Current Affairs Today November 20 2017 in containing information on latest happenings from all over the India. Here we present current affairs for candidates in summarized for to go through all information quickly.
Grigor Dimitrov beats David Goffin to lift maiden ATP Finals title
Grigor Dimitrov wwith his dedicated and powerful play have won his first ATP Finals title by beating David Goffin. Dimitrov beaten David Goffin by sets of 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the final. He took 2 hours, 30 minutes, 15 seconds time to clinch his first ATP final trophy.
Manmohan Singh chosen for Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, development
Former Prime Minister of India Mr. Manmohan Singh has been selected for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2017. He was selected by award jury headed by former president Pranab Mukhrjee.
As per the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust reason behind choosing Manmohan Singh was his leadership of the country and its achievements during the momentous ten years from 2004 to 2014.
RBL Bank opens all women branch in Chennai
Private sector RBL Bank has opened its all women branch at R A Puram in Chennai. The branch is having eight women employees and will offer all products and services across liability and assets. The branch has been opened with an aim to encouraging gender equality.
About RBL Bank: RBL Bank has total 3.54 million customers in its 246 branches. The Bank has 389 ATM services in India.
Manushi Chhillar wins Miss World, India level with Venezuela after 6th crown
Twenty Years old Manushi Chhillar from Haryana made India proud at world level as she became Miss World 2017 at a glitzy event in a Chinese resort on Saturday. With this India levels with Venezuela in terms of most number of Miss World winners by any country. Now both India and Venezuela has 6 Miss World Titles to their names.
Yes Bank and Centre Denmark India Tie up for fintech collaboration
With an aim to bring fintech innovations and startups from Denmark to India, and facilitate entry of Indian startups to the region, Indian private sector lender Yes Bank has signed MOU with Innovation Centre Denmark India (ICDK India). It is a partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
Patanjali group to set up food park in Telangana
Patanjali group led by Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev signed a MoU with Telangana Government for setting up a food park in the state. TRS Lok Sabha member from Nizamabad K Kavitha along with government officials met Patanjali’s top management at Haridwar, Uttarakhand and explained them the state’s newly launched food processing policy.
Anand Rajeshwar Baiwar Took charge as New Sebi executive director
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1990 batch, Anand Rajeshwar Baiwar took charge as new SEBI executive director. The announcement was made by Sebi on Friday that the term of Anand Rajeshwar Baiwar as Sebi executive director has started from 16th of November 2017.