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National Newborn Week 2020

November 21, 2020
Harshvardhan
  • In India, the National Newborn Week 2020 is celebrated annually from 15 to 21 November.
  • Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has led an event to mark the National Newborn Week 2020.

15th G20 Summit conducted under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia

November 22, 2020
G20
  • The 15th G20 Summit was conducted under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia chaired the Summit through video-conferencing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The two-day Summit was held under the theme “Realising the Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”.

LIC starts 1st digital app ‘ANANDA’

November 22, 2020
ANANDA
  • Life Insurance Corporation of India has started a digital application for agents for onboarding to get a life insurance policy.
  • The Digital Application is called “ANANDA”, which is an acronym for Atma Nirbhar Agents NewBusiness Digital Application.

NASA-ESA successfully drives Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

November 22, 2020
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
  • The US space agency NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully drove ‘Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite’, to observe the rising global sea level.
  • The joint US-European satellite lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Sahitya Academy award winner Shaik Khaja Hussain passes away

November 22, 2020
Shaik Khaja Hussain
  • Noted Telugu poet, journalist, scriptwriter, and Kendra Sahitya Academy award winner Shaik Khaja Hussain, commonly known as Devi Priya, passed away.
  • He was born in Tadikonda in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He got the Sahitya Akademi Award 2017, for his book Gaali Rangu.

Department of Fisheries gives first Fisheries Awards

November 23, 2020
ANANDA
  • Department of Fisheries gives Fisheries Sector Awards for the first time on the occasion of the ‘World Fisheries Day’, to recognize their accomplishments in the field and their participation in the growth of the sector.

Naseeruddin Shah conferred Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar

November 23, 2020
Naseeruddin Shah
  • Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has been conferred the 2020 Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar at the annual Sangit Kala Kendra Awards.
  • Alongside, two emerging stars, in the firmament of theatrics – Neel Choudhary and Irawati Karnik were conferred the Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran Puraskars.

EIU’s Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) Index 2020 declared

November 23, 2020
Worldwide Cost of Living
  • The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published its biannual ‘Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL)’ report of the World’s Most Expensive Cities in 2020, based on their cost of living.
  • Hong Kong (China), Paris (France) and Zurich (Switzerland) share the top spot as the most expensive cities on the list, which comprises 133 cities.

India to host G-20 Summit in 2023

November 24, 2020
G20
  • India will host the Summit of the G20 Group in 2023. India was earlier slated to host the summit in 2022.
  • India and Indonesia have interchanged their respective hosting year of G20 as Indonesia would also host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023.

Ravi Shankar Prasad releases an International version of the UMANG App

November 24, 2020
Ravi Shankar Prasad
  • Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has released the UMANG mobile app International version in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs for select countries that consist of USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore and New Zealand.

5th India International Cherry Blossom Festival canceled

November 24, 2020
India International Cherry Blossom Festival
  • The 5th India International Cherry Blossom Festival has been canceled due because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The festival is held annually in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, to commemorate the unique autumn flowering of the Himalayan cherry blossoms and mark the beginning of India’s version of autumn.

Malaysia hosted the 2020 APEC Summit

November 24, 2020
APEC

  • The 2020 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting was conducted under the leadership of Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
  • The theme of the APEC Malaysia 2020 was “Optimising Human Potential Towards a Resilient Future of Shared Prosperity: Pivot. Prioritise. Progress”.

India-Singapore Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20

November 24, 2020
SIMBEX-20
  • The 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 has been conducted from 23 to 25 November 2020 in the Andaman Sea.
  • Indian Navy (IN) is the host for the 2020 edition of SIMBEX.

RBI foists six-month ban on Manta Urban Cooperative Bank

November 24, 2020
RBI
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has outlawed the Manta Urban Cooperative Bank in Jalna district of Maharashtra for six months for payment of money and loan transactions.
  • The central bank has given some guidance to this bank, which will be active for six months since the bank closed on 17 November 2020.

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