Current Affairs

Karnataka Bank launches CASA campaign Karnataka Bank has launched the CASA (Current Account, Savings Account) mobilization campaign which will run from November 17 to March 4, 2021. The bank has stated that it intends to mobilize more than 4.10 lakh of

SBI signs $1 billion loan agreement with JBIC The State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a loan agreement of up to $ 1 billion with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). The loan will facilitate the operations of Japanese

World Philosophy Day: 19 November World Philosophy Day is celebrated on the third Thursday in November each year. This year, World Philosophy Day falls on November 19, 2020. The day encourages academic exchange and highlights the contribution of philosophical knowledge to

RBI puts Lakshmi Vilas Bank under moratorium The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the cash-strapped Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) under a one-month moratorium and limited withdrawals to Rs 25,000 for depositors, due a serious deterioration in the financial situation

National Press Day: 16 November National Press Day is celebrated on November 16 each year to celebrate a free and responsible press in India. On this day, the Press Council of India began to function as a moral watchdog to ensure

Karnataka’s Mysuru to Get India’s First Sandalwood Museum India’s first sandalwood museum is being established at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram, Mysuru, Karnataka. The museum is created by the Regional Forestry Department to educate farmers about the importance of sandalwood cultivation. It

Indian Astronomers collaborate with 2020 Nobel Physics Nobel Laureate Indian astronomers have collaborated with 2020 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Professor Andrea Ghez on back instrument design and possible scientific perspectives of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project. The Thirty Meter

World Urbanism Day: 08 November World Town Planning Day, also known as “World Town Planning Day,” is celebrated around the world on November 8, to recognize and promote the role of planning in creating livable communities. WUD is organized by the

1st solar-based water supply project of India launched in Arunachal Pradesh Union Minister Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has launched the first Solar-Based Integrated Multi-Village Water Supply Project (IMVWSP) in Arunachal Pradesh. The solar-based elevator water supply project is “the first

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict The International Day for the Prevention of the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is an international day celebrated each year on November 6.