05th-07th November, 2022

1. Ministry of Heavy Industries has mandated that certain safety tests will become mandatory for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers from April 2023 to receive subsidies under the PLI Scheme for Automobiles and Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME).
2. Indian Army has collaborated with TATA Power to setup 16 charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) at various locations in Delhi Cantonment under its ‘Go-Green Initiative’.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared Mangarh Dham in Banswara District, Rajasthan as a National Monument.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the new Complaint Management System portal of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to provide end-to-end information to the citizens through regular updates on the status of their complaints.
5. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Indian Institute of Mass Communication’s (IIMC) permanent regional campus in Aizawl, capital of Mizoram.
6. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched ‘Ladli Laxmi 2.0’ financial assistance scheme to encourage girls to pursue higher education and make them independent.
7. Union Rural Development Ministry has signed an agreement with Patanjali Ayurved for marketing products made by women’s self-help groups.
8. Union Cabinet was apprised of an MOU signed between India and Denmark on cooperation in the field of Water Resources Development and Management.
9. Ministry of Education has released the “Unified District Information System for Education Plus” (UDISE+) report for 2021-22.
10. Ministry of Education has released the Performance Grading Index for States and UTs for 2020-21.
11. ‘Best Countries Ranking Report’ has been released by US News and World Report in partnership with BAV Group and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
12. Chqbook, a neo-bank for small business owners, has launched a zero-balanced digital current account, in partnership with NSDL Payments Bank, for small business owners.
13. Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund its farm efficiency initiative of Smartchem Technologies Limited (STL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation (DFPCL), through a USD 30 million loan facility.
14. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has conducted India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp in Srinagar, J&K.
15. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Ltd (ABHI), a standalone health insurer, has entered into a bancassurance partnership with IDFC FIRST Bank for the distribution of health insurance products through the bank’s digital platform and its wide distribution networks.
16. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched India’s biggest-ever coal mine auction comprising 141 mines in as many as 11 states with a cumulative peak rate capacity (PRC) of 305 million tonnes (MT).
17. According to the data released by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in October rose to 7.77% compared to 6.43% in September in the country.
18. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has appointed Mr Subhrakant Panda as its President for 2022-23.
19. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a joint venture of power Public Sector Undertakings, has appointed Vishal Kapoor as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
20. The city circular service of the Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) named “Grama Vandi” won the national ‘Commentation Award in Urban Transport’ in the category of ‘City with the best Public Transport System’.
21. Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam will be conferred the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (the Knight of the Order of the Merit) by the French govt.

National News

1. Ministry of Heavy Industries has mandated that certain safety tests will become mandatory for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers from April 2023 to receive subsidies under the PLI Scheme for Automobiles and Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME).
   • These tests will be mandatory for the batteries developed under the PLI Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell.
   • The tests will be done at 3 levels – battery pack, battery management system, and battery cell level.
2. Indian Army has collaborated with TATA Power to setup 16 charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) at various locations in Delhi Cantonment under its ‘Go-Green Initiative’.
   • All 16 charging stations setup in Delhi Cantonment can be used both for personal and official EVs in Delhi Cantonment.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared Mangarh Dham in Banswara District, Rajasthan as a National Monument.
   • Aarambha 4.0 of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) was held on the theme of ‘Digital Governance: Foundation and Frontiers’ at Kevadia, Gujarat.
   • The event was conducted to help Officer Trainees learn how to leverage technological solutions to strengthen Public Service delivery and make the last mile delivery transparent, effective and efficient.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the new Complaint Management System portal of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to provide end-to-end information to the citizens through regular updates on the status of their complaints.
5. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Indian Institute of Mass Communication’s (IIMC) permanent regional campus in Aizawl, capital of Mizoram.
   • The IIMC was inaugurated in 1965 to cater to the training needs of media professionals in the country and other developing countries. It also functions as a training institute for the Indian Information Service.

State News

1. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched ‘Ladli Laxmi 2.0’ financial assistance scheme to encourage girls to pursue higher education and make them independent.
   • Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the ‘Ladli Laxmi’ scheme in 2007.
   • The scheme provides monetary benefits to eligible girl children to ensure they get a good education and change the perspective of society towards the birth of the girl’s child.
   • ‘Ladli Laxmi Vatika’ (garden) is being developed in each district of the state and saplings have been planted at one such facility in the state capital along with some beneficiary girls.

Memorandum of Understanding

1. Union Rural Development Ministry has signed an agreement with Patanjali Ayurved for marketing products made by women’s self-help groups.
   • Patanjali will do co-branding of the products made by women SHGs, market them at its stores and thorough its networks of dealers and will also give them opportunity to get the company’s dealership and distributorship, as per the agreement.
2. Union Cabinet was apprised of an MOU signed between India and Denmark on cooperation in the field of Water Resources Development and Management.

• Capital – Copenhagen; Currency – Danish krone
• Greenland is under the suzerainty of Denmark.
• Denmark was one of the European powers which colonized India.

Reports and Indices

1. Ministry of Education has released the “Unified District Information System for Education Plus” (UDISE+) report for 2021-22.
   • Department of School Education Literacy has developed the UDISE+ system with many unique features and introduced it from the reference year 2018-19.
   • Total enrolment of all the schools in the UDISE+ system from pre-primary to higher secondary, have crossed 26.52 Crore in 2021-22.
   • Gender Parity Index (GPI) of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) shows whether the representation of females in school education is in line with representation of girls in population of corresponding age group.
   • The GER for secondary has reached 79.6% in 2021-22, from 76.9% in 2018-19. GER at higher secondary level has also shown improvement as it reached 57.6% in 2021-22. e GER at primary level was increased to 104.8% in 2021-22.

2. Ministry of Education has released the Performance Grading Index for States and UTs for 2020-21.
   • Structure of the Index –

• Performance of States –

• Inter-State Disparity – The maximum and minimum scores obtained by State in 2020-21 are 928 and 669 The deviation between the maximum and minimum scores obtained by States is 259 or 39%, of the minimum points. This disparity was 51 % in 2017-18.
• In 2020-21, a total of 7 States/UTs reached Level II (score 901– 950) up from 5 States/UTs in 2019-20 and no State/UT in Level 2 till 2018-19.

3. ‘Best Countries Ranking Report’ has been released by US News and World Report in partnership with BAV Group and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
   • Total – 85 countries
   • Parameters – 73
   • Sub-indices – 10 (adventure, agility, cultural influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, movers, open for business, power, quality of life, and social purpose)
   • Top – Switzerland
   • India – 31st (overall)

Banking and Economy

1. Chqbook, a neo-bank for small business owners, has launched a zero-balanced digital current account, in partnership with NSDL Payments Bank, for small business owners.
   • The current account is available in eight languages making it more accessible and easier to understand.
   • A current account for business, therefore, allows for deposits, withdrawals and accepts UPI transactions.
2. Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund its farm efficiency initiative of Smartchem Technologies Limited (STL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation (DFPCL), through a USD 30 million loan facility.
   • The loan facility will be for a tenure of 5 years.
   • This is ADB’s first agribusiness “Blue Loan”, and the first such blue loan in India in this sector across institutions.
   • ADB has also given approval for a technical assistance grant of USD 5,00,000 for building capacity for Soil Nutrition Management among Smallholder Farmers and Climate Resilience in India. The grant is in addition to the financing of USD 30 million (Blue loan).
3. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has conducted India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp in Srinagar, J&K.
   • ‘Niveshak Didi’ initiative was launched during the week to promote Financial Literacy with a motto called ‘By the women, for the women’.
4. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Ltd (ABHI), a standalone health insurer, has entered into a bancassurance partnership with IDFC FIRST Bank for the distribution of health insurance products through the bank’s digital platform and its wide distribution networks.
5. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched India’s biggest-ever coal mine auction comprising 141 mines in as many as 11 states with a cumulative peak rate capacity (PRC) of 305 million tonnes (MT).
6. According to the data released by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in October rose to 7.77% compared to 6.43% in September in the country.

Appointments

1. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has appointed Mr Subhrakant Panda as its President for 2022-23.
   • Mr Panda is currently the Senior Vice President of FICCI and the Managing Director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd.
2. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a joint venture of power Public Sector Undertakings, has appointed Vishal Kapoor as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Awards

1. The city circular service of the Kerala Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) named “Grama Vandi” won the national ‘Commentation Award in Urban Transport’ in the category of ‘City with the best Public Transport System’.
   • ‘Grama Vandi’ has also won the Award of Excellence in Urban Transport.
   • The awards were given by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry during the Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference-cum-Expo in Kochi on November 6.
   • Theme of the Conference – “Azadi@75 – Sustainable AatmaNirbhar Urban Mobility”
2. Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam will be conferred the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (the Knight of the Order of the Merit) by the French govt.

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