TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - November 20, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in2017

TNPSC Current Affairs - November 2017 by TNPSC Guru for Prelims

1.India moved up one position in per capita GDP 

India has moved one position up to 126^th place in terms of per capita GDP of countries. India has per capita GDP of $7,710 in 2017 comparing to $6,690 last year. Qatar remains first with per capita GDP of $1,24,930.

It was published in the data which is part of latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) report of World Economic Outlook. It ranks the countries in terms on per capita GDP based purchasing power parity (PPP).

About Purchasing power parity:

2.International Congress of Military Medicine Begins in India for First Time. 

The 42^nd world congress of the International committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) begins in India for First Time. It is organised by the Armed forces Medical services with the theme of Military Medicine in Transition: Looking Ahead.”

ICMM is an international inter-governmental organisation located at Brussels in Belgium. It is founded in 1921 with the aim to strengthen the cooperation between Armed forces in Health Services.

 3.Indian Army set world record of riding 50 men in single Motorcycle. 

Indian Army Set a world record for riding 50 men in single Motorcycle at the Indian Air force base in Yelahanka, Bengaluru.

4.IOC to set up India’s first e-vehicle charging station.

Indian Oil cooperation has set up India’s first E-vehicle Charging Station at Nagpur in collaboration with OLA.

5.Paes, purav wins challenger title in US. 

India’s Leander paes and Purav Raja wins Challenger title in Champaign US defeating Ruan Roelofse of South Africa and Joe Salisbury of Britain by 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-5.