Current Affairs November 2018 PDF

 India has been ranked 77th in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2018.
 IPS officer Surjeet Singh Deswal took over as the new Director General (DG) of border
guarding force Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
 5th National Summit on Public Health Care was held at Kaziranga in Assam.
 World's largest airport terminal "under one roof" with a capacity to serve 90 million
passengers is officially opened in Istanbul, Turkey.
 The Kirloskar group has received licence from the Reserve Bank to launch a non-banking
finance company (NBFC), Kirloskar Capital. It will be headed by industry veteran Vimal
Bhandari.
 Armies of India and Japan began their first-ever joint military exercise 'Dharma Guardian-
2018' at a jungle warfare school in Mizoram's Vairengte.
 Atul Kumar Goel assumed the charge as the Managing Director and CEO of UCO Bank.
 Rahul Dravid has been honoured with ICC Hall of Fame.
 MC Mary Kom has been named as the brand ambassador of the AIBA Women World
Championships.
 India captain Virat Kohli and Indian cricket team has retained the top spot in the latest
ICC rankings.
 Veteran actor Anupam Kher was conferred a 'Distinguished Fellow' title at the Cambridge
MIT Sloan School of Management.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a 59-minute approval portal for loans of up to
₹1 crore to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
 Shillong is set to host the third edition of the India International Cherry Blossom Festival
 between November 14 and 17.
 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced that a vigilance academy will be set
up in Bhubaneswar.
 P. S. Rajeshwar took charge as the 12th Chief of Integrated Defence Staff.
 India will participate in China's first international import expo in Shanghai.
 The prestigious (International Press Institute-India) IPI India Award for excellence in
journalism has been given to Namrata Biji Ahuja of 'The Week' magazine this year.
 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the Signature Bridge over the Yamuna in
the national capital Delhi.
 Russia's Karen Khachanov clinched the biggest win of his career with a 7-5, 6-4 upset of
Novak Djokovic to claim the Paris Masters title.
 Uzbekistan businessman Gafur Rakhimov was elected president of the International
Boxing Association (AIBA).
 The Union cabinet approved setting up of Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh.
 According to a report by research firm Canalys, India has overtaken the US to become the
second largest smartphone market in the July-September 2018 quarter.
 US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned from his post.
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 India has been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union
Council (ITU) for another 4-year term - from 2019 to 2022.
 Former IAS officer Ashok Kumar Gupta has been appointed as the chairperson of the
 Competition Commission of India (CCI).
 Jawahar Lal Sarin, president of the Alliance franaise de Delhi's governing body, was
presented
 with the Chevalier de la Lgion d'Honneur , France's highest civilian honour.
 Thai businessman Chatchaval Jiaravanon agreed to buy Fortune magazine for USD 150
million in the latest deal for titles from the former Time Inc family.
 Indian American businessman Harry Singh Sidhu has been elected as mayor of Anaheim,
one of the largest cities in the state of California.
 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2018 will be held in Goa.
 World champion Kento Momota won badminton's Fuzhou China Open.
 5th edition of “Women of India National Organic Festival 2018” was held in New Delhi.
 Saurav Ghosal won Kolkata International Invitation Squash Meet title by defeating Egypt's
Zahed Salem.
 25th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise “SIMBEX” has been started in
Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.
 Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia achieved the number one rank in the world in the 65kg
category.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation India's first multi-modal terminal
on the Ganga River in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.
 Veteran Journalist N. Ram has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Award.
 Robyn Denholm has been appointed as the chairman of Tesla.
 Neena Kumar, Akhilesh Ranjan and Prasana Kumar Dash have been appointed as the new
members to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
 Subhankar Dey has won the Men's singles title of 2018 SaarLorLux Open. The 2018
SaarLorLux Open was a badminton tournament that took place at Saarlandhalle in
Saarbrücken, Germany.
 Nepal Government has nominated Nilambar Acharya as the ambassador to India.
 The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Siddharth Tiwari as the Chief
 Representative for Asia and the Pacific.
 Six eminent professors have been awarded the Infosys Prize 2018 across different
categories of science and research. Navakanta Bhat, Kavita Singh, Roop Mallik, Nalini
Anantharaman, S.K. Satheesh and Sendhil Mullainathan are the six winners.
 INS Rana has arrived at the port of Surabaya to participate in the Indian Navy – Indonesian
Navy
 Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’
 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting was held in Singapore.
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 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit has been started in Singapore
 Annual meeting of World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Future Councils was held in
Dubai.
 Global Cooling Innovation Summit was held in New Delhi.
 38th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2018 has been started in New Delhi.
 World Women's Boxing Championships will be held in New Delhi.
 ISRO successfully put into orbit the country's latest communication satellite GSAT-29
through its most powerful and heavy rocket GSLV Mark-III-D.
 American comic book writer and former chief of Marvel Comics Stan Lee has passed away
recently.
 Hima Das has been appointed as the UNICEF India's Youth Ambassador.
 Veteran chess player Viswanathan Anand won the first Tata Steel Chess India Blitz
Tournament by defeating Japan's Hikaru Nakamura.
 Mercedes' British Driver Lewis Hamilton has won the Brazilian Grand Prix title.
 The joint military exercise between India and Russia INDRA 2018 will be held at Babina
Field Firing Ranges, Babina Military Station.
 The first joint military exercise 'Dharma Guardian 2018' of Indian and Japanese armies
concluded in Mizoram.
 Walmart India Among ‘100 Best Companies For Women’ For 2nd Year In A Row.
 Lakshya Sen wins the bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Championships.
 Ravi Kumar bags Silver at U-23 World Wrestling Championship.
 Indian-American Thomas Kurian, former Oracle President of product development and
technologist, is going to head Google Cloud from early next year..
 Pakistan's Tableeghi Jamaat chief Haji Muhammad Abdul Wahab died. He was 95.
 Sanjay Kumar Mishra was appointed as the full-time chief of the Enforcement Directorate
(ED).
 Japan's Nozomi Okuhara defeated Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in Hong Kong Open final
to win the title.
 India's Legendary cueist Pankaj Advani extended his world title to 21 by winning the long
and short formats of the IBSF World Billiards Championship titles for a record fourth time.
 Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi -- India's top two singles players -- combined well
to win their maiden title on the WTA Tour, grabbing the doubles trophy at the USD
125,000 Taipei OEC Open.
 A Hindu woman lawmaker and human rights activist in Pakistan, Krishna Kumari Kohli has
made it to the list of BBC's 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.
 An Indian-American woman, Sruthi Palaniappan has been elected as the president of the
Harvard University Undergraduate Council.
 The 12-day long joint military exercise between India and the United States known as
'Vajra Prahar' commenced in Mahajan Field Firing Range (MFFR), Bikaner.
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 Anjum Moudgil of Punjab continued her brilliant run of form by winning the women's 10m
air rifle competition while Bengal's Mehuli Ghosh, the other star of the day, claimed four
gold medals at the 62nd National Shooting Championship.
 Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded with the third Sayaji Ratna
Award, established in the memory of erstwhile Baroda ruler Sayajirao Gaekwad III.
 India and Russia signed a USD 500 million deal for construction of two missile frigates in
Goa for the Indian Navy.
 Government of India and World Bank have signed $310 million Loan Agreement for
Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project to provide reliable, quality, and affordable
24x7 electricity to the citizens of Jharkhand.
 Chartered accountants body ICAI has signed an agreement with the Chartered
Professional Accountants (CPA), Canada.
 The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has been selected among the winners of the
Asia Environment Enforcement Awards for its work in combating trans-boundary
environmental crime.
 AirAsia India announced the appointment of former IndiGo senior executive Sanjay Kumar
as its chief operating officer (COO).
 The Union World Conference on Lung Health will be held in Hyderabad next year.
 Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in Ranji Trophy.
 Kynan Chenai claimed the men's trap gold medal after getting the better of Asian Games
silver winner Lakshay Sheoran at the 62nd National Shooting Championships.
 The de-recognised Archery Association of India got a big boost, inking a three-year
sponsorship deal with NTPC Limited, which will have the title rights for all national
tournaments.
 Former Indian hockey player Sandeep Michael, who captained the Indian junior team to
an Asia Cup gold in 2003, died. He was 33.
 A renowned Hindi writer and journalist Himanshu Joshi died. He was 83. Himanshu was
credited with many novels including 'Kagaar ki Aag', 'Chhaya mat Choona Mann', and
'Tumhare Liye'. He also wrote 'Mahasagar', 'Samay Saskshi Hai', 'Suraaj', and 'Aranya'.
 Justice Vineet Kothari was sworn in as a judge of the Madras High Court.
 Former trap world champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Rajeshwari Kumari, representing
Punjab, won the Mixed Team Trap competition at the 62nd National Shooting
Championship.
 Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar bagged a bronze medal in the vault event on the third day
of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany.
 Australia defeated England to win the Women's World T20 title for the fourth time.
 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unveiled a 70-feet tall statue of Lord Buddha at Rajgir
in Nalanda district.
 Sunil Arora has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner. He will succeed
O P Rawat.
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 Renowned scientist Nageshwara Rao Guntur has been appointed as chairperson of the
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
 Varsha Varman, representing Madhya Pradesh, won the women's trap gold at the
ongoing 62nd national championship for shotgun events.
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched a portal 'PAiSA' for processing
interest subvention on bank loans under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National
Urban Livelihoods Mission.
 IT czar and philanthropist Azim Premji will be conferred Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur
(Knight of the Legion of Honour) -- the highest French civilian distinction.
 The International Gita Festival, 2018, will be organised in Kurukshetra in Haryana from
December 7-23, in which Mauritius will be the partner country and Gujarat the partner
state.
 J Prithiviraj of Coimbatore Auto Sports Club was unanimously elected President of the
Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).
 Sumanta Chaudhuri took charge as Coal Secretary.
 Popular Himachali folk singer and poet Pratap Chand Sharma died. He was 90.
 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched the earth
observation satellite HysIS. The rocket PSLV-C43 carried the satellite into space along with
30 other micro and nano-satellites from eight different nations.
 Arvind Saxena has been appointed as the Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC).
 A.M. Naik has been appointed as Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Currently Naik is the
Group Chairman of India's biggest engineering and construction conglomerate – Larsen &
Toubro Limited (L&T).
 Donbass’ directed by Sergei Loznitsa has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the
49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which concluded in Goa.
 An Indian Navy commander (Pilot) Vijay Varma and Captain (Pilot) P Rajkumar were
honoured at the 'Asian of The Year' awards, acknowledging their selfless service and
bravery in rescue operations during the devastating floods in Kerala.
 The militaries of China and India would hold a joint military exercise "Hand in Hand" in
southwest China's Chengdu city to improve their capabilities in fighting terrorism and
promote mutual understanding. This 14-day military exercise will start from December
10.
 Air forces of the United States and India are scheduled to participate in a 12-day joint
exercise 'Cope India 2019' at two air force stations in West Bengal next month, the US
Consulate said. The exercise will be held from December 3 to 14 at Air Station Kalaikunda
and Air Station Arjan Singh (Panagarh).

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