 The autobiography of India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar “Playing it my way”

has won the prestigious Crossword Book of the Year Award in the Autobiography
category.
 Yoga, India’s one of the ancient practices to keep oneself healthy, has been inscribed
on UNESCO’s Representative List as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
 Basketball player LeBron James has been chosen as the Sports Illustrated's
Sportsperson of the Year, becoming the second athlete ever to win the award twice.
 Tesla and SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has been named the most admired leader in
the technology space.
 Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal have been jointly named "Asian
of the Year 2016" by Singapore based newspaper The Straits Times.
 AirAsia has announced the appointment of Amar Abrol as its Managing
Director in addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
 Corporation Bank has bagged the ‘Best MSME Bank Award 2016’ instituted by
Assocham.
 Rajasthan government has recently launched a mobile App named LeZgo that
provides the latest information about tourist attractions in Ajmer and Pushkar.
 Cyrus Mistry removed as director of Tata Industries at the Tata Industries
Extraordinary General Meeting.
 Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese Prime Minister, was sworn in as the ninth
UN Secretary-General succeeding Ban Ki-moon.
 Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo beat rival Lionel Messi to win the
prestigious Ballon d'Or award for the fourth time.
 The book titled "Many Everest" An Inspiring Journey of Transforming Dream into
Reality’ is penned by Ravindra Kumar.
 'Brexit' and 'Grexit' (hypothetical withdrawal of Greece from the EU) are among the
1,500 new words and phrases added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
 Noted television journalist and talk show host Arnab Goswami has announced that
the launch of his ‘new venture’ called ‘Republic’.
 Jharkhand cadre IPS officer Rajiv Jain was appointed as the new chief of
Intelligence Bureau (IB) while Anil Dhasmana will head external intelligence
agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
 Karun Nair became the second Indian to score a triple ton in Test cricket as the
smashed unbeaten 303 runs off just 381 balls.
 Bengali poet and literary critic Shankha Ghosh will get the Jnanpith Award for 2016.
The award is given for exceptional contribution in the field of literature.
 Shareholders of Tata Chemicals have voted out NusliWadia as an independent
director of the company with 75.67% votes going in favour of a resolution moved by
Tata Sons to remove him.
 Viral Acharya has appointed by the Government of India as the deputy governor of
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He will be joining the ranks of N S Vishwanathan,
S SMundra, R Gandhi as one of four deputy governors serving under RBI Governor
Urjit Patel.
 Anil Baijal has replaced Najeeb Jung as the next Delhi Lt Governor.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a mobile app Bharat Interface for
Money, BHIM to facilitate digital cash transactions with only a thumb print after the
bank account is linked with Aadhaar gateway.
 Test captain ViratKohli has emerged as India's Sportsperson of the Year 2016 in a
poll conducted by India.
 Sikkim has emerged as the India’s first fully organic state by converting
around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation.
 Mori, a tiny village under Sakhinetipalli mandal in East Godavari district of
Andhra Pradesh, sealed its place on India's digital map by transforming
completely into a Smart Digital Village, in every sense of the term.
 India's largest LNG importer Petronet has signed an agreement to set up a
$950 million liquefied natural gas import project in Bangladesh.
 Two Hindi writers Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh have been
chosen for Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award for the year 2016, the
literary organisation announced.
 Air Marshal Anil Khosla has took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-
Chief Eastern Air Command.
 David R Syiemlieh has been appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC). He has take over from Alka Sirohi.
 Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar has been sworn-in as the 44th Chief Justice of
India. He replaced Justice TS Thakur whose tenure ended.
 Telangana and Assam signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to join
the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) taking the total number of
states covered under the scheme to 20.
 India's women's football team defeated Bangladesh 3-1 in Siliguri, West Bengal
to win the 2016 South Asian Football Federation Women's Championship for
the fourth consecutive time
 UK Senior diplomat Sir Tim Barrow was appointed the new ambassador to the
European Union (EU). He replaced Sir Ivan Rogers
 The 11th World Hindi Day has been observed on 10th January 2017.
 Flipkart has elevated former Tiger Global Management executive Kalyan
Krishnamurthy as its new chief executive, replacing co-founder Binny Bansal,
who has been named as the group chief executive.
 12th January of every year is observed as National Youth Day, the birthday of
Swami Vivekananda.
 Vikram Pawah has been appointed as the president of BMW Group India,
effective from March 1, 2017. He will take over from Frank Schloeder.
 Gujarat won their first ever Ranji Trophy title.
 Bharti AXA General Insurance has appointed Sanjeev Srinivasan as CEO and
Managing Director.
 Donald Trump has taken over as the 45th President of the United States, as he took
over the reins from Barack Obama.
 Transportation app Ola has appointed former PepsiCo executive Vishal Kaul as its
Chief Operating Officer. He succeeds Pranay Jivrajka.
 India celebrated its 68th Republic Day on 26th Jan 2017. This year's guest of honour
is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
 In order to woo the young audiences at the 2020 Olympics, the organisers of the
Tokyo Games have unveiled Japan's cult anime character Son Goku as its
ambassador.
 The programming committee meeting of South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held at Kathmandu.
 Former Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma took charge as the new CBI
Director.
 Tech giant Apple has reached an agreement with the Karnataka government
to set up a manufacturing plant in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
 Leading stock exchange National Stock Exchange (NSE) selected IDFC
chief Vikram Limaye as its new CEO and Managing Director.
 KPMG India board has elected Arun M Kumar as chairman and CEO to
lead the India operations of the consulting and accounting major. He
succeeds Richard Rekhy.
 US Senate voted to confirm Republican Senator Jeff Sessions as the next
Attorney General of the United States.
 Hemant Bhargava has appointed as Managing Director of state-owned Life
Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India.
 The official mascot of the FIFA U- 17 World Cup tournament 'Kheleao' was
unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
 2017 BRICS association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to be held in Xiamen,
China.
 Germany’s former Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected as the new
President of Germany. He will succeed incumbent President Joachim Gauck.
 PSLV-C37 carrying CARTOSAT-2 series earth observation satellite and 103 nano satellites has
lifted off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
 Jehan Daruvala became the first ever Indian to claim the New Zealand Grand Prix in New
Zealand.
 PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has unveiled a new communication radio for the Indian
armed forces, called STARS-V Mk III, at the Aero India 2017 show.
 Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the 'Legendary Award ' 2017 by
Brand Laureate.
 Havells India has announced to acquire Lloyd Electric & Engineering for its consumer
durables business for around Rs 1200 -1500 crore.
 US President Donald Trump has appointed Lt Gen Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new
National Security Advisor following the ouster of Michael Flynn.
 The government has allowed women working in industries to take six months maternity leave.
 N Chandrasekaran elected chairman of Indian Hotels.
 Rajasthan has become the second largest crude oil producer in the country after the offshore
field Bombay High.
 The government has roped in actress Shilpa Shetty as a brand ambassador for the Indian
government's cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission.
 Paytm E-Commerce launched Paytm Mall, a mobile app and online shopping portal.
 Author Neil Gaiman has been appointed as a global Goodwill Ambassador of the
UN Refugee Agency.
 Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam launched a portal,
'ammakalviyagam.in' which will be a hub of learning, interaction, opportunity, and
connection
 Telecom Secretary J S Deepak was named India’s next Ambassador to the World
Trade Organisation (WTO).
 Social networking site Facebook launched a new initiative 'SheLeadsTech', to
support womenfounded or co-founded startups.
 ‘Number Do Lie’ authored by former cricketer Aakash Chopra released
 China’s banking system has overtaken the eurozone to become the world’s biggest
by assets.
 Karnataka has announced an Idea2POC (Proof of Concept) fund of Rs10 crore for
women entrepreneurs.
 William B Thomas has been elected Chairman of KPMG International.
 ICC appointed Sachin Tendulkar as official ambassador of women's World Cup
2017.
 Virbhadra Singh led Himachal Pradesh government has launched
mobile app and website titled ‘MeraHunar HP’ or ‘My Talent’ to help
skilled and semi-skilled workers find jobs.
 Technology giant Google has announced the acquisition of Kaggle, a
start-up that hosts a number of data scientists.
 The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has tied up with Sentifi, a Swiss
company and leader in algorithmic based analysis, for social media
updates of 40,000 globally listed stocks.
 Punjab cabinet has decided to provide 33 per cent reservation for
women in all government jobs.
 New-Delhi headquartered The Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) will be
merged with the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI).
 Major Rohit Suri, from the Parachute Regiment who led the army team
that carried out a surgical strike in PoK last year, was presented the
second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra.
 The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel
Prize for 2017 to mathematician Yves Meyer.
 Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand
Prix for Ferrari.
 ICICI Bank announced a partnership with mobile app firm Truecaller for a new
UPI-based mobile payment service. The new feature called as Truecaller Pay.
 SBI Card launched a unique credit card ‘SBI Card Unnati’ targeted at all SBI
customers, including Jan Dhan account-holders across the country.
 .United Bank Limited (UBL) has appointed Sima Kamil as the new president
and chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank.
 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has appointed Minoru Kato as a
new President and Chief Executive Office of the company.
 Kanha tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh has become the first tiger reserve in India to
officially introduce a mascot of its own which has been named 'Bhoorsingh the
Barasingha'
 Vanaja N. Sarna was appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Excise and
Customs (CBEC).
 Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated Rafael Nadal (Spain) to win Miami Open
2017 Singles title. Miami Open 2017 was held in Florida, USA.
 ICICI Bank and Axis Bank sold Rs.1,800 crore of loans to paper maker Ballarpur
Industries Ltd to Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company.
 A 1982 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) Geetha Johri has been appointed as the
first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat.
 Facebook launched its digital assistant named 'M' for US users of its Messenger
application, ramping up the social network's efforts in artificial intelligence.
 HDFC Bank announced its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will also be available
on Chillr, a multi-bank mobile payments app.
 Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has become
the youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace.
 Madhya Pradesh government kick-started its ambitious ‘Deendayal Rasoi
Yojana’ under which subsidised meals will be available at Rs 5 per plate to
people, especially the economically disadvantaged sections of society.
 The Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to invest in Real Estate
Investment Trust (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), a
move that will help revive the cash-starved infrastructure sector.
 India's largest e-commerce player Flipkart buys eBay's India business, and
closing a $1.4 billion fund-raising round from Tencent, eBay and Microsoft.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book 'Matoshree', authored by
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in New Delhi.
 Jharkhand Police has initiated 'Tare Zameen Par programme' to enlighten
children in Naxal-affected areas in the Palamau district of Jharkhand.
 Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched two web applications
named Anti-Corruption Cell and Digital Application for Review by Public
And Nation (DARPAN) to check corruption and keep track of government
activities.
 Author Arjun Gaind launched his latest book, 'Punjab: Building the
Land Of Five Rivers' in Mumbai.
 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a memorandum
of understanding with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to help
develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
 2017 BRICS Film Festival will be held in Chengdu, southwest China’s
Sichuan Province.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar
Sharma were the only two Indians to make it to an annual list of ‘100
most influential people in the world’ 2017, released by the Time
magazine.
 Indian Navy has begun a joint maritime 'Varuna' exercise with the
French Navy at the Mediterranean Sea to further deepen combat
coordination between the two navies.
 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced the renaming
of Ballabgarh town in Faridabad as Balramgarh. The princely State was
founded by Balram Singh in 1739.
 International Labour Day, also known as International Worker's Day or May
Day is observed on 01st of May every year to promote and encourage the
international labour associations
 The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) has
come into force, aimed to protect the interests of homebuyers across the
country and bring transparency.
 Dubai has become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font.
The font, available in three styles as 'Dubai', 'Dubai Medium' and 'Dubai
Light', can be in italics, underlined and bold.
 Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading business groups, has appointed
Soumen (Sam) Ghosh as Managing Director of Financial Services.
 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has constituted Technical
Committee to lay down Technical Standards for the performance of core
services and other services in accordance with Regulation 14 of the IBBI
(Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017.
 Usha Ananthasubramanian, MD, and CEO, Punjab National Bank, has been
appointed as MD & CEO of Allahabad Bank.
 Sunil Mehta, Executive Director, Corporation Bank, has been appointed as MD &
CEO of Punjab National Bank.
 MO Rego, MD & CEO of Bank of India, has been appointed MD & CEO of
Syndicate Bank.
 India's largest cab aggregator Ola has partnered with Bharti Airtel to launch a range
of integrated digital offerings to customers.
 “Mukti Bhawan”, a movie about a man who accompanies his father on a journey to
Varanasi, has won the Best Film at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).
 Apple Inc became the first US company to top the $800 billion mark in market
capitalization slightly more than two years after it crossed the $700 billion
thresholds.
 Microblogging platform Twitter has elevated Taranjeet Singh as its Country Director
for India. Mr. Singh was earlier leading the charge for sales and marketing support
for Twitter’s advertisers in India.
 ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar has become the first Indian woman to be
conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate
Citizenship.
 Softbank has made its biggest investment in an Indian digital enterprise by sealing a
funding round of Rs 9,000 crore ($1.4 billion) in mobile payments provider Paytm.
 Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed by the
World Health Organisation as its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in
South-East Asia Region to spread awareness about the disease.
 Forbes magazine has named Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman
Mukesh Ambani as the topmost among its "Global Game Changers"
who are transforming their industries and changing the lives of billions
around the world.
 Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a
record-equaling fourth time having scored 37 goals in the Spanish
league.
 The Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest, followed by
Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations in the country.
 Setting up of new AIIMS in Kamrup, Assam
 Cochin Port Trust has received two Best Performance Awards from
Ministry of Shipping for the highest growth in operating surplus & also
for achieving third highest growth in cargo traffic among the major
ports in the year 2016-17.
 43rd G7 Summit was held in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. The 43rd G7
summit was the first summit for British PM Theresa May.
 British PM Theresa May narrowly wins Parliament confidence vote - Got 323 votes
in favour and 309 against in the 650-seat parliament.
 The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved the
membership of Argentina, Madagascar, and Tonga at its second annual meeting of
Governors.
China has launched world’s largest floating solar farm in Anhui province. The 40-
megawatt power plant has 160,000 panels resting on a lake.
 The US has cleared the sale of 22 unmanned Guardian drones to India. This deal has
been termed as a “game changer” ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to
Washington for his maiden meeting with President Donald Trump.
 India has become the 71st country to ratify the United Nations International
Convention on Road Transports, TIR, a move that will help boost trade through
smoother movement of goods across territories.
 India 60th most innovative country - GII. India continued to rise in the Global
Innovation Index (GII) rankings for the second year in succession, after four
consecutive years of decline. In 2017 rankings released in Geneva (Switzerland),
India improved its position from 66 to 60.
 India, Mauritius sign MoU to institutionalize cooperation between Parliaments
India overtakes China to top global retail index: Study. India has surpassed China to
secure the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business
 Union Govt launches VAJRA scheme to attract Indian scientists abroad
 NITI Aayog has launched SATH, a program providing ‘Sustainable Action for
Transforming Human Capital’ with the State Governments.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Export-Import Bank of India
(EXIM Bank) and Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) for export credit of USD 9
billion for infrastructural development in India and for the supply of goods and services
as part of projects in third countries.
Uttar Pradesh Government has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank
(ADB) for a loan of 1950 crore rupees for strengthening of roads in different districts.
 Indore gets India’s first traffic control robot.
 Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministers Meeting was held in Bologna, Italy to
discuss issues ranging from climate change to sustainable development and litter at sea.
Adi Godrej Chairman of Godrej Group and Andrew Liveries CEO of Dow Chemical have
been awarded the Global Leadership Awards of the US-India Business Council
Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize 2017 for his
novel ‘A Horse Walks Into a Bar’.
 Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time.
 Shashikant Kutwal has won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual Chess
Championship for differently-abled.
 Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski produced a
fighting performance to beat their German-Colombian opponents.
 The Goods and Services Tax or GST is implemented in India from 1st July
2017.
 Madhya Pradesh government has planted 6.63 crore saplings on the banks
of Narmada in 12 hours, a feat that may find its way into the Guinness
World Records.
 Indian captain Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most ODI
hundreds while chasing. Kohli scored his 18th century for India while
chasing to beat West Indies by eight wickets in the fifth ODI to clinch the
five match series 3-1.
 India top the medal tally for the first time in the history of the Asian
Athletics with 29 medals (12gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze).
 Indian women cricketer Mithali Raj surpassed Charlotte Edwards of
England to become the highest run-getter. She also became the first ever
women cricketer to touch the 6,000 ODI runs mark.
 World Youth Skills day is celebrated on 15th July 2017.
 The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) was held
in New York. Sonam Kapoor’s Neerja won the best Film award and Alia
Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor won the best Actor award for Udta Punjab.
 Voting for the election of 14th President of India conducted on 17th July
2017. Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar is the main candidate for the
post. On 25th July 2017 Ram Nath Kovind took oath in Parliament’s central
hall as 14th President of India.
 Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar after support of BJP
party winning trust vote in Bihar assembly with 131 votes. BJP’s Sushil
Modi sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister.
 Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down after Pak Supreme Court
disqualifies him on corruption case. Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shehbaz Sharif
to be Pakistan’s new Prime Minister.
 The world’s smallest spacecraft, the ‘sprites’ – a 3.5cm x 3.5cm miniature
satellites weighing four grams each are successfully launch in orbit by
Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed
India’s first unmanned tank named Muntra (Mission UNmanned TRAcked).
It has three variants- surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in
areas with nuclear and bio threats.
 Delhi metro has been declared ‘the world’s first green metro’ after it added a
green certification for all its major buildings and installations to the list of
eco-initiatives.
 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut repo rate
by 25 basis points to 6percent.
 Bengaluru will have to launch India’s first heli-taxi service. The Kempegowda
International Airport will become the first airport in the country to have a helicopter-taxi
(heli-taxi) service.
 NDA candidate M Venkaiah Naidu elected as India’s 13th Vice President. Mr. Naidu
recieved 516 votes defeating the opposition’s candidate, former West Bengal Governor
Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.
 Economist Dr. Rajiv Kumar named as the new vice chairman of NITI Aayog after Arvind
Panagariya.
 Justice Dipak Mishra will succeed Chief Justice JS Khehar as the next Chief Justice of
India. He will take the charge on August 27 as 45th Chief Justice of India.
 Davinder Singh becomes 1st Indian to qualify for Javelin Finals at World Athletics
Championship.
 In the preliminary results from the first ever synchronised all Indian Asian Elephant
Population estimation pegs count at 27,312. According to the report, Karnataka has the
highest number of elephants (6,049), followed by Assam(5,719) and Kerela (3,054).
 Supreme court declares right to privacy as a fundamental right under constitution. The
supreme court order is based on array of petitions that have challenged the mandatory use
of Aadhaar cards to every citizen.
 The world’s most powerful X-ray laser has begun operating at Humburg, Germany.
The machine, called the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL), acts as a high
speed camera that can capture images of individual atoms in a few millionths of a
billionth of a second.
 MS Dhoni becomes the first wicket keeper to hit the 100-stumpings mark in ODI’s.
 PM Narendra Modi arrives in Xiamen, China to attend BRICS Summit started from
4th September 2017.
 Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged off the all women team of the
‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’ in Panaji, Goa. This is the first ever Indian
circumnavigation of the globe by an all women crew.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates world’s second biggest dam the “Sardar
Sarovar dam”. It has been constructed on the river Narmada.
 India’s first ingenuously built INS Kalavari submarine handed over to Indian Navy
by state owned Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.
 India has ranked the 40th most competitive economy in the world. Switzerland
topped the list followed by the US and Singapore.
 Five new governors are appointed for the stated of Bihar (Satya Pal Malik), Tamil
Nadu (Banwarilal Purohit), Assam (Jagdish Mukhi), Meghalaya (Ganga Prasad)and
Arunachal Pradesh (BD Mishra).
 Rajnish Kumar is appointed as the new chairman of SBI. He replaced Arundhati
Bhattacharya on 7th October 2017.
 In the GST council meeting today, the Union Government decided to put gem
and jewellery dealers out of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA).
 India has jumped 30 places to 100th place in the World Bank’s ease of doing
business rankings published for this year.
 Scientists from Switzerland have succeeded in generating the world’s shortest
laser pulse with duration of only 43 attoseconds.
 Virat Kohli became the sixth Indian to complete 9000 ODI runs during the third
game against New Zealand in Kanpur. He is also the fastest to score 9000 runs
in ODI.
 The Border Roads Organisation(BRO) has constructed the world’s highest
motorable road in Ladakh region at a hieght of over 19,300 feet.
 Renowned Hindi Litterateur Krishna Sobti has been chosen for this year’s
Jnanpith Award.
 DRDO successfully test fires India’s first indigenous sub-sonic cruise missile
Nirbhay which can be deployed from multiple platforms.
 Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after GST review announced that only 50
items will remain in the highest tax slab of 28 per cent, with 178 others moved
to the 18 percent bracket effective November 15.
 Radhika Jones becomes the first Indian origin to be elected as the editor in
chief of monthly American magazine Vanity Fair.
 Miss India Manushi Chhillar has won the Miss World beauty pageant for the year
2017 in Sanya,China.
 India’s nominee to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Dalveer Bhandari re-
elected after the United Kingdom withdrew its candidate, Christopher Greenwood.
 Indian captain Virat Kohli surpassed Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 11 centuries as
captain in test matches after he scored his 12 Test hundred as Indian captain. He also
equals Brian Lara’s record for the most test double hundreds as captain.
 Gross domestic product grows to 6.3 percent for July to September quarter.
 Cyclone Ockhi hits the coastal Tamil Nadu killing 4 peoples and damaging dozens
of houses.