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 India has topped the list of people living abroad at —— with about 5 17 million
million Indians residing in the Gulf region alone, according to a new
UN report.
 —— is the only city in India to boast of a logo of its own. Bengaluru
 Recently retired army chief —— was installed as Zimbabwe’s vice Constantino Chiwenga
president in Harare.
 —— became only the second bowler to take a hat-trick in Ranji Trophy Rajneesh Gurbani
Final recently.
 Turkey and —— inked a loan agreement for purchase of the S-400 Russia
missile defence system worth $2.5 billion.
 The 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be held in Manipur
 The Supreme Court collegium created history by picking —— as Indu Malhotra
the first woman advocate to be recommended for appointment as a
judge of the SC.
 —— created history by becoming the first Indian to win an international Aanchal Thakur
medal in skiing.
 The name of India’s fastest supercomputer yet is Pratyush
 —— (country) revoked a 38-year ban on selling alcohol to women Sri Lanka
and employing them in places where the brews are produced and
sold.
 The Union Cabinet allowed foreign airlines to invest upto —— per cent 49
under approval route in Air India.
 The World Economic Forum ranked India at —— position on a global 30th
manufacturing index.
 Scientists have discovered a new frog species in Arunachal Pradesh. Odorrana arunachalensis
The new species has been named
 Viswanathan Anand was crowned the World Rapid Chess Champion in Vladimir Fedoseev
Riyadh after he defeated —— in the tie-break play-off.
 Russia’s Supreme Court upheld election officials’ decision to Alexei Navalny
bar opposition leader —— from running for President in March’s
election.
 India successfully test-fired an AAD interceptor missile. Expand Advanced Air Defence
AAD.
 —— generated its highest export sales to India during January-October Peru
2017 with shipments totalling $1.57 billion, as compared to other Asian
economies such as China, South Korea, Japan and the UAE.
 —— (country) has declared a ‘garbage emergency’ as it battles Bali
mountains of trash that appear daily on its world-renowned beaches.
 English city —— has been picked as the replacement host for the 2022 Birmingham
Commonwealth Games.
 India announced a development assistance of —— million for Myanmar’s $25
Rakhine State.
 Conservationists warned that the —— is on the threshold of extinction Asiatic cheetah
following a UN decision to pull funding from conservation efforts to
protect it.

Courtsey: Civil Services Training Institute, Pala, Kerala

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