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AWARDS AND HONOURS

NAME OF THE AWARD	AWARD WINNER	KEY POINTS TO NOTE
Miss International 2017	Kevin Lilliana	She is from Indonesia
Miss World 2017	Manushi Chhillar	She is from India
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature	Anuk Arudpragasam	He is Sri Lankan author
Lifetime achievement award at IFFI	Atom Egoyan	He is a Canadian filmmaker
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize	Dr. Manmohan Singh	Former Prime Minister Dr
Lifetime Achievement Award	Girish Karnad	For his outstanding contribution in the field of theatre.
‘Life Time Achievement Award’ by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF).	Manik Banerjee	He is also Veteran journalist
2017 Climate and Clean Air Award	Sameer Maithel	He is Founder and Director of Greentech Knowledge Solutions
Big Little Book Award	Nabaneeta Dev Sen	He is an Author in Bengali language
NITI Aayog prize	Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K)	─

APPOINTMENTS

NAME	DEPT/FIELD
T Prasad Rao Dora	Vice-chairman of International Fisheries Cooperative Federation
Andrew W K Langstieh	Chairman of  Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)
Chakravarthi AVPS	Ambassador of World Packaging Organisation
Shaji Prabhakaran	president of the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA)
Gautam Bambawale	Indian envoy to China
Tamil actor Trisha Krishnan	UNICEF celebrity advocate status
Ira Joshi	Doordarshan News Director General
Quarraisha Abdool Karim	UNAIDS Special Ambassador
Justice Dalveer Bhandari	Judge of International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Aga Hussain	President of Asia Rugby

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

• The 42nd World Congress of the International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) organised by the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) began.
• Heritage body INTACH has opened a new chapter each in Haryana, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, taking the total number of its branches to 200.
• The Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India in partnership with MSD for Mothers, MacArthur Foundation and Jhpiego (an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University), launched ‘Manyata‘
• To promote digital transactions, power discom BRPL has launched a Bharat QR code-enabled facility for payment of electricity bills.
• Social networking giant Facebook on November,22 2017 said it expects to train about five lakh people in India on digital skills by 2020 and has unveiled two programmes designed for individuals and start-ups.
• The Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 being hosted by India along with the US is a testament to the “strong friendship” between the two countries.

NEWS IN STATES

• Jharkhand was celebrated its 17th Statehood day on November 15.
• Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekhar Rao recently declared Urdu as the state’s second official language.
• Bengaluru has joined 91 cities across the globe in collating data on climate change.
• The Karnataka cabinet has approved the Karnataka Electronics System Design and Manufacturing Policy 2017-22, aimed at encouraging the hardware sector.
• ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat’ Yojana has been started with an objective to strengthen cultural relations of various parts of the country.
• Reliance Infrastructure-run Mumbai Metro Onehas launched a mobile ticketing facility called Skiiip Q in association with digital payments player Paytm that will help commuters book their tickets even from outside the metro stations.
• Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has announced setting up of a Gender Budget Cell for better implementation of various schemes of the Women and Child Development (WCD) by other government departments.
• State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has announced launch of nation’s first electric vehicle charging station at a petrol pump in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
• Delhi government is planning to build an eco-friendly industrial hub at Ranikhera by 2021.
• The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate ‘Aadi Mahotsav’ – a fortnight long Tribal Festival with the theme of ‘A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Cuisine and Commerce’.
• India is all set to host the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS), one of the world’s largest conferences in the field of cyberspace and related issues, on November 23 and 24 at Aerocity in New Delhi.
• The Two-day 12th North-East Business Summit” was inaugurated. The summit aims to explore the scope for business opportunities in the North-Eastern region of India.
• Deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia has the Delhi government would form “Mahila Suraksha Dals” (women protection groups) to curb crimes against women in the national capital.

CABINET APPROVALS

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a new scheme — Mahila Shakti Kendra
• The Cabinet has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance for making amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to streamline the selection of buyers for stressed assets.
• The Cabinet has approved the setting up of the 15th Finance Commission which will assess the tax resources of the nation and suggest a formula for their devolution among states.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for expansion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for expansion of the schemes of Ministry of Women and Child Development under Umbrella Scheme “Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women” for a period 2017-18 to 2019-20.
• The Cabinet is learnt to have approved an ordinance which seeks to amend the Indian Forest Act to exempt bamboo grown in non-forest areas from the requirement of felling or transit permit.
• The government has constituted a task force for redrafting the 50-year old income tax law in sync with the economic needs of the country.
• Cabinet has approved continuation of the scheme on Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs beyond the 12th Plan Period.
• The Union Cabinet has approved the signing and ratifying of an Agreement between India and Philippines on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters.
• The Union Cabinet has approved India’s Membership for European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD).
• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing an Agreement on Cooperation between India and Russia in the field of combating all forms of terrorism and organized crime.

BANKING AND FINANCE

• State Bank of India ( SBI) has announced plans to launch blockchain-enabled smart contracts and Know Your Customers (KYC).
• The Union Cabinet has given approval to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to prevent wilful defaulters from bidding for stressed assets.
• Andhra Bank has launched a new scheme for self-help groups (SHGs) to encourage entrepreneurship.
• Messaging app Hike has tied up with Airtel Payments Bank to power its mobile wallet product.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

• India and France have decided to enhance counter- terror cooperation, and asked the international community to oppose those financing, sheltering and providing safe havens to terrorists.
• In a first, the United States, India and China have agreed to work together to make cyberspace a safer and secured place to live and work.
• India and Russia have discussed ways to boost bilateral trade and investments to strengthen economic ties.
• Paving the way for India to get instant access to details on Indians with Swiss accounts, a key parliamentary panel in Switzerland has approved an automatic information exchange pact between the two countries.
• India and Russia have agreed to implement the general declaration for visa free entry of the crew of chartered and scheduled flights between the two countries.
• India and US are co-hosting the global entrepreneurship summit next week in Hyderabad and the two countries can work more in sectors such as health.
• Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra flagged off in itanagar, Arunachal Preadesh. The second IndoBhutan Friendship Car Rally 2017 which has 17 participants.
• India and Sweden expect to work closely in adopting and promoting green technologies where small and medium enterprises would play critical role.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

 

• France will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup in a huge surprise after the Council of the sport’s governing body went against the recommendations of an extensive evaluation report in a secret ballot.
• Sarajevo Haggadah, the 14th- century richly illuminated Hebrew manuscript, which was brought to Sarajevo through the efforts of Jews fleeing persecution in Spain, has been included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.
• Canada’s first all-season highway linking the country’s south to the Arctic Ocean.
• Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe resigned as president with immediate effect on November 22, 2017 after 37 years in power, shortly after parliament began impeachment proceedings against him.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• NASA has launched a next- generation satellite into space designed to monitor weather around the world and help improve forecasts.

DEFENCE NEWS

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to indigenously develop and produce a Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) for the Army
• The India-Myanmar Bilateral Military Exercise 2017 (IMBAX-2017) will take place at the recently created Joint Training Node of the Indian Army at Umroi, 30km away from Meghalaya’s capital Shillong.

SPORTS

WINNER	TITLE	SPORT/ VENUE
Saina Nehwal	Senior National Badminton Championships	Held in Nagpur
Pankaj Advani	IBSF World Billiards Championship 2017	Held In Doha, Qatar
Marc Márquez	MotoGP world title	─
Sebastian Vettel	Brazilian Grand Prix	─
Sushil Kumar	National Wrestling championship	Won Gold in 74kg freestyle competition
Sakshi Malik,	National Wrestling championship	Gold Medal in women’s category
A Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan	2017 World Tour Swedish Open	Won bronze medal

OBITUARY

NAME OF THE PERSON	FIELD
Malcolm Young	AC/DC guitarist
Naim Suleymanoglu	Former Olympic and world weightlifting champion
Rita Koiral	Actress
Jana Novotna dies	Former Wimbledon champion
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi	Former All India Football Federation (AIFF) President; Politician
K V L Narayan Rao	CEO of NDTV
Biju Phukan	Assamese Actor

IMPORTANT DAYS

DATE OBSERVED	DAY OBSERVED	THEME / PURPOSE
November 19	National Integration Day	To emphasize the themes of secularism, anti-communalism and non-violence.
November 20	Welfare of Minorities Day	─
November 21	World Fisheries Day	─
November 21	World Television Day	Commemorating the date on which the first World Television Forum  in 1996.
November 21	Linguistic Harmony Day	To enable people of each region to appreciate the linguistic heritage of other parts of India
November 22	Weaker Sections Day	To highlight programmes under various Governments which help SCs/STs and weaker sections
November 23	Cultural Unity Day	To present the Indian tradition of unity in diversity
November 24	Women’s Day	The importance of Women in Indian Society and their role in development of nation-building are highlighted.
November 25	Conservation Day	To emphasise the growing need for awareness and action to conserve the environment.

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