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Vice President launches ‘International Satavadhanam’ event, a unique literary feat at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

VP M Venkaiah Naidu observed that avadhanam as literary feat has greatly contributed to Telugu language’s glorious tradition. Avadhanam is like a test of poet’s literary prowess & scholarship. International Satavadhanam was organised by Dr. Medasani Mohan.

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Organised under the auspices of Sri Krishnadevaraya Satsang.

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World’s largest IPO halted in China; Ant Group’s dual listing postponed in Shanghai & HK exchanges

The largest Initial Public Offering in global finance, worth around $35 bn, is delayed just two days ahead from its trading debut in Shanghai & Hong Kong stock exchanges, following a meeting of the groups’ co-founder Jack Ma by Chinese market regulators.

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Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba, owns 8% of Ant Group's shares.

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Tanzania’s John Magufuli sworn in for second term after disputed vote

Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has been sworn into office for a second five-year term amid tight security by the police and the army. Magufuli received 85% of the total votes polled while his main challenger, CHADEMA’S Tundu Lissu, got 13%.

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Tanzania Capital: Dodoma.
Currency: Shilling.

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Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao inaugurates first Rythu Vedika

Telangana govt took up construction of 2,600 Rythu Vedikas, 1st of which will be launched in Janagaon district. It is 1st of its kind project where a platform is created to motivate & stabilize farmers in attaining higher returns & making them Rythee Raju.

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Each Rythu Vedika work shed costs Rs 22 Lakh.

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Uttarakhand Govt to launch Dobra Chanti bridge on Foundation Day

The Uttarakhand govt to launch the country’s longest motorable single-lane bridge of Dobra Chanti and provide free Wi-Fi connectivity to all government degree colleges of the state. It is a 440 m ling bridge and has come up at a cost of Rs 150 crores.

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Uttarakhand to celebrate its 21st Foundation Day on November 9.

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Karnataka govt signs agreement with Tata Technologies to upgrade 150 Govt ITIs

Government of Karnataka entered into an agreement with Tata Technologies to upgrade 150 Government ITIs at a cost of Rs 4,636.50 crore. Along with Tata Tech, 20 other companies are contributing 4,080 crore rupees from their CSR funds for this programme.

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Rs 657 crores to be provided by the state government.

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Himachal Pradesh CM launches website of Atal Medical and Research University

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur launched the website of Atal Medical and Research University, Ner Chowk Mandi. The university was established in 2018 by Himachal Pradesh University of Health Sciences Act 2017 to provide quality health care and education

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Himachal Pradesh Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya.

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Govt provides Rs 670-crore support to RRBs to meet regulatory capital

Union government provided Rs 670 crore to RRBs considering their importance in agriculture finance. As per the current scheme, capital support is provided to these banks by Centre, concerned state governments & sponsor banks in the ratio of 50:15:35, resp.

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RRBs group reported net loss of Rs 2,206 crore this FY.

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IFFCO Bazar Partners With SBI YONO Krishi App To Boost Accessibility Of Quality Agri-Products

IFFCO Bazar e-commerce wing of IFFCO announced its integration with SBI YONO Krishi, a dedicated portal catering to farmer's needs. It offers a wide variety of products speciality fertilisers, organic agri-inputs, seeds, agrochemicals, agri-machinery etc.,

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IFFCO MD: US Awasthi.
YONO – You Only Need One.

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India looks at partnership with Nordic, Baltic nations for green and digital future

India has increased engagement with Nordic and Baltic countries for green & digital future. Nordic countries are --Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, while Baltic countries --Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania who share a coastline with Baltic sea.

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First India-Nordic Summit took place in Sweden in 2018.

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Dynamitic Technologies sign MoU with CSIR – CSIO for developing futuristic solution for defence industry

Bengaluru based Dynamitic technologies and Central Scientific Instruments Organisations (CSIR – CSIO) signed an MoU for jointly designing, developing & manufacturing futuristic solutions for the defence and aerospace, health care and agriculture industry.

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Research on areas of multi-spectral surveillance payloads of UAS

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HIL signs MOU with Department of Chemicals & Petro Chemicals to achieve revenue target of 451 Crore rupees

HIL (India) Ltd PSU under Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers signed MoU with Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals recently to achieve the revenue target of Rs 451 crore. The company registered highest ever sale for product in the first two quarters.

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HIL India Limited Chairman: S P Mohanty.

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Justices Sanjay Kumar Medhi, Nani Tagia and Manish Choudhury appointed as Judges of the Gauhati High Court

President in exercise of power conferred by clause (l) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India appointed Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi, Justice Nani Tagia & Justice Manish Choudhury, additional Judges of Gauhati High Court, as Judges of Gauhati High Court

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Gauhati is in Assam.
Law & Justice Minister: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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Paris Masters 2020: Rohan Bopanna, Oliver Marach enter men's doubles quarter-finals

India's Rohan Bopanna & Austrian Oliver Marach entered the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament. The Indian-Austrian duo will face the eighth seed pairing of Edouard Roger-Vasselin & Jurgen Melzer in the quarter-finals.

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World’s No.1 Tennis Player – ATP & WTA Rankings: Novak Djokovic

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Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy by Tamal Bandyopadhyay

Tamal Bandyopadhyay authored the book titled ‘Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy’ set to release in November 2020, sheds light on the insider perspective on the force that restructure the banking system in India. It is published in Roli Books.

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He is a Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award recipient.

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Dr. Dinesh Katre, Senior Director & HOD at C-DAC Wins 2020 Emmett Leahy Award

The Emmett Leahy Award was constituted in 1967 in the USA. It honours a pioneer in the field of information and records management and recognizes outstanding contributions. Dr Katre is the first Indian and second person in Asia to have won this award.

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He is invited to join the Award committee for the next 10 years

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Harsh Vardhan gives away Gandhian Young Technological Awards in 2 categories -SITARE-GYTI & SRISTI-GYTI awards

Dr Harsh Vardhan gave Students Innovations for Advancement of Research Explorations - Gandhian Young Technological Innovation & Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technological Innovations-Gandhian Young Technological Innovation awards.

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Minister of Health & Family Welfare – Dr Harsh Vardhan.

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National Cancer Awareness Day 2020 - November 7

National Cancer Awareness Day 2020 is observed every year on November 7 to raise the awareness of cancer and encourage its prevention. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan first announced National Cancer Awareness Day in September 2014.

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Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally.