November Month Important Current Affairs
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1.)3rd World Thirukkural Conference will be Planned to Conduct on September 23rd, 24th 2019 in New Delhi.
THEME: “Ulaga Amaidhi, Nallinathirkaga Thirukkural”
2.)8th International Aortic Summit 2018 was held in Chennai from 23rd November to 25th November 2018
3.)New Airport: Vellore Abdullapuram Airport will going to be inaugurated from June 2019
NATIONAL
1.)The Constitution in Braille: The Constitution was a statute in Braille script and first of the five-part will be released on 25th November 2018
2.)Uttar Pradesh Government has approved the renaming of two cities as
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Old Name
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Ayodhya
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Faizabad
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Prayagraj
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Allahabad
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3.) State Assembly Elections:
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Chhattisgarh
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90
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Madhya Pradesh
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230
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Mizoram
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40
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4.)Veer Surendra Sai Airport: The Union Cabinet has approved the renaming of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as “Veer Surendra Sai Airport”
5.)Signature Bridge: India’s 1st Asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge “Signature Bridge” has inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal across the River Yamuna.
6.)Mo Bus: Odisha government has launched the technology-driven and citizen-friendly “Mo bus” service featuring free wi-fi, CCTV surveillance, public information display system and on board announcements in the city.
7.)Hausla 2018: The National Festival for Children of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) - “Hausla 2018” of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) was inaugurated in New Delhi. THEME: “Child Safety”
8.)Bhubaneswar, Odisha opened the India‟s 1st Open – Air Waste To Art Museum.
8.)Bhubaneswar, Odisha opened the India‟s 1st Open – Air Waste To Art Museum.
9.)Kerala launched the 1st Bio – Gas plant Under GOBAR – Dhan. The Plant has a capacity of treating 1000kg of Waste per day.
10.)City Gas Distribution (CGD) Projects: PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Projects in 129 districts including Salem & Coimbatore.
11.)Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to rename newly-built Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow as former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
10.)City Gas Distribution (CGD) Projects: PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Projects in 129 districts including Salem & Coimbatore.
11.)Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to rename newly-built Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow as former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
12.)Unreservation App: Union Ministry of Railways has launched Unreserved Mobile ticketing facility (UTS on Mobile) to enable seamless booking of unreserved tickets including season tickets and also platform tickets all over Indian Railways.
13.)Bhuseva and Bhudaar web Portal: Andhra Pradesh Government has launched these portals to view the land records through online by using Aadhaar card. Bhudaar security policy was also launched to provide security to the land records of farmers.
14.)PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s 1st Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port on River Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
15.)Sulabh International has introduced India’s first sewer cleaning machine to reduce sewer deaths and put end to manual scavenging on World’s Toilet Day (19th November 2018)
16.)Mega Food Park: 2nd Mega Food Park was inaugurated in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
17.)Union Ministry of Finance has announced to release Rs 75 commemorative coin on occasion of 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for 1st time by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at Cellular Jail, Port Blair on December 30, 1943.
18.)Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti: Union Defence Minister launched “Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti” in New Delhi to boost Intellectual Property Right culture in indigenous defence industry.
19.)Logix India 2019: The Expo will going to held in New Delhi from 31st January to 2nd February 2019 aim is to improve logistics cost effectiveness and operational efficiencies for India’s global trade
INTERNATIONAL
1.)Armistice of World War I Centenary Commemoration: On 11th November 2018, the Commemoration was held in Paris to mark the 100 years of end of World War I. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu represented from India Side.
2.)Trilateral Meeting: Indian PM Modi, Japan PM Sinsho Abe and American President Trump, made Trilateral Meeting during G20 Summit in Argentina.
3.)India has been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council for another four-year term from 2019 to 2022.
4.)Republic of Palau has become the world’s first nation to ban reefkilling toxic sunscreen
DEFENCE & SPACE
1.)GSAT-29: Communication satellite GSAT-29 was launched by the (GSLV MKIII-D2) with a payload of 3,423 kg on 14th November 2018. It is a multiband and multi-beam satellite.
2.)HySIS: ISRO launched the HyperSpectral Imaging Satellite via PSLV C-43 Rocket on 29th November 2018 (45th PSLV Satellite)
3.)NASA has retired Kepler space telescope after it ran out of fuel needed for further science operations. It used transit photometry detection method for searching for exoplanet.
4.)Indian Coast Guard (ICG) launches new Offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ICGS Varaha at L&T Kattupalli shipyard near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
5.)Krivak III-class stealth frigates: India has planned to buy this Krivak III-class stealth Frigate from Russia for the Indian Navy.
6.)ISRO has decided to set up “SPACE MUSEUMS” across the country, including Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram and “SPACE TECH PARK” to be set up at Kerala near Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
7.)NASA‟s InSight Mission landed in Mars on 27th November 2018
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1.)AirSewa 2.0: Union Civil Aviation Ministry launched the upgraded version of AirSewa 2.0 web portal and mobile app in New Delhi.
2.)Shakti: The researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have designed India‟s first indigenous microprocessor called „Shakti‟
3.)PAiSA – Portal : It is a centralised electronic platform for quicker processing of loans under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)
4.)Artificial Intelligence News Anchor: China’s News Agency Xinhua has launched the world‟s 1st Artificial Intelligence News Anchor at the 5th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen
ECONOMICS
1.)Ease of Doing Business Index: World Bank has released the Index, India ranked 77th among 190 countries. New Zealand ranked in the top position.
2.)UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report 2019 released that 40% of Kids from migrant families don‟t go for schools getting exploited in India.
2.)Iravatham Mahadevan: Indian Epigraphy and Linguistic aspects of Dravidian and Indo-Aryan Specialist “Iravatham Mahadevan” passed away on 26th November 2018. He was invited to the 1st International Tamil Conference at Kuala Lumpur in 1966.
3.)According to the Article 316 Aravind Saxena, was appointed as the New Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
4.)Sunil Arora to take charge as the New Chief Election Commissioner (24th CEC) from 2nd December 2018
5.)Ashok Kumar Gupta was appointed as the Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI)
6.)Anil Manibhai Naik was appointed as the Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
7.)Nageshwara Rao was appointed as the Chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
8.)Kim Jong Yang of South Korea was elected as Interpol President
FESTIVALS
1.)49th International Film Festival: The Festival was begun in Panaji, Goa. Theme: New India through a variety of genres of cinema, including history, action, romance and sports. Focus State: Jharkhand, Focus Country: Israel
2.)Aadi Mahotsav: Ministry of Tribal Affairs & TRIFED to organize “Aadi Mahotsav” from 16th to 30th November, 2018 in New Delhi
13.)Bhuseva and Bhudaar web Portal: Andhra Pradesh Government has launched these portals to view the land records through online by using Aadhaar card. Bhudaar security policy was also launched to provide security to the land records of farmers.
14.)PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s 1st Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port on River Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
15.)Sulabh International has introduced India’s first sewer cleaning machine to reduce sewer deaths and put end to manual scavenging on World’s Toilet Day (19th November 2018)
APPOINTMENTS & PERSONS IN NEWS
1.)MARS MAN: Dr. Mayilsami Annadurai was conferred the Title “MARS MAN” during the 51st Engineers Day celebration in the Kuwait
SPORTS
1.)Mary Kom Clinched her 6th World Championship Title after defeated Ukrainian player Hanna Okhota
2.)Lakshya Sen from India won bronze medal in men‟s singles at World Junior Badminton Championship
3.)14th Hockey World Cup 2018 will be starts at Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha from 28th November 2018 - 16th December 2018 Mascot: Olly
4.)Australia Won the 4th ICC Women‟s World T20 by defeating England in Finals held in West Indies.
