Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 18 November 2019

Here are the top News Headlines of 18 November 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

National Current Affairs

  • Indian Army conducting Sindhu Sudarshan exercise in Barmer, Rajasthan from Nov 16 to Dec 5
  • ICMR inks agreement with NIAD of US and Gates Foundation for healthcare research collaboration; ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research, NIAD: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • Justice Ravi Ranjan sworn in as new chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court in Ranchi
  • India extends Visa-on-Arrival facility to nationals of the United Arab Emirates

Economy & Business Current Affairs

  • PSU Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) starts supplying a special winter-grade diesel to Ladakh
  • NCAER pegs India’s GDP growth for 2019-20 at 4.9% in its mid-year review

International Current Affairs

  • SLPP (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Presidential election in Sri Lanka
  • World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims observed on November 17

Sports Current Affairs

  • India’s Purav Raja and Ramkumar Ramanathan win men’s doubles title at KPIT MSLTA Challenger tennis in Pune
  • Hong Kong Open Badminton: Honk Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu (men’s) and China’s Chen Yu Fei (women’s) win singles titles
  • India’s Harmeet Desai wins men’s singles title at the ITTF Challenge Indonesia Open Table Tennis tournament

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