World Toilet Day is celebrated annually on 19 November to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which promises sanitation for all by 2030. The day was established by the World Toilet Organization in 2001 and officially declared by UN General Assembly in 2013. The […]
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The World Health Organization annually hosts the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW), also known as World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. WAAW is celebrated every year from 18-24 November. Purpose: increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance, encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policymakers to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. Theme 2021: The theme of WAAW is ‘Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance.’
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In India, Newborn Care Week is observed every year from 15 to 21 November. The main objective of celebrating the week is to raise awareness about the importance of newborn care for child survival and development. Purpose: to reinforce the importance of newborn health as a key priority area of the health sector and reduce the infant mortality
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed-Akasa Air announced the purchase of CFM LEAP-1B engines to power its recently purchased Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. The agreement, which also includes spare engines and long-term services agreement, is valued at nearly $4.5 billion at list price. Akasa had ordered 72 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes valued at nearly $9 billion at list price. The LEAP-1B engine entered into service on
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Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a $21-million export contract for Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) with Airbus Defense & Space. Under the Contract, BDL will supply its Counter Measures Dispensing System to the Spanish entity. BDL is offering Akash Weapon System (surface-to-air missile), Astra Weapon System (air-to-air missile), Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon & Helina (air-to-surface weapon), Light Weight Torpedo and Heavy Weight Torpedo (underwater
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SIDBI has entered into a collaboration with Google for having a social impact lending programme. The program entails financial assistance up to ₹1 crore at competitive interest rates targeted at micro-enterprises. The collaboration brings a corpus of $15 million to micro-enterprises. This envisages a loan program targeted at micro-enterprises (having turnover up to ₹5 crores), with loan sizes ranging between ₹25
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Indian Railways’ first pod hotel was inaugurated at Mumbai Central railway station by the minister of state for railways, Raosaheb Danve. The pod hotel has several small bed-sized capsules and provides affordable overnight accommodation. Charges: Rs 999 for 12 hours and Rs 1,999 for 24 hours. Facilities: WiFi, TV, a small locker, adjustable mirror, and reading lights. These resting
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue on November 18, 2021 on the theme of India’s technology evolution and revolution. The Sydney Dialogue has been organized from November 17-19, 2021 by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The event will bring together political, business, and government leaders to debate, generate new ideas, and work towards
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The Union Minister of Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated the Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) prototype developed by state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) in Noida on November 17 2021. The indigenously developed APCT is set up between the DND flyway and the slip road to Noida Expressway. The tower will help to mitigate
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President Shri Ram Nath Kovind visited Sui village in the Bhiwani district of Haryana on November 17, 2021 to inaugurate various public facilities in the village. This village is being developed as Adarsh Gram (Model village) by Mahadevi Parameshwaridas Jindal Charitable Trust under Swa-Prerit Adarsh Gram Yojana (SPAGY) scheme of the Haryana Government. The village has been equipped with
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