NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. President's rule imposed in Maharashtra: As per Maharashtra Governor’s Bhagat Singh Koshyari recommendation,
President Ram Nath Kovind signed a proclamation imposing President’s rule in
Maharashtra. The Union Cabinet has recommended the President rule on the report
of the Governor invoking Article 356 of the constitution in the state. The
Governor’s office stated that the government cannot be carried on in accordance
with the Constitution, and submitted a report as contemplated by the provision
of Article 356 of the Constitution.
Note: Article
356, commonly known as President’s rule, deals with ‘failure of constitutional
machinery in the state’.
2. Chief Justice’s office comes under RTI, rules
Supreme Court: The Supreme Court ruled that the office of Chief
Justice comes under the transparency law, the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The decision by the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, led Chief Justice
Ranjan Gogoi, who retires on November 17, comes on a petition filed by Central
Public Information Officer of the Supreme Court against a Delhi high court
ruling of 2010 that held the office of the CJI was a public authority and
directed the secretary-general of the top court to disclose details of the
assets of judges sought by RTI activist SC Agarwal.
3. Manmohan Singh nominated to the parliamentary
standing committee on finance: Venkaiah Naidu
(Rajya Sabha Chairman) nominated a former prime minister and senior Congress
leader Manmohan Singh to the parliamentary standing committee on finance
(earlier Digvijaya Singh). Now, Digvijaya Singh has been nominated to the
parliamentary standing committee on urban development. Manmohan Singh was a
member of the panel from September 2014 to May 2019 before his tenure in the
Upper House ended in June 2019. In August 2019, Manmohan Singh was elected
unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan.
4. Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates exhibition of
Technologies in Food Processing: Union Minister
for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan inaugurated an exhibition of
Technologies in Food Processing developed by Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research. The exhibition organized in New Delhi showcases CSIR
technologies in the food sector to the industries and MSMEs. It also highlights
the latest research and development being done in the food processing sector in
the country. The products developed through these technologies and innovations
are cost-effective and healthier for people.
Note:
Director-General of CSIR: Shekhar C. Mande.
5. Gujarat CM launches online registration portal
to facilitate setting up of new MSME units: Gujarat
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched an online registration portal to
facilitate setting up of new MSME units. Mr. Rupani approved the first online
application through the portal and issued a certificate through an e-mail to a
woman entrepreneur. The Union government had also announced that purchase of
land would also be possible without prior approval for the purpose of setting
up a new MSME unit in the state.
6. Haryana Govt.’s Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojna
Scheme: The Haryana government has decided to bring more
crops under its ‘Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojna (BBY)’ scheme. The decision was
taken at a BBY’s review meeting which was presided by Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar. Under BBY scheme, farmers get compensated for selling
their crop at a price lower than that fixed by the government.
7. 39th India International Trade Fair 2019: 39th India International Trade Fair 2019 begins in New Delhi. The
theme for the 39th edition of the fair is ‘Ease of Doing Business’ inspired by
India’s unique achievement of rising to 63rd rank on the World Bank’s Ease of
Doing Business Index from 142nd rank in the year 2014. The fair will be
inaugurated by Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin
Gadkari. This year the status of ‘Partner Country’ has been accorded to ‘The
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’ and ‘The Republic of Korea’ will be the ‘Focus
Country’. Bihar and Jharkhand will be the focus states in this edition of the
fair.
8. Justice Muhammad Raffiq takes oath as Chief
Justice of Meghalaya HC: Justice Muhammad Raffiq
took oath as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court. Meghalaya Governor Tathagata
Roy administered the oath of office and secrecy at Raj Bhavan in Shillong.
Raffiq succeeds Ajay Kumar Mittal who is now the Chief Justice of Madhya
Pradesh High Court. He also served as acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan
High Court twice.
Note: The
Meghalaya High Court was established in March 2013, after making suitable
amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas
(Re-organisation) Act of 1971.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Pravind Jugnauth sworn in as Mauritius PM: Mauritius’s incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was sworn in for
a five-year term after elections in which his coalition consolidated its grip
on parliament. Jugnauth took over from his father in 2017 without going through
a vote, and the decisive victory of his centre-right Morisian Alliance in the
November 7 elections have strengthened his legitimacy. Mr Jugnauth's
swearing-in took place at the residence of President Barlen Vyapoory. Since
attaining independence from Britain in 1968, Mauritius has become one of the
most stable democracies in Africa.
Note:
Mauritius Capital: Port Louis; Currency; Mauritian rupee.
2. Iran discovers new oil field with 53 Bn
barrels of reserves: Iran has discovered a new oilfield with 53
billion barrels of crude oil in Khuzestan province, home to Iran’s Khuzestan’s
crucial oil industry. The announcement, however, did not reveal how much oil
could be produced from the reservoir but the find could boost the country’s
battered economy amid stringent US sanctions. The new oil field discovered is
2,400 square kilometres (925 square miles), with the deposit some 80 metres
(260 feet) deep.
Note: Iran
Capital: Tehran; Currency: Rial; President: Hassan Rouhani.
3. Mohammad Imran appointed Bangladesh High
Commissioner to India: Mohammad Imran has been
appointed as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India. He is currently
Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. He succeeds Syed Muazzem
Ali. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Bangladesh.
Note: Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka; Currency: Taka; PM: Sheikh Hasina.
4. FICCI signed MoU with Singapore Fintech
Association: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI) signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) with Singapore
Fintech Association (SFA) as part of the growing Singapore-India fintech
ecosystems. The MoU was signed during the Fourth edition of Singapore Fintech
Festival. Singapore Fintech Festival is the world’s largest financial
technology platform along with Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology
conducted from 11-13 November 2019.
Note: FICCI of
Founded: 1927; Headquarters; New Delhi.
5. India to host 19th council of heads of
government of SCO 2020: India will host the 19th
council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 2020.
The first such high-level meeting of the 8-member grouping to be organised by
New Delhi after its admission into the grouping in 2017. The latest Summit of
heads of government was held in Tashkent in November 2019. It was proposed in
Tashkent Summit that India would take the initiative to hold the 2020 meetings
of the Heads of Government.
Note: The SCO
is a China-led eight-member economic and security bloc in which India and
Pakistan were admitted as full members in 2017. Its founding members included
China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. SCO
Secretary-General: Vladimir Norov.
6. World Kindness Day: 13 November: November 13 is celebrated as the World Kindness Day to highlight good
deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of
kindness which binds us. Kindness is a fundamental part of the human
circumstances which bridges the divides of race religion, politics, gender and
zip codes. The Theme of 2019 for this World Kindness Day 2019 is empathy,
encouraging people across the globe to better understand “the pains of others”
and touch their lives “positively”.
Note: World
Kindness Day was first introduced in 1998 by The World Kindness Movement, an
organisation formed at a 1997 Tokyo conference by the like-minded kindness
organisations from around the world.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah maintain top
positions in ICC ODI ranking: In Cricket,
Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have maintained their top spots
in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings. Kohli is at the top of the rankings for
batsmen, followed by Rohit Sharma. In the bowlers' rankings, Bumrah maintained
his top spot followed by New Zealand's pacer Trent Boult. Hardik Pandya is the
only Indian to feature in the top 10 among all-rounders. England's World Cup
hero Ben Stokes tops the chart followed by Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1. SBI’s economic research team revised India’s
FY20 GDP forecast to 5%: The economic research team
from the State Bank of India (SBI) has revised India’s Gross Domestic
Product(GDP) to 5% from its earlier estimate of 6.1% for the Fiscal Year 2020
(FY20). This downgrade was due to global slowdown in the index of industrial
production (IIP). The SBI economic research team group has projected the second
quarter (July-September) GDP growth at 4.2% in their report titled “EcoWrap”.
It expects the growth rate to pick up in FY2021 to 6.2%.
Note: Chairman
of SBI: Rajnish Kumar; Formed: 1 July 1955; Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. Suranga Bawadi selected as World Monument
Watch list for 2020: Suranga Bawadi in Bijapur, Karnataka was selected
as the World Monument Watch List for 2020, by the New York-based
non-governmental organisation. Suranga Bawadi was selected under the category
of “Ancient Water System of the Deccan Plateau” along with 24 monuments across
the world. It is one of the integral parts of the ancient Karez system of
supplying water through subterranean tunnels, is now set to get funding for
restoration. It was built in the 16th century of Adil Shahi-I in Vijayapura.
DEFENCE
1. Air Chief to inaugurate ISAM Conference in
Bengaluru: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will inaugurate
the 58th Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ISAM) Annual Conference. The
aims of the conference to address contemporary issues and applications in the
subject of aerospace medicine. The theme for this year’s conference is
‘Changing Paradigms in Aerospace Healthcare’. The event will take place at the
Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Indian Air Force, Bengaluru from November
14-16.
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