Current AffairsNovember 2017 Prepared by :Department of Library and Information Science, Ace public school,Karuvambram,Cherani,Manjeri-3 NATIONAL MILK DAY NOVEMBER 14: KRISHNA SOBTI WAS AWARDED NOVEMBER 12: THE WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY THE WORLD DIABETES DAY THE 53RD JNANPITH AWARD The World The World Diabe- FOR THE YEAR 2017 Pneumonia tes Day is observed Eminent Hin- Day is ob- every year across the di Littera- served globally world on 14 Novem- teur Krishna every year on ber to raise aware- Sobti (92) was November ness about diabetes. awarded the National Milk day is celebrated on 12 to gener- Observance of day 53rd Jnanpith 26th November to mark the birth an- ate awareness aims to pursue multilateral efforts to Award for the niversary of Verghese Kurien. Known about the ‘pneumonia’ disease. The promote and improve human health year 2017 for as the Father of the White Revolution observance of day aims to highlight and provide access to health-care her path-break- in India the severity of pneumonia and bring treatment and education. ing contribu- together the people from all over the tion to Indian literature. She will be INDIA’S MANUSHI CHHILLAR DEMI-LEIGH NEL-PETERS world to promote the prevention and overall eight women to win this pres- CROWNED COVETED MISS CROWNED treatment of the disease. tigious award. WORLD 2017 MISS UNIVERSE 2017 QUAMI EKTA WEEK(19TH-25TH NOV.) Quami Ekta Week:- With a view to foster and reinforce the spirit of Communal Harmony, National Integration, and pride in vibrant, composite culture and nationhood, the “Qaumi Ekta Week” (National Integration Week) observed all over the country. Quami Ekta Week (Na- tional Integration Week)19th to 25th November Quami Ekta Week or National Integration Week is observed India’s Manushi Chhillar (20) has every year all across the India from 19th of November been crowned coveted Miss World South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Pe- to the 25th of November. During whole week celebra- crown for the year 2017. The win ters (22) has been crowned Miss Uni- tion of the Quami Ekta Week, various programmes are held related to the comes 17 years after Priyanka Cho- verse at pageant held at The AXIS at specific theme of each day celebrations. pra brought home coveted title in the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Ne- year 2000. vada, United State JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES SPORTS NEWS AMPRITI 2017 (Joint Indo-Bangladesh INDIAN WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WON Training Exercise) THE 2017 ASIA CUP HOCKEY TITLE INDRA-2017 (Indo-Russia Tri-Services Exercise) Indian women’s hockey team won the 2017 Asia Cup PRABAL DOSTYK – 2017 (between India and hockey title. In the final match held at Kakamigahara Kazakhstan at Bakloh) in Japan, India defeated China by 5-4 goals in penalty shootout. With this victory, India qualified for 2018 NEW DISCOVERIES World Cup. NEW ANT SPECIES: SCIENTISTS HAVE GOPI THONAKAL WON SAIKHOM MIRABAI CHANU TYRANNOMYRMEX ALII DISCOVERED ANCIENT ASIAN MARATHON WON GOLD MEDAL AT R e s e a r c h e r s SPIRAL GALAXY A1689B11 have discovered CHAMPIONSHIP. WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING new species of Gopi Tho- CHAMPIONSHIPS ant in the Peri- nakal created his- yar Tiger Re- tory by becoming India’s Saikhom serve, Kerala in first Indian man to Mirabai Chanu Western Ghats, win Asian Mara- won gold as one of the thon Champion- medal at World world’s ‘hottest ship. He achieved Weightlifting hotspots’ of biological diversity. It the feat in the 16th edition of the Championships has been named Tyrannomyrmex alii prestigious event held at Dongguan in held in Anaheim, United States. She (or T. alii), after eminent myrmecolo- China.... achieved this feat by lifting new gist Musthak Ali, who is regarded as world record of 194kg – 85kg snatch MARY KOM WON GOLD the India’s ‘ant man’. and 109kg clean-and-jerk in the 48 kg MEDAL IN ASIAN WOMEN’S weight category. NEW SPECIES OF BANANA: BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS Scientists have discovered most MUSA PARAMJITIANA Five time world PANKAJ ADVANI WON ancient spiral galaxy known as champion Mary Botanists have 2017 IBSF WORLD A1689B11, recorded so far in the Kom won gold discovered new BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP universe. It was detected using pow- medal in Asian species of wild ba- Ace Indian cue- erful technique that combines gravi- Women’s Box- nana named Musa ist Pankaj Advani tational lensing with Near-infrared ing Champion- paramjitiana in won 2017 IBSF Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS) ships in Light Andaman and World Billiards on Gemini North telescope in Ha- Flyweight (48 Nicobar Islands. It C h a m p i o n s h i p waii. Gravitational lenses are na- kg) category. In the final match held has been name in held at Doha. In ture’s largest telescopes, created by at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, she honour of Paramjit Singh, director of the final match, he massive clusters composed of thou- defeated North Korea’s Kim Hyang the Botanical Survey of India (BSI). defeated Mike Russell of England... sands of galaxies and dark matter. Mi __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.