In the list of 100 cities, Mumbai has been ranked as the worst city to drive in according to the reports by the Mister Auto. The study ranked Calgary of Canada as the best city for driving due to the city’s low congestion, fatalities and affordability.
Mister Auto is a European car parts retailer.
The fifth edition of the Dhaka International Folk Festival was inaugurated by the Bangladesh Information Minister Hasan Mahmud at Bangladesh Army Stadium. More than 200 artistes from 6 countries will be performing in the largest folk festival of Asia.
Festival will be held for three days.
The European Investment Bank will stop funding fossil fuel projects at the end of 2021. Under the new policy, energy projects applying for EIB funding will need to show they can produce 1 kilowatt hour of energy while emitting less than 250 grams of CO2.
EIB Headquarters- Luxembourg, Germany.
NITI Aayog will release “Health System for a New India: Building Blocks-Potential Pathways to Reform” Report on 18 Nov. The report will be released by Rajiv Kumar in the presence of Bill Gates & representatives from national & international academia.
ACCESS Health Intl & PWC Indiafor collected the data.
Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated two days International Conference on Yoga at Mysuru, Karnataka. The theme of the conference is ‘Yoga for Heart Care’. More than 700 national and international delegates are expected to participate in the conference.
Naik is the Union Minister of State (I/C) for AYUSH and Defence.
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority held the 1st ever intl buyer seller meet on Agri & Horticulture produce in AP. It aims to promote export of agri products and to facilitate market linkages for Agri- exports from NER.
APEDA is under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
NBCC has signed an MoU with the AP under which it is expected to assist the state govt in monetising its vacant land parcels & to help the govt in execution of the state's flagship programmes. AP has taken on board NBCC as Project Management Consultant.
The value of the work has been estimated at Rs 8,361 crore.
National Initiative for School Heads’ & Teachers’ Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) was launched in the UT of J&K. It is launched across the country, with a total of 86000 Elementary teachers of Government Schools being trained in J&K under the programme.
It aims to improve learning outcomes at Elementary level.
Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan claimed silver and bronze medal respectively in the World Para-Athletics Championships in Dubai. India has nine medals- two gold, two silver and five bronze-from the Championships. China lead the medals tally with 53 medals.
They qualified for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics by the win.
Social activist Abdul Jabbar, who fought for justice to the victims and survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy passed away. He had lost his family in the world's worst industrial accident. In 1987, he started the Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan.
Tragedy occured in the Union Carbide India Ltd pesticide plant.
International Day for Tolerance is observed on 16 November by UN, committed to strengthening tolerance. UNESCO created a prize for the promotion of tolerance & non-violence-“UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance & Non-Violence”.
1995 was declared as the International year for Tolerance.