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Sports Minister starts 2nd edition of Fit India School Week

November 27, 2020
Kiren Rijiju
  • Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has started the 2nd edition of the “Fit India School Week” program in the presence of Fit India Mission.
  • Sports Minister supports school children to participate in the Fit India movement.

PM Modi initiates 3rd global renewable energy event “RE-INVEST” 2020

November 27, 2020
PM Modi
  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has initiated the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-Invest 2020) through video conferencing.
  • The summit is organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

UNDP and Invest India tie-up to start the SDG Investor Map for India

November 27, 2020
UNDP
  • The National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency, Invest India has tied-up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India to develop the first-ever ‘SDG Investor Map for India’.

HDFC Bank inks MoU with ICCI to support SMEs and Start-ups

November 27, 2020
HDFC Bank
  • HDFC Bank has inked an MoU with the Inventivepreneur Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ICCI) to assist SMEs and Startups.
  • Through this association, ICCI will engage, enroll and promote various Startups /SMEs /MSMEs to facilitate inter-alia financial and other facilities to/from HDFC Bank.

Mercedes-Benz ties-up with SBI to target HNI customers

November 27, 2020
Mercedes-Benz
  • Mercedes-Benz has tied-up with the State Bank of India (SBI) to offer financial profits to the lender’s High Net Worth Individual (HNI) customers.

Lt Gen Harpal Singh designated new Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army

November 27, 2020
Lt Gen Harpal Singh
  • Lt Gen Harpal Singh has designated as the new Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army.
  • He is currently the Director-General of Border Roads Organisation and would take over his new appointment on 1 December.

Ayodhya Airport to be renamed as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport

November 27, 2020
Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport
  • Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has cleared the plan to rename the Ayodhya airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
  • The plan for the same will be sent to the Ministry of Civil Aviation after it is passed by the state Assembly.

Ladakh makes largest solar project at Leh Indian Air Force station

November 27, 2020
Ladakh gets largest solar project at Leh Indian Air Force station
  • The Union Territory of Ladakh has made the largest solar power project established under the Centre’s ‘Make In India’ initiative at Leh IAF station to give sustainable energy alternative to fossil fuel and traditional methods of energy generation.
  • The project namely ‘Provision of Solar Photo Voltaic Powerplant 1.5 MW’ has been completed within 12 months well before the completion deadline of March 31, 2021.

10th edition of National Science Film Festival begins virtually

November 26, 2020
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  • The 10th edition of the esteemed National science film festival started on 24th November 2020 in a virtual mode.
  • The four-day long film festival has been collectively organized by Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous agency under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and the Tripura State Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of Tripura from 24 to 27 November 2020.

AIMPLB vice president Maulana Kalbe Sadiq passes away

November 26, 2020
Maulana Kalbe Sadiq
  • Vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Maulana Kalbe Sadiq passed away.
  • He was born in Lucknow and was identified for his lectures, mostly during Muharram.