Latest Current Affairs of November 2019

The Malayalam writer who has been chosen for the 55th Jnanpith Award Akkitham Achutan Namboodri
The year in which India has been chosen to host Men's Hockey World Cup (to be held in Bhubaneshwar and Rourkela)2023
The motto of the Lokpal adopted in presence of Lokpal Chairman Justice (retired) Pinaki Chandra GhoshMa Gridhah Kasyasvidhanam (Do not be greedy for anyone’s wealth)
The Indian journalist who has been awarded the CPJ International Press Freedom Award 2019 for shedding light on important human rights issues through her investigative journalismNeha Dixit
The Oxford Word of the Year 2019Climate Emergency
The team which has won the 2019 Davis Cup defeating Canada in the finals in MadridSpain
The country which is most affected by terrorism as per Global Terrorism Index 2019 released by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Sydney (India is 7th most affected)Afghanistan
The Indian bodybuilder who has been crowned Mr. Universe (Pro) 2019 in the 90 kg category at an event in South KoreaChitahresh Natesan
The State which has banned manufacturing, sale and storage of single use plastic from 01 January 2020Kerala
The place in Uttar Pradesh where Destination North-East festival was inaugurated by Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State, DoNERVaranasi
The venue of India’s first largest biotechnology conference Global Bio-India Summit, 2019 held from 21 to 23 Nov 2019New Delhi
The new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka who succeeds Ranil WickremesingheMahinda Rajapaksa
The Indian sportsperson who has been named PETA India's Person of the Year 2019 for his animal advocacy effortsVirat Kohli
The renowned broadcaster and natural historian who has been chosen to be awarded the 2019 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize by the Indira Gandhi Memorial TrustSir David Attenborough
The country which has become the first in the world to introduce WHO recommended TCV (Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine) in its national immunisation programmePakistan
The State in which the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has launched SAANS (Social Awareness and Action to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully) campaign to reduce child mortality due to penumoniaGujarat
The green tea and white tea of this place in West Bengal have been granted GI (Geographical Indication) tagDarjeeling
The place at which the establishment of the National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa as an autonomous organization under the Ministry of AYUSH has been approved by the Union Cabinet (Sowa-Rigpa is a traditional system of medicine practiced in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan, China, Nepal and India)Leh
The new President of Sri Lanka who succeeds President Maithripala Sirisena for a five-year termGotabaya Rajapaksha
The new and 47th Chief Justice of India who succeeds Chief Justice Ranjan GogoiChief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde
The first bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and Qatari Emiri Naval Forces conducted from 17 to 21 Nov 19 at Doha was namedExercise Za’ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Sea)
The Indian athlete who has been listed in the Time Next 100 that spotlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics etc.Dutee Chand
The rank of India in the Global Bribery Risk Index 2019 released by the US based organisation Trace International 78
The venue of 2 days International Conference on Yoga held from 15 to 16 Nov 2019 with the theme Yoga for Heart CareMysuru, Karnataka
The venue of 11th BRICS Summit held from 13 to 14 November 2019 with the theme "Economic Growth for an Innovative Future"Itamaraty Palace, Brasilia (Brazil)
The theme of 39th edition of India International Trade Fair inaugurated by Shri Nitin Gadkari at Pragati Maidan in DelhiEase of Doing Business
The noted Indian academic and mathematician who passed away on 14 November 2019Dr. Vashishtha Narayan Singh
The venue of joint counter-terrorism drills under 'Exercise Shakti-2019' carried out by the armies of India and France from October 31 to November 13Mahajan, Rajasthan
The Union Minister who has been given the additional charge of Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises due to the resignation of Arvind Ganpat Sawant (Shiv Sena MP)Prakash Javadekar
The cricketer who has become the first Indian (male) to take a hat trick in T20 Internationals (playing against Bangladesh in Nagpur)Deepak Chahar
The cyclone which hit West Bengal and Bangladesh causing substantial loss of lives and property was namedBulbul
The Indo-US joint tri-services Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise held on the Eastern seaboard from 13 to 21 Nov 19 was namedTIGER TRIUMPH
The Indian cricketer who has become the first from the country (and second in the world) to play in 100 T20 internationalsRohit Sharma
The well-known author, journalist and editor-in-chief of Rajasthan Patrika who has been chosen for the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award Award by Press Council of IndiaGulab Kothari
The venue of 2 day BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) conclave held from 07 to 08 November 2019Visakhapatnam
The place in Himachal Pradesh where Global Investors meet named Rising Himachal was inaugurated by the PM Shri Narendra ModiDharamshala
The bilateral maritime exercise conducted by Indian and Indonesian navies in the Bay of Bengal from 06 to 07 Nov 19 was namedSamudra Shakti
The team which has won the 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy cricket tournament defeating India C in the finals in JamshedpurIndia B
The venue of first India-Uzbekistan military exercise Dustlik-2019 held from 04 to 13 Nov 2019Tashkent
The well-known Hindi writer who has been conferred 28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 by KK Birla FoundationLeeladhar Jagoori
The veteran communist leader and trade unionist and former Member of Parliament who passed away on 31 Oct 2019Gurudas Dasgupta
The venue of the 35th ASEAN Summit being held from 31 Oct to 4 Nov with the theme Advancing Partnership for Sustainability Bangkok
The venue of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 to be held from November 5th to 8th with the theme RISEN India (Research, Innovation and Sceince Empowering the Nation)Kolkata

World Athlete of the Year 2019

Awarded by: World Athletics (formerly International Association of Athletics Federation)

#CategoryAthleteFieldCountry
1.MenEliud KipchogeMarathonKenya
2.WomenDalilah Muhammad400m hurdlesUSA

International Children's Peace Prize 2019
#WinnerCountryTheme
1.Greta ThunbergSwedenEnvironment
2.Divina MaloumCameroonPeace

New Governors

Mizoram - PS Sreedharan Pillai


Launch of PSLV-C47

Launch date: 27 Nov 2019

Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

Satellites launched with PSLV : Cartosat-3 and 13 nanosatellites of USA

The mission life of the Cartosat-3 is 5 years. Cartosat-3 will address the increased user’s demands for large scale urban planning, rural resource and infrastructure development, coastal land use and land cover, etc.


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Important Days of November

Vigilance Awareness Week: 28 October to 02 November

Theme: Integrity, A way of life.

World Tsunami Awareness Day: 05 November 2019

Designated by : United Nations General Assembly

First Observed in: 2016

World Science Day for Peace and Development: 10 November

Designated by : UNESCO

Theme: Open Science, leaving no one behind

First Observed in: 2001

World Pneumonia Day: 12 November

Designated by : WHO

First Observed in: 2009

World Diabetes Day: 14 November

Designated by : International Diabetes Federation

Theme: The Family and Diabetes

First Observed in: 1991 by IDF, adopted by UN in 2006

International Day for Tolerance: 16 November

Designated by : United Nations General Assembly

First observed in : 1995

World Toilet Day: 19 November

Designated by : World Toilet Organisation

Theme: Leaving no one behind

First Observed in: 2001 by World Toilet Organisation and accepted by UN in 2013

Universal Childrens' Day: 20 November

Designated by : UN General Assembly

Day established in: 1954

World Philosophy Day: (3rd Thursday of Nov) 21 November

Designated by : UNESCO

First Observed in: 2002

World Television Day: 21 November

Designated by : UN General Assembly

Day established in: 1997

World Fisheries Day: 21 November

Designated by : World Fisheries Forum

Theme in India: 2022 Ka Hai Sapna...Kisan Ki Aay Ho Dugna - Sankalp Se Siddhi

First Observed in: 1997

International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: 25 November

Designated by : United Nations General Assembly

Theme: Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands Against Rape

First Observed in: 2000

National Milk Day: 26 November

Designated by : Indian Dairy Association

Occasion: Birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien

First Observed in: 2014


50th International Film Festival of India

Venue: Goa

Opening Film: Despite the Fog (Italy)

Opening film of Indian Panorama: Hellaro (Gujarati)

Closing Film: Marghe and her mother (Italy)

Best Film (Golden Peacock) Award: Particles directed by Blaise Harrison

Best Director Award (Silver Peacock): Lijo Jose Pellissery for ‘Jallikattu’

Best Actor (Male) (Silver Peacock): Seu Jorge for Marighella

Best Actor (Female) (Silver Peacock): Usha Jadhav for Mai Ghatt: Crime No. 103/2005

Special Jury Award (Silver Peacock): Pema Tseden for Balloon

Best Debut Feature Film of a Director: Amin Sidi Boumediene for ‘Abou Leila’ and Marius Olteanu for ‘Monsters’

The ICFT –UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Rwanda by Riccardo Salvetti

Lifetime Achievement award: Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (French actress)

Icon of the Golden Jubilee of the IFFI: Rajnikanth


Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019

Top 3 States

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Haryana
  3. Gujarat

Top 3 Districts

  1. Peddapalli, Telangana
  2. Faridabad, Haryana
  3. Rewari, Haryana

Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The amendment provides for the following, namely:—

  1. to delete "the President of the Indian National Congress" as a Trustee;
  2. to make "the Leader of Opposition recognised as such in the House of the People or where there is no such Leader of Opposition, then, the Leader of the single largest Opposition Party in that House" a Trustee, in place of "the Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha"; and
  3. to confer power upon the Central Government to terminate the term of a nominated trustee before the expiry of his term without assigning any reason

Quami Ekta Week

19 Nov to 25 Nov 2019

19 Nov 2019: National Integration Day

20 Nov 2019: The Welfare of Minorities Day

21 Nov 2019: Linguistic Harmony Day

22 Nov 2019: Weaker Sections Day

23 Nov 2019: Culturul Unity Day

24 Nov 2019: Women's Day

25 Nov 2019: Conservation Day


Shri TN Seshan

Born: 15 Dec 1932; Death: 10 Nov 2019

Cabinet Secretary: March to Dec 1989

Chief Election Commissioner: Dec 1990 to Dec 1996

Won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Govt service in 1996

Contested the Presidential elections against Shri KR Narayanan in 1997

Books written: The Degeneration of India and A Heart full of Burden


Abbreviations in News

RCEP - Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

DIN - Document Identification Number


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