Sports
1. Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2021
- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix, and gained momentum in his Formula One title fight with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
- Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, beat Verstappen despite starting from 10th position on the grid due to a penalty.
- Verstappen, the winner of the race's previous edition in 2019, finished second and saw his lead in the driver's championship shrink to 14 points.
- The winner of a race gets 25 points.
Sports
2. Australia wins maiden T20 World Cup title
- Australia won their maiden T20 World Cup title, crushing New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Stadium.
- Chasing a stiff target of 173, the Aussies overhauled New Zealand's score with seven balls remaining.
- David Warnerwas chosen as Player of The Tournament for his effort with the bat.
- In the previous two editions of the event (2014 and 2016), it was India batter Virat Kohli who won the title.
Summits & Conferences
3. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference begins today
- Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) being organized from 15-17 Nov.
- Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will lead the official and business delegation.
- He will participate in the inaugural Ceremony of ADIPEC and also take part in a Ministerial Round Table titled "Charting the Climate Action Path from COP 26 to COP 27".
- Mr. Puri will inaugurate the India Pavilion, set up jointly by the FIPI, DGH, and CII.
International Affairs
4. Dubai Airshow begins at Al Maktoum International Airport
- The biggest-ever Dubai Airshow began at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai.
- With more than 1,200 exhibitors taking part in the 5-day show.
- Dubai Airshow is also the largest of its kind since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- The show also features more than 160 of the world’s most advanced aircraft on the ground and in the air.
- Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent is also taking part in the Dubai Air Show with the Sarang and Suryakiran Aerobatics Teams.
Obituaries
5. Legendary author Wilbur Smith passes away
- Renowned writer Wilbur Smith (88) passed away at his home in South Africa.
- During his decades long career as a writer, Smith authored 49 novels and sold over 140 million copies worldwide in more than 30 languages.
- Smith was born in today's Zambia in 1933 to a British family.
- In 1964, the author published his first novel, "When the Lion Feeds," which narrates the tale of a young man growing up on a South African cattle ranch.
National Affairs
6. Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai among world's top 10 polluted cities
- According to the data from air quality and pollution city tracking service from IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai are among the top ten most polluted cities of the world.
- Delhi top the list with AQI at 556, Kolkata and Mumbai recorded an AQI of 177 and 169, respectively, at 4th and 6th position.
- The cities with the worst AQI indices also include Lahore, Pakistan, and Chengdu, China.
- IQAir is also a technology partner of the UNEP.
Agreement
7. Indian Oil and NTPC ink deal to collaborate on green energy
- NTPC Ltd inked an initial pact with Indian Oil to collaborate in the field of renewable energy.
- This is a first-of-its-kind novel initiative by two leading national energy majors of India, to support the country’s commitment to achieving renewable energy targets and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- This comes in the backdrop of Indian Oil announcing its plan to build the country’s first green hydrogen plant at its Mathura refinery.
Agreement
8. IIT Guwahati to join hands with Oil India Ltd, to tech in energy sector
- IIT-Guwahati will collaborate with OIL on the development and introduction of new technologies energy, and related sectors.
- The partnership will also focus on cooperation in Transfer of existing tech, Knowledge up-gradation and innovation partnership, Training and skill development, and other areas of mutual agreement.
- The MoU will facilitate a new path for exploring various opportunities in applied and translational research for the sustainable energy sector with OIL
Banking & Finance
9. HDFC Bank integrates with government's e-NAM platform
- HDFC Bank integrated with the National Agriculture Market (eNAM) to enable digital collections and settlement of funds to various e-NAM beneficiaries.
- HDFC Bank has partnered with the SFAC to further improve the ease of doing business on e-NAM platform by offering collection modes like multi-net banking, debit card, NEFT/RTGS and UPI/IMPS
- This integration will help farmers, FPOs, commission agents, institutional buyers and other Mandi level service providers.
Banking & Finance
10. Tata Projects bags $120mn order for power transmission project in Banglades
- Tata Projects Limited has received an order for a 400kV double circuit transmission line project valued at around $120 million from the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB).
- This is a 120-km project from Barapukuria to Bogura in Bangladesh to be executed in 30 months.
- The funding for the same will be provided by EXIM Bank under Indian Line of Credit.
- This project is on the line of South Aisa power pool comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal.
Obituaries
11. Noted historian Babasaheb Purandare passes away
- Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (Babasaheb) passed away recently.
- Purandare (99) was an authority on the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
- Purandare was awarded with Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award in 2019.
- He was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan award in 2015.
- He had conceived and directed the theatrical history extravaganza on Shivaji Maharaj’s life titled Jaanta Raja.
Summits & Conferences
12. FICCI to hold virtual agriculture summit on Nov 17-18
- FICCI will organize ‘Envisioning Smart & Sustainable Agriculture’, a virtual agriculture summit and awards event.
- Aim: to bring all key stakeholders on a common platform to ideate an implementable strategy for smart and sustainable agriculture
- The sessions will focus on issues such as strengthening agri-inputs for sustainably increasing productivity
- A knowledge report on ‘India Beyond 75: Envisioning smart and sustainable agriculture’ is being released during the event
Banking & Finance
13. Paytm Money launches AI-powered ‘Voice Trading’
- Paytm Money has launched ‘Voice Trading’, powered by artificial intelligence.
- It will allow users to place a trade or get information about stocks via single voice command.
- This service has been launched in line with Paytm Money’s efforts to offer next-gen and AI-driven tech to elevate user experience.
- The voice trading feature enables a single voice command, with the use of neural networks and natural language processing (NLP) to allow instant processing.
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