NATIONAL:
1. 10th International Tourism Mart
Why in news - The 3-day mega event was inaugurated in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl.
Key Points –
• Focuses - Priorities of G20 for tourism track.
• It is organized in the north-eastern states on a rotational basis.
INTERNATIONAL:
1. Cambridge Word of the Year 2022
Why in news - Homer was awarded the title of Cambridge Dictionary ‘Word of the Year’.
Key Points –
• Homer meaning - It is a short for ‘home run’ which is a point scored in baseball when you hit the ball, usually out of the playing field.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES:
1. Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) 2022
Why in news - PM Modi virtually inaugurated the 25th edition of BTS 2022 on Nov 16, 2022.
Key Points –
• Theme - Tech4NextGen
• India jumped to 40th rank in the global innovation index 2022.
• India is now the 3rd largest in the world in terms of unicorn start-ups.
• Inmobi - India’s first unicorn (Founder-CEO - Naveen Tewari).
2. Geo Smart India 2022
Why in news - The 22nd edition of GeoSmart India Conference was held in Hyderabad from Nov 15 to 17, 2022.
Key Points –
• It was inaugurated by Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
3. Global Media Congress
Why in news - The first congress was held in Abu Dhabi from Nov 15 to 17, 2022.
Key Points –
• Theme - Shaping the Future of the Media Industry.
• It was organized by the ADNEC Group in collaboration with the Emirates News Agency (WAM).
• WAM unveiled the “Tolerance Charter for News Agencies and Media Outlets” to unite media entities from across the world to promote tolerance, coexistence, and intercultural dialogue.
• From India, Apurva Chandra addressed the congress.
SECURITY:
1. Exercise “Sea Sword 2”
Why in news - INS Trikand participated in the exercise in the Northwest Arabian Sea.
Key Points –
• Aim - To counter terrorism, prevent narcotics trade and stop smuggling entities.
• It was conducted by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).
• CMF is a 34-nation maritime partnership based in Bahrain.
AWARDS & HONOURS:
1. UK’s Royal Order of Merit
Why in news - Indian-origin Nobel laureate Prof Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the Order of Merit.
Key Points –
• It is an exclusive mark of honour conferred by the British sovereign in recognition of his distinguished service to science.
• Prof Ramakrishnan is an Indian-born British and American structural biologist.
IMPORTANT DAYS:
1. World Toilet Day 2022
Why in news - The United Nations observed the day on Nov 19 annually.
Key Points –
• Theme - Making the invisible visible.
• Ministry of Jal Shakti organized “Swachhta Run” across rural India under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) on Nov 19, 2022.
• SBM(G) recognized as the world’s largest behaviour change program.
2. World Day for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
Why in news - The UNGA has adopted a resolution to designate Nov 18 as the World Day for the prevention of child sexual abuse.
APPOINTMENTS:
1. Sandhya Devanathan
Why in news - Sandhya Devanathan has been named the India head of Meta.
Key Points –
• Ajit Mohan resignation as Meta's former India head.
• Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are all owned by Meta.
2. Dr CV Ananda Bose
Why in news – Dr. CV Ananda Bose has been appointed as the Governor of West Bengal.
SPORTS:
1. Billie Jean King Cup
Why in news - Switzerland won the championship for the first time.
Key Points –
• It was their’s maiden title of the women’s team in professional tennis.
• They beat Australia in the final.
2. International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Why in news – IPC voted to suspend the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Russia and Belarus with immediate effect.
Key Points –
• The Russian team was also banned from the Rio Paralympics in 2016 over doping.
STATES/UTs:
1. Assam Millet Mission
Why in news - Assam has launched the mission to increase agriculture productivity and doubling farmers' income.
Key Points –
• 2023 - International Year of Millets.
• Rajasthan is the largest producer of millets in India.
2. UP’s New Tourism Policy
Why in news - The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Nov 16, 2022 gave approval to the New Tourism Policy.
Key Points –
• Under it, UP would develop separate religious circuits.
• Ramayana Circuit (Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Bithoor), Buddhist circuit (Kapilvastu, Sarnath, Kushinagar) etc.
• Sufi Kabir Circuit - Amethi, Magahar, Sant Kabir Nagar and Lahartara in Varanasi.
• Bundelkhand Circuit - Charkhari, Chitrakoot, Kalinjar, Jhansi, Deogarh, Lalitpur, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, and Jalaun.
3. New Port Policy (OD)
Why in news - Odisha cabinet approved a new port policy to facilitate private sector investments in development of ports.
Key Points –
• Odisha has a coastline of about 450 kms.
• Odisha has 3 operational ports at Paradip, Dhamra and Gopalpur.
POINTERS:
• Which state/UT has launched 'Umeed' scheme to help the aspirations of rural women - Jammu and Kashmir.
• Which is India's strongest telecom brand in India, ahead of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd - Reliance Jio.
• Apple's iPhone biggest plant in India is being set up in which city - Hosur (near Bengaluru).
• The Deming Distinguished Service Award for Dissemination and Promotion (Overseas) 2022 has been awarded to whom - Mr. Ganesh Lakshminarayan (India).
• Who has been 'unanimously elected’ as the chairperson of the newly-constituted Athletes’ Commission of the Indian Olympic Association - MC Mary Kom.
• Which country has topped the recently released “Climate Change Performance Index” – Denmark.
• Who has been nominated as a director of the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by the government recently - Vivek Joshi.
• Which Australian cricketer has recently announced his retirement from Test cricket from next year 2023 - David Warner.
• Where has the conference of women self-help groups been held recently – Bhopal.
• Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National Pension System Trust (NPS Trust) - Suraj Bhan.