CURRENT AFFAIRS 22.11.19 - Southernoxford

NATIONAL

1.     Union cabinet approved strategic disinvestment in Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Shipping Corporation of India, Container corporation of India, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation & Tehri Hydro Development corporation.

STATE

2.Gujarat launched SAANS campaign (Social Awareness & Action to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully) to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia.

SCHEMES & APPS

3.     Home Ministry in collaboration with UN Women launched awareness campaign “To End Violence Against Women”.

SUMMITS & CONFERENCE

4.     2^nd round of 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between India & US scheduled to be held on 18 Dec.

5.     Rajnath Singh co-chair 4^th India-Singapore Defence Ministers Dialogue on 20 Nov & to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation.

BUSINESS

6.     ACI Worldwide collaborated with Microsoft for Payments Industry.

INVESTMENTS & LOANS

7. KfW Bank, German will lend 1735cr to Andhra Pradesh zero budget natural farming.

RANKS & REPORTS

8. Prime Global Cities Index ranked New Delhi at 9^th, Bengaluru at 20^th, Mumbai at 28^th in terms of prime residential markets.

9.IMD launched World Talent Ranking report, India at 59^th position, Switzerland topped the list.

10. Fortune released Businessperson of the year placed Satya Nadella occupied top spot.

  

DEFENCE

11. Indian Army conducted Sindhu Sudarshan Exercise in Barner, Rajasthan.

12. India & France will carry joint patrolling in Indian Ocean Region from 2020.

13. India & Qatar conducted 5-day bilateral maritime exercise Zair-Al-Bahr.

  

ACQUISTIONS & MERGERS

14. PayPal will buy Rewards platform Honey Science for $4 billion.