesh. On the Gurajada Culture Award to SP Balu: recommendation of 14 th Finance  Legend singer SP Bala Subraha-   Commission in India 9 states have manyam has been   received deficit amount, as a part of chosen for the   it. AP has also got the amount. Gurajada Culture   Coasta Merina in Amaravathi: award. On  th  Andhra Pradesh Government has November 30 ,   decided to establish a large tourist the award will be presented to him.  centre in Venkata Palem, near to State  Telugu Dishes on Stamps: The Postal  Capital Amaravathi. Shipping   Department has decided to release industry, training centre, light house,  stamps on 24 Indian dishes. Four  Food Courts, Beach Volley ball courts  Dishes belong to Telugu States.  etc… will be established here. The   Tirumala Laddu, Idly-Dosha, Pongal  Government named it as the Coasta  and also famous Hyderabad Biryani Marina.   are also included in the list. In Persian   Petro Institute in Vizag: The state language, Biryani means fried onion government has allocated 201.8 acres   Life time achievement award for for Indian Institute of Petroleum and   Brahmanandam: Popular comedy Energy. The Institute is to come up in   actor, Brahmandam, has been Vangalli village of Visakhapatnam conferred Life time achievement award   district.   by Delhi Telugu ANDHRAANDHRA PRADESHPRADESH Special fund for Polavaram: For  University. AP Science Congress in Vizag: immediate requirements of Polavaram,  Other According to State Minister Ghanta a fund with Rs 150 crore was created  Actors who Chakrapani, the Government has by    got decided to allocate Rs 4 cr for the State Prathibha  development of Science and Govt. This Awards are Murali Mohan, Tanikella  Technology in the state. On November fund will Barani, and Sai Kumar.  7th, the Andhra Pradesh Academy of be  Science Congress summit was held in monitored Science Forensic Labs in all districts: by  Vizag. The state Government has decided to Superintendent of Polavaram and  establish 18 Forensic Labs in Urban Rs 369 crore released for state: In immediate requirements of project will places in the state. Each will cost Rs  order to fill the Revenue deficit, Union be met by using this amount. 1.5 crore, and in state Rs 27 crore  Government has released Rs 369 crore amount is need to establish these labs.

6 13 - 19 November 2017 By Classmate Academy The Weekly

 October to 5 November 2017 in Japan. Senior National Championship in  The 2018 Women’s Hockey World .     Cup will be the 14th edition of   the Women’s Hockey World Cup. It is scheduled to be held from 21 July to   Hasmukh Adhia: The appointments  5 August 2018, in London. th  committee of the cabinet on 6  India triumph in series against New November named revenue secretary  Hasmukh  Zealand: India beat New Zealand by  Adhia as  six runs in the Thiruvananthapuram  the new  T20 to win the three-match series   finance 2-1. In the series, first match was won secretary.    by India and the second one by New  Adhia, a Zealand. Jasprit Bumrah was declared 1981    the Man of the Match and also Man of batch IAS  the series. (Indian Administrative Service) officer   of Gujarat cadre. Mary Kom wins: Mary Kom won her   Amitabh Kant: NITI Aayog CEO fifth gold   Amitabh Kant has replaced Subhash medal in  Chandra Garg, secretary in the 48 kg  Sports department of economic affairs, on the categoryin  Indian women’s hockey team lifts board of the National Highways Asian  Asia Cup title: India won the Asia Cup Authority of India (NHAI). Women’s  to secure Sanjeev Kaushik: Sanjeev Kaushik, a Boxing  qualification Kerala cadre IAS officer, has been Championships at Ho Chi Minh City . in next appointed as SEBI whole-time Member. in Vietnam on the 8th, November.  year’s hockey Awards  World Cup. H.S. Prannoy, Saina Nehwal win Dhaliwal: Dr MS Dhaliwal, Additional  In the final national titles: H.S. Prannoy defeated Director of Research (Horticulture and  match India Kidambi Srikanth in final to claim the Food Science), Punjab Agricultural  defeated China on the 5th November. men’s singles title at the 82nd Senior University (PAU), has been honoured National Championship in Nagpur on The 2017 Women’s Hockey Asia with ‘Dr Kirti Singh Gold Medal -2017’ 8th November. Saina Nahwal clinches Cup was the ninth Hockey Asia by the Horticultural Society of India for  the women’s singles title beating Cup for women. It was held from 28 his contributions to the vegetable P.V.Sindhu in straight sets at the 82nd  science. their innovative potential and to coordinating international emissions to be at least 55% of create, protect, and manage their cooperation in education, science, global production of greenhouse Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). culture and communication. It gases. The protocol was developed 1. Context: Union Government of 2. Context: The Union Cabinet on strengthens the ties between under the UNFCCC, the United India inked an agreement with 10 th November approved an nations and societies, and Nations Framework Convention on Chennai’s Anna University in order agreement between India and the mobilizes the wider public so that Climate Change. to establish India’s second Hong Kong Special Administrative each child and citizen will get the 5. Context: The GST Council has Technology and Innovation Region (HKSAR) of China for the benefit. Its head quarters is in decided to reduce GST slab rates. Support Center (TISC). avoidance of Double Taxation and Paris, France. It was established Now the council has decided to th The Department of Industrial Policy the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion on 16 November, 1945. keep only 50 luxury goods in the and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of with respect to taxes on income. 4. Context: In the Conference of 28% slab. Commerce & Industry, Govt. of Double Taxation Avoidance Parties Summit, India called for In order to implement GST, India, has signed an Institutional Agreement (DTAA) also referred as early time-bound ratification of Constitutional Amendment Bill was agreement with Anna University to Tax Treaty is a bilateral economic second commitment period of the introduced in the Parliament and establish India’s second agreement between two nations Kyoto Protocol. passed by Parliament of India. Since Technology and Innovation that aims to avoid or eliminate then the GST council and been Support Center (TISC) at the Centre The Kyoto Protocol was an double taxation of the same income notified bringing into existence the for Intellectual Property Rights agreement negotiated by many in two countries. Constitutional body to decide issues (CIPR), Anna University, Chennai, countries in December 1997 and relating to GST. As per Article 279A under the World Intellectual 3. India’s Chennai has been included came into force with Russia’s (1) of the amended Constitution, the Property Organization’s (WIPO) in the list of 64 Creative cities list, ratification on February 16, 2005. GST Council has to be constituted TISC program. WIPO’s Technology chosen by the UNESCO. In total 64 The reason for the lengthy time by the President within 60 days of and Innovation Support Center cities from 44 countries have been span between the terms of the commencement of Article 279A. (TISC) program provides innovators designated as UNESCO Creative agreement being settled upon and As per Article 279A of the amended in developing countries with access Cities. the protocol being engaged was due to terms of Kyoto requiring at least Constitution, the GST Council to locally based, high quality The United Nations Educational, 55 parties to ratify the agreement which will be a joint forum of the technology information and related Scientific and Cultural and for the total of those parties Centre and the States. services, helping them to exploit Organization is responsible for  administration is increasingly referring November 9th: A new passenger train  to as the “Indo-Pacific”— something service between Kolkata and  China is watching with increasing Bangladesh’s southwestern industrial    weariness. city of Khulna was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his th    November 6 : India bagged 16 medals Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh including four gold at the ongoing   Hasina and the West Bengal chief Common wealth Shooting minister. The three leaders launched   Championships in Gold Coast, Australia. the train through video conference   November 7th: India successfully November 10th: The Union Cabinet   flight-tested its indigenous Nirbhay chaired by the Prime Minister   (the fearless) land-attack cruise Narendra Modi has approved    missile, which can deliver nuclear appointment of Second National  warheads to a strike range of 1,000- Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC) for  km, after a string of failures since Subordinate Judiciary in the country  March 2013. November 11th: US President Donald  November 8th: Mary Kom won her fifth Trump and Russian President Vladimir November 5th: US President Donald Putin informally met on the sidelines  gold medal in 48 kg category in Asian Trump began a visit to Asia on landing Women’s Boxing Championships at Ho of a regional economic summit in  in Japan to underscore US Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Vietnam and agreed to an extensive commitment to a region that his statement on the conflict in Syria.

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                                                                                                                          

                       - Karishma Maddela - Asst. Enforcement Officer - Patil Anil Kumar Reddy, Deputy Jailer (A.P)

                  - R. Obul Reddy, Income Tax Inspector - Tulasi Chowdary, Tax Asst. CBDT     

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