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BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS

RBI issued a licence for Ftcash to set up a non-banking financial company (NBFC) & aims to disburse loans worth 100 crore
RBI recently introduced the BHIM app open-source licence model – to achieve Digital Payments for All
RBI approved the opening of nine Vostro accounts to promote overseas trade in Indian rupees. IndusInd Bank & UCO Bank have opened special Vostro accounts after approval.
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited & Japan International Cooperation – MoU to promote and enhance Japanese investments into India.
NABARD sanctioned Rs 220.50 Crore to the Odisha government for Flood Protection Projects
ESAF Small Finance Bank – awarded with the Best in Class for environment, Social, and Governance rating from CareEdge Ratings
SBI signed 150 million Euro loan agreement with KfW Development Bank, Germany for the solar sector
SEBI recently introduced a flexible option for appointment and removal of independent directors
Maharashtra received USD 400 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 5000 electric buses
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Signed Bancassurance Pacts with Chola MS General and Max Life Insurance Company
Bank of Baroda and Visa – launched of two new premium debit cards for Bank of Baroda customers – bob World Opulence – a super-premium Visa Infinite Debit Card (Metal Edition) and bob World Sapphire – a Visa Signature Debit Card.
GoI extended the tenure for the appointment of the CEO & MD of Public Sector Banks upto 10 years.
Canara Bank steped into digital banking on its 117th Founder’s Day with the issuance of an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG) in partnership with National E-Governance Service Limited (NeSL).

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NATIONAL NEWS

The Bihar government – MoU with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) to help artists from the state, handicrafts and several other ethnic arts to get international exposure
Bharat Electronics -MoU with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for jointly developing the Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System (i–CBTC)
Maharashtra has the maximum mutual fund penetration in India – as per the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) data
BSNL received approval from the GoI to sign a Rs 26821 crore order with Tata consultancy Services
Cochin Shipyard Limited & Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to build India’s 1^st Hydrogen Fuel Cell Catamaran Vessel and Electric Hybrid Vessels
Jaipur International Airport – received the Aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
India conducted the 3^rd edition of largest Pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise named Sea Vigil-22
Tamil Nadu introduced India’s Fruit Elephant Death Audit Framework.
BEL & SVC TECH VENTURES LLP – MoU- for corporation in the manufacturing and marketing of Heavy Duty Blast Doors
18^th edition of Indo-United States joint military training exercise YUDH ABHYAS 22 – has begun in Uttarakhand
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited – recently delivered 16 Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-III to the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
India has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the chief guest for the Republic Day in 2023
Skyroot Aerospace launched India’s 1^st privately built rocket – Vikram-S
All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi recently developed an Artificial Intelligence enabled device named Colposcope for the screening of cervical cancer in women
Ministry of Power launched a scheme for procurement of aggregate power of 4500 MW for five years under SHAKTI Policy.
CM of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched AMLAN- ‘Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan’ in the state

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India – second-largest producer of crude steel
Natasa Pirc Musar – President of Slovenia
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Air India – around Rs 11.3 crore for delaying refunds worth -around Rs 985 crore to passengers whose flights were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic
The UAE-based bank Emirates NBD announced an additional USD 100 mn investment in its India operations.
SpaceX announced launch of its Psyche Mission to investigate a previously unexplored metsl-rich ’16 Psyche asteroid’
Italy, Mexico, Thailand, India & Vietnam – recently removed from United States (US)’s Currency Monitoring List
ReNew Power Pvt.Ltd & Egyptain govt – signed a framework agreement – to establish a USD 8 Billion Green Hydrogen Plant in Egypt.
Tesla unveiled model of the humanoid “Optimus”
South Korea conducted the Operation Vigilant Storm Defence exercise along with the USA
India won the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term.
Permacrisis – Collins Dictionary’s Word Of The Year

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APPOINTMENTS

Dr CV Ananda Bose – Governor of West Bengal

Justice Rituraj Awasthi –Chairperson of the 22^nd Law Commission of India

Aruna Miller – 1st Indian-American to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor in Maryland.

Anil Agarwal – Global Indian Award by the Canada-India Foundation

Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud – 50^th Chief Justice of India.

Neeraj Chopra – Friendship Ambassador of Switzerland Tourism

IRSEE Vinit Kumar – CEO of KVIC

Subhrakant Panda – President of FICCI

KV Kamath – Independent Director of RIL

VR Krishna Gupta – Chairman of BPCL

Kishor K Basa – Chairman Of National Monuments Authority

Natasa Pirc Musar – 1^st female President of Slovenia

Vishal Kapoor – CEO of Energy Efficiency Services Limited

Sumeet Anand – Chevalier de la Legion d,Honneur

Former IAS C V Ananda Bose – Governor of West Bengal

Prasoon Joshi – Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand

Deepa Malik – ambassador of Nikshay Mitra

Anwar Ibrahim – PM of Malaysia

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AWARDS AND HONORS

Subhash Babu – 1^st Indian Scientist to be awarded 2022 Bailey K Ashford Medal & 2022 FASTMH Award

Indian Businesswomen Namita Thapar, Soma Mondal & Ghazal Alagh are featured on Forbes 2022 Asia’s Power Businesswomen list

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan – the United Kingdom’s (UK) Royal Order of Merit by Britain’s King Charles III

Prodapt won the Prestigious Salesforce Partner Innovation Award 2022

Carnatic vocalist, composer, collaborator, humanitarian and speaker, Aruna Sairam – French government’s highest honour, Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des award

Tamil writer Imayam – Kuvempu national award

Danish Manzoor Bhat – Jaipur Foot USA’s 1^st Global Humanitarian Award for Covid 19 relief efforts.

Paralympic medallist Lekhara – Para Sports Person of Year award

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya – UNESCO Award

M T Vasudevan Nair awarded – Kerala Jyothi award

Ravi Kumar Sagar – prestigious Dr. Kalam Seva Puraskar

SPORTS

Saudi Arabia – 2029 Asian Winter Games

Qatar – host FIFA World Cup 2022

Greg Barclay – Independent Chair of the International cricket Council (ICC) for a 2 year term

Achanta Sharath Kamal – India’s 1^st player to be elected to the international Table Tennis Federation Athletes’ Commission.

Cristiano Ronaldo – the first male player to score in five World Cups in Portugal’s opening game in Qatar against Ghana.

Max Verstappen won Mexican Formula 1 GP 2022

Indian men’s squash team won gold medal in Asian Squash Team Championships

IMPORTANT DAYS

Nov 2 – International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Nov 5 – World Tsunami Awareness Day

Nov 6 – International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Nov 7 – National Cancer Awareness Day

Nov 10 – UN’s World Science Day for Peace and Development 2022. Theme : Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development

Nov 10- World Usability Day. Theme : Our Health

Nov 11 – National Education Day – to celebrate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

Nov 13 – 25^th World Kindness Day

Nov 16 – UN International Day for Tolerance 2022.

Nov 17 -International Students Day

Nov 21 – World Fisheries Day

Nov 24 – Shaheedi Diwas or Martyrdom Day of ‘Guru Tegh Bahadur’

Nov 26 – National Milk Day

Nov 28 – Red Planet Day

Nov 29 – International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Nov 30 – Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

OBITUARIES

Vikram S Kirloskar – Vice Chairperson of Toyota Kirloskar Motor

Vikram Gokhale -Veteran Bollywood Actor

Elaben Bhatt- SEWA founder & women’s activist

Jambey Tashi – Arunachal Pradesh MLA

Master Shyam Saran – Independent India’s first voter

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