Current Affairs Today November 9 2017 in summarized form from all over the India as well as information from around the world which is important for candidates to attempt written exams well.
Maharashtra govt to set up village climate resilient committees
The Maharashtra government to put focus on climate resilience is going to set up committees in more than 5,000 villages of 15 districts in the state.
Village Climate Resilient Agriculture Management Committees (VCRMCs) will be set up which will be cost Rs 4,000 crore as per a Government Resolution under the Nanaji Deshmukh Krushi Sanjivanee Project. The World Bank will provide funding for the project.
Hong Kong top city of World for international visits
A part from bad reltions with China Hong Kong is still world’s most visited city by international travelers in the recent report of top 100 city destinations that put a light on the tourism growth in Aisn region.
The report was released by market research firm Euromonitor International. According to firm this year number of travellers to visit Hong Kong is expected to reach 25.7 million.
Bengaluru Takes over San Francisco in confidence to go digital
Silicon Valley of India Bengaluru has been ranked ahead of San Francisco as confidence of businesses in abilities to perform digital changes based on skills and infrastructure available in their immediate environment. The study was done by The Economist Intelligence Unit. Below are important points:
Along with Bengaluru, three other indian cities bagged top four places. Delhi and Mumbai occupied third and fourth place after San Francisco city which was ranked at second position.
Bandhan Express Train to Bangladesh flagged off by Modi, Sheikh Hasina, Mamata
In a bid to strengthened relations between two countries, a new passenger train has been flagged of between India and Bangladesh named as Kolkata-Dhaka passenger train by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh hasina and West bengal Chief Minister Mamta Benarji. All three personalities were connected through video conferencing for inaugurating new train between the countries.
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