1.Prime Minister launches Grand Challenge linked to ‘Ease of business’:-
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched ‘Grand Challenge’ to solve seven identified problems related to ” ease in business ” using state of the art technologies . The purpose of this Challenge is to tap the capabilities of young Indians, start-ups and other private entrepreneurs to solve complex problems using the current state of the art technology.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with selected CEOs (CEOs) of Indian and foreign companies during a program held at his residence in New Delhi. The Prime Minister apprised the CEOs of continuing to improve the business environment in India with the efforts being made by the government.The Prime Minister reiterated his resolve to include India as one of the most attractive places in the world, where it is most comfortable to do business.The Prime Minister congratulated all the government officials of the states and municipal corporations, along with the forwarding ministries and departments on the path of reform, for the achievements achieved in the last four years. At the same time, the Prime Minister advised them to work for reforms with greater enthusiasm and energy.
Mr. Hartwig Schafer, Vice President (South Asia) of the World Bank Group also addressed the people on this occasion and appreciated the widespread achievements achieved by India. He stressed that as the ranking of a country is better , it becomes more difficult to take the rankings up and down. He hoped that as per his efforts to ensure ‘more smoothness in business ‘ India , the fast pace achieved during the last four years will continue.
In the ‘Ease of business’ report (DBR, 2019) released by the World Bank on 31st October, 2018, India has climbed up to 23rd with a jump of 23 notches above the 100th rank of 2017 to 77th. The World Bank report has analyzed the business environment in 190 countries. As a result of continuous efforts being made by the government in this direction, India has risen 53 points in the last two years and 65 points in the last four years (2014-2018) in the ‘Ease of business’ index.
2.Goa International Film Festival will start:-
The 49th International Film Festival of India is going on in Goa. The opening ceremony will be held at Shyamas Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Babolim. Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore and actor Akshay Kumar will be present on this occasion. Chaitanya Prasad, Additional Director General of the festival, said that the inauguration ceremony will focus on different styles of new India and cinema.
Our reporter has said that this nine-day festival will show 212 films from 68 countries .26 feature films and 21 non-feature films are being shown in Indian Panorama . The performance of feature films will begin with Sholay Karun directed Malayalam movie Oulu. This time the festival is centered on Israel and will focus on Jharkhand. Prominent Israeli film producer Dan Wolmin will be honored with Life Time Achievement Award. There will be 15 films in the international competition section , of which there are three Indian films. Master class and Innovation are one of the most popular sections of the festival. Famous film celebrities communicate with delegates At the festival, Shashi Kapoor , Sridevi ,M Karunanidhi and Kalpana Lajmi and other celebrities will be paid tribute.
3.Dr. Jitendra Singh released a book, ‘Radio Kashmir – In Times of Peace and War’:-
Doner, Minister of State (Independent Charge) , Prime Minister’s Office , Personnel , Loksikayt and pensions , nuclear energy and space Minister of State. Jitendra Singh, written by Dr. Rajesh Bhatt in New Delhi ” Radio K in times of The book “Peace and War ” (Radio Kashmir-Peace and War Period) released a book.
Dr. Jitendra Singh congratulated the author of the book and after deep and detailed research, appreciated his efforts to write a book on Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the author has immense experience working in private and government media, including print and electronic. He said that the radio started at a small level and reached the level of influencing people’s life in remote areas. The Minister said that in the recent past, a 10 kW transmitter AIR service was inaugurated in Patnitop in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. This service is being provided to people living in areas around 60 km in different districts. He informed that in the Udhampur too early radio stations will be started.
About the youth of J & K, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that many students of the state have got the benefit of ‘K-Super-30’ project and they have achieved success in JEE (Main and Advance) in recent years. He said that youth of Jammu and Kashmir is getting high positions in public service examinations every year. This proves that young people in the state are hardworking and wish for a bright future. He said that through the Internet the youth have been better connected with the world.
The book ‘ Radio Kashmir- In Times of Peace and War ‘ is based on a deep and detailed research and the writer has played an important role played by the media in securing the strategic interests of the government and the public in view of various issues related to the welfare and security of the country. Is underlined. Since the year 1947, Radio Kashmir has been playing an important role in maintaining social and cultural fabric , which the author has presented in his book. It also refers to the role of Radio Kashmir in serving the countrymen , especially to serve the people of this region and strengthen the democratic institutions of the state.Dr. Rajesh Bhatt, the author of the book, is currently working in Directorate of Policy Division of All India Radio , New Delhi. Dr. Bhatt has written more than 250 academic papers and articles.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
4.Russia will answer after being separated from INF Pact of USA:-
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talked about Russia’s discussions on steps taken by the United States’s mid-range nuclear power (INF) treaty.
Mr Putin said in the meeting on the issue of defense industry, I propose to take steps in relation to the steps taken by us in the event of the separation from the INF Pact of America. I want to emphasize once again that we are ready for talks with US partners on important issues and hope that they also respect this matter with full responsibility. ”
The Russian President insisted , ” The decision to separate from the INF Pact of the United States will definitely be answered by us. ”
5.More than 500 injured in protests against petrol, diesel prices in France:-
French Interior Minister Christophe Kestner said that more than 500 people were injured in nationwide demonstrations due to increased prices of petrol and diesel in the country .
Mr. Kestner said in a press conference, ” During the demonstrations, 528 people have been injured, 17 of whom have received serious injuries. ” He said that more than 20,000 people have continued to perform. Mr. Kestner had said that during the demonstrations 282 people were arrested while performing, while 157 were detained.
After the increase in prices of petrol and diesel in France, the anger of the people broke out as a demonstration. In France, diesel prices have increased by 23 per cent and petrol prices have increased by 15 per cent this year. Fuel prices will go up further by one January.
6.Equality means eliminating omnipresent violence against women – Gutters:–
United Nations chief Antonio Gatorares has said that unless the girls and women are vulnerable to violence and insecurity and are not unkempt, the world can not afford to respect fairness and equality.Every year on 25 November, the end of violence against women is celebrated International Day (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Woman). in a special program organized on this occasion, Gutarez said that violence against women and girls is global and happens all the way.
He said , “At its core it is that violence in every form against women means a very shortage of respect. Men’s failure to recognize the basic equality and value of women ”
This International Day tells that violence against women of reproductive age is just a serious cause of death like cancer.
This year the end of violence against women is the theme of International Day ” Orange the World: Here Meatu ” .
SPORTS NEWS
7.Volleyball League will help domestic players: Indian Captain:–
Indian team captain Ukrapadian said that the professional volleyball league starting next year will help the domestic players as they will get a chance to play with some top foreign players.
The Indian captain said , “The professional volleyball league is going to be a great platform for all the players in India , especially for young players. ”He said that the league to be held in February 2019 will give Indian players an opportunity to play and learn from top volleyball players from different countries.Ukrpandian said to PTI , ” PVL will give Indian players an opportunity to play with foreign players and learn with them. ”
Ukrpandian said that Indian players are already good and the league will help them get better because they will get a chance to play with some level players.
8.Team Virat to play for Australia in Australia:-
India’s tough tour of Australia will begin from Thursday’s first match of the Twenty20 series, in which Virat Kohli will captain the team in the captaincy of the team, so that the morale will remain high in the forthcoming games.
In the Brisbane’s Gabba, the world’s second ranks, the Indian team will want to win the fastest and bouncy Australian pitches of Australia on their strong batting and bowling performance. Captain Virat, who has been out of the domestic Twenty20 series against the West Indies, has also been the backbone of the Indian team.
On the other hand, the Australian team is trying to recover from the absence of its finest players since the ball-tempered episode. His star batsman Steven Smith , David Warner and Cameron Bencroft are out of the team while the team management is also not considered as effective as the Australian team was four years ago.
In the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India had recently cleaned the last three matches of the Twenty20 series, while this year Australia have suffered whitewash from 0-3 in the Twenty20 series against Pakistan in UAE. . In addition, in the Twenty20 series, India had eliminated the hosts in the first Australia tour in 2015-16 and won the 3-0 win.
BUSINESS NEWS
9.Tamil Nadu Government announced a relief package of Rs 1000 crore for cyclone victims in the state:-
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E.K. Palnisamy has announced a relief package for the people of 11 coastal districts who have been hit by the cyclone yard . He said that a thousand crore rupees will be released for relief work. Chief Minister said in a statement that killed due to cyclonefamilies 46 people will be given an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakhs. Living in relief camps those 8 would be given Rs thousand eight hundred , which have been destroyed in the house storm. Those fishermen will be given the same amount as they can not go to sea due to the storm.
Shri Palnisamy will visit the affected areas and distribute the compensation amount among the victims.
10.Reserve Bank of India constituted a committee to examine issues related to its additional capital of nine lakhs sixty nine thousand crores:-
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to constitute a High-Empowered Committee to investigate the issues related to additional capital of 9, 69, 000 crores.The meeting also took place in the meeting between the Board and the Government in Mumbai in the evening. It was done that the financial monitoring board of the Reserve Bank , the Bank’s immediate financial corrective structure and financial capital structure Will investigate the issues related to the situation.
According to a statement issued by the Reserve Bank, the board has advised the Reserve Bank to consider preparing an average loan scheme up to Rs. 25 crore for the restructuring of the dubious assets of the borrowers of small and medium enterprises .
