Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to be the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations next year. PM Modi met Bolsonaro on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Summit where he invited him.
Currency- Brazilian real; Capital- Brasilia.
39th India International Trade Fair began on November 14th at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The theme for this edition is 'Ease of Doing Business'. The fair was inaugurated by Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari.
Focus Country-South Korea, Focus states-Bihar & Jharkhand.
India & Switzerland held Secretary-level bilateral meeting in New Delhi & discussed cooperation in the fight against tax evasion. The first transmission of financial account information on automatic basis b/w the two countries was held in September 2019.
Switzerland Capital-Bern, Currency-Swiss Franc.
UP government launched a dedicated web portal and a mobile application, e-Ganna App, for sugarcane farmers of the state. Cane supply slip will now be issued to the farmers by sugar mills online. It help in eradicating cane mafia and middleman.
UP Governor- Anandiben Patel, CM-Yogi Adityanath.
NCDEX launched return based agricultural futures index partnering with NSE Indices Limited, to maintain & disseminate real time NCDEX AGRIDEX values. AGRIDEX tracks & replicates the performance of the 10 most liquid commodities traded on NCDEX’s platform.
NCDEX, CEO: Vijay Kumar Venkataraman.
China successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year. The powerful long March 5 rocket will transport the probe to Mars in 2020. China made its first lunar landing in 2013.
China expects to complete a modular space station around 2022.
World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by IDF & the WHO in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. It is marked on the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922.
The theme for World Diabetes Day 2019 is Family and Diabetes.
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a paper based sensor to detect the quality of milk, without the need for special equipment and instruments.It can be applied for quick onsite analysis.
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)-metalloprotein found in raw milk.
India sprinter Dutee Chand has been named in the TIME 100 Next, an expansion of the TIME 100 list .The list highlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science, activism etc.
She won two silver medals 100m, 200m- at Jakarta Asian Games.
Popular singer Cochin Azad, who enthralled music lovers through his soulful rendition of legendary Mohammed Rafi songs, passed away. He was 62 & was the lead singer of the group’s ‘Rafi Nite’ programme.
He had a musical career spanning over three decades.