INDIA
– Sagar Shakti exercise conducted in Creek sector of Kutch peninsula on Nov 19-22
– Atal Innovation Mission and Vigyan Prasar announce collaboration between Atal Tinkering Labs and Engage with Science
– “10 Flashpoints: 20 years”, book by Congress leader Manish Tewari, to release in Dec
– Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for gender sensitivity 2021 (regional) announced
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– NITI Aayog launches Sustainable Development Goals Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22; Shimla tops the Index followed by Coimbatore and Chandigarh
– Coal & Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurates E-portal of accreditation scheme for minerals exploration
– Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announces introduction of theme-based tourist circuit trains, Bharat Gaurav
– India to release 5 million barrels of crude oil from strategic reserves
– Indian School of Business (ISB) to undertake research to analyse the effect of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) on commercial air travel in the country
– Kisan Credit Card Scheme to be extended to fishermen: Union Minister L. Murugan
– Tamil Nadu govt signs MoUs for 59 projects worth Rs 35,208 crores with a strong EV push
– Exchanges, depository observing World Investor Week during November 21-28
WORLD
– JP Morgan named world’s most systemically important bank once again
– Israeli Parliament approves bill setting term limit of 8 years for PM
– Global State of Democracy Report, 2021 released by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International-IDEA)
– Maldives hosting Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti’ with India and Sri Lanka on Nov 20-24
– Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90
– US poet Robert Bly, author of best-selling Iron John, dies aged 95
