Daily Current Affairs of 9 and 10 November 2017

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  1. The Delhi government announced that the odd-even scheme will be reintroduced in the national capital from November 13 to November 17.
  2. Delhi Government signed a twin city agreement with the Seoul (South Korea) Metropolitan Government.
  3. ‘Bandhan Express’ a fully air-conditioned passenger train between Kolkata and Bangladesh’s southwestern industrial city of Khulna was inaugurated on November 9, 2017. It is the second Indo-Bangla train service after the Maitree Express, which runs between Dhaka and Kolkata.
  4. ‘Musa paramjitiana’, a new species of wild banana has been discovered in Andaman and Nicobar islands.
  5. India has been re-elected as the member of the UNESCO. UNESCO stands United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Irina Bokova is the director general and Paris, France is the headquarters of UNESCO.
  6. ‘SHe-box’ (sexual harassment electronic box) an online portal for registering a complaint related to sexual harassment in non-government and government organisations launched by Maneka Gandhi.
  7. Emirates NBD, United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) second largest bank has started operations in India by opening a branch in Mumbai.
  8. Kerala launched a new scheme for school students named ‘She Pad’ in Kerala. Scheme will benefit the girls of classes 6 to 12 in Kerala and will be implemented in 300 schools this year.
  9. Adani Power (Jharkhand) has inked long-term pact with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to supply electricity from its upcoming 1,600 MW plant at Godda in Jharkhand.
  10. International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial meeting was held in Paris, France.
  11. IDFC Bank has entered into a “strategic alliance” with mobile wallet major MobiKwik to launch a co-branded virtual Visa prepaid card for customers of MobiKwik.
  12. HDFC Bank has announced the launch of its SmartUp Zone in Kochi, an exclusive area inside the branch dedicated to start-ups. The objective is to harness the potential of the startup and fintech eco-system using a multi-pronged approach.
  13. Federal Bank has obtained RBI approval to open representative offices at Kuwait and Singapore.
  14. IRDA has announced that linking of Aadhaar number to insurance policies is now a mandatory requirement under Prevention of Money-laundering Second Amendment Rules, 2017.
  15. PayPal, digital payment company of America launched domestic operations in India.
  16. Eric Vuillard’s novel L’ordre du jour (in English ‘Agenda’), story of how German industry and finance backed Adolf Hitler, won the top Goncourt Prize 2017 award.
  17. Business optimism ranking, India at 7th.
  18. Ravinder Singh is the first Sikh to hold elected office in New Jersey.
  19. Sanjeev Kaushik has been appointed as whole time member of SEBI.
  20. Mary Kom wins Asian Boxing Championships.
  21. Saina Nehwal became the national champion for the third time.
  22. Mitchell Starc became the 1st man to take 2 hat-tricks in the same first-class game.

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