9th November Important Current Affairs 2019 - Prasad's Banking, SSC & CDS Coaching Institute, Bangalore

Cabinet Secretary chairs NCMC meeting to review preparedness to deal with Severe Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ over West Bengal and Odisha
Maharashtra Chif Minister Devendra Fadnavis resigns; asked to continue as ‘acting chief minister’ by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari
withdraws SPG (Special Protection Group) protection from Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka
10th Meeting of Heads of Departments of SCO Member States, dealing with the prevention and elimination of Emergency situations, held in New Delhi
IAF launches multiplayer version of its interactive mobile game ‘Indian Air Force – A Cut Above’

THREE GUINESS World Records AT IISF

Students created three Guinness World Records at India International Science Festival (IISF) held in Kolkata from November 5th to 8
Students created Guinness World Record by forming the world’s largest prototype of a human chromosome
1,598 students created a Guinness World Record for the largest astrophysics lesson and assembly of spectroscopes
268 students created Guinness World Record of most students assembling radio kits simultaneously

UNGA votes 187-3 to condemn United States’ continued embargo against Cuba
Donald Trump fined $2 million by way of US Court for misusing charity for political ends
5 killed as earthquake of 5.8 magnitude strikes Iran’s Azerbaijan province

Country’s foreign exchange reserves touch a recent lifetime high of USD 446.098 billion in the week to November 1
introduces Steel Scrap Recycling Policy that ambitions to reduce steel scrap imports
Kumar Mangalam Birla conferred ABLF (Asian Business Leadership Forum) Global Asian Award in Dubai

MFI BORROWING LIMITS

RBI on November 8, 2019 increased the household income limits for borrowers of NBFC-MFIs from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.25 lakh for the rural agricultural areas.
The limit has been increased from Rs 1.6 lakh for urban or semi-urban areas to Rs 2 lakh

MOODY’S CREDIT RATING OUTLOOK

India’s credit score ratings outlook was cut to negative by Moody’s Investors Service
The foreign currency rating was retained at Baa2, the second-lowest investment grade score

International Hockey Federation (FIH) selects India to host Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2023
IHF names Spain and the Netherlands named as the co-hosts of the 2022 Women’s World Cup
CBSE will be observing Fitness Week in the 2d and third week of November as a part of Fit India Movement