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Daily Current Affairs of 27th November 2017
International Current Affairs
- The 41-nation Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) pledged to wipe out terrorism at its first meeting today.
- Under the alliance formed in 2015, nations will assist each other in providing military force, financial aid, material or security expertise in the fight against terrorism. Iran, Iraq and Syria are not a part of the alliance.
- About IMCTC :
- Headquarters : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Formed on : 15th December 2015
- Founder : Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud (Saudi Arabia)
- Commander-in-Chief : Raheel Sharif (Pakistan)
- In a first, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has formulated clinical guidelines on responding to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused.
- The guidelines are grounded in human rights standards and ethical principles.
- They will assist frontline health care providers — general practitioners, gynaecologists, nurses and others — who may directly receive victim of sexual abuse or may identify sexual abuse during course of diagnosis and treatment.
Awards & Honors
- South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned Miss Universe 2017, becoming the 2nd woman from the country to win the title.
- India was represented by 21-year-old Shraddha Shashidhar, who didn't qualify for top 16.
Science & Technology
- Scientists from New Zealand have developed the World’s First Artificial Intelligence Politician, that can answer a person’s queries regarding local issues such as policies around housing, education and immigration.
- The virtual politician, called SAM, was created by Nick Gerritsen, a 49-year-old entrepreneur in New Zealand.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- The government has decided to allow Digital Payments for charging Electric Vehicles through various platforms including the BHIM app and Bharat QR code.
- The move follows recommendations from the Committee for Standardisation of the Protocol for Charging Infrastructure set up by the government.
- The committee also recommended that metering be done as per units consumed for charging each vehicle.
Sports Current Affairs
- The Indian men's kabaddi team defeated Pakistan to win Gpld in Asian Kabaddi Championship 2017.
- Important Note : The Indian women's team beat South Korea to win the Gold meldal.
- France defeated Belgium 3-2 to win Davis Cup for the first time in 16 years and 10th time overall.
- Important Note : Davis Cup is also known as the World Cup of Tennis.
- Indian boxers won 5 gold medals at the AIBA Women's Youth World Boxing Championships in Guwahati today.
- This was India's best performance in the tournament's history so far.
- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won his fourth F1 World Championship, finishing the season with 363 points after securing second position in the last race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix today.
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