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Nitin Gadkari introduces Highway projects in Uttar Pradesh

November 28, 2020
nitin gadkari
  • Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has introduced and placed the foundation stones of 16 National Highway projects in Uttar Pradesh.
  • The construction cost of these infra projects is approximated to be around Rs 7477 crore.

Russia test-fired Tsirkon hypersonic missile in the Arctic

November 28, 2020
Tsirkon hypersonic missile
  • Russia successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile in the Arctic. the frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the White Sea fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile, hitting a naval target 450 km away in the Barents Sea at a speed of over Mach 8.

India’s GDP contracts 7.5% in September Quarter

November 28, 2020
GDP
  • The National Statistical Office (NSO) has published the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter (July-September) Q2 of 2020-21.
  • The GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q2 of 2020-21 is approximated at Rs 33.14 lakh crore, as against Rs 35.84 lakh crore in Q2 of 2019-20, showing a contraction of 7.5% as compared to 4.4% growth in Q2 2019-20.

Indian Army begins cycling expedition in Gujarat & Rajasthan

November 28, 2020
Indian Army launches cycling expedition in Gujarat & Rajasthan
  • Konark Corps of Indian Army has started 1971 kilometres cycling expedition in Gujarat and Rajasthan to celebrate the commencement of the Golden Jubilee Victory Celebrations of Indian Armed Forces in the Indo-Pak War of 1971.

Bengaluru’s Bowring Medical College titled after Atal Bihari Vajpayee

November 28, 2020
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • The Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute in Bengaluru have been identified after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • The institute was established up in 2018-19 on the campus of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Shivajinagar in the heart of Bengaluru.

PM Modi leads 33rd PRAGATI Meet

November 29, 2020
33rd PRAGATI Meet

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the 33rd PRAGATI meeting to review multiple projects, grievances and programmes.
  • PRAGATI stands for “Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation”.
  • These projects were associated to the Ministry of Railways, MORTH, DPIIT and Power Ministry.

Narendra Singh Tomar starts Honey FPO Programme in 5 states

November 29, 2020
Narendra Singh Tomar
  • The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually initiated Honey Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Programme in five states, for producing honey.
  • These 5 FPOs will be set up by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED). They will be set up at East Champaran (Bihar), Morena (Madhya Pradesh), Bharatpur (Rajasthan), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) and Sunderbans (West Bengal).

UBS predicts India’s GDP at -10.5% for FY21

November 29, 2020
GDP
  • The UBS has projected India’s real GDP to decline 10.5% in FY21, in its Global Economics & Markets Outlook 2021-2022 report.
  • For the fiscal 2021-22 (FY22) UBS assumes India’s real GDP growth to rebound to +10%  in FY22. UBS also estimates India’s GDP to stabilize at 6.2 percent YoY in FY23.

YES Bank starts ‘SMS Pay’ on POS Terminals

November 29, 2020
Yes Bank
  • Private lender Yes Bank has started an ‘SMS Pay’ functionality on POS terminals, which would let merchants accept contactless and remote payments from their customers.
  • Yes Bank has tied-up with French payment services company Worldline to launch the new facility.

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: November 29

November 29, 2020
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
  • The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is an UN-organized day held annually on November 29.
  • It is commemorated to mark the anniversary of resolution 181, wherein the Assembly adopted the resolution on the partition of Palestine on November 29, 1947.

IRDAI authorizes ICICI Lombard acquisition of Bharti Axa General

November 30, 2020
IRDAI
  • The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has given its in-principle permission for the merger of Bharti AXA General Insurance with ICICI Lombard.
  • The merged entity will have a market share of around 8.7 percent on a proforma basis in the general insurance business.

India and Finland ink MOU on environmental protection

November 30, 2020
India and Finland
  • India and Finland inked an MoU for growing cooperation in the field of Environment protection and biodiversity conservation.
  • The MoU was inked by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar from the Indian side and his Finnish counterpart Krista Mikkonen through video-mode.

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare: 30 November

November 30, 2020
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
  • The United Nation recognized the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare on 30th November annually since 2005.
  • The day pays a tribute to the victims of chemical warfare, as well as to reaffirm the commitment of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to the dismissal of the threat of chemical weapons, thereby promoting the goals of peace, security, and multilateralism.

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