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CURRENT AFFAIRS 22.11.19 - Southernoxford

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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.     2nd round of 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between India & US scheduled to be held on 18 Dec.
5.     Rajnath Singh co-chair 4th 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 9th, Bengaluru at 20th, Mumbai at 28th in terms of prime residential markets.
9.IMD launched World Talent Ranking report, India at 59th 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.

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