Current Affairs - November 5, 2017 Current Affairs

Jnanpith Selection Board announced that renowned Hindi writer Krishna Sobti has been chosen for 2017 Jnanpith Award.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) clarified that farmers do not need to quote Permanent Account Number (PAN) for cash sale of their produce up to Rs 2 lakh a day.

Insurance firm Bajaj Allianz has come up with India's first ever insurance cover for individual victims of cyber crime. Under this policy, insurance cover will be provided against online fraud, identity theft, cyber-stalking and extortion, phishing and malware attack.

The 2017 World Youth Forum has started at Sharam El Shiekh in Egypt on November 4, 2017.

Tamil Nadu's historic Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam (Trichy) has won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for cultural heritage conservation.

Kenneth Juster, a top economic expert on India, has been appointed as the new US Ambassador to India, which is unanimously confirmed by US Senate on November 3, 2017.

Kerala State Government has decided to formulate a 'Trauma-Care Scheme', under which all accident victims in Kerala will be provided necessary emergency care and treatment free-of-cost for the first 48 hours after being admitted to a hospital. All the expenses incurred by the hospital on treatment of accident victim during first 48 hours will be paid by the Kerala State Government. Kerala State Government will claim these expenses from Insurance Companies.