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1.World Children’s Day: 20 November

Every year Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide.The United Nations’ (UN) Universal Children’s Day was established in 1954.

November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

2.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Releases ‘Road Accidents in India-2018’

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released the ‘Road Accidents in India, 2018’.It is an annual publication brought out by the Transport Research Wing of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways which reports on accidents, related deaths and injuries.

A total of 4,67,044 road accidents have been reported by States and Union Territories (UTs) in the calendar year 2018, claiming 1,51,417 lives and causing injuries to 4,69,418 persons.

Road accidents in the country have increased marginally by 0.46 per cent during 2018.

India ranks 1st in the number of road accident deaths across the 199 countries reported in the World Road Statistics, 2018 followed by China and the US.

3.IRCTC to operate Golden Chariot luxury train from March 2020

The Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation, IRCTC, will operate and manage luxury train, Golden Chariot from March next year.An agreement in this regard was signed between Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, KSTDC, and IRCTC in New Delhi. 

Earlier, the train was operated under a joint venture between KSTDC and the Ministry of Railways.

The Golden Chariot Train, which commenced operations in 2008, travels through one of the famous tourist and picturesque destinations of Karnataka, including the UNESCO world heritage site, Hampi.

It has 18 coaches with 44 guest rooms having a capacity for 84 guests.

4.ADB to provide USD 91 million loans for Vijayanagara Channel

The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to extend 91 million US dollar loan to modernize the Vijayanagara Channel Irrigation Systems and prepare river basin management plans in the Krishna river basin.It will help improve irrigation water use efficiency and contribute to improving sustainable water security in Karnataka.

The investment programme, consisting of two project loans, will help Karnataka’s water agencies better draw up and roll out effective river basin management plans.

5.Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 passed by the Parliament

Parliament has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019, with Rajya Sabha approving.The Lok Sabha had passed this Bill in the last session.

The Bill seeks to amend the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951.

It has a provision to remove the President of the Congress party as a trustee and clarifies that when there is no Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the leader of the single largest Opposition party will be the trustee.

The Bill also allows the Central government to terminate the term of a nominated trustee before the expiry of the period of his term, without assigning any reason.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919.

6.Census 2021 to be conducted in 16 languages

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai informed that the Census will be conducted in two phases, viz., House-listing & Housing Census during April to September 2020 and Population Enumeration during February 09-28, 2021.The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) has recommended an amount of Rs. 8754.23 crore for conducting Census 2021 in 16 languages.

The reference date for the census will be 1 March 2021, but for snow-bound Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand it will be 1 October 2020.

7.IFFI 2019 begins in Goa

The 50th edition of International Film festival of India, IFFI, started in Goa.The festival will see sessions on all the traditional aspects of cinema like Acting, Direction, and editing.

IFFI Lifetime Achievement award winner, French actor Isabelle Huppert will be conducting a masterclass entitled ‘The Actor’s Connect’.

The opening day will also see the screening of Italian Film ‘Despite the Fog’ directed by Goran Paskaljevic.

Actor Rajnikanth will receive the ICON of the Golden Jubilee Award.

8.Smriti Irani addresses South Asia Safety Summit

The Women and Child Development Minister addressed the 2nd edition of South Asia Safety Summit in New Delhi.The South Asia Safety Summit is Facebook’s annual event to host critical conversations on digital safety and security.

The summit was joined by over 100 organisations from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and India.

Facebook announced a slew of initiatives to accelerate digital literacy efforts in India.

9.India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie shifted to Kazakhstan capital Nur-Sultan from Islamabad

India will travel to Nur-Sultan to take on Pakistan in the upcoming Davis Cup tie.The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has nominated the Kazakhstan capital to host the matches, ending days of uncertainty over the venue.

The Davis cup tie will take place on 29th and 30th November in Nur-Sultan the capital of Kazakhstan.

The tie was scheduled to be held in September but was pushed to November 29-30 after India expressed concerns about the safety of their players.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men’s tennis.

10.2020 Hockey Pro League: India’s home matches to be played at Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar will host India’s home matches during the 2020 Hockey Pro League.The International Hockey Federation (FIH) said the second edition of the Hockey Pro League will be played between 11th of January and 28th of June.

Bhubaneswar has become a hockey hub in India and has been hosting a majority of tournaments, the most recent being the Olympic qualifiers. 

The Pro League will feature 144 matches in the coming season.

Australia’s home matches will be played in Perth and Sydney, while England will be playing its share in London.

The first match will feature the Netherlands and China on 11th of January at the Wujin Hockey Stadium in Changzhou.