Current Affairs 9th November 2017
NATIONAL
- Apollo Munich Health Insurance conferred with the 21st Asia Insurance Industry Awards in the “General Insurance Company of the Year” category
- Himachal Pradesh to use EVMs with VVPAT machines on all booths during assembly elections
- Piyush Goyal has launched ‘Grahak Sadak Koyla Vitaran App’ benefitting customers of Coal India Limited (CIL)
- WCD launches She-BOX for online complaints of sexual harassment
INTERNATIONAL
- Jaipur , Varanasi and Chennai Included in UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network For Contribution in Music
- Guinea Becomes New Member Of International Solar Alliance
BANKING & ECONOMY
- Digital payment platform Paytm introduced payments using BHIM UPI on its platform
- PayPal launches domestic operations in India
AGREEMENT
- India Signs Loan Agreement for “OHEPEE” Project with World Bank for US $119 Million
- Kerala government inked an MoU with Intel and UST Global
- Microsoft & Ola is building a new connected vehicle platform for car manufacturers
APPOINTMENT
- Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has been designated as the new Finance Secretary
DEFENCE
- Long-Range Cruise Missile ‘Nirbhay’ Test-Fired
AWARD
- Indian short film ‘The School Bag’ has won the ‘Best Short Film Award’ at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM)
SPORT
- Indian Boxer Mary Kom wins Gold at Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in Vietnam
- India clinched the T20 series against New Zealand
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