Inauguration of ‘War Memorial’ reconstructed in ‘Rezang La’ on the anniversary of the Battle of ‘Rezang La’

1.Kerala to launch mobile app for waste disposal

The Government of Kerala is all set to launch a mobile application to improve and track the collection of inorganic waste in local self-governing bodies . In the initial phase all 6 municipal corporations, 300 village bodies and 70 municipalitiesSmart Garbage mobile app will be launched in The launch of the mobile app will make waste disposal more efficient. This app will be deployed to manage and receive the amount of inorganic waste collected from home. The app will also explain and explain how the waste is treated. Each house will be given a QR code, Which will be used to get the details of the waste generated. This app will enable all local bodies and departments to track garbage collection. The waste collection will be tracked by volunteers of the state poverty alleviation and women empowerment program called Kudumbashree Mission. These volunteers are known as Haritha Karma Sena. Smartphones will be provided to the Army as part of the project to track waste collection. The smartphones will be backed by the Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation.

2.Odisha’s School Transformation Program

Orissa ‘s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on November 16, 2021 the School Transformation Program ( School Transformation Programme as a part of) the opening of the 130 renovated schools have. The schools were inaugurated on the fourth day of ‘School Transformation Programme’. Seven schools were inaugurated in Nuapada, 25 in Sambalpur, 83 in Ganjam, 7 in Rayagada, 8 in Nayagarh and 7 in Raigad. A total of 351 converted schools have been inaugurated in the state. The School Transformation Program has been initiated with the objective of creating an environment to inculcate a competitive attitude among the students for excellence in studies. The program strives to develop qualities such as excellence in music, sports or studies as well as the ever-expanding field of technology.

3.SIDBI and Google partner to support MSMEs

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has joined hands with Google India to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) . This partnership is a social impact loan program ( Social Impact Lending Programme) which will provide financial assistance of up to Rs 1 crore to MSMEs at competitive interest rates. It will bring a fund of $15 million to MSMEs as a crisis response related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this agreement, a loan program targeted at micro enterprises (with a turnover of up to Rs 5 crore) is being implemented by SIDBI. The size of the loan ranges between Rs 25 lakh to Rs 1 crore. The collaboration between SIDBI and Google India will enhance the MSME sector’s efforts to expand access to credit. It also marks the beginning of a paperless journey of SIDBI from on-boarding to delivery stage for its customers. The program will mainly focus on enterprises run by women entrepreneurs. Suitable interest rate concession will also be provided to such enterprises.

4.IIT Hyderabad organizes design workshop for Dhokra art form

IIT Hyderabad ‘s design department has Telangana “state Exorcist Gond community Dokra Crafts ‘ ( Dhokra Crafts Of Ojha Gonds Community organized design workshop as Dokra art aimed at protecting). This workshop was organized with the following objectives:

1. Community building and equivalent education for exorcist craftsmen.
2. To create sustainable livelihood opportunities for Ojha artisans.
3. Documentation of the traditional process of metallurgy and regional artefacts of the Raj Gond community of Adilabad district.
4. Creating a digital repository of traditional artifacts to trace design developments at Exorcist Craft.
5. To encourage the younger generations of Ojha families to adopt and protect the ancestral craft practices of the community.
6. To create awareness about the traditional craft practices of the Ojha community among the common people in the area.

5.Japan’s prime minister unveils $490 billion stimulus package

Japan ‘s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a stimulus package that would cost about 56 trillion Japanese yen.Is equal to. The Japanese government will also prepare an additional budget by the end of 2021 to fund the stimulus program to provide needed support to the public. The plan includes a payment of 1,00,000 yen for people who are 18 years old or younger. This package contains enough ingredients to give people a sense of security and hope. The package puts further pressure on Japan’s already deteriorating financial situation. The size of the spending exceeded 30-40 trillion yen, as estimated by the markets, as huge payments were made to households and firms hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the government would compile an additional budget of about 32 trillion yen to fund part of the cost.

6.Delhi pledges to clean Yamuna by 2025

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal recently pledged to completely clean Yamuna river by 2025 . He announced a six-point action plan for cleaning the holy river . He also promised to make Yamuna river drinkable and bathable by 2025. The Chief Minister announced the implementation of the following six-point action plan:

1. Sewer Treatment – ​​The government will build new sewage treatment plants.
2. The capacity of the existing sewer treatment plant will be increased. The move will increase the sewage treatment capacity from 600 million gallons per day of wastewater to 750 MGD-800 MGD. In-situ treatment of waste water from four major drains, Najafgarh, Badshahpur, Supplementary and Ghazipur, which fall into Yamuna.
3. The old treatment plant will be upgraded and its technology will be changed.
4. Industries releasing industrial waste into Yamuna will be closed.
5. Waste water in “slum clusters” currently flows through storm water and drains into the Yamuna. These drains will now be connected to the sewer network.
6. In areas where people have not taken sewer connection, sewer connections will be installed at nominal charges. In areas with sewer network, the government will provide domestic connections. Earlier people had to take such a connection themselves.

7.Indian Railways opens first pod retiring room in Mumbai

Indian Railways has opened the first Pod Retiring Room at Mumbai Central Station for the passengers of Indian Railways as well as the general public . According to a senior official of Western Railway, one will have to pay Rs 999 for 12 hours and Rs 1,999 for 24 hours to stay in this pod hotel . It will also have features like Wi-Fi, TV, adjustable mirror, small locker and reading light. Pod Hotel inaugurated virtually Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Danvedid. Pod hotels or capsule hotels tend to have capsules the size of a small bed and offer affordable overnight accommodations. The total cost of this project and facilities is Rs 230 crore. Pod hotels are an important feature of international tourism in Japan. This allows travelers to find accommodation at cheaper rates than traditional hotels. The Japanese-style pod hotel in Mumbai consists of a building with several small capsules, which will provide overnight stays for travelers. These pods will provide facilities like Wi-Fi, key card access, air conditioning, CCTV surveillance, washrooms and other basic amenities. Waiting rooms have been set up on the first floor of the station. The cheapest pod will cost Rs 999 for 12 hours. It will cost Rs 1,999 for 24 hours. For private pod, passengers will have to pay Rs 1249 for 12 hours and Rs 2499 for 24 hours.

8.21st IORA Annual Meeting of the Council of Ministers

The 21st Indian Ocean Rim Association ( IORA ) Annual Council of Ministers (COM) meeting was held in Dhaka on November 17, 2021 . India participated in this conference in virtual mode. India is led by Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar RanjanSingh did it. IORA COM was held in Dhaka in a hybrid format. At the end of this meeting, the Dhaka Communique was adopted. Addressing the summit, the Minister of State for External Affairs reaffirmed India’s strong commitment to strengthen IORA, the largest and pre-eminent organization in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). India also reaffirmed its commitment to promoting peace, security and prosperity in the IOR as well as in the wider Indo-Pacific. The Minister also noted the contribution made by India as the coordinator of the IORA priority areas of disaster risk management.

9.RBI approves NSDL e-Governance as an account aggregator

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved “ NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure ” as an account aggregator . NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure is an IT-enabled service provider. It is called NSDL e-Governance Account Aggregator Ltd.Has received in-principle approval from RBI to set up an account aggregator business under a wholly owned subsidiary named The account aggregator model has the potential to transform the way financial services are delivered through a unique architecture for the consent-based sharing of data. It is a financial data-sharing system that could revolutionize investment and credit. This could give millions of consumers greater access and control over financial records. This model will also expand the potential pool of customers to lenders and fintech companies. The account aggregator will help empower individuals with control over their personal financial data.

10.Draft Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified or Engineered Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2021 released

“ Draft Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified or Engineered Foods) Regulations, 2021 ” by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on November 15, 2021. 2021 ) was released. This draft regulation shall apply to:

1. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
2. Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs)
3. Living Modified Organisms (LMOs)

This draft is issued for direct use as food or for processing. This would apply to food or processed food that does not contain genetically modified ingredients produced from GMOs, LMOs or GEOs.

11.WHO Global Report 2000-2025 on Trends in Tobacco Use Prevalence

The World Health Organization (WHO) said trends in the prevalence of tobacco use in the 2000-2025 global report on the fourth edition published. According to this report, the South-East Asia region has shown the fastest rate of decline in tobacco use.achieved. The average prevalence of smoking among men declined to 25% in 2020, from 50% in 2000. In the South-Eastern region, tobacco smoking among women declined from 8.9% in 2000 to 1.6% in 2020. India and Nepal are the countries most likely to achieve a 30% relative reduction in tobacco use to meet the global NCD action target plan by 2025. The WHO report highlights that, if tobacco control efforts continue with current levels, the smoking rate in the region could reach 11% in 2025. This will be the second lowest regional average rate after Africa, which is 7.5% in 2025. The South-East Asia region has the highest rate of tobacco use, accounting for 29% of the population. It has 432 million users.

12.Clean Ocean Manifesto

The Clean Oceans International Expert Group of the United Nations Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development on 19 November 2021, along with its short list of activities and goals, called for the ” Clean Ocean Declaration ” ( Clean Ocean Manifesto ) was presented. To help the United Nations achieve the goal of a clean ocean, the group has set two objectives:

1. reducing marine debris by 50-90 percent and
2. Hi-tech system of globe circling and monitor.

It highlights the challenges and opportunities that the Ocean Decade can provide for achieving a clean ocean. The expert group also underlined that the process should be aimed at defining and attracting financial support to meet the initial 2025 goals. This should be followed by the 2030 targets. The statement sheds light on the direct path to a clean ocean by highlighting the following objectives for 2030:

1. Increasing understanding of the spread of pollutants and the way to the future
2. Reducing and eliminating top-priority forms of pollution by up to 90 percent
3. Reducing the sources or emissions of pollutants, to prevent recurrence.

13.SEBI’s Investor Charter

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI ) issued the Investor Charter on November 17, 2021 . Union Budget 2021-2022 to protect investors from mis-selling of financial productsThe Investor’s Charter was proposed for the first time in Investor Charter has been issued for the investors in the Indian Securities Market. This includes the rights and responsibilities of investors as well as the dos and don’ts of investing in the securities market. It has been published to “protect the interest of investors by enabling them to understand the risks involved”. This will enable users to invest in a fair, transparent and secure market as well as avail services in a timely and efficient manner. The Charter shall ensure that SEBI-registered intermediaries or regulated entities comply with their Investor Charter including grievance redressal mechanism. According to the Investor Charter, investors will have the right to:

1. Timely resolution of investor grievances filed in ‘SEBI Complaints Redress System (SCORES)’.
2. Quality services from SEBI recognized market infrastructure institutions.

Investors will have the following responsibilities:

1. Deal with SEBI-recognized market infrastructure institutions as well as SEBI-registered regulated entities or intermediaries.
2. Update their contact details like address, email id, mobile number, enrollment and other KYC details.
3. Make sure their accounts are being operated for their benefit only.

14.ASER 2021 report

Education Annual Status Report (ASER) 2021 (Rural) was published by ‘ Pratham Foundation ‘ on November 17, 2021. ASER (Annual Status of Education Report) age group 5-16 in rural IndiaProvides reports on the schooling status of U.S. children, including their ability to perform basic reading and arithmetic tasks. This year, ASER followed a phone-based survey format, as the field survey was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was conducted during September-October 2021. It seeks to find out how children aged 5-16 have studied at home since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to this report, there was an overall increase in the proportion of children enrolled in government schools between 2018 and 2020. Enrollment increased from 64.3% to 65.8%. But the enrollment suddenly increased to 70.3% in 2021. The enrollment rate in private schools has decreased as compared to last year. In 2020, the enrollment rate was 28.8% which decreased to 24.4% in 2021. Even though smartphone availability increased to 67.5% in 2021 compared to 36.5% in 2018. 6%, about 79% of children in private schools had a smartphone at home, while 63.7% of children in a government school had access to a smartphone. The number of school children taking tuitions increased by 40% while schools were closed.

15.Indian Police Foundation (IPF) survey on citizens’ perception

The Indian Police Foundation ( IPF ) conducted a survey on the perception of citizens. In this survey, Delhi Police has been ranked seventh among Indian states and union territories (UTs) . IPF Chairman and CEO N. Ramachandran said that he has seen 1,61,192 people in India.Received responses from Delhi Police was ranked for their sensitivity towards the public, good behaviour, accessibility, accountability and strict conduct. Delhi Police ranks fifth in technology adoption and 10th in smart policing. States like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Nagaland scored lowest in the smart policing list. Bihar has been ranked last in terms of responsible policing, public confidence in the police and integrity and corruption free service.

16.Coal Ministry constitutes Sustainable Development Cell

Coal Ministry in accordance with the clean energy commitment to a ” Sustainable Development Cell ” ( Sustainable Development Cell has been set up). The Sustainable Development Cell was set up under the ‘ Panchamrut Strategy ‘ in the backdrop of the Prime Minister’s announcement on new climate goals at COP26 . The Ministry laid special emphasis on sustainable development in coal mining keeping in mind the environmental and social impact of mining. Ministry of Coal has set up a full-fledged Sustainable Development Cell (SDC) for consultation, advice and planning action to reduce the adverse impact of mining. It will also lay down the future policy framework for environmental mitigation in the coal sector as well as the lignite sector in India.

17.WINGS INDIA PROGRAM, 2022

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the Curtain Razor Program in connection with Wings India, 2022 on November 18, 2021 . Wings India, 2022 is the largest event on civil aviation (commercial, general and commercial aviation) in Asia . On the occasion, the Minister appreciated the efforts of Ministry of Civil Aviation, FICCI and AAI with the support of Ministry of External Affairs and State Government in organizing Wings India 2022. This biennial event will be held from 24th to 27th March, 2022 at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad. This program “ India@75: New Horizon for Aviation IndustryOrganized under the theme. Wings India, 2022 aims to bring together a group representing airlines to key stakeholders of the global aviation market, state governments, international regulators and business associations to facilitate direct interaction with airport operators, various airlines, cargo operators and other stakeholders. But to bring it together.

18.Defense Industrial Corridor Project in Jhansi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor project in Jhansi on November 19, 2021 . This Defense Industrial Corridor is a project of Rs 400 crore . The central government aims to achieve strategic independence through this project. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the concluding ceremony of the three-day ‘ Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv ‘. Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv program is being organized by the Ministry of Defense in collaboration with the Government of Uttar Pradesh . Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the event on November 17, 2021. The Central Government has established two Defense Industrial Corridors in India.decided to install. One corridor will be set up in Tamil Nadu and the other in Uttar Pradesh . The Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor comprises nodes at Agra, Jhansi, Aligarh, Lucknow, Chitrakoot and Kanpur . The Uttar Pradesh government has provided about 1,034 hectares of land for the Jhansi node of the corridor. A plant for propulsion systems for Anti Tank Guided Missiles is being set up by Bharat Dynamics Limited. It will cover an area of ​​183 acres of land in Jhansi. The Jhansi node of this facility will involve an investment of Rs 400 crore. It will provide direct employment to 150 people and indirect employment to about 500 people.

19.Land handed over for first LIGO project in India

About 225 hectares of land in Maharashtra has been handed over to the officials of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ( LIGO ) enterprise. The land was handed over for the provision of primary facilities in the country. Currently in the US in Washington in Hanford and Louisiana in Livingston are a few laboratories. These labs investigate gravitational waves. It will provide options for scientists and engineers to conduct in-depth research on the concept of gravitational waves. The Central Government has launched LIGO-India Mega Science in 2016 for the analysis of gravitational waves.The proposal was approved ‘ in precept ‘. LIGO is a giant observatory for detecting cosmic gravitational waves and carrying out experiments. Its main purpose is to use gravitational-wave observations in astronomical studies. The project currently operates three gravitational-wave (GW) detectors. Two of the three are in Hanford, Washington, while one is in Livingston, Louisiana.

20.Inauguration of ‘War Memorial’ reconstructed in ‘Rezang La’ on the anniversary of the Battle of ‘Rezang La’

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh recently in 1962, the Sino-Indian War during the Rejang bring on the anniversary of the battle of ‘ Rejang LA ‘ ( Rezang La renovated in) War Memorial was inaugurated. Located in ‘ Chushul ‘ of Ladakh , this monument is situated at an altitude of more than 15,000 feet.It exists and is located very close to the India-China border. It honors the soldiers of Charlie Company of 13 Kumaon Regiment, who guarded the Kailash ranges and surrounding areas during the 1962 war. ‘Rejang La’ is a pass located 11 km south of ‘Pangur Gap’, from where during the war of 1962 about two thousand Chinese soldiers fought Charlie Company led by ‘Major Shaitan Singh’ of 13 Kumaon Regiment 114 soldiers were attacked. During this war, along with ‘Major Shaitan Singh’, 98 soldiers of Charlie Company were martyred.

21.193rd Birth Anniversary of Rani Laxmibai

The 193rd birth anniversary of Rani Laxmibai was celebrated on 19 November 2021 . Rani Lakshmibai was born on November 19, 1828 in Varanasi and her childhood name was ‘ Manikarnika Tambe ‘. He had mastered the arts like horse riding, fencing and shooting in his childhood. In the year 1842, at the age of 14, she was married to the Maharaja of Jhansi , Gangadhar Rao.‘, since then she was known as ‘Lakshmibai’. After the death of the Maharaja, the British refused to accept the Maharaja’s adopted son Damodar Rao as the legal heir to the throne of Jhansi, citing the Doctrine of Lapse. According to this principle, if the ruler of a princely state under the direct or indirect control of the East India Company does not legally have a male heir, the state would be taken over by the company. Rani Lakshmibai opposed this arrangement and in June 1857 a rebellion started in Jhansi under the leadership of Rani Lakshmibai. It is to be known that this was the same time when the Indian soldiers of the Company had revolted in Meerut, after which this rebellion took place in Kanpur, Bareilly, Jhansi, Delhi, It spread to places like Awadh etc. Rani Lakshmi Bai is considered to have played an important role in the revolt of 1857. Rani Lakshmibai died on June 17, 1858, in the war with the East India Company while protecting Jhansi.

22.Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary

On November 19, 2021, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu paid tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary. Indira Gandhi, the daughter of the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru , was born on November 19, 1917 in Prayagraj (Allahabad). In the early 1950s he worked informally as a personal assistant to his father, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In 1955, she joined the Congress Working Committee and in 1959 she was elected the President of the Congress. Year in 1964. He then Prime Minister Nehru’s death, Lal Bahadur ShastriServed as a cabinet minister in leadership, but Lal Bahadur after Shastri’s sudden death the year in 1966, the country’s 5th Prime Minister became. During his tenure in 1975, Emergency was imposed in India , which is considered a ‘dark chapter’ in the history of Indian democracy. He was assassinated on 31 October 1984 by two Sikh bodyguards.

23.Swachh Survekshan 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind will felicitate 342 cities that get star rating for being clean and waste free in the ‘ Swachh Survekshan 2021 ‘ . It includes 9 five star cities, 166 three star cities, 167 one star cities . The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) is organizing ‘ Swachh Amrit Mahotsav ‘ at Vigyan Bhawan in the capital Delhi to honor cities . 4,320 cities in this sixth edition of ‘Swachh Survekshan’took part, making it the world’s largest urban sanitation survey. According to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the work of segregation of waste has been started in more than 1,100 additional cities, while about 1,800 urban local bodies are providing welfare benefits to the sanitation workers.