Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of 4th week November 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS Clerk 2019 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
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Current Affairs: Important Days
| Date | Important days | Theme |
| November 25 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women | – |
| November 26 | Law day or Constitution Day | – |
| November 29 | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People | – |
Current Affairs: National
- Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa inaugurated the newly-constructed Kalaburagi airport
- Rajat Bhargava as head of committee on the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIR)
- Jal Shakti Minister releases short documentary film on Water Conservation named ‘SHIKHAR SE PUKAR’
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| Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Union Minister | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
| Constituency | Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
- PM Modi launched the Fit India School grading system in schools across the country
- India will host the SCO Forum of Young Scientists and Innovators in 2020.
- Over seven crore farmers have been benefited under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme
- Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched Kartavya portal
- Lok Sabha passed the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019.
- India gifts 2 electric vehicles to Pashupati Temple Trust in Nepal to help elderly pilgrims
- Ministry of Shipping gave approval for the development of Loktak Inland Waterways Improvement Project in Manipur
- 20th Edition of Hornbill Festival begins in Nagaland
Current Affairs: State
- 4-day Northeast festival will be held in Varanasi
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| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow |
| Uttar Pradesh CM | Yogi Adithiyanath |
| Uttar Pradesh Governor | Anandiben Patel |
- Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the highest road length in the country under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in this year
- Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated National Tribal Craft Mela-2019 in Bhubaneswar
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| Odisha Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| Odisha CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Odisha Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
- Sangai Festival 2019 begins in Manipur
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| Manipur Capital | Imphal |
| Manipur CM | N Biren Singh |
| Manipur Governor | Najma Heptulla |
- Uttar Pradesh government to set up state’s 1st vulture conservation
- Etawah lion safari opened for public in Uttar Pradesh
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| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow |
| Uttar Pradesh CM | Yogi Adithiyanath |
| Uttar Pradesh Governor | Anandiben Patel |
- Andhra CM launched helpline number ‘14400’ to complain about corruption in govt departments
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| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Amaravathi |
| Andhra Pradesh CM | Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Andhra Pradesh Governor | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
- Chhattisgarh is set to have Guru Ghasidas National Park in Kotiya district as its fourth ‘tiger reserve’.
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| Chhattisgarh Capital | Atal Nagar |
| Chhattisgarh CM | Bhupesh Baghel |
| Chhattisgarh Governor | Anusuiya Uikey |
- Assam bans gutka, pan masala containing tobacco-nicotine for one year
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| Assam Capital | Dishpur |
| Assam CM | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Assam Governor | Jagdish Mukhi |
Current Affairs: International
- Oxford Dictionaries declares ‘climate emergency’ the word of 2019
- Ocean Dance Festival 2019 kicked off in Cox Bazar of Bangladesh
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| Bangladesh Capital | Dhaka |
| Currency | Taka |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
- Saudi Arabia was elected to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee for the first time.
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| Saudi Arabia Capital | Riyadh |
| Saudi Arabia Currency | Saudi riyal |
| Saudi Arabia Crown Prince | Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- U GRO Capital has signed a loan co-origination partnership with State Bank of India (SBI) to offer credit at a competitive rate of interest.
- Baroda Uttar Pradesh Grameen Bank, Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank and Purvanchal Bank will be amalgamated into a single regional rural bank which will be called Baroda UP Bank.
- ADB clears $250-mn loan to help EESL expand energy efficiency investments in India
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| Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
| President | TakehikoNakao |
| Headquarters | Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| ORGANISATION | GDP RATE |
| 2019 – 20 (FY20) | 2020 – 21 (FY21) |
| India Ratings | 5.6% | – |
- Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) cuts Global Growth to 2.9% in 2020
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| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
| Secretary Generals | José Ángel Gurría Treviño |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Current Affairs: Business
- Digital Gurukul becomes India’s first institute to offer blockchain powered certificates
- Ashok Leyland has tied up with ICICI Bank for vehicle loans for a period of two years.
| ICICI Bank Headquarters | Mumbai |
| ICICI Bank Tagline | Hum Hain Na! |
| ICICI Bank MD & CEO | Sandeep Bakhshi |
- Intel Partners with MediaTek to bring 5G support to laptops
- Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) has been set up in Hyderabad
- Reliance Industries (RIL), became the first Indian company to hit the Rs 10 lakh crore m-cap mark
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Mrinal Kanti Das | Special Police Observer for Jharkhand assembly polls |
| General Bipin Rawat | Chief of Defence Staff |
| Uddhav Thackeray | Maharashtra Chief Minister |
| Soma Roy Burman | New Controller General of Accounts |
| Anita Anand | first Hindu to be appointed cabinet minister in Canada |
| Suman Billa | Director at Madrid-Headquartered Unwto |
| Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza | New Chief of Joint Staff of Pakistan Army |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| Neha Dixit ( Indian journalist) | International Press Freedom Award |
| Billie Eilish | Billboard’s 2019 Woman of the Year |
| Suresh Krishna | Quality Ratna award |
| Manisha Kulshreshtha | 28th Bihari Puraskar for 2018 for her novel ‘Swapnapash’ by the KK Birla Foundation |
| Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri | 55th Jnanpith Award |
| Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award for Sacred Games Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) |
- Indian bodybuilder Chitharesh Natesan has become the first Indian to be titled Mr Universe 2019
- Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) London has conferred the Honorary Fellowship of the Society for the year 2019 to G Satheesh Reddy
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- Four-day Aalmi Tablighi Ijtima, world’s biggest Islamic Congregation begins in Bhopal
- 11th edition of Agrovision is scheduled from 22-25 November, 2019 at Reshimbagh Ground, Nagpur, Maharashtra
- HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank attended the 5th Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) meeting in Delhi.
- 8th International Tourism Mart has been organised at Imphal, Manipur
- 47th All India Police Science Congress (AIPSC) begins in Lucknow
- 8th edition of the World Water Technology and Environmental Control (WATEC) Conference held at Tel Aviv,Israel
- The two day DEFCOM INDIA 2019 seminar commenced at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the 1st International Conference on “Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience”.
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
- Modern railway coach factory to use humanoid robot ‘Sona 1.5’ to transport documents from one place to another
- Microsoft has launched ‘K-12 Education Transformation Framework’ to facilitate digital transformation of schools
Current Affairs: MoU
- IIM Indore has signed a MoU with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie for various training programmes
- All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has signed an MoU with Western Sydney University, Australia to promote Ayurveda
- Singapore has signed a MOU with South Korea to enhance cooperation and information-sharing on cybersecurity.
- NIFTEM to conduct National Organic Festival of Women Entrepreneurs
- India has announced a line of credit of $400 million for development projects in Sri Lanka
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| Sri Lanka Capital | Colombo, JayawardenepuraKotte |
| Sri Lanka Currency | Sri Lankan rupee |
| Sri Lanka President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Current Affairs: Ranking
| Index | India’s Rank | Top | Bottom | Other Info |
| Global Terrorism Index | 7th / 163 | Afghanistan | – | Report released by Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) |
- India ranks 8th in WHO study on physical activity among adolescents
- According to a new report by Nomura Global Market Research, India is ranked 44 out of 110 countries in Nomura’s Food Vulnerability Index (NFVI)
- IIT Bombay topped in India in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2020
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
- ISRO successfully launches Earth Imaging Satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 Other Nano Satellites from Sriharikota
Current Affairs: Books and Author
| Authors | Books |
| Christopher Paolini | “To Sleep in a Sea of Stars” |
| Dr. Anita Bhatnagar Jain | Kumbh, Garam Pahad & Dilli ki Bulbul (Sindhi edition) |
Current Affairs: Defence
- The first woman pilot Lieutenant Shivangi will join naval operations on December 2
- US approves sale of $1 billion worth 13 MK-45 5inch of naval guns to India
- Army dedicates Goodwill Park to celebrated soldier Lt. Naib Subedar Chuni Lal
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate 3rd Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh
- Indian Army conducted the ‘Epic Run 2019’, which was held at Pedong, West Bengal in recognition of the soldiers and their Next of Kin.
- National Cadet Corps (NCC) celebrated its 71st Raising Day on November 24th.
- The Indian Navy will host military drill ‘Milan 2020’ in March next year
- Joint military exercise ‘SURYA KIRAN – XIV’ between India and Nepal will be conducted at Salijhandi, Rupendehi district of Nepal
9. Indo Sri Lanka joint exercise MITRA SHAKTI commenced at Aundh Military Station, Pune
Current Affairs: Sports
- Marathon Man Eliud Kipchoge and Dalilah Muhammad win Athlete of the Year
- India’s Lakshya Sen has won the Scottish Open men’s single title
- Rafael Nadal has clinched sixth Davis Cup title for Spain after beating Denis Shapovalov of Canada in Madrid
- Sangram Dahiya and Varsha Varman clinched double trap titles, winning gold at the 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship in New Delhi
- Odia Weightlifter Jhili Dalabehera will receive the prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2019 by IMPaCT, the charitable wing of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA).
- Golfer Jon Rahm won the 2019 DP World Tour Championship in Dubai
- The 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha
8. India dropped two places to be ranked 108 in latest FIFA Rankings
- Sports Ministry forms expert committee under the chairmanship of Justice Mukundakam Sharma for reviewing National Sports Code draft
- Third Edition of Khelo India Youth Games-2020 Logo was launched in Guwahati
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person | Field |
| Shaukat Kaifi | Veteran actor |
| Kailash Joshi | Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister |
| Sudhir Dhar | Renowned cartoonist |
| Admiral Sushil Kumar | Former Indian Navy Chief |
| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Former Japanese Prime Minister |
| Brad Gobright | Renowned US rock climber |