National News

Telangana formed panel to study sub-categorisation of Schedule Castes (SC)

• Retired Justice Shameem Akhtar has been appointed as the one-man commission to study and recommend the sub-categorization of Schedule Castes (SC) in Telangana for education and employment purposes.

About SC/ST Reservation

Constitution Glorification Campaign          

• Union Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution, on November 26, will be marked by a nationwide “Constitution Glorification Campaign” in every village.

President's rule revoked in Jammu and Kashmir

• The Centre revoked the President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, enabling the formation of a new government, with an official notification issued.

About President Rule

India Leadership Summit 2024

• The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) hosted the annual ‘India Leadership Summit 2024’ in New Delhi, to boost bilateral trade, supply chains, semiconductor investment, AI, and next-gen technology collaboration.

About USISPF

State Special

Marathi Bhasha Bhavan

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde performed the bhoomipujan and inaugurated Marathi Bhasha Bhavan in Navi Mumbai.

About Maharashtra

Science and Tech

India’s first Demonstration Facility for Biopolymers

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first Demonstration Facility for Biopolymers at Jejuri in Pune from New Delhi.
• It is a groundbreaking initiative to develop indigenous technology for producing Polylactic Acid (PLA) bioplastic.”

  ”What is Biopolymer?

SpaceX’s Starship Rocket

• SpaceX achieved a major milestone in rocket technology by successfully launching its Starship rocket and catching the returning booster with innovative mechanical arms during a test flight in Texas.

About SpaceX

ShakthiSAT Mission

• Space Kidz India has launched the ShakthiSAT mission to train 12,000 girls from 108 countries in space technology. The program offers 120 hours of online training, with selected participants visiting India for hands-on experience. 
• The satellite will be launched with ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 mission in 2026.

About ISRO

Defence

INS Tir and ICGS Veera

• As part of the Long Range Training Deployment in the Persian Gulf, INS Tir and ICGS Veera arrived at Manama, Bahrain, on October 12, 2024, to enhance naval cooperation and interoperability.

About Indian Navy

Sports

Wuhan Open 2024

• In Tennis, Aryna Sabalenka became the first player to win the Wuhan Open three times by Zheng Qinwen  in the final.

Grand Slams of Tennis 

Shanghai Masters 2024

• In Tennis, Top-ranked Jannik Sinner defeated Novak Djokovic to win the Shanghai Masters.

Grand Slams 2024 Winners

Asian Equestrian Federation Cup 2024

• India's Surya Aditya and Avik Bhatia won silver and bronze, while Iran's Yazdan Mollaafzal claimed gold at the Asian Equestrian Federation Cup (AEF Cup CSIY-B) in Bengaluru.

Asian Equestrian Federation

50th National Women’s Chess Championship

• Tamil Nadu’s P. V. Nandhidhaa defeated Priyanka Nutakki of Andhra Pradesh, to claim the title in the 50th National women’s chess championship. 

Bendigo International Challenge 2024

• In badminton, India's Tanya Hemanth defeated Taipei's Tung Ciou-Tong, to win the women's singles title at the Bendigo International Challenge in Australia.

Badminton Association of India

Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024

• India's table tennis duo, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee, made history by securing the country's first-ever bronze medal in Women's Doubles at the 2024 Asian Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.

About Table Tennis Federation of India

Hockey India League Auction

• India captain Harmanpreet Singh became the most expensive player on day one of the Hockey India League auction, as Soorma Hockey Club bought him for ₹78 lakh.

About Hockey India

Awards and Honours

National Kishore Kumar Award

• Popular filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani received the National Kishore Kumar Award in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.