1.The Himachal Pradesh government has approved to implement ‘Sashakt Mahila Yojna’ in the state.The scheme will empower rural women by providing them with an interface for socio-economic development.The scheme will link rural women with sustainable livelihood opportunities and also improve their skill by imparting training.
2.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval to expand the scope of mandatory packaging norms under the Jute Packaging Material Act, 1987.The CCEA approved that 100% food grains and 20% sugar shall be mandatorily packed in diversified jute bags.The decision will give an impetus to the diversification of the jute industry.
3.The sixth edition of the ‘Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival’ will begin in Assam on 28 November 2018.The aim of the festival is to promote cinema of the Northeastern region of India.‘Spring Thunder’ will be the opening film of the festival and Assamese Film ‘Bornodi Bhotiai’, will be the concluding film of the festival.
4.IIT Roorkee Professor Vimal Chandra Srivastava has won the ‘NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award 2018’ in ‘Environmentally Sound Sustainable Development’ category.He has been given the award for his work on Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Clean Liquid Fuels, and Multi-component Adsorption.
5.Uber Eats has appointed actor Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador in India on 22 November 2018.India is the first country for Uber Eats globally where the company has appointed a brand ambassador.
6.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come out with new rules for re-classification of a promoter as a public investor.An outgoing promoter will have to relinquish special rights as well as control over the affairs of the listed firm.The promoter will not be allowed to have any representation on the board of directors.They will not be allowed to hold over 10% stake.
7.Singer Nahid Afrin of Assam has been appointed as the first ‘Youth Advocate’ of the Northeastern region by the UNICEF to fight for child rights.The UNICEF engages ‘Youth Advocates’ to act as agents of change in society.She made her playback debut in the 2016 Bollywood film ‘Akira’.She received the best female playback singer award at the Assam state Film Award 2018.
8.The 19th edition of the prestigious ‘Laureus World Sports Awards’ will be held in Monaco on 18 February 2019.‘Laureus World Sports Awards’ are considered as the ‘Oscars of sports’.
9.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved continuation of ‘Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services’ (ACROSS) during 2017-2020.ACROSS scheme consists of 9 sub-programmes It will be implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.The objective of the ACROSS scheme is to provide a reliable weather and climate forecast for the betterment of society.
10.Tanzanian microbiologist Joyce Msuya has been appointed as acting head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) following the resignation of Erik Solheim.Erik Solheim was the Executive Director of UNEP.Prior to joining UN, served as Adviser to the World Bank Vice President.She also served in the Republic of Korea, as the inaugural World Bank Special Representative.
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