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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.

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.

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!”.

Delhi Crime gets Best Drama Series at the International Emmy Awards

Delhi Crime
  • The Netflix show, Delhi Crime has obtained the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020.
  • Delhi Crime is the first web-series from India to win an International Emmy Award.

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve receives global award for doubling tiger population

Tiger
  • The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) and the Uttar Pradesh Forest department have got the first-ever international award, “TX2” for doubling the number of tigers in four years against a target of 10 years.

Cabinet permits RBI’s proposal to merge Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank

Lakshmi Vilas Bank
  • Union Cabinet has accepted the merger of capital-starved Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with DBS Bank India.
  • The Reserve Bank of India on 17 November stated the merger of the lender with the Indian arm of Singapore’s DBS Bank.

Indian Army successfully test-fires Land-attack version of BrahMos missile

BrahMos missile
  • Indian Army successfully test-fired a land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.
  • The supersonic cruise missile successfully hit its mark, which was on another island.

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.

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. 

China starts historic “Chang’e-5” mission to Collect Lunar Samples

satellite
  • China has begun a historic mission ‘Chang’e 5‘ to the moon to gather ‘first lunar samples’.
  • It is the world’s first moon-sample mission in more than 40 years.

India declares over 100 high-impact projects for Afghanistan

S Jaishankar
  • The 2020 Afghanistan Conference was conducted in Geneva from 23-24 November 2020 virtually.
  • The External Affairs Minister of IndiaDr. S. Jaishankar headed the Indian delegation at the conference.

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.

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi passes away

Tarun Gogoi
  • Three-time Assam Chief Minister from Congress party Tarun Gogoi passed away.
  • Tarun Gogoi had worked as the Chief Minister of Assam between 2001 and 2015.

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.

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”.

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.

ISRO Chairman K Sivan gets Doctor of Science Honorary Doctorate

ISRO Chairman K Sivan gets Doctor of Science Honorary Doctorate
  • Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala bestowed the Doctor of Science honorary doctorate upon ISRO Chairman K Sivan.
  • The Visvesvaraya Technological University has awarded the doctorate to him.

RBI foists six-month ban on Manta Urban Cooperative Bank

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.

India-Singapore Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20

SIMBEX-20
  • The 27th edition of IndiaSingapore 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.

Malaysia hosted the 2020 APEC Summit

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”.