NATIONAL UPDATES
1. National Milk Day observed: The National Milk
Day (NMD) has been observed on 26th November across India to mark the
birth anniversary of the Father of the White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien. The idea of observing
National Milk Day was first mooted by Indian Dairy Association (IDA) in 2014 on
the lines of World Milk Day that is observed on 1st June every year under the
aegis of UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
2. Constitution Day (National Law Day) celebrated: The Constitution
Day in India is celebrated every year on 26th of November. It was on this date
in 1949 that the members of the Constituent Assembly adopted (accepted) the
Constitution of India. Hence it is celebrated as the Constitution Day or the
National Law Day every year. It came into force on 26th January, 1950.
3. Assam to celebrate
‘Lachit Divas’: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the
Assam government would celebrate ‘Lachit Divas’ at various state
capitals in India from next year. ‘Lachit Divas’ is celebrated to promote the
ideals of Lachit Borphukan – the legendary general of Assam’s history. Sarbananda
Sonowal took part in the Lachit Divas celebration at the statue of Lachit
Borphukan at Brahmaputra riverfront.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES
1. Soumya Swaminathan to take charge as WHO Deputy DG in December: Indian Council
of Medical Research (ICMR) chief Dr. Soumya Swaminathan is set to
assume the charge of Deputy Director-General of the WHO in Geneva next month
this year.Early last month, her appointment as the Deputy Director-General for
Programmes, announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It is the
second-highest position in the WHO.
2. UK drone users will have
to undergo safety tests under new law: People flying a drone in the UK will have to
register and undergo safety awareness tests as part of a planned new
legislation on their usage amidst growing reports of near-misses with civilian
aircraft. Police will also be given new powers to crackdown on illegal use of
the unmanned aerial vehicles.
OTHER UPDATES
BANKING/FINANCE:
1. Axis Bank launches blockchain-based International Payment Service: Axis Bank has
launched an instant international payment services using Ripple’s enterprise
blockchain technology solution for retail and corporate customers.The bank is
offering the facility only to its retail customers in the country to receive
payments from the UAE-based Rak Bank and for its corporate customers to receive
payments from Standard Chartered, Singapore.
SPORTS:
1. Ravichandran Ashwin breaks
Lillee's record: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has
become the fastest bowler to reach the milestone of 300 Test
wickets in his 54th match. Earlier, Australian fast bowling legend Lillee
had reached the milestone in 56 Test matches way back in 1981.Ashwin is only
the fifth Indian bowler to complete a career 300-wickets in Test cricket behind
Anil Kumble. Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417) and Zaheer Khan (311).
2. Gopi wins Asian Marathon Championship Gold: Gopi Thonakal created history
by becoming the first Indian man to clinch the gold medal in the Asian Marathon
Championships (16th edition) in Dongguan, China. He completed the distance in 2
hours, 15 minutes and 48 seconds, finishing ahead of Petrov Andrey (Uzbekistan)
who clocked 2:15:51 hours. The bronze medal went to T.Byambajav(Mongolia), who
clocked 2:16:14 hours. Thus, Gopi has become the first Indian man to win the
title after the formation of separate Asian Marathon championships.
3. Messi wins European Golden
Shoe award: Lionel Messi received his fourth Golden Shoe award for leading all of
Europe’s leagues in scoring last season, in Barcelona. It is the fourth time
Lionel Messi has received the Golden Shoe Award, drawing him even with
Cristiano Ronaldo as the award record-holders.
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