Current Affairs November 2021

World COPD Day

World COPD Day 2021: 17 November (Third Wednesday of November)

World COPD Day is observed on Third Wednesday of November every year to raise awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and improve COPD care throughout the world. The World COPD Day 2021 falls on November 17, 2021. The 2021 theme is Healthy Lungs – Never More Important. World COPD Day activities are organized in each country by health care professionals, educators,

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PM launches key initiatives for welfare of Janjatiya community

PM launches key initiatives for the welfare of Janjatiya community

The Prime Minister has launched multiple key initiatives for the welfare of the Janjatiya (Tribal) community at Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Mahasammelan. He also launched ‘Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme and Sickle Cell Mission in Madhya Pradesh. The mission has been developed to screen and manage patients suffering from sickle cell anaemia, Thalassemia and other Hemoglobinopathies and to increase public

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BharatPe to launch Merchant Shareholding Program

BharatPe to launch Merchant Shareholding Program

BharatPe has launched $100 million worth of World’s 1st Merchant Shareholding Program (MSP) for its merchant partners. Under the program, the company offers its merchant customers an opportunity to buy BharatPe’s equity shares and become a partner. The company plans a public listing by 2024 and targets a public listing value of $1 billion. Merchant payments and financial services company will

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The Reserve Bank introduces Internal Ombudsman mechanism for select Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)

The Reserve Bank introduces Internal Ombudsman mechanism for select Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)

The Reserve Bank of India has announced to introduce the Internal Ombudsman mechanism for following two types of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs): Deposit-taking NBFCs (NBFCs-D) with 10 or more branches and Non-deposit taking NBFCs with assets size of ₹5,000 crore must appoint an Internal Ombudsman (IO). Consequently, these two categories of NBFCs will have to appoint Internal Ombudsman (IO). The internal Ombudsman will

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‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ declared as Arunachal Pradesh’s State Butterfly

‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ declared as Arunachal Pradesh’s State Butterfly

State Cabinet of Arunachal Pradesh, headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, approved “Kaiser-i-Hind” as a state butterfly on November 13, 2021. The Kaiser-i-Hind butterfly is scientifically known as Teinopalpus imperialis. The Kaiser-i-Hind literally means Emperor of India. This species of butterfly has a 90-120 mm wingspan. They are found in six Indian States along the Eastern Himalayas

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