Current Affairs 8th November 2017

Current Affairs 8th November 2017

NATIONAL

• Indian Railways Launches Main Arch on World’s Highest Bridge on The river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district
• Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple of Srirangam in Tamil Nadu won UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017

INTERNATIONAL

• India Pavilion at Conference of Parties (COP) 23 was inaugurated by Harsh Vardhan at Bonn in Germany
• UNSC drops plans to adopt resolution demanding end to violence in Myanmar

BANKING & ECONOMY

• Post demonetisation country has moved to a much cleaner, transparent & honest financial system: FM Arun Jaitley
• India pledges additional $100 million towards UN partnership fund
• GSTN eases process for exporters to claim refunds
• IPPB Bank to become operational in 650 districts by April 2018

DEFENCE

• India, Bangladesh Joint Military Combat Exercise ‘Sampriti’ Begins

SPORT

• Shiv Kapur clinched his first Asian Tour title in India by bagging the Panasonic Open
• Indian shooting contingent finished the Commonwealth Shooting Championship 2017 with the best tally of 20 medals

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