CURRENT AFFAIRS 19/11/2017
CURRENT AFFAIRS UPDATE
18/11/2017
i. India's
Manushi Chhillar has won the coveted Miss World 2017 crown at a grand event in
China, bringing to an end the country's dry spell of 17 years at the top
pageant contest. The first and the second runners-up were Miss England
Stephanie Hill and Miss Mexico, Andrea Meza.
ii. The
20-year-old from Haryana, who is a medical student, edged out top five
contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico. Chhillar was presented the
crown by Stephanie Del Valle, the last year's Miss World winner from Puerto
Rico at the event in Sanya City Arena in China which was televised live
globally.
i. Former
prime minister Manmohan Singh will receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development this year for his leadership of the country between
2004 and 2014 and for enhancing India's stature globally.
ii. The award,
comprising a cash prize of Rs.25 lakh and a citation, was instituted by the
Indira Gandhi Memorial trust in 1986 and previous recipients include the former
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former
President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel, and organisations such as the
United Nation’s Human High Commissioner for Refugees and ISRO.
i. The
Qaumi Ekta Week is being observed across the country from 19th November to
foster and reinforce the spirit of communal harmony and national Integration.
As part of the week-long programmes, today's (19th November 2017) day is being observed
as National Integration Day.
ii. The
last day of the Qaumi Ekta Week will be observed as Conservation Day and
several meetings and functions will be organized to emphasize the growing need
for awareness and action to conserve the environment.
i. In
a bid to help break taboos around toilets and make sanitation for all a global
development priority, the United Nations General Assembly designated 19
November as World Toilet Day. World Toilet Day has previously been marked by
international and civil society organizations all over the world. However, it
was not formally recognized as an official UN day until 2013.
ii. 2017
theme: Wastewater
World Toilet Day 2017
continues the theme from World Water Day earlier this year, with the focus on
wastewater.
i. The
Centre has raised import duty on crude palm oil to 30 percent from 15 percent
and on refined oil to 40 percent from 20 percent in a bid to curb cheaper
shipments and boost local prices for supporting farmers and refiners, according
to a notification.
ii. Import
duty on soyabean oil, sunflower oils, canola/mustard oils -- both crude and
refined format -- has been raised, the notification released by the Central
Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). Import duty on Soyabean has also been
increased.
i. A
grateful nation is paying homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her
100th birth anniversary. A commemorative programme to mark the anniversary of
Gandhi held at Shakti Sthal, New Delhi.
ii. Indira
Gandhi was the only female Prime Minister of the country. She served as Prime
Minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
i. India's
tennis star Yuki Bhambri clinched his first title of the 2017 season on the ATP
Challenger Tour following a come-from-behind win over compatriot Ramkumar
Ramanathan in the final of the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger in Pune.
ii. Yuki,
country's top singles player, overcame Ramanathan 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a little
over two hours at Balewadi Sports Complex.
i. Ethiopians
Birhanu Legese and Almaz Ayana won the Delhi Half Marathon, 2017. In the Men's
section, Legese clocked 59 minutes 46 seconds to claim the first spot, while
his countryman Andahmlak Belihu finished second and Kenyan-American Leonard
Korir came third. India's Nitendra Rawat finished 10th.
ii. In
the Women's section, it was a clean sweep for Ethiopia, with world recorded
holder Almaz Ayana finishing at the top of the podium. She clocked one hour,
seven minutes and 11 seconds. Ababel Yeshaneh claimed the second spot, with
Netsamet Gudeta coming third.
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