Current Affairs 18th November 2017

Current Affairs 18th November 2017

NATIONAL

• Health Ministry decides to change treatment strategy for tuberculosis
• IFFI sets up Bioscope Village to allow non-delegates to watch films
• Cabinet approves creation of GST anti-profiteering authority
• Oxford launches first-ever Hindi word of the year
• Maharashtra bans plastic water bottles at government offices, hotels
• Telangana government to send 1000 officers on junket trip to Israel
• Mumbai metro launches QR-based mobile ticketing facility

INTERNATIONAL

• UN Climate Change Conference concludes
• Germany replaces US as best country in Nation Brands Index
• Sudan committed to snap all trade, military ties with North Korea

SPORTS

• Roger Federer becomes top prize money earner in sports at 720 crore
• Shagun Chowdhary crowned National Women’s Trap champion