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diminishing their area, altering their boundaries etc. without
NATIONAL approval from the union territories or the states concerned.
The Government of India has launched Fit India School
 The United Nations
grading system across schools in India.
Environmental Programme
(UNEP) has released its latest
annual Emission Gap Report.
―The key highlights of this
report are:
 The global temperatures
will rise by 3.2 degree
Celsius by 2030, even if the
present commitments under
Paris Agreement are fulfilled.
 The global emissions must fall by 7.6 percent annually ―The Fit India School grading system will grade schools across
between 2020 and 2030 for the world temperature increase India in the following three categories:
to remain under 1.5 degree Celsius goal of Paris Agreement.  Fit Indian Schools
 In short-term the developed countries will have to cut  Fit Indian Three Star Schools
emissions quicker and deeper than developing countries.  Fit India Five Star Schools
 The top four greenhouse gasses emitting countries ―The ranking depends on the importance given by the school
(China, USA, EU and India) in the world are responsible towards inculcating fitness among students and teachers.
for more than 55 percent of the total emissions (excluding ―This system is a voluntary ranking system
emissions from land use change) over the last ten years. ―Schools can declare themselves fit online through the Fit
 India is the fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases India portal.
 India is one of the few countries which is on track for ―The ranking is assigned after survey of schools.
meeting its self-declared targets under the Paris Agreement.
 Energy sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases due STATES
to its reliance on fossil fuel.
 G20 nations are responsible for 78 percent of all emissions.  The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation
 Only 5 of the G20 countries have committed to long term (TSRTC) employees ended their strike on November 25 and
zero emission targets. agreed to return to duties.
―The Emission Gap Report is released annually for assessing ―The TSRTC employees started their strike on October 4 with
the gap between the anticipated emissions for 2030 and the 26 demands. The two main demands
emission targets for 2030 set under the Paris Agreement. being made by the employees were:
―In past the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change  Merger with the State Gove rnment
(IPCC) has warned that increase of more than 1.5 degree Celsius  Hike in their salaries
in global temperatures will lead to wider ranging and more ―The Chief Minister of Telangana, K
destructive global weather events. Chandrashekar Rao has in past
―The United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled declared the strike as illegal and has
in 2020 will look at the commitments made under the Paris made a statement that all of the 48,000-
Agreement. odd TSRTC employees participating in
The Government of India has introduced the Dadra and the strike are deemed fired from their
jobs. K Chandrashekar Rao,
Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories)
Bill 2019. ―The Managing director of the TSRTC CM of Telangana
―The bill has been tabled in the Lok Sabha with the intentions has made a statement saying that the
of merging the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli employees who were on strike cannot join back until the Labour
with that of Daman and Diu. commissioner resolves the issue.
―The merging is being done for improving the administration The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis
of the Union Territories and for avoiding duplication of work. resigned from the post after being the Chief Minister for a period
―The New Union Territory will be called the Union Territory of 80 hours.
of Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu. ―The resignation was tendered after the Supreme Court’s order
―The New Union Territory will be headquartered at Daman to conduct floor test in the Maharashtrian Assembly.
and Diu. ―The resignation cleared the way for the formation of the
―This merger (if approved) will bring the number of Union Government by an alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress.
Territories in India to 8 from the current nine. Meanwhile, Udhhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena has sworn in as the
―The Constitution of India provides the Parliament with the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
authority of creating new states, union territories, increasing or
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―The Chronological order of the current political happenings
in Maharashtra are as under:
 Fadnavis was appointed as the caretaker CM of the state
after the elections. His appointment was to continue until
the formation of a Shiv Sena-BJP Government.
 Shiv Sena refused support to BJP when the later refused to
share the Chief Ministerial post with Shiv Sena for a period
of 2.5 years.
 On November 10, Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress jointed
together for forming an alliance in the State.
 On November 12, the Central
Government imposed the
President’s Rule in the state o n the
recommendation of the Governor.
 On November 23 the President’s
rule in the state was revoked at
around 5:30 AM.
 This revocation was made possible
due to the special provisions in the Devendra Fadnavis,
Union Government’s transaction of ex-CM Maharaashtra
business rules which allows for the
revocation of the President’s Rule without the approval of
the Cabinet if it is deemed necessary by the Prime Minister.
 Within hours Devendra Fadnavis was sworn as the Chief
Minister of the State and Ajit Pawar as the Deputy Chief
Minister by the Governor.
 The alliance of Shiv Sena-NCP-Congree challenged this
move of the Governor in the Supreme Court asking for
urgent hearing.
 Meanwhile NCP removed Ajit Pawar as the NCP Party
Legislature head. He was not removed from the party.
 On November 24, Fadnavis held meeting with Ajit Pawar
and discussed agriculture related issues.
 On the same day Supreme Court asked the Governor’s
office to place the letters of Maharashtra Governor
recommending revocation of President’s rule, and issued
notice to Centre and others for the same.
 On November 25, Fadnavis sanctioned a sum of Rs 5,380
crore from the state’s contingency fund to provide financial
relief to farmers suffering from unseasonal rain.
 On November 26, the Supreme Court ordered the floor test
on November 27. The order stated that the floor test must
be done by 5 PM, and the entire proceedings must be
telecasted live.
 On November 25, Ajit Pawar resigned as the Deputy Chief
Minister.
 Soon after Fadnavis resigned as the Chief Minister saying
that he did not have majority in the Assembly.
―Devendra Fadnavis has the distinction of being:
 The second Chief Minister of the State to complete his full
five years term.
 The Chief Minister for the shortest tenure since the
formation of the state.
 The first Chief Minister to resign from the post twice within
a period of one month.
On Nov 28, 2019 Wdhav Tacheray,
the president of the Shiv Sena, took oath as
19th Chief minister of Maharashtra after
being elected as leader of newly formed
post poll coalition Maha Vikas Aghadi.
 The Maha Vikas Aghadi or MVA is
a post poll political coalition formed
after 2019 Maharashtra Legislative
Assembly election. Udhav Tacheray,
 MVA has been structed under the CM Maharashtra
leadership of Sharad Pawar of
the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Uddhav
Thackeray of Shiv Sena (SS) and Sonia Gandhi of
the Indian National Congress (INC), along with Smajwadi
Party (SP), Peasants and Workers Party of India
(PWPI), Prahar Janshakti Party and several other political
parties including Independent MLAs.
 Given the varied ideologies among the parties there is a plan
to form two committees for guidance of the coalition. A co-
ordination committee for implementation of common
minimum programme and other higher decision making
committee that will include party chiefs.
According to the data
recently released by the
National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) the number
of caste based atrocities in the
State of Gujarat increased
by 46 percent between 2015
and 2017.
―The number of reported
crimes increased from 1,010
in 2015 (the year in which
Patidar quota agitation
happened) to 1,322 in 2016
and 1,477 in 2017.
―36.3 percent of all the reported cases involved atrocities
committed against the members of the Scheduled Castes (SC)
―Nationwide, the number of cases related to atrocities against
SCs increased from 38,670 in 2015 to 40,801 in 2016 and to
over 43,200 in 2017.
―In Gujarat, around 97% of cases related to such atrocities
were pending. The national average pendency is at 91.7 percent.
―In 2017, Gujarat had a conviction rate of 2.8 percent. In 2016
this conviction rate was at 4.6 percent.
The average national conviction rate is 35.3 percent.
―Only the states of Jammu and Kashmir, and West Bengal have
lower conviction rates in India.
Chhattisgarh government has designated the Guru
Ghasidas National Park in Kotiya, Chhattisgarh as the fourth
tiger reserve in the state.
―The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had
approved the proposal to declare the Guru Ghasidas National
Park as a tiger reserve way back in 2014.
―The Government is also planning to shift Cheetahs from the
Barnavapara Sanctury to Guru Ghasi Das National Park and
Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
―The other three tiger reserves in the state are:
 Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Bilaspur
 Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Gariaband
 Indravati Tiger Reserve in Bijapur district.
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
The Reserve Bank of
India has put in place a revised
framework on currency swap
arrangement for South Asian
Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC)
countries for 2019-2022.
―The key highlights of the
2019-22 framework are:
 RBI will provide currency
swap arrangement to
SAARC countries within the overall limit of USD 2 billion.
 The framework allows withdrawals in three currencies: US
Dollars, European Euros and Indian Rupees.
 The withdrawal made in Indian Rupee will attract certain
concessions.
 All the SAARC member countries can sign bilateral
currency swap agreements with India for attaining this
facility.
 The framework will remain in place till November 13,
2022.
―The SAARC currency swap facility provides short term
funding for:
 meeting foreign exchange liquidity requirements
 avoiding balance of payment crisis.
―The SAARC currency swap facility became operational on
November 15, 2012.
―SAARC member countries are — Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The Reserve Bank of India on November 27, 2019 raised
concerns over increasing bad loans under the Pradhan Mantri
Mudra Yojana (PMMY).
―According to the RBI, there is an urgent need for monitoring
the loan sanctioned under the scheme.
―The Gross Non Performing Assets (NPAs) under the Mudra
Yojana was at 9,769 crore at the end of March 2018. These
Gross NPAs increased by 68.7 percent to reach Rs 16,480 crore
at the end of March 2019.
―At the end of March 2019, the total disbursements under the
scheme stood at Rs 3,11,811 crore.
―This increase in NPAs under the scheme has led the Reserve
Bank of India to issue the warning regarding the systemic risk
which can arise due to this unsustainable credit growth.
―PMMY was launched in April 2015 for providing loans up to
Rs 10 lakh to small and micro enterprises.
―The loans under the PMMY scheme are given by different
entities including:
 regional rural banks
 small finance banks
 micro finance institutions
DEFENCE & SECURITY
The United States Government has cleared the way for
India to purchase the 13 MK45 5 inch/62 caliber (MOD 4)
Naval guns and related equipment.
―India will be purchasing these from the BAE Systems Land
and Armaments.
―The total cost of the deal is estimated at USD 1.0210 billion.
―The MK-45 Gun System will improve India’s ability to
conduct:
 anti-surface warfare
 anti-air defence
―This system will also increase the interoperability of Indian
Navy with Navies of US and its other allies.
US MK-45 Naval Guns
―India is one of the handful of countries to which USA is
selling the latest (Mod 4) version of its naval guns.
―Till Now Australia, South Korea, Japan and Thailand have
purchased these systems from USA.
The Government of India has extended the ban on Assam-
based Bodo insurgent group National Democratic Front of
Bodoland (NDFB) for a period of five years.
―The ban has been extended due to continued involvement of
NDFB in violent activities like killings, extortions and
supporting of anti-India forces.
―The Ban on NDFB was imposed by the Union Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA) under sub-section (1) of section 3 of
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
―According to the government data since January 2015, NDFB
has been involved in 62 violent incidents which resulted in
killings of 19 civilians and 55 extremists.
―NDFB was first banned in 1990s. The ban on it is being
extended every five years since then.
―NDFB was established in 1986 with an official objective of
creating a separate Bodoland for the Bodo people.
POLICY AND GOVT. INITIATIVES
 The Indian Government has provided internet connectivity to
more than 1,28,000 Gram Panchayats (till October 31st 2019)
under the Bharat Net Project against the target of 2,00,000
Gram Panchayats by March 2020.
―The Bharat Net Project was launched by the Indian
Government in 2017.
―The Bharat Net Project envisions providing broadband
connectivity with speeds between 2 Mbps to 20 Mbps to all.
 The Government of India is planning to launch a new scheme
to test defence products manufactured by MSMEs.
―The key highlights of the scheme are:
 One test unit each will be set in North and South defence
corridors.
 The Union Government will bear the 75% of the cost of the
equipment for the testing units.
 A sum of Rs 400 crore has been allocated by the Union
Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the same.
―The initiative has been undertaken to achieve the defence
export target of Rs 90,000 crore by the end of financial year
2019-20.
 The Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory board (PNGRB) has
instituted a high level committee for
framing national policy for city gas
distribution.―The committee will:
 review the issues related to the
development of piped gas network
 look into the causes of delays in
obtaining approvals
 identify regions which are lagging
behind in the development of
infrastructure
 address the above concerns in the policy
―This policy is being framed for rapidly increasing the rate of
development of the infrastructure of piped natural gas in the
country.
SPORTS
 One of the key committees of the World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA) has recommended banning of Russia from all
the global sporting events for a period of four years (including
Olympics).
―WADA’s Board will review the recommendations and take a
decision on them in December.
―The recommendations have been made by the Agency due to
the flouting of the anti-doping rules by Russia.
―These recommendations are in addition to the penalties and
scorn which the Russia has received for flouting the rules made
for ensuring fairness in sports.
―The rule violations by Russia include:
 Deleting test results from the database
 fabricating data related to tests
―In 2016 Russia was caught running a doping program.
―This doping program is regarded as one of the most
sophisticated doping programs in the history of organised
sports.
―Under this program, the Anti-doping experts of Russia along
with its intelligence officers replaced the tainted urine samples
with clean urine at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi, Russia.
―As part of the resolution of the case, Russia agreed to provide
the regulators with a set of testing results from its Moscow
laboratory.
―The Committee of the WADA is accusing Russia of
manipulating this database for continuing the cover up of the
earlier scandal.
―The penalties proposed by the committee include:
 Russian athletes competing in Olympic Games in neutral
uniforms
 Presentation of medals to Russian athletes without the
raising of national flag or playing of anthem
 Ban on Russian government officials and representatives
from attending any major sporting event
 Ban on Russian government officials and representatives
from serving on any organisation that is signatory of the
global anti-doping code
 Banning Russia from bidding on new sporting events
 Moving to other countries all international sporting events
scheduled in Russia for the next four years.
 Deepika Kumari has won the gold
medal in the women’s recurve event at the
Asian Archery Championships,
Bangkok.
―Kumari won the honour by defeating
Ankita Bhakat from India.
―In the championship, India along with
Bhutan and Vietnam has won the three
Olympic quotas for Tokyo 2020.
―Kumari was competing as a neutral
athlete at the games because the Archery Deepika Kumari
Association of India is under suspension.
―The World Archery has confirmed that this Olympic quota
will go to the Indian Olympic Association.
―This is the second Olympic Quota won by India in Archery
this year.
 Sport Ministry has instituted a 13 member expert committee
for reviewing the controversial Draft National Sport Code
2017, which is yet to be implemented.
―This expert committee will be under the leadership of the
retired Supreme Court Judge Mukundakam Sharma
―The members of this committee include:
 Shooter Gagan Narang
 Former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia
 National badminton coach Pulella Gopichand
 Long Jumper Anju Booby George
 A representative of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
 Boxing Federation of India’s President Ajay Singh
―The Committee will review the code and make
recommendations for making the Sport Code acceptable to all
the stakeholders.
―The Indian Olympic Association is sticking with its claim that
the current form of the Draft puts India at risk of suspension
from the International Olympic Committee.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
 The citizens of Colombia are
protesting in the country’s capital against
the Government of President Ivan
Duque.
―The demonstrations which started for
commemorating the International Day
of Nonviolence against Women have
turned into an anti-government rally.
―The issues with which the citizens of
Colombia are frustrated include: Ivan Duque, President
 Corruption of Colombia
 Economic inequality in the country
 Violence in rural areas of the country
―On 21st November, an estimated 2,50,000 people took to
streets to join the protest.
―This is one of the largest protests seen by Colombia in recent
years.
―Other South American Countries of Ecuador, Bolivia and
Chile are also experiencing mass anti-government
demonstration.
―Ecuador and Chile have proposed changes in their economic
policies.
―The President of Bolivia has been forced to resign.
The United States Government has cleared the legislation SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
imposing sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who
are found responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong.  ISRO launched Cartosat-3 and 13
―This legislation showing support for the pro-democracy US commercial nano satellites on
activist in Hong Kong is likely to anger China. November 27, 2019.
―Both China and USA are negotiating for ending the trade war ―These satellites were launched
which is negatively affecting the global economy. using the Polar Satellite Launch
―The legislation also contains a provision for the annual review Vehicle (PSLV) of ISRO.
by the US State Department of the special autonomous status ―This was the fifth official launch
granted to Hong Kong. made by ISRO in 2019.
―The special status allows for separate relationship between ―This was also the first official
Hong Kong and USA. Revocation of this status will have launch made by ISRO after the
significant negative impact on the trade between USA and Hong launching of Chandrayaan-2 Moon
Kong. mission on July 12.
―Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a statement saying that ―Cartosat-3 is a 1,625 kilograms Cartosat-3 Satellite
this legislation interferes with the internal affairs of China and third generation Earth observation
violates the basic norms of International law and relationships. remote satellite.
―The Hong Kong Government has also released a statement ―The satellite will take high resolution images of Earth for use
saying that the legislation in question was unnecessary and in:
unwarranted and that it will harm relationship between United  3D mapping
States and Hong Kong.  Disaster management
 Billionaire businessman Michael  Agriculture and water management
Bloomberg has entered the race for US  Infrastructure planning
Presidential elections.  Border surveillance
―Michael Bloomberg is also a former ―The Cartosat-1 was launched in May 2005.
mayor of New York City from 2002 to Cartosat I was the first Indian remote sensing satellite which was
2013. capable of taking three dimensional images. The
―In March 2019, Bloomberg had ―The Earth-observation satellites launched by India include
announced that he is not considering Resourcesat, RISAT, Oceansat series etc.
running for the Presidentship.
―Bloomberg is the eighth richest Michael Bloomberg SUMMITS & ORGANIZATIONS
American according to the Forbes
ranking.  The NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 was held at
 United Kingdom has failed the United Nations deadline for International Centre of Automotive Technology (ICAT),
Manesar, Haryana from 27 to 29 November 2019.
retuning the control of Chagos Island to Mauritius.
―NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 is the largest automotive
―Mauritius has issued a statement calling United Kingdom an
technology event of India till date.
‘illegal colonial occupier’ after this failure.
―The focus of the Summit was on developing new
―Mauritius, a former British Colony has forced its claim on the
Chagos Islands, saying that it was forced to trade the islands for technological solutions for meeting the changing global
getting freedom. requirements.
―The Summit saw participation from more than 15 countries.
―Chagos Island was purchased by Britain from Mauritius in
―More than 120 technical research papers were presented at the
1965 for around three million pounds.
Summit. More than 200 companies showcased their products at
―The UN General Assembly had voted to condemn British
continued occupation of the Chagos Island and given six months the Summit.
period for its return.
―The proposal was passed with 116 to 6 votes in favour.
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
―The proposal was taken up in the UNGA on the advice of the  The last surviving Sumatran Rhino in Malaysia died in
International Court of Justice (ICJ). Borneo Rhino Sanctuary.
―International Court of Justice had said that the decolonisation ―This has made Sumatran rhinos in Malaysia extinct.
process of Mauritius was not lawfully completed according to ―There are five extant rhino species in the world:
the tenants of the International Law.  Black Rhinos
―Chagos Islands are the last territory of Britain in Africa.  White Rhinos
―United Kingdom maintains that neither the ICJ judgement nor  Greater one-horned Rhinos
the motion in the UNGA is binding on it.  Javan Rhinos
―United Kingdom’s Foreign Office has released a statement  Sumatran Rhinos
saying that Britain’s sovereignty over British Indian Ocean ―Sumatran Rhinos are the smallest of these five.
Territory is absolute and that the territory has been under ―The extinction of the Sumatran Rhinos in Malaysia has left
continuous British sovereignty since 1814. the world with only 80 Sumatran Rhinos.
―The Foreign Office has further added that Mauritius never had ―All of the remaining Sumatran Rhinos are located in
sovereignty over the archipelago in question and as such United Indonesia. The last Sumatran Rhino was killed in India in 1967.
Kingdom did not recognise its claim. ―Before their extinction in India, they were found in parts of
―The Foreign Office has also said that the territory in question Nagaland, Assam, Manipur and Tripura
will remain with Britain until such time that it is no longer ―The Sumatran Rhinos are on the Red List of the International
needed for defence purposes. Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Red list of IUCN contains species which are regarded as
Critically Endangered.

BASIC GK ASPECTS
Books and Authors
New Kings of the World―by Fatima Bhutto
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel―by Ashish Bagrecha
What Ails the IAS and Why It Fails to Deliver―by Naresh
Chandra Saxena
A Beginners Guide to Japan: Observations and
Provocations―by Pico Iyer
Justice vs Judiciary―by Sudhanshu Ranjan
Awards and Honours
 The 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (ASPA) were
presented in Brisbane, Australia.
―The ASPA Awardees for 2019 include:
 Best Feature Film: ‘Parasite’
 Best Performance by an Actress: Max
Eigenmann in ‘Verdict’
 Best Performance by an Actor: Manoj
Bajpayee in ‘Bhonsle’
―ASPA awards are annual awards
presented by United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization Max Eigenmann
(UNESCO), International Federation of
Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) and
Brisbane City Council, Australia.
―ASPA awards are presented to films from
different countries and areas of the Asia
Pacific Region. ASPA are Asia Pacific’s
highest awards granted for films. ASPA
awards honour films reflecting cultural
origins and diversity of the region. The First
Manoj Bajpayee
edition of the awards was held in 2007.
 G Satheesh Reddy has been honoured
with the honorary fellowship by Royal
Aeronautical Society (RAeS) of United
Kingdom (UK). This honour has been
bestowed on an Indian after a period of
more than one century. Reddy is the
Chairperson of the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO).
―Reddy has been selected for this honour G Satheesh Reddy
due to his contributions towards
development of defence equipment for India over the period of
three decades. Contributions made by Reddy include:
 Spearheading Mission Shakti (anti-satellite missile test).
 Contributions towards Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)
programme
 Contributions towards development of advanced avionics
 Contributions towards Agni 5 missiles
People in News
 Former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar died at a military
hospital on 27 November, 2019 at the age of 79.
―Kumar was the Indian Navy Chief from 1998 to 2001.
Must Know
BMD: Ballistic Missile Defence
DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organisation
ICAT: International Centre of Automotive Technology
ICJ: International Court of Justice
IOA: Indian Olympic Association
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature
MHA: Ministry of Home Affairs
MoD: Ministry of Defence
NCC: National Cadet Crops
NCP: Nationalist Congress Party
NCRB: National Crime Records Bureau
NDFB: National Democratic Front of Bodoland
NPA: Non-Performing Asset
NTCA: National Tiger Conservation Authority
PMMY: Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
PNGRB: Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Corporation
TSRTC: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation
UNEP: United Nations Environmental Programme
UNGA: United Nations General Assembly
WADA: World Anti-Doping Agency
Days/Anniversaries
 November 26 is annually observed at Constitution Day or
Samvidhan Divas in India.
―2019 was the 70th Constitution Day of India. The Constitution
of India was adopted on November 26, 1949 by the Indian
Constituent Assembly. The Constitution of India came into
force of January 26, 1950. Till 2014, this day was called as
National Law Day.
―On November 19, 2015 the Indian Government took the
decision to change the name of the day from the National Law
Day to the Constitution Day.
 November 26 is observed annually as the Indian National
Milk Day. The day is observed for
commemorating the birthday of the
father of India’s Milk Revolution, Dr.
Verghese Kurien.
―The day is observed for:
 promoting benefits of milk and
milk industry.
 creating awareness regarding
milk and milk products.
―The first National Milk Day was
observed in 2014. Dr. Verghese Kurien
―Dr. Verghese Kurien was an Indian
social entrepreneur best remembered for Operation Flood.
Operation Flood is the world’s largest agriculture development
program.
 November 25 is observed across the world annually as the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against
Women. This day is observed with the following objectives:
 Raising awareness about the fact that women around the
globe are subject to violence (i.e. rape, domestic violence,
molestation etc.)
 Raising awareness that the true extent and nature of this is
more often hidden
―The International Day for the Elimination of Violence
Against Women 2019 was celebrated with the theme, “Orange
the World: Generation Equality Stands Against Rape”.
 On November 24 every year, India observes the National
Cadet Corps (NCC) day. University Corps were created under
the provisions of the Indian Defence Act, 1917 for doing away
with the shortage in the Indian Army.
―In 1948, the National Cadet Corps Act, was enacted. This
Act replaced the University Corps with the National Cadet
Corps.