1.First Newspaper For Kids ‘The Young Minds’ Launched In Assam:
Two Guwahati-based women entrepreneurs have launched a newspaper specifically designed for kids, to promote creative thinking among children and inculcate in them the habit to read and write. It is the brainchild of Neelam Sethia and Neha Bajaj. The Young Minds, will cater to kids of 4-14 years of age.
2.Assam Government To Set Up Skill University Worth Rs 900 Crore At Darrang District:
Assam Cabinet has approved the Assam Skill Development University Bill which allows for setting up a state-of-the-art skill University at Mangaldoi in Darrang district of Assam. The University at Mangaldoi will be the Centre of Excellence and first ever Skill University in north eastern states of the country.The total cost of setting up the University is estimated at Rs 900 crore with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank. Assam government has also inked a memorandum of understanding recently with the ITE Education Service Singapore for training resource persons of the university.
3.Union Education Minister Addresses Inaugural Session Of World Urdu Conference Organized By NCPUL:
Education Minister made an important announcement and said that Urdu writers and literators will be honoured with awards and honours in the name of important personalities of Urdu like Amir Khusrow, Mirza Ghalib, Agha Hashar, Ram Babu Saxena, etc.It was organized by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL).
4.Department Of Economic Affairs & UNDP India Launched Sustainable Finance Collaborative To Promote Sustainable Finance In India:
Department of Economic Affairs Ministry of Finance in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India launched the Sustainable Finance Collaborative (SFC).In this regard, a three days consultation centered on the broad scope of Sustainable Finance architecture in India was held to accelerate Green Finance by bringing together leading experts and organizations.
5.President Ram Nath Kovind Honours 74 Sportspersons With National Sports And Adventure Awards:
President Ram Nath Kovind virtually conferred the National Sports & Adventure Award 2020 namely- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award & Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar.Twenty-seven sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna Award.
6.51st International Film Festival India To Be Held In Goa From Nov 20:
51st IFFI will be held in Goa, from November 20th to 28th. This film festival being a hybrid film festival due to Covid 19, would screen films on official digital platform along with the theatrical screenings. The festival is an annual event since 1975.
7.Utter Pradesh Government Launches ‘Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana’ To Build Roads To 19 International Player’s Houses:
Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya launched the Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana under which 19 international players from the state will get road connectivity to their houses.Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, former pacer Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla and Mohammad Kaif are among the 19 athletes who will be benefited from the scheme.
8.India Withdraws From Multilateral Military Exercise Kavkaz 2020 In Russia:
India has announced that it is withdrawing from multilateral Military Exercise Kavkaz 2020 to be held in Russia. In view of Pandemic & consequent difficulties in exercise, including arrangements of logistics, India has decided not to send a contingent.
9.IIT Bombay Students Launch AI-Powered Document Scanning App:
AIR Scanner app does not collect any information about the user and all the documents are stored in the phone’s local storage. Any cloud storage to store the documents of the users has not been used. The app guarantees complete user security.
10.CISF Launches ‘Pension Corner’ App For Its Retired Personnel:
With the help of this new digital initiative, pensioners will get connected to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) units spread across the country, and receive invitations, over SMS, on important occasions in the nearest unit.
11.Army Chief Releases Book Titled “National Security Challenges: Young Scholars’ Perspective”:
Indian Army Chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane has released a book titled “National Security Challenges: Young Scholars’ Perspective” penned by university students, ranging from the undergraduate level to doctoral candidates. The book published by the Army think-tank Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS).
12.Indian Cricket Coach Gurcharan Singh Co-Authored His Memoir “Pitching It Straight” With MS Unnikrishnan:
Indian Cricket Coach Gurcharan Singh penned his memoir titled “Pitching It Straight” which is co-authored by sports journalist MS Unnikrishnan and published byThe book portrays the personal and professional life of Gurcharan Singh, who trained numerous young talents.
