Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine

1.Cyclone Bulbul will turn into a very severe cyclonic storm

Cyclone Bulbul is steadily gathering intensity over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to turn into a very severe cyclonic storm, according to fresh predictions released by the India Meteorological Department.The weather office hasn’t yet said whether Cyclone Bulbul will make landfall in India but its predictions suggest that Bulbul will skirt Odisha and head towards West Bengal and Bangladesh in the upcoming days.

Cyclone Bulbul is expected to bring rainfall over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, north coastal Odisha and coastal West Bengal.

Cyclone Bulbul is the reborn form of cyclone Matmo.

Matmo was formed in the Philippine Sea on October 24.

2.PM Modi to visit Brazil for BRICS summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Brazil from the 13th of this month to attend the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia.The theme of the Summit this year is “Economic Growth for an Innovative Future”.

This will be the sixth time that Mr Modi participates in the BRICS Summit. His first BRICS Summit was at Fortaleza in Brazil in 2014.

BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Originally the first four were grouped as “BRIC”, before the induction of South Africa in 2010.

3.Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine in New Delhi.He stressed the urgent need to attach high priority to emergency medicine and services in the country.

Shri Naidu asked Medical colleges to incorporate courses relating to emergency medicine and train the undergraduates to deal with the whole gamut of emergencies such as accidents, heart attacks, natural calamities, and others.

4.India ranks 133 on Women, Peace and Security Index

The Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) has released its second report on Women, Peace, and Security Index.The new 2019 report ranks 167 countries for women based on three indicators – inclusion, justice and security.

India, on the whole, is ranked at 133 out of 167 countries with an index score of 0.625.

Norway, the best country according to the index has a score of 0.904.

5.Indian Navy – Indonesian Navy Bilateral Maritime Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ took place in the Bay of Bengal

Indian Navy- Indonesian Navy Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ is taking place from 06 Nov to 07 Nov 19.INS Kamorta, an Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette is jointly exercising with Indonesian Warship KRI Usman Harun in the Bay of Bengal.

The joint exercises include manoeuvres, Surface Warfare exercises, Air Defence exercises, Weapon firing drills, Helicopter Operations and Boarding Operations.

The Harbour Phase which was conducted on 04 and 05 November included professional interactions in the form of Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE), cross deck visits, simulator drills, planning conferences, sports fixtures and social interactions.

6.Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launches ‘Farmitra’ mobile app for farmers

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, the private general insurer launched the industry’s first mobile app ‘Farmitra’ catering to the specific needs of farmers.Through this app, farmers will not only get insurance solutions but also a range of other information and advisories which will cater to their day to day farming needs.

The Company, through this app, intends to help farmers address their worries and provide the relevant information which they can use in optimizing their farming practices.

7.RBI imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on Oxigen Services

The Reserve Bank has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on prepaid payment instrument Oxigen Services.The move was taken in exercise of powers vested under Section 30 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, for non-compliance of regulatory guidelines.

Oxigen Services facilitates payment processing and money transfer services.

Oxigen Services India Pvt. Ltd.is a FinTech company is one of the major payment solutions providers in India.

Headquarters location: Gurugram

Executive director: Sunil Kulkarni

8.Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan re-elected as President of UAE

The UAE’s Supreme Council of the Union has re-elected his Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as its President for a fourth five-year term.President Sheikh Khalifa was first elected President of the UAE by the Supreme Council of the Union on 3rd November 2004.

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa accompanied the builder of the UAE renaissance, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, in the founding stage in the 70s and 80s of the last century.

After the death of the Founding Father, he led the country and contributed to the prosperity of the UAE, and its prominence locally and globally.

9.West Bengal based writer Abhishek Sarkar wins an award at Dhaka Literature fest

The ninth edition of the Dhaka Lit-fest started with a galaxy of writers and book lovers thronging the venue ground at the Bangla Academy.Over the three days of the festival 200 speakers, performers and thinkers will take part in discussions on diverse topics.

The special focus of this year’s lit-fest is on Indigenous Languages as the UNESCO has marked 2019 as the year of Indigenous Language Protection.

On the first day of the event, West Bengal-based writer Abhishek Sarkar and Bangladeshi poet Rofiquzzaman Rony were given the Gemcon Young Literature Award and Gemcon Young Poetry Award.

10.Rohit Sharma becomes 1st Indian male cricketer to play 100 T20I

Rohit Sharma became the first Indian man and second in world cricket to complete 100 T-20 Internationals.He reached the milestone when he led the team in the second match against Bangladesh at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gujarat.

Shoaib Malik with 111 games from Pakistan is the only player to have played more than 100 T20 Internationals.

Rohit is currently the top-scorer in this format with 2452 runs with regular skipper Virat Kohli second in the list with an aggregate of 2450 runs.