Daily updates 22 November 2019

National News

1. Jitendra Singh to inaugurate ‘Destination North East’ Festival

• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh will inaugurate the ‘Destination North East’ Festival in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 23rd November 2019.
• All 8 North East states will be present at the event along with their handicrafts, handloom, organic products and cultural troupes.
• During the festival, the visitors will have live experiences of the artisans and artists from the NE states working on their looms and crafts, performing their songs and dances in the open stage during the day.
• Indigenous games will also be performed where visitors can also participate.

State News

2. Assam government releases the new Land Policy 2019 after 30 years

• Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal released the new Land Policy 2019 prepared by Revenue and Disaster Management Department.
• The Land Policy was approved by Cabinet on 21st October and it has been prepared by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department after 30 years. It was last prepared in 1989.
• The state government has been putting a lot of emphasis in preparing the Land Policy to safeguard the interest of the indigenous people and the Policy would remove complications regarding land allotments and settlements.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Governor of Assam: Jagdish Mukhi.
• Capital of Assam: Dispur.

Awards

3. Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019

• The Union Minister of the Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers, conferred the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 awards to top-ranked states, union territories, and districts in the various categories on the occasion of World Toilet Day at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi.
• The top-ranked state: Tamil Nadu, and the top-ranked district: Peddapalli (Telangana), along with the state with the maximum citizen participation: Uttar Pradesh.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Union Minister of the Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers: D.V. Sadananda Gowdaand.

Agreements

4. IIM Indore inks MoU with Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy

• IIM Indore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie.
• The MoU has been signed with a view to exchange faculty members for various training programmes.
• The MoU is in line with the vision to remain socially conscious and contribute to the society and nation.
• The two organisations have agreed for joint participation in research activities of common interest in the areas of public administration, management and public policy.
• The motive behind the training programme is to bring together representatives from these three fields, help them understand one another's problems and find solutions.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Director of LBSNAA: Dr Sanjeev Chopra; Established: 1959; Located: Mussoorie, UK.

Defence

5. Indian Naval Academy awarded President’s Colour

• President Ram Nath Kovind and Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces awarded President’s Colour to Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala at Kochi, Kerala.
• The President’s Colour is the highest honour bestowed upon a military unit.
• It was awarded to INA in recognition of the yeoman service rendered by the institution in training and shaping Indian Naval officers over the last 50 years at three different locations – Goa, Kochi and Ezhimala.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh.

6. The NIA will host the first-ever counter-terrorism (CT) exercise

• The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will host the first-ever counter-terrorism (CT) exercise for the Quad countries in New Delhi.
• The Quad countries include the United States (US), India, Australia, and Japan.
• According to the NIA, the exercise is to assess and validate CT response mechanisms in the light of emerging terrorist threats.
• It also aims to provide opportunities to share the best practices and to explore areas for enhanced cooperation amongst participating countries.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• DG of NIA: Yogesh Chander Modi.
• Headquarters: New Delhi.

Summit and Conferences

7. Global Bio-India Summit begins in Delhi

• Three-day Global Bio-India Summit 2019 begins in New Delhi.
• It will be one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate to be held in India for the first time.
• It will bring academia, innovators, researchers, start-ups, medium and large companies together on the same platform. Over three thousand delegates from around 25 countries and over 15 states of India will participate in the mega event.

Banking

8. RBI supersedes DHFL board to initiate insolvency proceedings

• The Reserve Bank of India superseded the board of debt-laden Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) as it intends to shortly initiate the process of resolution of the company under the insolvency and bankruptcy rules.
• The company is all set to become India’s first financier to land up in bankruptcy courts.
• The central bank superseded the board “owing to governance concerns and defaults by DHFL in meeting various payment obligations.
• R Subramaniakumar, ex-MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank has been appointed as the administrator.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Headquarters of DHFL: Haryana; CEO of DHFL: Kapil Wadhawan.

Ranks and Reports

9. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tops Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2019 list

• Microsoft's India-born Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella has occupied the top spot in Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2019 list.
• The list also includes Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga and Arista head Jayshree Ullal. Banga is ranked 8th, while Ullal comes in at the 18th spot in the list for which Fortune looked at 10 financial factors ranging from a total return to shareholders to return on capital. Both Banga and Ullal are of Indian-origin.
• Fortune's annual Businessperson of the Year list features 20 business leaders "who tackled audacious goals, overcame impossible odds, found creative solutions".

Sports

10. Elavenil Valarivan, Divyansh Panwar win gold medals at ISSF World Cup

• Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar clinching gold medals in their events to give the country its best ever single-day show in the ISSF World Cup Finals in Putian, China.
• The 20-year-old Elavenil claimed the top honours in the women's 10 metres air rifle competition.
• Later, another teen sensation Divyansh finished on top in the men's 10 metres air rifle competition.
• India is currently top of the table with 3 gold medals, followed by China 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze.

Important Days

11. World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) Day

• The WHO (World Health Organization) and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) organize World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day on the third Wednesday of November every year.
• It was first launched in 1997 by WHO, GOLD and other institutes in the US.
• This year the day is marked to create awareness in the Theme: All Together to End COPD.
• COPD is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It causes severe breathlessness and predisposes to exacerbations.

Miscellaneous

12. Russia is the focus country at IFFI 2019

• International Film Festival of India 2019, IFFI features a Country of Focus that brings out the cinematic excellence and contributions of that particular country every year and this year, the country of focus is Russia.
• The section will showcase eight movies from Russia.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• President of Russia: Vladimir Putin; Prime Minister(PM) of Russia: Dmitry Medvedev.
• Capital of Russia: Moscow; Currency of Russia: Russian ruble.

13. I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Film Bazaar on IFFI 2019

• The Film Bazaar, which is being organised by the National Film Development Corporation, was inaugurated by the Information and Broadcasting Minister on the sidelines of the golden jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India.
• The Film Bazaar encourages creative and financial collaboration between the South Asian and International film communities.
• Over the years, films such as Lunch Box, Margarita With A Straw, Chauthi Koot, Qissa, Miss Lovely, Dum Lagake Haisha and Thithi have been through one or more programmes of the Bazaar.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Information and Broadcasting Minister: Prakash Javadekar.

Daily updates 21 November 2019

National News

1. Parliament passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019

• Parliament has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
• 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.

2. Cabinet approves establishment of the National Institute of Sowa Rigpa (NISR)

• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister  Narendra Modi approved the establishment of the National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa in Leh, Ladakh.
• The Institute will be an autonomous National Institute under Ministry of AYUSH with the mandate to undertake interdisciplinary education and research programmes in Sowa-Rigpa in collaboration with premier national and international Institutes and facilitate the integration of different systems of medicine.
• The objective is to establish the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa (NISR) as an apex Institute for Sowa-Rigpa with aim of bringing a valid and useful synergy between Traditional Wisdom of Sowa-Rigpa and modern science, tools and technology.
• It will help to promote interdisciplinary research & education of Sowa-Rigpa.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Minister of AYUSH: Shripad Yesso Naik.

3. Census 2021 to be conducted in 16 languages

• Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed that Census 2021 will be conducted in 16 languages.
• During Census 2021, a mix mode approach is being adopted for data collection. Census will be conducted in two phases - House-listing and Housing Census from 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.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India: Vivek Joshi.

State News

4. Kolkata becomes first city to install 'Third Umpire' RT-PCR Machines

• The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has installed first of its kind high-end reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) machines in India for quick detection of diseases like dengue, tuberculosis and swine flu.
• These machines are to serve as a ‘third umpire’ in situations when medical reports and blood tests reveal contradictory results.
• The purpose is to give an accurate DNA report on blood tests in order to ascertain the exact cause of illness.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Jagdeep Dhankhar is the governor of West Bengal.
• Mamta Banerjee is the CM of West Bengal.

Awards

5. Naturalist Sir David Attenborough will receive Indira Gandhi peace prize 2019

• The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2019 will be conferred on renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough for his tireless work to preserve and protect biodiversity.
• His name was selected for the prize by an international jury chaired by former president Pranab Mukherjee, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.
• This prestigious award, named after former prime minister (PM) Indira Gandhi, has been accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Trust since 1986.
• It is awarded to individuals or organizations in recognition of their creative efforts towards promoting international peace, development.
• The award consists of a monetary award of 25 lakhs and a citation. The 2017 Prize had gone to former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.

6. Virat Kohli named PETA India’s Person of the Year

• India captain Virat Kohli was named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s ‘Person of the Year for 2019’ for his animal advocacy efforts.
• Kohli’s efforts to improve conditions for animals include sending a letter on PETA India’s behalf to officials calling for the release of Malti, an elephant used for rides at Amer Fort, who was reportedly violently beaten by eight men.
• The PETA awards are given to people or organisations that take initiative in the welfare of animals and violence against animals.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• PETA established: March 22, 1980
• Headquarters: Norfolk, Virginia, United States.

Agreements

7. Health ministry signs pact with Gates Foundation for support in innovation

• The Union ministry of health and family welfare signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
• Under the MoC, Gates Foundation will provide technical, management and program design support through its grantees and other partners, with a special focus on innovation, best practices and enhancing performance management, while working closely with the government.
• The Foundation will support the ministry’s work towards strengthening the primary health aspects such as reducing maternal and child mortality, improving nutrition services and increasing the immunization reach.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Union minister of health and family welfare: Harsh Vardhan.

Defence

8. GRSE delivers ICGS 'Amrit Kaur to Indian Coast Guard

• Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) delivered to the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) 'Amrit Kaur', the third in a series of five 'Fast Patrol Vessels' (FPV).
• ICGS 'Amrit Kaur' is a 50-metre-long and 7.5-metre- wide medium-range surface vessel, with a displacement of around 308 tonnes.
• It is capable of performing a rescue, patrolling, anti-smuggling and anti-poaching operations in the maritime zones of the country.
• The vessel can attain a maximum speed of 34 knots with an endurance of over 1,500 nautical miles.
• The ship is equipped with three main engines and has advanced control systems, water jet units and an 'Integrated Bridge System' constituting all communication and navigation systems.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Chairman cum managing director:  Admiral Vipin Kumar Saxena.
• GRSE Founded: 1934.

Summit and Conferences

9. Smriti Irani addresses South Asia Safety Summit

• The Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani was addressing the 2nd edition of South Asia Safety Summit in New Delhi.
• She has stressed the need to ensure the safety of women and children within their homes, and create safe neighbourhoods to protect them against violence and abuse.
• The summit was joined by over 100 organisations from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and India.
• The South Asia Safety Summit is Facebook’s annual event to host critical conversations on digital safety and security.

Sports

10. Manu Bhaker bags gold medal in ISSF World Cup Finals

• India's Manu Bhaker created history at World Cup Finals in Women's 10m Air Pistol event.
• She bagged India's first gold medal in the tournament this year.
• She shot 244.7 to claim the top prize in the season-ending tournament of International Shooting Sport Federation at Putian in China.
• Serbia's Zorana Arunovic won the silver while Quian Wang of China bagged the bronze.

11. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won F1 Brazilian Grand Prix

• Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (Netherlands) won F1 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil.
• Verstappen was followed by Pierre Gasly (France) and Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro (Spain) in the second and third place respectively.

Important Days

12. World Television Day: 21 November

• World Television Day is observed on 21 November every year. The day is observed to acknowledge the role of broadcast media.
• On this day, the journalists, writers, bloggers, and others who are associated with the medium promote the role of television in communication and globalization.

13. World Philosophy Day

• The World Philosophy Day is observed globally on the third Thursday of November every year.
• This year it was observed on 21st November. On this day, UNESCO highlighted the value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and individual.
• The 2019 edition aims to highlight the importance of philosophy in different regional contexts.
• The goal is to obtain regional contributions to global debates on contemporary challenges that support social transformations. World Philosophy Day was introduced in 2002 by UNESCO.

14. World Children's Day: 20 November

• World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare.
• 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.
• It is also the date in 1989 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Miscellaneous

15. IRCTC & KSTDC signs MoU to operate Golden chariot train

• The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corp (KSTDC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to market and operate the Golden Chariot train. The luxurious Golden Chariot train will start plying from March 2020.
• The Golden Chariot is South India's only luxury train. The Golden Chariot, which started plying in 2008, began as a joint initiative of the Karnataka government and the Indian Railways.
• It is an 18-coach-long train with 44 guest rooms. At least, 84 passengers can enjoy the train ride at one time.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• IRCTC Parent organization: Indian Railways.
• Headquarters: New Delhi.

Daily updates 20 November 2019

National News

1. Amit Shah launches special winter-grade diesel for Ladakh

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the supply of special winter-grade diesel for high altitude Ladakh, which faces sub-zero temperatures during the winter months.
• Motorists in high-altitude areas like Ladakh, Kargil, Kaza and Keylong face the problem of freezing of diesel in their vehicles when winter temperatures drop to as low as minus 30-degree celsius.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Lt. Governors & Administrators of Ladakh(UT): Radha Krishna Mathur.

2. Home Ministry launches campaign to End Violence Against Women

• The Home Ministry in collaboration with the UN Women flagged off an awareness campaign To End Violence Against Women from Sultanpur metro station in Delhi.
• The initiative is part of the #OrangeTheWorld global campaign.
• As part of the campaign, people would be made aware about India's single emergency helpline 112, an internationally recognised emergency number used in several countries. Under the campaign, people would be made aware of India’s single emergency Response Support System helpline 112, which is launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs earlier in 2019.
• The 112 helpline services, available in 27 States/UTs(Union Territories), can be reached through voice call, 112 India App, SMS (Short message service), email, respective state’s 112 websites, and the panic button on mobile phones.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Formation of United Nations Women: 2 July 2010.
• Headquarters: New York City, United States.

3. Meghalaya-based insurgent group HNLC banned by government

• Meghalaya-based insurgent group, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) has been banned by the central government for its increased activities of violence and other subversive acts.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the HNLC along with all its factions, wings and frontal organisations has been openly declaring as its objective the secession of the state's areas, which are largely inhabited by Khasi and Jaintia tribals, from the Indian Union.
• The group continues to intimidate and bully civilians to extort funds, maintains links with other insurgent groups of the Northeast to carry out acts of extortion and intimidation, and maintains camps in Bangladesh to give sanctuary and training to its cadre.
• The central government is also of the opinion that HNLC's activities are detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Minister of Home Affairs: Amit Shah.

State News

4. Assam Govt approves 1 Tola Gold to Brides free of cost under Arundhati scheme

• Assam Govt approves Arundhati scheme to provide 1 Tola Gold to Brides free of cost.
• In a cabinet meeting held in Guwahati. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal approved this scheme to give 1 tola Gold (11.66 grams ) to brides parents belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society.
• With the aim to reduce child marriage under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act that a girl in India cant get married before the age of 18, and a boy cant get married before 21 years of age, this scheme can be availed by formal registration of the marriage under the Special Marriage (Assam) Rules, 1954 at the time of marriage.
• This is only limited to the weaker section of the society whose annual income is below Rs 5 lakh irrespective of caste, creed, religion etc.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Assam Governor: Jagdish Mukhi; Capital: Dispur.

5. DSEJ launches special enrollment drive under 'Aao School Chalein'

• In Jammu, the Directorate of School Education (DSEJ) has launched a special enrollment drive under the banner 'Aao School Chalein' for increasing the enrollment in government schools.
• As per the Directorate of School Education, the special enrollment drive would be conducted across all the villages and catchment areas of the government schools, under the supervision of chief education officers of all the districts of Jammu Division.
• Apart from increasing the enrollment in the Government schools, the prime focus of the drive is on the strengthening of pre-schooling of children in the age group of 3 to 5 years.

6. Uttarakhand CM launches virtual classes project

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched a project that will connect 500 secondary schools to virtual classrooms and schools in the state facing a shortage of teachers will benefit from the new technology.
• Virtual classes are attended through video conferences where students can meet the teacher on a real-time basis and ask questions.
• An estimated 1.90 lakh students of 500 government-run secondary schools in the state will benefit from the project.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Capital of Uttarakhand: Dehradun; Governor: Baby Rani Maurya.

Awards

7. Bajrang Punia, Mahant Gaurav Sharma honoured in Dubai

• Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has been conferred the Indian Personality of the Year Award (Sports) at the Indo Arab Leaders Summit & Awards 2019 in Dubai.
• World powerlifting champion Mahant Gaurav Sharma was also honoured with Visionary Leaders of the Year (Sports) award.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• President of UAE: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Capital: Abu Dhabi.
• Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham.

8. Delhi Metro wins 2 awards at Urban Mobility India Conference

• The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been conferred with two awards for its commendable initiatives in promoting the metro as a green and sustainable mode of transport among the masses.
• DMRC was awarded for the 'Last Mile Connectivity' project in the category of best non-motorised transport and the 'Green Metro project - An Initiative for Sustainable and Viable Urban Transport' in the category of best green initiative in urban transport, at the 12th Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo 2019 held from November 15 to 17 in Lucknow.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• The Delhi metro’s first service began in December 2002 on Shahdara-Tis Hazari corridor of Red Line, Delhi. It currently spans over 350kilometers having over 250 metro stations.
• Founded: 3 May 1995; Headquarters: New Delhi.

Appointments

9. Sudhir Mital elected president of Gymnastics Federation of India

• Former Competition Commission of India chairman Sudhir Mital and Shantikumar Singh were elected as president and general secretary respectively, of the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI).
• Sudhir Mital is a retired IAS officer of Punjab cadre, was also a former president and worked as GFI chief from 2003 to 2007.
• He served as chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI) in 2018 after joining the organization in 2014 as a member.
• Shantikumar was a former national level gymnast from Manipur, had served as GFI treasurer from 2011 to 2015 and then got elected as secretary in the 2015 elections.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Founded: 1952.

Agreements

10. ICICI Lombard partners with Fino to offer sachet based insurance products

• ICICI Lombard has been partnering with Fino Payments Bank to offer non-life insurance solutions to its customers.
• As part of this association, ICICI Lombard has introduced several innovative insurance solutions that complement Fina's technology-enabled platforms and harness its customer reach.
• Some of these offerings include Hospicash that provide customers with the means to cover their loss of income, especially in the case of migrant workers, if they are hospitalized.
• ICICI Lombard and Fino also launched Dengue and Malaria policy which covers treatment to Dengue and Malarial diseases up to Rs. 10,000 at a premium as low as Rs. 49.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Chairman of Fino Payment Bank: Mahendra Kumar Chouhan.
• MD & CEO of Fino Payment Bank: Rishi Gupta.

Defence

11. Lt Col Jyoti Sharma appointed as Army's first female JAG officer

• Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma has been appointed as Indian Army's first female Judge Advocate General officer to be deployed on a foreign mission.
• She will serve the government of the East African country of Seychelles as a legal expert & would give her opinion about defence and military act.

12. 1st Indo-Qatari joint Naval Exercise Za’ir-Al-Bahr begins in Doha, Qatar

• Navies of India and Qatar have started a 5-day bilateral maritime exercise "Za’ir-Al-Bahr" begins in Doha, Qatar.
• The inaugural edition of the bilateral maritime exercise would further strengthen the robust defence co-operation between the two countries, especially in the fight against terrorism, maritime piracy and security.
• Indian Navy Ship (INS) Trikand captained by Vishal Bishnoi, Patrol Aircraft P8-I is participating in the inaugural edition of the exercise.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS SO 2019:

• Navy, Day in India is celebrated on 4th December.
• Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh.

Economy

13. NCAER forecasts India's GDP growth at 4.9% for FY20

• The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has pegged India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2019-20 at 4.9% as against 6.8 % in 2018 (or FY-19).
• It lowers its outlook due to the slowdown in almost all sectors & it is primarily driven by a simultaneous deceleration of all the drivers of aggregate demand.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• President of NCAER: Nandan M Nilekani.
• Headquarters of NCAER: New Delhi; Founded: 1956.

Ranks and Reports

14. India ranks 59th on IMD World Talent Ranking Report

• The International Institute of Management Development’s (IMD) World Talent Ranking (WTR) report for the year 2019 was released.
• In the released report, India was ranked at 59th position, a slip by 6 places on a global annual list of 63 countries. The list was topped by Switzerland.
• The top 10 countries that followed Switzerland were Denmark(2nd), Sweden(3rd), Austria(4th), Luxembourg (5th), Norway(6th), Iceland(7th), Finland (8th), Netherlands (9th) and Singapore(10th).

Static/Current Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/SSC CGL:

• President of IMD: Jean Francois Manzoni; Established: 1990.
• Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.

Sports

15. Brazil beats Mexico to lift U-17 World Cup title

• The Brazilian football team defeated the football team of Mexico in the finals for 2-1, to win the 18th edition of the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) under 17 World Cup trophy held in Brasilia, Brazil.
• The victory added to Brazil's successes in 1997, 1999 and 2003 as it moved within one of Nigeria's record of five championships.

Important Days

16. Africa Industrialization Day: 20 November

• Africa Industrialization Day is celebrated on November 20 each year.
• It is a time when governments and other organizations in many African countries examine ways to stimulate Africa's industrialization process.
• It is also an occasion to draw worldwide media attention to the problems and challenges of industrialization in Africa.
• 2019 Theme: "Positioning African Industry to Supply the AfCFTA Market" will raise awareness in the international community on the challenges and opportunities for Africa's industrialization within the framework of the newly created African Continental Free Trade Area.

Miscellaneous

17. UNICEF releases a booklet named 'From Uttapam to Sprouted Dal Parantha'

• UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) has released a 28-page booklet called “From uttapam to sprouted dal parantha”.
• It explains that nutritious food prepared at less than 20 rupees will help in dealing with problems like underweight, obesity and anaemia in children.
• The book is based on the findings of the overall National Nutrition Survey 2016-18, according to which 35 % of children under the age of five are stunted (low height for age), 17 % are wasted (low weight for height)and 33 % are underweight.