Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Sanjeet, and Ashish Kumar have won gold medals at Alexis Valentine International Boxing Tournament held in France.
Amit Panghal: 52 kg category;
Ashish Kumar: 75 kg category;
Sanjeet: 91 kg category.
India had earlier secured three bronze medals in the event.
Assam CM laid the foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation near Guwahati. ₹10.33cr project will bolster agricultural & horticultural production in state by providing exposure to latest Israeli technologies.
Assam Capital: Dispur;
CM: Sarbananda Sonowal.
Lewis Hamilton registered his 93rd career win at Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Mercedes wrapped up a record seventh consecutive constructors' title. Hamilton now inches closer to be crowned as the World champion for a record-equalling seventh time.
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix takes place in Imola, Italy.
Competition Commission of India approves acquisition of General Insurance Business of Bharti AXA by ICICI Lombard under Section 31(1) of Competition Act, 2002. Bharti AXA is a joint venture held by Bharti General Ventures Pvt Ltd & Societe Beaujon.
ICICI Lombard Founded: 2001;
CEO: Bhargav Dasgupta;
HQs: Mumbai.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju virtually inaugurated the Sports Authority of India’s new Regional Centre in Zirakpur, Punjab that will now act as one of the main SAI centres for the northern belt of India.
The northern belt of India covers J&K, Leh, and HP.
Super typhoon Goni, the world's strongest storm so far in 2020 with winds reaching up to 225kph and gusts of up to 310kph brought intense rains and caused heavy flooding in several provinces in the southern part of the Philippines' main island of Luzon.
Capital: Manila;
Currency: Philippine Peso.
Chhattisgarh CM launched a scheme for distribution of fortified rice through the Public Distribution System & other welfare initiatives for Kondagaon district. Fortified rice is a mixture of iron, vitamin B-12 and folic acid-enriched fortified rice kernel.
Chief minister: Bhupesh Baghel;
Governor: Anusuiya Uikey.
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency has signed an MoU with Ministry of New & Renewable Energy for setting key targets for 2020-21. Govt has set a revenue target of ₹2,406cr under ‘Excellent’ rating along with various performance-related parameters.
Minister Responsible MNRE: R. K. Singh;
IREDA CMD: Pradip K Das
Citigroup Inc has announced Anand Selva as head of its global consumer bank. He will be appointed to the post in January 2021 filling the spot left vacant by Jane Fraser when she becomes the first female CEO of a major Wall Street bank.
CEO: Michael Corbat;
HQs: New York, US.
Book “Till We Win” has been co-written by leading public policy & health systems expert Chandrakant Lahariya, vaccine researcher & virologist Gagandeep Kang and AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria to give a definitive account of India’s fight against Covid-19.
It will be published by Penguin Random House India.
Prime Minister inaugurated 'Aarogya Van', a garden housing medicinal plants & herbs, near the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Narmada district. Garden which boasts of 5 lakh plants of 380 species also highlights the importance of Yoga, Ayurveda & meditation.
Gujarat Capital: Gandhinagar;
CM: Vijay Rupani.
Legendary violinist T N Krishnan passed away. He was 92. Krishnan started as a child prodigy and went on to perform with legends from several generations. He was honoured with many titles, including Sangeetha Kalanidhi, Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhushan.
He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1992.
INS Airavat reached Port Sudan as part of Mission Sagar-II. India is providing assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries to overcome natural calamities & COVID-19, and towards the same INS Airavat is carrying consignment of 100 Tonnes of food aid for Sudan.
Sudan Capital: Khartoum;
Currency: Sudanese pound.
Maharashtra inked MoUs worth around ₹35,000cr with 15 companies for attracting over ₹1 lakh crore investments in 2020 to the state. MoUs signed between Maharashtra Industrial Development Corp & the 15 companies are expected to create 23,182 jobs.
CM: Uddhav Thackeray;
Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
Airports Authority of India handed over the Lucknow airport to Adani group on lease for a period of 50 years. Central government in Feb 2019 privatised 6 major airports of the nation- Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati.
Airports Authority of India HQs: New Delhi;
Founded: 1995.
Twitter India has introduced ArtHouse, a suite of services to assist brands in creating and optimising Twitter-first content. ArtHouse is a 'fully integrated' service that connects brands with the 'creative capital' of influencers, artists and editors.
Twitter CEO: Jack Dorsey;
Founded: 21 March 2006.
1st phase of Malabar exercise among the navies of India, US, Japan & Australia will kick start off Visakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal in a reflection of growing congruence in strategic interests of 4 nations. Exercise is conducted as a non-contact, at sea only
2nd phase is scheduled from Nov 17 to 20 in Arabian sea.
Fast Moving Electrical Goods company Syska Group has roped in actor Rajkummar Rao as its brand ambassador. He will promote the Syska products across LED and fan segments. With this partnership, company aims to reach the masses across tier 2 & tier 3 cities
Syska’s first- brand ambassador was Irrfan Khan.
Ramrao Maharaj, a top religious leader of the Banjara community, passed away due to prolonged illness. He was 88. He had nearly 120 million followers across the nation and had close relations with top political leaders like PM Modi, Devendra Fadnavis.
He was the head of Pohradevi peetha, Maharashtra