Daily Current Affairs: November 9, 2021

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Important Days

National Legal Services Day – 09 November

• National Legal Services Day in India is celebrated every year on 09 November. This day was first started in 1995 by the Supreme Court of India to offer legal services free of charge to people from the weaker and poor sections of society.

International Week of Science and Peace – 09 November to 14 November 2021

• International Week of Science and Peace (IWOSP) is celebrated every year from 09 November to 14 November to encourage people to develop better technology and cultivate peace in their countries.
• IWOSP was first observed in 1986. It was proclaimed by the United National General Assembly in 1988.

State News

Uttarakhand celebrates its 21^st foundation day on 09 November 2021

• Uttarakhand celebrated its 21^st state foundation day on 09 November 2021. Uttarakhand was formed in 2000 after joining several districts from the Northwestern part of Uttar Pradesh and a portion of the Himalayan mountain range.

Uttarakhand

• Capital: Dehradun
• Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
• Governor: Baby Rani Maurya
• National Parks: Corbett National Park, Gangotri National Park, Govind Pashu Vihar National Park, Nanda Devi National Park, Rajaji National Park, Valley of Flowers National Park

Banking and Economy

Junio partners with RuPay for a seamless payment experience

• Junio, a kid-focused fintech start-up that allows children to make secure offline and online payments, has launched a smart multi-purpose card named ‘Junio RuPay Card’, for pre-teens and teenagers on the RuPay
• This ‘Junio RuPay Card’ is thoughtfully designed for kids and can function as a debit card for both their online and offline purchases.

ESAF Small Finance Bank join hands with NABARD for local economic development in Kerala

• ESAF Small Finance Bank has launched a state level local sustainable economic development training programme in Kerala in collaboration with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
• This partnership was aimed at bringing financial empowerment and economic independence at the local level.

Reserve Bank of India approves FPIs to invest in InvITs and REITs

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to acquire debt securities issued by Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).
• FPIs can acquire debt securities issued by InvITs and REITs under the Medium-Term Framework (MTF) or the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR).

Agreements and MoUs signed

PhonePe partners with Liberty General Insurance to offer motor insurance

• Liberty General Insurance Limited has partnered with PhonePe to offer motor insurance digitally and provide easy accessibility.
• Through PhonePe, Liberty General Insurance’s motor insurance policy provides easy accessibility to the motor insurance cover, especially to the digitally savvy generation.

Appointments

Bhaskar Bhatt was appointed as the head coach of the Indian senior women’s boxing team

• Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has appointed Bhaskar Bhatt as India’s head coach of the senior women’s boxing team. He replaced Mohammad Ali Qamar, who was the first Indian boxer to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 2002 edition.

Rajib Kumar Mishra was appointed as the CMD of PTC India

• PTC India has appointed Rajib Kumar Mishra as its Chairman and Managing Director with effect from 06 November 2021. He replaced Deepak Amitabh.

Morinari Watanabe was re-elected as the President of the International Gymnastics Federation

• Morinari Watanabe was re-elected as the President of the International Gymnastics Federation for a period of three years.

International Gymnastics Federation

• Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
• Founded: 23 July 1881

Awards and Recognitions

Srinagar joins the UNESCO Creative Cities Network 2021 under crafts and folk art category

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included Srinagar city of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in its coveted list of Creative Cities Network (UCCN) 2021 under crafts and folk art category.
• UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay describes the list of 49 cities selected in recognition of their commitment to placing the culture and creativity at the heart of their development and to sharing knowledge and good practices.

Wang Yaping becomes the first Chinese woman astronaut to walk in space

• Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman astronaut to walk in space as she moved out of the under-construction space station and took part in extravehicular activities for over six hours along with her male colleague Zhai Zhigang.

Rank and Indices

India ranks 18^th in the Global Drug Policy Index 2021 and Norway tops the list

• India ranked 18 out of 30 countries in the first edition of the Global Drug Policy Index, which was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium. Norway has topped the index, followed by New Zealand, Portugal, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia.

Sports News

Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev to win a record 37^th Masters title and 6^th Paris Masters title

• World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic won a sixth Paris Masters title and record 37^th Masters crown beating 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev in the 2021 Paris Masters This was his 6^th Paris Masters title.

Rohit Sharma becomes the third cricketer to score 3,000 runs in men’s T20I

• Indian batter Rohit Sharma has completed 3000 T20 International runs and became the third cricketer in the world to achieve this feat.
• Indian skipper Virat Kohli is at the top of the tally with 3227 runs, which is followed by New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and India’s Rohit Sharma with 3115 and 3008 runs, respectively.

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