World Toilet Day is held annually since 2013 to celebrate toilets and raises awareness for the people living without access to sanitation. The
2022 theme of ‘World Toilet Day’ is ‘Making the Invisible Visible’.
The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) is organizing ‘Swachhta Run’ across rural India.
The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence has been given to Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong from Cameroon, President of the two NGOs Afrogiveness and Positive Youths Africa.
The Prize is named after its benefactor, former Indian artist, writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh (1924-2013) who was also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
UNESCO Headquarter- Paris
In a first of its kind initiative in India, Tamil Nadu has brought out the ‘Tamil Nadu Elephant Death Audit Framework’ to document reasons for elephant deaths for better accountability.
The framework will improve transparency, assist all stakeholders in assessing the results and ultimately facilitate standardization and more credible comparisons of cause of mortality.
State Bank of India signed a 150 million euro (Rs 1,240 crore) loan agreement with the German development bank KfW for funding solar projects. The long-term loan, under the Indo-German solar partnership, will facilitate new and upcoming capacities in the solar sector and further contribute to the country's goals announced during the COP26.
India climbed 2 spots to bag 8th position out of 63 in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023.
The rankings by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network are based on how well the countries are doing to halve their emissions by 2030 -- an essential aspect to keep the 1.5-degree Celsius goal within reach and prevent dangerous climate change
India held the tenth position in 2022 and 2021. It came in 9 place on the list in 2020.
PM Modi inaugurated the Kashi Tamil sangamam in Varanasi. The objective of sangamam is to rediscover, reaffirm and celebrate the age-old links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi - two of the country’s most important and ancient seats of learning.
Rourkela Steel Plant renewed its Memorandum of Understanding for Mid-Day Meal with Akshay Patra Foundation on November 14 to mark the occasion of Children’s Day. The MoU was signed at the Institute for periphery development.
The Austrian film, Alma and Oskar, directed by Dieter Berner, will open the festival. As many as 25 feature films and 19 non-feature films from India will be showcased in the ‘Indian Panorama’ while 183 films will be a part of international programming. The festival presents a special section for Asha Parekh, the 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner.
International Men's Day is marked annually on November 19. This year, the theme for 2022 is 'Helping Men and Boys'. The day honours the men in our lives and the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements they contribute to our society. It was started in the February of 1992 by Thomas Oaster.
India's first ever private Vikram Suborbital rocket was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The rocket reached an altitude of 89.5 km with three payloads weighing a total of 83 kilogram.
The rocket safely splashed in the waters of the Bay of Bengal at around 115 km after the lift-off from Sriharikota.
The historic Cuttack Baliyatra has found a place in the Guinness World Records after achieving a feat of making 22,000 paper boats in 35 minutes.More than 2,100 students of 22 schools made the paper boats and created the world record at an event organised at Barabati Stadium by the district administration and Cuttack Municipal Corporation>
The current edition is focused on the broader theme of ‘Indian SMEs: Shifting Gears for Next Level Growth’ with sub-themes such as 'Digitalisation to Building Indian SMEs’ and ‘Export Opportunities for SMEs in the New World Order’. Axis Bank hosted Evolve across 20 cities such as Mumbai, Chennai, Indore, Bhubaneswar, Lucknow, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, etc
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the 600 MW Kameng hydro power project in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district to the nation.
The Kameng hydro power project has been developed at a cost of more than Rs 8,450 crore in an area spread over more than 80 km in West Kameng district.
The Cambridge Dictionary announced its word of 2022 as 'homer'.
US informal
short for home run : a point scored in baseball when you hit the ball, usually out of the playing field, and are able to run around all the bases at one time to the starting base.
The other words that followed 'homer' were 'humor', 'caulk', 'tacit', and 'bayou', as per Cambridge dictionary.
The government has increased the maximum term for the MD and CEO of public sector banks (PSBs) from 5 to 10 years, subject to a retirement age of 60, as per a government notification. This also applies to all PSBs' full-time directors.
The amendment would be known as the Nationalised Banks (Management and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Scheme, 2022.
Women's Entrepreneurship Day is observed every year on November 19. To acknowledge the role of women in the economic growth of society, the day was started by the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organisation. The campaign for Women's Entrepreneurship Day 2022 is #choosewomen. Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is celebrated to honour the accomplishments of female entrepreneurs
The World Heritage Week in 2022 will be held between November 19 and November 25. The World Heritage Week celebration aims to raise awareness about traditional and cultural practices. UNESCO and several other international organisations observe World Heritage Week. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) also observes World Heritage Week.