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Yak 20Th November 2017 Of Import Daily Electrical Flow Affairs

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Dear Great Ambitionists, hither are today's (20th Nov 2017) Important Current Affairs updates. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 20th Nov 2017

International Current Affairs
  • Today (20th November) is Universal Children's Day. 
    • This solar daytime was established inwards the twelvemonth 1954 together with is celebrated on Nov 20th each twelvemonth to promote international togetherness, awareness with children worldwide, together with improving children's welfare.
    • Note : Nov 20th is an of import appointment every bit it is the appointment inwards 1959 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
    • Theme of Universal Children's Day 2017 : #KidsTakeOver
  • The UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP23) was latterly held inwards Bonn, Germany.
    • This conference was presided over past times Government of Fiji. 
    • The conference concluded with countries putting inwards identify a roadmap for ‘Talanoa Dialogue’, a year-long procedure to assess countries’ progress on climate actions.
    • UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 
    • COP 23 - The twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties
  • Interim Meeting of Steering Committee of International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s South Asia Regional Training together with Technical Assistance Centre (SARTTAC) was held inwards New Delhi.
    • Officials from all Six SARTTAC Member countries attended the coming together together with Development Partner representatives European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, together with USAID  along with International Monetary Fund staff.
National Current Affairs
  • Bollywood Actor Sharukh Khan volition inaugurate the 48th International Film Festival of Republic of Republic of India (IFFI) 2017 in Goa today.
    • Besides Khan, actors Shahid Kapoor together with Katrina Kaif volition likewise attend the annual event.
    • Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Smriti Irani volition attend the opening ceremony at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium at Bambolim.
    • The opening ceremony volition likewise include a cultural programme together with volition endure followed past times the screening of Beyond the Clouds, a cinema directed past times Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi.
    • The Indo-Argentine cinema Thinking of Him by filmmaker Pablo Cesar volition endure the closing moving painting of IFFI 2017.
    • Amitabh Bachchan volition endure awarded the Personality of the Year accolade at the closing ceremony of the outcome on Nov 28.
  • The Indian Army's motorbike display team, Tornadoes, today created a world tape as 58 men mounted a unmarried 500 cc Royal Enfield together with rode it for 1,200 metres. 
    • The previous tape of 56 men was gear upward inwards 2013 past times the Army Signal Corps (Daredevils). 
    • Note : Tornadoes, which was formed inwards 1982, currently holds xix footing together with national records.
  • The kickoff always Namami Barak festival was held at Silchar inwards Assam. 
    • It was inaugurated past times Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
  • Ministry of Power launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ Web Portal. 
    • The spider web portal aims to ensure transparency every bit good every bit accelerate identify electrification inwards rural every bit good every bit urban areas inwards the country.
Science & Technology
  • The Indian Defence Ministry has cancelled a $500-million deal aimed at acquiring Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from Israel, inwards a bid to promote indigenously developed missiles. 
    • India's Defence Research together with Development Organisation (DRDO) volition straightaway make the Man-Portable ATGM inside 3-4 years together with volition non require whatsoever transfer of technology.
  • The National Aeronautics together with Space Administration (NASA) has launched a next-generation satellite called the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) into space.
    • JPSS-1 is a articulation venture betwixt NASA together with NOAA (National Oceanic together with Atmospheric Administration).
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
  • The Unique Identification Authority of Republic of Republic of India (UIDAI) has allowed banks to hire mortal information entry operators together with enrolment machines to speed upward the opening of Aadhaar enrolment centres at banking company premises. 
    • So far, entirely 3,000 branches accept opened Aadhaar centres every bit against the 15,300 target.
  • To farther heighten the scope, coverage together with outreach of Scheme, the Union Cabinet has approved growth inwards carpeting surface area of houses eligible for involvement subsidy nether Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for Middle Income Group (MIG) nether Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana (Urban).
Deaths
  • Congress leader together with onetime Union Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (72) passed away afterward beingness inwards coma for ix years.
    • Dasmunsi served every bit the All Republic of Republic of India Football Federation President for most 20 years together with was the kickoff Indian to serve every bit a tally commissioner inwards a FIFA World Cup game. 
    • He was paralysed afterward suffering a stroke inwards 2008.
New Appointments
  • Tata Sons, the belongings society of Tata grouping firms, has elevated grouping CFO Saurabh Agrawal together with physician of Titan Bhaskar Bhat to the company's board. 
Awards & Honors
  • Actor-playwright Girish Karnad has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution inwards the champaign of theater at the Tata Literature Live in Bombay today.
Sports Current Affairs
  • Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov defeated Belgium’s David Goffin to win his first ATP World Tour Finals. 
    • Dimitrov became the kickoff musician to win the season-ending tournament on debut since 1998. 
  • Indian captain Virat Kohli became the minute Indian afterward Sachin Tendulkar to grade 50 international centuries, registering his 18th Test ton against Sri Lanka inwards the kickoff Test today.
  • Former All England Open winner together with double-decker Pullela Gopichand's 14-year-old miss Gayatri Gopichand won the Under-19 singles outcome at the 26th Smt Krishna Khaitan All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament held inwards Chandigarh.
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