Current Affairs 18th November 2016

Current Affairs 18th November 2016

National News:

• Sachin Tendulkar’s adopted village in AP is open defecation free
• CM Mehbooba Mufti  launches Jhelum-Tawi flood recovery project
• Chhattisgarh first state to pass motion supporting note ban
• Govt launches revamped toll-free helpline no 1947  for info on Aadhaar
• Punjab Assembly passes resolution on SYL Canal: Sukhbir Singh Badal
• Gurugram to host Great Indian Film and Literature Festival
• PMAY-G scheme to construct 1 crore houses in 3 years

International News:

• Russia withdraws from International Criminal Court treaty

New Appointment:

• Cricket Australia appointed former test spinner Trevor Hohns interim chairman of selectors

Banking:

• Axis Bank Cuts Lending Rate
• Over Rs 3900 crore collected as Swachh Bharat Cess in last fiscal

Awards:

• HDFC Bank’s Puri ranked 36th in Fortune’s top bizmen list
• NASA astronaut set to become oldest woman in space

Books & Authors:

• Twinkle Khanna launches her second book ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad’
• Oxford Dictionaries has declared “post-truth” to be its international word of the year citing a 2,000% spike in its usage

Science & tech: 

• India’s Rustom-II UAV successfully completes maiden test flight

Sports: 

• SGFI National School Football Championship kicks off in Port Blair
• National C’ship runs short of medals after record broken