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Nov 30, 2021
1. Nov 30 is observed as UN Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare.
2. Sanjib Banerjee has been appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
3. Magdalena Andersson has been elected as first female Prime Minister of Sweden.
  1. She returned to power soon after she she had resigned, due to a budget defeat that made a coalition partner quit. However, Magdalena Andersson got elected again.
4. Argentinian Footballer Lionel Messi won men’s Ballon d’Or award 2021, recognizing Best Male footballer globally, given by France Football. It was his record seventh time winning this title. Other awards on the occasion -
  1. Alexia Putellas (Spain) won Women's Ballon d'Or 2021.
  2. Kopa Trophy - Pedri (Spain).
    1. Kopa Trophy is presented to best performing player under age of 21.
  3. Yashin Trophy - Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy)
    1. Yashin Trophy is presented to best performing goalkeeper.
  4. Striker of the year - Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
  5. Club of the year - Chelsea (England)
5. Visits from India (Nov 2021) -
  1. Minister of State for External Affairs,V. Muraleedharan visited Gambia (West Africa). 2 agreements were also signed - Agreement on Exemption from Visa Requirement for Holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports, and General Framework Agreement for Cooperation.
6. Visits to India (Nov 2021) -
  1. Nepal Army Chief Prabhu Ram Sharma visited India.
    1. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Honorary Rank of General of Indian Army on Visiting Nepal Army Chief.
    2. Nepal had conferred honorary rank of ‘General of Nepal Army’ to Indian Army Chief Gen MM Naravane during his visit to Kathmandu in November 2020.
7. General News / Conferences (Nov 21- 30, 2021) -
  1. Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 observed by Central Vigilance Commission, from 26 October - 01 November 2021, with theme Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity.
  2. Madhya Pradesh Govt renamed Indore’s Patalpani railway station after tribal icon Tantya Bhil, who was well known as ‘Indian Robin Hood’ by the tribals. Notably, Bhopal’s Habibganj railway station was recently named after Rani Kamalapati, a tribal queen.
  3. First-of-its-kind, dedicated fisheries business incubator known as LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC), has been inaugurated in Gurugram (Haryana), to nurture fisheries start-ups.
  4. India’s first ‘grass conservatory’ or ‘germplasm conservation centre’ spread over an area of 2 acres, has been inaugurated at Ranikhet in Almora district of Uttarakhand.
  5. 13th edition of ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Summit organised virtually, by Cambodia as ASEM Chair. India was represented by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
  6. Jammu & Kashmir administration organized 1st ever Aharbal Festival at Kulgam, to promote tourism, particularly at Aharbal waterfall.
  7. World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Launched WePOWER India Partnership Forum, to boost South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER) in India.
  8. Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched India’s first Virtual Science Lab for Children under CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Jigyasa Programme, to connect students with scientists across country.
  9. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated several Tribal Welfare programs in Madhya Pradesh, including Ration Aapke Gram scheme & Sickle Cell Mission.
  10. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik laid foundation stone of Shree Mandira Parikrama Project (Heritage Corridor Project) near Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri.
  11. 5th edition of World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) held Virtually, inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, hosted by IIT Delhi.
  12. Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated state-of-the-art Centre for Nanotechnology (CNT) and Centre for Indian Knowledge System (CIKS) at IIT Guwahati.
  13. Uttar Pradesh’s first air pollution control tower opened in Noida, to curb problem of air pollution in Delhi NCR.
  14. Central American Nation El Salvador announced to build world’s first “Bitcoin City”, to be initially funded by bitcoin-backed bonds.
    1. It would get geothermal power from a volcano. Bitcoin City will not levy any taxes except for value-added tax (VAT).
  15. Venezuela has set a new Guinness World Record for largest orchestra with 8,573 musicians playing together for more than five minutes. It was played by country’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras, known as “El Sistema”.
  16. Eevamped Rezang La War memorial in Ladakh has been inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, as tribute to Indian soldiers who fought a battle there in 1962, against China.
  17. Pakistan Parliament passed International Court of Justice (Review and Re-consideration) Bill 2020 , that will give Indian National Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to appeal against his conviction. Bill seeks to provide a further right of review and reconsideration in giving effect to judgement of International Court of Justice.
  18. India’s 1st Food Museum Launched by Food Corporation of India, at Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu). It aims to digitally exhibit foodgrain production scenario in India and across globe also to also highlight challenges with regards to Food Storage.

Nov 29, 2021

Nov 29 is observed as UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

International Cricket Council (ICC) announced host countries of ICC men’s events Between 2024-2031 -

Event	Hosts
2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	USA & West Indies
2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy	Pakistan
2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	India & Sri Lanka
2027 ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup	South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia
2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	Australia & New Zealand
2029 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy	India
2030 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	England, Ireland & Scotland
2031 ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup	India & Bangladesh

52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa, with 5 BRICS Nations (Brazil, Russia, South Africa, China and India) as countries of focus.
1. Opening Film was The King of All the World (Carlos Saura), and Closing film was A Hero (Asghar Farhadi).
2. Awards -
  1. Best Film (Golden Peacock Award) - Ring Wandering (Japan), Directed by Masakazu Kaneko .
  2. Silver Peacock -
    1. Best Director: Václav Kadrnka for Saving One Who Was Dead
    2. Best Actor: Jitendra Joshi for Godavari
    3. Best Actress: Ángela Molina for Charlotte
    4. Special Jury Award - Renata Carvalho for The First Fallen AND Nikhil Mahajan for Godavari
    5. Best Debut Director: Marí Alessandrini for Zahorí
  3. Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award - Martin Scorsese (US) AND István Szabó (Hungary)
  4. Special Mention Jury Award - Roman Vasyanov for The Dorm
  5. ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal - Lingui, The Sacred Bonds Lingui by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  6. Indian Film Personality of the Year - Hema Malini AND Prasoon Joshi
3. Winners in 6th BRICS Film Festival (Held Alongside 52nd IFFI)
  1. Best Film -
    1. Barakat (South Africa)
    2. The Sun Above Me Never Sets (Russia)
  2. Best Director - Lucia Marat (Brazil)
  3. Best Actor - Dhanush (India)
  4. Best Actress - Lara Boldorini (Brazil)
  5. Jury Special Mention - Han Yan (China)
4. Jury -
  1. International Jury headed by Rakhshān Banietemad (Iran)
  2. Feature Film Jury headed by SV Rajendra Singh Babu (Kannada cinema).
  3. Non-feature film jury headed by S. Nallamuthu.
5. Notably -
  1. Tamil film Koozhangal was screened at Indian Panorama segment in 52 International film festival Goa. Koozhangal is also India’s official entry for 94th Academy Awards (Oscars 2022).

Nov 28, 2021
1. Tata Literature Live! Awards 2021 -
  1. Lifetime Achievement - Anita Desai
  2. Poet Laureate Award - Adil Jussawalla
  3. Book of the year (Fiction) - Asoca : A Sutra by Irwn Allan Sealy
  4. Book of the year (Non - Fiction) - orn A Muslim: Some Truths About Islam in India by Ghazala Wahab (Aleph)
  5. First Book (Fiction) - A Death in Shonagachhi by Rijula Das
  6. First Book (Non-Fiction) - Landscapes of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought by Kavitha Iyer
  7. Sultan Padamsee Playwriting Award - Undaunted by Ram Ganesh Kamatham
2. 2021 Indonesia Masters Badminton Title -
  1. Men's singles - Kento Momota (Japan)
  2. Women's singles - An Se-young (South Korea)
  3. Men's doubles - Japan's Takuro Hoki AND Yugo Kobayashi
  4. Women's doubles - Japan's Nami Matsuyama AND Chiharu Shida
3. As per World Bank Data -
  1. India remained world's largest recipient of remittances, receiving $87 billion in 2021. US remained biggest source of remittances to India.
  2. India is followed by China, Mexico, Philippines, and Egypt, among top recepients.
4. Novelist Beryl Thanga received 12th Manipur State Award for Literature 2020 for his book Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat (I and the then island).
5. Noted Former Indian badminton Player Prakash Padukone has been selected for Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 by Badminton World Federation (BWF).
6. As per 2021 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix that measures business bribery risks -
  1. India ranked 82nd, compared to 77 in 2020.
  2. Top 5 - Denmark (1), Norway (2), Sweden (3)
  3. Neighbors - China (135), Pakistan (150), Bangladesh (167), Sri Lanka (92)
7. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) won her first WTA Final Tennis title, beating Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) in the final. Muguruza is first Spaniard to win WTA Finals.
8. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Shombi Sharp (US), as a sustainable development expert, as UN Resident Coordinator in India.
9. Govt approved a new Rajya Sainik Board (RSB) for UT of Ladakh, as an effective link between Centre and Ladakh Administration.
10. Arunachal Pradesh Govt approved Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change Resilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh, which aims to promote climate-resilient development in state.
  1. Pakke Declaration focuses on a multi-sectoral approach to low-emission and climate-resilient development based on five broad themes, or Panch Dharas.
11. Author M Mukundan won 2021 JCB prize for Literature, for his book Delhi: A Soliloquy.
  1. Book was originally written in Malayalam, and translated into English by Fathima EV and Nandakumar K.
  2. The award includes a prize amount of Rs 25 lakh.
12. 2 Indian teenage brothers won 2021 KidsRights International Children's Peace Prize for tackling pollution from household waste. Vihaan and Nav Agarwal had developed One Step Greener initiative, segregating recyclables and organising pickups for trash from thousands of homes.
13. 3rd edition of India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX–21 held in Andaman Sea.
14. Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approved Kaiser-i-Hind as state butterfly, scientifically known as Teinopalpus imperialis.
15. 2021 ATP Finals Men's Tennis (Turin, Italy) -
  1. It was season-ending event for the highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams on the 2021 ATP Tour.
  2. Singles - Alexander Zverev (Germany). He defeated Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
  3. Doubles - Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) AND Nicolas Mahut (France)
16. Australia officially became part of new Nuclear Powered Submarine defence alliance named AUKUS, with UK and US, after signing a deal in Canberra (Australia).
  1. Under AUKUS deal, Australia will be provided with 8 nuclear-powered submarines capable of stealthy and long-range missions.
  2. It is first agreement on technology signed by three countries after formation of the defence alliance AUKUS (Australia-UK-US).
17. RBI Internal Working Group on digital lending including lending through online platforms and mobile apps, submitted its report, with Jayant Kumar Dash as Chairman.
  1. Thrust of the report has been on enhancing customer protection and making digital lending ecosystem safe while encouraging innovation.
18. RBI Internal Working Group to review extant guidelines on ownership and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks, submitted its report. The Internal Working Group (IWG) made 33 recommendations to RBI, 21 of which have beeen accepted. Including -
  1. Initial lock-in requirements will continue as minimum of 40 % of paid-up voting equity share capital of the bank for the first five years.
  2. Cap on promoters’ stake in long run of 15 years has been raised from 15 % to 26 % of paid-up voting equity share capital of the bank.
  3. Minimum initial capital requirement for licensing new banks has been increased -
    1. Universal Banks - Increased to 1000 crore (from 500 crores).
    2. SFBs - Increased to 300 crores (from 200 crores).
    3. For UCBs transiting to SFBs - Increased to 150 crores (from present 100 crores), which has to be increased to 300 crores in 5 years (from present 200 crores).

Nov 27, 2021

72nd edition of National Book Awards 2021 winners, announced by National Book Foundation (US) -
1. Fiction - Hell of a Book (Jason Mott)
2. Non-Fiction - All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake (Tiya Miles)
3. Young People’s Literature - Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
4. Poetry - Floaters (Martín Espada)
Nov 27 is observed as National Organ Donation Day in India.
As per IPF Smart Policing’ Index 2021 by Indian Police Foundation (IPF) -
1. Andhra Pradesh secured first rank, followed by Telangana and Assam.
2. Bihar Ranked Last (29th), while Uttar Pradesh is ranked 2nd last.
3. Also, As per MHA's 2021 Data -
  1. Sadar Bazar police station in Delhi has been ranked as best police station of India for 2021, followed by Gangapur (Ganjam district of Odisha) and Bhattu Kalan (Fatehabad district of Haryana)

2021 Asian Archery Championships (Dhaka, Bangladesh) -

Medal Table -

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	9	3	3	15
2	India	1	4	2	7
3	Bangladesh	0	1	2	3
3	Kazakhstan	0	1	2	3

For India, Gold was won by Jyothi Surekha Vennam in Women's individual Event.

Union Minister Smriti Irani's First Novel Lal Salaam: A Novel, has been released.
Book India vs UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win, by Indian diplomat Syed Akbaruddin, has been released.
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) collaborated with Google, for piloting a social impact lending programme with financial assistance up to Rs 1 crore at subsidized interest rates.
1. It brings a corpus of $15 million to micro-enterprises as a crisis response related to Covid-19 for reinvigoration.
2. MSMEs wth turnover up to 5 crores will get loans between 25 lakh to 1 crore.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu released book Srimadramayanam, written by Sasikiranacharya. It is about leadership, good governance, and rule of law of Lord Rama.
Book The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India, authored by Debashish Mukerji, has been released.

Nov 26, 2021
1. Nov 26 is observed as National Milk Day In India, to commemorate birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, father of India’s White Revolution.
  1. First National Milk Day was celebrated on 26 November 2014, marked by Indian Dairy Association (IDA).
  2. Dr. Kurien is also famous for his ‘Operation Flood’, world’s largest agricultural development program. He established 30 institutions which are run by various farmers and workers and played a key role in establishment and success of Amul brand.
  3. India is 2nd largest Milk producer in world, after US.
2. Nov 26 is observed as Constitution Day in India (Samvidhan Divas). It commemorates adoption of the Constitution of India on 26 November 1949 by Indian Constituent Assembly. However, the Indian Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950.
  1. Government declared observing 26 November as Constitution Day in 2015, as 2015 represented 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar, who had chaired the drafting committee of Constituent Assembly. Previously, Nov 26 was celebrated as National Law Day.
3. Book Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World, as an autobiography of Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (South Korea), has been released. It consists of life experiences and challenges that the author faced in his life & elaborates his tenure in the United Nations (UN). He served as the 8th Secretary-Gener.
4. India-born American economist & Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee's new book Cooking to Save your Life, has been released.
5. International Cricket Council (ICC) appointed Geoff Allardice (Australia) as its new permanent CEO, replacing India's Manu Sawhney.
6. Industrial Awards (Nov 2021) -
  1. International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021 has been awarded jointly to Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of NDTV, and Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Prakash Chandra of “The Week”. Also, IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020 had been awarded to Ritika Chopra of The Indian Express.
  2. TV and Radio shows produced by Doordarshan and All India Radio respectively got multiple awards at ABU - UNESCO Peace Media Awards 2021 at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
    1. Doordarshan’s programme 'DEAFinitely Leading the Way' won award under ‘Living Well with Super Diversity’ category.
    2. All India Radio’s programme ‘Living on the edge – The coastal lives’ won another award in the category of ‘Ethical & Sustainable Relationship with Nature’.
Nov 25, 2021
1. PM Narendra Modi laid Foundation Stone of Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.
  1. It will be 5th international airport in Uttar Pradesh, and 2nd in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
  2. Uttar Pradesh has now become state with highest number of international airports in India. Other 4 are at Lucknow, Varanasi, Kushinagar and Ayodhya.
  3. The airport has been developed by Zurich Airport International AG (Switzerland), over 1330 acres of land, expected to be operational by 2024.
  4. Once operational, it will be largest airport in India and Asia, and first net-zero emissions airport in India, with capacity to serve 1.2 crore passengers a year.
2. Nov 19 - 25 is observed as Qaumi Ekta Week In india, to foster spirit of Communal Harmony -
  1. November 19 - National Integration Day (Birth Anniversary of Indira Gandhi)
  2. November 20 - Welfare of Minorities Day
  3. November 21 - Linguistic Harmony Day.
  4. November 22 - Weaker Sections Day
  5. November 23 - Cultural Unity Day
  6. November 24 - Women’s Day.
  7. November 25 - Conservation Day.
  8. Also, UNESCO World Heritage Week is observed annually between November 19 - 25.
3. Nov 25 is Marked as UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. 2021 Theme is Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!.
  1. On November 25 in 1960, three Mirabal sisters were assassinated upon orders from Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. In 1981, activists from Caribbean Feminist Encuentros marked November 25 as day to raise awareness of violence against women. In 1999, Date received official UN resolution.
4. Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah has been appointed new Prime Minister of Kuwait.
5. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched several new schemes and initiatives in Jammu & Kashmir, Including -
  1. Tejasvini & Hausala schemes of J&K Bank, Shikhar & Shikara schemes of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and SIDBI cluster development fund for Rs. 200 crore.
  2. Tejasvini scheme focuses on providing assistance of 5 lakh to girls between 18-35 years for starting their business.
  3. Shikhar scheme focuses on meeting credit requirements up to 2 crore for hotel, tour & tourism industry.
6. Book by Former Army Officer Maroof Raza, titled Contested Lands: India, China, and the Boundary Dispute, has been released.
7. US Based JPMorgan Chase has been named world’s most important bank, for health of wider financial system, as per list of world’s 30 most systemic banks, released by Financial Stability Board (FSB).
  1. Top 30 lenders are divided between four buckets, in order of how systemic, international, interconnected and complex they are.
8. 15th edition of Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka biennial Coast Guard Exercise Dosti has been conducted in Maldives.
9. S K Sohan Roy from Kerala (CEO of Aries Group) became first Indian to be honoured with Knighthood of Parte Guelfa in Florence (Italy), for his humanitarian and Environmental protection efforts.
10. Book by Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan Awardee Historian Brijinder Nath Goswamy, titled Conversations: India’s Leading Art Historian Engages with 101 themes, and More, has been released.
Nov 24, 2021
1. Nov 24 is observed as Martyrdom Day of 9th Guru of Sikhs, Guru Teg Bahadur. He martyred on November 24, 1675.
  1. Also, World Health Organization observes Global Antimicrobial Awareness Week between November 18 - 24.
  2. Also, Nov 24 is observed as Lachit Divas in several parts of India, Mainly in Assam. It marks birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan, a commander in Ahom kingdom. He was known for his leadership in 1671 Battle of Saraighat, when he drove away Mughal forces under command of Ram Singh, to take over kingdom.
2. Indian Squash Player Saurav Ghosal became first Indian to win Malaysian Open Championships, after defeating Miguel Rodriguez (Colombia) in men’s singles final.
3. Book Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947, authored by Ayaz Memon, has been released.
4. American publishing company Merriam-Webster chosen word vaccine as its 2021 Word of the Year.
  1. Also, Collins Dictionary named term NFT (non-fungible token) as Word of the Year 2021.
5. As per NITI Aayog's first Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) -
  1. Bihar has been adjudged as state with highest level of multidimensional poverty, followed by Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Meghalaya.
  2. States with Least Multi-dimensional Poverty - Kerala, Goa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Punjab.
6. Hyderabad-based Indian Space Tech Startup Skyroot Aerospace successfully test-fired Dhawan-1, India’s first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine. This will power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle.
7. Army Chief MM Naravane released book Bangladesh Liberation @ 50 years: ‘Bijoy’ with Synergy, India-Pakistan war 1971, as a compilation of personal accounts of the war by veterans from India and Pakistan.
8. Indian Railways is constructing tallest pier railway bridge of world in Manipur, as part of Jiribam-Imphal railway line, which is part of a new broad gauge line being constructed to connect Manipu with rest of country.
  1. About -
    1. Bridge is being built at a height of 141 metres, with length 703 metres. Once completed, it will enable passengers to cover 111 km of distance in 2-2.5 hrs.
  2. Currently, tallest pier bridge record is held by 139-metre high Mala-Rijeka viaduct built at Montenegro in Europe.
9. Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated Project SWADESH, as first of its kind large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for Indian population, developed by DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC).
10. Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved creating cyber tehsils in state, making MP become first Indian state to have a cyber tehsil.
  1. Cyber Tehsil will make mutation process easy and people from anywhere in state can avail of its benefits.
  2. With this, process of conversion will become convenient in cases of undisputed land.
11. Military exercise Dakshin Shakti held in deserts of Jaisalmer, jointly by Indian Army and Air Force.
12. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represented India at 20th Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG), hosted in Nur-Sultan in virtual format under chairmanship of Kazakhstan.
  1. SCO was founded in 2001 by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan became its permanent members in 2017.
13. As per findings of fifth round of National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) released by health ministry -
  1. India's sex ratio has improved to 1020, compared to 1000 in NFHS-3(2005-06) and 991 in NFHS-4 (2015-16).
  2. This is the first time, in any NFHS or Census, that India's sex ratio has grown above 1000.
14. Labour ministry released new series of wage rate index (WRI) with the base year being 2016.
  1. Govt periodically revises base year of WRI for key economic indicators in order to provide a clear picture of economic changes and record wage pattern of workers.
  2. New series of WRI with base 2016=100 will replace the old series with base 1963-65.
  3. Total 37 industries have been covered in new WRI basket (2016=100),as against 21 industries in 1963-65=100 series.
  4. New WRI Series with base 2016=100 would be compiled twice a year on a point-to-point half-yearly basis, as on 1st January and 1st July of every year.
15. Cabinet Approvals (Nov 24, 2021) -
  1. General -
    1. Approved extension for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase V) for period of 4 months (December 2021 to March 2022), to provide 5 kg per person per month free of cost ration for all beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA).
      1. Phase-I and Phase-II were operational from April to June, 2020 and July to November, 2020 respectively.
      2. Phase-III was operational from May to June, 2021.
      3. Phase-IV is currently operational for July-November, 2021 months.
      4. Phase V will entail estimated additional food subsidy of 53344 Crores, with total outgo in terms of food-grains to be 163 LMT.
    2. Approved formation of Company (Special Purpose Vehicle) to privatize electricity distribution business in UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (DNH&DD), sale of Equity Shares of newly formed Company to highest bidder and formation of Trust(s) for serving employees’ liabilities.
      1. It will enable better services to over 1.45 lakh consumers of DNH&DD, including operational improvements and functional efficiencies in distribution.
  2. CCEA -
    1. Approved continuation of umbrella scheme Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS), along with its eight sub-schemes, to next finance cycle of five years i.e. 2021-2026, at estimated cost 2135 crores.
      1. ACROSS scheme pertains to atmospheric science programs of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and addresses different aspects of weather and climate services.
      2. Each of these aspects is incorporated as eight sub-schemes under the umbrella scheme "ACROSS" and is implemented in an integrated manner through mentioned institutes -
        India Meteorological Department (IMD)
        
        National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)
        
        Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)
        
        Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS).
    2. Approved continuation of umbrella scheme Ocean Services, Modelling, Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART) of Ministry of Earth Sciences, for implementation during period 2021-26, at overall cost 2177 crores.
      1. The scheme encompasses seven sub-schemes namely Ocean Technology, Ocean Modelling and Advisory Services (OMAS), Ocean Observation Network (OON), Ocean Non-Living Resources, Marine Living Resources and Ecology (MLRE), Coastal Research and Operation and Maintenance of Research Vessels.
      2. O-SMART scheme encompassing oceanographic research activities is being implemented with objectives for providing forecast and services based on the continuous observation of our oceans, development of technologies and exploratory surveys for sustainable harnessing of our oceanic resources (both living and non-living) and promotion of front-ranking research in ocean sciences.
    3. Approved stipendiary support of 3054 crores to apprentices who undergo apprenticeship training under National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) of Ministry of Education, for period 2021-22 to 2025-26.
      1. Approximately 9 lakhs apprentices will be trained by industry and commercial organisations.
      2. Apprentices who have completed graduate / diploma programme in Engineering, Humanities, Science and Commerce will be given stipend of 9000 and 8000 per monthrespectively.
      3. For this purpose, Govt has approved expenditure over 3000 crore during next five years, which is about 4.5 times expenditure made during previous 5 years.

Nov 23, 2021

International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) elected Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi (UAE) as its President for 4-year term.

Mercedes' British F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton won Qatar Grand Prix 2021 -

F1 Season 2021 -

Grand Prix	Winner	Race date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	28 March
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	18 April
Portuguese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	2 May
Spanish Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	9 May
Monaco Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	23 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	6 June
French Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	20 June
Styrian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	27 June
Austrian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	4 July
British Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	18 July
Hungarian Grand Prix	Esteban Ocon (France)	1 August
Belgian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	29 August
Dutch Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	5 September
Italian Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo (Australian -Italian)	12 September
Russian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	26 September
Turkish Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas (Finland)	10 October
United States Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 October
Mexico City Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	31 October
São Paulo Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	7 November
Qatar Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	21 November
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix		5 December
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		12 December

World’s first floating city will soon be built in South Korea, to deal with problem of floods due to rising sea levels.
1. It will be built off the coast of Busan in South Korea and is likely to be completed by 2025.
2. It will be a joint project by UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habit) and OCEANIX.
Vivek Johri has been appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), to succeed M Ajit Kumar.
HSBC India launched India’s 1st credit card made from recycled PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) plastic, in partnership with global cards manufacturer IDEMIA, to gradually eliminate single-use PVC plastic.
RBI approved Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to raise its stake in private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99 per cent, from 4.96% currently.

Nov 22, 2021
1. NASA Announced to Launch SWOT Mission (Surface Water and Ocean Topography), in November 2022.
  1. SWOT Mission is a collaboration between NASA and Space Agency of France National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), with contributions from UK and Canada.
  2. Objective is to make first global survey of Earth's surface water, to observe fine details of ocean surface topography, and measure how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time.
2. Misc. Appointments (Nov 2021) -
  1. CBI Special Director Praveen Sinha has been elected as a delegate from Asia to executive committee of INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organisation).
  2. Noted mountaineer from Uttarakhand, Harshwanti Bisht has been elected as first woman president of Indian Mountaineering Foundation.
3. As per report by Washington University (US), Moon’s top layer, called Regolith, has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people of Earth for nearly 100000 years.
  1. Regolith is made up of approximately 45 % oxygen. In order to extract this oxygen, process of electrolysis is required, which is used in manufacturing sector to produce aluminum.
4. Home Minister Amit Shah laid foundation stone of Rani Gaidinliu Tribal freedom fighters Museum in Luangkao village of Tamenglong District (Manipur).
5. Andhra Pradesh Govt announced that state will have only one capital, at Amravati.
  1. It dismisses earlier proposal to have 3 different capitals for state - Amravati as legislative capital, Visakhapatnam as executive capital and Kurnool as judicial capital.
6. International Emmy Awards 2021 -
  1. It recognizes excellence in television programs aired originally outside US, and non-English language US primetime program between Jan - Dec 2020.
  2. Notable Winners -
    1. Best Actor - David Tennant in Des ( United Kingdom)
    2. Best Actress - Hayley Squires in Adult Material ( United Kingdom)
    3. Best Drama Series - Tehran (Israel). Note that Indian Series Aarya (India) was also nominated.
7. China launched its 3rd Gaofen-11 reconnaissance satellite, onboard a Long March 4B rocket.
8. To promote tourism, Indian Railways announced to launch Bharat Gaurav trains, that will be operated by private players, and will run on theme-based circuits.
9. ICICI Bank launched online platform Trade Emerge, for exporters and importers across India, to offer comprehensive digital banking and value-added services to companies engaged in export and import.
  1. It is a first-of-its-kind initiative that will bring together end-to-end digital banking and value-added services on a single platform.
10. India will release about 5 million barrels of crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserves in parallel and in consultation with US, China, Japan and South Korea, to bring down global crude oil prices.
  1. US will release 50 million barrels of crude oil from its reserve. This is the first of its kind coordinated release of crude oil from strategic reserves globally.
11. Odisha Cabinet approved Odisha Electronics Policy 2021 to promote Odisha as an attractive destination for electronics industry, and promote electronics manufacturing in state. Policy will continue till March 31, 2026.
12. As per Research by McKinsey & Co. -
  1. Global wealth has tripled over last two decades, with China overtaking US for top spot worldwide.
  2. Net worth worldwide has risen to $514 trillion in 2020, from $156 trillion in 2000. China has accounted for almost one-third of increase as its wealth increased to $120 trillion, from $7 trillion in 2000.
  3. According to McKinsey, 68% of the global net worth has been stored in real estate.
Nov 21, 2021
1. Nov 21 is observed as World Fisheries Day.
  1. On this occasion, Department of Fisheries awarded best performing States in Fisheries sector, for 2020-21.
    1. Telangana named best performer in Inland Fisheries, while Andhra Pradesh awarded best marine State.
    2. Among Districts, Balasore (Odisha) is named Best Marine District, while Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) is named Best Inland District.
  2. Nov 21 is also observed as World Television Day, proclamied by UN in December 1996.
2. President Ram Nath Kovind Honored awardees of Swachh Survekshan 2021 at Swachh Amrit Mahotsav organised by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs as part of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 -
  1. Over 10 Lakh Population -
    1. For fifth consecutive year, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) has been named India’s Cleanest City, followed by Surat (Gujarat) and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh).
  2. 1 - 10 Lakh -
    1. NDMC (New Delhi)
    2. Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh)
    3. Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
  3. Under 1 Lakh Population -
    1. Vita, Lonavala and Sasvad (all from Maharashtra).
  4. Varanasi named as ‘Best Ganga Town’.
  5. Ahmedabad Cantonment won title of ‘India’s Cleanest Cantonment’, followed by Meerut and Delhi.
  6. Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) emerged as the ‘Fastest Mover City’.
3. INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer, has been commissioned into Indian Navy.
  1. It is first of four Visakhapatnam class destroyers, indigenously designed by Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
4. India's Parag Agrawal has been named CEO of Social Media Site Twitter.
5. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as Chairman of ICC Men's Cricket Committee, succeeding Anil Kumble.
6. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee inaugurated Duare Ration (ration at doorstep) scheme, which aims at benefitting around 10 crores of people of state, by getting ration at delivered at their doorsteps, on a fixed day of every month.
  1. State government also enhanced commission for ration dealers from Rs. 75 to Rs. 150 per quintal of food grains.
7. India has been re-elected to United Nations' cultural and education organisation (UNESCO) Executive Board for a four-year term from 2021-25.
Nov 20, 2021
1. On 20th Nov 2021, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin completed 5 years of operationalization.
  1. Succeeding Indira Awas Yojana, it was launched in 2015, aiming at Housing for All by 2022, by helping build 2.95 Crore houses with basic amenities. So Far, 1.63 Crore houses completed under the scheme, with 147218 crores released to States/UTs.
  2. Under PMAY-G, assistance worth 120,000 in plain areas and 130,000 in difficult areas is provided for construction of houses.
2. General Conferences / Events (Nov 11-20, 2021) -
  1. Karnataka government launched doorstep delivery of 58 government services in Bengaluru, under Janasevaka programme.
  2. Gujarat government launched e-Sarkar app, to make administrative works paperless, quick and easy for citizens.
  3. NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) collaborated with Vigyan Prasar (Department of Science and Technology), to drive synergies between AIM’s Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and Vigyan Prasar’s unique interactivity platform, Engage With Science (EWS).
  4. Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched India’s first Virtual Science Lab for children under CSIR Jigyasa programme, which will also connect students with scientists across country.
  5. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced setting up a mega handloom cluster at Olympic silver medalist Saikohm Mirabai Chanu’s native village in Manipur’s Imphal East district.
  6. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated first Global Innovation Summit of Pharmaceuticals sector, held Virtually.
  7. India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval chaired Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan, held in Delhi.
3. Border Roads Organization (BRO) received Guinness World Records certificate for constructing and black topping world’s highest motorable road at 19,024 feet at Umlingla Pass in Ladakh.
  1. 52-kilometre long Chisumle to Demchok tarmac road passes through 19,024 feet high Umlingla Pass and betters previous record of a road in Bolivia, which connects volcano Uturuncu at 18,953 feet.
4. Nov 20 is observed as UN World Children's Day, established in 1954.
  1. Nov 20 is also observed as UN Africa Industrialization Day.
5. National Statistical Office (under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) released estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Second quarter (July-September) Q2 of 2021-22, both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices-
  1. GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q2 of 2021-22 is estimated at 35.73 lakh crores, as against 32.97 lakh crores in Q2 of 2020-21, showing Growth of 8.4 %. Growth in earlier 4 Quarters -
    1. Q1 of FY 2021-22 - 20.1 %
    2. Q4 of FY 2020-21 - 1.6 %
    3. Q3 of FY 2020-21 - 0.4 %
    4. Q2 of FY 2020-21 - (-7.5) %
  2. GDP at Current Prices in Q2 of 2021-22 also shown growth 17.5 %
Nov 19, 2021
1. Nov 19 is observed as World Toilet Day, marked by UN in 2013. Other Observations on Nov 19 -
  1. Nov 19 is also observed as Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED), marked in 2014.
  2. Nov 19 is also observed as International Men's Day, Being observed since 1992.
  3. Nov 19 is also observed as World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse.
  4. Nov 19 is also Birth Anniversary of Great Warrior Rani of Jhansi, called Rani Lakshmibai. She was queen of Maratha princely state of Jhansi.
2. Nov 19 is Birth Anniversary of Former (3rd) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Her Birthday is observed as National Integration day in India.
  1. Note that Indira Gandhi Birth anniversary (Nov 19) is observed as National Integration Day. While, Sardar Shri Vallabh Bhai Patel's Birth Anniversary (Oct 31) is observed as National Unity Day (Observed since 2014).
  2. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2021, also called Indira Peace Prize, has been given to NGO Pratham, an innovative learning organization created to improve quality of education. Note that This award was not announced in 2020.
3. Pochampally Village in Telangana has been selected as one of best Tourism Villages by United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), to be conferred during 24th session of UNWTO General Assembly, on 2nd December 2021 in Madrid (Spain).
4. During MSME North East Conclave, MSME Minister Narayan Rane launched Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS), to help meet technology related requirements of enterprises in services sector.
  1. It has provision of 25% capital subsidy for procurement of Plant & Machinery and service equipments through institutional credit to SC-ST MSEs without any sector specific restrictions on technology upgradation.
5. PM Narendra Modi Launched various developmental projects in Mahoba & Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) -
  1. In Mahoba -
    1. To help alleviate water shortage in region and bring relief to farmers, PM Launched Projects Arjun Sahayak Project, Ratauli Weir Project, Bhaoni Dam Project and Majhgaon–Chilli Sprinkler Project, with cumulative cost over 3250 Crores.
    2. Operationalisation of these projects will help irrigate around 65000 hectares of land in districts of Mahoba, Hamirpur, Banda and Lalitpur.
  2. In Jhansi -
    1. Laid foundation stone of 600 MW Ultramega Solar Power Park at Garautha (Jhansi), to be constructed at cost over 3000 crores.
    2. Inaugurated Atal Ekta Park in Jhansi, Named after Former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
    3. Launched multiple initiatives of Defence sector at ‘Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv’ -
      1. Handed over indigenously developed equipments to Armed forces, including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to Air Force, drones/UAVs developed by startups to Army, and DRDO-BEL manufactured Advanced Electronic Warfare suite to Navy.
      2. Laid foundation stone of 400 crores project at Jhansi node of UP Defence Industrial Corridor, to be executed by Bharat Dynamics Ltd, for setting up a plant to produce propulsion systems for Anti-Tank Guided Missiles.
    4. Launched NCC Alumni Association and enrolled as its first member during Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv in Jhansi. NCC Alumni Association will further objectives of National Cadet Corps (NCC) and assist in nation-building.
Nov 18, 2021
1. November 18 is observed as Naturopathy Day by Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) Ministry. It was first observed in 2018.
  1. Nov 18, 2020 is also observed as UNESCO World Philosophy Day. It is observed annually on third Thursday of November.
2. Petr Fiala has been named new Prime Minister of Czech Republic (Central Europe).
3. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated 341 km long, 6-lane wide access-controlled expressway Purvanchal Expressway, which connects Chand Saray village near Gosainganj in Lucknow district with Haydaria village on NH-31 in Ghazipur district.
  1. Purvanchal Expressway has a 3.2 km long airstrip at Akhalkiri Karwat village near Kurebhar in Sultanpur district for emergency landing of aircraft.
4. Committee constituted by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), to identify key areas for the development of insurance and reinsurance business from IFSC (International Financial Services Centre), submitted its report. It was headed by G N Bajpai (former Chairman LIC and SEBI).
Nov 17, 2021
1. Cabinet Approvals (Nov 17, 2021) -
  1. General -
    1. Approved provisioning of mobile services in Uncovered Villages of Aspirational Districts across 5 States - Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra & Odisha.
      1. Project envisages to provide 4G based mobile services in the 7,287 uncovered villages of 44 Aspirational Districts across given State, with cost 6466 crores, including operational expenses for 5 years.
      2. Project would be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), to be completed within 18 months.
  2. CCEA -
    1. Approved highest price bid of Nandal Finance and Leasing Pvt Ltd, for sale of 100% equity shareholding of Govt in Central Electronics Ltd, for 210 Crores INR.
    2. Approved proposals of Department of Rural Development (Ministry of Rural Development) for continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-I and II upto September 2022, for completion of balance road and bridge works.
      1. CCEA also approved continuation of Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) upto March 2023.
      2. Govt started PMGSY-I to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations of population size 500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-East and Himalayan states. In selected left wing extremism blocks, habitations of 100+ population were also to be provided connectivity.
        Only 2432 habitations are balance out of total 184444 habitations. 20950 Km road length and 1974 bridges are balance for completion out of total sanctioned 645627 Km road length and 7523 bridges. Thus, these works will now get completed.
      3. Under PMGSY-II, upgradation of 50000 Km rural road network was envisaged. Total 49885 Km road length and 765 LSBs have been sanctioned, of which only 4240 Km road length and 254 bridges are balance. Thus, these works will now get completed.
      4. Road Connectivity Project of Left Wing Extremism affected Areas (RCPLWEA) was started in 2016 to improve connectivity in 44 LWE affected districts in 9 states. 5714 Km road length 358 bridge works are balance for completion and another 1887 Km road length and 40 bridges are being sanctioned.
      5. Government launched PMGSY-III in 2019 for consolidation of 125000 Km road length by March 2025. Around 72000 Km road length has so far been sanctioned under PMGSY-III, out of which, 17750 km has been completed.
      6. Total of 112419 crores, including state share is likely to be incurred from 2021-22 to 2024-25 for completion of all ongoing interventions of PMGSY.
2. Nov 17 is observed as International Students' Day, commemorating Czech universities which were stormed by Nazis in 1939 and students who were subsequently killed and sent to concentration camps.
  1. Note that Oct 15, Birth Anniversary of Former (11th) President of India A P J Abdul Kalam, is observed by United Nations as World Students' Day.
3. World Bank approved $250 million for a project, which aims to improve quality of learning for over 50 lakh students in state of Andhra Pradesh.
4. Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $300 million loan to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas of 13 Indian states, that will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas.
Nov 16, 2021
1. India and France Navies carried out 6th edition of biennial training exercise EX SHAKTI 2021, in Frejus (France).
2. NITI Aayog launched inaugural SDG Urban Index & Dashboard (2021-22), under NITI Aayog-GIZ and BMZ collaboration, focused on driving SDG localization in Indian cities, under Indo-German Development Cooperation.
  1. SDG Urban Index and Dashboard ranks 56 urban areason 77 SDG indicators across 46 targets of SDG framework.
  2. Urban areas have been classified as -
    1. Aspirant: 0–49
    2. Performer: 50–64
    3. Front-Runner: 65–99
    4. Achiever: 100
  3. Top 5 Urban Areas -
    1. Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)
    2. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
    3. Chandigarh
    4. ThiruvanantHapuram (Kerala)
    5. Kochi (Kerala)
  4. Bottom 5 Urban Areas -
    1. Faridabad (Haryana)
    2. Kolkata (West Bengal)
    3. Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
    4. Kohima (Nagaland)
    5. Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
  5. Earlier, To promote cooperation between India and Germany on various areas, NITI Aayog and Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ) had signed a Statement of Intent (SoI).
3. Nov 16 is observed as UN International Day of Tolerance.
  1. In 1995, to mark UN Year for Tolerance and 125th anniversary of birth of M K Gandhi, UNESCO created a prize for promotion of tolerance and non-violence, called UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence. It is awarded every 2 years on International Day for Tolerance, 16 November.
    1. In 2020, Centre Résolution Conflits in Democratic Republic of Congo is laureate of 2020 Edition of UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence. It has been honored for its work for defence of human rights.
    2. Last Time, In 2018, Manon Barbeau (President and Founder of Wapikoni Mobile (Canada)), and Kenyan NGO Coexist Initiative were laureates of this Prize.
    3. Next Awardees will be announced in 2022.
  2. Nov 16 is also observed as National Press Day in India. On this day, Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that press maintains high standards.
  3. Nov 16, 2021 is also marked as First Audit Diwas in India, with PM Narendra Modi unveiling statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
Nov 15, 2021
1. Nov 15 is statehood day of Jharkhand. It was created on 15 November 2000, carved out of Bihar. Nov 15 also marks Birth Anniversary of Birsa Munda, a noted Indian tribal freedom fighter who belonged to the Munda tribe..
  1. Govt approved declaration of November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, to mark birth anniversary of Sri Birsa Munda who is revered by tribal communities across country.
2. Karnataka Govt renamed Mumbai-Karnataka region, consisting of seven districts, as Kittur Karnataka. It consists of Districts of Uttara Kannada, Belagavi, Dharwad, Vijayapura, Bagalkote, Gadag and Haveri.
3. World Bank approved INR 770 crore loan for Assam, to improve river transportation in state.
4. Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah launched Mukhyamantri Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana in Dehradun (Uttarakhand).
  1. Under Mukhyamantri Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana, animal feed will be given at rate of two rupees per kg on 30 % subsidy, to save women from many calamities.
  2. He also launched computerization of cooperative societies in state, and also inaugurated Cooperative Training Center.
5. Book The Story of the First Civilizations: From Mesopotamia to the Aztecs, by Subhadra Sen Gupta, has been released.
6. Indian and Egypt held Joint Air force Exercise Desert Warrior 21, at El Berigat airbase (Egypt).
7. SEBI constituted IT Projects Advisory Committee, to advise SEBI on projects aimed to utilise advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and cloud computing. It is headed by Abhay Karandikar (IIT Kanpur).
8. Asian Development Bank Approved USD 61 million loan to fund development projects in Agartala (Tripura), to improve livability, harness technology and promote new developments to accommodate expanding population in Agartala city.
Nov 14, 2021
1. Nov 14 is observed as World Diabetes Day, with 2021 theme Access to Diabetes Care – If Not Now, When?. It was proclaimed in 1991.
  1. Also, International Week of Science and Peace (IWOSP) is observed annually Between November 9 - 14.
2. Nov 14 is observed as Children's Day in India. It commemorates Birth Anniversary of India's First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
3. Gujarat government launched Niramay Gujarat Yojana, under which people above 30 years will be screen and protected from non-communicable diseases. Screened people will be given a Niramay Card with their health details.
4. 2021 Erste Bank Open Men's tennis (Vienna, Austria) -
  1. Singles - Alexander Zverev (Germany)
  2. Doubles - Colombia's Juan Sebastián Cabal AND Robert Farah
5. Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved implementation of 'Mathrubhumi Yojana', to facilitate individuals or private institutions to contribute in the development of any village.
Nov 13, 2021
1. Misc. Defence News (Nov 2021) -
  1. 32nd edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between Indian Navy and Thailad Navy has been conducted.
  2. Russia started supply of S-400 Triumf air defence system to India, to boost Indian capabilities to take out enemy fighter aircraft and cruise missiles at long range.
    1. India had signed Inter-Governmental Agreement with Russia during BRICS Summit 2016, to procure S-400 defence system, worth around 35000 crores.
  3. Defence Ministry approved 5,000 crore deal with Russia to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi.
2. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed former India batsman VVS Laxman as Head of National Cricket Academy (NCA), replacing Rahul Dravid, who had been named India’s Head Coach.
3. 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Hosted in UAE, Oman) -
  1. Australia won their 1st T20 World Cup title, defeating New Zealand in final.
  2. Player Stats -
    1. Player of the series - David Warner (Australia)
    2. Most runs - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
    3. Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
4. India's Bimal Patel has been elected to International Law Commission for a 5-year-term starting January 2023.
  1. Mr. Patel is Vice-Chancellor at Rashtriya Raksha University and a Member of National Security Advisory Board of India.
Nov 12, 2021
1. PM Narendra Modi launched two innovative customer-centric initiatives of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) -
  1. RBI Retail Direct Scheme -
    1. It was announced in February 2021, to improve access to government securities for retail investors.
    2. It offers investors a new avenue to directly invest in government securities.
    3. Retail investors will also have facility to open and maintain ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ with RBI, free of cost.
    4. Investors will have access to bidding in primary auctions along with central bank’s trading platform for government securities, called Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching Segment.
  2. Reserve Bank Integrated Ombudsman Scheme -
    1. It aims to further improve grievance redress mechanism for resolving customer complaints against entities regulated by RBI.
    2. Central theme of the scheme is based on ‘One Nation-One Ombudsman’ with one portal, one email and one address for customers to lodge their complaints.
2. November 12 is observed as Public Service Broadcasting in India. It commemorates visit of M K Gandhi to studio of All India Radio in Delhi in 1947.
  1. Nov 12 is also observed as World Pneumonia Day, marked in 2009.
3. 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (referred to as COP26), held at SEC Centre in Glasgow (Scotland). It was presided by UK cabinet minister Alok Sharma (India-born). Highlights -
  1. Delayed for a year due to COVID-19 pandemic, it was 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 3rd meeting of parties to 2015 Paris Agreement (designated CMA3), and 16th meeting of parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP16).
  2. Result of COP26 was Glasgow Climate Pact, as first climate agreement explicitly planning to reduce unabated coal usage. Owing to late interventions from India and China, A pledge to "phase out" coal was changed to "phase down" late in negotiation. Pledges -
    1. Number of countries pledged to reach net-zero emissions passed 140, including 90% of current global greenhouse gas emissions.
    2. Over 100 countries pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030. More than 40 countries pledged to move away from coal.
    3. India promised to draw half of its energy requirement from renewable sources by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2070. India has set ambitious target to achieve 500 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030.
  3. PM Narendra Modi and his British PM Boris Johnson jointly launched Green Grids Initiative - One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG), at COP 26 Climate Meet in Glasgow. It aims at setting a ‘trans-national electricity grid to supply solar power across world.
    1. Vision behind OSOWOG is ‘The Sun Never Sets. It is a constant at some geographical location, across the globe, at any given point of time.
  4. Spanish-German Actor Daniel Brühl has been named the Goodwill Ambassador for UN World Food Programme (UN-WFP).
  5. India launched ‘E-Amrit’, a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs), during COP26 Summit in Glasgow, as a one-stop destination for all information on electric vehicles.
    1. It has been developed by NITI Aayog under a collaborative knowledge exchange programme with UK government, as part of UK–India Joint Roadmap 2030.
  6. India, along with UK, Australia, Fiji, Jamaica and Mauritius, launched Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS), during World Leaders Summit at COP26 in Glasgow, UK.
    1. IRIS will provide technical support on multifaceted issues posed by infrastructure systems and promote disaster and climate resilience of infrastructure assets in SIDS (Small Island Developing States), and share latest knowledge and learnings targeted to specific infrastructure sectors.
    2. IRIS will work with SIDS to identify opportunities for collaborations to strengthen infrastructure systems for resilient development in these countries.
    3. IRIS, as part of India-UK Coalition for Disaster Resilient infrastructure (CDRI), that would focus on building capacity, especially in small island developing states.
    4. IRIS has been launched with initial funding of $10 million from Australia, India and UK.
  7. As a boost to accelerate global adoption of solar energy, United States of America (USA) became 101st member of India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA).
  8. As per global Climate Change Performance Index 2022, released by Germanwatch on side-lines of COP26 -
    1. India has been ranked 10th in Index. Others in Top 10 - Denmark (4), Sweden (5), Norway (6), UK (7), Morocco (8), Chile (9).
    2. As per report, first three positions in the overall ranking remain empty, as no country performs well enough in all CCPI index categories to achieve an overall very high rating.

Nov 11, 2021

November 11 is celebrated as National Education Day in India, to commemorate birth anniversary of Maulana Abdul Azad, the first Education Minister of India. He is accredited for establishment of several premier institutes of country. It is being celebrated since 2008.
Google parent company Alphabet launched new unit called Isomorphic Labs, in London. The new company aims to use AI (artificial intelligence) for drug discovery and medicine to find cures for some of humanity’s most devastating diseases.
Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar has been posthumously conferred Basavashree award 2021 by the Bruhanmutt.
United Kingdom Govt unveiled a £5 coin to commemorate the life and legacy of M K Gandhi, making it first time M K Gandhi has been commemorated on an official UK coin.
Noted Economist and former Chief Economic Adviser Shankar Acharya's new book An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal Journey, has been released.

Mercedes' British F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton won Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2021 -

F1 Season 2021 -

Grand Prix	Winner	Race date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	28 March
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	18 April
Portuguese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	2 May
Spanish Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	9 May
Monaco Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	23 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	6 June
French Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	20 June
Styrian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	27 June
Austrian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	4 July
British Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	18 July
Hungarian Grand Prix	Esteban Ocon (France)	1 August
Belgian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	29 August
Dutch Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	5 September
Italian Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo (Australian -Italian)	12 September
Russian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	26 September
Turkish Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas (Finland)	10 October
United States Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 October
Mexico City Grand Prix	Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	31 October
São Paulo Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton (UK)	7 November
Qatar Grand Prix		21 November
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix		5 December
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		12 December

Fashion e-Commerce platform Nykaa's Founder Falguni Nayar became richest self-made woman in India, with net worth of USD 7.48 billion, holding 53.5% stake in Nykaa.
2021 Paris Masters Men's Tennis -
1. Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia). He defeated Daniil Medvedev (Russia).
2. Doubles - Tim Pütz (Germany) & Michael Venus (New Zealand)
NASA launched Crew 3 mission, onboard a SpaceX Rocket, and Indian-origin NASA astronaut Raja Chari as mission commander.
1. Under this mission, four astronauts have been sent to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month science mission until April 2022.
4th Scorpene submarine of the Project-75 (Also called Kalvari Class), has been delivered to Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, to be commissioned as INS Vela.
1. Project-75 includes the construction of six submarines of Scorpene design by Mazagon Dock Limited.
2. 3 submarines under Project-75 are functional with Indian Navy are INS Karanj, INS Kalvari, and INS Khanderi.
3. Remaining two submarines under the project - INS Vagir and INS Vagsheer.
QS Asia University Rankings 2022 -
1. Top 5 -
  1. National University of Singapore - Singapore
  2. Peking University - China
  3. Nanyang Technological University - Singapore
  4. University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
  5. Tsinghua University - China
2. Indian Universities in List -
  1. Top 5 -
    1. IIT Bombay (Asian Rank - 42)
    2. IIT Delhi (Asian Rank - 45)
    3. IIT Madras (Asian Rank - 54)
    4. IISC Bengaluru (Asian Rank - 56)
    5. IIT Kharagpur (Asian Rank - 60)

Nov 10, 2021

Nov 10 is observed as World Science Day for Peace and Development, marked by UNESCO. 2021 Theme is Building Climate-Ready Communities.
Govt appointed Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar as next Chief of Indian Navy, to succeed Karambir Singh.
National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), a not-for-profit Company under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Launched Digital Payment Gateway, to make internet accessible to everyone.
1. To facilitate this, NIXI has enabled digital payments across its three business units by integrating payment gateways on all its customer-facing websites for ease of use.
2. It will lead to increased ease of use for NIXI’s customers by offering real-time payments, providing uninterrupted services and ensuring seamless experience.

2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships (Belgrade, Serbia) -

Medal Table -

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	6	9	7	22
2	Ukraine	4	2	3	9
3	Azerbaijan	3	0	3	6
4	Iran	2	6	7	15
5	Kyrgyzstan	2	1	0	3

India's Performance -
1. India won 5 Medals and ranked 18th, Including 1 Silver and 4 Bronze.
2. Indian Medalists -
  1. Silver - Shivani Pawar (Women's Freestyle 50 KG)
  2. Bronze - Anju (Women's Freestyle 55 KG), Radhika (Women's Freestyle 62 KG), Nisha (Women's Freestyle 65 KG), Divya Kakran (Women's Freestyle 72 KG)

NITI Aayog (India) and World Bank announced to Jointly facilitate a program for faster and easier financing of electric vehicles (EV), by setting up a $300-million ‘first loss risk sharing instrument’, with State Bank of India (SBI) as program manager.
1. This facility would seek to garner around $1.5 billion in financing for EVs.
2. This instrument will act as a hedging mechanism, for banks to access in case of defaults of loans on purchase of EVs, and is expected to bring down the cost of financing for EVs by 10-12%.
Indian-Amerian CS Venkatakrishnan has been named CEO of British multinational universal bank Barclays.
Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty's new book The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology, has been released. It is 5th and last book of the her Unusual Tales from Mythology series.
Power Minister R K Singh inaugurated diversion of Marusudar River of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project in Kishtwar (J&K).
1. Pakal Dul Project (1000 MW) is being constructed a cost 8212 Crores, by Chenab Valley Power Projects (CVPPPL) and Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation.
New book The Cinema of Satyajit Ray, written by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, has been released.
Book Not just cricket: A Reporters Journey, authored by Pradeep Magazine, has been released.
ISSF President’s (Shooting) Cup (Wroclaw, Poland) -
1. India won 5 medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver and one Bronze).
2. Indian Medalists -
  1. Gold -Manu Bhaker won 2 Gold medals (25m Rapid Fire pistol Mixed Team and 10m air pistol mixed team).
  2. Silver - Rahi Sarnobat (Women’s 25m pistol silver) and Saurabh Chaudhary (Men’s 10m Air Pistol individual)
  3. Bronze - Abhishek Verma (Men’s 10m Air Pistol individual)
General Conferences / News (Nov 1-10, 2021) -
1. Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated a new Biotechnology Centre for Northeast tribals in remote area of Arunachal Pradesh at Kimin, to help improve socio-economic status of tribal people in State.
2. Bhadrachalam in Telangana has been added as a destination in the IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train. Bhadrachalam is home to Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy temple. Inclusion of Bhadrachalam Road Station will complete the Ramayana Circuit.
3. An idol of Goddess Annapurna that was stolen from Varanasi about 100 years ago and later found in Canada recently, has been brought back to India, to feature in Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.
4. Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju launched Citizen’s Tele-Law Mobile App, to connect beneficiaries directly with panel lawyers offering legal advice and consultation.
5. Yahoo announced to shut its operations in China, due to the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China.
6. Habibganj railway station in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) has been renamed after 18th-century Gond Queen of Bhopal, Rani Kamlapati.
7. Meghalaya state observed 44th edition of 100 Drums festival of Wangala, as a post-harvest festival of Garos tribe, held every year to honour ‘Saljong’, the Sun God of Garos.
8. Punjab Cabinet approved Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Rules-2021, to develop Punjab as a standard potato seed centre. With this, Punjab became first Indian state to have facility of tissue culture-based certification, which will develop Jalandhar-Kapurthala belt as export hub of potatoes.
9. 3rd edition of Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) 2021 has been organised by Indian Navy at Naval War College (Goa), with theme Maritime Security and Emerging Non-Traditional Threats: A Case for Proactive Role for IOR Navies.
10. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) launched Whistle-blower Portal as a part of the celebration of Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 (26 Oct to 1 Nov 2021).
11. 5th edition of Ganga Utsav has been organised in virtual format, by National Mission for Clean Ganga and Ministry of Jal Shakti. It marks anniversary of announcement of River Ganga as National River, on Nov 04, 2008.
  1. On first day of the festival, National Mission for Clean Ganga got registered in Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of photos of handwritten notes uploaded on Facebook in an hour.
12. Chhattisgarh observed 2nd annual National Tribal Dance Festival 2021 at Raipur’s Science College.
13. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched Uttam Beej portal, to benefit farmers of Haryana by providing quality seeds with transparency.
14. US lawmakers led by Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney introduced a bill to declare Diwali a national holiday in USA.
15. Madhya Pradesh became third state to introduce Prevention of Loss of Public and Private Property and Recovery of Damages Act, after Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, to recover cost of vandalised public and private property during protests.
16. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched online platform called eGCA (e-Governance for Civil Aviation), to enable DGCA to offer its 298 services in convenient manner.
17. Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched first-ever mentorship programme called the ‘DBT-Star College Mentorship Programme’ for young innovators to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence.
18. Central Govt moved an ordinance to extend tenure of CBI and ED Directors up to 5 years, up from 2 years currently. Ordinance had sought 3 consecutive one-year term extensions for directors of CBI and Enforcement Directorate.
Cabinet Approvals (Nov 10, 2021) -
1. General -
  1. Approved declaration of 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas,dedicated to brave tribal freedom fighters, that strengthened India’s freedom struggle.
  2. Approved restoration and continuation of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) during remaining part of FY 22 (2021-22), and up to Financial Year 2025-26 (co-terminus with period of 15th Finance Commission), with financial implication of 17417 crores.
    1. Under it, Ministry will release MPLADS funds of 2 crore per Member of Parliament for remaining period of FY 2021-22 and 5 crore per annum (2 instalments of 2.5 crores each) per Member of Parliament during FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26.
2. CCEA Approvals -
  1. Approved reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging for Jute Year 2021 -22 (July -June), that provides for 100% reservation of foodgrains and 20% of sugar to be compulsorily packed in jute bags. It aims to protect interest of domestic production of raw jute and jute packaging material in lndia.
  2. Approved committed price support of 17409 crores to Cotton Corporation of India for cotton seasons from 2014-15 to 2020-21, to safeguard interests of cotton farmers and enhanced inclusiveness of cotton farmers in economic activity of country.
  3. Approved fixing higher ethanol price derived from different sugarcane based raw materials under EBP Programme for sugar season 2021-22. Approval is for -
    1. Price of ethanol from C heavy molasses route be increased from 45.69 per litre to 46.66 per litre
    2. Price of ethanol from B heavy molasses route be increased from 57.61 per litre to 59.08 per litre
    3. Price of ethanol from sugarcane juice, sugar / sugar syrup route be increased from 62.65 per litre to 63.45 per litre

Nov 9, 2021
1. Nov 9 is statehood day of Uttarakhand.
  1. On 9 November 2000, Uttarakhand became 27th state of India, being carved from Himalayan districts of Uttar Pradesh.
2. Nov 9 is observed as National Legal Services Day In India, to commemorate enactment of Indian Legal Services Authorities Act 1987. On 11 October 1987, the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987 was enacted. It took effect on 9 November 1995.
3. Morinari Watanabe (Japan) has been re-elected as President of International Gymnastics Federation or Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG).
4. RBI launched its first global hackathon named HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for Transformation, with theme Smarter Digital Payments.
  1. It invites participants to identify and develop solutions that have potential to make digital payments accessible to under-served, enhance ease of payments and user experience.
5. India ranked 18th out of 30 countries in 1st edition of Global Drug Policy Index, released by Harm Reduction Consortium.
  1. It ranked Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, UK, and Australia as top 5 countries on humane and health-driven drug policies.
6. US Based IT Firm IBM launched a client innovation centre in Mysuru, with support from Karnataka Digital Economy Mission, to attract companies to set up operations in cities beyond Bengaluru.
7. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar released book MODERN INDIA: For Civil Services and Other Competitive Examinations, authored by Poonam Dalal Dahiya (Gururgam Police).
8. China launched world’s first Earth-science satellite dedicated to UN 2030 Agenda, named Guangmu or SDGSAT-1, onboard a Long March-6 carrier rocket.
  1. SDGSAT-1 is first satellite customized according to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which was adopted in 2015 with 17 SDGs for peace and prosperity.
9. Vax has been chosen as word of the year 2021 by Oxford English Dictionary, derived from Latin word Vacca, which means cow.
  1. Vax is used as a short form for vaccines and means a substance put into a person’s body to prevent them from getting a disease.
10. Author Amit Ranjan's New book John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer of Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee, has been released.
11. England's Marylebone Cricket Club awarded its Honorary Life Membership to 18 Cricketers globally, including 2 former Indian cricketers - Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath.
12. Misc. Corporate News (Nov 2021) -
  1. Yes Bank and BankBazaar.com launched Co-Branded credit card named FinBooster, built around a credit fitness tracker, to measure Creditworthiness of customers.
  2. Axis Bank signed MoU with Indian Navy to offer a defence service salary package under Power Salute’.
  3. Digital Payments firm PhonePe launched a tokenization solution named ‘SafeCard’ for online debit and credit card transactions.
  4. India's Tata Projects received order for 400kV double circuit transmission line project valued at around $120 million, from Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited.
  5. Meta (formerly known as Facebook) launched 'Grow your Business Hub' in India, that aims to be a one-stop destination for small and medium businesses in India.
  6. Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum Jointly launched Model Retail Outlet Scheme and a Digital Customer Feedback Program called Darpan@petrolpump. Model Retail Outlets aim to enhance service standards and amenities, across their networks, which serve over 6 Crore consumers everyday.
  7. Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) partnered with HDFC Bank to launch co-branded credit cards.
  8. Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) approved keeping up to 5 % of its annual deposits invested in alternative investment funds (AIFs) including infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs).
13. Indian Air Force partitipated in biennial international multilateral combat exercise Blue Flag 2021, hosted by Israel at Ovda Airbase. 2021 Theme is integration of fourth and fifth generation aircraft in complex operational scenarios
14. Industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) named Arun Chawla as its new director-general.
15. RBI issued revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for banks to enable supervisory intervention in timely manner and act as a tool for effective market discipline.
  1. Capital, asset quality and leverage will be key areas for monitoring in revised framework, to be effective from January 2022. The framework was last revised in April 2017.
Nov 8, 2021
1. Nov 8 is observed as International Day of Radiology. It coincides with day of discovery of X-rays (on November 8, 1895), by German scientist Wilhelm Röntgen.
  1. Nov 8 is also observed as World Urbanism Day, also known as Town Planning Day, marked in 1949.
2. Hurun India and EdelGive released Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 -
  1. Top 3 - Azim Premji (Donated 9713 crores during FY 2020-21), Shiv Nadar (1263 crores), Mukesh Ambani (577 crores).
3. Former CBDT chairman Pramod Chandra Mody has been appointed new Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, replacing P.P.K. Ramacharyulu.
4. Book Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival, authored by Ajay Chhibber and Salman Anees Soz, has been released.
5. BharatPe launched World’s 1st Merchant Shareholding Program, for its merchant partners, worth $100 million.
  1. Under it, BharatPe will allow its merchant customers to buy BharatPe’s equity shares and become a partner.
6. TVS Motor Company, became 1st Indian Automobile (2-wheeler) manufacturer to join United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
7. Book Force in Statecraft, has been released, as The compilation of essays on topics that give conceptual understanding and facets of India's national security.
8. Odisha Govt launched first of its kind road safety initiative Rakshak, to train first responders of road accidents.
  1. Under this, 300 master trainers will train 30000 local people, to become First Responders to road accidents.
9. Govt appointed Vardhan Singh as new Director General of CISF.
10. Delhi Govt launched Shramik Mitra scheme for construction workers. Under it, 800 ‘Shramik Mitras’ will reach out to construction workers, and spread awareness on the government schemes.
11. Noted tax lawyers Aseem Chawla's new book Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns – An Imperfect, Yet Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape, has ben released.
12. Book Nehru: The Debates that Defined India, co-authored by Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain, has been released.
13. Former union minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid's new book Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times, has been released.
14. International Human Rights Foundation appointed Daniel del Valle (Spain) as High Representative for Youth, due to his achievements in area of youth empowerment and youth participation for UN.
Nov 7, 2021
1. Nov 7 is observed as National Cancer Awareness Day in India.
2. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus and UN Geneva Office Director General Tatiana Valovaya have been honoured with Nizami Ganjavi International Award, presented during 8th Global Baku Forum titled The World After #COVID19.
  1. Awards were organised by Nizami Ganjavi International Center.
  2. Nizami Ganjavi International Award was established in 2012, celebrating great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjvai.
3. Meghalaya government approved to upgrade Mairang Civil Sub-division to a full-fledged district called Eastern West Khasi Hills district, with Mairang to now be a sub-division under West Khasi Hills district.
  1. With this, Meghalaya will now have 12 Districts.
4. As per Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2021 report -
  1. Gujarat ranked 1st among states on national logistics index 2021, followed by Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
  2. In North-Eastern States and Himalayan Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir ranked at the top.
  3. Uttar Pradesh jumped seven places to rank 6th in LEADS 2021 compared to its 13th position in LEADS 2018 report.
5. Srinagar has been included by UNESCO in Network of Creative Cities (UCCN), becoming sixth Indian city (after Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Varanasi and Jaipur), to get this recognition.
  1. Srtinagar has been designated as a ‘creative city’ of craft and folk arts. While Chennai and Varanasi are UNESCO cities of music, Jaipur is UNESCO city of crafts and folk arts. Mumbai is the UNESCO city of film and Hyderabad is of gastronomy.
6. Winners of Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020 -
  1. Priyanka Mangesh Mohite (Maharashtra) - Land Adventure
  2. Jay Prakash Kumar (Jharkhand) - Land Adventure
  3. Amit Bisht (Uttarakhand) - Land Adventure
  4. Ms. Sheetal (Uttarakhand) - Land Adventure
  5. Srikaanth Viswanathan (Karnataka) - Water Adventure
  6. Servesh Dhadwal (Punjab) - Air Adventure
  7. Jai Kishan (Delhi) - Life Time Achievement
7. South African novelist Damon Galgut won 2021 Booker Prize for his novel ‘The Promise’.
  1. Galgut become third writer from South Africa to win the prize.
  2. Earlier, the prize was called Booker–McConnell Prize (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019). It is a literary prize awarded each year for best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
8. NASA selected a new Earth Science mission called Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS), to study behaviour of tropical storms and thunderstorms, including their effect on the weather and climate change. It will be a collection of three SmallSats, and expected to be launched in 2027 as part of NASA’s Earth Venture Programme.

Nov 6, 2021

2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships (Belgrade, Serbia) -

Belgrade was picked to host the championships, as earlier contract with Inia was cancelled due to a disagreement between AIBA and Boxing Federation of India.

Medal Table -

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	3	0	2	5
2	Kazakhstan	2	2	1	5
3	United States	2	2	0	4
4	Japan	2	0	0	2
5	Russian Boxing Federation	1	2	2	5

Indian Medalists -
1. India won 1 medal, when Indian boxer Akash Kumar won bronze in 54-kg category. He became 7th Indian male boxer to win a medal at World Boxing Championships.

Nov 6 is observed as International Day for preventing environmental exploitation during war and armed conflict, marked by UN in 2001.
1. Also, November 2 - 6 is observed as International Stress Awareness Week, created in 2018.
Atul Karwal has been appointed new Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

Nov 5, 2021
1. Nov 5 is observed as UN World Tsunami Awareness Day, marked by United Nations in 2015.
2. Ruling Communist Party of China approved a resolution, which uplifts President Xi Jinping’s status, and likely secures an unprecedented third leadership term in 2022.
3. Satya Narayan Pradhan has been appointed as Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Nov 4, 2021
1. Misc. Sports News (Nov 2021) -
  1. Afghanistan Cricketer Asgar Afghan announced retirement from all forms of cricket.
  2. West Indies Cricketer Dwayne Bravo (Trinidad) announced his retirement from international cricket.
  3. Unmukt Chand became first Indian male cricketer to sign up for Australia's Big Bash League (Melbourne Renegades side). He had led India to Under-19 World Cup title in 2012.
  4. Afghanistan Cricketer Rashid Khan became youngest bowler to take 400 T20 wickets. He is 4th bowler to enter 400 wickets club, after Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine and Imran Tahir.
  5. Indian IT Firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) joined British racing team Jaguar Racing as its title partner, to now be known as Jaguar TCS Racing.
  6. Tajamul Islam (Kashmir) won gold medal in under-14 age category in World Kickboxing Championships at Cairo (Egypt).
  7. Indian Table Tennis Players Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath won women's doubles title in WTT Contender tournament in Lasko (Slovenia).
  8. Women's Cricket has been included in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, marking comeback of Cricket in Commonwealth Games after 1998 (and debut of Women's cricket in Commonwealth Games).
  9. India’s first Physical National Yogasana Championships has been organised in Bhubaneswar (Odisha).
  10. South African Cricketer AB De Villiers announced Retirement from all forms of Cricket, Including IPL.
  11. Tamil Nadu won Syed Mushtaq Ali Cricket Trophy 2021, defeating Karnataka.
  12. 5th edition of Asian Youth Para Games 2025 will be hosted by Tashkent (capital of Uzbekistan).
  13. ICC included Mahela Jayawardena (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (SA), and Janette Brittin (England) into ICC hall of fame.
2. Covid-19 Pandemic Updates (November 2021) -
  1. World Health Organisation (WHO) gave Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to India's first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin.
3. Misc. Science News (Nov 2021) -
  1. Elon Musk-led US Based Space Exploration Firm SpaceX established its wholly-owned subsidiary in India, order to start local broadband operations. The satellite broadband arm of SpaceX, Starlink aims to start the broadband services in India from December 2022, with 2 lakh active terminals.
  2. Astronaut Wang Yaping became first Chinese woman to walk in space, during her first extravehicular operation on Shenzhou-13 mission.
  3. A new exoplanet with mass 1.5 times that of Sun and about 1.4 times bigger than Jupiter has been discovered by Scientists at Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL). Located 725 light-years ago, it is 2nd exoplanet discovered by PRL scientists, with first being K2-236b discovered in 2018 (600 light-years away)).
Nov 3, 2021
1. Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying observed International One Health Day on November 3, on theme Industry and One Health, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (75 years of independence).
  1. November 3,2021 marked 6th International One Health Day highlighting the need for a One Health approach to address interrelated health threats at human-animal-environment interface.
2. Misc. MOUs (Nov 2021) -
  1. Indian Army signed MOU with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), to facilitate collaboration in fields emerging technologies for development of GIS and IT based Enterprise Resource Planning Software.
  2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Directorate of Defence Research and Development (Israel) signed Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA), to promote innovation in startups and MSMEs of both nations for development of dual-use technologies.
  3. Maharashtra Govt signed MoU with US based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), to provide technical support for Maharashtra’s Electric Vehicle (EV) policy.

Nov 2, 2021

Nov 2 is Observed as UN International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

National Sports Awards 2021 announced -

About -
1. Annually, National Sports Awards are conferred on Aug 29, National Sports Day in India (birth anniversary of India’s hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand).
2. However, in 2021, announcement of National Sports Awards was delayed, to include consideration of performance in 2020 Olympics and Paralympics into selection criteria.

Awardees -

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 (Earlier known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna) -

Name	Discipline
Neeraj Chopra	Athletics
Ravi Kumar	Wrestling
Lovlina Borgohain	Boxing
Sreejesh P.R	Hockey
Avani Lekhara	Para Shooting
Sumit Antil	Para Athletics
Pramod Bhagat	Para-Badminton
Krishna Nagar	Para-Badminton
Manish Narwal	Para Shooting
Mithali Raj	Cricket
Sunil Chhetri	Football
Manpreet Singh	Hockey

Arjuna Awards -

Name	Discipline
Arpinder Singh	Athletics
SimranjitKaur	Boxing
Shikhar Dhawan	Cricket
Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman	Fencing
Monika	Hockey
VandanaKatariya	Hockey
SandeepNarwal	Kabaddi
HimaniUttamParab	Mallakhamb
Abhishek Verma	Shooting
Ankita Raina	Tennis
Deepak Punia	Wrestling
Dilpreet Singh	Hockey
Harman Preet Singh	Hockey
Rupinder Pal Singh	Hockey
Surender Kumar	Hockey
AmitRohidas	Hockey
BirendraLakra	Hockey
Sumit	Hockey
Nilakanta Sharma	Hockey
Hardik Singh	Hockey
Vivek Sagar Prasad	Hockey
Gurjant Singh	Hockey
Mandeep Singh	Hockey
Shamsher Singh	Hockey
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay	Hockey
Varun Kumar	Hockey
Simranjeet Singh	Hockey
YogeshKathuniya	Para Athletics
Nishad Kumar	Para Athletics
Praveen Kumar	Para Athletics
SuhashYathiraj	Para-Badminton
SinghrajAdhana	Para Shooting
Bhavina Patel	Para Table Tennis
Harvinder Singh	Para Archery
Sharad Kumar	Para Athletics

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Life-Time Category) -

Name of the Coach	Discipline
T. P. Ouseph	Athletics
SarkarTalwar	Cricket
Sarpal Singh	Hockey
Ashan Kumar	Kabaddi
Tapan Kumar Panigrahi	Swimming

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Regular Category) -

Name of the Coach	Discipline
Radhakrishnan Nair P	Athletics
SandhyaGurung	Boxing
PritamSiwach	Hockey
Jai PrakashNautiyal	Para Shooting
Subramanian Raman	Table Tennis

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2021 -

Name	Discipline
Lekha K.C.	Boxing
AbhijeetKunte	Chess
Davinder Singh Garcha	Hockey
Vikas Kumar	Kabaddi
Sajjan Singh	Wrestling

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021 -

Category	Entity recommended for RashtriyaKhelProtsahanPuraskar, 2021
Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent	ManavRachna Educational Institution
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility	Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2021 -
1. Panjab University: Chandigarh.

Nov 2, 2021 is observed as National Ayurveda Day, which is celebrated every year from 2016 on day of Dhanwantri Jayanti (Dhanteras).
Obituaries (November 2021) -
1. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao - Noted philosopher, educationist (served as Chancellor of GITAM) and Padma Shri awardee.
2. Anand Shankar Pandya - Noted Author.
3. Babasaheb Purandare - Noted author, historian, and Padma Vibhushan awardee (From Maharashtra).
4. Mannu Bhandari - Noted Hindi author.
5. FW de Klerk0 - South Africa’s last apartheid president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
  1. Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.
6. Tarak Sinha - Noted Cricket Coach and Dronacharya Awardee.
7. R N R Manohar - Noted Tamil actor and director.
8. Stephen Sondheim - Noted American composer and lyricist.
9. Sananta Tanty - Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Noted Assamese poet.
10. Chun Doo-hwan - Former South Korean president.
11. Novy Kapadia - Noted football journalist and sports commentator.
12. Wilbur Smith - Noted Zambia-born British-South African novelist.

Nov 1, 2021
1. Nov 01 is formation day of States of Andhra Pradesh (in 1956), Karnataka (in 1956), Kerala (in 1956), Tamil Nadu (in 1956), Madhya Pradesh (in 1956), Punjab (in 1966), Haryana (in 1966), Chhattisgarh (in 2000).
  1. For first time since its formation in 1956, Tamil Nadu state government celebrated 'Tamil Nadu Day' on November 1, 2019.
2. Nov 1 - World Vegan Day. It was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then Chair of Vegan Society in UK.
3. Govt constituted a 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries, as a monitoring mechanism for development and implementation of PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP), which was launched in Oct 2021.
  1. It will be chaired by Cabinet Secretary (Rajiv Gauba Currently).
4. Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, inaugurated first Internet Exchange in state of Uttarakhand (hosted at Dehradun). It is 10th internet exchange of NIXI in India.
5. Gross GST revenue collected in October 2021 is 1.3 lakh crores (CGST - 23861 crores, SGST - 30421 crores, IGST - 67361 crores, Cess - 8484 crores).
6. World Bank approved $40 million Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project, to improve quality of health services and strengthen state’s capacity to handle future health emergencies.

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