CURRENT AFFAIRS,GK NOV(2nd WEEK)

 Brunei named most improved economy in the world

Brunei Darussalam has been named the most improved economy
in the world for the third year in a row in the World Bank’s
 Doing Business Report 2018.
•    The report, which measures the efficiency and regulatory environment
 of domestic businesses of 190 economies, records Brunei jumping
 a significant 16 places to rank 56 worldwide.

India tops list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016: WHO

India topped the list of seven countries, accounting for 64 per cent of
the 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in 2016, according
 to a new report by the World Health Organisation.
•    India was followed by Indonesia, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria
and South Africa, according to a Global TB Report 2017 released by the WHO.
•    An estimated 1.7 million people died from TB in 2016, including nearly
 400,000 people who were co-infected with HIV, recording a drop by 4 per cent
 as compared to 2015, the report said.

ICICI’s Chanda Kochhar makes it to Forbes’ 100 most powerful women list

Chanda Kochhar, CEO of ICICI Bank was named the most powerful woman in India as
she ranked 32nd in World's 100 Most Powerful Women list by Forbes.
•    Other Indian women in the list are CEO of HCL Enterprise Roshni Nadar Malhotra,
 Chairperson of Biocon Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson of Hindustan Times Group
 Shobhana Bhartia and actress Priyanka Chopra.
•    German Chancellor Angela Merkel was ranked first in the list.

Kazakhstan to change its name by 2025

The central Asian country of Kazakhstan is changing
its name to Qazaqstan in a challenge to Russian influence
 over the country.
•    The former Soviet state announced that it will appoint
 a national committee to oversee the country's transition
from Russian Cyrillic to a Latin-based alphabet by 2025.
•    As a result, the name of the country will be changed
to the Latin equivalent 'Qazaqstan.'

 Lebanese prime minister resigns

Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri resigned,
 saying in a televised broadcast he sensed a plot
 to target his life and criticising Iran and its
Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
•    Hariri became Lebanon's prime minister late last
year after a political deal that also brought Hezbollah
ally Michel Aoun to office as the country's president.

World Tsunami Awareness Day:  November 5

World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on 5 November every year across the world.
•    In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
•    The first Tsunami Awareness Day was observed in 2016.
•    The focus of World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017 will be at reducing the number of affected people globally by disasters.

M C Mary Kom enters aian womens boxing championship final

Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom entered the final of Asian Women's Boxing Championships at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. She defeated Japan's Tsubasa Komura. She won four gold medals and a Silver in her five previous appearances at the event.