‘Particles’ directed by Blaise Harrison and produced by Estelle Fialon won the Golden Peacock Award at the 50th International Film Festival of India in Goa, while the best director award went to Lijo Jose Pellissery for his film “Jallikattu”
2020 edition of IFFI will be focused Satyajit Ray
Asian Development Bank has extended a $451 mn loan to strengthen power connectivity between the southern & northern parts of the Chennai–Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC), which is part of East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC) in Tamil Nadu.
ADB is lead partner of the Indian government for developing ECEC
In 1977, UN General Assembly called for the annual observance of 29 November as Intern’l Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. An exhibit “Palestine – the most universal of national causes” has been put up at the UN Headquarters in New York
Palestine Capitals: Ramallah, East Jerusalem
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray sworn-in as the 18th chief minister of Maharashtra as leader of Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP & Congress. He is 3rd Shiv Sena leader to hold the top post after Manohar Joshi & Narayan Rane
Maharashtra Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
MoS for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated 1st Intern’l Conference on “Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience" calling for developing technology to anticipate disasters like landslides & develop infrastructure for minimising damage
National Disaster Response Force: Apex disaster management body
Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of US$ 250 mn as part of an assistance package to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), in order to expand energy efficiency investments in India for adopting proven energy efficient technologies
India aims to achieve 175 GW of renewables by 2022
Indian Army successfully fired 2 newly acquired Spike LR anti-tank missiles at Infantry School at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, which is a 4th gen missile that can engage a target with precision at ranges up to 4 kms
India is 33rd country having Spike missile as part of inventory
Former Dy Gov of RBI, H R Khan appointed as 1st chairman of steering committee of Code for Responsible Lending (CRL), a self-regulatory step for micro-credit industry making entities like banks, NBFC-MFIs & NBFCs adhere to standards of customer protection
CRL was launched by MFIN & Sa-Dhan, an association of MFIs
Yasuhiro Nakasone, who was Japan's prime minister from 1982 to 1987 and known for his friendship with Ronald Reagan, has died at the age of 101. In 1983, he became the first Japanese premier to officially visit South Korea
Japan Prime minister: Shinzō Abe; Currency: Yen
Indian archers Deepika Kumari won gold while Ankita Bhakat bagged silver medal in the women's individual recurve event of the 21st Asian Championships in Bangkok. Deepika defeated Ankita 6-0 in the one-sided final
Both have secured an individual Olympic quota for Tokyo 2020
Chinese conglomerate Xiaomi unveiled its latest offering in the electric cycle segment, called the Himo H1. Adding to its lineup of e-bikes such as the Himo T1 and the C20, the Himo H1 is a compact and portable electric cycle.
Himo H1 has a price tag of $425 (Rs 30,300).