UN has selected UP's Noida & Greater Noida to participate in Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative. Twin-cities in Gautam Buddh Nagar districthave been selected in University City category ahead of Mumbai & Bengaluru as the only invitee from India.
CEO of UN Global Sustainability Index Institute is Roland Schatz
Gujarat has emerged as the top performer of the Centre’s ambitious health financing scheme Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. As of November 23, the PM’s home state accounted for around 26% of the total number of hospital admissions cleared.
AB-PMJAY promises health coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls is observed on 25 Nov. The Heads of UN agencies, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women and UNFPA, calling for solidarity with survivors and survivor advocates and women’s human rights defenders.
MeToo campaign is a social movement against sexual harassment.
Uttarakhand Cabinet approved a proposal to rename Dehradun’s Jolly Grant Airport after BJP patriarch and former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Jolly Grant Airport belongs to the Airport Authority of India. It was built in the year 1974.
Naya Raipur will also be known as Atal Nagar.
The government is setting up an algorithm-based platform to alert regulators about companies which are perceived to be risky due to weak and stressed finances. The Central Scrutiny Centre will scan filings of all companies and raise red flags.
MCA has developed an app that will have databases on companies.
eNovus enterprises has launched India’s first phone for kids 'easyfone Star' to help them be safer & more connected. The safety features are Incoming & Outgoing calls to only pre-configured numbers, no browsing capability, GPS to track the child’s activity
The critical settings can be configured via the company’s CareTouch.
The world no 16 Sameer defeated China's Lu Guangzu in the final of Syed Modi International to lift the trophy for the second successive time. Former champion Saina failed to Chinese Han Yue in a lop-sided women's singles summit clash.
Saina won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
IMD has developed an Impact Based Forecasting Approach to assess the rise of water level in rivers & reservoirs during rain. The technology shows pre-event scenario, can help state govts to minutely monitor the impact of rain & take real-time decisions.
The Director General of IMD is KJ Ramesh.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has won the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel is second and Max Verstappen of Red Bull is third. World champion Lewis Hamilton recorded his 11th win of the season.
Lewis Hamilton has also won the Japanese Grand Prix 2018.
Former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief passed away in Bengaluru. He was 85. He was admitted to the hospital a few days ago after he collapsed while getting into his car for Friday namaz. He was one of India's most successful Railway minister.
He was an effective voice for Karnataka’s aspirations in Delhi.