NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. India
and Finland Agrees to Enhance Cooperation in Digital Partnership: India And Finland agree to carry mutual cooperation between the two
countries to a new level and enhance partnership in areas such as digital
partnership in Future ICT, Future Mobile Technologies and Digital Education. About
The Cooperation:
a) The decision was taken during a meeting between Finland’s Minister of
Education and Culture Petri Honkonen and Minister of Science and Technology
Jitendra Singh at North Block in New Delhi.
b) Honkonen’s visit comes in the wake of the announcement made by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin during a Summit
meeting on 16 March last year.
c) Singh conveyed to the Finland Minister that India is keen to develop
research collaborations with Finnish R&D institutions and technology
collaboration with Finnish Industry especially focusing on the application of
Quantum Computing.
According to a statement
by the Ministry of Personnel, Honkonen assured Singh that Finland is keen to
cooperate with India in 5G, environment and clean technologies, bio-based
economy, biobanks and affordable healthcare. He said, progress is also on
subjects flagged by Indian and Finnish Prime Ministers.
2. Nitin
Gadkari announced new projects of Rs1.6 lakh cr in North-East: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has
announced new projects of 1.6 lakh crores rupees in the North-East India
region. These projects include Roads, Ropeways, and major Bridges across the
river Brahmaputra and other water bodies, and multi-modal logistics parks had
been also proposed at Udaipur in Tripura and Silchar in Assam.
The union
minister approved a slew of new road projects, valued at ₹68,000 crore, in four
Northeastern states to make international standard surface connectivity. New
projects worth ₹50,000 crore for Assam, ₹9,000 crore for Meghalaya, ₹5,000
crore for Nagaland and ₹4,000 crore for Sikkim were approved.
3. Cauvery
South Wildlife Sanctuary notified as 17th wildlife sanctuary of Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu government has notified the Cauvery South Wildlife
Sanctuary on 68,640 hectares as the state’s 17th wildlife sanctuary. The
sanctuary, covering reserve forest areas in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri
districts, is home to 35 species of mammals, 238 species of birds, Leith’s
soft-shelled turtles, smooth-coated otters, marsh crocodile, and four-horned
antelopes, and is wildlife paradise. The sanctuary was notified under Section
26-A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. This sanctuary will connect
Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary (TN) with the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
(Karnataka).
Note: Tamil Nadu
Capital: Chennai; Chief Minister: M K Stalin; Governor: R N Ravi
4. R K
Singh launched the Green Energy Open Access Portal: Union Power Minister RK Singh has launched the Green Energy Open Access
portal to increase the purchase of renewable energy in the country. The portal
will allow electricity consumers having sanctioned load of 100 kW or above to
get supply of renewables. Under the new system, any consumer with a sanctioned
load of 100 kW or more can get renewable energy through open access portal from
any renewable energy generating plant set up by himself or by any developer.
5. National
Naturopathy Day: 18th November: National
Naturopathy Day is observed in India every year on November 18th, to promote
positive mental and physical health through drug-free therapy. National
Naturopathy Day was established on November 18th, 2018, by the Ministry of
AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy),
Government of India. On November 18th, 1945, Mahatma Gandhi became the Chairman
of the All India Nature Cure Foundation Trust and signed the agreement aimed at
making the benefits of Nature Cure available to all classes of people,
therefore, this day was chosen to be observed as National Naturopathy Day.
Naturopathy: Naturopathy is the oldest healthcare system that combines modern
scientific knowledge with traditional and natural medicine. Relying on nature’s
healing powers, naturopathy stimulates the human body’s ability to heal itself.
It is the science of diagnosis, treatment and healing using natural therapies
including dietetics, botanical medicine, homoeopathy, fasting, exercise,
lifestyle counselling, detoxification and chelation, clinical nutrition,
hydrotherapy, naturopathic manipulation, spiritual healing, environmental
assessment, and health.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Pakistan
and Bangladesh First to Receive G7 ‘Global Shield’ Climate Funding: Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of
funding from a G7 ‘Global Shield’ initiative to provide funding to countries
suffering climate disasters, the programme announced at the COP27 summit in
Egypt.
Global
Shield Funding: The Global Shield (GS), coordinated by G7
president Germany, aims to provide rapid access for climate-vulnerable
countries to insurance and disaster protection funding after floods or drought.
It is being developed in collaboration with the ‘V20’ group of 58 climate
vulnerable economies. Germany has contributed $175.17 million in funding to
Global Shield while other countries including Denmark and Ireland have
contributed a little over $41 million. Objective
Of the Fund:
a) The GS will close urgent protection gaps in countries by designing,
funding, and facilitating interventions.
b) The GS aims to rapidly provide pre-arranged insurance and disaster
protection funding after events such as floods, droughts and hurricanes hit.
c) The Global Shield aims to complement, not replace, the progress on ‘loss
and damage’.
The
Beneficiaries: Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, Pakistan,
the Philippines and Senegal as some of the initial recipients of Global Shield
packages. Those packages would be developed in the coming months.
2. ASEAN
Agreed to Admit East Timor as 11th member: The
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed in principle to admit
East Timor as the group’s 11th member, the 10 member-bloc said in a statement,
more than a decade after the country requested membership. The half-island
nation, officially called Timor Leste, will also be granted observer status at
high-level ASEAN meetings, the bloc said after regional leaders met in Phnom
Penh for a summit. The country would be the first new member of the regional
grouping in more than two decades, since Cambodia was admitted in 1999.
East Timor
President Jose Ramos-Horta welcomed the decision, saying a membership would
open up his country to wider diplomatic relations with ASEAN’s partners,
potentially more foreign direct investment, as well as give Timorese wider
travel access within the region. He noted it might take years for East Timor to
gain full ASEAN membership and that his administration would have to work on
improving their work capacity across the board.
3. World
Day for prevention of child sexual abuse: 18th November: The UN General Assembly has declared November 18 as the World Day for
the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and
Violence. The new World Day is aimed at bringing global visibility to the
trauma of child sexual abuse, with the hope that governments will take action
to fight it. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), millions of
children experience sexual violence each year.
4. World
Antimicrobial Awareness Week: 18th to 24th November: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) runs from 18 to 24 November
every year. It’s an international initiative to increase awareness of the
growing problem of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines.
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. This year, the theme of WAAW is “Preventing Antimicrobial
Resistance Together.”
World
Antimicrobial Awareness Week History: The World
Health Organisation launched “World Antibiotic Awareness Week” in 2015 to raise
global awareness and promote action to halt the emergence and spread of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The campaign was rebranded as “World
Antimicrobial Awareness Week” in 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO)
projects a sense of urgency around the global issue of antibiotic resistance —
and with good reason. If you develop an illness or an infection that can’t be
treated in the traditional way with antibiotics, you can die.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. Most
Valued Team of 2022 T20 World Cup: Kohli, Suryakumar named in the list: The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 is done, and this was one of the most
competitive tournaments, according to ICC. England won the tournament by
beating Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. After the
tournament, ICC have decided the most valuable team of the tournament. Virat
Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav have been named the Most Valuable Team of the ICC
T20 World Cup 2022. Jos Buttler has been named as captain of T20 World Cup
team. Hardik Pandya is named the 12th man. Most Valuable Team of the T20
World Cup 2022:
1. Alex Hales (England)
2. Jos Buttler (c/wk) (England)
3. Virat Kohli (India)
4. Suryakumar Yadav (India)
5. Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)
6. Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
7. Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
8. Sam Curran (England)
9. Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
10. Mark Wood (England)
11. Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
12. Hardik Pandya (India)
Selection
panel: The team was put together by a selection panel
featuring commentators, former international players and journalists: Ian
Bishop (Convener), Mel Jones (both commentators), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (ICC
Hall of Famer), Partha Bhaduri (Journalist, The Times of India) and Wasim Khan
(ICC General Manager of Cricket).
2. Kenyan
Runner Renju Gets Five Years Doping Ban: Keneth
Kiprop Renju, winner of the Prague half-marathon in April, has been banned for
five-year as the latest in a long list of Kenyan athletes suspended for
suspected doping. Keneth Kiprop Renju, who is 26-year-old has been banned for
the “presence/use of a prohibited substance (Methasterone)”. Key Points:
a) Renju’s ban is backdated to May 13 and all his results since March 20
have been annulled. He also won the Lisbon half-marathon on May 8.
b) A total of 54 Kenyan athletes have been banned for doping including
Keneth Kiprop Renju.
c) The East African country is third on the list by the Athletics Integrity
Unit of most athlete suspensions due to doping.
d) Russia tops the list with 87 athletes, and India is second with 62
suspensions.
e) Among the top names suspended are 2021 Boston marathon champion Diana
Kipyokei and marathon and mountain racer Mark Kangogo.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1. Reliance
Industries to make India’s first multimodal logistics park in Chennai: According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Reliance
Industries Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the project to build India’s first
multimodal logistics park (MMLP) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A crucial cog in the
Centre’s logistics overhaul, the MMLP will be spread over 184 acres and cost Rs
1,424 crore. The project will get adequate connecting infrastructure support
through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed between central and state
agencies. RIL emerged as the winning bidder for the public-private-partnership
(PPP) project, with its own investment pegged at Rs 783 crore. The Centre
expects the first phase of the project to be completed in two years. About
the project:
a) The project would likely be monitored by the highest levels of the
government, as it falls under the high-priority list of projects inaugurated by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the Centre’s project monitoring system.
Moreover, it is one of the several flagship projects announced under the
Bharatmala Project of MoRTH, which envisions the building of 35 such MMLPs.
b) The Centre plans to build 15 of these within the next two years. Under
the National Logistics Policy (NLP) and PM-GatiShakti, it wants to bring down
logistics costs to under 10 per cent of the GDP in a bid to make exports
competitive and supply chains more efficient.
Note: Reliance
Industries Limited (RIL) Founded: 8 May 1973; Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
Founder: Dhirubhai Ambani; Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Headquarters:
Mumbai, Maharashtra; Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) CMD: Mukesh Ambani; Reliance
Industries Limited (RIL) Director: Nita Ambani.
2. Wholesale
Price Index Inflation in October Eases to 8.39 %: Wholesale price-based inflation eased in October to 8.39 per cent
year-on-year, compared to 10.70 per cent in September, helped by a fall in
commodity prices. Declining for the fifth consecutive month, that Wholesale
Price Index (WPI) reading is the lowest since March 2021 and below a
double-digit rise for the first time in 18 months. Key Points:
a) WPI inflation has been in double digits since April 2021, with the
September reading coming in at 10.70 per cent and 13.83 per cent in October
2021. This year the WPI touched a record high of 15.88 per cent in May.
b) Compared to September, when food inflation rose by 11.03 per cent, it
was 8.33 per cent in October. Similarly, vegetable inflation last month was
17.61 per cent, less than half of the 39.66 per cent rise in September.
c) Wholesale inflation in October was 4.42 per cent for manufactured goods
and 23.17 per cent for the “Fuel and Power” basket.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. 53rd
IFFI: Spanish Film Director and writer Carlos Saura to be given Satyajit Ray
Lifetime Achievement Award: Spanish
filmmaker Carlos Saura, who received the Golden Bear for Best Director at the
Berlin International Film Festival for Deprisa Deprisa, along with two Silver
Bears for La caza and Peppermint Frappe, a BAFTA for Carmen and three awards at
Cannes, among several others, will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime
Achievement Award and an eight-film retrospective at IFFI.
About the
53rd IFFI: The 53rd edition of the International Film Festival
of India (IFFI) is set to be held between November 20 and 28. According to the
official statement, The IFFI has also announced the line-up for its Indian
Panorama segment in which several feature and non-feature films will be
showcased.
Opening
Film and Closing Film: The Austrian film ‘Alma and Oskar’, directed by
Dieter Berner, will open the annual festival while Krzysztof Zanussi’s ‘Perfect
Number’ is the closing film.
Country
Focus: France is the ‘Spotlight’ country and 8 films
will be screened under ‘Country Focus’ package.
Indian
Panorama: The ‘Indian Panorama’ will open with Prithvi
Konanur’s Kannada film ‘Hadinelentu’, while ‘The Show Must Go On’ by Divya
Cowasji will flag off the non-feature film section. There will be special
screenings of Pan Nalin’s Chello Show—The Last Film Show, India’s official entry
to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language category and Madhur Bhandarkar’s
India Lockdown.
Homage: The ‘Homage’ section will include fifteen Indian and five
international films. Tributes will be paid to Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar,
singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, Kathak maestro Pt. Birju Maharaj, actors Ramesh
Deo, Shivkumar Subhramanium, T. Rama Rao, Vatsala Deshmukh, Maheshwari Amma,
Salim Ghouse, singer KK, director Tarun Majumder, director-producer Ravi Tandon
and Saawan Kumar Tak, actor and theater artist Nipon Goswami, actor and film
maker Pratap Pothen, actor Krishnam Raju and singer Bhupinder Singh.
In the
International section, homage will be paid to the film geniuses Bob Rafelson,
Ivan Reitman, Peter Bogdanovich, Douglas Trumbell and Monica Vitti.
2. Ministry
of Youth Affairs & Sports announced National Sports Awards 2022: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports
Awards 2022. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India
at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th November 2022.
Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny,
Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons,
coaches and entities. List of awardees:
Major
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: Shri Sharath
Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis)
Arjuna
Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games:
1. Ms Seema Punia (Athletics)
2. Shri Eldhose Paul (Athletics)
3. Shri Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics)
4. Shri Lakshya Sen (Badminton)
5. Shri Prannoy HS (Badminton)
6. Shri Amit (Boxing)
7. Ms Nikhat Zareen (Boxing)
8. Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni
(Chess)
9. Shri R Praggnanandhaa (Chess)
10. Ms Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey)
11. Ms Shushila Devi (Judo)
12. Ms Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi)
13. Ms Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Bowl)
14. Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar (Mallakhamb)
15. Ms ElavenilValarivan (Shooting)
16. Shri Omprakash Mitharval (Shooting)
17. Ms Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis)
18. Shri Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting)
19. Ms Anshu (Wrestling)
20. Ms Sarita (Wrestling)
21. Shri Parveen (Wushu)
22. Ms Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton)
23. Shri Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton)
24. Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para
Swimming)
25. Ms Jerlin Anika J (Deaf
Badminton)
Dronacharya
Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games: Regular Category:
1. Shri Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery)
2. Shri Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing)
3. Ms Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting)
4. Shri Sujeet Maan (Wrestling)
Dronacharya
Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games: Lifetime Category:
1. Shri Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket)
2. Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football)
3. Shri Raj Singh (Wrestling)
Dhyan
Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games:
1. Ms Ashwini Akkunji C. (Athletics)
2. Shri Dharamvir Singh (Hockey)
3. Shri B.C Suresh (Kabaddi)
4. Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
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