RRB English Current Affairs 25th November 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. M.Modi laid the foundation stone for city gas work in 129 districts of 18 states under 9^thbidding round
2. India, Singapore reaffirmed defence ties at 3^rdIndia-Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue held in Visakhapatnam
3. India, Nepal agreed to set up hotline for effective coordination in checking smuggling
4. India to host 4-day 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health next year in Hyderabad
5. 6thedition & 2019 version of India Skills Report, Andhra Pradesh topped the list of states with the highest employability followed by Rajasthan and 
6. 351 Crore project launched to conserve Gir Asiatic lions for next 5 years: Gujarat Government

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

7. Indian embassy in Nepal and CII organized 3-day exhibition ConMac 2018 in Nepal

BANKING & FINANCE

8. HDFC ERGO General Insurance set up remote sensing lab for crop insurance
9. European Investment Bank & State Bank of India to expand cooperation in wind energy financing projects
10. J&K Bank to be brought under purview of RTI as per guidelines of CVC and J&K State Legislature: Governor of J&K

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

11. SEBI unveils amended rules for reclassification of promoter as public investor

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

12. India winner of 3^rdedition of UN Environment award for combating transboundary environmental crime
13. 8th Forbes India Leadership Awards (FILA) was released in 
14. Vice President of India,M. Venkaiah Naidu Presented 2018 NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Awards to the winners in a ceremony held in NewDelhi

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

15. UNICEF appoints singer Nahid Afrin as first ‘Youth Advocate’ of northeastern region
16. State Bank of Mauritius appoints Sidharth Rath as MD of India operation
17. Rahul Johri to continue as CEO of BCCI
18. Apollo Tyres ropes in Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador
19. AirAsia India appoints Sanjay Kumar as CCO

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

20. World’s First ‘Ion Drive’ Plane with No Moving Parts created by MIT Scientists
21. New ‘pinwheel’ Star System Discovered

SPORTS

22. Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba announces retirement at 40

OBITUARY

23. Noted Indian classical musician Ustad Imrat Khan dies