Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (8th to 14th November 2017)

Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (8th to 14th November 2017) – Free PDF Download:

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Current Affairs Weekly Revision Tit-Bits (8th to 14th November 2017). Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk 2017-18 can make use of it.

1). EVMs with VVPAT machines for the first time on all booths during assembly elections of – Himachal Pradesh
Key Points
– Capital: Shimla
– Chief Minister: Virbhadra Singh
– Governor: Acharya Dev Vrat
– EVM – Electronic Voting Machine
– VVPAT- Voter-verified paper audit trail

2). 21st Asia Insurance Industry Awards in the “General Insurance Company of the Year” category won by – Apollo Munich Health Insurance
Key Points
– CEO of Apollo Munich Health Insurance: Antony Jacob
– Headquarters: New Delhi

3). Piyush Goyal has launched an app to make benefit by customers of Coal India Limited (CIL) – ‘Grahak Sadak Koyla Vitaran App’
Key Points
– Union Minister of Railways & Coal – Piyush Goyal
– Constituency – Maharashtra, Rajya Sabha

4). Ministry for Women and Child Development launched an online complaints portal to control sexual harassment – SHe BOX
Key Points
– Union Minister for Women and Child Development – Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
– Constituency – Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh (LokSabha)
– ‘SHe-box’- Sexual Harassment electronic box

5). UNESCO Creative Cities from India among 64 cities from 44 counties – Jaipur, Varanasi, Chennai
Key Points
– UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
– Headquarters of UNESCO – Paris, France
– New Director-General – Audrey Azoulay (France)

6). New Finance Secretary- Hasmukh Adhia ( Former Revenue Secretary)
Key Points
– New Finance Secretary – Hasmukh Adhia
– Preceded by – Ashok Lavasa

7). ‘Best Short Film Award’ from South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM) won by short film – The school bag

8). Asian Women’s Boxing Championships held at Vietnam won by – Mary kom(India)
Key Points
– Mary kom defeated North Korea’s Kim Hyang Mi

9). The Train between India and Bangladesh which runs from Kolkata to Khulna – “Bandhan Express”
Key Points
– Bangladesh Capital  – Dhaka
– Bangladesh Currency – Taka
– Bangladesh Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina
– West Bengal Capital – Kolkata
– West Bengal Chief Minister – Mamata Banerjee
– West Bengal Governor – K.N. Tripathi

10). First International AYUSH Conference and Exhibition held at – Dubai, UAE
Key Points
– UAE CAPITAL – Abu Dhabi
– UAE CURRENCY – UAE Dirham
– UAE President – Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

11). 19th Organic World Congress (OWC) 2017 held at – New Delhi, India
Key Points
– 18th OWC, 2014 – Istanbul, Turkey,
– Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare  – Radha Mohan Singh
– Constituency – PurviChamparan, Bihar

12). In World Hindu Congress 2018, an Indian became a chairperson which is going to be held at chicago – Tulsi Gabbard
Key Points
– 1^st World Hindu Congress, 2014 – New Delhi, India

13).New advisors for USISPF – Arvind Panagariya and Kanwal Sibal
Key Points
– USISPF – US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum
– USISPF President – Dr. MukeshAghi
– Aravind Pangariya – Former Vice Chairman of the NITI AYOG
– Dr. Rajiv Kumar – Current Vice Chairman of the NITI AYOG
– Amitab Kant – Current CEO of NITI AYOG

14). Tax Avoidance protocol held between – India and New Zealand
Key Points
– New Zealand Capital – Wellington
– New Zealand Currency – New Zealand Dollar
– New Zealand Prime Minister – JacindaArdern

15). PEN Translates 2017 grant winners – Arunava Sinha

16). The Title winner of 82nd Senior National Championship for men’s which was held   at Nagpur – H S Prannoy

17). The Title winner of 82nd Senior National Championship for women’s which was held at Nagpur – Saina Nehwal

18). Mother Terasa Award 2017 for social justice won by – UNHCR  (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

19). Telangana government announced its second official language – URDU

20). Arunachal Pradesh government honoured a singer with a 10-foot statue – Bhupen Hazarika
Key Points
– Arunachal Pradesh Capital – Guwahati (Judiciary), Itanagar
– Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister – Pema Khandu
– Arunachal Pradesh Governor – B.D. Mishra

21). Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)’s first India-born fighter – Bharat Khandare

22). Former Indian cricketer passed away recently – AG Milkha Singh

23). MS Dhoni launches Global Cricket Academy at – Dubai

24). Veteran cyclist passed away recently – Ashok Khale

25). ASEAN Summit 2017 held at – Philippines
Key Points
– ASEAN Summit 2017 Theme – Partnering for Change, Engaging the World
– Philippines Capital – Manila
– Philippines Currency – Philippine Peso

26). New President of Slovenia – Borut Pahor
Key Points
– Slovenia Capital – Ljubljana
– Slovenia Currency – Euro

27). India’s first culinary museum in Karnataka was opened by – Chef Vikas Khanna

28). Brazilian Grand Prix title Winner – Sebastian Vettel (Germany)

29). 17th World Billiards Championship title winner – Pankaj Advani

30). French Olympic skier died recently – David Poisson

31). Bengaluru FC ambassador for ISL 2017 – Rahul Dravid

32). India to overtake Japan as third largest economy by 2028 which was surveyed by: BofAML (Bank of America Merrill Lynch)

33). First woman President of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Company) – Debjani Ghosh
Key Points
– NASSCOM, which was established in 1988. It is a non-profit organisation.

34). Hot Air Balloon Festival hosted at – Andhra Pradesh’s Araku Valley

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