The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2019 will be conferred on renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. It is awarded to Attenborough for a lifetime of doing more to reveal the wonders of the natural world.
Intl jury chaired by Pranab Mukherjee was the panel.
Pakistan is the first country to introduce World Health Organisation-recommended typhoid conjugate vaccine in its national immunisation program. About 1.2 crore doses of the vaccine have been supplied by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech for this initiative.
Global Alliance for Vaccine Initiative funds for the project.
India and Singapore have agreed to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and taking it to greater heights. Rajnath Singh will co-chair the 4th India-Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue on 20th November before concluding his two-day visit.
Singapore Capital-Singapore, Currency- Singapore dollar.
Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru figure in Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index Q3 2019. The Prime Global Cities Index ranked New Delhi as the ninth fastest growing prime residential market in the world. Bengaluru and Mumbai ranked 20th and 28th respectively.
Moscow leads the index while Seoul is at the bottom of the list.
Passed JBNM Amendment Bill 2019 has a provision to remove the President of the Congress party as a trustee & clarifies that when there is no Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the leader of the single largest Opposition party will be the trustee.
Bill amended the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951.
Union Minister Smriti Irani addressed the second edition of South Asia Safety Summit in New Delhi. She stressed the need to ensure the safety of women and children in the country. By the end of 2019, every district will have an operational one-stop centre.
Facebook partnered with W&CD ministry.
RSS Chief Dr. Mohan Bhagwat inaugurated the three-day International Principal’s Education Conference (IPEC) at Nagpur, Maharashtra. Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand Kumar was honoured with Nachiketa Sarvottama Award on the occasion of IPEC.
Principals & educationalists a/c the nation attends the IPEC.
The 5th Global Exhibition on Services (GES) will be held at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru from November 26-28. GES is the largest services show in India and is expected to showcase India’s capability across various services sectors before a global audience.
Delegates from over 100 countries are to participate in GES2019.
In a unique initiative to check child marriage, Assam approves Arundhati scheme to provide 1 Tola (11.66 grams) Gold to Brides free of cost belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society. The parent’s annual income should be below Rs 5 lakh.
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 exists in India.
World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day by the UN general assembly & is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare.
In 1959 UN adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
UN assembly in 1989, proclaimed 20 November as Africa Industrialization Day to raise awareness about the importance of Africa’s industrialization and the challenges faced by the continent. Theme-Positioning African Industry to supply the AfCFTA market.
AfCFTA-African Continental Free Trade Agreement.