Jumbo King set up the first-ever food truck in Indian Railways premises. Vada Pav fans in Pune can now grab a quick bite without leaving the station. Indian Railways Stations Development Corporation took over the task of facility management at Pune station
Indian Railways CEO: Vinod Kumar Yadav.
Myanmar's ruling party led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi claimed a resounding victory. National League for Democracy (NLD) party has won close to 400 seats while the opposition Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has secured only 21 seats.
Myanmar Capital: Naypyitaw.
Currency: Kyat.
In order to increase social harmony Minister for Skill Development and Minority Development Nawab Malik announced to observe National Unity Week from 19th to 25th November. Instructions are given to all the government agencies to conduct various programs.
National Unity Day is celebrated on October 31.
In a first for India Mumbai Metro Rail Corp Ltd., to lay vibration-absorbing tracks on Metro Line-3. The corporation started trial production of High Vibration Attenuation Booted Twin Sleeper Blocks to lay tracks with the help of a machine from Switzerland
It is expected to cost around ₹ 23000 cr & operational in 2021
International Financial Services Centres Authority regulator of IFSC including Gift City approved draft Banking regulations that will be applicable in international financial services centres.It paves way for rules for various aspects of banking operations
GIFT CITY – Gujarat International Finance Tec-City.
PM Modi to co-chair the 17th ASEAN-India Summit along with PM of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Leaders of all 10 ASEAN Member States will virtually participate in the Summit. ASEAN-India Summits provide opportunity for India & ASEAN to engage at highest level.
ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
HQ: Jakarta.
Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the only visit of Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947. Gandhiji addressed the displaced people, who had temporarily settled at Kurukshetra after partition.
This day (Jan Prasaran Diwas) was declared in 2000.
With a donation of ₹7904 crore, Azim Premji, the founder-chairman of Wipro topped the list of philanthropists in India for 2020. He donated ₹22 crore per day. HCL Technologies' Shiv Nadar came second donating ₹795 crores. Mukesh Ambani donated ₹458 crores.
Binny Bansal - 1st philanthropist under 40 to enter the list.
The world's longest-serving PM Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain passed away. Khalifa, the uncle of King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, had served as prime minister since Sunni Muslim-led island kingdom declared independence from Britain in 1971.
Crown prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa appointed PM.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a virtual meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Ernesto Araujo. Both ministers had a range of discussions on bilateral cooperation & global developments. The leaders agreed to strengthen India-Brazil cooperation
Brazil Capital: Brasilia.
Prez: Jair Bolsonaro.
Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray & Minister of State Aditi Tatkare unveiled a new logo & new feedback QR code of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC). They unveiled the logo of Boat Club in Nashik. An MoU with Airbnb was signed.
Maharashtra CM: Uddhav Thackeray.
Capital: Mumbai.
World Pneumonia Day is observed on 12 November each year. It was first established in 2009 to raise awareness about this condition. Pneumonia is a respiratory infection that affects the lungs. It accounts for 15% of all deaths of children under age of 5.
Pneumonia can be caused by bacteria, virus or fungi.