National

India International Trade Fair

• 42nd edition of the India International Trade Fair -2023 was inaugurated at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. 
• The theme of the fourteen-day fair is Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam which emphasizes the significance of interconnectedness and cooperation in trade for achieving sustainable growth and well-being.

IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi

• IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi has introduced a new master's program in Energy Transition and Sustainability (ETS) at Zayed University.
• IIT-Delhi Abu Dhabi was established following an MoU signed by IIT-Delhi and the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).

Airgun Surrender Abhiyan

• Airgun Surrender Abhiyan initiative of Arunachal Pradesh Government has been selected as India’s best success story on wildlife conservation to present in the UNESCO’s International Conference on Biosphere Reserves held at Sabah, Malaysia.
• Dr. Damodhar A.T. represented India on the occasion.

 IPEF

• India has joined the United States and 12 other Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) partners to ink the IPEF supply chain resilience agreement. 
• The agreement was signed in San Francisco.

International

APEC summit

• US President Joe Biden will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.

 Defence

ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM plus) in Jakarta, Indonesia. 
• Indonesia is hosting the meeting as it is the chair of ADMM-Plus.

 Gunnery Symposium 2023

• The Gunnery Symposium 2023 was conducted at INS Dronacharya, the Navy's Center for Excellence in Gunnery and Missile Warfare under the aegis of Headquarters Southern Naval Command.

Awards & Honours

'Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award'

• World-renowned author Salman Rushdie has been awarded the first-ever 'Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award' by the Vaclav Havel Center.

Person in News

Subrata Roy

• Chairman of Sahara Group Subrata Roy passed away.

Miscellaneous

Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas

• Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas is celebrated on November 15 to honour the birth anniversary of the revered tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda.

IISF 2023

• The 9th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2023 will be held at Faridabad, Haryana from January 17th-20th, 2024.