Weekly factsheet for 28th November

The following article is a compilation of all the news in short from 27th November – 3rd December 2022. This article is for revision purpose. These news were discussed in detail in the General Awareness Quiz . Links are provided in the end.

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According to the Times Higher Education Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi is placed 28th.
India: The Mother of Democracy,’ which was prepared and published by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
With a 77 per cent approval rating, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to be the most well-liked president in the entire world.
The Indian PM is followed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at 69 per cent and Australian PM Anthony Albanese at 56 per cent,
Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik launched AMLAN (Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan)
Odisha announced a special package for the welfare of 8 lakh Kendu leaf pluckers and other persons engaged in the trade.
The annual festival of ‘Kadalekai Parishe’ in Karnataka
The Sangai Festival of Manipur begins
Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company (FPC) becomes the first company in India to bag the license for setting up a private agricultural mandi at Dindori, in Nashik district, Maharashtra.
IDFC First Bank in association with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced FIRSTAP, India’s first sticker-based debit card.
India has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the chief guest for the Republic Day in 2023,
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has announced an increase in stake in Tech Mahindra Limited from 4.863% to 6.874%.
India carried out a successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM), Agni-3 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
7th 250 Men Ferry Craft, “Manjula” (Yard 786) at M/s Shalimar Works Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Uttarakhand high court has banned all construction activities in the dry area around the Sukhatal lake, a rain-fed water body that recharges the Naini lake.
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2022 : 29th of November 2022.
The Delhi University has launched a Financial Support Scheme (FSS) for those students
Uttarakhand launch a new scheme named ‘Mukhya Mantri Pratham Gram Samekit Vikas Yojana’ ((CM’s first village integrated development scheme)” to accelerate economic activities in Uttarakhand.
Rajasthan launched the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Rajasthan Dalit, Adivasi Udyam Protsahan Yojana – 2022.
Absolute, a plant bioscience company, in partnership with DigiSafe Insurance has launched India’s first do-it-yourself (DIY) insurance marketplace, Digifasal.
Sany Bharat signed a MoU with the Union Bank of India to make equipment financing an easy, efficient, and simple process.
Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IDBI Bank to offer a host of finance schemes for its customers.
TAC Security, a risk and vulnerability management firm, declared that it is the official cyber security partner of the BSE stock market.
Team Purple- movie named Dear Dairy was chosen as the winner of the 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow
Bangladesh feature film ‘Agantuk’ being named the winner of the Prasad DI award
Ministry of Panchayati Raj’s e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline) has won the GOLD AWARD in the category “Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation” of the National Awards for e-Governance.
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada defeated Australia’s Alex de Minaur : Davis Cup finals.
PT Usha was elected to become the president of the Indian Olympics Association (IOA)
Mutual funds (MFs) have to pay dividend to unit-holders in seven working days after declaration of record date.
The Tamil Nadu Government, issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage site in the State.
Indore Plans India’s First Retail Municipal Green Bond for Solar Plant.
SEBI has set up a high-level panel chaired by former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Shiavax Jal Vazifdar
Shri Manoj Kumar, Chairman of KVIC, launched the ambitious Reducing Human Attacks Using Honey Bees (Re-Hab) Project.
Rashtraku Kuvempu Prathishtana Kuppali has chosen Tamil poet V Annamalai aka Imayam for the Kuvempu National Prize for the year 2022
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a trial for retail digital rupee (e ₹-R) beginning 1 December, with four banks That are State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank.
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is commemorated on November 30 every year.
November 29 : International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People every year.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tata Sons announced that they have agreed to merge Air India and Vistara, with SIA getting a 25.1 per cent stake i
BSE Ltd : Sundararaman Ramamurthy as MD and CEO of the exchange.
Bombay Stock Exchange was started by Premchand Roychand in 1875.
India’s first private launchpad and mission control center designed and operated by Chennai-based space-tech startup AgniKul Cosmos.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) : ‘Award of Excellence’ at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation-2022.
Mohammad Yusuf Khatri with a gold medal and Tamra Patra at Vigyan Bhawan for the conservation of the legacy of Bagh Print handicrafts.
Bihar launched the Har Ghar Gangajal Project in Rajgir.
The world’s largest active volcano: Mauna Loa erupted in Hawaii USA.
The World Health Organisation has changed the name of the disease Monkeypox to Mpox, a
Mumbai stood at 22nd rank in a global index ‘Prime Global Cities Index Q3 (July-September) 2022’, Dubai recorded the fastest rise
Merriam-Webster announced that their 2022 word of the year is “gaslighting”
The Himalayan Yak has been approved as a ‘food animal’ by the FSSAI
Sarkar Talwar, a former Ranji cricketer, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement of the Year award at the Turf 2022
India’s automotive industry stalwart and Toyota Kirloskar Motor vice chairperson, Vikram S Kirloskar has passed away.
National Rural Livelihood Missions’s ‘Nai Chetna’, is a month-long campaign envisioned as a ‘Jan Andolan’ or people’s movement.by the Ministry of Rural Development
chairman Padma Bhushan Dr. K. Radhakrishnan’s autobiographical book “My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man Behind the Mangalyaan Mission.”
Gurdeep Singh Randhawa : Thuringia state Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party presidium in Germany.
SEBI Releases Uniform Format for OTC Trades In Non-Convertible Securities would come into force from 1 January 2023
India – Malaysia joint military Exercise “Harimau Shakti -2022” commenced at Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia
India :send a utility helicopter unit to the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
Airline EasyJet and Aircraft Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced that they have successfully tested a hydrogen-powered aircraft engine, which is described as the World’s First for aviation
The Forbes 2022 list of India’s 100 richest “: topped bhy Gautam Adani
News Broadcaster New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) promoter firm RRPR Holding announced that it has transferred shares constituting 99.5 percent of its equity capital to Adani group-owned Vishvapradhan Commercial (VCPL). The transfer of shares will give Adani Group control over a 29.18 percent stake in NDTV. They are also open to offer for another 26 percent stake in the media film.
REC’s CSR initiative for procurement, operation and maintenance of 10 Mobile Health Clinics (MHC) ‘Doctor Apke Dwar’ at Sadar Hospital, Aarah, Bhojpur District Bihar.
Tamil Nadu inaugurated an industrial park at Eraiyur in Tamil Nadu’s Perambalur district and Phoenix Kothari Footwear Park.
Miss Earth 2022 Mina Sue Choi of South Korea as her successor at the end of the event.
State Bank of India plans to raise Rs 10,000 crore worth of infrastructure bonds during the current financial year.
TurtleFin, India’s leading insurtech platform, has partnered with YES BANK, one of the leading private sector banks in India, to create a comprehensive technology platform EasyNsure.
Yes Bank has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC), acquiring a 9.9 percent stake in the ARC at Rs 11.43 per share
Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in Uttarakhand India, after Kangchenjunga, and located entirely within India (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal).
FIFA has announced that Stephanie Frappart of France will be the first woman to referee a men’s’ World Cup match
Jiang Zemin, former President of China passed away.
A senior journalist, Ravish Kumar has resigned from NDTV according to news sources.
CEO & CCO of McCann Worldgroup India, Prasoon Joshi has been appointed by Uttarakhand Government as the state’s brand ambassador.
National Pollution Control Day is observed every year on 2 December in India.
December 2 is observed as International Computer Literacy Day.
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated, each year, on December 2.
World Jaguar day: 29 November
Meghalaya has become the first state in the Northeast to pass the first-ever Mental Health and Social Care Policy.
23rd Hornbill Festival 2022 begins at Naga Heritage Village Kisama in Nagaland.
World AIDS Day which is globally observed on 1^st December since 1988, theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is “Equalize”
The government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components for implementation during 2022-23 to 2024-25 with an outlay of 120 crore rupees. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
National Investigating Agency (NIA) arrested the most wanted terrorist Harpreet Singh key accused in the massive blast that took place in the Ludhiana Court Building
President Droupadi Murmu has expressed grief over the demise of legendary Odia actress Jharana Das.
The tenure of India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has been extended for a year till January 31, 2024.
Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region G Kishan Reddy and Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will inaugurate the Sylhet Festival 2022 at Silchar in the Barak Valley of Assam
The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) :Champion of Champions Award and fourteen Corporate Communication Excellence Awards
British writer Katherine Rundell’s biography “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne” was named winner of the 50,000 pound ($59,000) Baillie Gifford Prize
written by historian-activist Shekhar Pathak :winner of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022. Name of the book:The Chipko Movement : A people’s Movement
12th Edition of Exercise Agni Warrior between the Singapore & Indian Army,
Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps carried out Exercise Sudarshan Prahar: Rajasthan.
A polling booth located in a remote forest area of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat recorded 100 per cent voting after its lone voter cast his vote . Mahant Haridasji Udasin, who is the only voter there