NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Centre to release over 95 thousand crore rupees as tax devolution to States
this month: Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the Centre will release 95 thousand
82 crore rupees as tax devolution to States in the current month after
including one advance instalment to help them push their capital expenditure.
She said States should leverage this opportunity to scale up investments and
growth. Also urged states to help India become the fastest growing economy in
coming years, through facilitating investment attractiveness and expediting
ease of doing business measures.
2.
Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet adopts declaration on climate change: For the first time,
Arunachal Pradesh’s cabinet meeting was held outside the state capital of
Itanagar and at the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Pakke Kessang district instead. The
state cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, adopted the Pakke Tiger
Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change-Resilient and Responsive Arunachal
Pradesh. The declaration is aimed at lowering emissions and achieving
sustainable development. At the meeting, the chief minister launched the
e-Cabinet portal, which aims to make the state’s top decision-making body
‘paperless. The Cabinet also approved the adoption of the rare species of
butterfly, ‘Kaiser-e-Hind’ (Teinopalpus imperialis), as the state butterfly.
3. PM
Modi inaugurates redeveloped Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi dedicated to the Nation various Railway projects in Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh. He dedicated to the nation the redeveloped Rani Kamalapati
Railway Station in Bhopal. Rani Kamlapati Railway Station is the first
world-class model station in the country and has all the facilities that are
available at international airports. It has been developed under a
public-private partnership and built by a private company. The Prime Minister
also dedicated to the nation many other initiatives of the Railways in Madhya
Pradesh including Gauge- Converted and Electrified Ujjain-Fatehabad
Chandrawatiganj Broad Gauge section, Third line in Bhopal-Barkhera section,
Gauge- Converted and Electrified Mathela-Nimar Kheri Broad Gauge section and
Electrified Guna-Gwalior section. The Prime Minister also flagged off two new
MEMU trains between Ujjain-Indore and Indore-Ujjain.
4.
Health sector grant of Rs. 8,453 crore released to local bodies of 19 states: The Department of
Expenditure under Ministry of Finance has released an amount of over 8,453
crore rupees as health sector grant for rural and urban local bodies of 19
States. The grants have been released as per the recommendations of the
Fifteenth Finance Commission. The Fifteenth Finance Commission in its Report
for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 has recommended a total grant of
4,27,911 crore rupees to local governments. The grants recommended by the
Commission include health grants of 70,051 crore rupees. Out of this amount, 43,928
crore rupees have been recommended for Rural Local Bodies and 26,123 crore
rupees for Urban Local Bodies.
5.
Tourism ministry signs pact with IRCTC to boost hospitality, tourism industry: Ministry of Tourism
in its ongoing effort to strengthen the Hospitality & Tourism Industry has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Railway Catering and
Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The primary objective of this MOU is to provide
extensive visibility to accommodation units, which have self-certified
themselves on SAATHI (System for Assessment, Awareness & Training for the
Hospitality Industry) on the OTA platform. The MoU also outlines both parties
to encourage Units to register on NIDHI and thereby on SAATHI and encourage
local tourism Industry with appropriate safeguards for curbing spread of
COVID-19.
6.
Naturopathy Day: 18th November: The National Naturopathy Day is observed in
India on 18 November every year, to promote positive mental and physical health
through a drugless system of medicine, called as Naturopathy. The day was
declared by the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani,
Siddha and Homeopathy), Government of India, on November 18, 2018. It was on
this day in 1945, when Mahatma Gandhi became lifetime Chairman of the All India
Nature Cure Foundation Trust and signed the deed with the object of making the
benefits of Nature Cure available to all classes of people.
Note: Minister of AYUSH: Sarbananda
Sonowal; Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of AYUSH: Munjapara
Mahendrabhai.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. UN
Secretary-General appointed Shombi Sharp as UN Resident Coordinator in India: The United Nations
Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has appointed Shombi Sharp of the United
States (US), a sustainable development expert, as the UN Resident Coordinator
in India. He will lead the UN team in India, and work towards India’s Covid-19
response plans to recover better for the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to
this, he served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Armenia.
Note: United Nations Founded: 24 October
1945; United Nations Headquarters: New York, New York, United States; United
Nations Secretary general: António Guterres.
2.
World Philosophy Day 2021: 18th November: World Philosophy Day is celebrated
on the Third Thursday of November each year. In 2021, the day falls on 18
November. World Philosophy Day 2021 opens the discussion on the different
interactions of human beings with their social, cultural, geographical and
political environment, with the underlying objective of better understanding
the contribution of philosophy in our contemporary societies and the challenges
they face, pandemic in particular.
History of the day: World Philosophy
Day was introduced in 2002 by UNESCO. In 2005 the UNESCO General Conference
proclaimed that World Philosophy Day would be celebrated every third Thursday
of November.
Philosophy: Philosophy is the
study of the nature of reality and existence, of what is possible to know, and
of right and wrong behaviour. It comes from the Greek word phílosophía, meaning
‘the love of wisdom.’ It is one of the most important fields of human thought
as it aspires to get at the very meaning of life.
3.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: 18th to 24th November: World Antimicrobial
Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated every year from 18-24 November. The purpose
of the week is to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance,
encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and
policymakers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant
infections. World Antimicrobial Awareness Week Theme 2021 is Spread Awareness,
Stop Resistance. The theme calls on One Health stakeholders, policymakers,
health care providers, and the general public to be Antimicrobial Resistance
(AMR) Awareness champions. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been declared as
one of the top 10 global health threats by the World Health Organization (WHO).
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1.
Mahela Jayawardena, Shaun Pollock, Janette Brittin inducted into ICC Hall Of
Fame:
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced cricket legends Mahela
Jayawardena (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (SA), and Janette Brittin (England) were
inducted into the hall of fame. The ICC Hall of Fame recognizes the
achievements of the legends of the game from cricket’s long and illustrious
history. 106 players have been inducted since its launch in 2009.
(1) Jayawardene, who retired as one of Sri
Lanka’s greatest ever players, was a key member of the team that won the T20
World Cup in 2014 and reached the four other major ICC finals.
(2) Pollock, on the other hand, was one of
the finest all-rounders South Africa has ever produced. He was the first player
to achieve the double of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets in both Test and ODI
cricket.
(3) Brittin, who died in 2017, was a
mainstay of the England Test team for 19 years, helping pave the way for
women’s cricket from 1979 to 1998. She was the oldest woman to score a Test
hundred (at 39 years and 38 days vs Australia in 1998) and the second-oldest to
score an ODI hundred (at 38 years and 161 days vs Pakistan in 1997).
Note: ICC Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab
Emirates; ICC Founded: 15 June 1909; ICC Deputy Chairman: Imran Khwaja; ICC
Chairman: Greg Barclay.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1.
HDFC Bank launches the 2nd edition of “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign: HDFC Bank Ltd has
launched the second edition of its “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign to raise awareness
on fraud prevention in support of International Fraud Awareness Week 2021
(November 14-20, 2021). HDFC Bank aims to increase awareness of its customers
on all types of frauds and the importance of keeping your mouth shut to ensure
their prevention and taking a pledge and not share confidential banking
information with anyone. HDFC Bank will organise 2,000 workshops in the next
four months under this campaign.
Note: Headquarters of HDFC Bank: Mumbai,
Maharashtra; MD and CEO of HDFC Bank: Sashidhar Jagdishan; The tagline of HDFC
Bank: We understand your world.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1.
WPI in October at five-month high of 12.54%: Ministry of Commerce & Industry
released its data on Wholesale Price Index (WPI). As per Ministry’s data,
provisional Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation have been accelerated
to a five-month high to 12.54% in October 2021 as against 66% recorded in
September. This rise was attributed to an increase in fuel and manufacturing
prices. The report notes that, benchmark inflation print has remained in double
digits for seven consecutive months.
Benchmark inflation Print: The benchmark
inflation print for October 2020 was 1.31%. The high rate of inflation in
October 2021 is due to an increase in prices of mineral oils, basic metals,
crude petroleum & natural gas, food products, chemicals and chemical
products etc as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.
OBITUARIES
1. World Famous Legendary Author Wilbur Smith Passes Away: Internationally acclaimed Zambia-born South African author, Wilbur Smith has passed away. He was 88. The global bestselling author has authored 49 novels and sold over 140 million copies worldwide in more than 30 languages. He rose to fame in 1964 with his debut novel “When the Lion Feeds” which turned in the movie with 15 sequels. Smith published his autobiography “On Leopard Rock” in 2018.
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