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Contents:
Important Dates and events………………………………………………….……………03
Appointments ……………….…………………………….……………………………….……07
Agreements………………………….……………………………………………….……………09
Other Important Updates…….….…………………………………………………………10
National News………………….…….………………………………………….………………11
International News……………………………………………………………………….…...17
Business News……….…….…………………………………………….………….………..…22
Defense News……….…………………….……………………………………….……….……26
Science and Technology News….….….………….…………………………….…….…27
Sports News…………………………………………………………………………………….…28
Awards and Honors………….……………………………………………………….….……31
Resignations and Retirement….…………………………………………………………32
Obituary News……………………………………………………………………….….………32
Current Affairs 2017 PDF Collection………………………………………….……….33
More Current Affairs……………………………………………………………..….……….33
More Important GK Sections……………………………………….………….………….34
Recommendations……………………………………………………................34
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IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS
• Karnataka Formation Day known as Rajyotsava Day is celebrated
on 1st November every year
• All Saints' Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church
celebrated annually on November 1st every year.
• World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by vegans around
the world every 1st November.
• All Souls Day is a holy day set aside for honoring the dead. It is
celebrated on 2nd November every year.
• National Deviled Egg Day which is observed each year on
November 2.
• Look for Circles day is celebrated on November 2nd every year.
This is an American holiday honoring all the circles in the world by
looking for as many circles as you can find on this day.
• Housewife's Day is celebrated on November 03, 2017 in Portugal.
It is dedicated to all those women, who stay at home and take care
of the children instead of going somewhere to work.
• National Sandwich Day is observed annually on November 3.
• Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti is celebrated on November 4th in the
year 2017.
• National Men Make Dinner Day is celebrated on first Thursday in
November.
• National Saxophone Day commemorates the birth of the
woodwind's inventor, Adolphe Sax, on November 6.
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• National Dunce Day is celebrated on November 8th of each year in
remembrance of Blessed John (Johannes) Duns Scotus who died
November 8, 1308.
• World Usability Day is celebrated on 9th November in the year
2017. It is celebrated usually on 2nd Thursday of November.
• World Quality Day is celebrated on 9th November in the year
2017. It is celebrated usually on 2nd Thursday of November.
• Legal Service Day in India is celebrated on 9th November every
year. It is celebrated on 9th because on this day in 1995 the Legal
Services Authorities Act was enforced.
• World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated on
10th November every year.
• USMC Day is celebrated on November 10th every year. It
is celebrated as the birth of the United States Marine Corp.
• National Education Day is celebrated on November 11 on the birth
anniversary of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad who was the
first education Minister of independent India.
• Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed
annually on November 11, that honors military veterans.
• National Indian Pudding Day is observed each year on November
13 in United States of America.
• World Kindness Day is an international observance on 13
November. It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness
Movement a coalition of nations kindness NGOs.
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• World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14th of each year.
It is a well-recognized special day. It is celebrated in many
countries around the world.
• Children's Day is celebrated on 14 November every year in India,
on the birthday of the first Prime Minister of independent India,
who was fondly called Chacha Nehru.
• International Day for Girl Child is celebrated on 14th November
every year. It is an international observance day declared by the
United Nations.
• National Button Day is observed annually on November 16.
Founded in 1938, the National Button Society recognized button
collecting as an organized hobby.
• World philosophy day is celebrated on 16th November in the year
2017. World Philosophy Day was proclaimed by UNESCO to be
celebrated every 3rd Thursday of November.
• The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance
declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the
dangers of intolerance. It is observed on 16 November.
• International Men’s Day is celebrated in 19th November every
year.
• World Toilet Day is celebrated on 19th November every year. It is
about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.
• National Integration Day will be celebrated on 19th of November
every year in India. It is celebrated as the birthday anniversary of
the first woman prime minister of the India Indira Gandhi.
• Universal Children's Day is celebrated on 20th November every
year. It is celebrated each year to promote international
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togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and
improving children's welfare.
• Africa Industrialization Day is celebrated on 20th November every
year. It is a time when governments and other organizations in
many African countries examine ways to stimulate Africa's
industrialization process.
• The United Nations’ World Television Day is annually observed in
many places around the world on November 21. The day
recognizes that television plays A KEY ROLE in presenting different
issue that affect people.
• The International Day for Violence Against Women is celebrated
on November 25 as The United Nations General Assembly has
designated this day as the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
• Thanks giving day is celebrated on fourth Thursday in November
every year.
• Constitution Day (National Law Day), also known as Samvidhan
Divas, is celebrated in India on 26 November every year.
• National French Toast Day is celebrated on 28th November every
year in United States of America.
• Red Planet Day is celebrated on November 28th of each year to
commemorate the first launch of the Spacecraft Mariner 4 on
November 28, 1964.
• International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is
celebrated on 29th November every year.
• Bonifacio Day is a Philippine national holiday commemorating the
life of Andrés Bonifacio, one of the Philippines' national heroes. It
is celebrated on 30th November every year.
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APPOINTMENTS
➢ Revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia takes the appointment as
finance secretary.
➢ Britain’s Theresa appoints Williamson as defence minister.
➢ Australia names Nicole Rose as new AUSTRAC CEO.
➢ Ajay Bisaria takes the appointment as the Indian high
commissioner to Pakistan.
➢ Tata Steel promotes TV Narendran and Koushik Chatterjee to key
positions.
➢ Suresh Chukkapalli appointed as the Consul General of Korea.
➢ Bharti AXA Life Insurance appoints Vikas Seth as its Chief Executive
Officer.
➢ Tourism minister KJ Alphons elected Rajya Sabha MP from
Rajasthan.
➢ West Ham appoints David Moyes as a new manager.
➢ Kenneth Juster takes the appointment as US ambassador to India.
➢ BSE appoints S Ravi as its new chairman.
➢ IAS officer Sanjiv Kumar is the new Chief Electoral Officer of
Karnataka.
➢ Sarah Clarke was appointed as the first female black rod in 650
years.
➢ Gautam Bambawale takes charge as new Indian envoy to China.
➢ Indian nominee Bhandari re-elected as ICJ judge.
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➢ Rahul Rawail takes the appointment as IFFI jury chief.
➢ Ira Joshi takes the appointment as Doordarshan News director
general.
➢ Badri Narain Sharma takes the appointment as chief of the anti -
profiteering body under GST regime.
➢ The Karnataka government appointed senior woman IAS officer
K Ratna Prabha as the new chief secretary.
➢ IAS Pradeep Singh Kharola takes the appointment as new chairman
of Air India.
➢ Britain appoints the first woman as permanent secretary to UN.
➢ NK Singh takes appointment as a chairman of 15th Finance
Commission.
➢ Shaktikanta Das takes appointment as India’s G20 Sherpa .
➢ Justice Satrughana Pujahari is the new Judge of Madras High Court.
➢ Vamsi Mohan has been appointed as the president of the Coca-
Cola South Pacific.
➢ Snehlata Shrivastava is first woman Secretary General of Lok
Sabha.
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AGREEMENTS
Government of India & Patanjali signed an MoU worth Rs 10,000
crore.
Yes Bank entered into an agreement with the government to
provide Rs 1,000 crore financing for food processing projects.
China made the agreement with Vietnam on managing South China
Sea dispute.
CBDT signs 7 more unilateral APAs with taxpayers.
India and Russia to sign contract for the overhaul of Mi -26
choppers.
Boeing signs deal to sell 300 planes worth $37 billion to China.
India, Belgium to ink 38 pacts during the royal visit.
Tata Power SED signs an agreement with Indian Navy for Diver
Detection Sonar.
Airtel signs 5G technology agreement with Ericsson.
Iran and Turkey sign deal with Qatar to ease Gulf blockade.
India and Russia to sign agreements to tackle terrorism and
smuggling.
India-Russia sign pact for visa-free entry of flight crew.
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OTHER IMPORTANT UPDATES
Top 10 Fastest growing cities in World according to The Telegraph .
• Suzhou, China
• Guangzhou, China
• Surat, India
• Luanda, Angola
• Kinshasa, Congo
• Lagos, Nigeria
• Beijing, China
• Hangzhou, China
• Quanzhou, China
• Bangalore, India
Top 8 Poorest Countries in the world according to Business Insider .
• Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Burundi
• Liberia
• Niger
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Guinea
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NATIONAL NEWS
❖ BJP to kicked off their 75-day ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in Karnataka on 1 st
November.
❖ TMC to launched the campaign against ‘Black Day’ in West Bengal
on note ban anniversary.
❖ IKEA buys the 10-acre plot in Gurgaon for over Rs. 800 crores.
❖ As per the report was prepared by Plan India Goa is the safest city
for women were Delhi stands at the bottom.
❖ India and Kazakhstan armies begin joint military exercise in
Himachal Pradesh on 3 rd November 2017.
❖ World’s highest motorable road is constructed in Ladakh.
❖ India’s first atomic energy venture abroad take off in Bangladesh
on Nov 30.
❖ Former Trinamool leader Mukul Roy finally joins BJP.
❖ India and US officials vow to boost cooperation in aircraft carrier
technology.
❖ Cauvery tribunal gets the extension of 6 months for the report.
❖ The New Delhi-Kathgodam Shatabdi Express is the first train which
took launched as part of the railways’ ‘Swarn’ project.
❖ India enters Guinness World Records by cooking 918 kg of khichdi.
❖ Cross border trade and bus service to start between India and
Pakistan.
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❖ Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) organized a
two-day National Workshop on School Education on 6 th and 7th
November.
❖ Sitharaman visit to Arunachal Pradesh is objected by China.
❖ The Indian Railways launches the main arch of the world’s highest
bridge on the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir.
❖ SHe-Box to take-up complaints of sexual harassment at private
offices.
❖ External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had talks with the Foreign
Minister of Guinea, Mamadi Toure, over a broad range of issues on
6th November.
❖ Kamal Hassan enters politics and brands himself as ‘Citizen K’.
❖ As per Asia-Pacific Wealth Report from Capgemini report, India is
home to 2,19,000 millionaires.
❖ Surya Prakash gets another 3 years extension as Prasar Bharati
chief.
❖ One lakh Indians book ticket for Mars.
❖ AAP offers Rajya Sabha seat to ex-RBI governor Raghuram Rajan.
❖ Amit Shah launches signature campaign for demonetization.
❖ Anil Ambani gets a seat on Atlantic Council advisory board.
❖ India’s first remote air traffic control tower will be ready by
December 2018.
❖ Maharashtra election commission doubles enrolment of
transgenders on the voting list.
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❖ Rajasthan HC restrains govt from implementing new OBC quota
bill.
❖ Railways target completing Bullet Train project by August 2022.
❖ Odisha and West Bengal to organized joint security exercise ‘Sagar
Kavach’.
❖ Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared a
proposal for creation of a National Testing Agency (NTA).
❖ Union Cabinet approved a new revamped National Rural Drinking
Water Programme.
❖ All India Radio to launch its services on Amazon’s Echo Dot.
❖ PM Modi attended the opening ceremony of 31st ASEAN Summit in
Manila.
❖ Railway officials say Chenab bridge the world’s highest, can
withstand quakes and blasts.
❖ India, US, Japan, Australia hold the 1st meet to work for the open
Indo-Pacific zone.
❖ PM Modi visited rice research institute in the Philippines and
meets Indian scientists.
❖ Northeast to get helicopter-based air dispensary for patients in
remote areas.
❖ Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati to campaigned in
Gujarat.
❖ Javadekar says there will be a new education policy by December
end.
❖ Assam wants to set up ASEAN consulates in Guwahati.
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❖ PM Modi, Chinese Premier hold brief interaction in Manila.
❖ President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the inaugural programme of
the International Hornbill Festival in Nagaland on December 1.
❖ Ganga Kumari creates history by becoming first transgender to be
appointed in Rajasthan police.
❖ West Bengal wins rossogolla war against Odisha.
❖ Kerala govt extends reservation to forward class.
❖ New GST rates got effective from November 15.
❖ R Lalzirliana says around 400 Arakan refugees have entered
Mizoram.
❖ India-led solar alliance to add 1,000GW of energy by 2030.
❖ Water level drops to 66% in 91 major reservoirs across India.
❖ Hindu Mahasabha pays tribute to Nathuram Godse.
❖ Former US President Obama to visit India on December 1.
❖ Oxford launches first-ever Hindi word of the year.
❖ Gulmarg, Kargil record season’s coldest temperature.
❖ India, China hold first border talks post at Doklam.
❖ As per the report, India has the highest number of people without
basic sanitation.
❖ Green court lifts ban on construction in Delhi, allowing trucks to
enter city.
❖ Bill Gates meets Yogi Adityanath and discussed about UP’s medical
issues.
❖ AAP launches UK fund drive for Gujarat polls.
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❖ According to WaterAid’s report, India has highest number of
people without basic sanitation.
❖ India’s Manushi Chillar has won the Miss world Beauty pageant
2017.
❖ Haryana government’s launches new scheme offers for domestic
power connections on EMI.
❖ Congress, PAAS reach agreement over reservation to Patels.
❖ Soon, Mumbai to get its own backwaters along Marve-Gorai coast.
❖ Congress election for party president to take place on December
16.
❖ IIT Kharagpur alumnus among World’s Top 50 Thinkers in 2017.
❖ First Indo-Myanmar joint military exercise begins in Meghalaya on
21st November 2017.
❖ India drops a plan to buy Israeli Spike anti -tank missiles.
❖ Indian army creates world record with 58 men on a single
motorcycle.
❖ Lalu Prasad became RJD president for the 10th time.
❖ BRICS bank approves $ 400 million loans for India and Russia.
❖ Delhi airport may become first in India to get bulletproof vehicles.
❖ Tripura govt makes it mandatory to display tribal languages on
signboards.
❖ India asks UN to declare 2018 as the international year of millets.
❖ Israeli Prime Minister to begin 4-day India trip on January 14.
❖ IIT-Bombay breaks into Top 10 BRICS list at 9th position.
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❖ First woman pilot and 3 woman officers pass out from Naval
Academy.
❖ India may lead Commonwealth meeting in April.
❖ Sushma Swaraj to attend SCO summit in Russia.
❖ Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a mobile application
called UMANG that will enable people to access more than 150
central and state services.
❖ Modi and Sri Lankan PM hold talks to strengthen ties.
❖ French president Emmanuel Macron to visit India early next year.
❖ Projects worth 5,000 crores was announced at the North-Eastern
Development Summit.
❖ Lucknow to get first female mayor in 100 years.
❖ Bamboo cycles, manufactured by Bamboo India, a Pune-based
company.
❖ Rajnath Singh chaired the 12th Inter-State Council meeting held
New Delhi.
❖ Constitution Day was celebrated by the HRD Ministry on 26th of
November.
❖ India-Pak likely to come face-to-face at SCO summit.
❖ Delhi-Chandigarh 200-kmph rail corridor to cost Rs. 11,000 crores.
❖ Rajnath Singh to visit Meghalaya on December 7.
❖ PM Modi inaugurated Hyderabad Metro on 28 th November 2017.
❖ Korean companies want to invest in West Bengal says the sources.
❖ Rajasthan govt makes singing anthem must in hostels.
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❖ Tamil Nadu won the best state award in organ donation for the
third consecutive time.
❖ Mumbai likely to start AC local train on Christmas Day.
❖ India to be the guest of honour at UAE festival.
❖ Nitin Gadkari to go for Iran port opening on Sunday.
❖ Mitra made in India robot, greets Modi, Ivanka at GES 2017 in
Hyderabad.
❖ After Diana, Ivanka Trump first woman to get the red carpet .
❖ PM Narendra Modi and Barack Obama to speak at Hindustan Times
Leadership Summit on 30th November 2017.
❖ Bengaluru gets India’s first space technology gallery.
❖ Anna Hazare to launch Jan Lokpal stir from March 23 next year.
❖ Old 1 rupee note celebrates a century on 30 th November 2017.
❖ Sushma Swaraj arrived in Russia to attend Shanghai cooperation
organization summit.
❖ Delhi government asks NCERT to include a chapter on tobacco in
school syllabus.
❖ Veerendra Kumar to resign from Rajya Sabha.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Afghanistan will not block WhatsApp and Telegram says the
spokesman.
Chinese team visited Nepal for talks on rail links.
Nepal opens the bridge built with India help near China border.
Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border on 6 th
November
Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Col. Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore represented India at the World Youth Forum, in
Sharam El Shiekh, Egypt.
The US carries out first airstrikes against Islamic State in Somalia.
PM Modi holds talks with Armenian president, Latvian PM.
US supersonic bombers conduct the exercise in South Korea
region.
World’s longest living dolphin in captivity dies at Japan aquarium.
Trump names Jerome Powell as chairman of US Federal Reserve.
CIA releases 470,000 files seized in the raid that killed Osama bin
Laden.
The US to give Pakistan an opportunity to act against terror
groups.
Pakistan plans to build several new nuclear reactors.
French President signs law to fight extremism.
Vijay Upadhyaya first Indian composer to perform classical
Western music on Chinese themes.
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Panama’s president to travel to China to meet Xi Jinping.
Nepal scraps $2.5 billion hydropower plant deal with the Chinese
company.
Resigned Lebanon PM Saad Hariri says he is free and will return to
Beirut.
China, Vietnam reach consensus to uphold peace in the South
China Sea.
South Korea and United States conducts joint naval drill.
Former French culture minister to head UNESCO.
Syria declares victory over Islamic State as the last bastion of
terrorist falls.
Saudi king appoints 30 judges, promotes 26 amid anti -corruption
purge.
Qatar appoints women to Shura Council for the first time.
China to shut down steel plants for 5 months to curb Beijing winter
pollution.
Germany to recognise the third gender.
Virginia elects America’s first transgender state lawmaker.
Syria joins Paris agreement on climate change.
Chinese robot qualifies as ‘Doctor’, beats humans in the national -
level test.
New long-range missile likely to be introduced into China’s PLA
next year.
Qatar says it has US backing in lingering crisis with Saudis.
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Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe fired as ruling party leader.
China’s military launches website to report leaks and fake news.
Indian and Japanese Space agencies to partner for a joint Lunar
mission.
First woman appointed to the role of ‘Black Rod’ in Britain’s
Houses of Parliament after 600 years.
Iraq launches assault on last IS-held town in country.
For $200,000, Tesla will sell the world’s fastest consumer car.
Pakistan unveils 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha.
Lebanon’s PM Saad Hariri accepts the invitation to Paris.
China’s strict conditions force Pakistan to drop PoK dam project in
CPEC.
Lockheed Martin’s CH-53K chopper to debut at Berlin air show.
Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for record $450 million in NY.
In honour of US fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad America revels first
hijab-wearing barbie doll.
China launches world’s first fully electric cargo ship.
The US working on new approach with India, Pakistan on
Afghanistan.
Germany to invest 1 billion euros in lowering air pollution.
North Korea is developing missiles that can reach anywhere in the
world.
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters is the new Miss Universe 2017.
Myanmar’s civil leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit China.
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Nepal state firm bags $2.5 billion power project after China deal
scrapped.
The UK launches plan for the industry as Brexit looms, wins
Merck investment.
India and Sri Lankan Prime Minister inaugurated the Global
Conference on Cyberspace.
Myanmar and Bangladesh ink deal on the return of refugees.
Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir visited Russia.
Saudi Arabia agrees to buy $7 billion in precision munitions from
U.S. firms.
China and Djibouti agree to establish a strategic partnership.
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani declares the end of Islamic
State.
China plans economic corridor with Myanmar for access to the
Indian Ocean.
Latin America is world’s most violent region for women.
Victoria becomes first Australian state to legalise euthanasia.
Raj Shah becomes first Indian-American to hold press gaggle
aboard Air Force One.
The US sold defence equipment worth over $38 billion in 2017.
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BUSINESS NEWS
▪ Khadim India opened its IPO for public subscription.
▪ Reliance Industries becomes the first company to cross Rs. 6 lakh
crore market cap.
▪ Flipkart and Amazon has hit 100 million downloads.
▪ Airtel to shut 3G service as 4G business gets stronger.
▪ Paytm takes on WhatsApp, launches ‘Inbox’, in -app messaging
feature.
▪ Torrent Pharma seals Rs 3.6k-cr Unichem deal.
▪ RCom to shut voice calls from Dec 1.
▪ MediaTek becomes first chipset maker to join Google’s GMS
Express programme.
▪ Pankaj Advani launches his personal mobile app.
▪ Uber to partner with Metro Cash and Carry.
▪ Bharti JV and Kikkoman tied up for soy products.
▪ Broadcom may acquire Qualcomm in the biggest tech deal ever.
▪ Swedish company eyes aircraft plant in India.
▪ RCom sells DTH arm to Veecon.
▪ Everstone to buy Kenstar from Videocon arm.
▪ Suzuki plans to focus on scooters, bigger bikes.
▪ Ola, Microsoft join hands to build new connected car platform for
auto firms.
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▪ Alphabet’s Waymo to launch robotaxis with no human in driver’s
seat.
▪ PayPal launches India operations.
▪ As per the report, India slips to 7th position in business optimism
ranking.
▪ Google Chrome to block pesky redirecting ads from 2018.
▪ AMD launches Ryzen Pro processors for enterprise workloads in
India.
▪ Belgian beer brands Delirium, Chimay to enter India.
▪ Tata Sons to invest 36,000 crores in Tata Teleservices.
▪ U.S. toymaker Hasbro Inc has made a takeover offer for rival
Mattel Inc.
▪ India set to be the third largest aviation market in the world by
2027.
▪ A cartoon network based theme park to come up in Surat.
▪ Uber seals multibillion-dollar investment from Softbank.
▪ Alibaba sales hit a record of $18 billion as China goes on the
shopping binge.
▪ Jaypee to get JSW Group funds for stuck projects in Noida.
▪ Google adds all South African national parks to Street View.
▪ As per reports India to overtake Japan to become third largest
economy by 2028.
▪ Air India gets Rs 1,500 crore loan from Bank of India.
▪ Xiaomi and Samsung are top smartphone brands in India.
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▪ Nokia starts production of 5G ready base station.
▪ Airbus got biggest ever contract in its history.
▪ Centre decides to switch to BS-VI fuels from April.
▪ Kinetic’s Motoroyale ties up with British firm Norton Motorcycles.
▪ Delhi’s Khan market is world’s 24th most expensive retail hotspot.
▪ Firefox chooses Google as default search engine.
▪ Global Gene Corp announces collaboration for cancer research in
South Asian.
▪ As per the survey Ambanis top Forbes list of Asia’s richest families.
▪ Paytm has partnered with ICICI to provide instant loans.
▪ Tata Sons appoints 2 new directors.
▪ Canadian film school to set up satellite campus in Hyderabad.
▪ Microsoft launches Azure Databricks, new AI tools for developers.
▪ Volkswagen to spend $40 billion on electric cars, technology
through 2022.
▪ Walmart India recognised among 100 best companies for women.
▪ HFCL gets Rs. 128 crore orders from BSNL.
▪ Larsen & Toubro won a $ 1.3 billion contract to construct
the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link.
▪ Puravankara to launch 14 new projects with an investment of Rs
3,200cr.
▪ Google India hits billion-dollar sales mark.
▪ Alibaba to buy 36.2 percent Sun Art for $2.9 billion.
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▪ Govt looks to cut GST on white goods.
▪ Tesla launches power bank for Android and iOS devices.
▪ Nilekani joins Bill Gates at philanthropy high table.
▪ Google rolls out Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2.
▪ Infosys plans 500 new tech jobs in Rhode Island by 2022 .
▪ Time Magazine to be sold in the deal backed by conservative
donors.
▪ PVH to merge Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
▪ Air India to introduce non-stop flights from Birmingham to
Amritsar soon.
▪ Saudi Aramco and SABIC plan to build $20 billion oil -to-chemicals
complexes.
▪ U Hostels to invest 300 crores for hostels in India.
▪ Havmor to sell ice cream business to Lotte for Rs 1,020 crores.
▪ Tesla builds the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in just 100
days.
▪ German camera maker Leica enters Indian market.
▪ Xiaomi will set up more Indian manufacturing units in 2018.
▪ China’s Tencent becomes more valuable company than Facebook.
▪ Paytm buys the majority stake in CreditMate.
▪ Sansan launches Eight cloud-based contact management tool in
India.
▪ Microsoft’s Skype removed from Apple App Store in China.
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DEFENCE NEWS
▪ China successfully launches two navigation satellites.
▪ ISRO plans to scale up outsourcing, double satellite launches.
▪ Indian Navy carrier may get US aircraft launching system.
▪ The Indian Air Force says that the glide bomb is successfully
tested.
▪ Indian Army launches software to manage logistics.
▪ India test fires ‘Nirbhay’ missile.
▪ Southern air command chief flies Tejas fighter jet.
▪ India promotes its supersonic BrahMos missile at the Dubai Air
Show.
▪ Navy chief to boost Defence Cooperation with Bangladesh.
▪ India conducts Defence of A&N Islands Exercise in Andaman &
Nicobar Islands.
▪ ISRO to help Defence Agencies track vessels through satellites.
▪ BrahMos test-fired from Sukhoi fighter jet for the first time.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS
➢ NASA says solar-powered spacecraft Juno completes its eighth
flyby of Jupiter.
➢ New orangutan species found, becomes endangered right after
discovery.
➢ AIBO, Sony’s new artificial intelligence-based robot dog.
➢ NASA invites the public to name its next flyby target.
➢ Stephen Hawking says the earth will turn into a fireball by 260 0.
➢ Images of red giant star give the glimpse of Sun’s future.
➢ European southern observatory found a new planet that could
support life.
➢ SAM, world’s first AI politician that hopes to run for New Zealand
election in 2020.
➢ ISRO hopes to launch one rocket a month in 2018.
➢ NASA to measure orbital debris around space station.
➢ NASA’s first parachute test for Mars 2020 mission is successful
➢ ISRO to launch the first privately built Indian rocket to space by
2021.
➢ NASA shares the stunning farewell image as Cassini concludes the
Saturn mission.
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SPORTS NEWS
❖ West Ham United sack their manager Slaven Bilic.
❖ Chhetri’s strike nominated for 2017 AFC Cup Goal of the
Tournament.
❖ Murray and Djokovic dropped outside the ATP top 10 for the first
time in years in the latest rankings.
❖ Goerges beats Vandeweghe to lift WTA Elite Trophy.
❖ India beat China to win women’s Asia Cup hockey title.
❖ Kenya’s Kamworor wins New York Marathon men’s crown.
❖ Flanagan wins New York Marathon women’s crown.
❖ Shiv Kapur clinches Panasonic Open title.
❖ American Jack Sock won the Paris Masters title.
❖ Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas won the doubles title in the
Erste Bank Open.
❖ Vardhan, Balaji won the Shenzhen Challenger title.
❖ Cheteshwar Pujara records 12th first-class double century.
❖ Kidambi Srikanth grabs a career-best ranking of World No. 2 after
jumping two places in the latest BWF ranking.
❖ Vijay Goel recommends Kidambi Srikanth for Padma Shri.
❖ Rafael Nadal seals year-end No.1 ranking for the 4th time.
❖ India breaks T20 jinx vs New Zealand in Ashish Nehra’s final cricket
match.
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❖ Shahzar Rizvi won the Gold in men’s air pistol in the
Commonwealth Shooting Championship.
❖ The US ends 17-year jinx, beat Belarus 3-2 to clinch Fed Cup Tennis
tournament.
❖ Rafael Nadal withdraws from ATP Finals after the loss to David
Goffin.
❖ Pankaj Advani wins the 17th world title.
❖ Marc Marquez wins fourth MotoGP world title.
❖ Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of
Valtteri Bottas.
❖ Olympian Dipa Karmakar received an honorary degree from the
National Institute of Technology Agartala.
❖ Virender Sehwag included in NADA’s Anti-Doping Appeal Panel.
❖ Mary Kom wins Asian Boxing Championships gold.
❖ Mitchell Starc makes history with two hat-tricks in one game.
❖ Jinder Mahal loses WWE Championship to AJ Styles.
❖ Olympic marathon champion Sumgong gets a four-year ban for
EPO.
❖ Aditi is first Indian to qualify for LPGA Tour Championships.
❖ FIH signs with YouTube to broadcast Hockey World League Finals.
❖ Jehan Daruvala to take part in Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix.
❖ Italy sacked its coach Gian Piero Ventura after a world cup qualify
failure.
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❖ Peru beat New Zealand and qualified for FIFA World Cup after 36-
year.
❖ Prannoy breaks into top-10 in BWF rankings.
❖ Wrestler Sandeep Yadav banned for four years for failing the dope
test.
❖ Australia retains women’s Ashes with a T20 win over England.
❖ Grigor Dimitrov beats David Goffin to win ATP Finals.
❖ Iranian referee Faghani to officiate at 2018 FIFA World Cup.
❖ Shiva Keshavan qualifies for 2018 Winter Olympics.
❖ Shreyasi wins women’s double trap gold at Shotgun Nationals.
❖ West Brom sacks their manager Tony Pulis.
❖ Pujara comes to 2nd and Kohli stays in 5th in latest ICC rankings.
❖ Ravichandran Ashwin becomes fastest to 300 Test wickets .
❖ Milan fires their coach Montella and names Gattuso as the
replacement.
❖ France beat Belgium to win 10th Davis Cup title.
❖ Bottas holds off Hamilton at Abu Dhabi GP.
❖ Bajrang Punia wins the silver medal at U-23 Senior World
Wrestling Championships.
❖ India claims five gold, become champions at Women’s World Youth
Boxing.
❖ Indian shuttlers won 10 medals at the Para Badminton World
Championships.
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❖ Gopi Thonakal became the first India man to win Asian Marathon
Championship.
❖ India static at 105th in FIFA rankings.
❖ Fernando Alonso launches his own eSport team.
❖ Besiktas into knockout stage for the first time in the champions
league.
❖ Ireland picks Malahide to host first ever Test.
❖ AIBA launches GlovesUp legacy programme in Guwahati.
❖ West Brom appoints Alan Pardew as a new boss.
❖ Alfa Romeo to become Sauber title sponsor.
❖ Everton set to appoint Allardyce as manager.
AWARS AND HONOURS
❖ Hindi writer Krishna Sobti to receive 2017 Jnanpith Award.
❖ Dangal girl Zaira Wasim awarded by President Kovind.
❖ Former PM Manmohan Singh to get Indira Gandhi peace prize.
❖ Italy legend Buffon wins the best player award.
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RESIGNATIONS AND RETIREMENTS
o Turkey’s Sahin announces his retirement from internationals.
o Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal retires from all cricket.
o Italy goalkeeper Buffon ends the international career.
o Bangladesh cricket coach Hathurusingha resigns from his post.
o UK minister Priti Patel resigns over secret Israel trip.
o Uber India policy head Shweta Rajpal Kohli quits.
o TA Sekar resigned as the Director of Delhi Daredevils.
o Harvey Weinstein resigns from Directors Guild of America.
o Irish deputy prime minister resigns from her post.
o Ending the 37-year rule Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe
president.
o Meg Whitman steps down as HP Enterprise CEO.
OBITUARY
Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter Dina Wadia dies.
Shyama the heroine of Guru Dutt’s Aar Paar, passes away.
Tennis legend Pancho Segura passed away at the age of 96.
Mel Tillis American country music legend dies at 85.
Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi passes away .
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