Current Affairs 17th November 2018
Current Affairs 17th November 2018 includes all the top headlines important for all competitive exams including banking exams, SSC, insurance exams, railways etc.
National:
- Election Commission caps cash expenditure limit to Rs. 10,000 / per day for all candidates contesting in State polls.
- India hands over E-Rickshas to Senegal, to boost clean energy ties. India will be supplying a total of 250 E-Rickshaws with lithium ion batteries to Senegal on grant basis.
- The Cyclone Storm “Gaja” hammered the Coastal Tamil Nadu earlier today; killing 20 people. Over 26,000 people have already been evacuated to shelters. The Central Government has assured help in the crisis.
International:
- Judge orders White House to return press credentials to Jim Acosta.
- US Vice President Mike Pence says that South China sea doesn’t belong to one nation.
Business:
- Tatas say they are in preliminary talks to purchase hold in Jet Airways. Tata is already has a joint collaboration with Singapore Airlines namely Vistara and a joint collaboration with Air-Asia.
- Indian central Bank board to discuss surplus funds transfer
- Government plans 2bn$ worth stake sales in ONGC, IOC, Oil India to meet disinvestment target
Science:
- Google Celebrates 44 years of Arecibo Message : Humankind’s first attempt to speak to ‘aliens’
Credits:
Timesofindia, First Post, Moneycontrol
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