RRB English Current Affairs 7th November 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under Union Minister Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badalapproved the strategy for operationalisation of Operation Greens.
2. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) partnered up with HCL Foundationand German development agency GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) to organize “Bal Ganga Mela” at HCL’s Noida
3. Biharcabinet, chaired by CM Nitish Kumar, approved redevelopment of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) into world’s largest 5462-bed hospital.
4. Manipur government has declared a war on drugs. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that the state government and the security forces have initiated projects to eliminate drug addiction and take strict action against drug dealers.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

5. South Korea and the United Statesresumed their battalion-level marine exercises “Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP)”, in Pohang, South Korea.
6. Indiaand Sharjah decided to boost economic ties at The ‘Sharjah-India Business Roundtable’, that was held in Sharjah, UAE.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

7. HSBC India and ING Bank Brusselsfinished executing a blockchain enabled, live trade finance transaction jointly with Reliance Industries and Tricon Energy.
8. ICICI Bankannounced partnership with ‘Amazon Pay’ to launch a co-branded credit card, ‘Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card’.
9. US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled against anti-dumping duty on the imports of a synthetic fluoropolymer, a key ingredient in non-stick coating for pans and other cookware, from India and China.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

10. “Mere Pyaare Prime Minister”was the only Asian film that was screened at the 13^th Rome Film Festival held in Rome.
11. Namrata Biji Ahujaof The Week magazine has been awarded the IPI (International Press Institute) India Award for excellence in journalism 2018.
12. Ramdas M Pai, Chancellor and President of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), was awarded ‘Lifetime Achievement Award 2018’by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), in New Delhi.
13. International Hockey Federation (FIH) Honorary Awards 2018ceremony was held at the Lalit Hotel in New Delhi.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

14. India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), announced appointment of Rajesh Ram Mishraas its new 
15. Gafur Rakhimov, an Uzbek businessman, was elected president of International Boxing Association (AIBA) , the amateur boxing federation.
16. Ms Nina Tshering La, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo.
17. Shri Sanjay Kumar Verma(IFS: 1988) was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

18. Prime Minister Narendra Modiannounced successful completion of first deterrence patrol of the Indian nuclear submarine INS Arihant.

SPORTS

19. SaarLorLux Open 2018badminton tournament, was held in Saarbrücken, Germany.
20. Rolex Paris Masters 2018was held on the hard surfaces of AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.
21. world champion Marc Marquezwon the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix 2018 at Sepang, Malaysia.

OBITUARY

22. 1971 war hero Vice Admiral (retd) Manohar Pralhad Awati Passed Away

IMPORTANT DAYS

23. 3^rdAyurveda Day celebrated throughout the Country on 5th November
24. World Tsunami Awareness Day – November 5