National News

55th IFFI

• The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has begun in Goa at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Goa, featuring the Red-Carpet Premiere of the opening film "Better Man" directed by Michael Gracy of Australia.
• Australia has been named as the 'Country of Focus' at event.

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Hamara Shauchalay: Hamara Samman

• Union Jal Shakti Ministry launched a three-week-long campaign named, “Hamara Shauchalay: Hamara Samman” on the occasion of World Toilet Day.

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Global Soils conference 2024

• Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed the inaugural session of the Global Soils conference 2024 on “Caring Soils Beyond Food Security : Climate change mitigation & Ecosystem Services” in PUSA, New Delhi.

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Kaloji Kalakshetram

• Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated “Kaloji Kalakshetram”, a multi-purposed cultural centre, in memory of the legendary poet, Kaloji Narayana Rao, popularly known as Praja Kavi (People’s poet) in Hanamkonda.

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Cattle Feed Plant in Gujarat

• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah inaugurated a state-of-the-art cattle feed plant with a production capacity of 800 MT at Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha, Gujarat.

About Gujarat

Asia's largest tech conclave

• Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inaugurated Asia's largest tech conclave, the 27th Bengaluru Tech Summit, in Bengaluru.
• Karnataka to set up 3 global innovation districts in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi.

About Karnataka

International News

New Updated Nuclear Doctrine

• According to the new updated nuclear doctrine approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin, any conventional attack on Russia backed by a nuclear power could be considered a joint attack on Russia.

Russia

2nd India-Australia Annual Summit

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held the 2nd India-Australia Annual Summit on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

About Australia

National Emergency in Ecuador

• Ecuador has declared a 60-day national emergency to tackle wildfires, water shortages, and drought.

About Ecuador

Government Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin Phase 2

• The Union Rural Development Ministry introduced a self-survey for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-Rural) beneficiaries using the Awaas+ app, aiming for 2 crore houses in the second phase.
• For the first time, facial recognition technology will be used for both surveyors and those surveyed to maintain transparency.

About PMAY

Environment and Ecology

100% tsunami-ready coastal communities globally by 2030

• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has unveiled a roadmap at an international conference in Banda Aceh, Indonesia to achieve 100% tsunami-ready coastal communities globally by 2030.

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Defence

Exercise 'Sanyukt Vimochan 2024'

• The Indian Army successfully conducted the Multilateral Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, 'Sanyukt Vimochan 2024' at Ahmedabad and Porbandar on 18-19 November 2024, focusing on the theme of 'Cyclone in Coastal Region of Gujarat'.

About Indian Army

Sports

IFSC Youth Asian Climbing Championship

• India's Joga Purty won silver in the Women's Under-18 Speed Climbing event at the IFSC Youth Asian Climbing Championship.

Awards and Honours

Green World Environment Award in CSR Category

• Coal India Limited (CIL) under the aegis of the Ministry of Coal, has been conferred with the esteemed Green World Environment Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) category along with the distinguished title of Green World Ambassador.

About Coal India Limited (CIL)

Highest honour of Guyana and Barbados

• Guyana and Barbados have announced that they will confer their top awards on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

About Guyana About Barbados

Best Tourism Village Upgrade Programme of UNWTO

• Dhudmaras village of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district has been selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) for its Best Tourism Village Upgrade programme.

About UNWTO

Appointments

Nandan Kumar Jha

• India's Nandan Kumar Jha has been elected as the president of the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA)

Miscellaneous

Road map for India’s city systems reforms

• According to the report “Road map for India’s city systems reforms” by Janaagraha, a not-for-profit organisation, Tamil Nadu has the highest number of women councillors among the States.