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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: 25th November

  • International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2022 is observed on the 25th of November 2022.
  • On November 25, 1960, the Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic were assassinated by dictator Rafael Trujillo.
  • The sisters, who had been active in movements against the Trujillo regime, were beaten and strangled to death, then placed in a Jeep that was driven off a mountainous road to make their deaths appear accidental.
  • According to a report by the United Nations, 19 per cent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years of age have experienced physical and/or sexual violence “by an intimate partner.”
  • In some cases, this violence ends in the woman’s death.
  • In December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

Sarbananda Sonowal establishes India’s first Green Port and Shipping Center of Excellence:

  • Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, announced India’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port and Shipping (NCoEGPS), a major endeavour by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping to provide greener solutions.
  • The Deendayal Port Authority Kandla, Paradip Port Authority, Thoothukudi, and Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi have all shown their support for the establishment of this centre.
  • The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is the project’s knowledge and implementation partner.
  • India wants to expand renewable energy’s contribution to total power consumption at each of its main ports to 60% from less than 10% currently.
  • This will be accomplished through the use of solar and wind energy.
  • By 2030, the ports hope to reduce carbon emissions per ton of cargo handled by 30%.
  • PM Modi’s Maritime Ambition Document 2030 is a 10-year framework for India’s vision of a sustainable maritime sector and booming blue economy.
  • India has been chosen as the first country under the IMO Green Voyage 2050 project to perform a Green Shipping pilot project.

Government Announces Framework To Stop Fake Reviews On Ecommerce Platforms:

  • The Union government recently unveiled a thorough set of regulations that would be voluntary and take effect on November 25 to protect consumers from fraudulent internet product reviews.
  • The BIS [Bureau of Indian Standards] developed the IS 19000:2022 standard for us after consulting with us and the business community. Public hearings have already been held.
  • On November 25th, this will be in effect.
  • Every online platform that publishes customer reviews will be subject to the rules outlined in Indian Standard (IS) 19000:2022 Online Consumer Reviews – Principles and Requirements for their Collection, Moderation, and Publication.
  • On June 10, 2022, the Department of Consumer Affairs established a committee to design a framework for checking fake and deceptive reviews in e-commerce, taking into account the impact of false and misleading reviews and protecting the interests of consumers in online shopping.
  • The committee was composed of several interested parties, including law chairs, industry associations, and e-commerce enterprises.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

Tripura launches integrated curriculum Mission Mukul for 3-8 age group children

  • The Tripura government formally launched Mission Mukul, in a bid to introduce an integrated curriculum for children aged between 3 and 8 years, as part of the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN).

Key Highlights :

  • National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has accorded the highest priority to Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) to achieve universal acquisition of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) based on which NIPUN has been launched centrally.
  • In Mission Mukul, at least three Anganwadi centres taking topography, communication, and other allied factors into consideration would be attached to a government school within a 1.5 km radius.
  • NIPUN Tripura will focus on providing access to and retaining children in the foundational years of schooling, capacity building of teachers, development of high-quality and diversified student and teacher resources/learning materials, and tracking the progress of each child in achieving learning outcomes

About Tripura :

  • Governor : Satyadeo Narain Arya
  • Chief Minister: Manik Sarkar
  • Capital: Agartala
  • Tribes: Riang, Jamatia
  • Festival : Neermahal Water festival, Poush Sankranti fair

Manipur Sangai festival 2022 begins

  • Union Tourism Minister Shri G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the ‘Manipur Sangai Festival 2022’ (Festival of Oneness) at the Sangai Ethnic Park, Moirang Khunou in Bishnupur district, Manipur.
  • The theme of the Manipur Sangai Festival 2022 is the ‘festival of oneness’.
  • The 10-day-long festival will be held in 13 venues across six districts in the northeastern state till November 30, 2022.
  • ‘Manipur Sangai Festival 2022’ marks the 11th edition of the celebration.

Aim : 

  • To encourage a sense of belongingness, and pride in ownership of the land among the people.

About Manipur Sangai Festival :

  • The ‘Festival’ is named after the State animal, Sangai, the brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur.
  • It started in the year 2010 and has grown over the years into a big platform for Manipur to showcase its rich tradition and culture to the world.
  • Shri Biren Singh also inaugurated the Sangai Ethnic Park wherein replicas of traditional houses of 34 different tribes of Manipur are being displayed.
  • As part of the inaugural function, the Manipur Sangai Festival 2022 Theme Song by Mangka Laihui was also rendered, and cultural troupes were also performed.
  • On the occasion, The dignitaries also released two coffee table books – Manipur Sangai Festival 2022 and Manipur Today Special Edition on Sangai Festival.
  • Also, CM Shri N Biren Singh inaugurated the Sangai Ethnic Park.

About Manipur : 

  • Governor: La. Ganesan
  • Chief minister: N. Biren Singh
  • Capital: Imphal
  • National Park : Keibul-Lamjao National Park
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries: Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, Bunning Wildlife SanctuaryJiri-Makru Wildlife Sanctuary, Kailam Wildlife Sanctuary

JKRLM signs MoU with Meesho for the empowerment of 1800 SHGs members 

  • The Jammu & Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (Umeed) and India’s fastest-growing internet commerce company, Meesho, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the growth of 1,800 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) by providing them with an online platform to launch and grow their business and empower the rural women entrepreneurs.
  • The MoU was signed and exchanged in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha, here at Raj Bhavan, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).

About the Partnership : 

  • The partnership will help in building lives and livelihoods for rural communities and provide greater access to economic activities, and financial independence to rural women entrepreneurs.
  • It  is a significant step in making niche products of Jammu and Kashmir available to the wider customer base, providing SHGs global market to grow their business, and making them Atma-Nirbhar

About Meesho : 

  • Founded: 2015
  • Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Founders: Sanjeev Barnwal, and Vidit Aatrey

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

ICICI Bank introduces deposit-linked loans and dollar bonds for NRIs

  • ICICI Bank Limited has launched two new products namely Loan Against Deposits (LAD) and Dollar Bonds for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) customers at its branch in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), the Gujarat-based emerging global financial and IT services hub. 

Note : 

  • ICICI Bank is the first bank to offer these products in GIFT City.

About LAD : 

  • The loan against deposits facility is similar to a loan in foreign currency against a deposit in India and includes non-resident external fixed deposits in
  • Up to 95% of the deposit value can be availed of using this loan and customers can borrow for flexible tenures at fixed or floating interest rates.

About  dollar bonds :

  • It is an alternate investment option for NRIs, where they can book dollar bonds through ICICI Bank in GIFT City.
  • For dollar bonds, ICICI Bank is offering over 50 marquee issuers and companies for such securities.

Other key offerings at GIFT City for NRI customers are:

Global Current Account:

  • This is a non-interest-bearing account that does not require any minimum balance.
  • It helps NRIs to deposit money in India in foreign currencies such as USD, EUR, and GBP.

Global Savings Account: 

  • NRIs can deposit money for the short term and earn interest in this savings account.

Term Deposits: 

  • They are similar to Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR) deposits with a minimum lock-in period of 7 days compared to one year for FCNR in India.
  • Customers can deposit in currencies such as USD, EUR, and GBP.

About ICICI Bank : 

  • Founded: 5 January 1994
  • Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • MD & CEO: Sandeep Bakhshi

Ather Energy partners with IDFC Bank for an electric 2-wheeler financing scheme

  • Ather Energy, a smart electric scooter manufacturer has announced its partnership with IDFC Bank to offer a first-in-the-industry financing option to customers. 

Key Highlights :

  • Customers can purchase an Ather 450X or 450 Plus electric scooter from the scheme with as little as a 5% down payment.
  • This is the first time IDFC has offered all of this in an electric two-wheeler space.
  • This scheme is expected to make Ather scooters more accessible to customers by offering a   lucrative financing option to customers and driving faster adoption of electric vehicles.
  • Ather is the first OEM to be granted a 48-month loan term for its scooters.
  • Hero MotCorp supported start-up delivered 8,213 units in October 2022, achieving its highest monthly sales ever.

About IDFC Bank :

  • Founded: October 2015
  • Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • CEO :  V. Vaidyanathan
  • IDFC First Bank is an Indian Private Sector Bank that is owned by IDFC, an integrated infrastructure finance company.

About Ather Energy : 

  • Founded: 2013
  • Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaFounders: Tarun Mehta, Swapnil Jain
  • Ather Energy is an Indian electric vehicle company.

India’s GDP growth to slow to 5.9% in 2023 – Goldman Sachs

  • As per Goldman Sachs, the economic growth forecast of India has been reduced to 5.9% in 2023, from an estimated 6.9% growth in 2022
  • Reason: As the boost from the post-COVID reopening fades and monetary tightening weighs on domestic demand.
  • Goldman Sachs has also expected that inflation will drop to 6.1% in 2023, from 6.8% in 2022.
  • Recently, RBI has also pegged the domestic growth rate at 7% for 2022-23.

About Goldman Sachs :

  • Founded: 1869
  • Headquarters: New York, United States
  • Chairman & CEO: David M. Solomon
  • India economist at Goldman Sachs: Santanu Sengupta
  • Goldman Sachs is the second-largest investment bank in the world by revenue.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

The renowned Dr. Kalam Seva Puraskar was given to Ravi Kumar Sagar:

  • The most prestigious Dr. Abdul Kalam Seva Puraskar was awarded to Ravi Kumar Sagar, one of the youngest founders and CEO of RK’S INNO group.
  • He is one of the youngest entrepreneurs in India, and he was honoured for his steadfast contribution to society.
  • Ravi Kumar Sagar, better known as RK’S, is a young businessman from the twin Telugu states who made it big as a burgeoning entrepreneur in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ravi Kumar’s formative years:

  • On April 14, 2000, in Gudur, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, Ravi Kumar was born into a middle-class family.
  • When he was 12 years old, his mother passed away from cancer. Because he had to spend a substantial amount of money on his mother’s care, his father was in serious financial problems.
  • But to restore stability, he and his sister were transferred from a private to a public school, and their father took on numerous jobs.
  • He persuaded his father to enrol in the “Diploma in Agriculture” in 2016 after finishing the tenth grade since he was eager to start.

The Government of India announced the 2021 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards:

  • The National Adventure Award known as the “Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2021 was announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
  • Four categories—Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure, and Lifetime Achievement—are available for the award.

Key Highlights:

  • The Secretary (Youth Affairs) was appointed as the chairman of the National Selection Committee
  • The recipients will collect their honours at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on November 30, 2022, from the President of India and other recipients of sports awards.
  • The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are presented each year to recognize individuals who have excelled in the adventure industry.
  • The honour promotes the growth of tenacity, boldness, collaborative effort, and quick reflexes.

Award Winners:

S. No. Name Category
1. Ms. Naina Dhakad Land Adventure
2. Shri Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali Water Adventure
3. Group Captain Kunwar Bhawani Singh Samyal Lifetime Achievement

Economic Times Inspiring Leaders Award 2022 given to museum creator AP Shreethar:

  • The Economic Times Inspiring Leaders Award 2022 was given to museum creator AP. Shreethar in Delhi.
  • Actress Mrunal Thakur delivered the prize in Delhi, the nation’s capital. AP Self-taught artist and museum creator Shreethar.
  • Over 72 exhibitions and shows are reported to have been produced by him around the world.
  • In addition, Shreethar is credited with founding the first Live Art Museum in history.
  • Celebrities like actor Amitabh Bachchan, Padmashree Dr. Kamal Hassan, Sachin Tendulkar, A.R. Rahman, Padmashree Dr. Bala Murali Krishna, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, former French President Mr. Francois Hollande, and former Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdu have praised AP. Shreethar, a recipient of the prestigious Le Former French President Francois Hollande is known to have personally written a letter of praise in honour of Shreethar’s talent.

Procter & Gamble has named Matrix Partner of the Year for 2022:

  • Procter & Gamble (P&G), one of the most valuable corporations in the world, recently recognized and honoured Chennai-based Matrix Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. as “Partner of the Year 2022” at an event held in Cincinnati, USA, for their commitment to the transformation of their business operations.
  • From a global network of more than 50,000 EBPs, Matrix was selected as one of the 11 for the years 2021–2022.
  • This is a tremendous recognition of Matrix’s abilities to manage an end-to-end business process in such a difficult and specialized field as Trade Fund Management, let alone across multiple nations.
  • The effort and commitment of team Matrix set the path for this accomplishment, which is the highest honour a P&G partner can get.

Purnima Devi Barman of India is a 2022 “Champions of the Earth” nominee by UNEP:

  • The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) named Indian wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman as one of the five “Champions of the Earth” for this year.
  • The UNEP bestows the annual awards, which are considered the greatest environmental honour, on people and organizations whose deeds have a “transformative influence” on the environment.
  • She was recognized for her entrepreneurial vision.
  • The other honorees are Sir Partha Dasgupta of the United Kingdom, Arcenciel (Lebanon), Constantino (Tino) Aucca Chutas (Peru), and Cecile Bibiane Ndjebet (Cameroon).
  • For more than a decade, Barman has collaborated with local populations in Assam, particularly women, to protect the greater adjutant stork, an endangered wetland bird whose numbers have been falling as a result of habitat loss and the removal of nesting trees.
  • The prize is “very humbling” for the entire crew.

Prodapt was the winner of the prestigious 2022 Salesforce Partner Innovation Award:

  • Prodapt has been recognized as a winner of the Salesforce Partner Innovation Award in the “Communications” category.
  • Prodapt is a top worldwide consultancy, technology, and managed services provider with a sole focus on the Connectedness market.
  • Prodapt’s contributions to Salesforce-driven digital transformation initiatives and the creation of particular solution accelerators for the communications sector are honoured with the coveted prize.
  • Each year, the Salesforce Partner Innovation Awards honour the important contributions that Salesforce partners—including consulting companies, digital agencies, resellers, and ISV partners—have made across clouds, industries, and the larger partner program.
  • The nominations were organized and reviewed by IDC, a global provider of industry research and consultancy services for the IT, telecoms, and consumer technology markets.
  • For the CRM transformation of Fiber Network Delivery to support numerous new operating models, Prodapt submitted its candidacy.
  • The recognition recognizes Prodapt’s ongoing efforts to provide value to its international clientele by quickening its transformation initiatives.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

India takes over as Council Chair of Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) From France

  • India assumed the Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), for 2022-23 from France.
  • Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will represent the country at the GPAI meeting in Tokyo for the symbolic takeover from
  • This development comes on the heels of assuming the Presidency of the G20, a league of the world’s largest economies in Bali, Indonesia in Dec 2022.

About AI & India :

  • AI is expected to add USD $967 Bn to the Indian economy by 2035 and USD 450–500 billion to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025, accounting for 10% of the country’s USD 5 trillion GDP target.

About GPAI : 

  • Founded: June 15, 2020
  • 15 founding members: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India,[6] Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
  • GPAI is an international and multi-stakeholder initiative.

Aim: 

  • To advance the responsible and human-centric development and use of artificial intelligence.
  • It is a first-of-its-type initiative for evolving a better understanding of challenges and opportunities around AI.
  • India had 2020 joined the group as a founding member.
  • It works in collaboration with partners and international organizations, leading experts from industry, civil society, governments, and academia to collaborate to promote the responsible evolution of AI and guide the responsible development and use of AI, grounded in human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation, and economic growth

About Ministry of Electronics & IT : 

  • Cabinet Minister: Ashwini Vaishnaw
  • Minister of State : Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta Elected as a Member of the International Committee for Weight and Measures (CIPM)  

  • Professor Venu Gopal Achanta, Director of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, has been elected as a member of the prestigious International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM). 
  • He was declared an elected Member of CIPM in the recently held 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) meeting during 15-18, 2022 in Paris, France.

About CIPM : 

  • The CIPM is a supreme international committee that functions under the authority of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), the highest intergovernmental international organization created as a diplomatic treaty called the Meter Convention signed on 20th May 1875 in Paris. 
  • At present, CGPM is represented by 64 member countries and meets every 4th year at the International Bureau of Weight and Measures (BIPM), France.
  • Achanta is among the 18 members elected from different countries and he is the 7th Indian to be elected to the

Note : 

  • The first Indian to be elected as a member of CIPM was K.S. Krishnan, the founder, and Director of CSIR-NPL. 
  • The last Indian to be elected was E. S. R. Gopal, the then Director, and CSIR-NPL (1991-1997).

About CSIR-NPL :

  • The CSIR-NPL, the National Metrology Institute (NMI) of India was established by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi on January 4, 1947.
  • The Government of India enacted the “Standards of Weights and Measures Act” for the first time in 1956 to ensure that every citizen has access to uniform standards of weights and measures that are traceable to the SI units.
  • In 1957, India became a member of the CGPM.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

South Western Command conducts Integrated Fire Power Exercise SHATRUNASH in the Thar desert of Rajasthan

  • South Western Command of the Indian Army conducted Integrated Fire Power Exercise, “SHATRUNASH’’ at MFFR in the Thar desert of Rajasthan.

About SHATRUNASH :

  • The exercise witnessed the use of multifarious firing platforms in an integrated manner involving both ground & aerial maneuvers.
  • During the exercise, Various actions including the ion of troops, and offensive ground actions involving comprehensive coordination incorporating contemporary technologies in a multi-domain environment were conducted.
  • This was affected by exploiting versatile & indigenously manufactured long-range aerial & ground vectors such as Advanced Light Helicopter (Weapon System Integrated), K9 – Vajra, Sharang Arty Guns, Bhishma (T-90 tanks) & Ajeya (T-72 tanks) to operate in a synergized manner based on the intelligence picture provided by well-established Intelligence, Surveillance & Recce (ISR) Architecture.

Note : 

  • General Officer Commanding In Chief of the South Western Command: Lieutenant General A S Bhinder

About the Indian Army : 

  • Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi
  • Chief of Defence Staff: General Anil Chauhan
  • Chief of the Army Staff: General Manoj Pande

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ISRO Conducts Main Parachute Test For Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission

  • The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has conducted the Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT) of its crew module deceleration system for the much-awaited maiden Gaganyaan human spaceflight program at the Babina Field Fire Range (BFFR) in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh.
  • It marks a significant milestone toward realizing the nation’s ambitious Gaganyaan project.
  • The design and development of the parachute-based deceleration system is a joint venture of ISRO and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

About IMAT : 

  • The IMAT test is the first in a series of integrated parachute airdrop tests planned to simulate different failure conditions of the parachute system before it is deemed qualified to be used in the first human spaceflight mission
  • In this test, a 5-tonne dummy mass, equivalent to the crew module mass, was taken to an altitude of 5 kilometres and dropped using the Indian Air Force’s IL-76 aircraft. 
  • 2 small pyro-based mortar-deployed pilot parachutes then pulled the main parachutes.
  • The fully inflated main parachutes reduced the payload speed to a safe landing speed during the test, which lasted about 2 to 3 minutes.

About ISRO’s Parachute Airdrop Test : 

  • The Parachute system for the Gaganyaan crew module consists of 10 parachutes.
  • This will help reduce the speed of the Gaganyaan crew module to safe levels before landing.
  • Of the 3 main parachutes, 2 are sufficient to land the astronauts on Earth.
  • The third parachute is redundant.
  • Complex testing methods such as rail track rocket sled (RTRS) will test the performance of the smaller parachutes, and aircraft or helicopters will evaluate the performance of the main parachutes.

About ISRO :

  • Founded: 15 August 1969
  • Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Chairman: S Somanath
  • The ISRO is the national space agency of India & it operates under the Department of Space (DOS).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

Rasna founder Areez Khambatta passes away 

  • Founder and chairman of the popular drink Rasna, Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta passed away at the age of 85 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
  • Rasna is now the world’s largest soft drink concentrate manufacturer.

About Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta :

  • Khambatta established the popular orange-flavoured beverage brand in
  • He has contributed immensely to Indian industry, business, and societal development through social service, as the Commandant of Ahmedabad Home Guards & Civil Defence for 20 years.
  • He was the former chairman of the World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthostis (WAPIZ).
  • He also served as the past president of the Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat and the vice president of the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India.

Awards & Honors : 

  • He was awarded the President of India’s Home Guard and Civil Defence Medal, as well as the Paschimi Star, Samarseva, and Sangram Medals.
  • He was honoured with the National Citizen’s Award for his outstanding contribution to the field of commerce by then President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma.
  • He was also conferred the Samman Patra by the finance ministry for his contribution to the National Exchequer as the highest taxpayer of Gujarat.
  • He was felicitated by the Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat and chosen as the first Outstanding Parsi of Ahmedabad

Former India football captain Babu Mani passes away

  • Former India football captain Babu Mani passed away at the age of 59.

About Babu Mani : 

  • He made his international debut against Argentina in the 1984 Nehru Cup in Kolkata.
  • He represented India in 55 international matches.
  • He was a part of the first Indian team that qualified for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in
  • He was a member of the Indian team which won gold medals at the 1985 and 1987 editions of the South Asian Games. 
  • He was also part of the Bengal Team which won the Santosh Trophy in 1986 and 1988.

He also played for and won significant trophies for Kolkata’s top three clubs, Mohammedan Sporting (Federation Cup 1983), Mohun Bagan (CFL 1984, 1986, 1992, IFA Shield 1987, Durand Cup 1984, 1985, 1986, Rovers Cup 1985, 1992, Federation Cup 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993), and East Bengal (CFL 1991, IFA Shield 1990, 1991, Durand Cup 1990, 1991, Rovers Cup 1990).

Daily CA on November 25:

  • International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2022 is observed on the 25th of November 2022.
  • Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, announced India’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port and Shipping (NCoEGPS), a major endeavour by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping to provide greener solutions.
  • The Union government recently unveiled a thorough set of regulations that would be voluntary and take effect on November 25 to protect consumers from fraudulent internet product reviews.
  • The most prestigious Dr. Abdul Kalam Seva Puraskar was awarded to Ravi Kumar Sagar, one of the youngest founders and CEO of RK’S INNO group.
  • The National Adventure Award known as the “Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2021 was announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
  • The Economic Times Inspiring Leaders Award 2022 was given to museum creator AP. Shreethar in Delhi.
  • Procter & Gamble (P&G), one of the most valuable corporations in the world, recently recognized and honoured Chennai-based Matrix Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. as “Partner of the Year 2022” at an event held in Cincinnati, USA, for their commitment to the transformation of their business operations.
  • The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) named Indian wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman as one of the five “Champions of the Earth” for this year.
  • Prodapt has been recognized as a winner of the Salesforce Partner Innovation Award in the “Communications” category.
  • The Tripura government formally launched Mission Mukul, in a bid to introduce an integrated curriculum for children aged between 3 and 8 years, as part of the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN).
  • Union Tourism Minister Shri G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the ‘Manipur Sangai Festival 2022’ (Festival of Oneness) at the Sangai Ethnic Park, Moirang Khunou in Bishnupur district, Manipur.
  • The Jammu & Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (Umeed) and India’s fastest-growing internet commerce company, Meesho, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the growth of 1,800 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) by providing them with an online platform to launch and grow their business and empower the rural women entrepreneurs.
  • ICICI Bank Limited has launched two new products namely Loan Against Deposits (LAD) and Dollar Bonds for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) customers at its branch in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), the Gujarat-based emerging global financial and IT services hub. 
  • Ather Energy, a smart electric scooter manufacturer has announced its partnership with IDFC Bank to offer a first-in-the-industry financing option to customers. 
  • As per Goldman Sachs, the economic growth forecast of India has been reduced to 5.9% in 2023, from an estimated 6.9% growth in 2022 
  • India assumed the Chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), for 2022-23 from France.
  • Professor Venu Gopal Achanta, Director of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, has been elected as a member of the prestigious International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM). 
  • South Western Command of the Indian Army conducted Integrated Fire Power Exercise, “SHATRUNASH’’ at MFFR in the Thar desert of Rajasthan.
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has conducted the Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT) of its crew module deceleration system for the much-awaited maiden Gaganyaan human spaceflight program at the Babina Field Fire Range (BFFR) in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Founder and chairman of the popular drink Rasna, Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta passed away at the age of 85 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
  • Former India football captain Babu Mani passed away at the age of 59.

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