1.Interpol to hold the general assembly in India in 2022
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India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 after a proposal received the overwhelming support of member countries at this year’s congregation at Santiago in Chile.A proposal in this regard was given to Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock by Union Home Minister Amit Shah when the two met in New Delhi during Mr Stock’s official visit in August.
The 91st Interpol General Assembly in India in the year 2022 will be held as part of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence.
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) had hosted the General assembly, where representatives of all member countries converge, in India in 1997.
Based in Lyon, France, Interpol is an international police cooperation organisation with 194 member states and 100 years of experience of international cooperation in policing.
2.Defence exports soar by seven times in two years, reach 2 billion
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India’s defence exports have grown seven times in the last two years, reaching a value of two billion dollars.The country is working out modalities to become a hub in top-class defence production with efforts being made to increase defence exports to five billion dollars in the near future.
440 companies in the private sector have taken up defence production in the last five years.
3.Odisha’s biggest trade fair to begin on Nov 12
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Baliyatra, one of the biggest trade fairs of Odisha, is scheduled to begin on November 12.The trade fair will continue for eight days.
This year’s Baliyatra will be jointly organized by the Cuttack District Administration, District Cultural Council, and the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC).
A preparatory meeting for the mega fair was recently held under the chairmanship of District Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani at Cuttack.
4.Anup Kumar Singh appointed as Director-General of NSG
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Senior IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Anup Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG).The appointment of Mr Singh, who is a 1985-batch IPS officer, was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
His appointment will be from the date of joining the post and up to 30th of September, 2020.
5.Sudhaker Shukla appointed as whole-time member of IBBI
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sudhaker Shukla as a Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).With this appointment, the Governing Board of IBBI is complete, which can have a total strength of 10.
The Governing Board Members of IBBI consists of a Chairman, 3 WTM, four ex officio members and two part-time members.
6.Indian junior hockey team loses to Great Britain in Sultan of Johor Cup
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Indian junior hockey men’s team lost a second consecutive final to Great Britain in the Sultan of Johor Cup as it succumbed to a 1-2 loss at Johor Bahru, Malaysia.The first three-quarters of the match went goalless.
Indian forward Gursahibjit Singh broke the deadlock in the 49th minute with a goal from a penalty corner.
However, Britain struck back through Stuart Rushmere’s drag-flick in the 50th minute.
Last year, India lost 4-3 to Britain in the penalty shootout after the teams were tied 2-2 after regulation time.
7.Hockey India names women squad for FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
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Hockey India named an unchanged women squad, to be led by Rani Rampal, along with the men’s team for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.Goalkeeper Savita will be the vice-captain of the women’s squad.
The 18-member men’s squad will be captained by Manpreet Singh and seasoned forward S V Sunil will be his deputy.
The men’s team has two goalkeepers in P R Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak.
The winners of the Qualifiers will ensure a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
8.Indian boxers clinch bumper tally of 21 medals, including six golds at Asian Junior Championships
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Indian boxers at the Asian Junior Championships, clinched a bumper tally of 21 medals, including six golds and nine silvers, to end with the best medal haul among 26 competing countries in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.The Indian men’s squad fetched two golds, three silvers and an equal number of bronzes, while the women claimed four gold, six silver and three bronze medals.
The team ended top in terms of medals won but finished second behind Uzbekistan (20) which had a better gold count of eight.
9.Renowned painter Kalidas Karmakar dies in Dhaka
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Internationally acclaimed painter of Bangladesh Kalidas Karmakar passed away in Dhaka.An icon of modern art in Bangladesh, Kalidas was awarded Shilpakala Padak in 2016 and the Ekushey Padak in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to fine arts.
Solo exhibitions of his works were held in Dhaka and many countries, including the US, India, Japan, Iran, and Hong Kong.
