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Stop Doubting yourself, work hard & make it happen! SummitImportant Points / Conference / Meetings • Tripura will be hosting the 'International Tourism Mart' from 22 November 2018. • The aim is to promote the tourism industry in the Northeastern states of the country. • Tripura is hosting the 'International Tourism Mart' for the first time. • The event is funded by the Union Ministry of Tourism. SummitImportant Points / Conference / Meetings • A 2 day Conference, ‘Modernisation of Police Communication and Challenges thereof’, began in New on 19 November 2018. • Directorate of Coordination Police Wireless (DCPW), a nodal advisory body to the Home ministry for the Police Telecommunication in the country is organising the conference. • The conference will provide a forum for discussing various issues of communication. SummitImportant Points / Conference / Meetings • The 8th National Conference of Women in Police (NCWP) began in Ranchi, Jharkhand on 19 November 2018. • Organised by - Bureau of Police Research & Development in collaboration with Jharkhand Police. Important PointsAwards & Winners • Sarod master, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was presented the 'Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement'. • He was awarded for his immense contribution to the enrichment and promotion of the Indian classical music. • The award was presented to him by former diplomat Lalit Mansingh. • He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2001. Important PointsAwards & Winners • Centre for Science and Environment' (CSE) has won Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2018. • The award is conferred by Indira Gandhi Trust every year on the late Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary celebrated on 19 November • The international jury for the awards was headed by former President . Important PointsAwards & Winners • Important point about CSE • Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in , . • Established in 1980 • The director of the Centre is Sunita Narain. • CSE works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India, poor planning, climate shifts devastating India's Sundarbans and advocates for policy changes and better implementation of the already existing policies. Important Points Appointment • The central government appointed UIDAI CEO as new Secretary Revenue • He will replace Hasmukh Adhia, who will retire on 30 November 2018. • He will continue to hold additional charge of CEO of UIDAI and also Chairman of GST Network. Important Points Appointment • OYO Hotels appointed Aditya Ghosh as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its India and South Asia operations with effect from December 1, 2018. Important Points Appointment • Stephen Barclay, has been appointed as the new Brexit Secretary by British Prime Minister Theresa May. Important Points Appointment • Indian-American Thomas Kurian, former Oracle President of product development and technologist, will become the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Cloud in early 2019. • Thomas Kurian will replace Diane Greene. Important Points Sports • India's Lakshya Sen settled for a bronze medal in the World Junior Badminton Championship. • He was defeated by Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the men's singles semifinals. • World Junior Badminton Championship held in Markham, Canada Important Points Sports • Tennis player Alexander Zverev won the ATP Finals in London on 19 November 2018. • He defeated Novak Djokovic in the finals. Important Points Sports • Dhruv Sachdeva defeated the top seed Siddhant Kishore Sharma in the IOCL All India Tennis Association (AITA) Championship 2018 series junior tennis tournament held in New Delhi organized by Grand Slam Tennis Foundation. Important Points Books • Maharashtra Director General of Police Datta Padsalgikar launched the novel 'The Velvet Gloves' on 17 November 2018. • The novel has been written by former Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Balakrishna Kamath. • The plot of 'The Velvet Gloves' is about the tussle between Indian intelligence agencies and the US law enforcement agency FBI. Important Points Books • The book titled ‘A Great Association-Glimpses into the Life of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha’ has been authored by Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha. • It was recently released by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati and Sreedharan. Important PointsNATIONAL NEWS • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kundli-Manesar section of the Kundli-Manesar- (KMP) western peripheral expressway on 19 November 2018. • The expressway will decongest the road traffic from Delhi, especially reducing the number of trucks entering Delhi. • Besides, the project will also provide high-speed link between northern and southern districts. Important PointsNATIONAL NEWS • Important Facts about Western peripheral expressway Maintained by National Highways Authority of India • Length 135.6 km (84.3 mi) junctions • North end Kundli • South end Palwal Location States Haryana Major cities • Sonipat, Kharkhoda, , Badli, Jhajjar, Manesar, , , , Palwal Important PointsNATIONAL NEWS • Hookah bars have been permanently banned in Punjab as President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill, 2018 to check use of tobacco. • Punjab is the third state in the country after and Maharashtra where hookah bars or lounges were banned through law. • The Punjab assembly had passed the Bill in March 2018 Portals, Apps, Government Schemes / CommitteesImportant Points • National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) launched a mobile application and web-based platform named 'NSE goBID' 19 November 2018. • The platform will allow retail investors to invest in treasury bills (T-Bills) of 91 days, 182 days and 364 days and various government bonds from one year to almost 40 years. • It will also allow investors to make payments directly from their bank accounts Portals, Apps, Government Schemes / CommitteesImportant Points Important Fact About National Stock Exchange • Founded 1992 • Headquarter Mumbai • Committee Pherwani Committee • MD & CEO Mr. Vikram Limaye • Chairman Mr. Ashok Chawla Portals, Apps, Government Schemes / CommitteesImportant Points • The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has rolled out its Online Open Learning training platform named 'KOOL'. • The platform can be used to train teachers, students and the general public. • KOOL has been designed in a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) model. Portals, Apps, Government Schemes / CommitteesImportant Points • Home Ministry set up a tribunal to decide on banning 2 militant groups from Tripura. • The tribunal is headed by Delhi High Court Judge Justice Suresh Kait. • The 2 concerned militant groups are: the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF). Portals, Apps, Government Schemes / CommitteesImportant Points Important Facts About Tripura • Capital: Agartala • Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki • Chief minister: Biplab Kumar Deb Obituary Important Points • Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, known as the hero of the Battle of Longewala during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, died. Important Days Important Points • World Toilet Day is observed on 19 November every year. • The 2018 campaign is based on the following narrative: 'When nature calls, we need a toilet'. • The AYUSH Ministry celebrated its first 'Naturopathy Day' across the country on 18 November 2018. • November 17th is annually seen as the International Students’ Day all over the world. • 'Qaumi Ekta Week' (National Integration Week) will be observed all over the country, from 19th to 25th November, 2018. Business / Finance / Economy Important Points • Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan has said all of Jabong's functions will be integrated with the company and about 10% of the combined workforce would be cut