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1 Current Affairs Today SSC, Banking, Railways & All Govt Exams - PDF If you are appearing for any Government Recruitment Exam, it is important that you are familiar with the happenings around the world. Current Affairs is an important part of your syllabus apart from English, Quantitative Aptitude or Logical Reasoning! Thus, we bring you the Important General Awareness in PDF. Now, Banking, SSC and Insurance aspirants can read the update containing all the Important Current Affairs 7th November. Current Affairs Quiz 6th November 2018 Important Current Affairs 7th November 2018 WB inked $172 million agreement with AP o The Central and Andhra Pradesh governments and the World Bank have signed the $ million loan agreement for an agriculture project. o The project will enhance the agricultural productivity, profitability, and climate resilience of poor and marginalised farmers in Andhra Pradesh. o The projects seeks to ensure that farming continues to remain a financially viable activity. PM to inaugurate various projects in Varanasi o Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ring Road Phase-I and Babatpur-Varanasi road in Varanasi on 12 November o The Prime Minister will also launch inland waterways terminal on river Ganga. 1 P age

2 o It is the first of the four multi-modal terminals being constructed on NW-I (River Ganga) as part of the World Bank-aided Jal Marg Vikas project. Pakistan-China luxury bus service launched o Pakistan and China have launched a luxury bus service passing from Lahore to Kashgar city in China on 5 November o It is part of an initiative to connect the two countries via road under the US$ 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). o The bus will take 36 hours from Lahore to reach the Xinjiang province in China s far west. Namrata Ahuja bagged IPI-India Award o The prestigious 2018 IPI India Award for excellence in journalism has been given to Namrata Ahuja of 'The Week' magazine. o She received the award for her exclusive story on Naga underground camps. o The award comprises a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh, a trophy and a citation. o The International Press Institute (IPI) is a forum of editors, publishers and senior executives of newspapers and magazines. China unveils replica of its space station o China has unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station. o The Chinese space station would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory, International Space Station (ISS). o The station assembly is expected to be completed around 2022 and would have a lifespan of around 10 years. o The ISS has been in operation since 1998 but is due to be retired in Meghalaya announces Aqua Mission 2.0 o The Meghalaya Government announced `378 crore investment in the State s flagship aquaculture mission named 'Meghalaya State Aqua Mission 2.0'. o The aim of the mission is to cut down fish imports into the State. 2 Page

3 o Under the mission, willing partners will need to contribute only 15% while another 25% will be credit linkages and the rest 60% Government assistance. China unveiled 'most advanced' stealth drone o China has unveiled its new-generation stealth combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), UAV - CH7, on 5 November o The CH7 makes China the second country, following the US, to produce high-altitude long-endurance combat UAVs with advanced penetration capabilities. o The CH7 can intercept radar electronic signals, and simultaneously detect, verify and monitor high-value targets. S. Korea, U.S. resumed marine drills o South Korea and the United States resumed their combined marine drills on 5 November o The Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) exercise has been suspended for six months since May 2018 as the two countries engaged in diplomacy with North Korea. o The two-week KMEP involves some 500 troops, including U.S. Marines from Okinawa, Japan, and military equipment. MoU signed between NMCG & HCL foundation o The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has signed a MoU with the HCL Foundation to work on tributaries of Ganga- Hindon and Yamuna and to increase forest cover in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. o The two organisations will work for sensitisation and awareness programs on forest and environment conservation. o The organisations will also try to ensure plantation success rate of 60% to 70%. Book on history of women's cricket to be out 3 Page

4 o A book on history of women's cricket in India will be released on 30 November o The book, titled 'The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women's Cricket in India', is co-authored by sports journalists Karunya Keshav and Sidhanta Pathak. o The book explores the biggest moments for the game in the country. Dharmendra appointed Ambassador to Iran o Senior diplomat Gaddam Dharmendra has been appointed India's Ambassador to Iran. o Dharmendra is a 1990-batch Indian Foreign Service officer. o At present, he is the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. o He replaced Saurabh Kumar, who was appointed India's ambassador to Myanmar in October First Chairperson of Lokayukta sworn in o Retired Gauhati High Court judge Pranoy Kumar Musahary was sworn in as the first Chairperson of Meghalaya Lokayukta on 6 November o Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy administered the oath of office to Justice (retd) Musahary. o The Lokayukta is empowered to probe allegations of corruption against public functionaries such as the Chief Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Assembly. Elavenil-Hriday won gold in shooting o India s Air Rifle mixed team junior pairing of Elavenil Valarivan and Hriday Hazarika won the gold medal at the 11th Asian Championship in Kuwait City on 6 November o A second Indian pair of Mehuli Ghosh and Arjun Babuta also won bronze in the same event. o The silver medal was won Chinese pair of Shi Mengyao and Wang Yuefeng. 4 Page

5 Online portal to promote women farmer launched o The Women and Child Development Ministry have set up an online marketing portal. o Named 'Mahila-E-Haat', the portal was launched ahead of the 'Women of India National Organic Festival, 2018'. o The portal is a unique online platform where the women organic farmers and entrepreneurs from across the country can display their products. Angad Vir Singh won gold medal in shooting o Angad Vir Singh Bajwa won the gold medal in the men's skeet final of the 8th Asian Shotgun Championship on 6 November o He became the first Indian skeet shooter to win a gold medal at any continental or world level event. o Di Jin of China won the silver medal while Saeed Al Maktoum of UAE won the bronze medal. India elected as a Member of the ITU Council o India has been elected as a Member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council for another 4-year term ( ). o The elections to the council were held during the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai, UAE. o The ITU is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) that is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies. IFFI to commence in Goa from 20th-28th Nov o The 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2018 will be held in Goa from 20th to 28th November o Israel has been selected as the 'Country of Focus' for 49th IFFI o Jharkhand has been selected as the 'State of Focus' for 49th IFFI Page

6 o Mr Dan Wolman from Israel will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFI. Government released funds to six border states o The government of India has released over 113 crore rupees to six border states to meet special development needs of people living in isolated locations. o The amount was released to Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP). o BADP schemes include construction of primary health centres, schools, community centres etc. Rohit is India s highest run-scorer in T20Is o Rohit Sharma has become India's highest run-scorer in T20 international cricket. o He has scored 2203 runs in 86 T20 matches. o Virat Kohli, who has scored 2102 runs in 62 T20 matches, held the record previously. o Rohit Sharma has also scored 4 centuries in T20I format. o He also scored three double hundreds in one-day internationals. Separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh o The Supreme Court has given nod for a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh. o It will start functioning from 1 January 2019 in Amravati. o The new court will be the 25th High Court in the country. o Presently, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have a common High Court situated at Hyderabad. o The existing court will from 2019 be known as the Telangana High Court. 6 P age Attempt Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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