Current Affairs 9th November 2017

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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