November 2017 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of November 2017 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.
30 November 2017 | Obituaries Current Affairs Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and former Kerala Minister E. Chandrasekharan Nair passed away. He was 88. |
29 November 2017 | Appointments Current Affairs Former Expenditure and Revenue Secretary NK Singh appointed as chairperson of the Fifteenth Finance Commission. His tenure will be until October 30, 2019. |
28 November 2017 | Awards Current Affairs South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned Miss Universe 2017, becoming the second woman from South Africa to win the title. Laura González from Colombia was named the first runner-up while Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett stood third at the pageant which was held in Las Vegas, USA. |
27 November 2017 | Sports Current Affairs Indian women's team fast bowler Jhulan Goswami became the highest wicket-taker in the history of women's international cricket. Goswami is also the only Indian to take ten wickets in a Test in women's cricket. |
26 November 2017 | Obituaries Current Affairs TV director and actor Peter Baldwin died. He was 86. |
25 November 2017 | Awards Current Affairs Actor Rajkummar Rao was named the Best Actor at the 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). Mayank Tewari and Amit V Masurkar won the award for Best Screenplay. |
24 November 2017 | Appointments Current Affairs Former national rugby captain Aga Hussain has been elected the president of Asia Rugby. He has thus become the first Indian to occupy the post. |
23 November 2017 | Awards Current Affairs Bengali writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen has been awarded with the big little book award 2017 for her contribution to the children literature in Bengali Language. |
22 November 2017 | Appointments Current Affairs Acclaimed South African Indian-origin AIDS researcher Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim has been appointed as a UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV. |
21 November 2017 | Sports Current Affairs Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 185 runs to clinch its maiden Under-19 Asia Cup title. |
20 November 2017 | Awards Current Affairs India's Manushi Chhillar has been crowned as Miss World 2017 at a grand event held in Sanya in China. The title was last won by Priyanka Chopra for India in 2000. Yukta Mookhey won the title in 1999. In 1997, Diana Hayden had bagged the title, while Aishwarya Rai had the honours in 1994. Reita Faria was the first Indian to win the crown in the 1966. |
19 November 2017 | Sports Current Affairs India's star doubles pair A Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan won the bronze medal in the Seamaster 2017 World Tour Swedish Open table tennis tournament. |
18 November 2017 | Appointments Current Affairs RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed to the Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board (FSAB) or Bank of International Settlement (BIS). |
17 November 2017 | Awards Current Affairs Indonesia's Kevin Lilliana has won the Miss International 2017 title in Tokyo. |
16 November 2017 | Obituaries Current Affairs Veteran Hindi poet and Jnanpith award winner, Kunwar Narain died. He was 90. |
15 November 2017 | World Current Affairs China has launched the world’s first all-electric ship, which can travel up to 80 km with 2000-tonnes cargo after a two-hour charge. |
14 November 2017 | Obituaries Current Affairs Former Prime Minister of Nepal Kirti Nidhi Bista passed away. He was 90. |
13 November 2017 | Awards Current Affairs India's star gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been conferred a D.Litt. degree from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Agartala. |
12 November 2017 | Appointments Current Affairs UNESCO member states appointed former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay as the new Director-General of UNESCO. She will the 11th Director-General of UNESCO and the second woman to occupy the position. |
11 November 2017 | Obituaries Current Affairs Freedom fighter Jyoti Prasad who actively took part in the Quit India Movement in 1942 and went to jail, died. He was 95. |
10 November 2017 | Reports Current Affairs According to the Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR), India has slipped in business optimism index to the 7th position, from the 2nd slot in the July- September quarter. This list is topped by Indonesia. |
9 November 2017 | Sports Current Affairs Indian boxer MC Mary Kom (48kg) won a gold medal for fifth time in Asian boxing Championships. Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom defeated Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea by 5-0. |
8 November 2017 | Appointments Current Affairs Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has been designated as the new Finance Secretary. Adhia is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. The vacancy was caused following the superannuation of Ashok Lavasa last month. |
7 November 2017 | Awards Current Affairs Veteran actor Mohan Joshi has been Honoured with the prestigious Vishnudas Bhave award. |
6 November 2017 | Sports Current Affairs India has won the 2017 women's Asia Cup hockey title by defeating China. |
5 November 2017 | Science Current Affairs An indigenously developed light weight 'Glide' bomb has been successfully tested in Chandipur in Odisha. The bomb -- Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) -- was dropped from an Indian Air Force aircraft. SAAW will be soon inducted into the armed forces. |
4 November 2017 | Indian Current Affairs The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed the world's highest motorable road in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, passing through Umlingla Top at a height of over 19,300 feet. |
3 November 2017 | Appointments Current Affairs Seasoned diplomat Ajay Bisaria, currently the Indian ambassador to Poland, has been appointed the India's high commissioner to Pakistan. |
2 November 2017 | Appointments Current Affairs Neelamani N Raju, a 1983 batch IPS officer became the first female Director General and Inspector General of Police of Karnataka. She will replace Rupak Kumar Dutta. |
1 November 2017 | Sports Current Affairs Heena Sidhu bagged gold in women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships. |
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