Current Affairs 20th November 2017
NATIONAL
- President Kovind begins his tour to 3 northeastern states
- Moody’s Investors Service upgrades ratings of nine PSUs
- Global Entrepreneurship Summit- 2017 to be held at Hyderabad from November 28
- India has maximum number of people without toilets
- Government to link 1 billion Aadhaars to 1 billion accounts, 1 billion mobiles
- Gujarat has recorded most deaths due to malnutrition in 2016
- Telangana government announces waiver of all pending electricity dues of STs
- Delhi government says will roll out 2,000 new CNG buses within a year
INTERNATIONAL
- Egypt to boost economic cooperation with India
- 114 nations launch urgent action to end TB by 2030
- Swiss parliament panel allows information exchange with India
- India, China, US agree to cooperate more on cyberspace security
- Canada opens its first highway to the Arctic
BANKING AND ECONOMY
- Centre hikes import duty on edible oils to help farmers
- RBL Bank opens all women branch in Chennai
- India moves up one notch to 126 in GDP per capita terms
- Reliance General Insurance enters into bancassurance pact with YES Bank
- Government sets Rs 10,000 minimum balance in bank accounts as rural poverty measure
- United Bank of India plans to raise Rs 500 crore via Basel III compliant bonds
- Banks allowed to hire machines, staffers for Aadhaar enrolment
AWARDS
- India’s Manushi Chhillar crowned Miss World
- Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh awarded the Indira Gandhi Piece Prize
SCIENCE
- New 3D printed fabric cools 55% more than cotton
SPORTS
- Pollard becomes 2nd batsman to hit 500 sixes in T20 cricket
- Yuki Bhambri beats Ramkumar Ramanathan to win ATP Challenger
- Amit Dhankar, Mausam Khatri bag gold medal in National Wrestling championship
- Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan win bronze in Sweden Open
- Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 185 runs to lift Under 19 Asia Cup title
