Current Affairs 30th November 2017
NATIONAL
- Election Commission of India teams up with Facebook to encourage youth to vote
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj leaves for Russia’s Sochi to participate in SCO meet
- Greece supports India’s bid for UNSC permanent membership
- India among countries where 10% drugs are substandard: WHO
- Petroleum Minister to dedicate to nation Paradip- Raipur- Rachi pipeline in Chhattisgarh’s Korba
INTERNATIONAL
- Bangladesh approves ₹1,800 crore to Bhashan Char islands project for Rohingya
- India, Singapore agrees to enhance security cooperation
- North Korea test-fires ballistic missile, going 4,500 km high
BANKING and ECONOMY
- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launches Paytm Payments Bank
- Muthoot Finance launches loan scheme targeting SMEs
- Amazon makes Aadhaar mandatory for tracking lost packages
APPOINTMENT
- Lok Sabha appoints its first woman Secretary General
- BN Sharma named first Chairman of National Anti-Profiteering Authority
- Shaktikanta Das Appointed India’s Sherpa for G20
- Pradeep Singh Kharola appointed as Air India CMD
AWARDS
- French film on AIDS wins Best Film Award at IFFI 2017
SCIENCE
- MIT technique turns carbon emissions into fuel
SPORTS
- Srikanth, Sindhu win top awards at the Indian Sports Honours
- Ronaldo honoured with new bust at Real Madrid museum
OBITUARY
- Veteran ophthalmologist E.T. Selvam passes away
- Former Kerala minister E Chandrasekharan Nair passes away
