Banking and Financial Awareness:
- State Bank of India increased fixed deposit rates
- 6.8% interest rate on FDs with maturity period of one to two years, earlier it was 6.7%.
- 7.30% for senior citizens with tenure between one year and two years, from 7.2% earlier.
- for violating stock broker norms, SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has fined brokerage house Anand Rathi Rs 1 lakh.
- Reserve Bank has relaxed norms for External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) by reducing the mandatory hedging provision to 70% from the current 100% between 3 and 5 years.
Appointments
- Anil Manibhai Naik appointed as the Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
- Arvind Saxena appointed as the Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
- scientist Nageshwara Rao Guntur appointed as the Chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
- IAS officer Sunil Arora appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
- United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has appointed singer Nahid Afrin of Assam as the first 'Youth Advocate' of the north-eastern region to fight for child rights.
Important Days
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW) - 25 November. Theme - "Orange the World: #HearMeToo".
- Indian Constitution Day - 26 November.
- National Cadets Corps (NCC) day - fourth Sunday of November.
- Indian Organ Donation Day - 27 November
MOU’s, Agreement and Summits
- first Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya. 'The Blue Economy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development' was the theme.
- G-20 Summit 2018 held at Buenos Aires, Argentina
Important news – world
- to bring together key business figures, India Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue was held at St. Petersburg in Russia.
- European Commission is the first economy to set its sight on achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
Important News- India
- Himachal Pradesh has become the first state to implement Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), which will provide a single emergency response number across the country.
- 'CASIO', Japanese electronics company has launched world's first Goods and Services Tax (GST) calculator in India for simplifying the GST calculations for tax payers.
- to boost Intellectual Property Right (IPR) culture in indigenous defence industry, 'Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti' launched by Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi.
- for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched 'PAiSA' – Portal, designed and developed by Allahabad Bank, during the National Workshop on Municipal Finance and Urban Planning held in New Delhi.
- to spread the message of Gita to the world, International Gita Festival 2018 will be organised in Kurukshetra in Haryana.
- 70-feet tall statue of Lord Buddha unveiled by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at Rajgir in Nalanda district of the state.
- To assess rise of water level in rivers and reservoirs by rain, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed a new technology called 'Impact Based Forecasting Approach'.
- The Dehradun airport, Uttarakhand renamed after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- to celebrate and cherish the spirit of tribal culture, craft, cuisine and commerce, 4th edition of annual “Aadi Mahotsav”, a National Tribal Festival held at Dilli Haat, Shri Aurobindo Marg, INA, Delhi.
- United Nations has selected Uttar Pradesh’s Noida and Greater Noida to participate in its Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative.
Sports News
- Mary Kom has won gold medal which was sixth medal in World Boxing Championships at the World Women's Boxing Championships held in New Delhi.
- Sameer Verma has won the Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold badminton title 2018 in men's singles category.
- India’s shooter Esha Singh won the Women’s, Youth Women’s and Junior Women’s 10m Air Pistol competitions at the National Shooting Championship at Thiruvananthapuram.
