Current Affairs 12th November 2017

Current Affairs 12th November 2017

NATIONAL

• Lakshadweep get new airport
• Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata to get more airports
• Telangana government declares Urdu as second official language
• Bike ambulances to be introduced in Delhi from January
• Arunachal Pradesh government honours singer Bhupen Hazarika with a 10-foot statue
• Mumbai is hosting grand India and World exhibition
• Centre approves creation of National Testing Agency
• JEE Main, NEET likely to be conducted twice a year from 2019

INTERNATIONAL

• Qatar appoints women to Shura Council for first time
• UNESCO appoints its second woman Director-General

BANKING & ECONOMY

• Senior citizens of more than 70 years of age get doorstep banking by December 31
• GST Council slashes tax rates on 177 items from 28% to 18%
• HDFC Bank tweaks norms for premium accounts
• Dubai bank Emirates NBD begins operations in India

SPORTS

• Cricketer Gautam Gambhir named government nominee in DDCA managing committee
• Bharat Khandare set to become UFC’s first India-born fighter

OBITUARY

• Former India cricketer AG Milkha Singh passed away

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