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Scottish Author Douglas Stuart gets 2020 Booker Prize

November 21, 2020
Douglas Stuart
  • Scottish writer Douglas Stuart has been honored with the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction.
  • He has been conferred for his debut novel, “Shuggie Bain”. The 44-year-old Stuart is only the second Scot to have won the prestigious literary prize.

PM Modi & Bhutanese PM Jointly start RuPay Card Phase-II

November 21, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
  • Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering virtually started RuPay card Phase-II, to permit Bhutanese cardholders to access the RuPay network in India.
  • In August 2019, PM Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart jointly began Phase-I of the project.

Asia’s 1st solar power-enabled Textile Mill to be uncovered in Maharashtra

November 20, 2020
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  • The first solar power-enabled Textile Mill in Asia is set to be set up in the Parbhani district, Maharashtra.
  • Spread across 30 acres of land, the Jai Bhawani women’s cooperative textile mill will be first in Asia that will operate fully on solar power. The overall cost of setting up the project is around Rs. 100 crore.

BCCI declares MPL Sports as Official Kit Sponsor

November 20, 2020
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  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has declared its tie-up with Mobile Premier League (MPL) Sports, the athleisure wear and sports merchandise brand from Mobile Premier League, India’s largest esports platform, as the new kit sponsor and official merchandise partner for the Indian Cricket Team.

Mastercard & USAID Partners to launch “Project Kirana”

November 20, 2020
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  • Mastercard and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have collaborated under Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP) to launch ‘Project Kirana’ in India, to help women entrepreneurs grow and thrive.

30th India-Thai Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT)

November 20, 2020
30th India-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
  • The 30th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy.

Sudeep Tyagi declares retirement from all forms of cricket

November 20, 2020
Sudeep Tyagi
  • Indian cricketer, Sudeep Tyagi has declared his retirement from all forms of cricket.
  • The 33-year-old had played for the Indian national cricket team in four ODIs and a lone T20I as a fast bowler.

Oxford Economics reviews downwards its India growth forecast

November 20, 2020
indian economy growth
  • Forecasting firm Oxford Economics foretells that India’s post-COVID-19 marks could be among the worst in the world.
  • The fiscal deficit is also assumed to widen 7% of GDP in 2020-21.

Madhya Pradesh govt declares ‘Gau Cabinet’ for protection of cows

November 20, 2020
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
  • The Madhya Pradesh government, headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has planned to set up a ‘Gau Cabinet’ for the protection, conservation and promotion of cows in the state.
  • The Cabinet will include the departments of animal husbandry, forests, panchayat and rural development, revenue, home and farmers welfare.

Former Goa Governor Mridula Sinha passes away

November 19, 2020
Mridula Sinha
  • Former Governor of Goa and veteran BJP leader, Mridula Sinha passed away.
  • She was the first woman Governor of Goa. She was also an expert writer, making extensive participation in the world of literature as well as culture.