1.Former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief passed away in Bengaluru on 25 November 2018.He held the office of the Minister of Railways under PV Narasimha Rao, from 1991 to 1995, and was instrumental in gauge conversion across the nation.
2.The Ministry of Finance has enhanced the total outlay on the first phase of the ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles’ (FAME India) scheme from Rs 795 crore to Rs 895 crore.The aim of the scheme is to incentivise the production and promotion of eco-friendly vehicles.The scheme was launched by the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.
3.Lupin, India’s third-largest drugmaker on 23 November 2018 has launched a chatbot named ‘ANYA’ for disease awareness.It is specially designed to provide medically verified information aimed at answering patient queries related to ailments.ANYA will initially address queries related to diabetes.
4.Sanjay Kumar was conferred the ‘Global Geospatial Industry Ambassador’ Award by the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) on 19 November 2018.He was awarded at the United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress held in China.
5.Maitree Diwas, a multi-cultural social event, will be organised at Tawang on 28th-29th November 2018 in Arunachal Pradesh.Maitree Diwas aims at celebrating the strong spirit of friendship that exists between the civilians and the Indian Army.
6.Indian cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur was named the captain of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 XI.A selection panel of International Cricket Council (ICC) picked up the team on the basis of the players’ performances in the Women’s World T20 tournament.
7.National Milk Day is observed on 26 November every year.The day commemorates the contribution of Dr Verghese Kurien towards Milk Revolution in India.Dr Verghese Kurien played a key role in the formation of milk co-operative ‘Amul’.He is also known as ‘Father of the White Revolution’ in India.
8.Screenwriter Salim Khan will be honored with ‘International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Special Award’ for his lifetime contribution to cinema.He will receive the honour at the closing ceremony of the 49th edition of the IFFI on November 28.
9.To improve the financial condition of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), the government of India will infuse ₹42,000 crore by March 2019.The government in early 2018 infused ₹11,336 crore in 5 PSBs: Punjab National Bank, Allahabad Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Andhra Bank, and Corporation Bank.The government had announced the Rs 2.11 lakh crore capital infusion programme in October 2017.
10.The ‘Global Wage Report’ was released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on 27 November 2018.According to the report, India recorded the highest average real wage growth in South Asia during the 2017-18.India was followed by Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Iran.For the first time, the ILO report also focused on the global gender pay gap.
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