National Council of Applied Economic Research said that India’s GDP growth is likely to decline to 4.9% in the Q2 of this fiscal due to sustained slowdown in virtually all the sectors. India’s economy grew at 5% in the Q1- slowest pace in over 6 years.
NCAER GDP forecast was 6.8% in 2018-19 as against 4.9%.
Mumbai has topped the quality of tap water ranking released by Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. Delhi is at the bottom, with all 11 samples failing on 19 parameters. Govt has set a target of providing piped water to every household by 2024.
Sample water was taken from capitals of 20 states.
Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the High Court of Tripura. Governor Ramesh Bais administered the oath of office at old Raj Bhavan in the capital Agartala. Justice Kureshi was appointed as the Chief Justice on Nov 8.
CM of Tripura- Biplab Kumar Deb.
Bill Gates overtook Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person, reclaiming the top ranking for the first time in more than 2 years. The index, which tracks the wealth of the richest 500 people, is updated each trading day after US market close.
Europe’s richest person, Bernard Arnault, is at third position.
India successfully conducted the 1st night trial of Agni-II, versatile surface-to-surface medium-range nuclear-capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The test was aimed at re-establishing the operational effectiveness of the weapon system.
The missile has a strike range of 2000 km.
Rabindra Sangeet exponent from Bangladesh Rezwana Choudhury Bannya was conferred the ICCR distinguished alumni award, given away by the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das in a function conducted by Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre.
She is also a recipient of 'Independence Award'.
The 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship Competitions 2019 begins in New Delhi on 17 Nov. The women's trap qualification will kick off the competition at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range with 71 entries across the senior and junior categories.
The National Rifle Association of India organizes the event.
Minister for MoHFW Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the 6th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations in New Delhi. Summit launched SAANS (Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully) campaign to control Pneumonia.
Web portal for home-based care of children was also launched.
Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik received the Italian Golden Sand Art Award 2019 at a ceremony in Rome, Italy. He is a famous sand sculptor from Odisha. Neeharika Singh, Deputy Chief of Mission, represented the Embassy of India at the award ceremony.
Italy Currency- Euro (replaced Lira in 1999).
National Epilepsy Day is observed on 17 November to focus on the epilepsy disease & its prevention. It is a chronic disorder of brain characterized by recurrent seizures/fits. About 10 million people suffer from seizures associated with epilepsy in India.
It can affect people of any age by causing different problems.
The two-day Regional Conference on ‘Replication of Good Governance Practices in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh concluded in Jammu with the adoption of Jammu Resolution सुशासन संकल्प: जम्मू घोषणा. It was inaugurated by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
Lieutenant Governor of J&K- G.C. Murmu.