CURRENT AFFAIRS NOVEMBER 15, 2017

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CURRENT AFFAIRS NOVEMBER 15, 2017

1. President inaugurates 37th India International Trade Fair:
  • President Ram NathKovind has inaugurated 37th India International Trade Fair at PragatiMaidan in New Delhi.
  • The 14-day annual event has been organized by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).
  • The theme of the event is “Startup India Standup India”.
  • Vietnam is the partner country whereas Kyrgyzstan is the focus country.

2. 1st Tribal Entrepreneurship Summit:
  • National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayoghas organized India’s 1st Tribal Entrepreneurship Summit at Dantewadain Chhattisgarh.
  • USA is the partner country for this event.
  • The event has been organized to inspire and promote entrepreneurship in the tribal youth.

3. 10th South Asia Economic Summit held in Nepal:
  • The 10thSouth Asia Economic Summit was recently held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • 3-day summit was jointly organized by National Planning Commission and Ministry of Commerce of Nepal.
  • The theme of the summit is: “Deepening Economic Integration for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in South Asia”.

4. Government launches National Power Portal:
  • The Union Ministry of Power has recently launched a centralized system for Indian Power sector with the name National Power Portal (NPP).
  • The centralized platform will facilitate generation, transmission and distribution of utilities in power sector.

5. World Diabetes Day: 14th November:
  • The World Diabetes Day was globally observed on 14thNovember.
  • The theme for this year was-“Women and Diabetes- Our Right to a Healthy Future”.

6. Asian Bankers Association Summit in Mumbai:
  • Mumbai is going to host the 34th annual conference of the Asian Bankers Association (ABA).
  • The theme of the summit will be-“Asia turn to transform”.

7. PankajAdvani wins IBSF World Billiards Championship:
  • India’s ace Billiard player PankajAdvani has won the IBSF World Billiards Championship at Doha, Qatar.
  • With this, he has received his 17th world championship title by defeating Mike Russel of England.

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