National

Handbook on Convergence of various organizations

• Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav released a Handbook on Convergence of various organizations under Ministry of Labour & Employment.

Defence

IPRD-2023

• The three-day long Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2023 concluded in New Delhi.
• It was organised by the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, as the Indian Navy’s knowledge partner.

243th Corps of Engineers Day

• Indian Army is celebrating the 243th Corps of Engineers Day.

Art & Culture

India Art, Architecture & Design Biennale

• Ministry of Culture will organize “India Art, Architecture & Design Biennale” at Red Fort to provide a global platform for the promotion of arts and the artist fraternity.
• Its goal is to energize cultural and creative industries by fostering dialogue among practitioners in art, architecture, and design.

Person in News

Alok Sharma

• Senior IPS officer Alok Sharma has been appointed Director of the Special Protection Group (SPG).

A.S. Byatt

• British author A.S. Byatt died at the age of 87. 
• He won the 1990 Booker Prize for her best-selling romance novel Possession.

Miscellaneous

Cyclonic Storm ‘Midhili’

• The deep depression over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved further north-northeastwards and intensified into Cyclonic Storm “Midhili”.

International Students' Day

• International Students' Day is observed on 17 November annually. 
• The day commemorates the death anniversary of nine student protesters who were executed in Prague without trial on November 17, 1939 by the Nazis. 

‘Dry Day’

• Delhi government has declared November 19 a ‘dry day’ in view of Chhath Puja, a four-day festival.