November 1 To 30 2021 SIDBI Lyst4105

1st – 30th
November
2021
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Contents
1 GA in News: ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Banking ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
1.1 Bombay stock exchange (BSE) collaborates with HDFC Bank.................................................................................. 16
1.2 Liberty General Insurance Limited collaborates with PhonePe............................................................................... 16
1.3 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) organizes its first global hackathon ............................................................................. 16
1.4 24. Meta launches of 'Grow Your Business Hub', .................................................................................................... 16
1.5 Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company partners with India Post Payments Bank ..................................................... 16
1.6 NPCI Bharat BillPay partners with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company .......................................................... 17
1.7 27. UCO Bank enters into a co-lending agreement with Aadhar Housing Finance company ................................. 17
1.8 The Reserve Bank of India has decided to permit banks to offer interest rates on FCNR (B) deposits .................. 17
1.9 Axis Bank signs an MoU with the Army Insurance Group (AGI) .............................................................................. 17
1.10 Indian Oil Corporation Limited and NTPC Limited sign an MoU.............................................................................. 17
1.11 HDFC Bank gets integrated with the government’s National Agriculture Market (eNAM)..................................... 17
1.12 Indian infra company Tata Projects has received an order for a 400kV double circuit transmission line project
valued at around $120 million from the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB).......................................... 17
1.13 TVS Motor partners with United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) ........................................................................ 17
1.14 The Reserve Bank of India to introduce the Internal Ombudsman mechanism for Non-Deposit taking NBFCs
(NBFCs-ND) with asset size of Rs.5,000 crore. ..................................................................................................................... 17
1.15 IndusInd Bank has launched a comprehensive ‘Merchant Solutions’ mobile application ...................................... 17
1.16 U GRO Capital, a technology-focused small business lending platform, has entered into a co-lending partnership
with State Bank of India ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
1.17 The corpus of the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) has been reached at ₹613.89 crore. ........ 18
1.18 HDFC Bank has launched the second edition of its “Mooh Band Rakho" campaign in support of the International
Fraud Awareness Week 2021. ............................................................................................................................................. 18
1.19 Kotak Mahindra Bank and PVR Cinemas launch a co-branded movie debit card ................................................... 18
1.20 State Bank of India has entered into a strategic partnership with Jamshedpur Football Club (JFC) ...................... 18
1.21 India’s economy to grow at 9.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2021-22 according to UBS Securities .......................... 18
1.22 NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure gets approval to set up an account aggregator business ................................ 18
1.23 SIDBI collaborates with Google for having a social impact lending programme ..................................................... 18
1.24 India becomes the world's largest recipient of remittances worth $87 billion ....................................................... 18
1.25 eBikeGo acquirs the rights to manufacture the smart electric trike ‘Velocipedo’ .................................................. 18
1.26 NPCI International Payments signs an MoU with Network International ............................................................... 18
1.27 SIDBI launches Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF) ............................................................................................... 18
1.28 Mswipe has partners with OneCard ........................................................................................................................ 18
1.29 HDFC Bank launches micro-credit facility for street vendors .................................................................................. 18
1.30 56. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services launches ‘Quiklyz’ ............................................................................ 19

1.31 According to the SBI Ecowrap report of Economic Research Department of State Bank of India (SBI), India’s GDP
growth rate of the Indian Economy during the fiscal year 2021-22 -- 9.3%-9.6%............................................................... 19
1.32 The Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the apex decision-making body of the Employees’ Provident Fund
Organisation (EPFO) approved 5 per cent of the annual deposits to invest in alternative investments including
infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). ............................................................................................................................ 19
1.33 ICICI Bank has launches an online platform called as ‘Trade Emerge’ .................................................................... 19
1.34 JPMorgan Chase has been named the world's most important bank to the health of the wider financial system.
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1.35 Andhra Pradesh state govt and the Union govt have signed a legal agreements for $250 million ........................ 19
1.36 Tata Power go live on ‘ClickPay’ platform launched by NPCI Bharat BillPay ........................................................... 19
1.37 Equitas Small Finance Bank has partnered with HDFC Bank to launch a co-branded credit card. ......................... 19
1.38 Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited partners with API Holdings through its digital platform Retailio .... 19
1.39 According to a recent Sequoia India and Boston Consulting Group report, the mobile gaming market in India is
estimated to become a $5 billion market by 2025. ............................................................................................................. 19
1.40 Capri Global Capital Limited (CGCL) enters into a co-lending agreement with Union Bank of India ...................... 19
1.41 Bank of Baroda partners with OneCard, to launch a co-branded mobile-first credit card ..................................... 19
1.42 State Bank of India signs an MoU with the Puducherry Cooperative Milk Producers Union (PONLAIT) ................ 19
1.43 Bajaj Allianz General Insurance partners with deep-tech startup TropoGo for Drone Insurance .......................... 20
1.44 71. Yes Bank announced its collaboration with Amazon Pay and Amazon Web Services (AWS) ........................... 20
1.45 The new base year on which Ministry of Labour released a new series of Wage Rate Index (WRI) ...................... 20
1.46 Exim Bank commits loans worth $100 million for domestic manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines ......................... 20
1.47 Cap on promoters’ stake in private banks raised from the current 15 % to 26% ................................................... 20
1.48 ESAF Small Finance Bank announces electric vehicle loan schemes ....................................................................... 20
1.49 78. White-label ATM operators (WLAOs) India1 Payments crossed new milestone .............................................. 20
1.50 Central government approves second major disinvestment .................................................................................. 20
1.51 Bank of Baroda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NCDEX e Markets Ltd ........................ 20
1.52 ICICI Lombard General Insurance partners with Vega............................................................................................. 20
1.53 PhonePe launches tokenization solution named as ‘SafeCard’ ............................................................................... 20
1.54 Sudarshan Sen Committee of RBI recommends to extend scope of Section 5 of the SARFAESI Act ...................... 21
1.55 State Bank of India has launched the first ‘Video life certificate service’ for pensioners ....................................... 21
1.56 Government approves strategic disinvestment of Central Electronics Ltd. ............................................................ 21
1.57 GAIL gets approval to buy IL&FS group's stakes in ONGC Tripura Power Company ............................................... 21
1.58 CCI approves acquisition of Exide Life Insurance by HDFC Life Insurance............................................................... 21
1.59 LIC gets RBI approval to hike stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.9% ..................................................................... 21
1.60 lndusInd Bank launches 'Indus Merchant Solutions' app ........................................................................................ 21
1.61 HDFC Bank launches second edition of ‘Mooh Band Rakho’ campaign .................................................................. 22
1.62 Equitas SFB, HDFC Bank tie up to offer co-branded credit cards ............................................................................ 22
1.63 HSBC India launches recycled PVC plastic credit card ............................................................................................. 22
1.64 Paytm Payments Bank launches prepaid card linked with Paytm wallet ................................................................ 22
1.65 Fedo launches “Health Savings Account” ................................................................................................................ 22
1.66 Paytm Money launches AI-powered ‘Voice Trading’............................................................................................... 22
1.67 Bajaj Finserv kicks off the second phase of 'Savdhaan Rahein. Safe Rahein' .......................................................... 22
1.68 ESAF join hands with NABARD for local economic development ............................................................................ 23
1.69 ICICI Bank launches online platform ‘Trade Emerge’ .............................................................................................. 23
1.70 JM Financial launches an online retail bond platform............................................................................................. 23
1.71 JP Morgan named World’s Most Systemic Bank ..................................................................................................... 23
1.72 RBI withdraws 100 redundant circulars ................................................................................................................. 23
1.73 RBI introduces internal ombudsman mechanism for select NBFCs ...................................................................... 23
1.74 PM Modi launched two initiatives of RBI ............................................................................................................... 24
1.75 RBI accepts 21 of 33 working group recommendations on private banks ............................................................ 24
1.76 RBI appoints Bandhan Bank as agency bank .......................................................................................................... 25
1.77 SIDBI launches second window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund ........................................................................ 25
1.78 RBI unveils revised PCA Framework ....................................................................................................................... 25
1.79 RBI eases current account rules for bank exposures less than Rs 5 crore ............................................................ 26
1.80 Finance Ministry issues fresh set of norms to guide state-owned banks in adopting a uniform staff
accountability framework for Non-Performing assets (NPAs) .......................................................................................... 26
1.81 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee to revive Asset reconstruction Companies ............................................ 27
1.82 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tells banks to specify exact repayment due dates in loan contracts ....................... 27
1.83 Bajpai led committee suggestions to improve bankruptcy code .......................................................................... 27
1.84 India Post Payments Bank, Department of Posts in Alliance with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance ........................... 27
1.85 India1 Payments installs 10,000 white-label ATMs ............................................................................................... 28
1.86 RRB’s surpassed prescribed lending targets .......................................................................................................... 28
1.87 NITI Ayog releases discussion paper on Digital Banks ........................................................................................... 28
1.88 K.V. Kamath appointed chairman of NaBFID ......................................................................................................... 29
1.89 PM Modi chairs key meet on cryptocurrency ........................................................................................................ 29
1.90 All micro loans must be collateral-free: RBI ........................................................................................................... 29
1.91 RBI publishes Statement of Commitment to Support Greening India’s Financial System ................................... 29
1.92 India, ADB sign USD 61 million pact to boost urban services in Agartala................................................................ 29
1.93 YouWeCan, SBI Foundation and Goa Government launches free breast cancer initiative in Goa ......................... 29
1.94 India and World Bank sign agreement to strengthen health systems in Meghalaya .............................................. 30
Finance News ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
1.95 SEBI notifies norms to include silver in mutual fund schemes .............................................................................. 30
1.96 Sebi allows FPIs to write off debt securities .......................................................................................................... 30
1.97 Sebi simplifies norms for processing investor service request .............................................................................. 30
1.98 Tamil Nadu constitutes FinTech Governing Council .............................................................................................. 30
1.99 ITAT ruled domestic taxes can’t be levied on non-permanent establishments ................................................... 31
1.100 Report of the Committee of Experts on Insurance ............................................................................................ 31
National News ...................................................................................................................................................................... 31
1.101 India’s largest Landfill Biogas Plant launched in Hyderabad ............................................................................... 31
1.102 Foundation stone of Jewar Airport laid down ..................................................................................................... 31
1.103 Wangala – the 100 Drums Festival of Meghalaya celebrated ............................................................................. 31
1.104 Ministry of Culture launches Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav mobile app ................................................................... 31
1.105 Gujarat Government launches E-Sarkar App ....................................................................................................... 31
1.106 Bengaluru airport becomes first in South Asia to commission Rosenbauer firefighting simulator .................... 31
1.107 TechEagle delivers lifesaving medicines using hybrid drone in Meghalaya ........................................................ 31
1.108 Google for India event held ................................................................................................................................. 32
1.109 TCI cold chain arm and Japan’s Mitsui form joint venture .................................................................................. 32
1.110 Indian Oil to set up India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant .................................................................. 32
1.111 DoT forms innovation group for 6G technology .................................................................................................. 32
1.112 Patalpani railway station to be named after tribal icon Tantya Bhil ................................................................... 32
1.113 Varanasi will be 1st Indian city to start ropeway service in public transportation ............................................. 32
1.114 Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates curtain raiser event about Wings India, 2022 ............ 32
1.115 MHA approves New Rajya Sainik Board for Ladakh ............................................................................................ 32
1.116 India's first manned ocean mission launched ...................................................................................................... 33
1.117 75 years of AMUL ................................................................................................................................................. 33
1.118 National Museum celebrates “Destination Northeast India” festival ................................................................. 33
1.119 6th Pune Dialogue on National Security .............................................................................................................. 33
1.120 Government reconstitutes the EAC-PM .............................................................................................................. 33
1.121 Powergrid Inaugurates Remote Operation of 250th Sub-Station ....................................................................... 33
1.122 Ministry of Railways begins Single Window Filming Mechanism ........................................................................ 33
1.123 CVC organises Vigilance Awareness Week .......................................................................................................... 33
1.124 Indian Railways develops Art Gallery at Kevadiya Railway station...................................................................... 34
1.125 Meghalaya Cabinet approves creation of Eastern-West Khasi Hill district ......................................................... 34
1.126 India- France Annual Strategic dialogue .............................................................................................................. 34
1.127 Pralhad Joshi Chairs Consultative Committee Meeting on Jharia Coalfield Master Plan .................................... 34
1.128 Power Minister inaugurates diversion of Marusudar River at Pakal Dul HE Project in J&K ................................ 34
1.129 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) receives retrieved idol of Goddess Annapurna ......................................... 34
1.130 Publications Division participates in the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair .................................................. 34
1.131 Army Officer creates Guinness World cycling record .......................................................................................... 34
1.132 India hosts security dialogue on Afghanistan ...................................................................................................... 35
1.133 Elevated corridor on Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar highway inaugurated ............................................................... 35

1.134 Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan.................................................................................................................. 35
1.135 Over Century old logos of Darjeeling’s ‘Toy Train’ patented............................................................................... 35
1.136 PM to inaugurate Kashi Corridor project ............................................................................................................. 35
1.137 Punjab makes Punjabi language compulsory in schools...................................................................................... 35
1.138 TTD enters World Book of Records ...................................................................................................................... 35
1.139 India and Israel sign Bilateral Innovation Agreement.......................................................................................... 35
1.140 World's largest solar park .................................................................................................................................... 36
1.141 Ministry of Ayush participates at IITF 2021 ......................................................................................................... 36
1.142 PM dedicates redeveloped Rani Kamalapati Railway Station to the nation ....................................................... 36
1.143 Kaiser-i-Hind named as Arunachal’s State butterfly ............................................................................................ 36
1.144 IRCTC to get 'sattvik certificate' for some trains to religious sites ...................................................................... 36
1.145 Srinagar declared a ‘Major Airport’ ..................................................................................................................... 36
1.146 Multiple ICPs to be set up along borders with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan .................................................. 36
1.147 Bhopal’s Habibganj railway station renamed after Gond queen Rani Kamalapati ............................................. 36
1.148 7th India International Science festival (IISF) to be held in Panaji, Goa .............................................................. 36
1.149 India's first grass conservatory developed in Uttarakhand ................................................................................. 36
1.150 Purvanchal Expressway inaugurated by PM ........................................................................................................ 37
1.151 Public Procurement Policy portal for Telecom Products Inaugurated ................................................................ 37
1.152 Kartarpur corridor reopens for pilgrims .............................................................................................................. 37
1.153 cOcOn meet 2021 inaugurated ............................................................................................................................ 37
1.154 Telecom Department allots license and spectrum for 5G testing in Gujarat ...................................................... 37
1.155 Customs Department launches multiple digital initiatives at ICD Tughlakabad, Delhi ....................................... 37
1.156 Varanasi celebrates “Kashi Utsav” ....................................................................................................................... 37
1.157 Prototype Air Pollution Control Tower inaugurated............................................................................................ 38
1.158 Prime Minister inaugurates multiple projects in Uttar Pradesh (UP) .................................................................. 38
1.159 ECI releases Modules on Election Management ................................................................................................. 38
1.160 India's longest drone flight conducted in Haryana .............................................................................................. 38
1.161 India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board ...................................................................................................... 38
1.162 India’s First pod hotel inaugurated at Mumbai Central Railway Station............................................................. 38
1.163 India hosts ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue’..................................................................................................... 38
1.164 82nd All India Presiding Officers’ Conference inaugurated .................................................................................. 39
1.165 First LIGO facility to be set up in Maharashtra .................................................................................................... 39
1.166 Assam and Meghalaya to settle border disputes ................................................................................................ 39
1.167 Operation Molten Metal ...................................................................................................................................... 39
1.168 World's most sophisticated MRI facility launched at National Brain Research Centre ....................................... 39
1.169 Unique anti-bacterial fabric launched ................................................................................................................. 39

1.170 NASSCOM launch ‘Centre of Excellence of IoT and AI’ in Visakhapatnam .......................................................... 39
1.171 IREDA and BVFCL sign MoU for Green Energy collaborations ............................................................................. 40
1.172 Nagaland Police launches ‘Call Your Cop’ mobile app ......................................................................................... 40
1.173 Manipur to get World’s tallest railway bridge pier.............................................................................................. 40
1.174 Andhra Pradesh government to levy a ‘Green tax’.............................................................................................. 40
1.175 Newly constructed building of Kendriya Hindi Sansthan inaugurated in Meghalaya ......................................... 40
1.176 North East Education Conclave held in Guwahati ............................................................................................... 40
1.177 Vice President releases book on Telugu Plays and Dramas ................................................................................. 40
1.178 Family housing complex of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) inaugurated ............................................... 41
1.179 Intromet 2021 ...................................................................................................................................................... 41
1.180 Icelandic film festival inaugurated in Chennai ..................................................................................................... 41
1.181 World Hindu Awareness conference to be held in Chennai ................................................................................ 41
1.182 Operation Vibrio .................................................................................................................................................. 41
1.183 Jio provides Mobile connectivity in remote areas of Ladakh .............................................................................. 41
1.184 Vodafone Idea partners with Ericsson to use 5G services in healthcare ............................................................. 41
1.185 MakeMyTrip partners with Amazon Pay to offer travel services ........................................................................ 41
1.186 Corporate Affairs Minister addresses a national virtual summit organised by IICA............................................ 42
1.187 Second edition of Maritime SheEO Conference held virtually ............................................................................ 42
1.188 CBDT rolls out Annual Information Statement .................................................................................................... 42
1.189 Power Ministry revises terms of reference of NCT to fast-track ISTS process .................................................... 42
1.190 Assam Cabinet approves Industrial Relation Rules to protect rights of employers, workers ............................. 42
1.191 Big Boost to Rail Electrification in North East ...................................................................................................... 43
1.192 In a first, two-day apple festival held in Kashmir................................................................................................. 43
1.193 Telangana invited to participate in International Seed Conference .................................................................... 43
1.194 Ministry of Panchayati Raj conducts A National Webinar to interact with Panchayati Raj Institutions ............. 43
1.195 Union S & T Minister addresses conference on the 2nd Edition of “The SMARTecIndia” Initiative ................... 43
1.196 Union S&T Minister inaugurates “Tech NEEV/ न ींव @75” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav ......................... 44
1.197 Prime Minister delivers keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue...................................................................... 44

1.198 MeitY’s AI Pe Charcha underlines importance of harnessing the power of AI for Good Governance ................ 44
1.199 Union Minister of Personnel, UP CM jointly inaugurate a two-day Regional Conference at Lucknow............... 44
1.200 Mysore Declaration on Service Delivery by Panchayats ...................................................................................... 44
1.201 Ashwin Kumar Choubey inaugurates FCI laboratory in Gurugram ...................................................................... 45
1.202 CERT-In authorized as CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) to quality-check all ‘Made in India’ tech..................... 45
1.203 Electronics, Information Technology Ministry organises Deep Dive Online Training Programme ..................... 45
1.204 52nd Edition of IHGF-Delhi Fair closes with stupendous buyer response ........................................................... 45
1.205 Government will identify and promote 75 innovative Start-Ups: Union Minister .............................................. 46

1.206 Union Minister for MSME launches “SAMBHAV” programme ............................................................................ 46
1.207 Government releases vision document to increase India’s electronics exports ................................................. 46
1.208 Haryana to provide 75% reservation for job seekers in private sector job ......................................................... 47
1.209 S&T Minister inaugurates new Biotechnology Centre at Kimin, Arunachal Pradesh .......................................... 47
1.210 State Tribal Research Cum-Cultural Centre and Museum organizes Uttarakhand Tribal Festival ...................... 47
1.211 Birsa Munda's Grandson Inaugurates 'Aadi Mahotsav' ....................................................................................... 47
1.212 Ministry of Tourism signs MoU with IRCTC to strengthen hospitality and tourism industry .............................. 47
1.213 AAI developmental projects worth around Rs. 25,000 crores............................................................................. 47
1.214 Pochampally village selected as one of the best Tourism Villages ...................................................................... 48
1.215 Srinagar joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) ..................................................................................... 48
1.216 NEET: SC asks Centre on how Rs 8 lakh criteria was fixed for EWS quota........................................................... 48
1.217 IT panel to examine media ethics, suspension of internet .................................................................................. 49
1.218 NCW launches Pan-India Legal Awareness Programme For Women In Collaboration With NALSA ................... 49
1.219 Andhra Government to request Centre to take up caste-based census ............................................................. 49
1.220 SHG women on the path of becoming Lakhpatis ................................................................................................ 49
1.221 CVC directs depts to keep eye on ‘officers of doubtful integrity’........................................................................ 49
1.222 UNSC adopts resolution on protection of education in armed conflict .............................................................. 50
1.223 UIDAI wants exemption from Data Protection Bill .............................................................................................. 50
1.224 Centre amends Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 .............................................................. 50
1.225 Department of Justice launches ‘Tele-Law on Wheels’ Campaign as a part of AKAM ........................................ 50
1.226 DoT fixes Dec 2022 deadline for transition to new IP addresses ........................................................................ 51
1.227 Civil Aviation Minister launches e-governance platform in DGCA ...................................................................... 51
1.228 Commerce Minister chairs review meeting of SCALE .......................................................................................... 51
1.229 New Model Concession Agreement - 2021 for Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) Projects ................................. 52
1.230 TRAI extends broadcast regulations implementations deadline to 1st April, 2021 ............................................. 52
1.231 Union Health Minister launches the Sixth Edition of National Formulary of India (NFI) ..................................... 52
1.232 MoS S&T attends CII Asia Health 2021 summit ................................................................................................... 52
1.233 MoS MoHFW addresses inaugural session WHO SEAR High-Level Meeting for Renewed TB Response ............ 53
1.234 National Seminar on Start Ups in Ayush Sector and Ayurveda Food Expo organized ......................................... 53
1.235 DAHD organises a Stakeholder Forum on ‘Industry and One Health’ ................................................................. 53
1.236 UNWFP warns 3 million more now 'teetering on the edge of famine'................................................................ 53
1.237 Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine programme launched in Bengaluru .............................................................. 54
1.238 Ministry of Education notifies Four Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme ........................................ 54
1.239 Education Minister launches Bhasha Sangam Initiative for Schools, Mobile App and EBSB Quiz App ............... 54
1.240 Haryana govt. announces free education for those with family income less than ₹1.80 lakh p.a...................... 55
1.241 CBSE, UNICEF partner to launch next leg of “YuWaah Skills” initiative in India .................................................. 55

1.242 National Achievement Survey 2021 has been conducted successfully ............................................................... 55
1.243 Union S & T Minister launches India’s first Virtual Science Lab for children ....................................................... 55
1.244 Manodarpan Initiative ......................................................................................................................................... 56
1.245 Ayush Knowledge into the Education Curriculum ............................................................................................... 56
1.246 Tribal Affairs Ministry- CBSE launches online certificate course on Experimental Learning ............................... 56
1.247 Health Ministry notifies new protocol for post-mortem procedure ................................................................... 56
1.248 Sun Pharma gears up to launch Merck's Covid pill under brand name Molxvir in India ..................................... 56
1.249 India’s first Food Museum opens in Thanjavur.................................................................................................... 57
1.250 CCRAS transfers Ayush-64 technology to 46 companies ..................................................................................... 57
1.251 Health Ministry organizes National Webinar for Media to strengthen ‘HarGharDastak’ campaign................... 57
1.252 NHAI InvIT attracts marquee institutional investors ........................................................................................... 57
International News .............................................................................................................................................................. 57
1.253 'Vax' chosen as Word of the Year 2021 ............................................................................................................... 57
1.254 India & US relaunches Trade Policy Forum (TPF) after 4 years ........................................................................... 57
1.255 Dr. Jitendra Singh Chairs 9th BRICS Science and Technology Ministers Meeting................................................. 57
1.256 IMO: Shipping emission must fall by 3rd by 2030 and reach zero by 2050 .......................................................... 58
1.257 Saudi Arabia and Bahrain sanction Lebanon ....................................................................................................... 58
1.258 Facebook Inc. rebrands ........................................................................................................................................ 58
1.259 EU court penalises Poland ................................................................................................................................... 58
1.260 Yahoo exits China after implementation of new laws ......................................................................................... 58
1.261 Oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy to rename to Capricorn Energy ..................................................................... 58
1.262 South Korea tests system for controlling air taxis ............................................................................................... 58
1.263 UN Security Council meeting on the G5 Sahel force ........................................................................................... 58
1.264 Iran begins Annual War Games ........................................................................................................................... 59
1.265 Dubai Airshow begins at Al Maktoum International Airport ............................................................................... 59
1.266 Sweden launches ‘Time for India’ initiative ......................................................................................................... 59
1.267 Russia conducts Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite (DA-ASAT) test .............................................................................. 59
1.268 WHO says million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition ...................................................... 59
1.269 El Salvador to build World’s First ‘Bitcoin City’ .................................................................................................... 59
1.270 Taiwan sets up Embassy in Lithuania................................................................................................................... 59
1.271 Rare original copy of U.S. constitution auctioned ............................................................................................... 59
1.272 Venezuela sets Guinness World Record for largest orchestra ............................................................................ 60
1.273 UNGA promotes Bangladesh, Nepal and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ............................................... 60
1.274 Barbados becomes World’s Newest Republic ..................................................................................................... 60
1.275 Albert Einstein’s manuscript of relativity theory sold for USD 13 million ........................................................... 60
1.276 Collins Dictionary’s “2021 Word of the Year” ...................................................................................................... 60

1.277 Israel approves bill to set term limit for Prime Minister ..................................................................................... 60
1.278 Australia signs submarine deal with U.S. and United Kingdom (U.K) .................................................................. 60
1.279 Operation “HAECHI II” ......................................................................................................................................... 61
1.280 BRICS Joint Statistical Publication, JSP Snapshot released .................................................................................. 61
1.281 India & Bhutan to have 7 more entry and exit points for trade .......................................................................... 61
1.282 G20 has delivered a strong message of recovery from the Pandemic ................................................................ 61
1.283 19th Meeting of Prosecutors General of SCO hosted.......................................................................................... 62
1.284 Union Health Minister addresses the G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting................................... 62
1.285 India, Israel agree to conclude free trade pact by June 2022 .............................................................................. 62
1.286 Anti-dumping duty slapped on silica import from China ..................................................................................... 62
1.287 Union Minister for Commerce address SEPC - Global Services Conclave 2021................................................... 62
1.288 OPEC cuts world oil demand forecast for 2021 ................................................................................................... 62
1.289 Union Commerce Minister addresses CII National Conference on MNCs, 2021. ................................................ 63
1.290 CII Organizes CII Global Economic Policy Summit -2021 ..................................................................................... 63
1.291 PM inaugurates the first Global Innovation Summit of the Pharmaceuticals sector .......................................... 63
1.292 CII organizes 4th CII Global Electronics Summit .................................................................................................. 63
1.293 Commerce Minister addresses Bank of America's flagship Virtual Conference.................................................. 63
1.294 Union Commerce Minister addresses 4th edition of the India-Korea Business Partnership Forum ................... 63
1.295 Prime Minister of India co-chairs the 18th India-ASEAN Summit........................................................................ 63
1.296 Prime Minister of India participates in 16th East Asia Summit ............................................................................ 64
1.297 BIMSTEC to adopt connectivity master plan worth USD 124 billion ................................................................... 64
1.298 India participates in 21st Indian Ocean Rim Association Annual Council of Ministers' Meeting ........................ 65
1.299 Pakistan blocks GoFirst flight: How it flouts freedom of air ................................................................................ 65
1.300 Vice President of India leads Indian delegation at ASEM summit ....................................................................... 65
1.301 Thailand, China and Japan completes Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ratification.................. 65
1.302 Union IT Minister and MoS IT jointly inaugurates India Internet Governance Forum 2021 ............................... 66
Science and Technology....................................................................................................................................................... 66
1.303 Centre for research on Drone Technology launched in IIT Guwahati ................................................................. 66
1.304 China launches earth science satellite ................................................................................................................. 66
1.305 Japanese Epsilon rocket launches nine small satellites ....................................................................................... 66
1.306 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to set up 'business park' in space .......................................................................... 66
1.307 SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station ................................................................. 66
1.308 Scientists in Ahmedabad discover exoplanet 1.4 times bigger than Jupiter ....................................................... 67
1.309 NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms ........................................................................................................ 67
1.310 DMRC launches first prototype of indigenously-developed universal driving .................................................... 67
1.311 NASA launches asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft .......................................................................................... 67
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1.312 Indian astronomers find new way to study environment of exoplanets ............................................................ 67
1.313 Uttarakhand’s first Internet Exchange inaugurated ............................................................................................ 67
1.314 New Radars and Vessel Traffic Management System inaugurated at Cochin Port Trust .................................... 67
1.315 Longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years ............................................................................................................ 67
1.316 Multicopter Drone undertakes Covid-19 Vaccine delivery.................................................................................. 68
1.317 Australia to send a rover on the Moon in 2024 to search for water ................................................................... 68
1.318 Indian researchers develop compound to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)............................................. 68
1.319 Leonids Meteor Shower begins ........................................................................................................................... 68
1.320 NASA and USGS release first light images of Earth taken by Landsat 9 .............................................................. 68
1.321 India launches 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica ....................................................................................... 68
1.322 Scientists discover a new tree species “Cryptocarya Muthuvariana” ................................................................. 69
1.323 NCRA astronomers discover rare radio stars ....................................................................................................... 69
1.324 Indian scientists identify Biomarkers to predict disease progression in brain tumour ....................................... 69
1.325 Skyroot tests India’s first privately built Cryogenic Rocket Engine...................................................................... 69
1.326 Astronomers discover White dwarf star with fastest spin .................................................................................. 69
1.327 Hubble Telescope discovers a newborn star in the Prawn Nebula ..................................................................... 69
1.328 Russia's Prichal docking module arrives at the International Space Station (ISS) ............................................... 69
1.329 NASA launches New Laser Communications Systems ......................................................................................... 70
Defence in News .................................................................................................................................................................. 70
1.330 Airbus signs contract with Bharat Electronics for C295 aircraft programme ...................................................... 70
1.331 Second successful flight test of SAAW conducted ............................................................................................... 70
1.332 Indian Army and Indian Air Force Conducts Joint Airlift Exercise ........................................................................ 70
1.333 Air Forces of India and Egypt Conducts Joint Exercise......................................................................................... 70
1.334 Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile ................................................................... 70
1.335 Russia successfully test fires ‘Zircon’ Hypersonic Cruise Missile ......................................................................... 70
1.336 Government procures Jaguar Flight Simulators from HAL .................................................................................. 71
1.337 BDL inks Export Contract worth $21 million with Airbus Defense & Space for CMDS ........................................ 71
1.338 Lead ship of Project 15B delivered to the Indian Navy ........................................................................................ 71
1.339 Five vessels simultaneously launched at Cochin Shipyard Limited ..................................................................... 71
1.340 Goa Maritime Conclave 2021 .............................................................................................................................. 71
1.341 Proposals for Armed Forces modernisation Approved ....................................................................................... 71
1.342 DRDO & IAF carry out successful flight tests of smart anti-airfield weapon ....................................................... 71
1.343 Incentives for Cashless Transaction on eChhawani Portal announced ............................................................... 72
1.344 Army conducts first ever airborne drill in Eastern Ladakh .................................................................................. 72
1.345 India and France carry out military drills ............................................................................................................. 72
1.346 Book titled “FORCE IN STATECRAFT” released .................................................................................................... 72

1.347 U.P’s first private sector Defence manufacturing facility inaugurated ............................................................... 72
1.348 Indian and Thailand begin three-day coordinated patrol .................................................................................... 72
1.349 Indian Navy receives Submarine “Vela” .............................................................................................................. 72
1.350 Indian Army signs MoU with BISAG-N and RRU .................................................................................................. 72
1.351 SITMEX-21 trilateral Military Exercise ................................................................................................................. 73
1.352 7th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave ......................................................................................... 73
1.353 “Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv” inaugurated in Jhansi ................................................................................... 73
1.354 11th Defence Technology & Trade Initiative Group Meet .................................................................................. 73
1.355 Third Goa Maritime Conclave .............................................................................................................................. 74
1.356 Russia begins delivery of S-400 Air Defence System ........................................................................................... 74
1.357 INS Visakhapatnam commissioned ...................................................................................................................... 74
1.358 Indian Navy receives advanced electronic warfare system 'Shakti' .................................................................... 74
1.359 6th Indo - France joint military exercise “Ex SHAKTI 2021” ................................................................................. 74
1.360 Trilateral Defence engagements between India, Maldives and Sri Lanka ........................................................... 75
1.361 Exercise Dakshin Shakti........................................................................................................................................ 75
1.362 Government approves replacement of Defence Helicopters .............................................................................. 75
1.363 DAC approves mass production of AK-203 rifles ................................................................................................. 75
1.364 India and Indonesia hold 37th edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) ............................................................ 75
1.365 Exercise “Sagar Shakti” conducted in Kutch Peninsula........................................................................................ 75
1.366 Centre to procure two Fixed Base Full Mission Simulators ................................................................................. 76
1.367 Security exercise ‘Prasthan’ ................................................................................................................................. 76
1.368 Bangla version of book ‘Operation X’ .................................................................................................................. 76
Environment in News........................................................................................................................................................... 76
1.369 Indian Customs undertakes Disposal of hazardous cargo ................................................................................... 76
1.370 IREDA launches 'Whistle Blower' portal .............................................................................................................. 76
1.371 Signs of life found in Thames River ...................................................................................................................... 77
1.372 Wildlife Institute of India (WII) launches country’s first Fishing Cat Collaring Project ........................................ 77
1.373 Kuno National Park to get 13 cheetahs in 2022................................................................................................... 77
1.374 Brazil's Amazon deforestation sees a rise of 22%................................................................................................ 77
1.375 By 2030, early warnings on floods and droughts to be available for all: WMO ............................................... 78
1.376 Zero Waste Cities Challenge: Guwahati has 2 winners for work on waste models.......................................... 78
1.377 Indian Oil Corporation to set up 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations ...................................................... 78
1.378 TN sets up first ever SPV “Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company” ..................................................................... 78
1.379 Power Minister THDCIL, NEEPCO to bid for solar, wind projects ...................................................................... 78
1.380 MoEFCC releases Draft EPR Notification ............................................................................................................ 78
1.381 UK hosts 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow ......................................... 79

1.382 CAQM To Implement Project In Delhi To Control Air Pollution From Dispersed Sources ................................ 79
1.383 Union Minister of Power & New and RE launches the Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM) ............................. 79
1.384 G7 Panel publish report on global economic resilience..................................................................................... 79
1.385 Climate Equity Monitor goes LIVE ...................................................................................................................... 80
1.386 Greenhouse gas levels hit new high in 2020: WMO .......................................................................................... 80
1.387 Nationwide Clean India campaign culminates with Fit India Plog Run ............................................................. 80
1.388 India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally............................................................. 80
1.389 What is the ‘Global Methane Pledge’ that 103 countries signed at COP26 ...................................................... 81
1.390 National Statement by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at COP26 Summit in Glasgow ............................ 81
1.391 Ministry of Jal Shakti releases guide for safe rescue, release of Ganges River Dolphins ................................. 81
1.392 Amazon, Apple, Mahindra join First Movers Coalition to drive zero-carbon tech demand............................. 81
1.393 ‘Forward Action Plan’ discussed during 3rd India - UK Energy for Growth Partnership .................................. 82
1.394 Power Ministry Mandates Energy Accounting Among DISCOMs ...................................................................... 82
1.395 Policy for Biomass Utilization for Power Generation through Co-firing in Coal based Power Plants.............. 82
1.396 PM Modi launches ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States’ for most vulnerable countries ........................ 82
1.397 Coal India effort to further reduce emission- pilot project to replace diesel with LNG in dumpers ............... 82
1.398 Odisha announces full tax exemption for electric vehicles, registration fee waiver........................................ 82
1.399 International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) launched at the G20 summit ..................................... 83
1.400 Union Minister for Jal Shakti inaugurates ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’ ........................................ 83
1.401 Punjab bats for conservation of Indus river dolphin ......................................................................................... 83
1.402 ‘One Sun, One World One Grid’: PM Modi calls for global solar grid at COP26 ............................................... 83
1.403 Forests declaration: India reads fine print, chooses to stay away .................................................................... 84
1.404 Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet adopts declaration on climate change .................................................................. 84
1.405 Union Environment Minister Inaugurates Ganga Connect Exhibition At Glasgow Amidst COP-26 ................. 84
1.406 LeadIT Summit 2021 organized on the sidelines of COP26................................................................................ 84
1.407 CII organises Global Steel Summit 2021 ............................................................................................................. 84
1.408 Ministry of Power allows bundling of renewable to replace thermal power under existing PPAs ................. 85
1.409 Maharashtra Only Indian State To Win Award At COP26 For Climate Action .................................................. 85
1.410 Nitin Gadkari lays out vision for Indian automobile sector, electric vehicles................................................... 85
1.411 Centre proposes setting up new body for river-linking projects in India.......................................................... 85
1.412 Project Jenny to Cleanup Great Pacific Garbage Patch ...................................................................................... 86
1.413 GRAP measures to kick in when air quality deteriorates: officials ................................................................... 86
1.414 Shipping faces storm over fuel emissions .......................................................................................................... 86
1.415 Union Finance Minister inaugurates development works of around Rs 165 crore in Srinagar ....................... 86
1.416 UNESCO-ABU Peace Media Awards 2021 - Doordarshan and All India Radio Win Big .................................... 87
1.417 India’s Electricity demand rose 4.8% in October 2021 ...................................................................................... 87

1.418 India signs up to UK's Breakthrough Agenda on affordable, clean tech ........................................................... 87
1.419 COP26: UK launches India Green Guarantee, commits funds for EVs in India ................................................. 87
1.420 G20 agrees on 1.5 degrees Celsius target ........................................................................................................... 88
1.421 Asian Development Bank gets USD 665 million for climate projects ................................................................ 88
1.422 1st India Young Water Challenge......................................................................................................................... 88
1.423 Coal Ministry Accelerate Sustainable Development Efforts .............................................................................. 89
1.424 Central Government exempted exploratory oil drilling from prior CRZ nod .................................................... 89
1.425 Facilitative Sharing of Views (FSV) of India’s Third Biennial Update Report (BUR) at COP26 .......................... 89
Awards ................................................................................................................................................................................. 89
1.426 National Sports Awards 2021 .............................................................................................................................. 89
1.427 Padma Awards 2021 ............................................................................................................................................ 90
1.428 South African author Damon Galgut bags Booker Prize 2021 ............................................................................. 91
1.429 Malayalam writer M. Mukundan wins 2021 JCB Prize for Literature .................................................................. 91
1.430 Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank gets ASSOCHAM award .................................................................................. 91
1.431 BRO sets Guinness World Record for highest motorable road in Ladakh ........................................................... 91
1.432 BWF gives Padukone lifetime achievement award ............................................................................................. 91
1.433 Kerala entrepreneur becomes first Indian to be honoured with Knighthood In Italy ......................................... 91
1.434 Civil society organisation Pratham awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace for 2021 ......................................... 92
1.435 Kerala based start-up wins two prestigious awards at National level ................................................................. 92
1.436 49th International Emmy Awards ........................................................................................................................ 92
1.437 Karnataka RDWSD wins award for effective communication.............................................................................. 92
1.438 Tenzing Norgay National Award 2020 ................................................................................................................. 92
1.439 “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar” conferred upon Indian Oil ........................................................................ 93
1.440 Teenage Delhi boys win International Children’s Peace Prize 2021 .................................................................... 93
1.441 IIT Bombay team wins grant from Elon Musk Foundation .................................................................................. 93
1.442 First SAI Institutional Awards conferred .............................................................................................................. 93
1.443 STPI IT Exports Awards 2021 announced............................................................................................................. 93
1.444 National Export Excellence Awards conferred .................................................................................................... 94
1.445 Baillie Gifford Prize of Non-Fiction 2021.............................................................................................................. 94
1.446 First Project SIREN Awards................................................................................................................................... 94
1.447 52nd International Film Festival of India ............................................................................................................. 94
1.448 Sixth BRICS Film Festival awards .......................................................................................................................... 96
1.449 International Press Institute (IPI) India Award- 2021 .......................................................................................... 96
1.450 IIPA Award conferred upon Asian Institute of Transport Development (AITD) .................................................. 96
1.451 Software to monitor Mission Kakatiya bags Skoch awards ................................................................................. 96
1.452 Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs inaugurates the 14th Urban Mobility Conference 2021........................ 96

1.453 Union IT Minister and MoS IT felicitates winners of Cyber Security Grand Challenge........................................ 97
Sports ................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
1.454 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy ................................................................................................................ 97
1.455 AB de Villiers announces retirement from all forms of Cricket ........................................................................... 97
1.456 ICC partners with UNICEF .................................................................................................................................... 98
1.457 Rohit Sharma scores 3000 T20 Runs .................................................................................................................... 98
1.458 India to Host 1st World Yogasana Championship in June 2022 .......................................................................... 98
1.459 U23 World Wrestling Championship 2021 .......................................................................................................... 98
1.460 Dwayne Bravo retires from International Cricket ................................................................................................ 98
1.461 1st World Deaf Judo Championship 2021 organised ........................................................................................... 98
1.462 18 cricketers selected for the MCC Awards Honorary Life Membership ............................................................ 98
1.463 India wins Men’s doubles title at the World Table Tennis Contender ................................................................ 98
1.464 Akash Kumar wins Bronze Medal at World Boxing Championships .................................................................... 98
1.465 Manu Bhaker and Javad Foroughi win gold in the President’s Cup shooting championship .............................. 98
1.466 Punjab University wins MAKA Trophy ................................................................................................................. 99
1.467 Jayawardene, Pollock, and Brittin inducted into ICC Hall of Fame ...................................................................... 99
1.468 Final match of Sir Pratap Singh Cup 2021 organised in Jaipur............................................................................. 99
1.469 ISSF President’s Cup Results ................................................................................................................................ 99
1.470 Russia wins Billie Jean King Cup ........................................................................................................................... 99
1.471 Djokovic wins Paris Masters Title ........................................................................................................................ 99
1.472 Indian team wins Women's Doubles title in Slovenia.......................................................................................... 99
1.473 Lewis Hamilton wins Brazilian Grand Prix............................................................................................................ 99
1.474 Australia wins their Maiden Men's T20 World Cup title...................................................................................... 99
1.475 Schedules of Major ICC events for next eight-year cycle announced ............................................................... 100
1.476 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 results ...................................................................................................... 100
1.477 India's recent Grandmasters .............................................................................................................................. 100
1.478 ITTF Ecuador International Open table tennis tournament .............................................................................. 100
1.479 ICC announces ‘Team of the Tournament' ........................................................................................................ 100
1.480 India wins 7 medals at 2021 Asian Archery Championships.............................................................................. 101
1.481 Skier Arif Khan qualifies for Beijing Winter Olympics ........................................................................................ 101
1.482 Indonesia Masters Badminton tournament results........................................................................................... 101
1.483 Garbine Muguruza wins her maiden WTA tile ................................................................................................... 101
1.484 Indians wrestlers at the Under 23 World Wrestling Championships ................................................................ 101
1.485 Saurav Ghosal wins Malaysian Open Squash Championship 2021.................................................................... 102
1.486 Harmanpreet Kaur named in WBBL team of tournament ................................................................................. 102
1.487 Brazil legend Formiga retires from national team ............................................................................................. 102

1.488 Meghana wins National Karate Championships ................................................................................................ 102
1.489 TCS becomes title sponsor of Jaguar Formula E racing team ............................................................................ 102
Appointments .................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Obituaries .......................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Persons in News ................................................................................................................................................................. 105
Books and Authors ............................................................................................................................................................. 105
Days in News ...................................................................................................................................................................... 107
Important Reports for November 2021 ............................................................................................................................. 110
Important Schemes for November 2021 ........................................................................................................................... 118
2 Static .............................................................................................................................................................................. 127
2.1 List of Important Organizations with Headquarters .............................................................................................. 127
2.2 Countries in News .................................................................................................................................................. 128
2.1 Banks in News ........................................................................................................................................................ 130
1 GA in News:
Banking
1.1 Bombay stock exchange (BSE) collaborates with HDFC Bank
• Aim: To promote and encourage the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and listing of Start-ups.
• The collaboration would help the SMEs and Startups to get-in touch with accountants, Lawyers and
Bankers in the list of BSE.
1.2 Liberty General Insurance Limited collaborates with PhonePe

• Liberty General Insurance will provide a variety of Motor Insurance policies to PhonePe customers.
1.3 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) organizes its first global hackathon
• Theme: “HARBINGER 2021–Innovation for Transformation”-- ‘Smarter Digital Payments’.
• The participants in the hackathon will get the opportunity to be mentored by industry experts, exhibit
their innovative solutions before an eminent jury, and win prizes in each category.
• The winner will get Rs 40 lakh, and the runner-up will be awarded Rs 20 lakh.
1.4 24. Meta launches of 'Grow Your Business Hub',

• It is a one-stop destination for the micro, small, and medium businesses to find relevant information,
tools, and resources curated to cater to their business goals based on their growth journey.
1.5 Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company partners with India Post Payments Bank
• Aim: To offer two Point of Sale (PoS) products — a term product and an annuity product — through
the postal department’s network of 1,36,000 banking access points and the payments bank’s 650
branches.
1.6 NPCI Bharat BillPay partners with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
• With this, it has become first insurance company to offer this facility of ClickPay to its customers
empowering them to make renewal premium payments with ease.
1.7 27. UCO Bank enters into a co-lending agreement with Aadhar Housing Finance company
• Aim: To offer home loans at competitive interest rates.
1.8 The Reserve Bank of India has decided to permit banks to offer interest rates on FCNR (B) deposits
• The Reserve Bank of India has decided to permit banks to offer interest rates on FCNR (B) deposits
using widely accepted ‘Overnight Alternative Reference Rate (ARR) for the respective currency’ with
an upward revision in the interest rates ceiling by 50 basis points (bps).
1.9 Axis Bank signs an MoU with the Army Insurance Group (AGI)
• Aim: To offer retail mortgage loans to the Indian Army.
1.10 Indian Oil Corporation Limited and NTPC Limited sign an MoU
• Aim: To collaborate in the field of Renewable Energy (RE) and mutually explore opportunities for
supply of low carbon/RE RTC (round the clock) captive power.
1.11 HDFC Bank gets integrated with the government’s National Agriculture Market (eNAM)
• Aim: To enable digital collections and settlement of funds to various e-NAM beneficiaries.
1.12 Indian infra company Tata Projects has received an order for a 400kV double circuit transmission
line project valued at around $120 million from the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited
(PGCB)
1.13 TVS Motor partners with United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
• It has become the 1st Indian two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer to join the UNGC.
• It will also engage in collaborative projects which will advance the development goals of the UN,
particularly the Sustainable development goals (SDG).
1.14 The Reserve Bank of India to introduce the Internal Ombudsman mechanism for Non-Deposit
taking NBFCs (NBFCs-ND) with asset size of Rs.5,000 crore.
1.15 IndusInd Bank has launched a comprehensive ‘Merchant Solutions’ mobile application
• Aim: To enable merchants, retailers and professionals to carry out banking transactions digitally, on
a single platform.
1.16 U GRO Capital, a technology-focused small business lending platform, has entered into a co-lending
partnership with State Bank of India
• Aim: To provide credit to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).

1.17 The corpus of the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) has been reached at ₹613.89
crore.
1.18 HDFC Bank has launched the second edition of its “Mooh Band Rakho" campaign in support of the
International Fraud Awareness Week 2021.
• Aim: 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.
1.19 Kotak Mahindra Bank and PVR Cinemas launch a co-branded movie debit card
1.20 State Bank of India has entered into a strategic partnership with Jamshedpur Football Club (JFC)
1.21 India’s economy to grow at 9.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2021-22 according to UBS Securities
1.22 NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure gets approval to set up an account aggregator business
• Account Aggregator is a first-of-its-kind consent framework that empowers an individual with control
over his or her data, and the ability to access and share the same securely and digitally.
1.23 SIDBI collaborates with Google for having a social impact lending programme
• The program entails financial assistance up to ₹1 crore at competitive interest rates targeted at micro-
enterprises.
1.24 India becomes the world's largest recipient of remittances worth $87 billion
• According to World Bank data, India has become the world's largest recipient of remittances with a
gain of 4.6 per cent.
• India is followed by China, Mexico, the Philippines, and Egypt. In India, remittances are projected to
grow three per cent in 2022 to $89.6 billion.
1.25 eBikeGo acquirs the rights to manufacture the smart electric trike ‘Velocipedo’
• It now plans to enter the luxury electric three-wheeler industry and aims to manufacture these
scooters at its factory in Pune.
1.26 NPCI International Payments signs an MoU with Network International

• Aim: To discuss their collaboration on acceptance of the UPI in UAE.
1.27 SIDBI launches Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF)

• Aim: To focus on innovative projects addressing the green, clean or efficient climate change, with
Green Bharat as prioritized theme.
1.28 Mswipe has partners with OneCard

• The partnership will enable users of OneCard to seamlessly access no- or low-interest EMIs, while
availing mid- and high-value purchases at retail outlets powered by Mswipe terminals.
1.29 HDFC Bank launches micro-credit facility for street vendors

• HDFC Bank would facilitate PM SVANidhi for its village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs) on the digital sewa
portal where vendors can complete the entire process online.
1.30 56. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services launches ‘Quiklyz’
• It is a lease-based vehicle subscription business for the urban centres.
1.31 According to the SBI Ecowrap report of Economic Research Department of State Bank of India (SBI),
India’s GDP growth rate of the Indian Economy during the fiscal year 2021-22 -- 9.3%-9.6%.
1.32 The Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the apex decision-making body of the Employees’ Provident
Fund Organisation (EPFO) approved 5 per cent of the annual deposits to invest in alternative
investments including infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs).
1.33 ICICI Bank has launches an online platform called as ‘Trade Emerge’
• It has been launched for Indian exporters and importers to offer them digital banking and value-
added services.
• Through this platform, cross-border trade will become hassle-free and convenient.
1.34 JPMorgan Chase has been named the world's most important bank to the health of the wider
financial system.
1.35 Andhra Pradesh state govt and the Union govt have signed a legal agreements for $250 million
• The State has signed Rs 1,860 crore loan with World Bank for Supporting it’s Learning Transformation
(SALT) project, which aims to improve the quality of learning for over 50 lakh students in the State.
1.36 Tata Power go live on ‘ClickPay’ platform launched by NPCI Bharat BillPay
• ClickPay will enable Tata Power customers to make monthly electricity bill payments with ease.
1.37 Equitas Small Finance Bank has partnered with HDFC Bank to launch a co-branded credit card.
• The credit cards will be available for Equitas Small Finance Bank’s customers, with an aim to provide
them with the facilities of the banking ecosystem.
1.38 Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited partners with API Holdings through its digital platform
Retailio
• Aim: To provide financing solutions to consumers, retailers and merchants in the API Holdings’
healthcare ecosystem.
1.39 According to a recent Sequoia India and Boston Consulting Group report, the mobile gaming market
in India is estimated to become a $5 billion market by 2025.
1.40 Capri Global Capital Limited (CGCL) enters into a co-lending agreement with Union Bank of India
• Aim: To offer loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across 100-plus touch points
pan-India.
1.41 Bank of Baroda partners with OneCard, to launch a co-branded mobile-first credit card
• A virtual Card through mobile app will be provided instantly and a metal card will be provided too.
• The internationally valid credit card will be managed by OneCard on VISA’s Signature platform.
1.42 State Bank of India signs an MoU with the Puducherry Cooperative Milk Producers Union (PONLAIT)
• Aim: To provide loan to individual dairy farmers.
• The loan would be given under SAFAL (simple and fast agriculture loan) scheme of the bank.
1.43 Bajaj Allianz General Insurance partners with deep-tech startup TropoGo for Drone Insurance
• The drone insurance product will cover damage to the Drone and Payload it carries, Third Party
Liability along with additional covers for BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) Endorsement and Night
Flying Endorsement.
1.44 71. Yes Bank announced its collaboration with Amazon Pay and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Aim: To offer customers an instant real-time payment system through a UPI transaction facility.
• The integration enables Amazon Pay to issue UPI IDs with the @yapl handle.
1.45 The new base year on which Ministry of Labour released a new series of Wage Rate Index (WRI)
• New series of Wage Rate Index (WRI) from July 2016 to July 2020 based on the new series 2016=100
has been released by the government.
1.46 Exim Bank commits loans worth $100 million for domestic manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines
• The loans for vaccines are also being extended to other countries.
1.47 Cap on promoters’ stake in private banks raised from the current 15 % to 26%
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has accepted the recommendation of the Internal Working Group
constituted under Prasanna Kumar Mohanty to raise the Cap on promoters’ stake in private banks.
• There is no need to fix any cap on the promoters’ holding in the initial 5 years.
1.48 ESAF Small Finance Bank announces electric vehicle loan schemes
• The loan schemes have been named the “Go Green” range.
1.49 78. White-label ATM operators (WLAOs) India1 Payments crossed new milestone
• It has deployed 10,000-white-lable ATMs, making it the largest player in the segment.
1.50 Central government approves second major disinvestment

• Government has announced 100 percent strategic disinvestment of the Central Electronics Limited.
1.51 Bank of Baroda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NCDEX e Markets Ltd
• Aim: To become a “clearing bank” for handling financial transactions in the NeML market place and
procurement/auction platform.
1.52 ICICI Lombard General Insurance partners with Vega

• Aim: To offer personal accident insurance cover on every online purchase of Vega helmet.
1.53 PhonePe launches tokenization solution named as ‘SafeCard’

• Tokenisation provides users an added layer of security by converting sensitive card information like
card name, card number, CVV, etc.

1.54 Sudarshan Sen Committee of RBI recommends to extend scope of Section 5 of the SARFAESI Act
• The committee has recommended that for all accounts above Rs 500 crore, two bank-approved
external valuers should carry out a valuation to determine the liquidation value and fair market
value.
• In case of accounts between Rs 100 crore and Rs 500 crore, one valuer may be engaged.
1.55 State Bank of India has launched the first ‘Video life certificate service’ for pensioners
• Pensioners can schedule a video call with SBI staff at their convenience and complete the process
of life certificate submission without having to visit the bank branch.
1.56 Government approves strategic disinvestment of Central Electronics Ltd.

• The Alternative Mechanism (AM) on strategic disinvestment has approved the sale of 100% equity
shareholding of Government in Central Electronics Ltd. (CEL) to Nandal Finance and Leasing Ltd.
About Alternative Mechanism
• It is machinery set up by the government to speed up the process of disinvestment.

• It consists of the Finance Minister, Minister for Road and Transport and Minister of the concerned
department, to work on the matters related to the terms and conditions of the sale.
1.57 GAIL gets approval to buy IL&FS group's stakes in ONGC Tripura Power Company
• National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has granted its approval to Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL)
to acquire 26% stakes of the IL&FS group in the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Tripura
Power Company (OTPC).
• OTPC is a special purpose vehicle between ONGC, IL&FS Group and Government of Tripura for setting
up of a 726.6 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) thermal Power Plant at Palatana, Tripura.
1.58 CCI approves acquisition of Exide Life Insurance by HDFC Life Insurance
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of 100% shareholding of Exide
Life Insurance Ltd. by HDFC Life Insurance.
1.59 LIC gets RBI approval to hike stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.9%
• Recently, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has received approval from the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) to raise its stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) to up to 9.99% of the paid-up equity share
capital of Bank.
• LIC held 4.96% stake in the private lender as on 30 September 2021.
1.60 lndusInd Bank launches 'Indus Merchant Solutions' app

• IndusInd Bank has launched the 'Indus Merchant Solutions', a one-stop mobile application.
• Aim: To enable merchants, retailers and professionals to carry out banking transactions digitally, on
a single platform.
• The application will enable merchants and retailers to undertake an array of activities such as:
o Accept instant cashless payments on mobile phones from customers through multiple digital
modes
o Track inventory via in-built dashboards
o Apply for an exclusive Point of Sale (PoS) machine to facilitate card based payments
o Avail small ticket business loans without having to visit a bank branch
1.61 HDFC Bank launches second edition of ‘Mooh Band Rakho’ campaign
• Recently, the HDFC Bank has launched the second edition of its “Mooh Band Rakho" campaign in
support of the International Fraud Awareness Week 2021, being held from November 15 – 21, 2021.
• Aim: To increase awareness on all types of frauds and the importance of keeping your mouth shut
to ensure their prevention.
1.62 Equitas SFB, HDFC Bank tie up to offer co-branded credit cards
• Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) has partnered with HDFC Bank to launch its new co-branded credit
cards. The credit cards will be available for Equitas Small Finance Bank’s customers.
1.63 HSBC India launches recycled PVC plastic credit card

• HSBC India has launched India’s first credit card made from recycled PVC plastic.
• Made from 85% recycled plastic, the new cards will help save 3.18 gm of plastic waste per card in
addition to helping lower overall carbon emission.
1.64 Paytm Payments Bank launches prepaid card linked with Paytm wallet
• Recently, the Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) has launched a physical prepaid card “Paytm
Transit card” that is directly linked to a user’s Paytm wallet.
• It will enable millions of Indians with the power of one single card that takes care of all transportation
as well as banking needs.
• Users can just top up the wallet to use the card and do not need to create a separate account.
1.65 Fedo launches “Health Savings Account”

• AI driven Health- tech company Fedo has announced ‘Health Savings Account’, called Fedo HSA, in
collaboration with neo bank Open.
• FEDO Health Savings Account is a unique savings account that can be used to pay for qualified medical
expenses including the ones which are not covered by health insurance.
1.66 Paytm Money launches AI-powered ‘Voice Trading’

• Paytm Money, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paytm, has launched ‘Voice Trading’, powered by
artificial intelligence, allowing users to place a trade or get information about stocks via single voice
command.
1.67 Bajaj Finserv kicks off the second phase of 'Savdhaan Rahein. Safe Rahein'
• Bajaj Finserv, one of the largest financial conglomerates in India, has kicked off the second phase of
'Savdhaan Rahein. Safe Rahein'.
• It is a public awareness campaign focusing on Life Insurance Frauds to educate its consumers and
public at large on how to stay safe from such frauds.
o The campaign has a catchy jingle 'Na Ji Na Ji' with an endearing character named 'Gupta Ji' who
goes around spreading these awareness messages in his own unique style.

1.68 ESAF join hands with NABARD for local economic development
• ESAF Small Finance Bank has launched State Level Local Sustainable Economic Development
Training Programme in Kerala in collaboration with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD).
• This Project is aimed at bringing financial empowerment and economic independence at the local
level through training and enabling the elected representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
1.69 ICICI Bank launches online platform ‘Trade Emerge’

• ICICI Bank has launched an online platform called ‘Trade Emerge’ to offer digital banking and value-
added services to Indian exporters and importers.
• Aim: to make international trade easy, fast and convenient.
• The digital facility is associated with an online tax compliance platform 'India Filings'.
• The bank has also partnered with 'The Dollar Business', to provide the traders access to a global
database of buyers and sellers around the world.
1.70 JM Financial launches an online retail bond platform

• JM Financial Products Ltd., the non-banking finance subsidiary of JM Financial Group, has launched
an online platform “Bondskart.com”.
• It is a digital investment platform that offers investors access to debt securities
(bonds) for hassle free investments.
1.71 JP Morgan named World’s Most Systemic Bank

• JP Morgan Chase has been named the World’s most Systemic bank in the latest annual ranking of
world’s 30 most systemic banks.
• The new rankings have been published by the global regulator, Financial Stability Board (FSB).
• The FSB made up of regulators from G20 countries divides 30 banks between four "buckets"
(categories).
1.72 RBI withdraws 100 redundant circulars

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn more than 100 redundant circulars following
recommendations made by the Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0).
• The RRA 2.0 was set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April 2021.
• Objective: To review the regulatory instructions, removing redundant and duplicate instructions,
reduce the compliance burden on regulated entities (REs) by streamlining reporting structure,
revoking obsolete instructions and wherever possible obviating paper-based submission of returns.
• The RRA has also constituted an Advisory Group representing the regulated entities under the
chairmanship of Swaminathan J, Managing Director of State Bank of India.
1.73 RBI introduces internal ombudsman mechanism for select NBFCs

• Recently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced an internal Ombudsman mechanism for select Non-
Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs).
• Deposit-taking NBFCs with 10 or more branches and non-deposit taking NBFCs with assets size of
₹5,000 crore must appoint an Internal Ombudsman (IO).

• The direction covers the appointment/tenure, role and responsibilities, procedural guidelines, and
oversight mechanism for the IO. The RBI has given six months’ time to follow the directions.
• All complaints that are partly or wholly rejected by the NBFC will be reviewed by the IO before the
final decision of the NBFC is conveyed to the complainant.
1.74 PM Modi launched two initiatives of RBI

• Recently, Prime Minister of India launched 2 innovative Customer centric initiatives of the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) namely, RBI Retail Direct Scheme and the Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman
Scheme.
RBI Retail Direct Scheme
• It is aimed at enhancing access for retail investors to the government securities market.
• The retail investors can open a Retail Direct Gilt account, free of cost, directly with the RBI through
an online portal set up for the purpose of the scheme.
• India is the first in Asia to allow retail investors in the G-Secs.
Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme
• It aims to further improve the grievance redress mechanism for resolving customer complaints
against entities regulated by RBI.
• The central theme of the scheme is based on ‘One Nation-One Ombudsman’ with one portal, one
email and one address for the customers to lodge their complaints.
• There will be a single point of reference for customers to file their complaints, submit the documents,
track status, and provide feedback. Jurisdictional limitations will be removed.
• Centralised receipt and processing centre (CRPC) has been set up for centralized handling of all
complaint receipts and initial processing and moving towards a ‘One Nation – One Jurisdiction’
approach.
1.75 RBI accepts 21 of 33 working group recommendations on private banks

• Recently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has accepted 21 out of 33 recommendations of the internal
working group that was set up to review existent ownership guidelines and corporate structure for
Indian private sector banks.
• The Central Bank has not accepted the proposal of allowing corporate houses to promote universal
banks, it has allowed private sector banks promoters to raise their stakes in their banks while other
recommendations are under review and examination.
Recommendations accepted by RBI
• Raising cap on promoters’ stake from the current levels of 15% to 26% of the paid-up voting equity
share capital of the bank.
• The initial lock-in requirements may continue as minimum 40 per cent holding for the first five years.
• Non-promoter shareholding was capped at 10% of the paid up capital in the case of non-financial
institutions and at 15% in the case of financial institutions or government entities. Earlier, a uniform
cap of 10% was allowed through the norms.
• The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/net worth required for a new bank, may be increased
o For Universal Banks (UBs) to Rs 1,000 crore from present Rs 500 crore
o for Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to Rs 300 crore from Rs 200 crore
o for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) transiting to SFBs to Rs 150 crore from Rs 100 crore and
the same has to be upped to Rs 300 crore in five years from Rs 200 crore.

• On recommendation for converting a large Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) or SFB or
Payment Banks (PB) into a commercial bank, the central bank said
o The minimum requirement on track record of experience of promoting entity, including for a
converting NBFC, may continue to be 10 years for banks and five years for small finance
banks.
o For payments banks intending to convert into an SFB, the requirement of five years of
experience as PB will continue.
1.76 RBI appoints Bandhan Bank as agency bank

• Recently, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has authorized private lender Bandhan Bank as its agency
bank for undertaking government business.
• As an agency bank of the RBI, Bandhan Bank will be able to handle transactions related to the
collection of state taxes and revenue receipts such as goods and services tax & value-added tax (VAT).
o It will also include the collection of stamp duty and pension payments on behalf of central and
state governments.
1.77 SIDBI launches second window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund

• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched the second window of
Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF) with Green Bharat as prioritised theme.
• The focus is on innovative projects addressing the green, clean, or efficient climate change
• Under this fund, applications are invited in two categories i.e. Pilot Category - Applicants can apply
with their proposal to pilot their innovative ideas and, the Scale-up Category - Already ongoing or
completed projects done by the applicants for scaling-up can be nominated.
• Total outlay of fund will depend on number of proposals selected in various themes and category-
wise amount allocated is up to Rs 20 lakh for Pilot Category and Rs 35 lakh for Scale-up Category
• The project period shall be more than six months and up to two years to operationalize the fund.
1.78 RBI unveils revised PCA Framework

• Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework
for banks to enable supervisory intervention at “appropriate time” and act as a tool for effective
market discipline. It will be effective from January 1, 2022.
• The PCA framework enables supervisory intervention at an appropriate time and require the
supervised entity to initiate and implement remedial measures in a timely manner, to restore its
financial health.
• PCA framework is applicable only to Scheduled commercial banks (excluding Small Finance Banks,
Payment Banks, and Regional Rural Banks).
• Exit from PCA and Withdrawal of Restrictions under PCA - Once a bank is placed under PCA, taking
the bank out of PCA Framework and/or withdrawal of restrictions imposed under the PCA Framework
will be considered:
o if no breaches in risk thresholds in any of the parameters are observed as per four continuous
quarterly financial statements, one of which should be Audited Annual Financial Statement
(subject to assessment by RBI).

1.79 RBI eases current account rules for bank exposures less than Rs 5 crore
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased the current account rules for credit exposures less than
₹5 crore, allowing banks to open current account, cash credit (CC) and overdraft (OD) facilities without
any restriction.
• For borrowers, where the exposure of the banking system is less than ₹5 crore, there is no restriction
on opening of current accounts or on provision of Cash Credit and Overdraft (CC/OD) facility by
banks.
o The provision is subject to obtaining an undertaking from such borrowers that they shall
inform the banks, as and when the credit facilities availed by them from the banking system
reaches ₹5 crore or more.
• Under the new rules, RBI has also allowed banks to open collection accounts, an unpaid debt referred
to a collection agency to collect on the bad debt, provided the funds deposited in such accounts will
be remitted within 2 working days to the CC/OD account.
• RBI has said that borrower with exposure over ₹5 crore can maintain current accounts with any one
of the banks with which it has CC/OD facility, provided that the bank has at least 10% of the exposure
of the banking system to that borrower.
1.80 Finance Ministry issues fresh set of norms to guide state-owned banks in adopting a uniform
staff accountability framework for Non-Performing assets (NPAs)
• The Finance Ministry has issued a fresh set of norms to guide state-owned banks in adopting a
uniform staff accountability framework for non-performing assets (NPAs) up to Rs 50 crore.
• Aim: To protect employees and remove their fears of being investigated for genuine business
decisions gone wrong which is out of the control of the promoter, and at the same time make them
accountable for any wrongdoing or any inaction on their part.
• The guidelines will be implemented with effect from April 1, 2022, for accounts that turn NPAs
beginning the next financial year.
• The ‘Staff Accountability Framework for NPA Accounts up to Rs 50 crore (Other than Fraud Cases)’
by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the finance ministry, advises public-sector banks
to revise their staff accountability policies and frame procedures with approval of their respective
boards.
• Banks will have to complete staff accountability exercise within six months from the date of
classification of the account as NPA.
• Rules laid down for Examining Staff Accountability:
o UP TO RS 10 lakh: Staff accountability need not be examined in NPA accounts with outstanding
up to Rs 10 lakh. The government has argued that most loans up to Rs 10 lakh are “template-
based” and do not constitute a major percentage of the NPA portfolio by amount.
o Rs 10 LAKH–RS 1 CRORE: For examining staff accountability, banks may decide on a threshold
of Rs 10 lakh or Rs 20 lakh, depending on their business size.
o Rs 1 CRORE–50 CRORE: Accounts in this range are mostly credit facilities sanctioned to
business units warranting examination by a specialised unit within the banks.
✓ A preliminary examination by a committee constituted at one level higher than the
sanction level-an account sanctioned at the regional office taken up at the zonal level,
those at the zonal level by circle office or head office, and so on.

1.81 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee to revive Asset reconstruction Companies
• A committee, headed by former RBI executive director Sudarshan Sen, to recommend ways to revive
asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) has suggested an early sale of bad debts to them, directly
acquiring non-performing assets from the market, and letting ARCs bid in the insolvency and
bankruptcy process.
• The committee report has suggested in its report that
o if 66% of the lenders (by value) agree to sell an asset to ARCs, “the same may be binding on
the remaining lenders and it must be implemented within 60 days of approval by majority
lenders”.
✓ If a lender fails to comply with this requirement, it should be penalised with 100%
provisioning on the loan outstanding.
o There should be a reserve price for accounts above Rs 500 crore and for all such accounts, two
bank-approved external valuers should determine the liquidation value and fair-market
value. For accounts between Rs 100 crore and Rs 500 crore, one external valuer will suffice.
o Banks’ resolution plans for accounts worth Rs 100 crore in default must include a sale to ARCs
as an option. If the NPA is more than two years old, and it is not part of the list identified for
sale, banks should document the reason.
1.82 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tells banks to specify exact repayment due dates in loan contracts
• Recently, RBI issued a set of clarifications on its existing asset classification guidelines and said banks
must specify the exact due dates for repayment in loan agreements.
• The current norms state that a loan turns overdue if is not repaid on the due date fixed by the bank.
• RBI stated related to due dates:
o The exact due dates for repayment of a loan, frequency of repayment, breakup between
principal and interest, examples of special mention account (SMA) and non-performing asset
(NPA) classification dates and shall be clearly specified in the loan agreement and
✓ the borrower shall be apprised of the same at the time of loan sanction and at the time
of subsequent changes, if any, to the sanction terms or loan agreement till full
repayment of the loan.
o RBI directed banks to specify the exact date of commencement of repayment for loans that
have a moratorium facility.
✓ These instructions shall be complied with at the earliest, but not later than 31
December 2021, in respect of fresh loans. For existing loans banks have to comply with
the guidelines when such loans become due for renewal or review.
1.83 Bajpai led committee suggestions to improve bankruptcy code

• A working group headed by former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairman GN Bajpai
has suggested that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) come up with
o A standardised framework with a real-time data bank, with data on time, cost and recovery
rates together with macroeconomic indicators to assess the success of the five-year-old IBC
and improve its implementation.
1.84 India Post Payments Bank, Department of Posts in Alliance with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
• India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), Department of Posts (DoP) and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
Company (BALIC) announced a strategic partnership for offering term and annuity products to

customers through the Bank’s extensive network of 650 branches and over 136,000 banking access
points.
• The tie-up will enable customers, particularly from weaker sections and living in unbanked and
underserved areas, to become financially secure and empowered, and is in line with IPPB’s objective
of offering value added products and services to its customers.
1.85 India1 Payments installs 10,000 white-label ATMs
• India1 Payments stated that it has crossed a milestone of deploying 10,000-white-lable ATMs which
are labelled as India1ATMs, making it the largest player in the segment.
o India1 Payments (formerly known as BTI payments) is promoted by the Banktech Group of
Australia and is IPO-bound
1.86 RRB’s surpassed prescribed lending targets

• Recently, Regional Rural Bank’s (RRB’s) have surpassed the prescribed target of lending to the Small
and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) & Weaker Sections during the years 2018-2019 to 2020-21.
• With respect to revised guidelines on Priority Sector Lending (PSL) issued by Reserve Bank of India
(RBI), in respect of RRBs
o A target of 18% of Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) or Credit Equivalent of Off- Balance Sheet
Exposure (CEOBE), whichever is higher, is prescribed for lending to Agriculture.
✓ From the above mentioned target, a target of 9% is for Small and Marginal Farmers
o PSL guidelines also prescribe a target of 15% of ANBC or CEOBE for lending to Weaker Section,
which includes SMFs and SCs/STs.
• Government initiatives to provide credit flow from RRBs to agriculture sector and SMF’s:
o RBI has prescribed an enhanced target of 75% for RRBs for lending to the priority sector, as
against the target of 40% applicable to Commercial Banks.
✓ Target for SMF is to be raised from 8% to 10% between 2020-21 and 2023-24
o RBI has decided to raise the limit for collateral-free agriculture loans from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.1.6
lakh to cover small and marginal farmers in the formal credit system.
o The requirement of 'no dues’ certificate has also been dispensed with in respect of small loans
up to Rs.50,000 availed by small and marginal farmers, share-croppers etc, instead, only a self-
declaration from the borrower is required.
o During 2020-21, NABARD disbursed total refinance of ₹44,975 crore to RRBs
1.87 NITI Ayog releases discussion paper on Digital Banks

• Recently, the NITI Aayog has released a Discussion Paper titled “Digital Banks:A Proposal for Licensing
& Regulatory Regime for India”.
• The Discussion Paper has offered a template and roadmap for a Digital Bank licensing and regulatory
regime for India.
• It proposes an equal-weighted “Digital Bank Regulatory Index” comprising of 4 factors: Entry
barriers; Competition; Business Restrictions and Technological Neutrality for licensing and
regulatory requirement.
o It maps the elements of these indices against the 5 benchmark jurisdictions of Singapore, Hong
Kong, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Australia and South Korea.

1.88 K.V. Kamath appointed chairman of NaBFID
• Recently, the Ministry of Finance has appointed K.V. Kamath as the Chairman of the National Bank
for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).
About NaBFID
• It is a newly constituted development finance institution (DFI) under the NaBFID Bill, 2021.
• The DFI will be initially wholly owned by the Government of India, but its stake will be reduced to
26% later.
1.89 PM Modi chairs key meet on cryptocurrency

• Recently, Prime Minister of India chaired a crucial meeting on the way forward for cryptocurrency
and related issues with government sources asserting that such unregulated markets cannot be
allowed to mislead the youth through over-promising and non-transparent advertising and become
avenues for money laundering and terror financing.
1.90 All micro loans must be collateral-free: RBI

• Recently, the 16th annual Sa-Dhan National Conference was organized in New Delhi.
• RBI Deputy Governor has addressed the inaugural session at the Sa-Dhan National Conference on
'Revitalising financial inclusion' and proposed that micro loans should be made collateral-free.
About Sa-Dhan
• It is the association of the community development finance institutions; headquarters: New Delhi.
1.91 RBI publishes Statement of Commitment to Support Greening India’s Financial System
• Recently, at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the “NGFS Glasgow
Declaration: Committed to Action” was adopted by the Network for Greening the Financial System
(NGFS).
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has supported the NGFS declaration by publishing the Statement of
Commitment to Support Greening India’s Financial System.
1.92 India, ADB sign USD 61 million pact to boost urban services in Agartala
• Recently, the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 61
million loan agreement for the Agartala City Urban Development Project.
• Under the project, Agartala’s central and north zones will be developed as models of area-based
development, in line with the Smart Cities Mission.
• Under the project, open spaces would be renovated and water recreation and lakeside walkways
would be created at the Maharaja Bir Bikram College lake and the Ujjayanta Palace at Tripura.
1.93 YouWeCan, SBI Foundation and Goa Government launches free breast cancer initiative in Goa
• Recently, YouWeCan Foundation, in partnership with the SBI Foundation and the Government of
Goa has launched the Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa initiative at the Goa Medical College.
• Under the initiative, free breast cancer screening will be done for 1 lakh women across 35 Health
Centres in Goa over a period of two years using iBreast (iBE) devices.
• The initiative is funded by the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance and SBI Foundation

1.94 India and World Bank sign agreement to strengthen health systems in Meghalaya
• Government of India, the Government of Meghalaya and the World Bank have signed a $40 million
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on health project for the state of Meghalaya under the name
Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project (MHSSP).
• MHSSP will help strengthen the effectiveness of Meghalaya’s health insurance program known as
the Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS).
Finance News
1.95 SEBI notifies norms to include silver in mutual fund schemes
• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified norms that pave the way for silver or silver-
related instruments to be included in the investment schemes of the asset management companies.
• SEBI defined silver Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) schemes as those mutual fund schemes which invest
primarily in silver or silver-related instruments, which have silver as the underlying product. Assets
of the scheme should be kept with a registered custodian.
1.96 Sebi allows FPIs to write off debt securities

• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has permitted foreign portfolio investors (FPI) to write
off debt securities in their beneficiary account which they are unable to sell for any reason.
o This will be applicable only to such FPIs who wish to surrender their registration.
• In September 2021, the regulator permitted FPIs to write off shares of all the companies that they
are unable to sell.
1.97 Sebi simplifies norms for processing investor service request

• Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) came out with simplified rules
for processing investor's service requests by registrar and share transfer agent (RTAs) to push ease
of doing business for investors in the securities market.
o The norms have been standardized, simplified and made common across all service
requests. The new framework will come into effect from January 1, 2022.
• Service requests include
o change in or updation of PAN, nominee, signature, contact as well as bank details
o issue of duplicate securities certificate, consolidation of securities certificate, change in status
from minor to major and resident to NRI and vice versa
o services through depository participants for demat
• The regulator said that it will be mandatory for all holders of physical securities in a listed company
to furnish details of PAN, nomination (for all eligible folios), contact details, bank account details and
specimen signature.
• It will be compulsory for investors to link PAN with Aadhaar by March 31, 2022.
1.98 Tamil Nadu constitutes FinTech Governing Council

• Recently, the Tamil Nadu Government has constituted a FinTech Governing Council to facilitate the
establishment of FinTech companies in the State.
• Administration of Governing Council:
o Chairperson: Industries Minister ThangamThennarasu
o Vice-Chairperson: Chief Secretary V IraiAnbu
• It has also announced a FinTech Cell.
• A FinTech city is being planned at Nandambakkam in Chennai at an estimated cost of ₹165 crore.
1.99 ITAT ruled domestic taxes can’t be levied on non-permanent establishments
• The Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that domestic taxes are not applicable on
the company who did not have a permanent establishment (PE) or a business connection in India.
• The tax tribunal was ruling in the case of ESPN, the sports channel, versus the tax authorities.
1.100 Report of the Committee of Experts on Insurance

• Recently, International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has constituted an Insurance
Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. G.N. Bajpai.
• Objective: To identify key areas for the development of insurance and reinsurance business from IFSC.
• The committee has made recommendations to develop IFSC as Global (Re) Insurance Hub in its
report, submitted to Chairperson of IFSCA.
National News
1.101 India’s largest Landfill Biogas Plant launched in Hyderabad
• World’s first and India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant has been launched in
Hyderabad, Telangana.
• Aim: To focus on the conversation of landfill gas into compressed biogas as an automotive fuel.
1.102 Foundation stone of Jewar Airport laid down

• Foundation stone of the Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh has been laid
down; upon completion, it will be India’s largest airport, and India’s first net zero emissions airport.
• With this, Uttar Pradesh will become the only state in India to have five international airports.
1.103 Wangala – the 100 Drums Festival of Meghalaya celebrated

• Wangala Festival of Meghalaya, also known as a 100 drums festival, has been recentlt celebrated in
Meghalaya on 12th November 2021.
1.104 Ministry of Culture launches Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav mobile app

• Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs has launched the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav mobile
App.
1.105 Gujarat Government launches E-Sarkar App

• The app has been launched full scale on December 25 when the country celebrates Good Governance
Day, (coinciding with the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee).
1.106 Bengaluru airport becomes first in South Asia to commission Rosenbauer firefighting simulator
• The Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, Karnataka, has become the first airport in
South Asia to commission a tactical simulator to strengthen its firefighting capabilities.
1.107 TechEagle delivers lifesaving medicines using hybrid drone in Meghalaya

• TechEagle, a Gurugram-based deeptech start-up building drone logistic services, has partnered with
the Government of Meghalaya and Smart Village Movement (SVM).

• Aim: To carry out India’s first hybrid e-VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drone delivery of
lifesaving medicines.
1.108 Google for India event held

• Recently, Google hosted its annual ‘Google for India’ event, where it announced new product updates
focused on the Indian market.
• This was the 7th edition of Google’s India event.
1.109 TCI cold chain arm and Japan’s Mitsui form joint venture
• TCI Cold Chain Solutions (TCI CCS), a unit of Transport Corporation of India Ltd (TCI), and Japan’s
Mitsui & Co Limited have formed a joint venture for temperature-controlled logistics solutions.
1.110 Indian Oil to set up India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant
• Indian Oil Corporation’s Board has given its nod to set up the India’s first mega-scale Maleic
Anhydride Plant used to make speciality products like polyester resins and surface coatings
plasticisers at its Panipat Refinery and Petroleum Complex (PRPC), Panipat, Haryana.
1.111 DoT forms innovation group for 6G technology

• The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has formed a 22-member technology innovation
group, headed by K Rajaraman, for the sixth generation (6G) to develop a roadmap for research and
development (R&D) of applications and products, and action plans for 6G technology.
1.112 Patalpani railway station to be named after tribal icon Tantya Bhil
• Recently, the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has announced to name Patalpani railway station near
Indore and two other landmarks in that city after tribal icon Tantya Bhil.
• Also, Bhopal's Habibganj railway station was recently named after Rani Kamalapati, a tribal queen.
1.113 Varanasi will be 1st Indian city to start ropeway service in public transportation
• Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) will soon become the first Indian city to start ropeway service as a mode of
public transport.
1.114 Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates curtain raiser event about Wings India,
2022
• The Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia has inaugurated curtain raiser event about the
Wings India, 2022.
• Wings India, 2022 is the largest event on Civil Aviation (Commercial, General and Business Aviation)
in Asia.
• The biennial event is scheduled to held from March 24 to 27, 2022, at Begumpet Airport in
Hyderabad.
• The event was held under the theme: “India@75: New Horizon for Aviation Industry”.
1.115 MHA approves New Rajya Sainik Board for Ladakh

• The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved a new Rajya Sainik Board (RSB) for Ladakh.
• The Board will be an effective link between the Centre and the Ladakh Administration.

1.116 India's first manned ocean mission launched
• India's first manned ocean mission “Samudrayan” has been launched at the National Institute of
Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai to have deep underwater manned vehicles for carrying out subsea
activities.
• The submersible vehicle has been named ‘MATSYA 6000’ which will carry three aquanauts in ocean
depths for exploration of clean drinking water, clean energy and blue economy.
1.117 75 years of AMUL

• Union Home Minister has inaugurated the 75th Foundation Year celebrations of Amul at Anand,
Gujarat and launched multiple schemes.
o Sardar Patel Auditorium has been inaugurated in Anand, Gujarat.
o A postage stamp has been issued in memory of the milk producers of Amul.
o A special cover for 100 crore vaccines of COVID-19 has been inaugurated.
o A scheme to give Rs 5,000 crore to the dairy sector through National Cooperative Development
Corporation (NCDC) has been launched.
1.118 National Museum celebrates “Destination Northeast India” festival

• Under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) & North Eastern Council’s (NEC)
initiative titled #DestinatioNorthEastIndia, the National Museum, New Delhi has celebrated the
“Destination Northeast India” festival to commemorate the rich heritage of North East India.
1.119 6th Pune Dialogue on National Security

• 6th Pune Dialogue on National Security (PDNS) 2021 has been inaugurated by the Pune International
Centre (PIC) with the inaugural address from National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval.
• The theme of the dialogue is: “National Security Preparedness in the Age of Disasters and Pandemics”.
1.120 Government reconstitutes the EAC-PM

• The government has reconstituted the seven members Economic Advisory Council to the Prime
Minister (EAC-PM) for a period of two years.
1.121 Powergrid Inaugurates Remote Operation of 250th Sub-Station

• Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (POWERGRID) has inaugurated Remote operation of 250th Sub-
station of POWERGRID, the 765/400 kV Khetri Sub-station, Rajasthan from the National
Transmission Asset Management Centre (NTAMC) at Manesar, Haryana.
1.122 Ministry of Railways begins Single Window Filming Mechanism

• Film Facilitation Office (FFO) set up in the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and
Ministry of Railways have created a Single Window Filming Mechanism to make the permission for
filming across Railways premises and thus easing filming in Railways.
1.123 CVC organises Vigilance Awareness Week

• The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has organised the Vigilance Awareness Week on the theme
“Independent India @ 75: Self Reliance with Integrity”.

• The Discipline and Vigilance Manual of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) “सीमान्त रे खा-The
Borderline” has been unveiled on the occasion.
1.124 Indian Railways develops Art Gallery at Kevadiya Railway station

• Indian Railways has developed an Art Gallery with Souvenir shop near the "Statue of Unity", at
Kevadiya Railway station, Gujarat under PPP initiative.
1.125 Meghalaya Cabinet approves creation of Eastern-West Khasi Hill district

• The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved the creation of Eastern-West Khasi Hill district by upgrading
the Mairang civil sub-division to a full-fledged district.
1.126 India- France Annual Strategic dialogue

• India and France have held the 2021 edition of the Annual Strategic Dialogue in Paris. National
Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has represented India.
• Both the countries have reiterated the commitment for closer cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region
through more intelligence sharing and expanding bilateral exercises in the maritime sphere.
1.127 Pralhad Joshi Chairs Consultative Committee Meeting on Jharia Coalfield Master Plan
• Recently, the Union Minister for Coals and Mines has chaired the Parliamentary Consultative
Committee of the Ministry of Coal.
• Meeting Agenda: to discuss way ahead for Jharia Master Plan.
Key Highlights
• Implementing Agency of Jharia Master Plan: Jharia Rehabilitation & Development Authority (JRDA)
• JRDA has drafted a revised rehabilitation proposal, which examined by the Jharkhand Government.
1.128 Power Minister inaugurates diversion of Marusudar River at Pakal Dul HE Project in J&K
• Recently, the Union Minister of Power has virtually inaugurated the Diversion of Marusudar River
of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project in Kishtwar district, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
• Capacity of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project: 1000 MW
1.129 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) receives retrieved idol of Goddess Annapurna
• ASI has received the idol of Goddess Annapurna which has recently been retrieved from Ottawa,
Canada.
• The idol has been placed at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh).
1.130 Publications Division participates in the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair
• Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has presented its publications
at the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2021) being held at Expo Centre Sharjah, United
Arab Emirates (UAE).
• The theme of SIBF 2021 is ‘There’s always a right book’.
1.131 Army Officer creates Guinness World cycling record

• Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu has created Guinness World record by cycling from Gujarat to Arunachal
Pradesh.
• He has covered a distance of 3,800 km in nine days seven hours and five minutes.
• This event is a part of the “Swarnim Vijay Varsh” celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation
War of Bangladesh in 1971.
1.132 India hosts security dialogue on Afghanistan

• India has hosted a Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan to discuss the overall security situation
in the country.
• Russia, Iran, and central Asian countries have participated in the dialogue.
1.133 Elevated corridor on Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar highway inaugurated
• Union Home Minister has inaugurated an elevated corridor on a national highway connecting
Sarkhej in Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar city and Chiloda in Gujarat.
1.134 Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan

• The Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan has been organised in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh for
enriching the glorious heritage of country’s official language Hindi and other local languages.
1.135 Over Century old logos of Darjeeling’s ‘Toy Train’ patented

• India has registered the logos of the iconic ‘Toy Train’ of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) as
its intellectual property, internationally.
1.136 PM to inaugurate Kashi Corridor project

• Prime Minister will inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor project on December 13, 2021
in Varanasi.
• The project is worth Rs. 600 crores.
• It connects the temple with the Ghats of the Ganga and includes construction of a museum, library,
facilitation center for pilgrims and a Mumuksha Bhawan (salvation house).
1.137 Punjab makes Punjabi language compulsory in schools

• Chief Minister of Punjab has announced to make Punjabi language a compulsory subject from Class
1 to Class 10 across all schools in the state.
• A fine of Rs. 2 Lakh on schools has been announced for non-compliance of the order.
• The state has also made it compulsory for all officers/employees to conduct all official business in
Punjabi.
1.138 TTD enters World Book of Records

• The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the custodian of the sacred hill temple of Lord
Venkateswara, in Andra Pradesh has been listed in the World Book of Records.
• TTD has been certified for being the world’s largest institution, and Tirumala Temple as one of the
most visited religious centres in the world with spiritual and mythological significance.
1.139 India and Israel sign Bilateral Innovation Agreement

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Directorate of Defence Research and
Development (DDR&D), Israel have signed a Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA).
• The agreement has been signed to promote innovation and accelerate Research and Development in
startups and MSMEs of both countries for the development of dual use technologies such as Drones,
Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum technology, Photonics, Bio sensing etc.
1.140 World's largest solar park
• India's Bhadla Solar Park located in Bhadla (Rajasthan) is termed as the World’s largest solar park.
• The park is spread across 14,000 acres with over 10 million solar panels and an operational capacity
of 2245 MW.
1.141 Ministry of Ayush participates at IITF 2021

• Ministry of Ayush has set up its stall at the India International Trade Fair, 2021 and has presented
Nutraceutical products developed by the research scholars of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)
under Mahabhaishajya.
1.142 PM dedicates redeveloped Rani Kamalapati Railway Station to the nation

• Prime Minister has inaugurated the redeveloped Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Bhopal (Madhya
Pradesh).
1.143 Kaiser-i-Hind named as Arunachal’s State butterfly

• Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) literal meaning Emperor of India has been named the State
Butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh.
1.144 IRCTC to get 'sattvik certificate' for some trains to religious sites
• To promote "vegetarian-friendly travel", IRCTC has tied up with Sattvik Council of India to get "sattvik
certification” for some of its trains that connect Religious sites.
• Vande Bharat Express from Delhi to Katra has been designated as the first Sattvik Certified Train.
1.145 Srinagar declared a ‘Major Airport’

• Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has declared the Srinagar airport as a “major airport” under the
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Act, 2008 (AERA).
1.146 Multiple ICPs to be set up along borders with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan
• A total 7 Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) have been proposed to set up in West Bengal to strengthen
border security and boost trade with India’s neighbouring countries.
1.147 Bhopal’s Habibganj railway station renamed after Gond queen Rani Kamalapati
• The Habibganj railway station in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) has been renamed to Rani Kamalapati
Railway Station.
1.148 7th India International Science festival (IISF) to be held in Panaji, Goa
• The 7th edition of India International Science festival (IISF) is going to be held at Panaji, Goa from
December 10 to 13, 2021.
• The theme of IISF 2021 is: “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav- Celebrating Creativity in Science, Technology
and Innovation for Prosperous India”.
1.149 India's first grass conservatory developed in Uttarakhand

• India’s first ‘grass conservatory’ or ‘germplasm conservation centre’ has been inaugurated at
Ranikhet, Almora (Uttarakhand).

1.150 Purvanchal Expressway inaugurated by PM
• 341 km long Purvanchal Expressway at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) connects Lucknow
to Ghazipur district.
1.151 Public Procurement Policy portal for Telecom Products Inaugurated

• Telecom Secretary, K. Rajaraman has inaugurated the Public Procurement Policy portal for Telecom
products at the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC).
• This portal has been launched to facilitate the manufacturers, vendors & other stakeholders to
register their grievances and track the status of their complaints.
1.152 Kartarpur corridor reopens for pilgrims

• The Union government has re- opened the Kartarpur Corridor for the pilgrims ahead of Guru Purab
on November 17th, 2021. The corridor had been closed since March 2020 due to COVID-19.
• The 4-km visa free corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan (final resting place of Guru
Nanak), to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district.
1.153 cOcOn meet 2021 inaugurated

• Chief of Defence Staff has inaugurated the annual cyber security and hacking conference “cOcOn
2021”, organised by the Kerala Police in collaboration with Information Security Research
Organization (ISRA).
• The theme of the conference is: ‘Improvise, Adapt and Overcome’.
1.154 Telecom Department allots license and spectrum for 5G testing in Gujarat
• Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allotted license and spectrum for 5G testing in Gujarat.
These licenses and spectrums have been allotted to:
o Vodafone Idea in Gandhinagar (for urban), Mansa (for semi urban) and Unava, (rural) with
Nokia as equipment supplier.
o Reliance Jio in Jamnagar (semi urban/rural) with Samsung as equipment supplier.
1.155 Customs Department launches multiple digital initiatives at ICD Tughlakabad, Delhi
• The Customs department has launched multiple digital initiatives at the Inland Container Depot
(ICD), Tughlakabad (Delhi).
o An online facility for scheduling examination of import cargo.
o A baggage scanner for non-intrusive examination of unaccompanied baggage.
o An electronic tracking of containerised cargo through use of smart locks and an application
built on blockchain technology has been launched enabling customs to track movement of
non-duty paid goods through GPS.
1.156 Varanasi celebrates “Kashi Utsav”

• A three-day festival, “Kashi Utsav” has been organised in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) by Rudraksh
International Cooperation and Convention Centre, Varanasi.
• The festival has been organised to celebrate classic heritage and culture of Kashi and commemorate
the personalities like Tulsidas, Kabir, Premchand etc.

1.157 Prototype Air Pollution Control Tower inaugurated
• A prototype Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) indigenously developed by Bharat Heavy Electricals
Ltd. (BHEL) has been inaugurated in Noida (Uttar Pradesh).
• The tower has been manufactured at the BHEL Heavy Electrical Equipment Plant (HEEP) Haridwar
(Uttarakhand) plant.
• BHEL’s Pollution Control Research Institute, Haridwar will undertake the performance study of the
tower for one year.
1.158 Prime Minister inaugurates multiple projects in Uttar Pradesh (UP)

• The Prime Minister has inaugurated multiple developmental projects in UP mainly to cater the issue
of water shortage. These include:
o Inaugurated Arjun Sahayak Project, Ratauli Weir Project, Bhaoni Dam Project and Majhgaon–
Chilli Sprinkler Project in Mahoba.
o Laid the foundation stone of 600 MW Ultramega Solar Power Park at Garautha in Jhansi.
o Atal Ekta Park has been inaugurated in Jhansi.
1.159 ECI releases Modules on Election Management

• The Election Commission of India has released five International Training Modules on Election
Management.
1.160 India's longest drone flight conducted in Haryana

• Omni-Hansa V5 a drone manufactured by Omnipresent Robot Technologies has conducted the
India’s longest drone flight in Haryana.
• The 51 km. long BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) flight has been conducted to survey a pipeline of
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL).
1.161 India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board

• India has been re-elected to the Executive Board of United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the term 2021-25.
1.162 India’s First pod hotel inaugurated at Mumbai Central Railway Station
• Indian Railways has introduced India’s first pod hotel at the Mumbai Central Railway Station.
• The 'pod' or a 'capsule hotel’, was first developed in Japan which features a large number of small,
bed-sized rooms known as capsules.
1.163 India hosts ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue’

• India’s National Security Adviser has hosted the ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan’
in Delhi.
• The dialogue has been attended by security advisers/heads of Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
• The aim of the dialogue is to form a common approach for cooperation in addressing humanitarian
crisis in Afghanistan and in tackling increasing threats of terrorism, drug trafficking etc.

1.164 82nd All India Presiding Officers’ Conference inaugurated
• The 82nd All India Presiding Officer’s Conference (AIPOC) has been inaugurated in Shimla (Himachal
Pradesh) to commemorate the 100 years of the conference which started in Shimla in 1921.
• AIPOC is the apex body of the Legislatures in India.
• An exhibition on “Journey of AIPOC since 1921 to 2021" has been organized by the Lok Sabha
secretariat in Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly.
1.165 First LIGO facility to be set up in Maharashtra

• The first facility of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) - India project is
going to be set up in the Dudhala, Hingoli (Maharashtra).
• The project will be built by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Department of Science
and Technology (DST), Government of India, with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
National Science Foundation (NSF), United States (U.S)
• Presently there are three LIGO facilities worldwide: Two at Hanford, Washington (U.S) and one at
Livingston in Louisiana (U.S).
1.166 Assam and Meghalaya to settle border disputes

• Assam and Meghalaya have announced to settle interstate border disputes pending since 1970’s.
• The dispute between the states lies on multiple areas but mainly in demarcation of Langpih/ Lumpi
village, which lies in the border of the two states.
1.167 Operation Molten Metal

• It is an intelligence operation carried out by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to bust a
racket of gold smugglers indulged in smuggling gold to India from Hong Kong using air cargo route.
1.168 World's most sophisticated MRI facility launched at National Brain Research Centre
• World's most sophisticated Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility has been inaugurated at the
National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar (Haryana).
• A new MRI Scanner “Prisma” based on the 3 Tesla platform manufactured by Siemens (Germany)
has been set up in the facility.
1.169 Unique anti-bacterial fabric launched

• The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched a unique anti-
bacterial fabric.
• It has been developed by the Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
under Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
1.170 NASSCOM launch ‘Centre of Excellence of IoT and AI’ in Visakhapatnam

• National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has launched a Centre of
Excellence (CoE) of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Andhra University
Campus, Visakhapatnam.
• Launched in collaboration with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Government
of Andhra Pradesh.
• Aim: to promote innovation in emerging technologies of IoT, AI, robotics, etc.

1.171 IREDA and BVFCL sign MoU for Green Energy collaborations
• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has signed a MoU with Brahmaputra Valley
Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. (BVFCL) for developing Renewable Energy projects.
• Under the MoU, IREDA will provide technical assistance to BVFCL and help to create and acquire
Renewable Energy projects for the next 5 years.
1.172 Nagaland Police launches ‘Call Your Cop’ mobile app

• Nagaland Police has launched the ‘Call your Cop’ mobile app in Kohima.
• The app enables all citizens of the state to get in touch directly with the police easily.
• It has been developed by Excellogics Tech Solutions.
1.173 Manipur to get World’s tallest railway bridge pier

• Indian Railways is constructing the World’s Tallest Railway Bridge (height 141 m.) in the Noney
Valley in Manipur.
• It is a part of the 111 Km. long Jiribam - Imphal railway line.
• The bridge will break the existing record held by Mala – Rijeka viaduct (height 139 m) located in
Montenegro, Europe.
1.174 Andhra Pradesh government to levy a ‘Green tax’

• The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to impose a “green tax” on vehicles (excluding
motorcycles and auto rickshaws) aimed at reduction of carbon emission by discouraging use of
pollution causing vehicles.
• Along with the green tax, the state government has also hiked tax on new vehicles ranging from 1%
to 18%.
1.175 Newly constructed building of Kendriya Hindi Sansthan inaugurated in Meghalaya

• Union Education Minister has inaugurated the newly constructed building of the Kendriya Hindi
Sansthan at Mawdiangdiang, East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya.
• He has also released two books at the occasion-
o Samanvay Purvottar Sanchayan.
o Hindi-khasi-Garo-Jaintia-English Concise Dictionary.
1.176 North East Education Conclave held in Guwahati

• The 'North East Education Conclave-2021' has been held at Guwahati Medical College, Bhangagarh
and at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara (Assam).
• Aim: to illustrate the basic principles of the New Education Policy (NEP) along with the issues for its
implementation in some of the significant states in India.
1.177 Vice President releases book on Telugu Plays and Dramas

• The Vice President has released six volumes of a book titled ‘Telugu Prasiddha Natakalu’ at the
‘Nataka Sahityotsavam’ event held in Hyderabad (Telangana).
• The book contains 100 popular Telugu plays between 1880 and 2020.

1.178 Family housing complex of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) inaugurated
• The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs has inaugurated the family housing complex of the
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Dwarka, Delhi.
• The complex will provide accommodation to the staff and families of CISF and Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation (DMRC).
1.179 Intromet 2021

• The 2021 International Symposium on Tropical Meteorology (Intromet) has been inaugurated in
Kochi, Kerala.
• It has been organised by the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) in collaboration
with the Cochin Chapter of the Indian Meteorological Society.
• Theme: “Changing Climate: Consequences and Challenges”.
1.180 Icelandic film festival inaugurated in Chennai

• Iceland’s Ambassador to India, Gudni Bragason has inaugurated the Icelandic Film Festival at Tagore
Film Centre, Chennai.
• The festival has been organised by the Embassy of Iceland and Indo-Cine Appreciation Foundation.
1.181 World Hindu Awareness conference to be held in Chennai

• A ‘World Hindu Awareness and Co-ordination’ conference is going to be organised in Senkottai, Tenkasi
(Chennai) on December 15, 2021.
• Political Party Puthiya Tamilagam is going to organize the event.
1.182 Operation Vibrio

• Operation Vibrio has been launched in Kozhikode by the Kerala Health Department to tackle the
recurring incidents of food poisoning and waterborne diseases.
• Aim: to detect presence of bacteria such as vibrio cholerae that spread diseases through contaminated
food and water.
• In the first phase of the operation, a survey on drinking water sources, super chlorination of wells, and
awareness events have been held.
1.183 Jio provides Mobile connectivity in remote areas of Ladakh

• Reliance Jio has become the first operator to provide Fourth generation (4G) services in the remote
areas of Ladakh.
1.184 Vodafone Idea partners with Ericsson to use 5G services in healthcare

• Vodafone Idea (VIL) has partnered with Ericsson to showcase the use of Fifth generation (5G) services
in the healthcare sector in the remote areas of India.
• VIL is undertaking the trails of 5G services in Pune, Maharashtra.
1.185 MakeMyTrip partners with Amazon Pay to offer travel services

• MakeMyTrip India has partnered with Amazon Pay to provide travel services on Amazon.in.
• This will allow smooth travel booking and convenient online transactions.

1.186 Corporate Affairs Minister addresses a national virtual summit organised by IICA
• Recently, the Union Minister for Corporate Affairs has addressed a national virtual summit- “She
Inspiring Change: Contributing to Smart, Sustainable & Inclusive Growth”.
• Summit Organizers: Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) & Associated Chambers of Commerce
and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
Key Information Shared
• With labour force participation rate of 21%, the working women in India are half of the global
average of 47%.
• Leave no one behind (LNOB) is the core promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
1.187 Second edition of Maritime SheEO Conference held virtually

• Recently, the Maritime SheEO Conference 2021 (2nd annual edition) was held in a virtual format
• The conference has been conceptualized by Sanjam Sahi Gupta, Founder of Maritime SheEO.
• Theme: “Celebrating Diversity, Change Makers & Sustainable Solutions”.
• Maritime SheEO is a gender equality conference in the maritime industry.
1.188 CBDT rolls out Annual Information Statement

• Recently, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has rolled out the new Annual Information
Statement (AIS) on the Compliance Portal.
• It provides a comprehensive view of information to a taxpayer with a facility to capture online
feedback.
• An AIS Utility has also been provided for taxpayers to view AIS and upload feedback in offline manner.
• A simplified Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS) has also been generated for each taxpayer.
• Form 26AS will also be displayed on the TDS Reconciliation Analysis and Correction Enabling System
(TRACES) portal, till the new AIS is validated and completely operational.
About TRACES portal
• It is the online portal of the Income Tax Department.
• It helps connect all stakeholders involved in the administration and implementation of Tax Deducted
at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source (TCS).
1.189 Power Ministry revises terms of reference of NCT to fast-track ISTS process
• Ministry of Power has revised the terms of reference of National Committee on Transmission (NCT)
to fast-track Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) planning and approval process.
• Presently, all ISTS systems are approved by Ministry of Power based on recommendation of NCT.
• Now, proposal of expansion of ISTS upto Rs 100 crore will be approved by Central Transmission Utility
(CTU) and the proposal costing between Rs 100 crore and Rs 500 crore will be approved by NCT.
• Ministry of Power will approve proposal costing more than Rs 500 crore.
1.190 Assam Cabinet approves Industrial Relation Rules to protect rights of employers, workers
• Recently, Assam Cabinet has approved the Industrial Relation Rules, 2021 aiming at safeguarding
the rights of employers and employees.

• The rules have been framed with a view to amalgamate, simplify and rationalise provisions of three
central labour codes relating to industrial relations.
• A scheme for providing ration to migrant workers, who faced hardship during the COVID-19
pandemic, got the government's go-ahead.
o "The Assam Migrant Workers' Food Security Scheme was approved to provide relief in the
form of dry ration to them.
• The state government has launched a portal, 'Mission Basundhara', where conversion of allotment
certificate to periodic 'patta' has also been included as a service.
• It also approved one-time financial assistance of Rs 15,000 to priests and Namghorias (priests in
Vaishnav prayer halls).
1.191 Big Boost to Rail Electrification in North East
• Recently, Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) authorization has been received for introduction of AC
electric traction to & from Guwahati railway station.
• Guwahati is connected with all metros and other big cities through 25KV AC traction.
About Commission of Railway Safety (CRS)
• CRS working under the administrative control of the Ministry of Civil Aviation deals with matters
pertaining to safety of rail travel and train operation and is charged with certain statutory functions
as laid down in the Railways Act (1989), which are of an inspectorial, investigatory & advisory nature.
1.192 In a first, two-day apple festival held in Kashmir

• Recently, the Jammu & Kashmir Government has organized the first ever apple festival at the Sher-
e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar.
• Annual production of apples in India: more than 2.2 million metric tonnes.
• Jammu & Kashmir contributes 87% of the national apple production
1.193 Telangana invited to participate in International Seed Conference

• Recently, Telangana was invited to virtually participate in The Global Conference on Green
Development of Seed Industries.
About The Global Conference on Green Development of Seed Industries
• Organizer: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN); Venue: Rome
• Purpose: to discuss development of seed industry.
1.194 Ministry of Panchayati Raj conducts A National Webinar to interact with Panchayati Raj Institutions
• Recently, the Ministry of Panchayat Raj has organized a National Webinar to interact with the
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
• The webinar was organized as a part of Panchayati Raj Webinar Series in commemoration of Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
1.195 Union S & T Minister addresses conference on the 2nd Edition of “The SMARTecIndia” Initiative
• Recently, the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology has addressed a
conference on the 2nd annual edition of The SMARTecIndia Initiative.

• It will be organized by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), in
partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) from 3rd to 15th December, 2021
in New Delhi.
• The event will be co-hosted by the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).
1.196 Union S&T Minister inaugurates “Tech NEEV/ नीींव @75” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
• Recently, on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of
Science and Technology has inaugurated Tech NEEV/ नीींव @75 as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
o Tech NEEV is a year-long celebration, initiated by the Ministry of Science & Technology and
Ministry of Earth Sciences.
o It is a 75 hour programme, which includes compilation of 75 impactful stories on India’s
progress towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.
• Department of Science & Technology (DST) will establish 30 Science Technology and Innovation (STI)
Hubs for Scheduled Tribes (ST) by the end of 2022 for their overall socio-economic development.
1.197 Prime Minister delivers keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue

• Recently, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered the keynote address at The Sydney
Dialogue.
• He addressed the event on the theme ‘India’s technology evolution and revolution’.
• The Sydney Dialogue is organized by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and is an annual summit
of cyber and critical technologies to discuss the fallout of the digital domain on the law and order
situation in the world.
1.198 MeitY’s AI Pe Charcha underlines importance of harnessing the power of AI for Good Governance
• Recently, National e-Governance Division (NeGD) has organised an AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue)
wherein the panelists discussed the importance of data-driven and AI-enabled governance.
• The AI Pe Charcha series has been initiated as a part of Responsible AI for Social Empowerment
(RAISE), India's first global AI summit, which was organised by MeitY in 2020.
• The knowledge partner for this session of AI Pe Charcha was SAP.
1.199 Union Minister of Personnel, UP CM jointly inaugurate a two-day Regional Conference at Lucknow
• Recently, the Union Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and the Chief Minister
of Uttar Pradesh have jointly launched a two day regional conference at Lucknow.
• Theme: “Strengthening the State Institutes of Public Administration”.
• Conference Organizers: Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances.
• DARPG and Government of Uttar Pradesh will collaborate to develop a District Good Governance
Index.
o Uttar Pradesh Government would be the first state to develop the initiative.
o It would be launched in line with the National Good Governance Index.
1.200 Mysore Declaration on Service Delivery by Panchayats

• During a National Consultative Workshop on Citizen Charter and Delivery of Services by Panchayats
on 22nd November, participants from 16 States signed the “Mysuru Declaration”.

• Under the declaration, participant states resolved to roll out the Common Minimum Service delivery
by Panchayats across the country from April 1, 2022.
About Mysuru Declaration:
• The declaration is aimed at recognizing Citizen Centric Services as the “Heart of Governance”.
• It aims to increase the availability of Citizen Services at the grassroots levels in a timely and efficient
manner, from 1st April, 2022.
1.201 Ashwin Kumar Choubey inaugurates FCI laboratory in Gurugram

• Food Corporation of India (FCI) under Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) developed
India’s first State-of-art Quality Control Laboratory to conduct in house testing of food grain samples.
• It was set up under the guidance of “Central Food Technological Research Institute” in Mysuru,
Karnataka.
• This Quality Control Laboratory will test food grain samples for chemical parameters.
1.202CERT-In authorized as CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) to quality-check all ‘Made in India’ tech
• Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has been authorised as a CVE Numbering
Authority (CNA), through the partnership with Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program.
• In this regard, CERT-In, has been authorized by the CVE Program, as a CNA for vulnerabilities
impacting all products designed, developed and manufactured in India.
• CERT-In can now check the quality of all tech products developed indigenously in India.
1.203Electronics, Information Technology Ministry organises Deep Dive Online Training Programme
• Recently, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has organized a week-long Deep Dive
Online Training Programme.
Key Highlights
• The Training Programme is for Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) along with Technical Heads,
front-line staff representing different Ministries, Departments and organisations from Central and
State Governments, PSUs and Banks.
• It will help participants to equip themselves with a better understanding of the changing dynamics
of the cyber world.
• The training program is a part of a series of workshops organised by National e-Governance Division
at MeitY under the Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative.
About Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative
• Launched in – 2018
• Launched By - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
1.204 52nd Edition of IHGF-Delhi Fair closes with stupendous buyer response
• Recently, 52nd edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair (IHGF-Delhi) organized by Export
Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) has been concluded.
• Ajai Shankar and P.N. Suri Memorial Awards for best design and display has been awarded to
recipients during the event.

1.205 Government will identify and promote 75 innovative Start-Ups: Union Minister
• Recently, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology has inaugurated
advanced 650 teraflops supercomputing facility at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute
(NABI) at Mohali.
o This facility has come up under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) in collaboration
with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune.
o It is established and funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) with an
approximate cost of Rs 20 crore.
• During the event, Minister announced that the Government will identify and promote 75 innovative
Start-Ups in the 75th year of India's independence and this new supercomputing facility will act as a
facilitator for these Start-ups.
Additional Information
• Minister also launched two digital working platforms i.e. NABI-Labify and e-Office at NABI & CIAB
under the ‘Digital India’ Initiative.
o NABI Labify is a unique software that facilitates the live tracking of funds, which are
sanctioned for purchase of equipment, consumable, manpower, extramural projects etc.
• Minister also inaugurated i-RISE, Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at Mohali
o This will provide world class research facilities for start-ups in the country.
1.206 Union Minister for MSME launches “SAMBHAV” programme

• Recently, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) has organized “SAMBHAV”, a
National Level Awareness Programme-2021 in New Delhi.
About SAMBHAV programme
• It will be a one-month long initiative under the Ministry of MSME.
• Under this programme, students from different colleges/ITIs from all parts of the country will be
encouraged by 130 field offices of the Ministry to take up entrepreneurship.
1.207 Government releases vision document to increase India’s electronics exports

• Recently, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has released Volume-I of Vision
Document on “Increasing India’s Electronics Exports and Share in GVCs – towards Atmanirbhar
Bharat”
• Prepared by - Indian Cellular Electronics Association (ICEA) in consultation with the industry.
• This comes as a part of MeiTY’s Vision 1000 Days that sets a target of achieving USD 1 Trillion Digital
Economy for Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
• The Vision document (Volume-I) focuses on the opportunities and key inputs to increase India’s
share in the Global Value Chain.
• The Vision Document makes recommendations on short-term (1-4 years) and long-term (5-10 years)
strategies to increase electronics exports from India, shift of electronics manufacturing ecosystem
investments, and expand exports by increasing competitiveness and scale.
• The push for the ESDM sector is preceded by India emerging as the 2nd largest manufacturer of
Mobile handsets in the world in volume terms, producing 30 crore handsets (2020-21) as against 6
crore handsets in 2014-15.
1.208 Haryana to provide 75% reservation for job seekers in private sector job
• The Haryana Government, under the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, will
be providing 75% reservation in the private sector to job seekers from Haryana.
• The Act will come into effect from January 15, 2022.
1.209 S&T Minister inaugurates new Biotechnology Centre at Kimin, Arunachal Pradesh
• Recently, the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Science & Technology (S &T) has inaugurated
“Centre for Bio-resources and Sustainable Development”- a new Biotechnology Centre for Northeast
tribals in Kimin, a remote area in Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh.
o It is established by the State Council for Science and Technology, Department of Science &
Technology, Government of Arunachal Pradesh with the support of Department of
Biotechnology, Government of India.
• During the event, he also launched a dedicated DBT funded Skill Vigyan Program in Biotechnology
to the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
1.210 State Tribal Research Cum-Cultural Centre and Museum organizes Uttarakhand Tribal Festival
• Recently, on the occasion of the 146th Birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, State Tribal
Research Cum-Cultural Centre and Museum (T.R.I.), in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal
Affairs has organised Uttarakhand Tribal Festival from 11th to 13th of November 2021
• The event was organized as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Key Highlights
• Artisans of the Angami tribe of Nagaland exhibited hand-woven winter wear.
• Oraon tribes from Jharkhand produced Handmade Artificial Jewellery.
• Rabha, Bodo and Mising tribes of Assam displayed Ethnic Mekhla and Dokhona saree.
• Gond paintings from Madhya Pradesh were displayed in the exhibition.
• Kalamkari Prints made from natural colours and Handblock prints by Pedana Tribe from Andhra
Pradesh were also displayed.
1.211 Birsa Munda's Grandson Inaugurates 'Aadi Mahotsav'

• Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation Ltd (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has
organized the Aadi Mahotsav 2021- a Mega National Tribal Festival, at New Delhi.
• Aadi Mahostav 2021 was inaugurated by Sukhram Munda, grandson of Birsa Munda and the Union
Minister of Tribal Affairs.
• Theme/ Tagline: A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Crafts, Cuisine and Commerce.
1.212 Ministry of Tourism signs MoU with IRCTC to strengthen hospitality and tourism industry
• Recently, the Union Ministry of Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
• The event was organized as per the agreement between the Ministry of Tourism and Quality Council
of India (QCI) for implementing measures to strengthen the Indian Hospitality & Tourism Industry.
1.213 AAI developmental projects worth around Rs. 25,000 crores

• Recently, the Minister of State in the Ministry Of Civil Aviation has shared some of the developmental
projects being undertaken for the development of civil aviation in India.
• The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up developmental projects worth around Rs. 25,000
crores over the next five years.
• Three Public Private Partnership (PPP) airports at Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru have undertaken
developmental projects to the tune of Rs. 30,000 Crores by 2025.
• Around Rs. 36,000 Crores have been planned for investment in the development of new Greenfield
airports across the country under PPP mode.
• Government of India (GoI) has accorded 'in-principle' approval for setting up of 21 Greenfield airports
across the country.
1.214 Pochampally village selected as one of the best Tourism Villages

• The Pochampally Village in Telangana has been selected as one of the best Tourism Villages by the
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
About UNWTO Pilot initiative
• The Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO is a Pilot initiative aims to award those villages which are
outstanding examples of rural destinations and showcase good practices in line with its specified
nine evaluation areas.
About Pochampally Village
• It is also called the Silk City of India for the exquisite sarees that are woven through a unique style
called Ikat.
• Pochampally Ikat, received a Geographical Indicator (GI Status) in 2004.
• The village is also known as Bhoodan Pochampally to commemorate the Bhoodan Movement that
was launched by Acharya Vinobha Bhave from this village on April 18th, 1951.
1.215 Srinagar joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)

• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added Srinagar
in its list of Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in ‘Folk Art and Culture and Craft’ category.
• The process of nomination of Srinagar was undertaken by the World Bank-funded Jhelum Tawi Flood
Recovery Project (JTFRP).
Previous nominations from India
• Creative City of Music: Chennai (2015) and Varanasi (2017)
• Crafts and Folk Arts: Jaipur (2015)
1.216 NEET: SC asks Centre on how Rs 8 lakh criteria was fixed for EWS quota
• Recently, a three membered Supreme Court Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud has questioned
the Central Government to explain how it has fixed an annual income of Rs 8 lakh as the limit for
eligibility for reservation under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category in the National
Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-All India quota.
• The bench also questioned the central government whether the Sinho commission report was
considered before fixing the limits.
About Sinho Commission or National Commission for Economically Backward Classes
• Constitution: 2006; Total Members: 3; Head: Major Gen (retd) SR Sinho
• The committee submitted the report in 2010.
• Objectives: to suggest criteria for identification for economically backward classes, recommend
welfare measures and quantum of reservation in education and Government employment to the
extent as appropriate.
About Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
• 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act introduced an economic reservation (10% quota) in jobs and
admissions in education institutes for EWS by amending Articles 15 and 16.
o It inserted Article 15 (6) and Article 16 (6).
1.217 IT panel to examine media ethics, suspension of internet

• Recently, the Standing Committee on Information Technology headed by Shashi Tharoor has decided
to review ethical standards in the media coverage.
• The panel is at present reviewing the functioning of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), in
order to make changes in the framework after the advent of internet/ Over the top (OTT) platforms.
1.218 NCW launches Pan-India Legal Awareness Programme For Women In Collaboration With NALSA
• Recently, the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the National Legal Services Authority
(NALSA) has launched a pan-India Legal Awareness Program for Women- Empowerment of Women
through Legal Awareness, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
• The program will be implemented in all the states and Union Territories.
1.219 Andhra Government to request Centre to take up caste-based census

• Recently, Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to request the Centre to take up a caste-based
census to enumerate other backward classes (OBCs), while conducting the national census for 2021.
Key Highlights
• The Andhra Cabinet has also approved the formation of a separate department for the welfare of
economically weaker sections.
o The department was aimed at implementing welfare schemes for upper caste poor people.
1.220 SHG women on the path of becoming Lakhpatis

• Recently, Ministry of Rural Development has launched an initiative on creating ‘Lakhpati’ SHG
women, to enable rural Self Help Group (SHG) women to earn at least Rs.1 lakh per annum.
• Aim - To bring a sharper focus on moving women to the higher economic order
Key Highlights
• For the realization of this goal, Ministry has envisioned livelihood support to 25 million rural SHG
women in the next 2 years.
1.221 CVC directs depts to keep eye on ‘officers of doubtful integrity’

• Recently, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has updated its manual after gap of four years.
Key Highlights
• It has directed government departments and administrations to prepare a list of “unscrupulous
contractors, suppliers, firms and clearing agents” suspected of indulging in corrupt practices and
share the names with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
• For the first time, the CVC has included in its manual the mode of keeping a secret watch on
“gazetted officers of doubtful integrity (ODI)” in the “Agreed List”.
o “Agreed List” is prepared by concerned government departments in consultation with CBI.
1.222 UNSC adopts resolution on protection of education in armed conflict

• The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution (Resolution 2601) on the
protection of education in armed conflict.
• It emphasizes the role of education in the lives of individuals and society.
• Aim: The resolution urges UN member states to develop effective measures to prevent and address
attacks against hospitals, schools and education facilities.
1.223 UIDAI wants exemption from Data Protection Bill

• Recently, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), at an interaction with the Joint
Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Personal Data Protection Bill (PDB) 2019, has seeked exemption
from the Data Protection Bill 2019.
o Head of JPC on PDB: P.P.Chaudhary.
• UIDAI has seeked the exemption as it is already being governed by the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and there
cannot be duplicity of laws.
About Personal Data Protection (PDB) Bill, 2019
• The initial draft of the PDB bill was prepared by committee headed by retired Justice B N Srikrishna.
• The Bill seeks to provide for protection of personal data of individuals, and establishes a data
Protection Authority.
1.224 Centre amends Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011

• Recently, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 for enhanced
protection of Consumer Rights.
• A new provision has been introduced to indicate the unit sale price on pre packed commodities.
• Declaration of date of manufacture on the pre packed commodities has been made mandatory for
pre packed commodities.
• Mandatory declaration of the Minimum Retail Price (MRP) in Indian currency inclusive of all taxes
on pre packed products has been introduced.
• The amendments will come into effect from 1st April, 2022.
1.225 Department of Justice launches ‘Tele-Law on Wheels’ Campaign as a part of AKAM

• Recently, the Department of Justice has launched the Tele-Law on Wheels Campaign as a part of its
weeklong Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations from 8th to 14th November 2021.
• Dept. of Justice has conducted the Campaign with the aid of Common Service Centers (CSC) e
Governance
Key Highlights of Tele-Law on Wheels Campaign
• The Union Minister of Law and Justice has launched the Citizen’s Tele-Law Mobile App.
o It connects the beneficiaries directly with Panel Lawyers offering legal advice and
consultation.
o If the beneficiaries are not able to read/write, assistance of Para Legal Volunteers, Village
Level entrepreneurs will be provided.

• The Union Minister of Law and Justice has also announced that the tele law programme will be
expanded in 75,000 Gram Panchayats covering all States / UTs as a part of the 75 years of India’s
Independence celebrations.
• Tele-Law Mascot depicted by a Female Panel Lawyer holding a mobile phone was launched.
• New logo of Tele Law was launched, which is an in-house production of the Department of Justice.
• Movie titled “Footprints of Tele-Law'' was released that highlighted the growth of Tele-Law & its
journey.
• Another Tele Law movie, created by Doordarshan for the Department of Justice, mentioning the key
features of Tele-Law on a black & white storyboard was also released.
1.226 DoT fixes Dec 2022 deadline for transition to new IP addresses
• Recently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has fixed December 2022 as the deadline
for internet service providers (ISPs) to customise their network, change modem and routers at
customer premise for the services as per the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
• DoT has set June 30, 2022, as the last date for government organizations for complete transition to
IPv6.
• All new retail wireline customer connections provided by ISPs after December 31, 2022, shall be
capable of carrying IPv6 traffic either on dual stack on native IPv6.
1.227 Civil Aviation Minister launches e-governance platform in DGCA

• Recently, the Union Minister for Civil Aviation has launched the GCA (e-Governance in Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)).
• It is a single window platform, aimed at automation of the processes and functions of DGCA.
• The project has been implemented with TCS as Service Provider and PWC as Project Management
Consultant.
• 99 services of DGCA are covered under the initial phases of the project and 198 services will be
covered in other phases.
• The Union Minister for Civil Aviation also released a case study DGCA takes off on a digital flight.
o It captures the journey of DGCA through the implementation of the eGCA.
1.228 Commerce Minister chairs review meeting of SCALE

• Recently, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry has chaired the review meeting of the
Steering Committee on Advancing Local value-add & Exports (SCALE).
Key Takeaways
• The Government of India aims to double its exports of Auto Components to USD 30 Billion by 2026.
About SCALE
• It is setup under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• It is a joint government-industry panel aimed at ways to increase localisation, component
manufacturing.
• Chairman: Dr. Pawan Goenka
• The panel has worked out action plans for 24 priority (champion) sectors.

1.229 New Model Concession Agreement - 2021 for Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) Projects
• Recently, the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways has announced the revised Model
Concession Agreement (MCA) - 2021 for PPP projects at Major Ports.
• The new MCA will be applicable to all the future PPP projects at major ports, as well as projects which
are already approved by the Government but are still under bidding stage.
• Key changes introduced:
o Provision of change in cargo due to “change in law or unforeseen events” has been introduced
for the first time.
o Provision has been made for providing flexibility to the concessionaires to fix their tariff
based on market conditions.
o To reduce risk to the lenders and make the project more bankable, provision of compensation
for concessionaire's event of default before Commercial Operations Date (COD) has been
added.
• Presently, there are more than 80 PPP/landlord projects in the sector with investment of over Rs
56,000 crore at various stages.
1.230 TRAI extends broadcast regulations implementations deadline to 1st April, 2021
• Recently, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the deadline for the
implementation of the new broadcast sector tariff regulations commonly known as NTO 2.0 from
December 1st, 2021 to April 1st, 2022.
About New Tariff Orders 2.0:
• NTO 2.0 is an attempt by the telecom regulator to protect consumers from the "deceptive practices"
of cable providers.
• Through NTO 2.0, the rates of individual TV channels have been capped at Rs 12 from the existing Rs
19 and it is stipulated that it will reduce monthly bills of customers.
1.231 Union Health Minister launches the Sixth Edition of National Formulary of India (NFI)
• Recently, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has launched the Sixth Edition of the
National Formulary of India (NFI) for 2021
• NFI has been published by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC).
Key Highlights
• NFI 2021 has been drafted on the principle - do not miss critical and do not overload.
• It is aligned with National Health Programmes and National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
• NFI 2021 contains 34 therapeutic categories chapters, including 591 drug monographs and 23
appendices
1.232 MoS S&T attends CII Asia Health 2021 summit

• Recently, the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Science & Technology has virtually addressed
the CII Asia Health 2021.
• Summit Organizer: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
• Theme: ‘Transforming Healthcare for a better tomorrow’.

1.233 MoS MoHFW addresses inaugural session WHO SEAR High-Level Meeting for Renewed TB
Response
• Recently, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has
virtually addressed the inaugural session of the World Health Organization- South East Asia Region
(WHO SEAR High-Level Meeting) for Renewed TB (Tuberculosis) Response
• Meeting Organizers: Ministries of health of India, Indonesia, and Nepal and WHO SEAR Office.
• The South Asia Region, despite commendable efforts, has missed the 2020 milestones of the End TB
strategy and may also miss the 2022 coverage targets, unless immediate remedial actions are taken.
About WHO End TB Strategy
• It was
approved
by the
World
Health
Assembly
in 2014.
• Three
Strategic
Pillars of WHO TB Strategy
o integrated, patient-centred care and prevention
o bold policies and supportive systems
o intensified research and innovation
1.234 National Seminar on Start Ups in Ayush Sector and Ayurveda Food Expo organized
• Recently, a national seminar on ‘Start Ups in Ayush Sector – Scope and Opportunities’ (AYUR-
UDYAMAH) and Ayurveda Food Expo was organized at All India Institute of Ayurveda campus, New
Delhi.
• During the event, Department of Swasthvritta of All India Institute of Ayurveda has proposed a start-
up "Mahabhaishajya" Pathyahar unit to be started for authentic and scientific nutritional
requirements of patients for management of ailments as well as provision of Ayurveda Nutraceuticals
for maintenance of health.
1.235DAHD organises a Stakeholder Forum on ‘Industry and One Health’
• Recently, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has organized a Stakeholder Forum on the
theme ‘Industry and One Health’ to celebrate the 6thInternational One Health Day as part of Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
1.236 UNWFP warns 3 million more now 'teetering on the edge of famine'
• According to a recent data released by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), acute
hunger has increased around the world.
• Due to the global increase in acute hunger, the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in
43 countries, has risen to 45 million at present, as compared to 42 million in 2020 and 27 million in
2019.
• WFP estimates that the cost of averting famine globally now stands at USD 7 billion, as compared to
the previous estimates of USD 6.6 billion.
About IPC classification system or IPC scale.
• It was originally developed for use in Somalia by the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization's Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU).
1.237Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine programme launched in Bengaluru

• Recently, on the occasion of the World Pneumonia Day, the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
programme has been launched in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• In India, it is estimated that over 1.2 million children die before their 5th birthday and 15.9% of
deaths are caused by pneumonia.
About UIP
• Launch Year: 1985; Implemented by: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI.
• Under UIP, immunization is provided free of cost against 12 vaccine preventable diseases:
o National immunization against 11 diseases viz, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Measles,
Rubella, severe form of Childhood Tuberculosis, Rotavirus diarrhea, Hepatitis B, Meningitis &
Pneumonia caused by Haemophilus Influenzae type B & Pneumococcal Pneumonia.
o Sub-national immunization against Japanese Encephalitis (JE): JE vaccine is provided only in
endemic districts.
1.238 Ministry of Education notifies Four Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme
• Recently, the Union Ministry of Education has notified the four year Integrated Teacher Education
Programme (ITEP).
• ITEP will become the minimum degree qualification for school teachers.
Key Highlights of ITEP
• It is a dual-major holistic bachelor’s degree offering B.A. B.Ed./ B. Sc. B. Ed. and B.Com. B.Ed. courses.
• It will be offered in pilot mode initially in about 50 selected multidisciplinary institutions across India.
• The programme will begin from the academic session 2022-23.
• Admissions will be carried out by the National Testing Agency (NTA) through the National Common
Entrance Test (NCET).
1.239 Education Minister launches Bhasha Sangam Initiative for Schools, Mobile App and EBSB Quiz App
• Recently, Union Education Minister has launched Bhasha Sangam Initiative for schools, Bhasha
Sangam Mobile App and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Quiz App.
• Bhasha Sangam aims to teach basic sentences of everyday usage in 22 Indian languages and targets
that at least 75 lakh people acquire this skill during the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav period.
• Bhasha Sangam Mobile App has been developed in collaboration with myGov, by a start-up called
Multibhashi.
o 100 sentences in 22 scheduled languages are presented in audio and video form with Indian
Sign Language so that children in school will be able to read in the Indian language, in
Devanagari script, in roman script and translations into Hindi and English.
• Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) Quiz App has over 10,000 questions on states of India developed
by Nazara Technologies through the Innovation Cell of this Ministry.
1.240 Haryana govt. announces free education for those with family income less than ₹1.80 lakh p.a.
• Haryana Chief Minister has announced free of cost education for those with verified family income
less than ₹1.8 lakh per annum under the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) scheme.
• Kurukshetra University (KU) has started preparing for admissions under the KG to PG scheme for
academic session 2021-22 and has become first university in Haryana for starting to accept admissions
under KG to PG scheme.
1.241 CBSE, UNICEF partner to launch next leg of “YuWaah Skills” initiative in India
• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has partnered with United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF) to launch the #YoungWarriorNXT initiative.
• Aim: Empower 5 million children in India with free, relevant skills certifications to position them for
jobs or entrepreneurship opportunities by 2025.
o Unicef is setting a target of certifying 10 million young people across 15 countries by the end
of 2025, of which five million youngsters will be from India.
o 24,000 CBSE schools will be part of the initiatives.
• YoungWarriorNXT is a chatbot-based learning solution, leveraging existing platforms of WhatsApp,
Facebook Messenger, and Telegram to reach young people (15-29 years old).
o "Passport to Earning" is a Unicef’s initiative in collaboration with Microsoft.
o “YuWaah Skills” initiative, is globally known as the Generation Unlimited (GenU) programme.
1.242 National Achievement Survey 2021 has been conducted successfully

• Recently, the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021, has been successfully completed across all
36 states and Union Territories (UTs) of India.
o It was undertaken by the Ministry of Education.
• It is the first achievement survey after the release of National Education Policy 2020 (NEP).
• It infuses the competency-based assessment system over the content and memory-based
assessment as envisaged by the NEP 2020.
• Total Participants of NAS 2021: As per initial estimates from 24 states/UTs nearly 96% of the sampled
schools and nearly 92% of the targeted sampled children, of classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 participated in the
survey.
• Results of NAS 2021 will be prepared in the form of District Report Cards, State/UT reports and
National report.
• NAS 2021 Portal is a dynamic platform developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), in
consultation with the NCERT, CBSE, UNICEF, DDG (Stats) and NITI Aayog under the overall guidance
of Ministry of Education.
1.243 Union S & T Minister launches India’s first Virtual Science Lab for children
• Recently, the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology has launched India’s
first Virtual Science Lab for children under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Jigyasa programme.
• The Virtual Lab has been by created by CSIR in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Bombay.
• Target Audience of the Facility: students of the standard VI to XII (11-18 years).
1.244 Manodarpan Initiative
• Recently, the Ministry of Education has launched an initiative called “Manodarpan”.
• It covers a wide range of activities to provide psychosocial support to students, teachers and families
for Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing during the COVID outbreak and beyond.
• A Working Group, having experts from the fields of education, mental health and psychosocial issues
as its members, has been set up.
1.245 Ayush Knowledge into the Education Curriculum

• Implementation Committee of National Education Policy 2020 formed by Department of Higher
Education has decided to integrate Ayush Knowledge into the education curriculum.
• A team of experts from National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) has drafted an outline of syllabus based
on Ayurveda and Yoga.
o This syllabus will be for School Children from 1st to 10/12th Standard including Nursery, LKG
and UKG levels.
• The All India Institute Ayurveda (AIIA) has developed an immunity boosting ‘Bala Raksha Kit’ for
Children up to the age of 16 years.
1.246 Tribal Affairs Ministry- CBSE launches online certificate course on Experimental Learning
• Recently, the Ministry of Tribal Affair and CBSE has jointly launched a certificate course on
Experiential learning for the 21st Century.
o The program will be deployed for 350 educators in 6 States.
o It is a 6 week-long program and covers 4 modules supported with virtual webinars to discuss
teacher’s understanding.
Key Highlights:
• This certificate course will be provided to educators from CBSE and Eklavya Model Residential
Schools (EMRSs).
• It is collaboration of Tata Trusts, CETE, TISS (Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education, Tata Institute
of Social Sciences), Mumbai and MGIS (Mahatma Gandhi International School), Ahmedabad.
1.247 Health Ministry notifies new protocol for post-mortem procedure

• Recently the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified the new protocol for post-
mortem procedure, in line with the Government of India’s commitment to promote ease of living by
reducing burden imposed due to compliance to government processes.
1.248 Sun Pharma gears up to launch Merck's Covid pill under brand name Molxvir in India
• Recently, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has made an announcement that it would be launching
Merck Sharp Dohme (MSD) and Ridgeback's Molnupiravir- in India, under the brand name ‘Molxvir’.
• Molnupiravir is the world’s first anti-Covid pill for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in
adults.
• Recently, the United Kingdom (UK) has become the first country to approve Molnupiravir.

1.249 India’s first Food Museum opens in Thanjavur
• Recently, India’s first food museum – ‘National Museum on food Security’ has been established at
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
• The food museum has been established by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in association with
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), Bengaluru.
1.250 CCRAS transfers Ayush-64 technology to 46 companies

• Recently, the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), has transferred the
technology to manufacture Ayush-64 drug to 46 companies.
• Ayush-64 is a effective medicine that helps with the mild and asymptomatic cases of Covid-19
1.251 Health Ministry organizes National Webinar for Media to strengthen ‘HarGharDastak’ campaign
• Recently, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a National Webinar for the
media to further strengthen awareness about the month-long Har Ghar Dastak campaign.
1.252 NHAI InvIT attracts marquee institutional investors

• National Highways Authority of India (“NHAI”) has the largest share under the National
Monetisation Pipeline. NHAI announced the launch of its Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) as
a mode to monetise road projects.
o This is the second InvIT in the country to be floated by a public sector company after
PowerGrid Corporation of India (PGC) raised about Rs 3,480 crore in April.
• The InvIT will initially have a portfolio of five operating toll roads with an aggregate length of 390
kilometers, with more roads planned to be added later.
• NHAI InvIT attracted two international pension funds, namely Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, as anchor investors, who will hold 25% of the units each.
• The total enterprise value of the initial portfolio of 5 roads was pegged at Rs.8011.52 crore.
o NHAI InvIT is funding that through debt of Rs.2000 crore from State Bank of India, Axis Bank
and Bank of Maharashtra.
o The balance is being funded by issuing units of Rs.6011.52 crore to international and domestic
institutional investors, and NHAI as Sponsor.
International News
1.253 'Vax' chosen as Word of the Year 2021
• The Oxford Dictionary has declared 'Vax' as the word of the year for the year 2021 due to its frequent
usage throughout the year as medical breakthroughs happened around the world.
1.254 India & US relaunches Trade Policy Forum (TPF) after 4 years
• India and the United States (US), held the 12th Ministerial Level meeting of the India-US Trade Policy
Forum (TPF).
o This is the first TPF organized after October 2017, when last TPF was held.
1.255 Dr. Jitendra Singh Chairs 9th BRICS Science and Technology Ministers Meeting
• The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, has virtually chaired the 9th BRICS (Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa) Science and Technology Ministers Meeting.

1.256 IMO: Shipping emission must fall by 3rd by 2030 and reach zero by 2050
• The International Maritime Organization (IMO), has set up a target to cut emissions by 50% by 2050.
• The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, has criticised the IMO pledges and said that
they are not aligned with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global heating to 1.5°C, but are “more
consistent with warming above 3°C”.
o This target is based around the concept of carbon budgets.
• The current IMO targets would allow more than double the emissions shipping can emit if it is to play
its fair part in meeting the Paris goals and these targets must be urgently revised.
1.257 Saudi Arabia and Bahrain sanction Lebanon

• Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have stopped all the imports from Lebanon and have ordered the Lebanese
ambassadors in the respective countries to leave and head back to Lebanon.
1.258 Facebook Inc. rebrands

• Facebook Inc. has rebranded itself to Meta as part of its Metaverse program thus, bringing the
products (Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram etc.) under a single parent company.
1.259 EU court penalises Poland

• The European Union court has ordered Poland to pay €1 million per day as penalty for non-
compliance of a previous ruling of suspending a disciplinary chamber for judges.
1.260 Yahoo exits China after implementation of new laws

• Yahoo Inc. has shut its operations in China giving reasons of “increasingly challenging business and
legal environment.”
• China has implemented Personal Information Protection Law that aims at maintaining a firm grip on
internet censorship in the country and requires companies operating in China to censor content.
1.261 Oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy to rename to Capricorn Energy
• Britain’s oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy PLC has announced to change its company name to
Capricorn Energy PLC from December, 2021.
1.262 South Korea tests system for controlling air taxis

• South Korea has demonstrated a system for controlling Urban Air Mobility vehicles (UAM) by test
flying a “Volocopter 2X” drone taxi in Seoul.
• These air taxis will cut travel time by two-thirds and will serve transportation between major airports
and Seoul by 2025.
1.263 UN Security Council meeting on the G5 Sahel force

• The chief of United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping has addressed the UN Security Council meeting on
the G5 Sahel force.
• G5 Sahel or G5S is an institutional framework for coordination of regional cooperation in development
policies and security matters in West Africa.
• It was formed in 2014 in Nouakchott, Mauritania at a summit of five Sahel countries: Burkina Faso,
Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.

• The G5 Sahel Joint Force is a task force launched by Sahel countries in 2017, to fight against insecurity,
insurgency and terrorism in the Sahel.
1.264 Iran begins Annual War Games

• Iran’s military has begun its annual war games “Zolfaghar-1400” in eastern region of the strategic
Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman.
• The exercise has been held to improve the readiness of Iranian military to confront foreign threats.
1.265 Dubai Airshow begins at Al Maktoum International Airport

• Dubai Airshow has begun at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai.
• Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent has also participated in the Air Show with Light Combat Aircraft
(LCA) Tejas, Sarang and Suryakiran Aerobatics Teams.
1.266 Sweden launches ‘Time for India’ initiative

• Sweden has launched an event, called ‘Time for India’, from 8-11 November, 2021 in four of its cities
(Stockholm, Luleå, Göteborg and Malmö).
• It is a series of seminars and roadshow to discuss opportunities to strengthen bilateral trade between
two countries after Covid-19 pandemic.
1.267 Russia conducts Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite (DA-ASAT) test

• Russia has conducted a Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite (DA-ASAT) test by shooting down an old, non-
functioning Soviet satellite, “Kosmos-1408”.
• ASAT weapon has the capability to destroy satellites in the orbit creating space debris.
1.268 WHO says million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition
• According to a recent data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), around 3.2 million
children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of 2021, with 1
million of them at risk of dying.
1.269 El Salvador to build World’s First ‘Bitcoin City’

• El Salvador has announced to build World’s First Bitcoin city, in the eastern region of La Union city.
• The new city will be powered by the geothermal energy from Volcano.
• The funds to develop the city are supposed to come from Bitcoin backed Bonds.
1.270 Taiwan sets up Embassy in Lithuania

• Taiwan has set up a ‘de facto embassy’ in Vilnius, Lithuania and has named it “Taiwanese
Representative Office in Lithuania.”
• This step is being considered as a deterrent to “One China Policy” by China.
1.271 Rare original copy of U.S. constitution auctioned

• A rare one of only 11 known surviving copies of the United States constitution has been auctioned
for USD 43 million.

1.272 Venezuela sets Guinness World Record for largest orchestra
• National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela known as "El Sistema" has set a
new Guinness record for the world's largest orchestra.
• 8,573 musicians have set the record after playing La Marche Slave (Slavonic March) by Pyotr
Tchaikovsky for more than five minutes.
• The record was previously held by Russia since 2019, where 8097 musicians played together.
1.273 UNGA promotes Bangladesh, Nepal and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
• The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has promoted Bangladesh, Nepal and Lao People’s
Democratic Republic from the category of Least Developed countries to ‘Developing Countries’.
• The three countries will officially become ‘Developing countries’ after an extended preparatory period
of five years (the standard period is of three years).
• This will enable them to prepare for the promotion and plan for a post Covid-19 recovery.
1.274 Barbados becomes World’s Newest Republic

• Barbados has become the world’s newest republic after removing Queen Elizabeth II as the head of
the state.
• Dame Sandra Prunella Mason has become the first president of Barbados.
• Barbados had been a colony of England since 1625.
1.275 Albert Einstein’s manuscript of relativity theory sold for USD 13 million
• A manuscript co-written by Albert Einstein on the Theory of Relativity has been auctioned for 11.7
million euros (USD 13 million), in Paris.
• The manuscript has been written by Einstein and Michele Besso. It includes preliminary calculations
by the two scientists that led to the formulation of the theory.
1.276 Collins Dictionary’s “2021 Word of the Year”

• Collins Dictionary’s “Word of the Year” for 2021 is “NFT” which means “non-fungible token”.
1.277 Israel approves bill to set term limit for Prime Minister
• The Israeli parliament has passed a bill to limit the service of a Prime Minister to a maximum of eight
years.
• Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving leader of the country holding the office for 15 years (12
years consecutively).
1.278 Australia signs submarine deal with U.S. and United Kingdom (U.K)
• Australia has signed a submarine deal with U.S and United Kingdom (UK) to equip Australian Navy
with nuclear-powered submarines.
• This deal allows the exchange of sensitive “naval nuclear propulsion information” between three
countries.
• It is the first agreement on the technology signed since the formation of trilateral defence alliance,
‘AUKUS’.

1.279 Operation “HAECHI II”
• Interpol and the enforcement agencies of more than 20 countries have taken part in a major
operation titled “HAECHI II” launched from June to September, 2021.
• As part of the operation, 1003 individuals suspected of being involved in cyber-enabled financial
crime have been arrested and USD 27 million of illegal funds has been intercepted in the participating
countries (including India).
• The Interpol officials in the operation also tested a new worldwide stop-payment mechanism called
the Anti-Money Laundering Rapid Response Protocol (ARRP), which has been important in
successfully intercepting illegal payments.
1.280 BRICS Joint Statistical Publication, JSP Snapshot released

• Recently, the 13th Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,
China, South Africa) Countries was held virtually under India’s Chairship.
• Meeting Chair: Dr. G. P. Samanta, Chief Statistician of India.
• Theme: NSOs efforts in monitoring Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• The Joint Statistical Publication (JSP) 2021 was released during the meeting.
• The first BRICS JSP Snapshot 2021 was also released in the meeting by the National Statistical Office
(NSO), India.
o It is the compact version of the BRICS JSP 2021.
1.281 India & Bhutan to have 7 more entry and exit points for trade
• Recently, during the Commerce Secretary-Level meeting held in New Delhi, between India and
Bhutan on trade and transit issues, the two countries have decided to have seven additional entry
and exit points for trade as part of measures to increase trade connectivity.
o These include Nagarkata Land Customs Station; Agartala Land Customs Station; Pandu port
(Guwahati Steamerghat), and Jogighopa port subject to cross border control at Dhubri.
o The additional entry/exit points also include Asian Highway 48 connecting Torsha Tea Garden
in India and Ahllay in Bhutan as an additional route corresponding to the Land Customs Station
at Jaigaon; Kamardwisa, and Birpara (India).
1.282 G20 has delivered a strong message of recovery from the Pandemic
• Recently, Minister for Commerce and Industry has briefed the media on outcomes of Indian Prime
Minister’s participation in 16th G20 Summit, in Italy.
• The theme of Summit under Italian Presidency was ‘People, Planet, Prosperity’, with an overarching
theme of recovery from the pandemic across pillars of health, economy, employment & education &
tourism, and climate action.
• The Leaders adopted the Rome Declaration at the Summit.
• For the 1st time, the G20 identified sustainable & responsible consumption & production, along with
provision of finance & tech as “critical enablers” for achieving climate goals of keeping 1.5 degrees
within reach

1.283 19th Meeting of Prosecutors General of SCO hosted
• Recently, 19th Meeting of Prosecutors General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Member States was hosted by India through Video Conferencing mode.
• A Protocol following the results of the 19th meeting of Prosecutors General of the SCO Member States
was signed and adopted by the SCO Member States.
1.284 Union Health Minister addresses the G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting
• Recently, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has addressed the G20 Joint Finance and
Health Ministers’ Meeting.
• Agenda of the discussion was “Concrete proposals to strengthen global health financing
governance”.
1.285 India, Israel agree to conclude free trade pact by June 2022
• Recently, S Jaishankar, Union Minister for External Affairs has met his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid
in Jerusalem.
• During the meeting, it was agreed that the negotiations for India – Israel free trade agreement (FTA)
will be resumed in November 2021 & signed by June 2022.
o India Israel FTA negotiations were started in 2010.
• Both the countries agreed to expand cooperation in water and agriculture sectors & mutually
recognise vaccination certificates.
• Following the meeting, Israel joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
1.286 Anti-dumping duty slapped on silica import from China

• Recently, the Government of India has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of untreated fumed
silica from China and South Korea.
• The anti-dumping duty will be effective for five years.
1.287 Union Minister for Commerce address SEPC - Global Services Conclave 2021
• Recently, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, has addressed the Services Export
Promotion Council (SEPC) - Global Services Conclave 2021 at New Delhi.
• Theme: India Serves: Exploring Potential Growth Sectors Beyond IT/ITes
• India is poised to achieve the services export target of USD 1 trillion by 2030.
• Services trade surplus was USD 89 billion in FY 2020-21.
• Services sector has been the largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) recipient (53% of FDI inflows
2000-2021).
• In 2020, India became the 7th largest services exporter in the world.
1.288 OPEC cuts world oil demand forecast for 2021

• Recently, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), in its monthly report, has
reduced the global oil demand forecast by around 160,000 barrels per day.
• According to OECD, Global demand for oil is now forecasted to reach 96.4 million barrels per day.
• OPEC expects world oil demand to rise to 100.6 million barrels per day in 2022.

1.289 Union Commerce Minister addresses CII National Conference on MNCs, 2021.
• Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry has virtually addressed the 2nd edition of
the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Conference on MNCs (multi national companies),
2021.
• During his address he quoted that India has the potential to attract an annual Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in the range of USD 120- USD 160 billion by 2025.
1.290 CII Organizes CII Global Economic Policy Summit -2021

• Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has organized the CII Global Economic Policy
Summit -2021 in a hybrid format at New Delhi.
• Summit Theme: “Rebuilding Economies.”
• During the summit, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry addressed a session on
“Enhancing Global Footprint: India’s Big Opportunity”.
1.291 PM inaugurates the first Global Innovation Summit of the Pharmaceuticals sector
• Recently, the Prime Minister of India has inaugurated the first Global Innovation Summit of the
Pharmaceuticals sector.
• Theme: “Discover in India: Accelerating the innovation journey of the Indian life sciences industry”.
• Summit Organizers: Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), in association with Invest India.
1.292 CII organizes 4th CII Global Electronics Summit

• Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has virtually organized the 4th CII Global
Electronics Summit.
• Theme: “India gearing up to manufacture for the World”.
1.293 Commerce Minister addresses Bank of America's flagship Virtual Conference

• Recently, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry has delivered the keynote address at the
Bank of America's flagship Virtual Conference on the topic “Shifting supply chains globally: Could
Make in India see success?”, from New Delhi.
1.294 Union Commerce Minister addresses 4th edition of the India-Korea Business Partnership Forum
• Recently, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry has addressed the 4th edition of the India-
Korea Business Partnership Forum.
o 4th India-Korea Business Partnership Forum was organized virtually by the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII), in association with Korea International Trade Association (KITA).
• During his address, he invited South Korea to invest in emerging sectors like Defence, e-Commerce
• He also informed that the Make in India initiative is complemented by South Korea’s New Southern
Policy.
o New Southern Policy is the signature foreign policy initiative by Moon Jae-in, the President of
South Korea or Republic of Korea (ROK).
1.295 Prime Minister of India co-chairs the 18th India-ASEAN Summit

• Recently, the 18th India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit was held virutally
under the Brunei Darussalam’s ASEAN Chairship for 2021.

• Co-chairs of the summit: Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Brunei Darussalam) and Narendra Modi (India).
• Theme for Brunei’s ASEAN Chairship for 2021: “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”.
Key Highlights of the summit
• 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of India-ASEAN Partnership.
• 2022 has been announced as the India-ASEAN Friendship Year.
• The leaders welcomed the adoption of the India-ASEAN Joint Statement on cooperation for peace,
stability and prosperity in the region.
• The Prime Minister of India announced India’s support for establishing the ASEAN Cultural Heritage
List, to further strengthen India-ASEAN connectivity.
Members of ASEAN
• Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam.
1.296 Prime Minister of India participates in 16th East Asia Summit

• Recently, the Prime Minister of India has virtually participated in the 16th East Asia Summit.
• Summit Host: Brunei Darussalam Summit Chair: Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam.
• Total participants of the summit: 18 (10 ASEAN Member states, India, China, Japan, Republic of
Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Russia)
• Three statements on Mental Health, Economic recovery through Tourism and Sustainable Recovery
have been adopted in the summit, which have been co-sponsored by India.
1.297 BIMSTEC to adopt connectivity master plan worth USD 124 billion
• Recently, the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies (ISCS), Kolkata has virtually organized a
symposium under the theme- “BIMSTEC: A Vehicle for Growth and Development”.
• During the symposium, Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has informed that BIMSTEC Master Plan for
Transport Connectivity will be adopted at the forthcoming 5th BIMSTEC Summit in Colombo, Sri
Lanka.
o The BIMSTEC Master Plan for Transport Connectivity comprises 267 projects worth USD 124
billion, over a 10- year horizon from 2018–2028.
o It was finalized under India’s chairmanship of BIMSTEC in 2020.
o Projects worth USD 55.2 billion are already at different stages of implementation.
o Objective: to create a seamless multimodal transport system across the region to enhance
mobility of goods and people.
• BIMSTEC Convention on Cooperation in Combating International terrorism, Transnational
Organized crime and Illicit Drug Trafficking has been ratified.
o It came into force in March 2021.
About BIMSTEC
• Members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
• Present Chair: Sri Lanka.

1.298 India participates in 21st Indian Ocean Rim Association Annual Council of Ministers' Meeting
• Recently, the 21st Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Annual Council of Ministers' Meeting (COM)
was held in a hybrid mode in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Key Outcome of the COM: Dhaka Communique was adopted in the meeting.
About IORA
• It is an intergovernmental organization/ regional forum with 23 members bordering the Indian
Ocean.
• Present Chair: Bangladesh (2021-2023)
• Theme of Bangladesh Chairship of IORA: “Harnessing the opportunities of the Indian Ocean
sustainably for inclusive development”.
• 23 Members of IORA: Australia, Bangladesh, the Comoros, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
1.299 Pakistan blocks GoFirst flight: How it flouts freedom of air

• Recently, Pakistan has denied airspace to Srinagar – Sharjah direct flight of GoFirst Airlines.
• By denying the airspace, Pakistan has violated the first freedom of air under the Chicago Convention.
About Chicago Convention
• The Chicago Convention or Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed in 1944.
• The Convention provided for the sovereignty of airspace above the territory of each state, together
with five freedoms of Air.
1.300 Vice President of India leads Indian delegation at ASEM summit

• Recently, the Vice President of India led the Indian delegation at the 13th biennial Asia-Europe
Meeting (ASEM) Summit (ASEM13).
o He addressed the plenary session and the retreat session at the summit.
• ASEM Summit was virtually hosted by Cambodia.
• Summit Chair: Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of Cambodia.
• Summit Theme: “Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth”.
• The summit marks the 25th anniversary of the ASEM.
• Phnom Penh Statement on the Post-COVID-19 Socio-Economic Recovery was adopted at the
summit.
About ASEM
• It is a platform for the Asian and European countries to exchange views on regional and global issues
and strengthen cooperation in a wide range of areas.
• Establishment: 1996; Present Chair: Cambodia
• Total Partners: 53 [51 member nations + European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN)].
1.301 Thailand, China and Japan completes Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ratification
• Recently, Thailand, China and Japan have completed the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.
• Australia and New Zealand have also recently ratified the RCEP agreement.
• Other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members including Singapore, Cambodia,
Brunei and Laos & Australia and New Zealand have already ratified the RCEP agreement.
About RCEP
• RCEP was signed in November 2020.
• It is the world’s largest trade deal and the first free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Japan.
• Signatories: 10 ASEAN member states plus China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
• RCEP will come into effect from 1st January 2022.
• Once in effect, RCEP will eliminate tariffs on as much as 90% of goods traded between its signatories
over the next 20 years.
1.302 Union IT Minister and MoS IT jointly inaugurates India Internet Governance Forum 2021
• Recently, the Union Minister Electronics & Information Technology and the Minister of State in the
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology have jointly inaugurated the India Internet
Governance Forum 2021 (IIGF 2021) - a three day online event on internet governance.
• IIGF 2021 Organizers: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the National
Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).
• Theme: “Empowering India through Power of Internet”.
Science and Technology

1.303 Centre for research on Drone Technology launched in IIT Guwahati
• India’s 1st Centre for Excellence in Research on Drone/UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) technology
and Artificial Intelligence has been launched at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, Assam.
1.304 China launches earth science satellite

• Recently, China has sent an Earth science satellite named “Guangmu” into space from the Taiyuan
Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi Province.
1.305 Japanese Epsilon rocket launches nine small satellites

• Recently, Japan has launched a small, low-cost Epsilon rocket with nine satellites.
• The Epsilon-5 rocket took off from Uchinoura Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of
Kagoshima, Japan.
• Aim: To promote the participation of educational institutions and companies in space development.
1.306 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to set up 'business park' in space
• Blue Origin, the space tourism company owned by billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, plans
to launch a commercial space station “Orbital Reef” in low earth orbit by the end of the decade.
o Blue Origin will partner with Sierra Space and Boeing to build the outpost of the space station.
• The station will be a "mixed-use business park" in space, offering research, commerce, and tourism
services.
1.307 SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station

• NASA and private rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit, lifted off from Launch
Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

1.308 Scientists in Ahmedabad discover exoplanet 1.4 times bigger than Jupiter
• Scientists from the Ahmedabad (Gujarat)-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) have discovered
an exoplanet.
o The exoplanet was discovered using the PRL’s advanced radial-velocity Abu-sky search (PARAS)
optical fibre-fed spectrograph on the laboratory’s telescope at its Mt. Abu observatory.
1.309 NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms

• Recently, NASA has selected a new Earth science mission that will study the behavior of tropical
storms and thunderstorms, including their impacts on weather and climate models.
• The mission will be a collection of three SmallSats, flying in tight coordination, called Investigation of
Convective Updrafts (INCUS).
1.310 DMRC launches first prototype of indigenously-developed universal driving

• Recently, metro operator Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in association with Bharat Electronics
Limited (BEL) launched the first prototype of an indigenous rolling stock driver training system
(RSDTS).
o This is the first prototype of a 'Made-in-India' simulator to train the drivers.
1.311 NASA launches asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft

• The world’s first planetary defense system called the DART spacecraft was successfully launched by
NASA from the Vandenberg US Space Force Base. It was carried aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
• The target of the spacecraft is a small moonlet called Dimorphos which is about 160-metre in
diameter.
1.312 Indian astronomers find new way to study environment of exoplanets

• Astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru have found a new method to
understand the atmosphere of extrasolar planets.
• The scientists have shown that planets going around stars (except Sun) can be studied by observing
the polarisation of light and studying polarisation signatures.
1.313 Uttarakhand’s first Internet Exchange inaugurated

• Uttarakhand’s first and India’s 10th internet exchange of National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
has been inaugurated in Dehradun, Uttarakhand to enhance and improve the Internet quality and
Broadband services in Uttarakhand.
1.314 New Radars and Vessel Traffic Management System inaugurated at Cochin Port Trust
• Union Ports Minister has inaugurated new Radars and Vessel Traffic Management System at the
Cochin Port Trust aimed at enhancing safety of navigation in the port by monitoring and regulating
the shipping movements.
1.315 Longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years

• The longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years will occur on November 19, 2021.
• The duration of the eclipse will be 3 hours 28 minutes and 24 seconds, and will be visible from parts
of Northeast India.

1.316 Multicopter Drone undertakes Covid-19 Vaccine delivery
• “Octacopter” a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) multicopter Drone, designed & developed by
National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) has conducted successful trials by delivering Covid- 19
Vaccine in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
1.317 Australia to send a rover on the Moon in 2024 to search for water
• Private companies in Australia and Canada, in collaboration with the University of Technology,
Sydney have planned to send a rover on the Moon in 2024 to search for water.
• The rover will be launched on the Hakuto lander made by ispace, a Japan lunar robotic exploration
company.
• The rover built by ispace, will have an integrated robotic arm created by Stardust Technologies
(Canada) and Australia’s EXPLOR Space Technology.
1.318Indian researchers develop compound to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

• A team of Indian researchers led by Dr.Vijaya Verma from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed a compound called "6BIO" that provides better method
to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
1.319Leonids Meteor Shower begins

• The annual Leonids Meteor Shower has begun and is active between 6th and 30th November, 2021,
with peak activity expected on 17th November, 2021.
• This meteor shower originates from a small comet called 55P/Tempel-Tuttle in the constellation Leo,
which takes 33 years to orbit the sun.
• The Leonids also known as fireballs and earthgrazer meteors are a major shower with the fastest
meteors.
1.320 NASA and USGS release first light images of Earth taken by Landsat 9
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS)
have released the first light images of earth taken by Landsat 9.
1.321India launches 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica

• India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica as the first batch of 23
scientists and staff reached the Indian Antarctic station “Maitri.”
• The expedition is being led by
o Shailendra Saini, scientist at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa.
o Huidrom Nageshwar Singh (Leader, Maitri Station)
o Anoop Kalayil Soman (Leader, Bharati Station).
• The expedition comprises of two major programs:
o “Geological exploration of Amery ice shelf” at Bharati station which will help in exploring the
link between India and Antarctica in past.
o “Reconnaissance surveys and preparatory work” to drill 500 meters of ice core near Maitri
station to understand Antarctic climate, sea-ice, greenhouse gases from a single climate, and
westerly winds.

1.322 Scientists discover a new tree species “Cryptocarya Muthuvariana”
• Scientists from the University of Kerala and Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden & Research
Institute (JNTBGRI) have discovered a new tree species in Edamalakkudy, Idukki (Kerala).
• The new plant species belongs to Lauraceae family and has been named “Cryptocarya
Muthuvariana” after the Muthuvar tribe residing in the area.
1.323 NCRA astronomers discover rare radio stars

• A team of astronomers from the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics- Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR), Pune has discovered eight stars belonging to a rare class called
‘Main-sequence Radio Pulse’ emitters (MRPs).
• The discovery led by Barnali Das and Professor Poonam Chandra of NCRA, will aid in better
understanding of “exotic” radio stars and stellar magnetospheres.
1.324 Indian scientists identify Biomarkers to predict disease progression in brain tumour
• A team of Indian scientists has identified blood based biomarkers to predict disease progression and
survival times in cases of late-stage gliomas (brain tumour).
• The team includes researchers from:
o Centre for BioSystems Science and Engineering (BSSE) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.),
Bengaluru (Karnataka).
o Mazumdar Shaw Center for Translational Research, Bengaluru
o Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation.
• This study has been published in medical journal OncoImmunology.
1.325 Skyroot tests India’s first privately built Cryogenic Rocket Engine
• Skyroot Aerospace (a Hyderabad based space technology startup) has successfully test-fired India’s
first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine “Dhawan-1”.
• The engine has been made using 3-D printing technology and will be used to power the upper stages
of company’s upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle.
1.326 Astronomers discover White dwarf star with fastest spin

• A team of astronomers have discovered the fastest spinning white dwarf star, completing a full
rotation in 25 seconds.
1.327 Hubble Telescope discovers a newborn star in the Prawn Nebula

• The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a newborn star, known as a ‘protostar’ in the Prawn
Nebula.
• It is a part of the small Chamaeleon constellation.
1.328 Russia's Prichal docking module arrives at the International Space Station (ISS)
• Russia’s Prichal docking module has successfully arrived at the Russian Nauka (Science) laboratory
module in the ISS.
• The docking module was launched onboard a Russian-built Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome
in Kazakhstan.

• Prichal contains six new ports for the Russian segment of the ISS; five of these are available for ships
landing in the ISS.
1.329 NASA launches New Laser Communications Systems

• NASA has launched first end-to-end laser relay system “Laser Communications Relay
Demonstration” (LCRD).
• Aim: to showcase the unique capabilities of optical communications to increase bandwidth for
communicating in space.
• It has been launched as a payload on Space Test Programme Satellite-6 (STPSat-6), onboard the Atlas
V-551 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida (U.S).
• The STPSat-6 is the primary spacecraft of the Space Test Programme 3 (STP-3) mission of the U.S
Department of Defense.
Defence in News
1.330 Airbus signs contract with Bharat Electronics for C295 aircraft programme
• European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL) for the manufacture and supply of Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) and
Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS).
o This is part of Airbus' offset commitments under the C295 aircraft programme of the Central
Government.
1.331 Second successful flight test of SAAW conducted

• Conducted by: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF).
• SAAW: Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon.
1.332 Indian Army and Indian Air Force Conducts Joint Airlift Exercise
• Exercise name: ‘Op Hercules’
• Aim: To Strengthen the logistics supply in the Nothern sector and to augment winter stocking in the
operational areas.
1.333 Air Forces of India and Egypt Conducts Joint Exercise

• Air Forces of India and Egypt have conducted a two-day Joint Exercise named “Desert Warrior”.
• Exercise venue: El Beringat airbase, Egypt.
1.334 Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile

• Pakistan successfully test fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Shaheen 1-A’.
1.335 Russia successfully test fires ‘Zircon’ Hypersonic Cruise Missile

• Russian Navy has successfully tested the ‘Zircon’ Hypersonic Cruise Missile.
Zircon Missile Capacity
• Targets: Capable of hitting targets in Land & Sea
• Speed: 9 times the Speed of Sound
• Range: 1,000 kilometres (620 miles)

1.336 Government procures Jaguar Flight Simulators from HAL
• The Central Government has signed a contract for procurement of 2 Fixed Base Full Mission
Simulators (FBFMS) for Jaguar aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) at a cost of ₹357
crore for imparting training to pilots of Jaguar fighter jets.
o The contract will also include five years comprehensive annual maintenance.
1.337BDL inks Export Contract worth $21 million with Airbus Defense & Space for CMDS
• The Bharat Dynamics (BDL) has inked a $21 million export contract for Counter Measures Dispensing
System (CMDS) with Airbus Defense & Space.
• Under the contract, BDL will supply its counter measures dispensing system to the Airbus.
1.338Lead ship of Project 15B delivered to the Indian Navy

• The lead ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers, “Y 12704” (Visakhapatnam) built at
Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), has been delivered to the Indian Navy.
About Project 15B ships
• These include the four ships named Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal and Surat designed by
Indian Navy’s, Directorate of Naval Design and built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai.
1.339 Five vessels simultaneously launched at Cochin Shipyard Limited

• Union Shipping Minister has inaugurated the simultaneous launching of five vessels at the Cochin
Shipyard Limited (CSL).
• Three Floating Border Out-Posts (FBOP) for the Border Security Force and two Fully Electric
Autonomous Ferries for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway have been inaugurated.
1.340Goa Maritime Conclave 2021

• The 3rd Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) 2021 has been hosted by the Indian Navy under the aegis of
Naval War College, Goa.
• The theme for GMC 2021 is, “Maritime Security and Emerging Non-Traditional Threats: A Case for
Proactive Role for Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Navies”.
1.341Proposals for Armed Forces modernisation Approved

• The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to make
acquisitions worth Rs 7,965 crore for the modernisation and operational needs of the Armed Forces.
• All of these proposals are fully under ‘Make in India’ with focus on design, development and
manufacturing in India.
1.342 DRDO & IAF carry out successful flight tests of smart anti-airfield weapon
• The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) have
conducted two flight tests of indigenously-developed Smart Anti-airfield weapon.
• The weapon has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI) with other DRDO
Laboratories and support from IAF.

1.343 Incentives for Cashless Transaction on eChhawani Portal announced
• Cantonments Boards have announced financial incentives for online payments of non-tax charges and
fees on eChhawani Portal with a view to promote digital and cashless payment of charges and fees
for services.
1.344 Army conducts first ever airborne drill in Eastern Ladakh

• The 50 Para brigade also known as Shatrujeet Brigade of the Indian Army has conducted an airborne
exercise (first of its kind) in Eastern Ladakh.
• The exercise involves conduct of Oxygen Combat Free Fall jumps and integrated battle drills by
airborne forces at very low temperatures (upto -20° Celsius).
1.345 India and France carry out military drills

• The armies of India and France have conducted a military exercise “Ex Shakti” in Frejus town of France
with a focus on counter-terror operations.
• A platoon of Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion has represented the Indian Army.
1.346 Book titled “FORCE IN STATECRAFT” released

• Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has released a book titled ‘FORCE IN STATECRAFT’ in New Delhi.
• It is an edited volume by Commandant of National Defence College (NDC) Air Marshal Diptendu
Choudhury and President’s Chair of Excellence at NDC Air vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam.
• The book is a compilation of essays on topics which give conceptual understanding of India's national
security.
1.347 U.P’s first private sector Defence manufacturing facility inaugurated

• Defence Minister has inaugurated the first private defence manufacturing facility in the Uttar
Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow.
• The facility is being run by Aerolloy Technologies (a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC industries).
1.348 Indian and Thailand begin three-day coordinated patrol

• The navies of India and Thailand have started the bi-annual “CORPAT” (coordinated patrol) along
their International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
• The aim of CORPAT is to reinforce maritime links between the two countries and keeping a vital
section of the Indian Ocean securely open for international trade.
1.349 Indian Navy receives Submarine “Vela”

• Yard 11878 also known as “Vela”, the fourth Scorpene submarine of the Project 75, has been
delivered to the Indian Navy.
• The submarine has been constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, under
collaboration with Naval Group, France.
1.350 Indian Army signs MoU with BISAG-N and RRU

• The Indian Army has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bhaskaracharya
National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar (Gujarat).

• This MoU will facilitate exchange of knowledge and collaboration for development of Geographic
Information System (GIS) and Information Technology based software, content, technical support
and upgradation of Resources to support training.
• A MoU has also been signed with the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), Gandhinagar (Gujarat) to
coordinate innovations, research, technology incubation, joint projects, training, higher learning and
distance education in the Army.
1.351 SITMEX-21 trilateral Military Exercise

• India, Singapore, and Thailand have conducted the SITMEX-21 trilateral military exercise in the
Arabian Sea.
• Indian Navy Ship (INS) Karmuk has participated in the exercise.
1.352 7th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave

• The 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs has been hosted by
French Navy at Paris.
• Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar has represented Indian Navy in the conclave.
1.353“Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv” inaugurated in Jhansi

• Defence Minister has inaugurated the three day “Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv” in Jhansi (Uttar
Pradesh).
• As part of the event the Prime Minister has launched and dedicated to the nation multiple initiatives,
which include:
o Handing over new Defence equipments to the armed forces, such as
✓ Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL) to Chief of the Air Staff.
✓ Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles designed and developed by Indian startups to
Chief of the Army Staff.
✓ Advanced Electronic Warfare suite for naval ships designed by Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited
(BEL) to the Chief of Naval Staff.
o Laying the foundation stone of the Rs 400 crore project at Jhansi node of UP Defence Industrial
Corridor.
o Launch of NCC Alumni Association with the objective to provide a formal platform to enable
NCC Alumni to reconnect with NCC.
o Launch of National programme of Simulation Training for NCC cadets with the aim to scale
up simulation training facilities for all the three wings of NCC.
o Two augmented reality powered electronic kiosks at the National War Memorial have been
dedicated to the nation. This will enable visitors to pay floral homage to martyrs through the
simple click of the button.
o The Cabinet has approved setting up of 100 Sainik Schools throughout the country.
1.354 11th Defence Technology & Trade Initiative Group Meet

• India and United States (US) have conducted the bi-annual 11th Defence Technology and Trade
Initiative (DTTI) group meeting virtually.
• The aim of the group is to attract the focus of the leaders to the bilateral defence trade relationship
and create opportunities for co-production and co-development of defence equipments.
• In the event, a Defence Industry Collaboration Forum (DICF) Virtual Expo has been conducted to
encourage US and Indian industries to develop niche technologies.
1.355Third Goa Maritime Conclave

• The third edition of Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) 2021 has been organised by the Indian Navy at
Naval War College, Goa.
• The theme for GMC 2021 is: “Maritime Security and Emerging Non-Traditional Threats: A Case for
Proactive Role for Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Navies”.
• Chiefs of Navies of IOR regions; Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand have participated in the conclave.
1.356Russia begins delivery of S-400 Air Defence System

• Russia has started delivery of S-400 Triumf air defence systems to India with the first division to be
delivered by December, 2021.
• India signed a USD 5.43 billion deal with Russia to procure five S-400 Triumf regiments in October
2018.
About S-400 Triumf
• It is one of the world’s most advanced air defence systems that can simultaneously track and
neutralize incoming aircrafts, missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at various ranges of 400
kms, 250 kms, 120 kms and 40 kms.
• It can track and attack multiple threats at a single time.
1.357INS Visakhapatnam commissioned

• Guided missile destroyer, Indian Navy Ship (INS) Visakhapatnam, has been commissioned into the
Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
• It is the first of the four Vishakhapatnam class destroyers being indigenously developed under the
Project 15B by the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL).
1.358 Indian Navy receives advanced electronic warfare system 'Shakti'

• Indian Navy has received the advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) system “Shakti”.
• Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
• Uses: interception, detection and jamming of conventional and modern radars.
1.359 6th Indo - France joint military exercise “Ex SHAKTI 2021”
• 6th edition of biennial India- France joint military exercise “Ex SHAKTI- 2021” has been conducted at
the Military School of Draguignan, France.
• Aim: to enhance military cooperation and interoperability between Armies of both the countries
under ‘United Nations’ charter.
• The last (5th) edition of the exercise took place in Rajasthan in 2019.

1.360 Trilateral Defence engagements between India, Maldives and Sri Lanka
• The first “Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Focused Operation” has been conducted between the
Navies of India, Maldives and Sri Lanka in Indian Ocean Region.
• The 15th edition of the biennial trilateral exercise "Dosti" between India, Maldives and Sri Lanka
under the aegis of Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) has been conducted in Maldives.
• Aim: to strengthen security in the Indian Ocean, enhance mutual operational capability and
interoperability between the three countries.
• The Indian Navy has been represented by Indian Navy Ship (INS) Subhadra Offshore Patrol Vessel and
P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft in the exercise ‘Dosti’.
1.361 Exercise Dakshin Shakti

• The Southern Command of Indian Army has conducted the Exercise “Dakshin Shakti” in Jaisalmer
(Rajasthan).
• Aim: to establish the best coordination among the wings of the armed forces, space technology and
artificial intelligence.
1.362 Government approves replacement of Defence Helicopters

• The Government has approved replacement of helicopters used by Defence forces (including Cheetah
and Chetak helicopters) with Naval Utility Helicopter, indigenous Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) and
Russian built Ka-226T.
• These helicopters will be manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. under “Buy Indian–
Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured” (Indian-IDDM) project.
1.363 DAC approves mass production of AK-203 rifles

• The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved mass production of AK-203 rifles under ‘Make
in India’ Initiative.
• The manufacturing of the Kalashnikov Rifles (AK-203) will be done in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh jointly
by the Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt. Ltd (IRRPL).
• The DAC has also approved the procurement of an independent satellite “GSAT-7C” and Ground
Hubs of Software Defined Radios (SDRs) for the Air force.
1.364India and Indonesia hold 37th edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)

• India and Indonesia have undertaken the 37th edition of the bi-annual CORPAT exercise in the Indian
Ocean Region (IOR).
• Aim: to enhance bilateral maritime cooperation and ensuring Safety of IOR region.
• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar, Missile Corvette and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft have
participated in the exercise.
1.365 Exercise “Sagar Shakti” conducted in Kutch Peninsula

• Southern Command of the Indian Army has conducted the ‘multi-agency’ Exercise “Sagar Shakti” in
the creek sector of the Kutch Peninsula, Gujarat.
• The Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Gujarat Police, Border Security Force (BSF)
and the Marine Police have jointly participated in the exercise.
• Aim: to test the combat readiness of the agencies in a real-time scenario.
1.366 Centre to procure two Fixed Base Full Mission Simulators
• The Union Government has signed a contract to procure two Fixed Base Full Mission Simulators
(FBFMS) for Jaguar Aircrafts of Indian Air Force and a Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract
for five years.
• The deal has been signed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
• These simulators will be installed at Air Force Stations Jamnagar and Gorakhpur.
1.367 Security exercise ‘Prasthan’

• Western Naval Command has conducted the bi-annual offshore security exercise “Prasthan” in the
Offshore Development Area (ODA) near Mumbai (Maharashtra).
• The exercise has been conducted on the Mumbai High North (MNH) platform of Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC); located at 94 nautical miles from Mumbai.
• Aim: to integrate the efforts of all maritime stakeholders (Indian Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, ONGC,
the Port Trust, Customs, Marine Police etc.)
1.368 Bangla version of book ‘Operation X’

• Recently, the Bangla version of the book ‘Operation X’ about the naval commando operation jointly
launched by the Indian Navy and the Mukti Bahini of Bangladesh was launched in Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
• The book is written by Capt MNR Samant and Sandeep Unnithan.
• ‘Operation X’ was conceptualized by the then Chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral SM Nanda and
Captain Mihir K Roy. It was executed by Capt MNR Samant.
Additional Information:
• Operation X (commando operation during liberation war of 1971) was part of ‘operation Jackpot’
under which covert training and equipping of the Bangladeshi liberation army ‘Mukti Bahini’ was
done.
o This was the largest covert operation undertaken anywhere in the world after World War II.
Environment in News
1.369 Indian Customs undertakes Disposal of hazardous cargo
• The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has undertaken safe disposal of Hazardous
Cargo and over 1700 consignments of uncleared or seized hazardous goods have been safely disposed
from Customs areas between January 2021 and October 2021.
• As part of a Special Operation named “Visphotak Mukt Bandargah” all the ports in India have been
freed of remaining metallic scrap material by March 2021.
1.370 IREDA launches 'Whistle Blower' portal

• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has launched a ‘Whistle blower Portal’,
as a part of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2021’.

• Through this portal, IREDA employees can raise concerns related to fraud, corruption, abuse of power
etc.
• IREDA has also released the latest issue of Vigilance journal ‘Pahal’.
1.371 Signs of life found in Thames River

• The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has conducted a survey and discovered presence of seahorses,
eels, seals and sharks in the Thames River of London, United Kingdom.
• Thames River was declared 'biologically dead' in 1957.
• According to the survey, the river has three kinds of sharks: the tope, starry smooth-hound and
spurdog, apart from 115 species of fish and wildlife.
• Thames is the longest river in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River
Severn.
• Tope Sharks are designated as Critically Endangered in the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) Red List.
• Starry smooth-hound sharks are designated as near threatened and Spurdog has been classified as
vulnerable to extinction in the list.
1.372 Wildlife Institute of India (WII) launches country’s first Fishing Cat Collaring Project
• WII-Dehradun has launched India’s first Fishing cat Collaring Project in the Coringa Wildlife
Sanctuary (CWS) in Andhra Pradesh.
• The three year project is being undertaken by a team of scientists led by Dr. Bilal Habib of WII.
• The aim of the project is to undertake a census and capture 10 Fishing Cats for collaring to study the
species behavior, habitat and threats.
• The project has been funded by the Vedanta Group.
• The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is listed as “Endangered” on the International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
1.373 Kuno National Park to get 13 cheetahs in 2022

• The Kuno National Park situated in the Vindhyan Hills of Madhya Pradesh is going get 13 cheetahs
in 2022 (10 from South Africa and 3 from Namibia).
• It will be the largest intercontinental animal translocation in the world.
• Kuno has been selected as the habitat for African cheetah in January 2021 by a Supreme Court expert
committee which was constituted for implementing the Cheetah Translocation Project.
• Cheetahs are listed as “Vulnerable” in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN).
1.374 Brazil's Amazon deforestation sees a rise of 22%

• The deforested area in Brazil's Amazon rainforests has reported an increase of 22% compared to 2020.
• As per the National Institute for Space Research’s (INPE) ‘Prodes deforestation monitoring system’;
Brazil has lost 13,235 square km. of rainforest from August 2020 to July 2021.

1.375By 2030, early warnings on floods and droughts to be available for all: WMO
• Recently, Water Declaration, including the Water and Climate Coalition has been endorsed by the
World Meteorological Congress 2021.
• The event was virtually hosted by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva, Switzerland
• It has also approved a new Sustainability Strategy for the future development and implementation
of the Flash Flood Guidance System with Global Coverage (FFGS/WGC) and a Hydrology Action Plan.
About Water and Climate Coalition
• Aim: to accelerate progress to the goals of the water-related Sustainable Development Goals,
especially SDG6 and boost resilient water adaptation to climate change as well as demographic and
socioeconomic development for the future.
1.376 Zero Waste Cities Challenge: Guwahati has 2 winners for work on waste models
• Recently, entrepreneurs from Guwahati based Shree Guru Plastic, and Inside Out have been selected
as the winners of the Zero Waste Cities Challenge for reducing the usage of plastics & promoting
circular economy respectively.
About Zero Waste Cities Challenge
• It was launched by U.K.-based international NGO WasteAid in Johannesburg in South Africa, Ho Chi
Minh City in Vietnam and Guwahati in India.
1.377 Indian Oil Corporation to set up 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations
• Recently, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has announced to set up 10,000 electric vehicle charging
stations in the next three years and is drawing up plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its
operations.
• The announcement has been made in order to aid India's net-zero carbon target by 2070.
1.378 TN sets up first ever SPV “Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company”
• Recently, the Tamil Nadu government has set up the first ever Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) “Tamil
Nadu Green Climate Company”.
• It will professionally manage three critical natural conservation missions – Tamil Nadu Climate
Change, Tamil Nadu Green and Tamil Nadu Wetlands.
1.379Power Minister THDCIL, NEEPCO to bid for solar, wind projects
• Recently, the Union Minister of Power has asked Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited
(THDCIL), Rishikesh and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), Shillong to bid
for Solar/Wind projects during the review meetings of both the companies.
• He appreciated THDCIL for installing Carbon Capture Technology for the Khurja Super Thermal Power
Project (2 X 660 MW) in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh.
1.380MoEFCC releases Draft EPR Notification

• Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released the draft for
regulations of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) under Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016.
• The Draft EPR Notification is expected to come into effect by December 6, 2021.
Key Highlights of Draft EPR Notification
• Plastic Collection Targets: Companies will have to collect at least 35% of the target in 2021-22, 70%
by 2022-23 and 100% by 2024.
• Plastic Recycle Targets:
o By 2024, a minimum 50% of rigid plastic (category 1) and 30% of category 2 and 3 plastic must
be recycled.
o After 2026-27, 80% of category 1 and 60% of category 2 and 3 plastic must be recycled.
• Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will prescribe the permitted methods for the end-of-life
disposal methods.
1.381UK hosts 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow
• Recently, the United Kingdom has hosted the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of
the Parties (COP26) at the SEC Centre, in Glasgow, Scotland.
• COP26 Organizers: the UK, in partnership with Italy.
• President of COP 26: Alok Sharma (UK).
• Four Goals of COP26: Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach; Adapt
to protect communities and natural habitats; Mobilise finance of least USD 100 billion in climate
finance per year by 2020; Work together to deliver.
1.382CAQM To Implement Project In Delhi To Control Air Pollution From Dispersed Sources
• Recently, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has
decided to implement a project in Delhi to control air pollution from dispersed sources with special
focus during the coming winter season.
• The project was initially launched on a pilot basis in December 2020, by CAQM along with the support
of an NGO, Air Pollution Action Group (A-PAG), with the active help of South Delhi Municipal
Corporation (SDMC).
1.383 Union Minister of Power & New and RE launches the Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM)
• Recently, the Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy (RE) has launched the new
market segment, Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM) at the India Energy Exchange.
• With this, India has become the only large electricity market in the world to implement an exclusive
GDAM for RE.
• GDAM would help India to meet its ambitious target of 450 GW green capacity by 2030.
• Nodal Agency of GDAM: National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), Power System Operation
Corporation Limited (POSOCO).
• GDAM is a marketplace for trading of renewable power on a day-ahead basis.
1.384 G7 Panel publish report on global economic resilience

• Recently, the G7 (Group of Seven) Advisory Panel on Economic Resilience has published its final
report titled ‘Global Economic Resilience: Building Forward Better’.
• The report put forward the Cornwall Consensus.
o It reflects the commitments proposed at the G7 Summit 2021, held in Cornwall, UK
About G7
• Members: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States

1.385 Climate Equity Monitor goes LIVE
• Climate Equity Monitor provides an online dashboard for assessing, at the international level, equity
in climate action, inequalities in emissions, energy and resource consumption across the world, and
ongoing climate policies of several countries.
• Conceptualized and developed by - Independent researchers from India - the Climate Change Group
at the M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, and the Natural Sciences and
Engineering department at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) Bengaluru, with other
independent researchers.
o The MSSRF team was led by Prof. T. Jayaraman, Senior Fellow, Climate Change and the NIAS
team by Dr. Tejal Kanitkar, Associate Professor.
1.386 Greenhouse gas levels hit new high in 2020: WMO

• All three major GHGs — carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) — recorded
an increase in concentration in 2020 compared to previous years, as per latest GHG bulletin released
by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
Key Highlights
• The average global warming would exceed Paris Agreement’s target of global temperature rise of
2°C and 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels if emissions continue at the current pace.
• Overall CO2 concentration was 413.2 ppm in 2020. This is 149% higher than the pre-industrial level.
• CH4 was 262% higher and N2O was 123% higher than pre-industrial levels.
• Most of the warming comes from CO2 (66%) followed by CH4 (16%) and N2O (7%).
1.387 Nationwide Clean India campaign culminates with Fit India Plog Run
• Recently, Fit India Plog Run, an annual nationwide event organised as part of the Fit India Movement
was held.
• Ripudaman Bevli (Plogman of India) led the Fit India Plog Run as participants collected garbage while
jogging.
o Plogging is a unique activity that combines fitness and cleanliness - Swachta and Swasth - in
which participants collect litter while jogging.
1.388 India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally
• India’s Sundarbans National Park is among five sites that have the highest blue carbon stocks
globally, in UNESCO World Heritage sites.
o ‘World Heritage forests’ are now releasing more carbon than they are absorbing.
Key Highlights
• UNESCO World Heritage forests in 257 sites absorbed approximately 190 million tonnes of carbon
dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere each year.
• The total carbon stored till now by these forests is approximately 13 billion tonnes of carbon.
• UNESCO has listed 50 sites across the globe for their unique marine values. These represent just 1%
of the global ocean area. But they comprise at least 15% of global blue carbon assets.
• These 50 sites have carbon stores estimated at 1.4 Gigatonne Carbon (Gt C).
• The Sundarbans National Park has stores of 60 million tonnes of carbon (Mt C).

1.389 What is the ‘Global Methane Pledge’ that 103 countries signed at COP26
• Recently, over 100 countries have promised to cut their methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030,
at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) climate summit in Glasgow.
• The pledge to cut methane emissions was initiated by United States and European Commission in
September 2021, and was finally signed by 103 countries.
• Taking action now can rapidly reduce the rate of global warming and potentially avoid over 0.2
degrees Celcius of warming by 2050.
• India is among the top 10 emitters of methane, but chose not to sign the Global Methane Pledge.
1.390National Statement by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at COP26 Summit in Glasgow
• Recently, the Prime Minister of India has announced five updated nationally determined
contributions (NDCs) also termed as Panchamrit, to deal with climate change at the COP26 Summit
in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The targets are-
o India will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030.
o India will meet 50% of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030
o India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now
onwards till 2030.
o India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45% by 2030
o India will achieve the target of Net Zero by 2070.
• He called for all nations to take Lifestyle For Environment (LIFE) forward as a campaign.
• India is the world’s 4th largest country in terms of installed renewable energy capacity.
• India's non-fossil fuel energy has increased 40% of the country’s energy mix.
• India's non-fossil fuel energy has increased by more than 25% in the last 7 years.
• Indian Railways has set the target to achieve net zero by 2030.
• Indian Railways net zero target will lead to annual emission reduction of 60 million tonnes.
• India’s LEB Bulb Campaign is reducing emissions by 40 million tonnes annually.
1.391Ministry of Jal Shakti releases guide for safe rescue, release of Ganges River Dolphins
• Recently, the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti has released a guide for the safe rescue and release of
stranded Ganges River Dolphins (GRDs).
• The guide has been prepared by the Turtle Survival Alliance, India Program and Environment, Forest
and Climate Change Department (EFCCD), Uttar Pradesh.
• The guide was also simultaneously released via local fishermen at the Ghaghra river.
o Ghaghra, a tributary of Ganga, is the prime habitat where most of the rescued dolphins were
released in the past few years.
About Ganges River Dolphins
• Scientific Name: Platanista gangetica gangetica
• It has been declared as the National Aquatic Animal of India since 2010.
1.392Amazon, Apple, Mahindra join First Movers Coalition to drive zero-carbon tech demand
• Recently, the President of the United States has announced the launch of the First Movers Coalition
at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) World Leaders Summit.
• First Movers Coalition is an initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in partnership with the US
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, the Office of the Global Partnerships, in
collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Energy.
• It is a platform for the world's leading global companies to make purchasing commitments to create
early markets for critical technologies needed to achieve net-zero by 2050.
• Phase I of the sectoral commitments in steel, trucking, shipping, and aviation has been launched.
o Aim: to create a market by 2030 that can be ramped up to achieve decarburization in 2050.
1.393 ‘Forward Action Plan’ discussed during 3rd India - UK Energy for Growth Partnership
• India and United Kingdom (UK) have conducted 3rd Ministerial Energy Dialogue, co-chaired by Union
Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy (NRE), and the Secretary of State for Business,
Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Rt. Hon Kwasi Kwarteng.
• In May 2021, India, and the United Kingdom (UK) had agreed upon a ‘Forward Action Plan’ on
power, clean transportation, renewables, green finance, and research as part of the 2030 roadmap.
1.394Power Ministry Mandates Energy Accounting Among DISCOMs
• The Ministry of Power has mandated energy accounting of distribution companies (DISCOMs) to
reduce electricity losses.
• Aim: To identify areas of leakage, theft, wastage or inefficient use, thereby paving the way for
tackling the current challenges of high transmission and distribution (T&D) losses.
• The regulations for energy accounting of DISCOMs have been issued by the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency (BEE) under the provisions of Energy Conservation (EC) Act, 2001.
1.395Policy for Biomass Utilization for Power Generation through Co-firing in Coal based Power Plants
• Ministry of Power issued Policy on biomass utilization for power generation through co-firing in coal-
based power plants in November 2017.
• All thermal power plants will use 5% blend of biomass pellets made, primarily, of agro residue along
with coal with effect from one year of the date of issue of this guideline.
1.396PM Modi launches ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States’ for most vulnerable countries
• Recently, Prime Minister of India has launched the ‘Initiative for the Resilient Island States (IRIS)’ for
developing infrastructure of small island nations.
• United Kingdom is contributing financially to the initiative IRIS.
1.397Coal India effort to further reduce emission- pilot project to replace diesel with LNG in dumpers
• Recently, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has initiated the process of retrofitting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) kits
in its dumpers - the big trucks engaged in transportation of coal in mines.
• The Company in association with GAIL (India) Limited and BEML Limited has taken up a pilot project
for retrofitting LNG kits in its two 100 tonne dumpers.
1.398Odisha announces full tax exemption for electric vehicles, registration fee waiver
• Recently, Odisha Government, under the Odisha Motor Vehicles Taxation Act has announced full
exemption of motor vehicles taxes and registration fees on electric vehicles (EVs) till 2025.
• The move is aimed to encourage faster adoption of EVs.

1.399 International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) launched at the G20 summit
• Recently, the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) has been launched at the G20
(Group of 20) summit 2021 to reduce methane emissions.
• IMEO is an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), supported by the
European Commission.
1.400Union Minister for Jal Shakti inaugurates ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’
• Recently, the Union Minister for Jal Shakti has inaugurated the 5th annual edition of the ‘Ganga Utsav
2021 – The River Festival’.
• Tagline/ Slogan of Ganga Utsav 2021: Celebrating Rivers
• Ganga Utsav 2021 was celebrated from 1st to 3rd November 2021.
• Ganga Utsav 2021 is inspired from the Prime Minister of India’s call for ‘Nadi Utsav’.
Key Highlights of Ganga Utsav 2021
• Launch of Continuous Learning and Activity Portal (CLAP) by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti.
• National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) wins Guinness Book of World Records during Ganga Utsav
2021 for most photos of handwritten notes uploaded to Facebook in one hour.
o Launch of ‘Ganga Atlas: River of the Past’ Ganga Atlas which was developed by Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT Kanpur) and funded by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
• Release of First comic book ‘Chacha Chaudhary and Ganga Utsav’
o Chacha Chaudhary is the mascot for Namami Gange Programme.
• Launch of Ganga Tarang Portal, an initiative of Uttarakhand Government & Namami Gange.
• Ganga Mashal expedition was flagged off from Delhi during Ganga Utsav 2021.
1.401 Punjab bats for conservation of Indus river dolphin

• The first census of the Indus river dolphin is about to commence in Punjab under Project Dolphin of
the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
o Indus river dolphin is the state aquatic animal of Punjab.
• The Punjab Government has recently sent a proposal to MoEFCC that focuses on a multi-pronged
strategy for the conservation of Indus river dolphin and restoring its freshwater habitats.
o Extension programmes will be held to develop a group of dedicated individuals, called ‘Beas-
Dolphin Mitras’ of the Beas river, in line with Dolphin Mitra Programme
✓ Programme was announced by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-India.
✓ The programme was launched for the conservation of Dolphins in the upper stretches
of Ganga in Uttar Pradesh.
1.402 ‘One Sun, One World One Grid’: PM Modi calls for global solar grid at COP26
• Recently, the Prime Minister of India, along with his United Kingdom (UK) counterpart has launched
the green grids’ initiative (GGI)—the One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG) project at the 26th
Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK.
• Both the leaders also released the One Sun declaration, setting out the aim of GGI-OSOWOG group
About GGI-OSOWOG
• It is the first international network of global interconnected solar power grids.

• Aim: to connect energy grids across borders to facilitate a faster transition to the use of renewable
energy.
• The UK and India decided to merge the UK’s Green Grids Initiative (GGI) and ISA’s OSOWOG into
GGI-OSOWOG as part of the UK-India Virtual Summit 2021.
1.403 Forests declaration: India reads fine print, chooses to stay away
• Recently, the Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use was adopted at the 26th
Conference of Parties (COP26) Summit, at Glasgow, United Kingdom.
• Over 105 signatories have signed the declaration.
o 12 countries have committed 12 billion dollars in public funds from 2021-25, to protect and
restore forests, alongside 7.2 billion dollars of newly-mobilised private investment.
• The declaration interlinks trade to climate change and forest issues, hence India did not sign the
declaration.
1.404 Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet adopts declaration on climate change

• Recently, the Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet has adopted the Pakke Declaration or the Pakke Tiger
Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change Resilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh.
• The declaration envisages a multi-sectoral approach towards low emission and climate-resilient
development through five broad themes, or the Panch Dharas.
1.405 Union Environment Minister Inaugurates Ganga Connect Exhibition At Glasgow Amidst COP-26
• Recently, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, has inaugurated the Ganga
Connect exhibition at the City of Glasgow College in Glasgow, Scotland on the sidelines of the 2021
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).
• The exhibition was showcased by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Centre for Ganga
River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga), and the High Commission of India.
o cGanga was established at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) in 2016.
▪ It is a Centre of Excellence for data collection, creation and dissemination of knowledge
and information for the sustainable development of Ganga River Basin
1.406 LeadIT Summit 2021 organized on the sidelines of COP26

• Recently, on the sidelines of the COP26, the LeadIT (Leadership Group for Industry transition)
Summit 2021 was hosted by LeadIT in the Blue Zone at COP26 in Glasgow, UK.
• The summit was held in a hybrid mode presided by India and Sweden
• Co-Chairs of the Summit: Bhupendra Yadav (India) and Per Bolund (Sweden).
• Legal Summit Statement of LeadIT Summit 2021 by the Ministers of India and Sweden was adopted
in the event.
o It sets out the industry transition agenda for 2022 with collective commitments by LeadIT
and identifies priorities to accelerate the industry transition in 2022.
1.407 CII organises Global Steel Summit 2021

• Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in association with the Ministry of Steel has
organized the Global Steel Summit 2021.
• Theme: Developing India as a Global Steel Hub.
• The rural per capita steel consumption in India has increased to 21.5 kg for 2020-21 as compared to
19 KG for 2019-20.
• According to the vision of National Steel Policy 2017, per capita steel consumption has to be
increased to 160 KG, to increase steel production capacity in India to 300 million tonnes (MT) by
2030-31.
1.408 Ministry of Power allows bundling of renewable to replace thermal power under existing PPAs
• Recently, the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have amended
norms to allow power producers to bundle renewable energy under the existing power purchase
agreements (PPAs).
• It is a very important move to achieve the target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030.
1.409Maharashtra Only Indian State To Win Award At COP26 For Climate Action
• Recently, Maharashtra has won the Inspiring Regional Leadership Award from the Under2 (U2)
Coalition for Climate Action at Scotland.
• Maharashtra has become the only Indian state to win one of the three awards by U2, organized on
the sidelines of COP26 (26th Conference of the Parties) or 2021 United Nations Climate Change
Conference.
• The other two awards were won by British Columbia (Canada) for Creative Climate Solutions and
Quebec (Canada) for Climate Partnerships.
About Under2 Coalition
• It is the largest community of state and regional governments committed to climate action in line
with the Paris Agreement.
• Key Targets of Members:
o Keeping global temperature rises to well below 2°C with efforts to reach 1.5°C.
o 35 states and regions have committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 or earlier.
1.410Nitin Gadkari lays out vision for Indian automobile sector, electric vehicles
• Recently, the Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways has addressed the 1st edition of
Ananthkumar Memorial Lecture on ‘Progressive Politics and Nation Building’.
• The Minister’s mission is to make Indian Roads of US standard within three years.
• Present Turnover of India’s automobile industry: Rs 7.5 lakh crore.
o Within five years, the turnover of India’s automobile industry is estimated to be more than Rs
15 lakh crore.
• At present, India has 1,47,000 km length of National Highways.
1.411 Centre proposes setting up new body for river-linking projects in India
• Ministry of Jal Shakti has proposed to setup National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA).
• NIRA is an independent autonomous body for planning, investigation, financing and the
implementation of the river interlinking projects in India and will function as the umbrella body for
all river linking projects.
o It will have powers on issues related to environment, wildlife and forest clearances under river
linking projects and their legal aspects.

• It will replace the existing National Water Development Agency (NWDA).
1.412Project Jenny to Cleanup Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• In August 2021, the Ocean Cleanup started Project Jenny or System002- the largest cleaning drive in
the world, at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
• The project has been launched to help clean the vast mass of plastic waste accumulated in the region.
• The project has been started off from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada.
Key Highlights of Project Jenny
• Project Jenny is made up of a high tensioned, 800-m long artificial coastline to help drag the waste
as it moves along the patch.
• Project Goal: to clean up an area of around 1.3 hectares every 15 seconds.
About Great Pacific Garbage Patch
• It is a vast accumulation of marine waste particles located in the central North Pacific Ocean.
1.413GRAP measures to kick in when air quality deteriorates: officials

• States in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) will be implementing the Measures under “very
poor” and “severe” category of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) only when the air quality
significantly deteriorates and stays in prescribed levels for 48 hours.
• GRAP is a set of emergency measures to be taken to reduce air pollution in Delhi NCR Region.
o It was notified by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2017.
1.414 Shipping faces storm over fuel emissions

• In 2018, IMO has pledged that the Shipping Sector would cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least
half by 2050, compared with 2008 levels.
o But IMO has faced severe criticism as the pledge is not aligned with the Paris Agreement
targets and slow progress on climate targets.
About Clydebank Declaration
• It was signed by a coalition of 19 countries and aims to establish at least 6 green corridors by 2025.
• Mission: to support the establishment of green shipping corridors – zero-emission maritime routes
between two or more ports.
1.415Union Finance Minister inaugurates development works of around Rs 165 crore in Srinagar
• Recently, the Union Minister of Finance, has inaugurated the following initiatives at Srinagar
o Works pertaining to Health, Education, Urban infrastructure and disaster management
amounting to Rs 130.49 crore.
o laid the foundation stone for Union Territory (UT) Level Emergency Operation Centre and
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control building at Budgam, Kashmir
amounting to Rs 34.88 crore under the Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP).
About JTFRP
• The project was started in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) after the floods of September 2014.

1.416UNESCO-ABU Peace Media Awards 2021 - Doordarshan and All India Radio Win Big
• Recently, shows produced by Doordarshan and All India Radio have bagged awards at the Asia Pacific
Broadcasting Union (ABU) - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) Peace Media Awards 2021 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Doordarshan’s programme 'DEAFinitely Leading the Way' won an award under Living Well with
Super Diversity category.
• All India Radio’s programme ‘Living on the edge – The coastal lives’ won another award in the Ethical
& Sustainable Relationship with Nature category.
About UNESCO-ABU Peace Media Awards 2021
• Awards are conferred by UNESCO in collaboration with ABU under Together for Peace initiative.
• Together for Peace (T4P) initiative is a joint initiative of UNESCO, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Thailand’s Ministry of Education.
1.417 India’s Electricity demand rose 4.8% in October 2021

• According to data released by the Ministry of Power, Government of India, India’s power
consumption increased 4.8% in October 2021 to 114.37 billion units (BU).
• India’s power consumption in October 2020 stood at 109.17 BU.
1.418 India signs up to UK's Breakthrough Agenda on affordable, clean tech

• Recently, the Prime Minister of India has signed the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) Glasgow
Breakthroughs, launched at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) Summit at
Glasgow, UK.
About UK's Breakthrough Agenda
• It is modelled after the UK's Net Zero Strategy.
• It is an international plan to deliver clean and affordable technology globally in each of the most
polluting sectors by 2030.
1.419COP26: UK launches India Green Guarantee, commits funds for EVs in India
• Recently, the United Kingdom (UK) has announced to provide an India Green Guarantee to the
World Bank at the COP26 Summit at Glasgow, UK.
o It will unlock an additional 750 million pounds for green projects across India.
o The funding is a part of the UK’s new Clean Green Initiative.
About Clean Green Initiative
• Launched by the UK Government at the COP26 Summit.
• It is a part of the UK’s contribution to the G7 Build Back Better World initiative announced at the G7
summit at Carbis Bay, UK in June 2021.
• To support the initiative the UK Government will provide over 3 billion pounds in climate financing
for green growth in developing countries over the next five years, including 200 million pounds for
a new Climate Innovation Facility.
• Apart from India Green Guarantee, UK will also offer a new ‘Room to Run’ guarantee to the African
Development Bank (AfDB) to unlock up to 1.45 billion pounds worth of new financing for projects
across Africa.

1.420 G20 agrees on 1.5 degrees Celsius target
• Recently, at the 16th G20 (Group of Twenty) summit, the leaders have committed to the Paris
Agreement goal to hold the global average temperature increase well below 2 degrees Celsius and
to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
• G20 leaders have taken a pledge to halt financing of overseas coal-fired power generation by the
end of 2021.
About G20 Summit 2021
• The summit was hosted by Italy under its G20 Presidency for 2021 at Rome, Italy.
• Summit Chair: Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy.
• Motto of G20 under Italian Presidency in 2021: People, Planet, Prosperity
• Outcome: Rome Declaration was adopted at the G20 Summit 2021.
About G20
• Members: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,
Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United
States, and the European Union.
• G20 Summit 2022 will be hosted at Bali under the Indonesian Presidency.
• Motto for G20 Summit 2022: Recover Together, Recover Stronger.
1.421 Asian Development Bank gets USD 665 million for climate projects
• Recently, four partners have collectively pledged USD 665 million at the COP26 in Glasgow towards
Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support climate-related projects in Southeast Asia.
• The USD 665 million funding includes
o USD 151 million from the Government of the United Kingdom,
o USD 155 million from Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP),
o USD 58 million from the European Union,
o USD 300 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
• The funding will form a part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Green Recovery
Platform of the ADB.
• The new funding will add to the USD 1.4 billion in co-financing commitments already pledged to the
ACGF since 2019, bringing total pledges to the facility to USD 2 billion.
1.4221st India Young Water Challenge

• Recently, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the first edition of the India Young Water
Professional Programme to provide a structured platform for capacity building in water
management in India.
• This program has been taken up under National Hydrology Project and will be implemented by
Australia India Water Centre (a consortium of Australian and Indian universities).
• It aims to achieve its objective through 70-20-10 framework:
o About 70% of the program is focused on project based learning through Situation
Understanding and Improvement Projects (SUIP).
o About 20% of the program on the exposure (learning and developing through others).

o 10% is based on education (formal training).
1.423 Coal Ministry Accelerate Sustainable Development Efforts
• Recently, the Ministry of coal has constituted a Sustainable Development Cell (SDC), in line with the
commitment of clean energy.
• This will promote environmentally sustainable coal mining in the country and will address
environmental concerns during mining operation and till the decommissioning or final closure of
mines.
Additional Information:
• In order to enhance non-fossil energy capacity to 500GW by 2030, Coal & Lignite companies
have planned to install additional 5560 MW of renewable capacity with an investment of over Rs.
15000 Crores.
• To reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tones till 2030, Bio-Reclamation of
mined out land has already been taken up on a big scale
1.424 Central Government exempted exploratory oil drilling from prior CRZ nod
• Recently, the environment ministry has proposed to exempt exploratory drilling operations for oil
& natural gas and development of associated facilities in inter-tidal areas from
“prior Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance”.
o The proposal has been issued as draft notification in a gazette on November 1, 2021.
1.425 Facilitative Sharing of Views (FSV) of India’s Third Biennial Update Report (BUR) at COP26
• During the 11th Facilitative Sharing of Views (FSV) at the Conference of Parties 26 (COP26), India
made the following presentations on its third Biennial Update Report (BUR):
o India represents 17% of the global population, while its historical cumulative emissions are
only 4% and current annual Green House Gases emissions are only about 5%.
o India achieved 24% reduction in emission intensity of its Gross domestic product over the
period of 2005-2014.
o In the last 7 years, India’s installed solar energy capacity has increased 17 times.
Awards
1.426 National Sports Awards 2021
• The National Sports Awards for the year 2021 have been announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs
& Sports.
• Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021
S.No. Sport Awardee
1 Athletics Neeraj Chopra
2 Wrestling Ravi Kumar
3 Boxing Lovlina Borgohain
4 Hockey Sreejesh P.R and Manpreet Singh
5 Para Shooting Avani Lekhara and Manish Narwal
6 Para Athletics Sumit Antil
7 Para Badminton Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar
8 Cricket Mithali Raj
9 Football Sunil Chhetri
• Arjuna Awards 2021

S.No. Sport Awardee
1 Athletics Arpinder Singh
2 Boxing Simranjit Kaur
3 Cricket Shikhar Dhawan
4 Fencing Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman
6 Kabaddi SandeepNarwal
7 Mallakhamb HimaniUttamParab
8 Shooting Abhishek Verma
9 Tennis Ankita Raina
10 Wrestling Deepak Punia
11 Para Athletics Yogesh Kathuniya, Nishad Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Sharad
Kumar
12 Para Shooting Singhraj Adhana
13 Para-Badminton Suhash Yathiraj
14 Para Table Tennis Bhavina Patel
15 Para Archery Harvinder Singh
• Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021

o Life Time Achievement Category
S.No. Sport Awardee
1 Athletics T. P. Ouseph
2 Cricket SarkarTalwar
3 Hockey Sarpal Singh
4 Kabaddi Ashan Kumar
5 Swimming Tapan Kumar Panigrahi
o Regular Category
S.No. Sport Awardee

1 Boxing SandhyaGurung
2 Athletics Radhakrishnan Nair P
3 Hockey PritamSiwach
4 Para Shooting Jai PrakashNautiyal
5 Table Tennis Subramanian Raman
1.427 Padma Awards 2021

• The President has conferred the Padma Awards 2021 which includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma
Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards.
o Padma Vibhushan Award
S.No. Name Field State/Country
1 Shinzo Abe Public Affairs Japan

2 S. P. Balasubramaniam Art Tamil Nadu
(Posthumous)
3 Dr. Belle Monappa Medicine Karnataka
Hegde
4 Narinder Singh Kapany Science and Engineering U.S.A.
(Posthumous)
5 Maulana Wahiduddin Spiritualism Delhi
Khan
6 B. B. Lal Archaeology Delhi
7 Sudarshan Sahoo Art Odisha
1.428South African author Damon Galgut bags Booker Prize 2021

• South African author Damon Galgut has won the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel “The
Promise”.
• He follows in the footsteps of other South African winners Nadine Gordimer and JM Coetzee, and is
the first winner from the country since 1999.
1.429 Malayalam writer M. Mukundan wins 2021 JCB Prize for Literature
• Recently, the M. Mukundan's "Delhi: A Soliloquy", translated from Malayalam by Fathima E.V. and
Nandakumar K., has been announced as winner of the JCB Prize for Literature.
1.430 Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank gets ASSOCHAM award

• The Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has won the Associated Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) award.
• KVGB was adjudged the best regional rural bank (RRB) under the ‘Regional Rural Banks’ category, in
recognition of its initiatives in the sphere of digital financial services.
1.431 BRO sets Guinness World Record for highest motorable road in Ladakh
• The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has created a Guinness Book of World Record by constructing
and black-topping the world's highest motorable road at Umling La Pass in Ladakh at an altitude of
19,024 feet.
1.432 BWF gives Padukone lifetime achievement award

• Badminton legend Prakash Padukone will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award this
year from the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
• Alaknanda Ashok, President, Uttarakhand Badminton Association, will receive the Women & Gender
Equity Award.
1.433 Kerala entrepreneur becomes first Indian to be honoured with Knighthood In Italy
• Sohan Roy, a Forbes-listed entrepreneur from Kerala, has now become the first Indian who has been
awarded the honorary title of 'Knight of Parte Guelfa' in Italy.
• The knighthood was conferred on Roy for his humanitarian and environmental protection efforts in
business and movies.

1.434 Civil society organisation Pratham awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace for 2021
• Pratham, a civil society organization, has been conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development for 2021.
• The international jury of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, was
chaired by the former Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S. Thakur.
• Pratham has been awarded for its pioneering work over more than a quarter century in seeking to
ensure that every child has access to quality education.
1.435 Kerala based start-up wins two prestigious awards at National level
• A Kerala-based medical technology start-up “Sascan Meditech” has been adjudged the winner of
Startup India Grand Challenge 2021 in the medical device category of the Government of India.
1.436 49th International Emmy Awards

• The 49th edition of the International Emmy Awards, which celebrates the best in international
television, was held in New York.
• Award Winners
S.No. Category Winner

1 Arts Programming Kubrick By Kubrick(France)
2 Best Performance by an Actor David Tennant in Des (UK)
3 Best Performance by an Actress Hayley Squires in Adult Material(UK)
4 Comedy Call My Agent – Season 4(France)
5 Documentary Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice(Thailand)
6 Drama Series Tehran(Israel)
• Indians among Emmy nominees:
o Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Serious Men was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor.
o Vir Das: For India was nominated for Comedy and Aarya television series on Disney+ Hotstar
starring Sushmita Sen was nominated for Drama Series.
1.437 Karnataka RDWSD wins award for effective communication

• The Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Department (RDWSD), Government of Karnataka, has been
conferred with the Best Communication in Sanitation Award for 2021 in Digital communication
category by Indian Sanitation Coalition (ISC) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI).
1.438 Tenzing Norgay National Award 2020

• The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020 has been conferred upon 7 awardees.
S.No. Category Awardee
1 Land Adventure Priyanka Mangesh Mohite, Jay Prakash Kumar,
Col. Amit Bisht, Sheetal
2 Water Adventure Srikaanth Viswanathan
3 Air Adventure Lt. Col. Servesh Dhadwal
4 Life Time Achievement Jai Kishan

1.439 “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar” conferred upon Indian Oil
• Indian Oil has been conferred the “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Purskar, 2021”, for encouraging sports
through Corporate Social Responsibility.
1.440 Teenage Delhi boys win International Children’s Peace Prize 2021
• Vihaan and Nav Agarwal from Delhi have won the 17th KidsRights International Children’s Peace
Prize for tackling pollution in Delhi by recycling household waste.
• They have developed a “One Step Greener” initiative for segregating waste and organising waste
pickups for garbage from thousands of homes, schools and offices.
About the award
• The award is given annually by the International children’s rights organization KidsRights based in
Amsterdam (Netherlands) to a child who has made a significant contributions in advocating children’s
rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children such as orphans etc.
1.441 IIT Bombay team wins grant from Elon Musk Foundation
• A team of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-Bombay) named 'SASIITB' has won a grant
worth USD 250,000 from the XPRIZE Foundation, a part of the Elon Musk Foundation.
• The grant has been conferred at the Sustainable Innovation Forum at COP26 summit, Glasgow
(Scotland).
• The team consisting of students Anwesha Banerjee, Srinath Iyer, Shubham Kumar, and Srishti
Bhamare, have won for making a tri-modular technology for large scale removal of carbon dioxide
and turning it into salts.
1.442 First SAI Institutional Awards conferred

• Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports has presented the first-ever Sports Authority of India (SAI)
Institutional Awards in New Delhi.
• A total of 162 athletes and 84 coaches have been conferred awards in the Outstanding Award and
Best Award category for their performance in national and international competitions from 2016 to
2020.
1.443 STPI IT Exports Awards 2021 announced

• The Karnataka government has announced the Software Technology Parks of India- Information
Technology (STPI IT) Exports Awards 2021 during the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021.
• Infosys has won the “IT Ratna Award” in the category of companies with more than Rs 10,000
crores exports.
• Padma Duraiswamy, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chimera Technologies has won
the women entrepreneur of the year award.
• Other awards include
S.No. Awardee Category
1 NVIDIA Graphics highest exports per employee, (in IT enabled
services)
2 Bioclinica India highest new jobs creator & high growth in women
employment
3 Juniper Networks India highest new jobs creator (in IT)
4 Incap Contract highest exporter in electronic hardware (in
Corporation Bengaluru)
5 Standard Chartered Global High Growth in IT Exports
Business Services. (Rs.1000 Cr.-Rs. 2000 Cr.)
• The 24th edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021 (BTS2021) has been launched by the Karnataka
Government in collaboration with Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM).
• The theme of BTS2021 is: “Driving the Next”.
1.444 National Export Excellence Awards conferred

• The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) has conferred the National Export Excellence Awards for the
year 2019-20 and 2020-21.
• Tata International has attained First place in the Finished Leather (Rs. 100 – 200 Crores) category for
the year 2019-20.
• Under the Overall category for the year 2019-20 and 2020-21:
o Feng Tay India, Tamil Nadu has received first place.
o Farida Group, Chennai received 2nd place.
o K.H. Exports India, Chennai received the 3rd place.
1.445 Baillie Gifford Prize of Non-Fiction 2021

• The 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize of Non-Fiction has been awarded to Patrick Radden Keefe for his book
“Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty.”
• The award of 50,000 pound (USD 67,000) is an annual British book prize for the best non-fiction
writing in the English language.
1.446 First Project SIREN Awards

• Winners of First edition of the Project SIREN awards 2021 have been announced.
o The Hindu has been awarded the ‘Project SIREN Award for Newspapers 2021’ for responsible
reporting on suicide between June 2020 and June 2021.
o Geetika Mantri, Senior Editor at the The News Minute has been awarded the ‘Project SIREN
Award for Journalists 2021’ for her article titled ‘How the coverage of Sushant Singh’s death
was a disservice to mental health reportage’.
About Project Siren
• It was launched on 10th September 2020, World Suicide Prevention Day with the aim of assessing
media reports and coverage on suicides.
1.447 52nd International Film Festival of India

• Awards conferred at the 52nd IFFI, Goa include:
S. No Award Awardee Film

1 Golden Peacock Masakazu Kaneko Ring Wandering
2 ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Lingui-The Sacred Bonds
3 Silver Peacock for Best Actor Jitendra Joshi Godavari
(Male)
4 Silver Peacock for Best Actor Angela Molina Charlotte
(Female)
5 Silver Peacock for Special Jury Nikhil Mahajan Godavari and
and The First Fallen
Renata Carvalho
6 Best Debut Feature Film Mari Alessandrini Zahorí
7 Best Director Vaclav Kadrnka Saving One Who Was Dead
• The films in the Indian Panorama Film section include:
S. No Category Film Director Language

1 Feature Film 21st Tiffin Vijaygiri Bava Gujarati
2 Non Feature Film Sainbari to Sandeshkhali Sanghamitra Chaudhury Bengali
3 Non Feature Film Sunpat Rohit Rawat Garhwali
4 Non Feature Film Sweet Biryani K. Jeyachandra Hashmi Tamil
• International films at the IFFI include:
S. No. Category Film Director Country

1 International Saving One Who Was Dead Václav Kadrnka Czech
Competition Republic
2 World Panorama The Night Belongs to Lovers Julien Hilmoine France
3 World Panorama The Giants Bonifacio Angius Italy
• Opening films of Indian Panorama include:
S. No Category Film Director

1 Feature Film Semkhor Aimee Baruah
2 Non Feature Film Ved - the Visionary Rajeev Prakash
• The films in the “Soul of Asia” category include:
S. No. Film Director

1 Ahed's Knee Nadav Lapid
2 Costa Brava, Lebanon Moonie Akl.
3 Onoda: 10,000 nights in the Jungle Arthur Harari
4 Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryusuke Hamaguchi
5 Whether the Weather is Fine Carlo Francisco Manatad
6 Yuni Kamila Andin
• ‘The King of all the World’ directed by Carlos Saura has been named the Opening film of the IFFI.
• Lyricist, Padma Shree awardee and Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Prasoon
Joshi and actor Hema Malini have been awarded the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for
2021.
• The Feature Film Jury comprised of twelve members under the chairmanship of eminent filmmaker
S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu.
• Aryan Kumar (16 yrs.) from Bihar and 74 other artists have been chosen as the winners of ‘75 Creative
Minds of Tomorrow’.
• Press Information Bureau (PIB) has launched a daily IFFI newsletter “IFFILOID” to showcase the
stories of the films and their creators during the 52nd IFFI.
1.448 Sixth BRICS Film Festival awards

• The 6th BRICS Film Festival awards have been announced at the 52nd International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) in Goa.
• The awardees are:
o Best Film Award: South African Film ‘Barakat’ by Director Amy Jephta and Russian Film ‘The
Sun above Me Never Sets’ by Director Lyubov Borisova.
o Best Director: Brazil’s Lúcia Murat for documentary ‘Ana’.
o Best Actor (Male): India’s Dhanush for his role in ‘Asuran’.
o Best Actor (Female): Brazil’s Lara Boldorini for ‘On Wheels’.
o Jury Special Mention Award: Director Yan Han for film “A Little Red Flower from China”.
• For the first time the BRICS Film Festival has taken place alongside IFFI, Goa.
1.449 International Press Institute (IPI) India Award- 2021

• The IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021 has been awarded jointly to:
o Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of “NDTV”
o Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Prakash Chandra of “The Week”
• The IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020 has been awarded to Ritika Chopra of The
Indian Express.
1.450 IIPA Award conferred upon Asian Institute of Transport Development (AITD)
• The Asian Institute of Transport Development (AITD) has been conferred with the Indian Institute of
Public Administration (IIPA) Award for Excellence in Public Services in New Delhi.
• AITD, along with the Ministry of Railways, has organised training programs for professionals from
South-East Asian countries and also for road safety.
1.451Software to monitor Mission Kakatiya bags Skoch awards

• Software developed for the supervision of minor irrigation tanks restored and repaired under the
Mission Kakaitya programme has bagged the SKOCH award.
• The software was developed by the e-governance division of the Irrigation and Command Area
Development of Telangana.
1.452 Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs inaugurates the 14th Urban Mobility Conference 2021
• Recently, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs has inaugurated the 14th edition of Urban
Mobility India (UMI) Conference 2021.
o The main theme of this year’s conference is “Mobility for All”.
• A film titled “India at 75-Mobility for All” and five publications, namely ‘Toolkit on Mobility as a
Service (MaaS)’, ‘Source Book on PPP Arrangements for Urban Bus Operations in India’, ‘A
compendium of ‘SMART-Sustainable Urban Transport’, ‘Compendium of ‘SMART-MOVE - Innovative
Urban Mobility Challenge 2021’ and ‘Service and Business Plan for City Bus Operations for two ESCBS
Cities Chandigarh and Mira-Bhayandar under the World Bank—GEF assisted Efficient and Sustainable
City Bus Services (ESCBS) Project’ were also released.
• He presented awards to the state / city winners for “Excellence in Urban Transport” in different
categories and distributed certificates under the Executive Programme in Sustainable Transport and
trophies for SMART-MOVE (Innovative Urban Mobility Challenge 2021).
• He launched the 15th UMI conference, which will house the theme of “Azadi@75: Sustainable
AtmaNirbhar Urban Mobility” in Kochi, Kerala.
• List of winners for ‘Excellence in Urban Transport’ is as follows:
o City with the Most Sustainable Transport System – Kochi
o City with the Best Public Transport System – Surat, Silvassa (Commendation Award)
o City with the Best Non-Motorized Trans port System – Delhi
o City with the Best Safety and Security System & Record – Surat
o City with the Best Intelligent Transport System (ITS) – Hubballi-Dharwad
o City with the Most Innovative Financing Mechanism – Indore
o City with the Best Green Transport Initiative – Port Blair, Ahmedabad
1.453 Union IT Minister and MoS IT felicitates winners of Cyber Security Grand Challenge
• Recently, the Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology (IT) and the Minister of State
in the Ministry of Electronics & IT felicitated the winners of the Cyber Security Grand Challenge.
• The winners of the Cyber Security Grand Challenge are
Position Start-up Name Problem Statement Addressed
Winner SecurelyShare Software Development of Automated System to enable
Pvt.Ltd. Privacy Preserving Analytics/Forensics
1st Runner- Payatu Security Assurance of Security of Hardware Devices,
up Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Products and Components
About Cyber Security Grand Challenge

• The Cyber Security Grand Challenge was launched jointly by the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY)
and Data Security Council of India (DSCI) in January 2020.
• It is the first-of-its-kind Cyber Security challenge to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in
India.
Sports
1.454 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
• Tamil Nadu Cricket team has won their second consecutive Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy defeating
Karnataka in the Finals.
• Vidarbha team’s bowler Akshay Karnewar created the world record for the most economic figures
in T20 Cricket.
• Shahrukh Khan was named Man of the Match.
1.455 AB de Villiers announces retirement from all forms of Cricket

• South African Cricketer Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (AB de Villiers) has announced his retirement
from all forms of cricket.

1.456 ICC partners with UNICEF
• International Cricket Council has partnered with The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to
raise awareness towards Mental Health and Wellbeing for Children.
1.457 Rohit Sharma scores 3000 T20 Runs

• Rohit Sharma has become 3rd Male Cricketer to score 3,000 T20 Runs.
• Virat Kohli was the first cricketer to reach the milestone, followed by New Zealand’s Martin Guptill.
1.458 India to Host 1st World Yogasana Championship in June 2022

• India will host the 1st World Yogasana Championship in June 2022.
• Over 500 competitors are taking part in the National Yogasana Championships.
1.459 U23 World Wrestling Championship 2021

• Indian wrestlers have won 5 medals at the U23 World Wrestling Championships 2021 held in
Belgrade, Serbia.
• This is India’s highest ever medal tally yet.
1.460 Dwayne Bravo retires from International Cricket

• West Indies’s cricketer Dwayne Bravo has announced retirement from International cricket.
1.461 1st World Deaf Judo Championship 2021 organised

• The Senior Jammu and Kashmir team for deaf secured 1st position in the first World Deaf Judo
Championship 2021 organised in Paris Versailles, France by the International Committee of Sports
for the Deaf (ICSD).
• From the Indian team, Rakshanda Mehak (J&K) won the Bronze Medal.
1.462 18 cricketers selected for the MCC Awards Honorary Life Membership
• Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) released the list of 18 Cricketers who were selected for the MCC
awards Honorary Life Membership of the Club.
• These include 2 former Indian Cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath.
1.463 India wins Men’s doubles title at the World Table Tennis Contender
• India’s G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai have won the Men’s Doubles Title at the World Table Tennis
Contender in Tunis, Tunisia by defeating France.
1.464 Akash Kumar wins Bronze Medal at World Boxing Championships

• Akash Kumar has won the Bronze Medal in the 54 kg category at the at the 2021 AIBA Men’s World
Boxing Championships at Belgrade in Serbia.
• He lost to Makhmud Sabyrkhan of Kazakhstan.
1.465 Manu Bhaker and Javad Foroughi win gold in the President’s Cup shooting championship
• Manu Bhaker and Olympic champion Javad Foroughi (Iran) have won the Gold medal in mixed air
pistol at the President’s Cup shooting championship in Wroclaw, Poland.

1.466 Punjab University wins MAKA Trophy
• Punjab University has won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, 2021 for the third
consecutive year for best all-round performance in sports.
1.467 Jayawardene, Pollock, and Brittin inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
• Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (South Africa) and Janette Brittin (Britain) have been
inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame.
1.468 Final match of Sir Pratap Singh Cup 2021 organised in Jaipur
• The Ministry of Culture has organised the final match of the M.P. Cup Polo Championship - Sir Pratap
Singh Cup 2021 at the Jaipur Polo Grounds.
• The event has been organized by Indian Polo Association and supported by Just in Time Sports
Foundation.
1.469 ISSF President’s Cup Results

• Christian Reitz (Germany) has won the Gold Medal in the International Shooting Sport Federation
(ISSF) President’s Cup Men’s shooting championship in Wroclaw, Poland.
• Saurabh Chaudhary (India) has won the silver medal and Abhishek Verma (India) has won the Bronze
Medal in the championship.
• In the women’s championship, Olena Kostevych (Ukraine) has won Gold, Mathilde Lamolle (France)
has won Silver and Jiang Ranxin (China) has won Bronze. India’s Manu Bhaker finished 5th in the
championship.
1.470 Russia wins Billie Jean King Cup

• Russia has won the maiden Billie Jean King Cup in Prague by defeating Switzerland.
• Billie Jean King Cup was earlier known as Federation Cup.
1.471 Djokovic wins Paris Masters Title

• Serbias’s Novak Djokovic has won his sixth Paris Masters title (record) by defeating Russia’s Daniil
Medvedev in the finals.
1.472 Indian team wins Women's Doubles title in Slovenia

• India's Manika Batra and Archana Kamath have won their maiden Women's Doubles title (as a team)
at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Lasko 2021 by defeating Melanie Diaz and Adriana Diaz
from Puerto Rico.
1.473 Lewis Hamilton wins Brazilian Grand Prix

• Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1.474 Australia wins their Maiden Men's T20 World Cup title
• Australia has won their Maiden Men's T20 World Cup title by defeating New Zealand in Dubai.
• David Warner has won the Player of the Tournament award of the World Cup and Mitchell Marsh
has been named the Player of the Final.

1.475 Schedules of Major ICC events for next eight-year cycle announced
• International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the Venue and schedules of major events for the
next eight year cycle (2024-2031).
• United States will host the T20 World Cup in 2024 for the first time with West Indies.
• The events that will be hosted by India include:
o T20 World Cup, 2026 by India and Sri Lanka.
o Champions Trophy in 2029.
o ODI World Cup in 2031 by India and Bangladesh.
1.476 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 results

• Alireza Firouzja (France) has won the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga, Latvia.
• Among Indians, Nihal Sarin ranked 18th, Pentala Harikrishna ranked 30th and Krishnan Sasikiran
ranked 31st in the tournament.
• China’s Lei Tingjie won the women’s tournament and India’s Harika Dronavalli ranked 5th and
Vantika Agarwal ranked 14th.
1.477 India's recent Grandmasters

• Sankalp Gupta from Nagpur (Maharashtra) has become India’s 71st Grandmaster (GM) after
completing the 3rd and final GM norm at the GM Ask 3 round-robin event in Arandjelovac, Serbia.
• Mitrabha Guha from Kolkata (West Bengal) has become India’s 72nd GM. He has secured his 3rd
(GM) norm at GM Third Saturday Mix 220 in Novi Sad, Serbia.
1.478 ITTF Ecuador International Open table tennis tournament

• The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) International Open table tennis tournament has
been concluded in Cuenca, Ecuador. Results of the tournament are:
S.No. Event Winners Country

1 Men’s Singles Manush Shah India
2 Women’s Singles T. Reeth Rishya India
3 Men’s Doubles Dario Arce and Juan Mexico
Jesus Gomes
4 Women’s Doubles Arantxa Cossio and Clio Mexico
Barcenas
5 Mixed Doubles Arantxa Cossio and Mexico
Juan Jesus Gomes
1.479 ICC announces ‘Team of the Tournament'

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the recently
concluded T20 World Cup.
• Pakistan’s Babar Azam has been named the Captain of the team.
S.No. Player Country
1 David Warner , Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood Australia
2 Joss Buttler (Wicket Keeper), Moeen Ali England
3 Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi Pakistan
4 Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka

5 Trent Boult New Zealand
6 Aiden Markram, Anrich Nortje South Africa
1.480 India wins 7 medals at 2021 Asian Archery Championships

• The 2021 Asian Archery Championships has been held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• The Indian archers have won seven medals at the competition to occupy second place in the medal
table. These include:
o In the Recurve event:
S.No. Awardee Medal Event

1 Pravin Jadhav, Kapil and Parth Salunkhe Silver Men's team
2 Ankita Bhakat, Ridhi and Madhu Vedwan Silver Women's team
3 Ankita Bhakat and Kapil Bronze Mixed team
o In the Compound events:
S.No. Awardee Medal Event

1 Abhishek Verma Silver Men's individual
2 Aman Saini, Abhishek Verma and Rishabh Bronze Men’s Team
Yadav
3 Jyothi Surekha Vennam Gold Women's individual
4 Rishabh Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam Silver Mixed team
1.481 Skier Arif Khan qualifies for Beijing Winter Olympics

• Arif Khan from Jammu and Kashmir has qualified for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in ski and snow
board event in an Olympic qualifier alpine skiing event in Dubai.
• He has become the first Indian to qualify for the Winter Olympics.
1.482 Indonesia Masters Badminton tournament results

S.No. Winners Country Event
1 Kento Momota Japan Men's singles
2 An Seyoung South Korea Women's singles
3 Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi Japan Men's doubles
4 Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida Japan Women's doubles
5 Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Thailand Mixed doubles
Taerattanachai
1.483 Garbine Muguruza wins her maiden WTA tile

• Spain's Garbine Muguruza has won the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament held in
Guadalajara, Mexico.
• She has defeated Anett Kontaveit of Estonia to win her maiden title.
• Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic have won the WTA Finals doubles by
defeating Hsie Su-wei of Chinese Taipei and Elise Mertens of Belgium.
1.484 Indians wrestlers at the Under 23 World Wrestling Championships

• The Under 23 World Wrestling Championship has been held in Belgrade, Serbia.
• Indian Women wrestlers grabbed 5 medals at the Women’s freestyle event.
S.No. Awardee Weight Category Medal
1 Shivani Pawar 50 Kg Silver
2 Anju 55 Kg Bronze
3 Radhika 62 Kg Bronze
4 Nisha 65 Kg Bronze
5 Divya Kakran 72 Kg Bronze
1.485 Saurav Ghosal wins Malaysian Open Squash Championship 2021

• India’s Saurav Ghosal has become the first Indian squash player to win the Malaysian Open
Championships 2021, in the men’s singles final in Kuala Lumpur.
• He beat Miguel Rodriguez of Colombia.
• Malaysia’s Aifa Azman has won the women’s singles title of the championship.
1.486 Harmanpreet Kaur named in WBBL team of tournament

• Harmanpreet Kaur has become the First Indian Player to be named as Women’s Big Bash League
(WBBL) Player of the Tournament.
• She plays for the Melbourne Renegades team of the WBBL.
1.487 Brazil legend Formiga retires from national team

• Brazil's footballer, Miraildes Maciel Mota (known as Formiga) has retired from the National team.
• She is the only player to have taken part in all seven editions of the Women’s Olympic Football
Tournament with Two Silver medals.
• She also holds the records for the oldest World Cup player and oldest goal scorer in the tournament.
• Formiga has played her last match against India in the Four Nation International Tournament in Manaus,
Brazil.
1.488 Meghana wins National Karate Championships

• Meghana of the Maris Stella College, Vijayawada (Andra Pradesh) has got first place in the National
Karate Championships held in Vishakhapatnam.
• She has won yellow belt in the championship and won seven gold, two silver and one bronze medal.
• She will be taking part in the International Karate Championship to be held in February, 2022.
1.489 TCS becomes title sponsor of Jaguar Formula E racing team

• Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with British racing team Jaguar Racing as title sponser,
before the 2021/22 Formula E World Championship.
• The team will be known as Jaguar TCS Racing.
• Formula E Championship is a motorsport championship for electric cars.
Appointments
S. No. Person Designation Country/Company/ Outgoing Person
Organization
1 Vice Admiral Krishna Chief of Staff of Indian Navy --
Swaminathan Western Naval
Command (WNC)

2 Bimal Patel Member International Law --
Commission
3 V. Thiruppugazh Head Chennai Metro Flood --
Management
Committee
4 Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar Chief of the Naval Staff Indian Navy Karambir Singh
5 Nandita Sinha Chief Executive Officer Myntra Amar Nagaram
(CEO)
6 VVS Laxman Director National Cricket Rahul Dravid
Academy (NCA)
7 K V Kamath Senior Advisor Kohlberg Kravis --
Roberts & Co. India
8 Satya Narayan Pradhan Director-General (DG) Narcotics Control Rakesh Ashthana
Bureau (NCB)
9 Atul Karwal DG NDRF SN Pradhan
10 Sourav Ganguly Chairman of Men’s International Cricket Anil Kumble
Cricket Committee Council (ICC)
11 Shombi Sharp Resident Coordinator United Nations
in India
12 Daniel Ortega President Nicaragua Enrique Bolanos
13 Baerbel Bas Speaker Germany’s lower Wolfgang
house of Parliament Schaeuble
“Bundestag”
14 Sheel Vardhan Singh DG Central Industrial M.A. Ganapathy
Security Force (CISF)
15 Petr Fiala Prime Minister Czech Republic Andrej Babis
16 Praveen Sinha Asian delegate to the International --
executive committee Criminal Police
Organization
(Interpol)
17 Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi President Interpol Kim Jong Yang
18 Hillary Charlesworth International Court of United Nations James Crawford
Justice (ICJ)
19 Vice Admiral Ajendra Flag Officer Indian Navy R. Hari Kumar
Bahadur Singh Commanding–in-Chief
(FOC-in-C) of WNC
20 Vivek Johri Chairman Central Board of M Ajit Kumar
Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC).
21 Harshwanti Bisht President Indian --
Mountaineering
Foundation (IMF)
22 Dheeraj Hinduja Executive Chairman Ashok Leyland Vipin Sondhi
23 Mahesh Joshi President Kannada Sahitya Manu Baligar
Parishat
24 Parag Agrawal CEO Twitter Jack Dorsey
25 Vijay Amritraj President Tamil Nadu Tennis --
Association
26 Nandagopal Shenoy President Konkani Bhas Ani Basti Vaman
Sanskriti Prathistan Shenoy
27 Shaktikanta Das Governor Reserve Bank of India --
(RBI)
28 C.S Venkatakrishnan CEO Barclays Jes Staley
Obituaries
S. No. Name of Deceased Country/ Field Miscellaneous
State
1 Alan Davidson Australia Cricketer First player to score 100 runs and take
10 wickets in a single Test match.
2 M. Krishnan Nair Kerala Oncologist Started the Regional Cancer Centre
(RCC) in Thiruvananthapuram.
3 Marilia Mendonca Brazil Singer Recipient of Latin Grammy Award.
4 Tarak Sinha New Delhi Cricket Dronacharya Awardee
coach
5 Partha Rudra West Bengal Journalist --
6 C. Madhusudhan Tamil Nadu BCCI panel --
scorer
7 Koneru Ramakrishna Andhra Educationist Recipient of Padma Shri award.
Rao Pradesh
8 Babasaheb Maharashtra Historian/ Recipient of Padma Vibhushan.
Purandare Author Known for his work on the history of
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Popularly known as 'Shiv Shahir.'
9 Wilbur Smith South Africa Author --

10 Anand Shankar Author --
Pandya
11 Hasan Azizul Haque Bangladesh Author Received Bangla Academy award,
Adamjee Sahitya Puraskar, and Ananda
Sahitya Puraskar in Kolkata for his novel
“Agunpakhi.”
12 Mannu Bhandari Madhya Author Awarded K. K. Birla Foundation’s “Vyas
Pradesh Samman” for her autobiography ‘Ek
Kahani Yeh’.
13 Salem Nanjundaiah Karnataka Politics Gandhian leader known for his
Subba Rao ‘Shramdan’ camps
14 Novy Kapadia New Delhi Football Called “the Voice of Indian Football”
commentat and author of the books 'The Football
or and Fanatic's Essential Guide Book' and
Author 'Barefoot to Boots, The Many Lives of
Indian Football'.
15 Sirivennela India Lyricist Recipient of Padma Shri.
Seetharama Sastry
16 Robert Bly USA Poet Won the U.S National Book Award for
his collection of Vietnam War protest
poems, “The Light around the Body”.
17 Chun Doo-hwan South Korea Politics The last Military Dictator of South
Korea.
18 Stephen Sondheim USA Lyricist Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for song
'Sunday in the Park' and an Oscar Award
for the song 'Sooner or Later'.
19 B Sivasankaran Nair Kerala Lyricist Also known as Bichu Thirumala.
Persons in News
S. No. Person About Miscellaneous
1 Sanjay Kumar Union Government has --
Mishra extended his tenure as Chief
of Enforcement Directorate
(ED) for 1 year
2 Indira Gandhi death anniversary Former Prime Minister
3 Shyam Saran Negi India's oldest voter has cast --
ballot in the Himachal Pradesh
Mandi Parliamentary by-poll.
4 Wang Yaping First Chinese woman She has conducted a spacewalk of
astronaut to walk in space 6.5 hours by moving out of the space
station core module “Tianhe”.
5 General Prabhu Conferred with the honorary He is the Army Chief of Nepal.
Ram Sharma rank of ‘General’ of the Indian
Army
6 Sunny Leone first Indian actress to launch Introduced her first collectible
Non Fungible Token (NFT) artwork ‘MISFITZ’ in partnership with
Mintdropz for minting the NFT.
7 Frieda Kahlo Her self-portrait titled "Diego y The painting made in 1949 is the
yo" (Diego and me) has been most expensive Latin American
sold for a record sum of USD painting in history sold at an auction.
35 million in New York.
8 Umar Alisha A book has been released on He was the former pontiff of Sri
the life and parliamentary Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika
debates of Umar Alisha Peetham.
Books and Authors

S. No Book Title Author Publisher Miscellaneous
1 Shuttler’s Flick: Making Pullela Gopi Shuttler’s Flick: Autobiography of Pullela
every match count Chand and Priya Making every Gopi Chand
Kumar match count
2 Lal Salaam Smriti Zubin Westland Inspired by the killings of 76
Irani CRPF personnel in
Dantewada, Chhattisgarh in
April 2010 by naxalites.
3 10 Flashpoints: 20 years- Manish Tewari Rupa It mentions the National
National Security Situations Security Challenges faced
That Impacted India

by India in the past 20
years.
4 The Story of the First Subhadra Sen
Civilizations: From Gupta
Mesopotamia to the Aztecs
5 The Sage with Two Horns Sudha Murty
6 Not Just Cricket: A Pradeep
Reporter's Journey through Magazine
Modern India
7 An Economist at Home and Dr Shankar
Abroad: A Personal Journey Acharya
8 The Cinema of Satyajit Ra Bhaskar
Chattopadhyay
9 Nehru: The Debates that Tripurdaman
Define India Singh & Adeel
Hussain
10 The Disruptor: How Debashish
Vishwanath Pratap Singh Mukerji
Shook India
11 Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Salman
Nationhood in Our Times Khurshid
12 India vs UK: The Story of an Syed
Unprecedented Diplomatic Akbaruddin
Win
13 Cooking to Save your Life Abhijit Banerjee
(Nobel Prize-
winner)
14 Resolved: Uniting Nations in Ban Ki-moon
a Divided World (Former UN
Secretary
General)
15 Contested Lands: India, Maroof Raza
China and the Boundary (Ex-Army
Dispute Officer)
16 Indian Innings: The Journey Ayaz Memon
of Indian Cricket from 1947
17 Democracy, Politics and Dr.A.Surya
Governance Prakash
18 Conversations: India’s BN Goswamy
Leading Art Historian (Art historian)
Engages with 101 themes,
and More
19 Shuttler’s Flick : Making Pullela
Every Match Count Gopichand co-
(autobiography of authored book
badminton coach and with Priya
former player Pullela Kumar
Gopichand)
20 Uddna Baaz (biography on Navdeep Singh
Olympian Gurbachan Singh Gill
Randhawa, a former Indian
athlete)
21 Arabic edition of ‘100 Great Abhay K
Indian Poems’ (100
Qaseedat Hindiyah Raiyeh)
[launched at Sharjah Book
Fair]
22 The Great Indian Diet Shilpa Shetty
23 Modern India Poonam Dalal
Dahiya
24 Unshackling India: Hard Ajay Chhibber &
Truths and Clear Choices for Salman Anees
Economic Revival Soz
25 Finding A Straight Line Aseem Chawla
Between Twists and Turns
26 Access: The Photo Digest- Released by Union Civil
Demystifying accessibility in Aviation Minister
Civil Aviation
27 ‘Srimadramayanam’ Sasikiranacharya This book is about Lord
Rama's leadership, good
governance and rule of law.
28 Eppatthu Thirugatagalu Yakshagana St. Aloysius Soorikumeru Govinda Bhat

artiste, Prakashana has been conferred with the
Soorikumeru Kendra Sangeet Natak
Govinda Bha Akademi Award
Days in News
S. No. Day Date Theme/ Misc.
1 National Unity Day October 31 Birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
On the occasion, "Sardar Patel Leadership
Centre" at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National
Academy of Administration (LBSNAA),
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) has been
inaugurated.
2 Tamil Nadu Day July 18 To commemorate the nomination of the state
to its present name. Earlier, it was observed
on November 1.
3 Andra Pradesh Day November 1 To mark the establishment of the state in 1956
4 Kerala Piravi Day November 1 To mark the establishment of the state in 1956
5 Haryana Day November 1 To mark the establishment of the state in 1966
6 Madhya Pradesh Day November 1 To mark the establishment of the state in 1956
7 Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava November 1 To mark the establishment of the state in 2000
8 Karnataka Rajyotsava November 1 To mark the establishment of the state in
1956. Georgia has become the first state in the
U to officially celebrate the day.
9 47th CIL Foundation Day November 1 CIL: Coal India Ltd.
10 47th NTPC Raising Day November 7 NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation
11 International Day for November 6 To raise awareness about the damage caused
Preventing the Exploitation to the environment due to wars and the
of the Environment in War protection of the environment and ecosystem.
and Armed Conflict
12 Uttarakhand statehood day November 9 To mark the formation of the state in 2000
13 6th National Ayurveda Day November 2 Theme: “Ayurveda for Poshana (Nutrition)”.
On the occasion; a handbook “Ayurveda
Swasthya Samiksha”, a booklet, “Ayurveda for
Poshan” and digitized versions of the Charaka
Samhita, Charak Panjika and Chakradutta have
been released. A MoU has been signed
between Mahavir Jaipuriya Hospital, Rajasthan
and National Institute of Ayurveda for
research in patient care.
14 World Diabetes Day November 14 Theme: “Access to Diabetes Care – If Not Now,
When?”
15 National Legal Services Day November 9 To commemorate the enactment of the Legal
Services Authorities Act. On the occasion,
Chief Justice of India has inaugurated a four
day short film festival on the Legal aid
awareness organized under the aegis of the
Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority.
16 1st Audit Diwas November To mark the institution of Comptroller and
16th, 2021 Auditor General of India (CAG). Girish
Chandra Murmu is the present and 14th CAG
of India.
17 Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas November 15 Birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda On
the occasion, Prime Minister has inaugurated
भगवान बिरसा मींडा स्मतृ ि उद्यान सह स्विींत्रिा
सेनान सींग्रहालय (Museum) at Ranchi,
Jaharkhand.
18 64th NMDC Foundation November 15 NMDC: National Mineral Development
Day Corporation
19 National Press Day November 16 Theme: “Who is Not Afraid of Media?”
20 longest Partial Lunar November Duration of the eclipse has been recorded 3
Eclipse 19th, 2021 hours 28 minutes and 24 seconds.
21 International Day for November 16 To raise public awareness on the dangers of
Tolerance intolerance and strengthen tolerance among
people.
22 World Stroke Day October 29 Theme: ‘Minutes can save lives’.
A “Precious Time campaign” has been
launched by WHO as part of WHO South-East
Asia Region multi-country initiative with focus
on Sri Lanka. It aims to raise awareness about
stroke symptoms and the benefits of acting
FAST (Facial drooping, Arm weakness, Speech
difficulty and Timely emergency service).
23 World Pneumonia Day November 12 Theme: 'Stop Pneumonia - Every Breath
Counts'
24 Jharkhand Statehood Day November 15 To mark the formation of the state in 2000
25 World COPD Day November 17 Organized by Global Initiative for Chronic
Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
Theme: “Healthy Lungs – Never More
Important”.
26 World Philosophy Day November 18, Observed on the third Thursday of November.
2021
27 World Children’s Day November 20 Theme: “A Better Future for Every Child”
28 World Television Day November 21 To mark the increasing impact of the television
in decision making in the contemporary world.
29 World Toilet Day November 19 Theme: ‘Valuing Toilets’
30 Bangladesh Armed Forces November 21 --
Day
31 Africa Industrialization Day November 20 Theme: “Financing Africa’s post-covid-19
development”
32 Samvidhan Divas November 26 To commemorate the adoption of the
Constitution of India on 26 November 1949.
On the occasion, an ‘Online Course on Indian
Constitution” has been launched by the
Ministry of Law & Justice in collaboration with
National Academy of Legal Studies & Research
(NALSAR).
33 5th IIIPI foundation day November 25 IIIPI: Indian Institute of Insolvency
Professionals of Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India.
34 73rd NCC raising day November 28 NCC: National Cadet Corps
35 Palestine Day November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian
People
36 International Day for the November 25 Theme: “Orange the World: End Violence
Elimination of Violence against Women Now!”
against Women Orange color represents a brighter future free
of violence against women and girls. A
campaign “UNiTE to End Violence against
Women” has been launched by the UN.
38 National Organ Donation November 27 On the occasion, the Union Health Minister
Day has conferred the award for the highest
number of deceased donors’ transplantations
to the State Organ and Tissue Transplant
Organization (SOTTO) of Maharashtra and
award for best performance in the Western
Region to Regional Organ and Tissue
Transplant Organization (ROTTO).

39 59th Anniversary of Rezang November 18 On the occasion, the Defence Minister has
La Battle inaugurated the revamped Rezang La War
Memorial at Chushul in Ladakh.
40 World Antimicrobial 18 to 24 Theme: “Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance”
Awareness Week November
Important Reports for November 2021

S. Name of Report Published By Highlights
No.
1 Beating the Heat: A United Nations By 2100, many cities across the world could
Sustainable Cooling Environment warm as much as 4˚C if GHG emissions
Handbook for Cities Programme (UNEP). continue at high levels and cities will be the
The study is conducted hotspots as global warming continues
in cooperation with unabated. It is estimated that the heat
Mission Innovation related deaths are to increase to 92,207 in
(MI), Clean Cooling 2030 and to 255,486 by 2050. The energy
Initiative, Global requirements for space cooling are to triple
Covenant of Mayors in 2050 as compared to 2016.
for Climate & Energy
and RMI.
2 Logistics Ease Across Ministry of Commerce The 3rd edition of LEADS 2021 index is based
Different States and Industry on 3 key pillars, infrastructure, services and
(LEADS) Report 2021 operating and regulatory environment. The
index, has 21 indicators, including 17
perception indicators and 4 objective
indicators. Performance of States/UTs:
• States: Gujarat (3.66) has topped the
index followed by Haryana (3.52) and
Punjab (3.51).
• North Eastern States and Himalayan
Region: Jammu and Kashmir (2.64) has
topped the index followed by Sikkim
(2.63) and Meghalaya (2.51).
• Union Territories: Delhi (3.36) has
topped among other UTs.
3 Mid-Year Trends United Nations High Out of the total forcibly displaced people,
Report 2021 Commissioner for 50.9 million people are internally displaced,
Refugees (UNHCR) 26.6 million people are refugees
worldwide, 4.4 million people are seeking
asylum and 3.9 million people are
Venezuelans displaced abroad. Turkey is
hosting the largest refugee population (3.7

million) worldwide. Syria (6.6 million) has
highest number of refugees.
4 The Adaption Gap United Nations The costs of adaptation are likely in the
Report 2021: The Environment higher end of an estimated $140-300 billion
gathering storm Programme (UNEP) per year by 2030 and $280-500 billion per
adapting to climate year by 2050 for developing countries only.
change in a post The climate finance flowing to developing
pandemic world countries for mitigation and adaptation
planning and implementation reached $79.6
billion in 2019.
5 Global report on World Health The number of tobacco users (for both
trends in prevalence Organization (WHO) sexes combined) has decreased globally
of tobacco use 2020- from 1.32 billion in 2015 to 1.30 billion in
25 2020 and is projected to further decline to
1.27 billion by 2025. In 2020, 22.3% of the
global population used tobacco. By 2025,
the 20.4% of the population will be using
tobacco. India is among the 60 countries,
which are on track to achieve the tobacco
use reduction target by 2025. The South-
East Asia Region has highest rates of
tobacco use, which is 29% of the population
or 432 million users.
6 Swachh Survekshan Ministry of Housing The 6th edition of Swachh Survekshan, is
2021 and Urban Affairs world’s largest urban cleanliness survey with
participation of 4,320 cities, Quality Council
of India (QCI) is the implementation
partner. Prerak Daaur Samman has a total
of five subcategories namely Divya
(Platinum), Anupam (Gold), Ujjwal (Silver),
Udit (Bronze) and Aarohi (Aspiring). Top
Performers:
o Cities with <1 lakh population: Vita,
Maharashtra
o Cities with >1 lakh population: Indore is
awarded the title of India’s Cleanest City
under Swachh Survekshan 2021.
o Cities with 1-3 lakh population: New
Delhi, India’s Cleanest Small City.
o Cities with 3-10 lakh population: Noida,
India’s Cleanest Medium City.

o Cities with 10-40 lakh population: Navi
Mumbai, India’s Cleanest Big City.
o Cities with >40 lakh population:
Ahmedabad, India’s Cleanest Mega
City.
o Cleanest State Capital: Gandhinagar
o Best Ganga Town: Varanasi in >1 lakh
population, while Kannauj in <1 lakh
population
o Cleanest Cantonment: Ahmedabad
Cantonment.
o Fastest Mover Category: Hoshangabad,
Madhya Pradesh
o Cleanest State:
✓ ‘More than 100 Urban Local
Bodies’ Category: Chhattisgarh
✓ ‘Less than 100 Urban Local
Bodies’ Category: Jharkhand
✓ Karnataka and Mizoram became
the ‘Fastest Mover States’ in the
big (more than 100 ULBs) and
small (less than 100 ULBs) state
category respectively.
Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi
Municipal Council and Tirupati were
categorized as ‘Divya’ (Platinum). 342 cities,
have been given certificates under some star
rating which include 9 five-star cities, 166
three-star cities and 167 one-star cities. In
Swachh Survekshan 2021, Maharashtra
won highest number of awards at 92
awards.
7 Ranking of Police Ministry of Home Top 3 Police Stations are:
Stations 2021 Affairs • Sadar Bazar Police Station: North District
of Delhi
• Gangapur Police Station: Ganjam District
of Odisha
• Bhattu Kalan Police Station: Fatehabad
District of Haryana
Tamil Nadu has the highest number of
Police Stations in the country (1990),
whereas the lowest, i.e., 6 Police Stations,
are in the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu.
8 Global Fuel Economy International Energy The global goal to halve the fuel
Initiative Report 2021 Agency (IEA) consumption of new light-duty vehicles by
2030 from 2005 levels is stalling. The
average rated fuel consumption of new
light-duty vehicles fell by only 0.9%
between 2017 and 2019 to 7.1 litres of
gasoline equivalent per 100 kilometres
(Lge/100 km).
9 Sustainable NITI Aayog and in It ranks 56 urban areas on 77 SDG indicators
Development Goals collaboration with GIZ across 46 targets of the SDG framework. It
(SDG) Urban India and BMZ measures progress on 15 SDGs, except SDG
Index 14 (Life Below Water) and SDG 17
(Partnerships for the Goals). Shimla (75.50)
has topped the index, followed by
Coimbatore (73.29), Chandigarh (72.36) and
Thiruvananthapuram (72.36). Dhanbad
(52.43) is ranked at last position.
10 Global Nutrition World Health The world is off track to meet five out of
Report 2021 Organization (WHO) six global maternal, infant and young
children nutrition (MIYCN) targets, on
stunting, wasting, low birth weight, anaemia
and childhood overweight. At the current
rate of progress, the global nutrition targets
will not be achieved by 2025 globally and in
most countries worldwide. Globally, 149.2
million children under 5 years of age are
stunted, 45.4 million are wasted and 38.9
million are overweight. India is off course in
meeting 7 of the 13 global nutrition targets.
11 Climate Change Germanwatch, the The index uses 14 indicators categorised in
Performance Index New Climate 4 categories, GHG Emissions (40%),
2021 Institute, and the Renewable Energy (20%), Energy Use (20%)
Climate Action and Climate Policy (20%). The first three
Network ranks of the overall rankings are kept
empty. Denmark (76.92) is at 4th position
followed by Sweden (74.46) and Norway
(73.62) at 5th and 6th rank respectively. India
has been ranked at 10th position with a
score of 69.22.

12 National NITI Aayog, in The index is based on 3 equally weighted
Multidimensional partnership with dimensions which are health, education
Poverty Index Oxford University’s and standard of living, which in turn are
Oxford Poverty and represented by 12 indicators. Around
Human Development 25.01% of the Indian population is
Initiative (OPHI) and multidimensionally poor. Bihar has the
United Nations maximum percentage of the population
Development living in poverty among all the States and the
Programme (UNDP) Union Territories, with 51.91% of the
population in the State identified as
“multidimensionally poor”. While, Kerala
registered the lowest population poverty
levels (0.71%). Bihar also has the highest
number of malnourished people.
13 National Family Ministry of Health and The all-India and State/UT level factsheet
Health Survey 5- Family Welfare released includes information on 131 key
Phase 2 indicators. The Total Fertility Rates (TFR),
has further declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at the
national level. Overall Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (CPR) has increased to 67%
at all-India level. Full immunization drive
among children aged 12-23 months has
improved to 76% at all-India level.
Institutional births have increased to 89% at
all-India Level. Child Nutrition indicators
shows a slight improvement at all-India level
as Stunting has declined from 38% to 36%,
wasting from 21% to 19% and underweight
from 36% to 32% at all India level.
14 Annual Status of Pratham Education Around 70.3% of children in India enrolled in
Education Report Foundation government schools in 2021. In 2021, the
(ASER) 2021 enrolment rate was 24.4%. Smartphone
penetration in rural India had grown from
36.5% in 2018 to 61.8% in 2020.
15 The State of Food and Food and Agriculture The world’s agri-food systems annually
Agriculture Organization (FAO) produces around 11 billion tonnes of foods,
and a multitude of non-food products which
includes 32 million tonnes of natural fibres
and 4 billion cubic metre of wood. The gross
value of agricultural output in 2018 was $3.5
trillion and agri-food systems employ 4
billion people directly or indirectly. Around
3 billion people cannot afford a proper diet
and an additional 1 billion will be added if a
shock reduced their income by one-third.
16 Periodic Labour Force National Statistical The LFPR, WPR and UR in CWS in urban
Survey (January- Office (NSO) areas in January-March 2021 is 47.5%,
March 2021) 43.1% and 9.3%, respectively in 15 years
and above age group.
17 Commission Report: The International Around 1.14 billion people are still using
Reignite the Fight Commission to tobacco and it kills nearly 8 million people
Against Smoking Reignite the Fight and eliminates nearly 200 million disability-
Against Smoking adjusted life years annually. The cost to the
world is nearly $2 trillion dollars a year.
18 Survey on The Local Circles About 71% Indians have low or zero trust in
Cryptocurrency cryptocurrencies.
19 IQAir Air Quality IQAir It classifies air quality condition into 6
Index categories based on AQI score. Delhi has
topped the index with AQI score of 556, and
is followed by Lahore (354) and Sofia (178).
20 Ecowrap Report State Bank of India The GDP growth in India for FY22 will be in
(SBI) the range of 9.3-9.6%.
21 India’s Path to Centre for Policy The rise of China and India, decline of
Power: Strategy in a Research European Union and US’ hegemony are
World Adrift parallel, the global balance of power is
shifting towards Asia.
22 Impact of Covid-19 International Institute In the year 2019, life expectancy at birth was
on life expectancy at for Population Studies 69.5 years for men while 72 years for
birth in India (IIPS) in collaboration women. This is decreased to 67.5 years for
with JNU men and 69.8 years for women in the year
2020.
23 Global State of International Institute It assesses 165 countries on 28 indicators
Democracy Report for Democracy and spread across five identified core attributes
2021 Electoral Assistance of democracy. The reports refer to three
main regime types: Democracies, Hybrid
and Authoritarian regimes.
24 Healthcare Equity in Azim Premji The life expectancy among the poorest is
Urban India University lower by 9.1 years and 6.2 years among
men and women, respectively, as compared
to the richest in urban areas.
25 Global Drug Policy Harm Reduction It ranks countries, using 75 indicators
Index Consortium running across 5 broad dimensions of drug
policy. Norway has topped the index with

score of 74 and India is at 18th position with
score of 46.
26 Market Study on Competition The main objective is to understand the
Pharmaceutical Commission of India factors that influence price competition in
Sector in India (CCI) the pharmaceutical sector.
27 Sample Registration The Office of Registrar In 2019, the birth rate for the country has
System (SRS) General of India declined to 19.7 from 20.0 in the year 2018.
In 2019, the death rate has declined to 6.0
in the year 2019 from 6.2 in the year 2018.
The IMR has decreased to 30 in the year
2019 from 32 in the year 2018.
28 Home-Based NITI Aayog In Punjab, a house-to-house survey known
Management of as Gharghar nigrani was conducted. The
Covid-19 Best ‘Doctors on Wheels’ in Puducherry and
Practices Adopted by ‘Sanjivani van’ with ‘Doctors on call’ in
States Gujarat were some initiatives that provided
last mile delivery of healthcare. Various apps
were successfully implemented in many
states such as CallDoc (Delhi), Swasthya
Nidhi App (J&K), mDoc (Jharkhand), ChatBot
(Punjab), NISHTHA Tele-Track (Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram), NISHTHA
COVID-19 Sanchar (Madhya Pradesh and
Sikkim) and HIT App (Bihar).
29 Report of the Reserve Bank of India The committee set up by RBI, is headed by
Committee to Review (RBI) Sudarshan Sen to undertake a
the Working of ARC comprehensive review of the working
of asset reconstruction companies (ARCs).
30 Mapping India’s Council on Energy, It measures each district’s vulnerability to
Climate Vulnerability Environment and climate change by examining exposure,
Water (CEEW) sensitivity and adaptive capacity. Over 74%
of India’s districts and 27 Indian states
along with Union territories are vulnerable
to extreme climate events. The states of
Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Karnataka and Bihar are the most
vulnerable to extreme climate events. More
than 80% of Indians live in districts
vulnerable to climate risks.
31 The TRACE Bribery The Trace Denmark (2) has topped the ranking
Risk Matrix International followed by Norway (5), Sweden (7) and

Finland (7). India has been ranked at 82nd
position with a score of 44.
32 Five years on: Global London & Partners USA is ranked at top position with VC
climate tech and Dealroom.Co investment of $48 billion and is followed by
investment trends China ($18.6 billion) and Sweden ($5.8
since Paris billion). India is ranked at 9th position.
agreement
33 QS Asia University Quacquarelli National University of Singapore is ranked
Rankings 2022 Symonds at 1st position. IIT Bombay is top ranked
Indian university at 42nd globally.
34 Ship Acquisition, Committee for The Committee for Development of Avenues
Financing and Development of for Ship Acquisition, Financing and Leasing
Leasing (SAFAL) Avenues for Ship from GIFT IFSC in India, was constituted by
Report Acquisition, Financing International Financial Services Centres
and Leasing from GIFT Authority (IFSCA). It is under the
IFSC chairpersonship of Vandana Aggarwal.
About 95% of India’s goods trade by volume
and 70% by value is done through maritime
transport. Seaborne freight is estimated to
be $85 billion annually.
35 National Health Ministry of Health and The share of government health
Account Estimates Family Welfare expenditure in the total GDP is 1.35% in
for 2017-18 2017-18. In 2017-18, the share of
government expenditure was 40.8% or
₹1753 in terms of per capita. As a share of
total health expenditure the Out-of-pocket
expenditure (OOPE) has come down to
48.8% in 2017-18.
36 Accidental Deaths & National Crime Road traffic injuries constitute the 8th
Suicides in India Records Bureau leading cause of death in India. Uttar
Report 2020 (NCRB) Pradesh recorded the highest road crash
deaths (15%).
37 The IPF Smart Indian Police The survey is designed around 10 areas of
Policing Survey 2021 Foundation SMART policing, comprising six indicators of
competence, three indicators of values and
one on public trust. Andhra Pradesh has
topped the ranking and is followed by
Telangana and Assam. Bihar is ranked at last
position.
38 The Changing Wealth World Bank Group Low-income countries share of global
of Nations 2021: (WB) wealth, remains below 1% of the world’s
wealth, despite having around 8% of the
Managing Assets for world’s population. Human capital
the Future (earnings over a person’s lifetime) is the
largest source of worldwide wealth,
comprising 64% of total global wealth in
2018. Globally, women accounted for only
37% of human capital in 2018.
Important Schemes for November 2021

S.No Scheme in News About Scheme What’s in News?
1 Regional ▪ Launch Year – 2016 Indian School of Business (ISB) and
Connectivity ▪ Ministry of Civil Aviation Ministry of Civil Aviation have signed
Scheme (RCS) – ▪ Implemented By - Airport an MoU to undertake research to
UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Authority of India analyze the effect of the Regional
Aam Nagrik) ▪ Aim - To make air travel affordable Connectivity Scheme (RCS) on
for the general public and to commercial air travel in the country.
develop the regional aviation
market
2 Deen Dayal ▪ Launch Year – 2011 Flipkart has signed an MoU with the
Antyodaya Yojana - ▪ Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Rural Development for
National Rural ▪ Aim - To mobilize 10-12 crore DAY-NRLM program.
Livelihood Mission rural households into self-help Aim of MoU - To help empower local
(DAY-NRLM) groups in a time bound manner by businesses and self-help groups
2024-25. (SHGs) – especially those that are led
▪ It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme by women – by bringing them into
the e-commerce fold
This MoU is a part of the Flipkart
Samarth program and aims to
provide skilled yet under-served
communities of craftsmen, weavers
and artisans with national market
access through the Flipkart
marketplace, as well as dedicated
support for knowledge and training.
3 National Mission ▪ NMCG was registered as a society 5th edition of Ganga Utsav 2021 –
for Clean Ganga on 12th August 2011 under the The River Festival has begun virtually.
(NMCG) Societies Registration Act 1860. During the event, Union Minister for
▪ Ministry of Jal Shakti Jal Shakti has launched Continuous
• Aim - To ensure effective Learning and Activity Portal (CLAP)
abatement of pollution and developed by NMCG in association
rejuvenation of the river Ganga by with Tree Craze Foundation.
adopting a river basin approach to CLAP is an initiative by Namami
promote inter-sectoral co- Gange, created and executed by TREE
ordination for comprehensive Craze Foundation under leadership of
planning and management. Ms Bhawna Badola, CEO of TREE
Craze Foundation.
CLAP is also funded and supported by
World Bank.
This is an interactive portal that is
working towards initiating

conversations and action around the
rivers in India.
4 Swachh Bharat ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Swachh Survekshan 2021 -
Mission (Urban) 2.0 ▪ Ministry of Housing and Urban For the fifth consecutive
Affairs (MoHUA) year, Indore was awarded the title of
▪ It is operated as a Centrally India’s Cleanest City under Swachh
Sponsored Scheme Survekshan,
▪ Tenure - From 2021-22 till 2025-26 while Surat and Vijayawada bagged
▪ Outlay - Rs 1,41,600 crores, the second and third spots
including central share of Rs respectively in the ‘more than 1 lakh
36,465 crores. population’ category.
In the State awards, Chhattisgarh, for
the third consecutive year emerged
as the ‘Cleanest State’ in the category
of “more than 100 Urban Local
Bodies” while Jharkhand, for
the second time, won the Cleanest
State award in the “less than 100
ULBs category”.
5 Production Linked ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Department for Promotion of
Incentive (PLI) ▪ Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Scheme for White Industry said that 42 companies, including
Goods (Air ▪ Implemented By - Department for Bluestar, Daikin, Havells, Orient
Conditioners and Promotion of Industry and Internal Electric, among others have been
LED Lights) Trade selected under the Production Linked
▪ Aim - To create complete Incentive (PLI) Scheme for White
component ecosystem for Air Goods.
Conditioners and LED Lights
Industry in India and make India an
integral part of the global supply
chains
▪ The PLI Scheme will be
implemented within the overall
financial limits of Rs. 6,238 Crores
over a period of 5 years during FY
2021-22 to FY 2028-29
6. ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Union Home Minister has launched
Scheme ▪ To provide healthcare services to the ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme health
all Central Armed Police Force cards at the national level.
(CAPFs) personnel and their The distribution of about 35 Lakh
dependents cards will be completed by December,
▪ The Scheme is a joint initiative of 2021.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
and Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare (MoHFW) and National
Health Authority (NHA).
▪
7. 'Shramik ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Delhi Government has launched
Mitra' scheme ▪ Launched By - Delhi Government 'Shramik Mitra' scheme.
▪ Under the scheme, a total of 800
'Shramik Mitras' would visit
construction workers at their

houses and enlighten them about
the schemes launched by the Delhi
government in their best
interests.
8. Pradhan Mantri Gati ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Government of India has constituted
Shakti Scheme ▪ Duration – 4 Years a 20 member Empowered Group of
▪ Gati Shakti Digital Platform - will Secretaires (EGoS), which will be a
bring 16 Ministries and 7 core monitoring mechanism for the
infrastructure sectors together development and implementation of
for integrated planning and the PM Gati
coordinated implementation of Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).
infrastructure connectivity The Cabinet Secretary will be its
projects through real-time Chairperson.
coordination between various
ministries/departments.
▪ It is Rs 100 lakh crore national
infrastructure master plan for
developing ‘holistic infrastructure
and give an integrated pathway to
the Indian economy.
▪ It will subsume the National
Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)
initiative.
9. e-Settlement ▪ Notified in – 2021 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
Scheme ▪ Nodal Agency - Central Board of has rolled out a scheme for
Direct Taxes (CBDT) settlement of tax disputes involving
▪ Aim - For settlement of tax small tax payers to be processed
disputes involving small tax entirely electronically
payers to be processed entirely
electronically
▪ It says that all communication
between the Interim Board and
tax payers will be exclusively in
electronic mode.
10. National ▪ Launch Year – 2015 Minister of State for Science and
Supercomputing ▪ Nodal Agency - Department of Technology has inaugurated
Mission Science and Technology (DST) and advanced 650-teraflops
Ministry of Electronics and supercomputing facility at the
Information Technology (MeitY) National Agri-Food Biotechnology
▪ Implementing Agency - Centre for Institute (NABI) in Mohali, under the
Development of Advanced National Supercomputing Mission.
Computing (C-DAC) and Indian The facility has been established at
Institute of Science (IISc), the cost of Rs 20 crores.
Bangalore
▪ Aim - To establish supercomputer
facilities across 70 national
research and academic
institutions
11. Reserve Bank - ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Prime Minister has launched the RBI’s
Integrated ▪ Launched By - Reserve Bank of Integrated Ombudsman Scheme to
Ombudsman India make it easier for customers to seek
Scheme, 2021

▪ Aim - To make it easier for redressal of grievances relating to
customers to seek redressal of banking and digital payments.
grievances relating to banking and
digital payments
▪ This scheme covers banks, non-
bank lenders and other entities
that the RBI regulates.
12. Mahatma Gandhi ▪ Launch Year – 2005 Ministry of Rural Development has
National Rural ▪ Ministry of Rural Development reached an important milestone with
Employment ▪ To provide right to work i.e. 100 the completion of Geographical
Guarantee Act days of Guaranteed employment Information System (GIS) plans for 2
(MGNREGA) within 15 days of job application lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) out of
and within 5 km of home 2.69 lakh GPs under Mahatma
Gandhi NREGA using remote sensing
technology based on the ridge to
valley approach.
13. Pradhan Mantri ▪ Ministry of Rural Development Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-
Awas Yojana – ▪ Target - Construction of 2.95 crore Gramin has completed 5 years.
Gramin (PMAY-G) houses with all basic amenities by 1.63 Crore houses completed under
the year 2022 the scheme.
▪ Minimum size of house is 25 sq.
mt.
▪ Unit assistance of Rs. 1.20 lakh in
plain and Rs 1.30 lakh in hilly
states, difficult areas
▪ Loan upto Rs. 70000 from financial
institutions
▪ Provision of assistance for toilets
construction (Rs. 12000) though
convergence with Swachh Bharat
Mission-Gramin, MGNREGS etc.
14 'Ration Aapke Gram' ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Prime Minister of India has launched
Scheme ▪ Launched By - Madhya Pradesh key initiatives for the Janjatiya
Government community on Janjatiya Gaurav
▪ Aim - To deliver the monthly Diwas Mahasammelan at Jamburi
quota of Public Distribution Maidan, Bhopal.
System (PDS) Ration to
beneficiaries from janjatiya
community in their own villages
every month
15. Madhya Pradesh ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Prime Minister of India has launched
Sickle Cell Mission ▪ Launched By - Madhya Pradesh key initiatives for the Janjatiya
Government community on Janjatiya Gaurav
▪ The Mission has been developed Diwas Mahasammelan at Jamburi
to screen and manage patients Maidan, Bhopal.
suffering from sickle cell anaemia,
Thalassemia and other
Hemoglobinopathies.
▪ This mission has been launched to
increase public awareness about
these diseases.

16. Pradhan Mantri ▪ Launch Year – 2000 Cabinet Committee on Economic
Gram Sadak Yojana ▪ Ministry of Rural Development Affairs has given its approval to the
▪ Aim - To provide connectivity, by proposals of Department of Rural
way of an all-weather road (which Development for continuation of
is operable throughout the year), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
to the eligible unconnected Yojana-I and II upto September,
Habitations in the rural areas with 2022 for completion of balance road
a population of 500 persons and and bridge works.
above in Plain areas
▪ World Bank has supported PMGSY
since its inception
17. Duare Ration ▪ Launch Year – 2021 West Bengal Chief Minister has
Scheme ▪ Launched By – West Bengal launched an ambitious “Duare
Government Ration” scheme.
▪ To provide food grains under the
public distribution system at the
doorstep for the entire
population of the State
▪ Government would provide
around 21,000 ration dealers with
financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh
each to purchase vehicles for
delivering ration to people.
18. Member of ▪ Launch Year – 1993 Union Cabinet has approved the
Parliament Local ▪ Ministry of Statistics and restoration and continuation of
Area Development Programme Implementation Member of Parliament Local Area
Scheme (MPLADS) ▪ Aim - To enable the parliament Development Scheme (MPLADS)
members to recommend during the remaining part of Financial
developmental work in their Year 2021-22 and up to Financial Year
constituencies based on locally felt 2025-26 co-terminus with the period
needs of 15th Finance Commission.
▪ The annual MPLADS fund
entitlement per MP constituency
is Rs 5 crore, released in two
instalments of Rs.2.5 crore each.
19. Ayushman Bharat ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Government of India and Asian
Health ▪ Ministry of Health and Family Development Bank (ADB) has signed
Infrastructure Welfare a USD 300 million loan to strengthen
Mission ▪ Aim - To strengthen the critical and improve access to
healthcare network from village comprehensive primary health care
to block to the district to the in urban areas of 13 states that will
regional and national level in the benefit over 256 million urban
next 4-5 years dwellers including 51 million from
▪ Outlay – Rs 64,180 crore over 5 slum areas.
years This programme supports the
▪ The scheme was announced in Government of India’s key health
budget 2021-22 as Pradhan initiatives - Ayushman Bharat Health
Mantri Atmanirbhar Swasth and Wellness Centres (AB-HWC) and
Bharat Yojana. Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat
Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-
ABHIM) - by expanding availability
and access to quality primary health

care services particularly for
vulnerable populations in urban
areas.
The programme will be implemented
in urban areas across 13 states:
Andhra Pradesh, Assam,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana,
Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and West
Bengal.
20. Special Credit Linke ▪ Launch Year – 2021 (at Guwahati, Union Minister of Micro, Small and
d Assam) Medium Enterprises has launched
Capital Subsidy Sch ▪ Ministry of Micro, Small and Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy
eme for Services Medium Enterprises Scheme for the services sector.
Sector ▪ It has a provision of
25% capital subsidy for
procurement of plant and
machinery and service equipment
through institutional credit to the
Scheduled Caste – Scheduled Tribe
MSEs without any sector-specific
restrictions on technology up-
gradation.
21. Atmosphere & ▪ Implementing Agency - Ministry Cabinet Committee on Economic
Climate Research- of Earth Sciences through its units Affairs has given its approval for
Modelling namely India Meteorological continuation of the umbrella scheme
Observing Systems Department (IMD), National ‘ACROSS’ along with its 8 sub-
& Services (ACROSS) Centre for Medium Range schemes to the next finance cycle of
Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), five years i.e. 2021-2026 at an
Indian Institute of Tropical estimated cost of Rs 2,135 crore.
Meteorology (IITM) and Indian
National Centre for Ocean
Information Services (INCOIS)
▪ Aim - To provide a reliable
weather and climate forecast for
betterment of society
22. Pradhan Mantri ▪ Launch Year – 2020 Union Cabinet has approved the
Garib Kalyan Ann ▪ Implemented by - Department of extension for the Pradhan Mantri
Yojana Food and Public Distribution Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY-
▪ Aim - To feed the poorest citizens Phase V) for a period of another 4
of India by providing grain through months i.e. December 2021 till March
the Public Distribution System, to 2022.
all the priority households Phase V would entail an estimated
▪ This scheme covers all the additional food subsidy of Rs.
beneficiaries covered under the 53344.52 Crore.
National Food Security Act (NFSA) The total outgo in terms of food-
[Antodaya Anna Yojana & Priority grains for PMGKAY Phase V is likely to
Households] including those be about 163 LMT.
covered under Direct Benefit
Transfer (DBT).

▪ The scheme covered 80 crore
ration card holders.
▪ Each household was provided 5 kg
of foodgrains (rice or wheat) and
1 kg of pulses (only channa) free
of cost.
23. Bharat Gaurav ▪ Launch Year – 2021 To promote and attract tourism
Scheme ▪ Launched By – Indian Railways business, the Indian Railways
▪ According to the Bharat Gaurav has launched Bharat Gaurav
policy, any operator or service trains that will be operated by private
provider, or virtually anyone, can players and run on theme-based
lease trains from Indian Railways circuits.
to run on a theme-based circuit as
a special tourism package.
▪ The tenure of the arrangement is
a minimum of 2 years and
maximum of the codal life of the
coach.
24. Ocean Services, ▪ Launch Year – 2018 Cabinet Committee on Economic
Modelling, ▪ Ministry of Earth Sciences Affairs has approved the
Application, ▪ Aim - Providing forecast and continuation of the umbrella scheme
Resources and services based on the continuous "Ocean Services, Modelling,
Technology (O- observation of oceans Application, Resources and
SMART) Scheme Technology (O-SMART)" for the
2021-26 period at a cost of Rs 2,177
crore.
25. Model Retail Outlet ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum
Scheme ▪ Launched by – Indian Oil, Bharat Corporation Limited and Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Limited Petroleum Corporation Limited
and Hindustan Petroleum announced the launch of Model
Corporation Limited Retail Outlet Scheme and a Digital
▪ To enhance service standards and Customer Feedback Program called
amenities across their networks Darpan@petrolpump.
▪ The scheme involves an intense 5
Level evaluation process of over
70000 retail outlets in the country
on a set of core service and facility
parameters as well as standard of
customer amenities e.g., clean
and hygienic washrooms,
customer centric innovative
offerings etc.
26. Pradhan Mantri ▪ PMKVY 1.0 – Launched in 2015 Minister of State for Skill
Kaushal Vikas ▪ PMKVY 2.0 – After the successful Development & Entrepreneurship
Yojana implementation of pilot PMKVY and Ministry of Electronics & IT has
(2015-16), PMKVY 2016-20 was launched two projects -
launched by scaling up both in ▪ Revival of Namda craft of
terms of Sector and Geography. Kashmir as a special pilot project
▪ PMKVY 3.0 - The scheme shall be under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
implemented in two phases: 1st Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0
phase shall be implemented on ▪ Upskilling of artisans and weavers
pilot basis during the year 2020-21 of Kashmir under Recognition of

known as PMKVY 3.0 (2020-21). Prior Learning (RPL), component
The scheme shall initiate the of PMKVY.
creation of implementation
framework for the second phase Ministry of Skill Development and
(2021-2026) of the scheme Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has
▪ Ministry of Skill Development and announced to skill the street vendors
Entrepreneurship (MSDE) of East Delhi and make them eligible
for e-cart licenses, improving the
hygiene conditions in food
preparation and aesthetics of
vending.
▪ The initiative will be
implemented under the
Recognition of Prior Learning
(RPL) component of Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
(PMKVY) 3.0.
27. Smart Cities Mission ▪ Launch Year – 2015 The period of implementation of
▪ Ministry of Housing and Urban Smart Cities Mission has been
Affairs extended up to June 2023.
▪ It is a Centrally Sponsored
Scheme.
▪ The Mission will cover 100 cities
and its duration will be five years
(FY2015-16 to FY2019-20).
▪ The Central Government will give
financial support to the extent of
Rs 48,000 crores over 5 years i.e.
on an average Rs 100 crore per
city per year.
▪ An equal amount on a matching
basis is to be provided by the
State/ULB.
28. Assam Micro ▪ Launch Year – 2021 (in Tezpur, Chief Minister of Assam has
Finance Incentive Sonitpur district) distributed cheques of Rs 25,000 to
and Relief Scheme, ▪ Launched By - Assam Government five women beneficiaries during the
2021 ▪ It is a microfinance loan waiver programme.
scheme.
▪ Under the scheme, total 24 lakh
woman will be benefitted;
including 59,468 women in
Sonitpur district, each will get Rs
16,000 - Rs 25,000.
29 Mukhyamantri Tirth ▪ Launch Year – 2018 Delhi Government has added
Yatra Yojna ▪ Launched By - Delhi Government Kartarpur Sahib, located in the
▪ 1,100 senior citizens from every Punjab province of Pakistan, and
constituency of Delhi will be able Velankanni Church in Tamil Nadu to
to avail this facility at one go the list of routes under the
Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojna.
30 Retail Direct ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Prime Minister of India launched two
Scheme ▪ Launched By - Reserve Bank of initiatives of the Reserve Bank of
India India (RBI), allowing retail investors

▪ Aim - Improving ease of access by to directly buy government bonds
retail investors through online and making it easier for consumers to
access to the government lodge complaints related to banking
securities market – both primary and digital payments.
and secondary - along with the
facility to open their gilt securities
account (‘Retail Direct’) with the
RBI
31 Atal Innovation ▪ Launch Year – 2016 Atal Innovation Mission has
Mission (AIM) ▪ Nodal Agency - NITI Aayog announced collaboration with Vigyan
▪ Aim - To promote a culture of Prasar, an autonomous organization
innovation and entrepreneurship of the Department of Science and
in the country Technology to drive synergies
between AIM’s Atal Tinkering Labs
(ATL) and Vigyan Prasar’s unique
interactivity platform, Engage With
Science (EWS).
Engage with Science will onboard
all 9200+ ATL-enabled schools and
engage their students, teachers and
Principals in perennial activities.
32. Illam Thedi ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Department of School Education,
Kalvi’ (Education at ▪ Launched By - Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu has launched an
doorstep) scheme Government awareness campaign for this scheme
▪ Aim - To address the learning gap in Coimbatore district.
among school students due to the
closure of schools for nearly 19
months during the COVID-19
lockdown and involves volunteers
visiting the residences of students
to take classes
33. Vidhyanidhi Deposit ▪ Launch Year – 2021 Kerala Bank has rolled out the
Scheme ▪ Launched By – Kerala Bank Vidhyanidhi deposit scheme for
▪ Aim - To encourage saving habits school children
among children and equip them to
use their investment to finance
educational requirements
▪ The scheme, meant for students in
the 12-16 age group (Classes 7 to
10), allows them to open savings
bank accounts in Kerala Bank.
34. Scheme for ▪ Launch Year – 2008 Central Government has approved
Investment ▪ Ministry of Commerce & Industry for continuation of the SIP, a Central
Promotion (SIP) ▪ It is a Central Sector Scheme Sector scheme, for the duration of
▪ Department for Promotion of five years (2021- 22 to 2025-26) with
Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT) a financial outlay of Rs 970 crore.
has been entrusted with the task
of attracting domestic and foreign
investments in the country.

2 Static
2.1 List of Important Organizations with Headquarters

S.No Organization Name Headquarters Establishment Head
Year
1 WMO Geneva 1950 Gerhard Adrian
(President)
2 ASEAN (Total Members Jakarta 1967 Lim Jock Hoi (Secretary
– 10) General)
3 ASSOCHAM New Delhi 1920 Vineet Agarwal
(President)
4 BRICS -- 2006 India (2021 Chair)
5 CII New Delhi 1895 T V Narendran
(President)
6 BIMSTEC (Total Dhaka 1997 Tenzin Lekphell
Members - 7) (Secretary General)
7 WHO SEARO (Total New Delhi -- Dr Poonam Khetrapal
Members -11) Singh (Regional
Director)
8 World Health Assembly Geneva 1948 Dr Harsh Vardhan
(Total Members -194) (Chairperson)
9 WHO (Total Members - Geneva 1948 Tedros Adhanom
194) (Director-General)
10 World Bank (Total Washington, D.C., 1944 David Malpass
Members – 189 USA (President)
countries)
11 UIDAI New Delhi 2009 Dr. Saurabh Garg (CEO)
12 IUCN Gland, Switzerland 1948 Dr Bruno Oberle
13 NCDEX Mumbai 2003 Arun Raste (MD & CEO)
14 UNEP Nairobi 1972 Inger Andersen
15 FAO Rome 1945 Qu Dongyu
16 WWF Gland, Switzerland 1961 Marco Lambertini
(Director General)
17 UNESCO Paris, France 1945 Audrey Azoulay
(Director-General)
18 ICC Dubai, UAE 1909 Greg Barclay
(Chairman)
19 UN New York, United 1945 António Guterres
States (Secretary general)
20 NASA Washington, D.C. 1958 Bill Nelson

United States (Administration)
21 WFP Rome 1961 David Beasley

22 OPEC (Total Members - Vienna 1960 Mohammad Sanusi
13) Barkindo (Secretary
General)
23 ADB (Total Members- Manila 1966 Masatsugu Asakawa
68) (President)
24 FCI New Delhi 1965 Atish Chandra
(Chairman & Managing
Director)
25 IORA Ebene, Mauritius 1997 --
26 IARI Pusa, New Delhi 1905 Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh
(Director)
27 ASSOCHAM New Delhi 1920 Vineet Agarwal
(President)
28 CSIR New Delhi 1942 Shekhar C. Mande
(Director General)
29 IMO London 1948 Kitack Lim
30 UN- Water Geneva, Switzerland 2003 Gilbert Houngbo
(Chairman)
31 UNSC New York, United 1945 --
States
32 UNGA New York, United 1945 Abdulla Shahid
States (President)
33 ICJ The Hague 1945 Joan Donoghue
(Netherlands) (President)
34 IOSCO Madrid (Spain) 1983 Paul P. Andrews
(Secretary General)
35 NASA Washington, D.C. 1958 Bill Nelson
(United States) (Administrator)
36 CCRAS New Delhi -- --
37 IEA Paris 1974 Fatih Birol
38 IRENA Abu Dhabi 2009 Francesco La Camera
(Director General)
39 AfDB Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 1964 Akinwumi
Adesina (CEO)
40 APEDA New Delhi 1986 Dr. M. Angamuthu
(Chairman)
2.2 Countries in News

S.No Country Currency Capital
1 Lebanon Lebanese pound Beirut
2 Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka Dhaka

3 Poland Polish złoty Warsaw
4 Brunei Darussalam Brunei dollar Bandar Seri Begawan
5 UK British Pound Sterling London
6 Italy Euro Rome
7 UAE UAE dirham Abu Dhabi
8 Colombia Colombian peso Bogotá
9 Israel Israeli Shekel Jerusalem
10 China Renbimbi Beijing
11 South Korea (Republic of Korea) South Korean won Seoul
12 Pakistan Pakistani rupee Islamabad
13 South Korea South Korean won Seoul

14 Iran Iranian rial Tehran
15 France Euro, CFP franc Paris
16 Thailand Thai baht Bangkok
17 Nicaragua Nicaraguan córdoba Managua
18 Germany Euro Berlin
19 Sweden Swedish krona Stockholm
20 Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka Dhaka
21 Afghanistan Afghan afghani Kabul
22 Cambodia Cambodian riel Phnom Penh
23 Thailand Thailand bhat Bangkok
24 Japan Japanese yen Tokyo
25 China Renminbi Beijing
26 Australia Australian dollar Canberra
27 New Zealand New Zealand Dollar Wellington
28 South Korea South Korean won Seoul
29 El Salvador Bitcoin, United States San Salvador
Dollar
30 Czech Republic Czech koruna Prague
31 Lithuania Euro Vilnius
32 Taiwan New Taiwan dollar Taipei
33 Venezuela Venezuelan bolívar Caracas
34 Barbados Barbados Dollar Bridgetown
35 Russia Russian Ruble Moscow
36 Japan Japanese Yen Tokyo
2.1 Banks in News

S. No. Bank Headquarter Tagline
1 ICICI Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra Hum Hai Na, Khayal Apka
2 Jp Morgan New York (US) The right relationship is everything
3 Barclays London (UK) Fluent in finance.
4 RBI Mumbai, Maharashtra Developing Banking
5 Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina, United --
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1.2 Liberty General Insurance Limited collaborates with PhonePe

1.4 24. Meta launches of 'Grow Your Business Hub',

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1.26 NPCI International Payments signs an MoU with Network International

1.27 SIDBI launches Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF)

1.28 Mswipe has partners with OneCard

1.29 HDFC Bank launches micro-credit facility for street vendors

1.50 Central government approves second major disinvestment

1.52 ICICI Lombard General Insurance partners with Vega

1.53 PhonePe launches tokenization solution named as ‘SafeCard’

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1.56 Government approves strategic disinvestment of Central Electronics Ltd.

• It is machinery set up by the government to speed up the process of disinvestment.

1.60 lndusInd Bank launches 'Indus Merchant Solutions' app

1.63 HSBC India launches recycled PVC plastic credit card

1.65 Fedo launches “Health Savings Account”

1.66 Paytm Money launches AI-powered ‘Voice Trading’

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1.69 ICICI Bank launches online platform ‘Trade Emerge’

1.70 JM Financial launches an online retail bond platform

1.71 JP Morgan named World’s Most Systemic Bank

1.72 RBI withdraws 100 redundant circulars

1.73 RBI introduces internal ombudsman mechanism for select NBFCs

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1.74 PM Modi launched two initiatives of RBI

1.75 RBI accepts 21 of 33 working group recommendations on private banks

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1.76 RBI appoints Bandhan Bank as agency bank

1.77 SIDBI launches second window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund

1.78 RBI unveils revised PCA Framework

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1.83 Bajpai led committee suggestions to improve bankruptcy code

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1.86 RRB’s surpassed prescribed lending targets

1.87 NITI Ayog releases discussion paper on Digital Banks

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1.89 PM Modi chairs key meet on cryptocurrency

1.90 All micro loans must be collateral-free: RBI

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1.96 Sebi allows FPIs to write off debt securities

1.97 Sebi simplifies norms for processing investor service request

1.98 Tamil Nadu constitutes FinTech Governing Council

1.100 Report of the Committee of Experts on Insurance

1.102 Foundation stone of Jewar Airport laid down

1.103 Wangala – the 100 Drums Festival of Meghalaya celebrated

1.104 Ministry of Culture launches Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav mobile app

1.105 Gujarat Government launches E-Sarkar App