Daily GK Update: 21st November 2023

National & International Appointments

The Government of India has appointed Vinay M. Tonse as the Managing Director of State Bank of India until November 30, 2025.
Tonse, currently serving as the deputy MD, was recommended by the Financial Services Institutions Bureau.
The final decision on the FSIB recommendation has been taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Summits & Conferences

The first ever Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 kicked off at Science City in Ahmedabad.
The High-level delegations from about 10 countries, delegates from International Organizations, Fisheries Associations were present at the inaugural session.
The conference is being organized by the Department of Fisheries Government of India.
Ghol घोल fish was declared as State fish of Gujarat.

Obituaries

The founder of Sankara Netralaya Dr.S.S Badrinath (83-years) passed away in Chennai due to illness
He founded the Sankara Nethralaya as a unit of the Medical Research Foundation in 1978.
He was a recipient of the Padma Shri in 1983 and Padma Bhushan in 1999.

National Affairs

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO has added 17.21 lakh net members during September.
This is an increase of 21 thousand 475 net members over the previous month of August.
EPFO’s provisional payroll data released today reveals that around 8.92 lakh new members have enrolled during September.
Out of this, around 2.26 lakh are new female members.
The age-group of 18 to 25 years constitutes 58.92 percent of total new members added during the month.

Summits & Conferences

The 7th edition of the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) that kicks off with business leaders from more than 25 countries.
A host of prominent figures of corporate India as well as political dignitaries are attending the event.
Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, is leading a 55-strong delegation of senior figures from a wide range of business institutions which will be the biggest ever UK delegation in the summit.

National Affairs

Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa.
The opening movie of this year’s IFFI was British film ‘Catching Dust’.
This year’s IFFI has received 2926 entries from 105 countries, which is three times more international submissions than last year
13 World Premieres, 18 International Premieres, 62 Asia Premiers and 89 India Premieres will be screened during the festival

National & International Appointments

Luc Frieden has officially been sworn in as Luxembourg prime minister, along with members of his new CSV-DP government.
The rest of the cabinet took charge of their respective ministries over the course of the afternoon.
Frieden’s CSV party won 21 seats and Bettel’s DP took 14 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (out of 60 MPs) during the national elections in October.

Important Dates

World Television Day is globally observed today to highlight the importance of the visual medium and to recognize its increasing impact on decision-making and potential role in shaping global conversations.
The theme for this year's edition is 'Accessibility'.
On this day in 1996, the United Nations held the First World Television Forum and decided to observe 21st November every year as World Television Day.

State Affairs

According to a state government official, Uttar Pradesh has won the best state award in the Inland Fisheries category.
The award will be given during the Global Fisheries Conference 2023, which will be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on World Fisheries Day (November 21).
In terms of fish seeds, last year’s production stood at 27,128 lakh MT, which was 36,187 lakh MT this year, he added.

Sports

Novak Djokovic won a record seventh ATP Finals title with a dominant victory over Jannik Sinner that marked another milestone in his memorable season.
He defeated local favorite Jannik Sinner in a commanding fashion with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.