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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

 

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