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Daniil Medvedev beat Dominic Thiem to clinch ATP Tour 2020

Daniil Medvedev
  • In Tennis, Daniil Medvedev (Russia) beat Dominic Thiem (Austria) to clinch the 2020 ATP Tour Finals, organized in London.
  • This is the biggest title of his career. The 24-year-old will finish the year at fourth position in the world rankings.

National Pharmacy Week 2020

National Pharmacy Week
  • The 59th National Pharmacy Week (NPW) was observed all over the country from November 16-22, 2020.
  • The theme of the NPW 2020 is “Pharmacists: Frontline Health Professionals”.

AAI celebrates Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020

Airports Authority of India
  • Airports Authority of India (AAI) is commemorating the Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020 from 23 November to 27 November 2020.
  • The week-long celebration is being commemorated at all airports and ANS locations operated by AAI across India.

1st cow hospital of Northeast originated in Assam

1st cow hospital of Northeast originated in Assam
  • A cow shelter in Assam’s Dibrugarh introduced Northeast’s first-ever cow hospital, on the occasion of Gopashtami.
  • The hospital, Surbhi Aarogyashala, is set up by Shree Gopal Gaushala at a cost of Rs 17 lakh.

Himachal Pradesh govt starts ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’

Him Suraksha Abhiyan
  • Himachal Pradesh government has started ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ to sensitize the people regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and also to gather information regarding symptoms of diseases like TB, Leprosy, sugar and blood pressure by the door to door campaign all over the state. 

Narendra Singh Tomar virtually introduces Phagwara mega food park

Narendra Singh Tomar
  • Union Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has virtually originated the Rs 107.83 crore mega food park at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab.
  • So far, 37 mega food parks have been approved across the country, of which 20 have started functioning.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
  • The United Nations designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed all over the world on November 25.
  • This year’s theme for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!”.

Congress veteran Ahmed Patel passes away

Ahmed Patel
  • Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Ahmed Patel passed away. He was Lok Sabha MP three times from 1977 to 1989 and Rajya Sabha MP since 1993 representing Gujarat.

Veteran TV actor Ashiesh Roy passes away

Ashiesh Roy
  • Television actor Ashiesh Roy has passed away. The actor had worked in a number of TV shows and films in his long acting career which began in 1997.

Martyrdom Day of ‘Guru Tegh Bahadur’

Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • Every year, November 24 is commemorated as Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs of Sikh religion.
  • The day is observed as Shaheedi Divas of Guru Tegh Bahadur all over the country.

IPPB starts PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

India Post Payments Bank
  • India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has begun a low-cost insurance scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)’ for its customers to bring large segments of the underserved and unserved population into the financial mainstream.
  • IPPB has tied-up with PNB MetLife India Insurance Company for this product.

DRDO starts first ‘Varunastra’ Heavy Weight Torpedo

Varunastra
  • The Defence Research and Development (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy has started the first Production unit of Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT), Varunastra.
  • The Varunastra has been designed and developed by Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of DRDO while Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Vishakhapatnam has made the torpedo for the Indian Navy.

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