NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Suresh
Chukkapalli appointed as Consul General of Korea: Suresh Chukkapalli, Chairman
of Phoenix Group of Hyderabad, has been appointed as Honorary Consul General in
Hyderabad by the Republic of Korea.
2. Five
states celebrate their Foundation Day: Five states — Haryana,
Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka — are celebrating their
foundation day today, Wednesday, November 1.
3. ERO-Net
launched in Rajasthan: Rajasthan’s Chief Electoral Officer Ashwini Bhagat
launched the Election Commission’s web-based project, ERO-Net. By using this,
voters can register their names on electoral rolls. It could not identify
multiple entries of a voter.
4. India
tops list of new TB cases in 2016: According to ‘Global TB
Report 2017’ released by World Health Organization (WHO), India has topped the
list of seven countries, accounting for 64% of the 10.4 million new
tuberculosis cases worldwide in 2016. Tuberculosis is a contagious
disease which affects the lung and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. The
World Bank Releases Doing Business Report 2018: According to the World
Bank’s released report, 'Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs', India
ranked 100th (earlier 130th) among the 190 countries, assessed by the Doing
Business Team. The Doing Business Report assesses covers 10 indicators which
span the lifecycle of a business. India is the only country in South Asia and
BRICS economies to feature among most improved economies of the DB Report this year.
India's rank has improved in 6 of the 10 indicators and Distance to Frontier
(DTF) has improved in 9 of the 10 indicators.
2. World
Vegan Day 2017 observed: In 1994, the Chair of the Vegan Society Louise
Wallis decided to set November 1 as World Vegan Day. Veganism is practiced both
as a diet (to abstain from all food items using animal products) as well as a
philosophy (which rejects the commodity status of animals). One who practices
either of the two is said to be a vegan.
3. Jackson
named top-earning dead celebrity: Michael Jackson,
who died in the year 2009 is still generating millions of dollars. Jackson
named top-earning dead celebrity for the 5th time. He was an American singer,
songwriter, and dancer.
OTHER UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1. TV
Narendran appointed as Global CEO of Tata Steel: Tata Steel Ltd
promoted T V Narendran as chief executive officer and managing director
globally. Narendran is 52 years old. He was serving as Managing Director (India
and South East Asia) for the past four years.
SPORTS:
1. Diya
Chitale wins silver medal at ITTF World Cadet Challenge: Indian table
tennis player Diya Chitale won a silver medal in the girls’ doubles category of
the 2017 ITTF World Cadet Challenge, in Suva, Fiji. Diya also won a gold medal in the Team event,
as part of Team Asia.
2. Heena
Sidhu wins Gold at Commonwealth Shooting Championships: Ace Indian
shooter Heena Sidhu has bagged gold in women’s 10m Air Pistol event at
Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane, Australia. Heena shot a score
of 240.8 in the finals to beat Australia’s Elena Galiabovitch, who has to
settle for silver after posting 238.2. India also got its second medal through
Deepak Kumar as he won bronze in men’s 10m Air Rifle event.
3. Birendra
re-elected as President of IWLF: Birendra Prasad
Baishya was re-elected as President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation
(IWLF) in the Annual General Body Meeting. The newly formed Executive Committee
of IWLF consists of seven vice-presidents, and Sahdev Yadav has become the
secretary general.
OBITUARIES:
1. Kannada
writer and journalist, Khadri Achyuthan, dies at 71: Veteran Kannada
writer and journalist Khadri Achyuthan died after a brief period of illness at 71
years age. He has also contributed to the coinage of new Kannada words. He
is a veteran journalist, author, academic and translator of various literary
works.He has written a book in Kannada on ISRO. He has worked on Kannada
translations of Sardar Patel and Dr. Ambedkar.
