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15th November, 2022

‘Ayushman Bharat Health Account’, updation of Aadhar card, Vikram-S (India’s First Privately Developed Rocket), workshop titled “Cities Creditworthiness Academy”, 41st Edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF), Aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”, “Food Outlook” biannual report, Climate Change Performance Index 2023, 123PAY power bill payment service, ICICI Pru Sukh Samruddhi, EASE Reforms Index, Grid Controller of India Limited, 1,000-language AI model, Religare Enterprises Limited, First Female President of Slovenia, CEO of state broadcaster Prasar Bharati, World Kindness Day, World Diabetes Day, International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2022, Royal Order of Merit, Etoile d’Or award, International Film Festival of India, 2022 Billie Jean King Cup, 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix

  1. DigiLocker has allowed its users to digitally store health records and link them with ‘Ayushman Bharat Health Account’.
  2. Ministry of Electronics and IT has issued a notification mandating the updation of Aadhar card once in 10 years.
  3. ISRO has announced to launch Vikram-S (India’s First Privately Developed Rocket) from Sriharikota – an island in Andhra Pradesh.
  4. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs; and the World Bank Group have organised a 5-day focused workshop titled “Cities Creditworthiness Academy”.
  5. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 41st Edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi.
  6. Jaipur International Airport Limited has received the Aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
  7. G20 Bali Summit 2022 (17th edition) was organized on the theme of “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”.
  8. Britain and France have signed an agreement worth $74.5 million (72.2 million euros) to stop illegal migrants from crossing the English Channel.
  9. UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has released the “Food Outlook” biannual report.
  10. Germanwatch has released the Climate Change Performance Index 2023.
  11. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced that the electricity bill payment services are now available on 123PAY power bill payment service.
  12. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched a new participating savings product, ‘ICICI Pru Sukh Samruddhi,’ to provide customers with guaranteed benefits and growth potential in the form of bonuses.
  13. Indian Banks’ Association has released the EASE Reforms Index for the first quarter of FY23 of the banking sector.
  14. India’s national grid operator Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has been renamed as the Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India).
  15. Google is developing a 1,000-language AI model to support the 1,000 most spoken languages of the world.
  16. Financial services company Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) has signed Padma Shri awardee and Indian freestyle wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt as its brand ambassador.
  17. Natasa Pirc Musar has been elected as the First Female President of Slovenia.
  18. Gaurav Dwivedi has been appointed as CEO of state broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
  19. November 13 – World Kindness Day; Slogan – #One Voice For Kindness
  20. November 14 – World Diabetes Day; Theme – Access to Diabetes Education
  21. The Print, a news portal, and Saurabh Shukla of the NDTV have received the International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2022.
  22. Professor Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been conferred the Royal Order of Merit by the UK King Charles III for his contribution to science.
  23. Ranveer Singh has been honoured with Etoile d’Or award at Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco.
  24. 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be hosted in Goa from November 20 to 28, 2022.
  25. Switzerland won the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup (international women’s tennis teams’ tournament).
  26. George Russell (from the UK) of Mercedes won the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.

Table of Content 

National News

  1. DigiLocker has allowed its users to digitally store health records and link them with ‘Ayushman Bharat Health Account’.
      • DigiLocker has completed the second phase of its integration with the ‘Ayushman Bharat Health Account’.
Knowledge Nuggets –
• DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of Ministry of Electronics & IT under Digital India programme. It is a digital wallet for keeping documents.
• It was launched in 2015.
• Digital India Program was also launched in 2015 to digitise the services delivery of the government.
  1. Ministry of Electronics and IT has issued a notification mandating the updation of Aadhar card once in 10 years.
      • The Unique Identification Authority of India administers Aadhar and related works. It is a statutory body constituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and IT via Aadhar Act, 2016.
      • Thus, Aadhar is administered by the Ministry of Electronics and IT.
  2. ISRO has announced to launch Vikram-S (India’s First Privately Developed Rocket) from Sriharikota – an island in Andhra Pradesh.
      • Vikram-S, a single-stage sub-orbital launch vehicle, has been developed by a Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace.
      • The rocket will be launched under the Mission Prarambh (beginning). Mission Prarambh will mark the first-ever launch of the privately developed rocket from India
      • The Vikram series has three rockets – Vikram I, II and III.
  3. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs; and the World Bank Group have organised a 5-day focused workshop titled “Cities Creditworthiness Academy”.
      • Purpose – to create an enabling ecosystem for financing future cities of India
      • Theme – “Vision of Future Cities and Role of Municipal Financing”
  4. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 41st Edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi.
  5. This year, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra are PartnerStates and
    Uttar Pradesh and Kerala are the Focus States.

State News

  1. Jaipur International Airport Limited has received the Aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
      • Earlier, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) was the licence holder.

International News

  1. G20 Bali Summit 2022 (17th edition) was organized on the theme of “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”.
      • 3 working sessions were organized during the G20 Summit, which are Sustainable energy transition, Global Health Architecture, and Digital transformation.
      • The Business 20 (B20) Summit was also organized in Bali, Indonesia. Indonesia handed over the B20 Presidency to India.
      • India is the President of G20 for 2023. The theme for the G20 2023 summit is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth, One Family, One Future”.
Highlights of the Summit –
A) Indonesia Just Energy Partnership
• It is a long-term political agreement between the Indonesian Government and International Partners Group (IPG), including the US, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the European Union, Canada, Italy, Norway, and Denmark.
• Indonesia is among the world’s top 10 greenhouse gas emitters.
B) Global Shield Against Climate Risks initiative
• It is a social protection and insurance-based finance mechanism for loss and damage caused by natural disasters.
• The support will be provided at the level of government, humanitarian agencies and non-profits so that the finances are present whenever necessary.
  1. Britain and France have signed an agreement worth $74.5 million (72.2 million euros) to stop illegal migrants from crossing the English Channel.

Reports and Indices

  1. UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has released the “Food Outlook” biannual report.
      • According to the report, the world’s food import bill will reach a record-high level of $1.94 trillion in 2022.
      • The global import bills for agricultural inputs are expected to reach $424 billion in 2022 (an increase of 48% over 2021).
      • The global production of wheat is expected to reach 784 million tonnes in 2022-23, with high concentrations in Russia and China.
      • The global production of rice is expected to decline.
      • The 2022-23 global harvest is expected to remain at an overall average level of 6 million tonnes, with high cultivation from Asia.
      • Germanwatch has released the Climate Change Performance Index 2023.
          • Total – 63 countries
          • Parameters
            • GHG emissions (40% weightage)
            • Renewable energy (20% weightage)
            • Energy use (20% weightage)
            • Climate policy (20% weightage)
          • Top – Denmark
  • India’s rank – 8th rank (overall score 67.35)
    • India’s rank has improved by 2 spots.
  • Parameter-wise scores of India –
    • GHG emissions – 29.69
    • Renewable energy – 7.77
    • Energy use – 16.03
    • Climate policy – 13.85
  • Bottom – Islamic Republic of Iran

Note:  None of the countries achieved positions one to three. No country is doing enough to prevent dangerous climate change

Banking and Economy

  1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced that the electricity bill payment services are now available on 123PAY power bill payment service.
      • With the use of 123PAY and the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), consumers will be able to quickly and easily pay their power bills.
  2. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has launched a new participating savings product, ‘ICICI Pru Sukh Samruddhi,’ to provide customers with guaranteed benefits and growth potential in the form of bonuses.
      • Besides, the life cover continues for the entire duration of the policy, including the income period, providing financial security to the family.
  3. Indian Banks’ Association has released the EASE Reforms Index for the first quarter of FY23 of the banking sector.
      • In June 2022, the Ministry of Finance released EASE 5.0 index (which is different from this index).
      • Parameters
  • Rankings –
  1. India’s national grid operator Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has been renamed as the Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India).
      • Grid-India is a CPSE under the Ministry of Power.
  2. Google is developing a 1,000-language AI model to support the 1,000 most spoken languages of the world.

Appointments

  1. Financial services company Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) has signed Padma Shri awardee and Indian freestyle wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt as its brand ambassador.
  2. Natasa Pirc Musar has been elected as the First Female President of Slovenia.
  3. Gaurav Dwivedi has been appointed as CEO of state broadcaster Prasar Bharati.

Important Days

  1. November 13 – World Kindness Day; Slogan – #One Voice For Kindness
  2. November 14 – World Diabetes Day; Theme – Access to Diabetes Education

Awards

  1. The Print, a news portal, and Saurabh Shukla of the NDTV have received the International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2022.
  2. Professor Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been conferred the Royal Order of Merit by the UK King Charles III for his contribution to science.
  3. Ranveer Singh has been honoured with Etoile d’Or award at Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco.
  4. 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be hosted in Goa from November 20 to 28, 2022.
      • France is the ‘Spotlight’ country and 8 films will be screened under Country Focus package.
      • The second edition of ‘75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’, an initiative by the Ministry of Broadcasting and Information is an attraction of the IFFI.
      • Awards
CategoryWinner
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement awardCarlos Saura (Spanish film director)
  1. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has announced National Sports Awards 2022.
CategoryWinner
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis)
Arjuna AwardsTotal 25 sportspersons
Dronacharya Award in Regular CategoryTotal 4 sportspersons
Dronacharya Award in Lifetime CategoryShri Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket) Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football) Shri Raj Singh (Football)
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievementMs Ashwini Akkunji C. (Athletics) Shri Dharamvir Singh (Hockey) Shri B.C Suresh (Kabaddi) Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics)
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022Total 3 winners
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Sports

  1. Switzerland won the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup (international women’s tennis teams’ tournament).
  2. George Russell (from the UK) of Mercedes won the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.
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