30th November 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs of 30th November 2017

International Current Affairs

Victoria became the 1stAustralian state to legalise assisted dying or euthanasia after lawmakers voted in favour of allowing terminally ill patients the right to request a lethal drug to end their lives.

National Current Affairs

The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning for Kerala and Tamil Nadu as a depression formed in the Indian Ocean was turning into a cyclonic storm 'Ockhi'.

Awards & Honors

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra released a portrait of barrister Kapila Hingorani, which will be the first portrait of a female lawyer to be displayed in a Supreme Court library.
- Note : Hingorani was the first lawyer to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the apex court and sought justice for prisoners awaiting trial for long time periods.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked cooperative societies not to use the word 'Bank' in their names as it violates the Banking Regulation Act.
- The central bank said that such societies have neither been issued any licence nor are they authorised by the RBI to undertake banking business.
India has moved up one place to the 68th spot on the Global Entrepreneurship Index of 2018.
- Top 10 of Global Entrepreneurship Index 2018
- - United States
  - Switzerland
  - Canada
  - United Kingdom
  - Australia
  - Denmark
  - Iceland
  - Ireland
  - Sweden
  - France

New Appointments

Bollywood Actress Dia Mirza has been appointed as UN Environment's Goodwill Ambassador for India.
- She will work with the UN to further spread the message on priority areas including clean air, clean seas, wildlife protection and climate change.
Preet Didbal has been elected as the Mayor of Yuba city in California.
- With this, she became the 1st Sikh woman to hold the position in the US.

Sports Current Affairs

The Board of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) has decided to retire Sachin Tendulkar's number 10 jersey from the Indian men's cricket team.
India's Mirabai Chanu (23) has bagged the country's maiden Gold at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, becoming only the second Indian to do so after Karnam Malleswari, who won gold in 1995.

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