The day is also known as National Law Day. The day commemorates the adoption of the Constitution in India. Earlier it commemorates the Purna Swaraj, Lahore Session in 1930. Since 2015, the day is celebrated to promote Constitution values among citizens.
Constitution adopted: 26 January 1950.
Prime Minister unveiled the University’s Centennial Commemorative Coin and a special Commemorative Postal Stamp and its Special Cover during the event. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were present on this occasion.
One of the oldest govt-owned institutions of higher education.
The government approved the merger of crisis-ridden Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with DBS Bank India Ltd (DBIL) and removed restrictions on withdrawal of deposits. LVB is the second private sector bank after Yes Bank, has run into rough weather during this year.
Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Formed: 1926;
HQ: Chennai
E-commerce company Flipkart in collaboration with Give India Foundation provided 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to Uttar Pradesh to fit Covid -19. Walmart acquired an 81% controlling stake of Flipkart in 2018.
Flipkart CEO :Kalyan Krishnamurthy;
Founded : 2007
HQ: Bengaluru
Vijay Kumar Sinha, the NDA candidate for the Speaker's post in the Bihar Assembly, sailed through after a united opposition forced elections for the post after a gap of 51 years. He was declared elected by Pro-Tem Speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Bihar CM : Nitish Kumar;
Governor: Phagu Chauhan
The 12th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks observed on Nov 26. This attack transformed India's outlook towards national security and led to strengthening its maritime surveillance and inter-agency coordination and dissemination of information.
Venue:- Shivaji Terminus, Nariman House, Leopold cafe, Taj hotel
Union Cabinet, chaired by Narendra Modi signed a Memorandum of Understanding between BRICS on cooperation in the field area of sports science, sports medicine, coaching techniques. BRICS:- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
BRICS formed: 2006;
HQ: Shanghai
ICCI will engage, enroll and support various Startups /SMEs /MSMEs to facilitate inter-alia financial and other facilities to/from HDFC Bank. ICCI is operational as the biggest platform to support entrepreneurship globally.
ICCI:- Investment facilitation agency under guidelines of GOI.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the second edition of the "Fit India School Week" program in the presence of Fit India Mission. Sports Minister encourages school children to participate in the Fit India movement. It launched in 2019
Founder of FIT India : Suparno Satpathy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST 2020). Leading companies will display their latest technological development in the field of renewable energy and energy transition.
Theme 2020: 'Innovations for Sustainable Energy Transition’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the PRAGATI meeting. During the meeting, multiple projects, grievances and programs were reviewed. The projects taken up were of the Ministry of Railways, MORTH, DPIIT and Power Ministry.
PRAGATI - Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
National Milk Day was introduced in 2014, to honour Dr .Verghese Kurien, who is considered as the 'MilkMan of India' & 'Father of the White Revolution'. This day commemorates his contribution to the country’s dairy farming and production.
The largest producer of milk in the world : India
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the game's greatest ever players, died of a heart attack. He had recently battled health issues and underwent emergency surgery for a subdural haematoma.
Currency: Argentine peso;
Capital: Buenos Aires
For closer defence and security cooperation between India and the US. Sea Guardian drones that can stay airborne for about 36 hours and can cruise a height of 40,000 feet could also be used for surveillance along India’s land borders including Ladakh.
India bought US helicopter: AH-64 Apache
An ambitious 594-km Ganga Expressway project worth ₹ 36,402 cores running along the river from Hardwar to Allahabad. It will run through Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao and Rae Bareli.
Ganga Expressway: proposed six-lane greenfield expressway in UP.
He is presently the Director-General of Border Roads Organisation and would take over his new appointment on December 1.He later commanded a Border Roads Task Force in Jammu and Kashmir valley. He has also been the Chief Engineer of Project Dantak (BRO).
Major Gen. Rajeev Chaudhary appointed as the new DG of BRO.
The first Varunastra, an indigenously designed and developed heavyweight torpedo, was handed over to the Indian Navy by its manufacturer Bharat Dynamics Limited (BEL). The weapon has a range of 40 kilometers, can travel at a speed of up to 70 km/hr.
It can carry a warhead weighing 250 kg.
India has emerged as the country with the highest bribery rate of 39% in the Asian region, according to a survey by global civil society organisation Transparency International. The report titled Global Corruption Barometer – Asia.
Indonesia and China have second & third highest bribery rates.
De-notification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve as an elephant reserve to pave way for the expansion of the Dehradun airport project. But as per the norms of the central government, no law or Act yet under which the legal status of an elephant reserve.
Dehradun Airport is also known as Jolly Grant Airport
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said that the state has accepted the expert panel’s recommendations to reduce curriculum for secondary (Class 10) and higher secondary (Class 12) levels by 30-35 percent, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CM: Mamata Banerjee;
Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar
"Quarantine" has been named the 2020 Word of the Year by Cambridge Dictionary."Quarantine" was closely followed by "lockdown" and "pandemic" on the shortlist for Word of the Year. Collins Dictionary said "lockdown" was its Word of The Year in 2020.
Cambridge is a city on the River Cam in eastern England.
Mamata Banerjee announced that the Swasthya Sathi health scheme will cover the entire population of the state. Decision will be applicable from Dec 1, 2020. The scheme, officially launched in Dec 2016 is a basic health cover for secondary & tertiary care.
WB Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar;
Capital: Kolkata.
Indian Railways has collaborated with Hyderabad-based ISB for study on an integrated coal-freight optimisation model to increase network throughput. With introduction of FOIS, entire data of freight services is available in digital format.
Indian Railways Founded: 16 April 1853.
ICCI in its endeavour to support SMEs & Start-ups has signed an MoU with HDFC Bank. Through this association, ICCI will engage, enrol & support various Startups /SMEs /MSMEs to facilitate inter-alia financial and other facilities to/from HDFC Bank.
HDFC HQs: Mumbai;
Founded: August 1994.
HDFC Life & HDFC Ergo launched combi insurance product ‘Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach’. It will provide all benefits of Click 2 Protect 3D Plus & Corona Kavach. Corona Kavach provides coverage against treatment in case of hospitalisation & AYUSH treatment.
Ministry of Ayush was established in 2014.
The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) & UP Forest department have bagged the first-ever international award, TX2, for doubling the number of tigers in four years against a target of 10 years. PTR was 1st to receive the award among 13 tiger range countries.
Pilibhit was declared a tiger reserve on June 14, 2014.
Muthoot Finance request for a NoC for its proposed acquisition of IDBI Mutual Fund was not acceded by RBI on ground that activity of sponsoring a Mutual Fund or owning an Asset Management Company is not in consonance with the activity of an operating NBFC.
Muthoot Finance Founded: 1939;
HQs: Kochi.
