09th November, 2022

1. “Yugpurush Raja Rammohun Roy” – a dance drama based on the life of Raja Rammohun Roy, who is called the father of modern Indian society, was organized at Kartavya Path and India Gate (Central Vista).
2. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has notified National Bio Energy Programme till 2025-26 with a budget outlay of Rs 858 crore for the first phase.
3. Cochin Shipyard Ltd will collaborate with the IIT-Madras to support startups in the maritime sector.
4. The Indo-German Week of the Young Researchers 2022 was inaugurated to bring young researchers from the two countries together to share their research interests and build long-term research partnerships.
5. Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has launched an Elephant Adoption Programme through which non-governmental organisations, institutions, trusts or individuals can sponsor the expenses of the Forest Department’s camp elephants.
6. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched the fourth edition of ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book featuring 75 successful women entrepreneurs of India.
7. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the Logo, Theme and Website of India’s G20 Presidency.
8. India has joined the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) during the COP 27 of UNFCCC at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
9. Kerala has become the first state in India to launch uniform price on 916 purity 22 carat gold based on the bank rate.
10. Hyderabad has established India’s largest Miyawaki forest.
11. Goa has launched Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Yatra Yojana to offer free of cost pilgrimage service to senior citizens of the state to Tirupati shrine.
12. Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC) — a joint venture of the Haryana government and Union railway ministry — has signed an agreement with Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) for the development of renewable energy projects in the state.
13. Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has launched the Technology Transfer Scheme for startups who have purchased or sourced Technology License from any Government research Institution in India and are working on it to develop as a commercializable product.
14. Invest Karnataka – global investors meet – has been organized on the theme of ‘Build for the World’.
15. Chandigarh International Airport has been renamed as Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on the legendary freedom fighter’s birth anniversary.
16. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister late Chandra Shekhar in Ballia district.
17. INS Kochi, INS Kolkata, and Greatship Ahalya of the Indian Navy have received the Certificate of Commendation from the International Maritime Organization at the annual Bravery Awards Ceremony of IMO in London.
18. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched a new testing and evaluation facility for sonar systems of the Indian Navy.
19. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has signed an MOU with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for MSMEs to promote energy efficiency financing for MSMEs and explore the internet of things (IoT)-based solutions, greening MSMEs, capacity building of various stakeholders, etc.
20. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed an MOU with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) to develop the Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System (i-CBTC).
21. Iran has launched Ghaem-100 satellite-carrying rocket.
22. Google has launched FloodHub platform to display flood forecasts.
23. AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX, has started operations of its hyperscale data center campus Chennai 1 in SIPCOT IT Park in Chennai.
24. The Netherlands has emerged as the top destination for India’s petroleum product exports such as petrol and diesel in the first half of the current fiscal year.
25. HDFC Mutual Fund has announced the launch of two new exchange-traded funds – HDFC Nifty IT ETF and HDFC Nifty Private Bank ETF.
26. UAE-based bank Emirates NBD has announced an additional $100 million investment in its India operations, and added two more branches in Chennai and Gurugram.
27. According to the data from Association of Mutual Funds in India, Maharashtra, New Delhi and Goa have the highest mutual fund penetration in India.
28. Skechers (an American multinational footwear company) has announced Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon as a new brand ambassador for Skechers India.
29. Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal has been elected as deputy chair of the Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA), a global mobile operators’ body.
30. Central Govt has constituted the Law Commission of India with Justice (retd) Rituraj Awasthi, former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, as its chairperson.
31. CV Raman Birth Anniversary (inventor of Raman effect; 1st Asian and Indian winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930)
32. November 18 – World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence (1st edition)
33. Forbes has released its 2022 Asia’s Power Businesswomen list.
34. Prominent Indian physician and scientist Dr Subhash Babu has been conferred the prestigious 2022 Bailey K. Ashford Medal, and 2022 Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FASTMH) award.
35. President Draupadi Murmu conferred the ‘National Florence Nightingale Award 2021’ on two nurses Shashikala Pandey and Ganga Joshi from Kumaon, Uttarakhand.
36. 2022 Rolex Paris Master (ATP men’s tennis tournament) – Men’s Singles – Holger Rune (Denmark)
37. HYLO Open 2022 (BWF badminton tournament) in Germany – Men’s Singles – Anthony Sin Ginting (Indonesia); Women’s Singles – Han Yue (China)
38. Manika Batra and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan have become the first Indian mixed doubles pair to enter the top five of the ITTF Table Tennis World Rankings.
39. “E. K. Janaki Ammal: Life and Scientific Contributions” book has been authored by Nirmala James
40. Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Chandrashekhar has released “Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery” and “Heartfelt: The Legacy of Faith” books.

National News

1. “Yugpurush Raja Rammohun Roy” – a dance drama based on the life of Raja Rammohun Roy, who is called the father of modern Indian society, was organized at Kartavya Path and India Gate (Central Vista).
   • Organizer – Raja Ram Mohun Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of Culture
   • Theme of the dance drama – Nari Samman
   • The drama was organized on the occasion of the 250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
2. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has notified National Bio Energy Programme till 2025-26 with a budget outlay of Rs 858 crore for the first phase.
   • The National Bioenergy Programme will include the three Sub-schemes: Waste to Energy Programme, Biomass Programme and Biogas Programme.

3. Cochin Shipyard Ltd will collaborate with the IIT-Madras to support startups in the maritime sector.
   • Applications will be invited online twice a year to identify startups for funding under seed fund scheme, pilot grants, and equity investment schemes.
   • Startups will get seed grants of Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore as prototyping grants, as well as equity funding at the scale-up stage.
4. The Indo-German Week of the Young Researchers 2022 was inaugurated to bring young researchers from the two countries together to share their research interests and build long-term research partnerships.
   • During the programme, an initiative jointly organised by the SERB, India, and German Research Foundation (DFG), 30 promising young researchers from India and Germany will discuss and interact closely on various contemporary matters in chemical sciences.
5. Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has launched an Elephant Adoption Programme through which non-governmental organisations, institutions, trusts or individuals can sponsor the expenses of the Forest Department’s camp elephants.
6. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched the fourth edition of ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book featuring 75 successful women entrepreneurs of India.
   • The 75 women entrepreneurs are supported by Atal Incubation Centres (AICs) of AIM, NITI Aayog.
   • ‘Innovations For You’ is a Coffee Table Book series with 3 editions being released previously.
   • The book captures success stories of start-ups supported through Atal Incubation Centres, Atal Community Innovation Centres and Atal New India Challenges, three flagship programs under the Atal Innovation Mission.
7. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the Logo, Theme and Website of India’s G20 Presidency.
   • The theme of India’s G20 Presidency is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth One Family One Future”.
   • Website – www.g20.in

8. India has joined the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) during the COP 27 of UNFCCC at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
   • Other members of the alliance – Australia, Japan, Spain, and Sri Lanka
   • It will help India in achieving its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5- 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
   • According to the State of the World’s Mangroves report 2022, the human-driven loss represents 62% of total losses of over 600 square kilometres or 60,000 hectares from 2010 to 2020.
   • India accounts for over 50% of total mangrove cover in South Asia.
   • As per the Forest Survey report 2021, the top three states showing an increase in mangroves cover are Odisha (8 km2), Maharashtra (4 km2), and Karnataka (3 km2).

State News

1. Kerala has become the first state in India to launch uniform price on 916 purity 22 carat gold based on the bank rate.
   • The gold rate should be uniform across the country based on bank rate. However, in most states, gold is priced Rs 150-300 per gram extra over the bank rate.
   • Uniform gold price based on bank rate offers an opportunity to the consumers to purchase gold at a reasonable and transparent price.
2. Hyderabad has established India’s largest Miyawaki forest.
   • This micro forest adopts the technique of a Japanese botanist, Akira Miyawaki, who, in the 1970s, began to plant young native plant species — trees, shrubs, and grasses — in tight groves to restore degraded lands. Saplings planted close together grow rapidly as they compete for light.
3. Goa has launched Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Yatra Yojana to offer free of cost pilgrimage service to senior citizens of the state to Tirupati shrine.
4. Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC) — a joint venture of the Haryana government and Union railway ministry — has signed an agreement with Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) for the development of renewable energy projects in the state.
5. Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has launched the Technology Transfer Scheme for startups who have purchased or sourced Technology License from any Government research Institution in India and are working on it to develop as a commercializable product.
   • This scheme provides a maximum reimbursement Rs 10 Lakhs for the startups. However, the support is limited to 90% of the technology fee to be paid to the Research entity.
   • Kerala Startup Mission shall be given 2% royalty for the product being commercialized, which shall be limited to the amount supported by the Kerala Startup Mission under the scheme.
   • The Startup is expected to commercialize the product for which the license /technology is purchased within a period of 2 years.
6. Invest Karnataka – global investors meet – has been organized on the theme of ‘Build for the World’.

Knowledge Nugget – · Karnataka is home to the world’s second-largest photovoltaic power station with a capacity of 2050 MW in Pavagada Taluk of Tumakuru district. · Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan is the world’s largest solar park.

7. Chandigarh International Airport has been renamed as Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on the legendary freedom fighter’s birth anniversary.
   • Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was born in Banga, now in Pakistan.
8. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister late Chandra Shekhar in Ballia district.

Defence News

1. INS Kochi, INS Kolkata, and Greatship Ahalya of the Indian Navy have received the Certificate of Commendation from the International Maritime Organization at the annual Bravery Awards Ceremony of IMO in London.

Knowledge Nuggets – · Secretary General of IMO – Kitack Lim · HQ – London, UK · Parent Organization – United Nations · Establishment Year – 1948 (Convention on the International Maritime Organization-Geneva)

2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched a new testing and evaluation facility for sonar systems of the Indian Navy.
   • The new facility is now operational at DRDO’s Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) in Kochi, Kerala.
   • This newly launched facility is named as Hull Module of Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation (SPACE).

Memorandum of Understanding

1. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has signed an MOU with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for MSMEs to promote energy efficiency financing for MSMEs and explore the internet of things (IoT)-based solutions, greening MSMEs, capacity building of various stakeholders, etc.
   • Two other MOUs were signed with the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) under the Department of Science and Technology and CII to identify and promote scalable green and clean technologies by MSMEs.
2. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed an MOU with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) to develop the Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System (i-CBTC).
   • i-CBTC will enable unmanned operations of metro and trains. It will be indigenously developed for the first time in India.

International News

1. Iran has launched Ghaem-100 satellite-carrying rocket.

Banking and Economy

1. Google has launched FloodHub platform to display flood forecasts.
   • This platform shows the area and time where floods could occur, in order to inform people about the natural calamity and authorities can assist them with effectively.
   • Google has also expanded its AI flood forecasting services to 18 counties across Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia.
2. AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX, has started operations of its hyperscale data center campus Chennai 1 in SIPCOT IT Park in Chennai.
3. The Netherlands has emerged as the top destination for India’s petroleum product exports such as petrol and diesel in the first half of the current fiscal year.
   • Now, the Netherlands has become the third biggest market for India’s overall exports, thereby replacing China.
   • China is now displaced to the 4th position, accounting for just 3.3% of total outbound shipments.

4. HDFC Mutual Fund has announced the launch of two new exchange-traded funds – HDFC Nifty IT ETF and HDFC Nifty Private Bank ETF.
   • These index funds offer a simple way to gain exposure to the growing IT and Private Bank space.

   Knowledge Nuggets – · HDFC is a leading provider of Housing Finance in India. · In October 2022, HDFC Bank said it might complete its planned merger with Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd by the first quarter of FY24. · HDFC Mutual Fund is a subsidiary of HDFC Trustee Company Limited. HDFC Trustee Company Ltd is the wholly-owned subsidiary of HDFC.

   5. UAE-based bank Emirates NBD has announced an additional $100 million investment in its India operations, and added two more branches in Chennai and Gurugram.
      • The bank has already invested $100 million in operations in India.
   6. According to the data from Association of Mutual Funds in India, Maharashtra, New Delhi and Goa have the highest mutual fund penetration in India.

Appointments

1. Skechers (an American multinational footwear company) has announced Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon as a new brand ambassador for Skechers India.
2. Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal has been elected as deputy chair of the Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA), a global mobile operators’ body.
3. Central Govt has constituted the Law Commission of India with Justice (retd) Rituraj Awasthi, former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, as its chairperson.
   • It is the 22nd law commission.

   Knowledge Nuggets – · The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body and is constituted by a notification of the Ministry of Law & Justice with a definite term of reference to carry out research in the field of law and the Commission makes recommendations to the Government (in the form of Reports) as per its terms of reference. · Central Government established the First Law Commission in 1955 with the then Attorney-General of India, Mr. M. C. Setalvad, as its chairman. · Since then, 21 Law Commissions have been appointed, each with a three-year term and with a definite term of reference.

Important Days

1. November 7 –
   • CV Raman Birth Anniversary (inventor of Raman effect; 1st Asian and Indian winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930)
   • Infant Protection Day
   • National Cancer Awareness Day (birth anniversary of Madame Curie in 1867)
2. November 8 –
   • World Urbanism Day
   • International Day of Radiology
3. November 18 – World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence (1st edition)

Awards

1. Forbes has released its 2022 Asia’s Power Businesswomen list.
   • Rank 1- Ghazal Alagh
   • Rank 2- Soma Mondal
   • Rank 3- Namita Thapar
2. Prominent Indian physician and scientist Dr Subhash Babu has been conferred the prestigious 2022 Bailey K. Ashford Medal, and 2022 Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FASTMH) award.
   • The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is the world’s largest scientific organization in tropical medicine, and the medal is awarded annually to one or more mid-career-investigators for distinguished work in tropical medicine.
3. President Draupadi Murmu conferred the ‘National Florence Nightingale Award 2021’ on two nurses Shashikala Pandey and Ganga Joshi from Kumaon, Uttarakhand.
   • The National Florence Nightingale Awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as a recognition for meritorious services rendered by nurses and nursing professionals in society.

Sports

1. 2022 Rolex Paris Master (ATP men’s tennis tournament) – Men’s Singles – Holger Rune (Denmark)
2. HYLO Open 2022 (BWF badminton tournament) in Germany – Men’s Singles – Anthony Sin Ginting (Indonesia); Women’s Singles – Han Yue (China)
3. Manika Batra and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan have become the first Indian mixed doubles pair to enter the top five of the ITTF Table Tennis World Rankings.
   • The duo climbed up in the rankings after making it to the final of the WTT Contender event in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, where they lost to South Korea’s Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin in the final.

Miscellaneous

1. “E. K. Janaki Ammal: Life and Scientific Contributions” book has been authored by Nirmala James
   • K. Janaki Ammal (4 November 1897 – 7 February 1984) was an Indian botanist who worked on plant breeding, cytogenetics and phytogeography. She is a recipient of Padma Shri in 1977.

2. Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Chandrashekhar has released “Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery” and “Heartfelt: The Legacy of Faith” books.

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