NATIONAL NEWS

Indian National Cartographic Association

• On 09 November 2022, the 42 International Congress of the Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA) was inaugurated by the Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, in Dehradun.

• The 42nd International Congress is being organized by the National Hydrographic Office from 09 November -11 November 2022 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• The Theme of the 42nd INCA Congress is Digital Cartography to Harness Blue Economy’
• The Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA) was founded on 07 August 1979 at Hyderabad.
• It is one of the biggest organizations of its kind in the world.

PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit in Varanasi on 11 November 2022.

• The Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India is organising the 'PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit' on 11 November-12 November 2022.

• The summit will provide a networking platform for key stakeholders from the central government, state governments, industry and think tanks to share and discuss the National Master Plan.
• In October 2021, the government announced the PM Gati Shakti programme.
• It is multi-modal connectivity and will help in improving global competitiveness, boost manufacturing and modernise infrastructure in the country.

First State to Introduce Uniform Gold Prices

• Kerala becomes the first state in India to launch a uniform gold price based on the bank rate.

• The decision to introduce a uniform price on 916 purity 22-carat gold was taken at a meeting between officials of Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the largest gold and diamond retail chains in the country, and key members of All Kerala Gold and Silver Merchants Association.

• The launch of standardized gold rates across the state to safeguard the interest of the consumers and bring price transparency to the trade.

• Uniform gold price based on bank rate offers an opportunity for consumers to purchase gold at a reasonable and transparent price.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Malabar Naval Exercise

• The 27th Malabar naval exercise 2022 including the navies of all four Quad countries India, the US, Australia and Japan began on 09 November 2022 on the Yokosuka Island of Japan near the East China Sea.

• Indian Naval ships INS Shivalik and INS Kamorta are participating in the 10-day exercise being hosted by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

• The Japanese Navy is called the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

• The Indian Naval Chief R Hari Kumar witnessed the opening ceremony of the Malabar exercise.
• The 2021 exercise between the four navies was held in the Philippines Sea and also in the Bay of Bengal.

SPORTS

FIFA World Cup 2022

• The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played in five cities of Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022.

• It is the first Football World Cup to be held in winter and also the first Football World Cup to be hosted by an Arab country.

• 28 teams have been placed in eight groups, the final will be played at the Lusail Stadium on the 18th of December.
• The FIFA World Cup is an international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of members of FIFA, the sport's global governing body.
• It was started in the year 1930, after that it is organised every four years.

RANKS, INDICES & REPORTS

‘Asia’s Power Businesswomen’ List

• The Forbes Asia magazine released its annual ‘Asia’s Power Businesswomen’ list which includes three Indian women amongst the 20 women from the Asia-Pacific region.

• Among the three Indian businesswomen who feature on the unranked list is Ghazal Alagh,Soma Mondal and Namita Thapar.

• Ghazal Alagh is the co- founder of Honasa Consumer, which is the owner of Mamaearth, The Derma Company.

• Soma Mandal is the first woman chairman of the Public sector company,Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL).

• Namita Thapar is the executive director of the Emcure Pharma (India).
• The list includes three women each from India, Japan, Australia and Indonesia, two each from South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, and one each from Taiwan and China.

AWARDS & PRIZES

National Florence Nightingale Awards 2021

• The President of India presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2021 to the Nursing professionals.
• The award was conferred by the President to two nurses Shashikala Pandey and Ganga Joshi from Kumaon, Uttarakhand.
• Shashikala Pandey, posted at BD Pandey Hospital in Nainital, has been given this honour for her dedication and selfless service towards patients.
• Ganga Joshi has been given this award for her awareness program, special contribution to Covid-19, training of ASHA workers, participation in several trainings at the state and national level.
• These awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

50th CJI of India

• Justice D Y Chandrachud took oath as the new Chief Justice of India on November 9, 2022.
• President Draupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• He succeeded Justice U U Lalit, who retired on 08 November 2022.
• Justice Chandrachud's term will be for two years till 10 November 2024.
• Justice Chandrachud was the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court before his appointment to the Supreme Court with effect from 31 October 2013.
• Recently a bench headed by Justice Chandrachud had allowed medical termination of pregnancy to unmarried women.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India's First Private Sector Rocket Vikram-S

• India's first privately developed launch vehicle - Hyderabad-based Skyroute's Vikram-S is set to make its maiden flight from Sriharikota on November 2022.

• It is a single-stage sub-orbital launch vehicle which will carry three customer payloads and help test and validate technologies in the Vikram series space launch vehicles.

• Vikram-S will carry three customer satellites in a sub-orbital flight in this mission, named 'Prarambh'.

• With this mission, Skyroute Aerospace will become the first private space company in India to launch a rocket into space.

• The initial mission and the Vikram-S rocket have been developed by a Hyderabad-based startup in collaboration with ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre).

IMPORTANT DAYS

National Legal Services Day

• National Legal Services Day (NLSD) is celebrated every year on 09 November.

• It is celebrated to commemorate the commencement of the Legal Services Authorization Act, 1987, which came into force on 09 November 1995.

• The main objective of organising this day is to make people aware of the law to ensure justice for all, as well as to provide free legal aid and advice to the poor and weaker sections of the society.
• This day was started in the year 1995 by the Supreme Court of India to provide help and support to the poor and weaker sections of the society.
• The Chief Justice of India is the Chief Patron of the National Legal Services Authority and a second senior judge of the Supreme Court of India is the acting Chairman of the Authority.