Today's Current Affairs 21st November 2023

INTERNATIONAL

Luc Frieden Assumed the Position of Prime Minister in Luxembourg

• Former finance minister Luc Frieden assumes the role of prime minister.

About Luxembourg:

Capital: Luxembourg

Prime minister: Luc Frieden

Currency: Euro (€) (EUR)

USI Hosts UN Forum 2023 on Humanitarian Law and Peacekeeping

• The United Service Institution of India (USI), founded in 1870 as the country’s premier think-tank for national security and military affairs, is hosting the Annual UN Forum 2023 in New Delhi on November 21-22.

About UN:

Founders: United States, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, France, Iran, MORE

Founded: 24 October 1945, San Francisco, California, United States

Headquarters: New York, New York, United States

Secretary general: António Guterres

NATIONAL

Government’s ‘Skills on Wheels’ Initiative for Rural Empowerment

• Indian government is set to launch the ‘Skills on Wheels’ initiative, aiming to deliver skill training directly to the doorsteps of rural individuals.
• Ved Mani Tiwari, the CEO of the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC), revealed that.

Bihar Governor Approves Bill Raising Reservation From 50% to 65%

• Governor of Bihar, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, approved the ‘Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill’ on November 17.
• The bill raises the reservation quota for Backward, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%, surpassing the 50% ceiling set by the Supreme Court.

SPORTS

Novak Djokovic Wins Record Seventh ATP Finals Title

• Novak Djokovic made history on November 19, by securing his seventh ATP Finals title in Turin, Italy.
• The world number one defeated local favorite Jannik Sinner in a commanding fashion with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.

OBITUARY

Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady of US Passed Away At 96

• Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, often referred to as the ‘Steel Magnolia,’ passed away.
• Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter made history as the longest-married U.S. presidential couple.
• While Jimmy Carter served as president from 1977 to 1981.

About USA:

Capital: Washington, D.C.

Continent: North America

President: Joe Bidden

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Govt Appoints Vinay Tonse As MD Of SBI For 2 years

• GOI appointed Vinay M. Tonse as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI) until November 30, 2025.
• This appointment fills the vacancy left in June after the appointment of Swaminathan Janakiraman as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank.

 About SBI:

Managing directors: Challa Setty

Founded: 1 July 1955

Headquarters: Mumbai

Key people: Dinesh Kumar Khara (Chairman); Kameshwar Rao Kodavanti (CFO)

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Uttar Pradesh bags First Prize for Best State in Inland Fisheries

• Uttar Pradesh has secured a notable ‘Best State’ award for inland fisheries (plain areas).
• The state is set to receive this prestigious accolade at the two-day Global Fisheries Conference-2023 in Delhi on November 21 and 22. Cabinet Minister for Fisheries, Sanjay Nishad.

Deepti Babuta becomes first woman to bag Dhahan Prize for Punjabi literature

• Dhahan Prize, the largest international literary award for fiction in the Punjabi language.
• Babuta was honored with a cash award of $25,000 CAD.
• Two other finalists, Jameel Ahmad Paul from Lahore and Balijit from Mohali, were also acknowledged.
• Established in 2013 by the Canada India Education Society (CIES) and the University of British Columbia (UBC).

BANKING AND ECONOMY

Acko partners with R Madhavan as their ‘voice of the customer’

• ACKO, has partnered with renowned actor R Madhavan as its ‘Voice of the Customer’.

About ACKO:

Founder: Varun Dua;

Headquarters: Bengaluru;

Founded: 3 November 2016.