National

Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion

• Atal Innovation Mission under NITI Aayog launched a new accelerator program called Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE) in New Delhi.
• The program will support startups and small to mid-sized enterprises working on circular economy technologies and solutions in India and Australia.

Virtual G20 Summit

• Virtual G20 Summit will be held under the chairmanship of PM Narendra Modi. 
• India holds the G20 Presidency until the 30th of this month.

International

India-Lithuania

• India and Lithuania held their 9th Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi. 
• The Indian side was led by Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma, and the Lithuanian side was led by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Egidijus Meilunas.

India-Australia

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held the second India-Australia 2 plus 2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue with their Australian counterparts Richard Marles and Penny Wong.

India-UK

• The second joint working group meeting of the India and UK Propulsion Capability Partnership was held in New Delhi. 
• The meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary (Naval Systems), Department of Defence Production Rajeev Prakash and Director, Ships Operations and Capability Integration, Defence Equipment and Support Rear Admiral Steve McCarthy.

Philippines and US

• Philippines and US launched joint patrols in South China Sea.

Economy

Bengal Global Business Summit

• 7th edition of the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) began in Kolkata. 
• Business leaders from more than 25 countries, a host of prominent figures of corporate India as well as political dignitaries are expected to attend the event.

Defence

Naval Anti-Ship Missile

• Indian Navy in association with DRDO successfully undertook Guided Flight Trials of the first indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile from Seaking 42B helicopter in Visakhapatnam.

VAJRA PRAHAR 2023

• 14th Edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “VAJRA PRAHAR 2023” commenced at the Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya.

 Sports

IBSF Billiards Championship 2023

• Pankaj Advani clinched 26th World Title at IBSF Billiards Championship 2023 in Doha, Qatar.

T20 International series

• Surya Kumar Yadav will lead India in five-match T20 International series against Australia. 
• The first match will be played in Visakhapatnam.

 Person in News

Dr. SS Badrinath

• The founder of Sankara Netralaya Dr. SS Badrinath passed away in Chennai. 
• He founded the Sankara Nethralaya as a unit of the Medical Research Foundation in 1978.

Sam Altman

• Sam Altman, the former chief of artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI, will join Microsoft to "lead" a new advanced AI research team.

P Valsala

• Noted Malayalam novelist and short story writer P Valsala passed away in Kozhikode.

Miscellaneous

48 hour Film challenge

• Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launched ‘48 hour Film challenge’ at 54th International Film Festival of India in Goa.

Sari Walkathon

• Ministry of Textiles launched an e-registration portal for the Sari Walkathon in New Delhi. 
• The portal aims to promote the handloom sari culture of India.

National Tribal Youth Exchange program

• 15th National Tribal Youth exchange program will be held at Chennai.

Global Fisheries Conference India 2023

• The first ever Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 kicked off at Science City in Ahmedabad.

World Television Day

• World Television Day is globally observed on 21 November every year. 
• United Nations held the First World Television Forum on this day in 1996. 
• TV was introduced in India on 15th September, 1959 in New Delhi.

SATHEE Portal

• Education Ministry officials has asked all States to encourage aspirants to utilise the newly launched portal — SATHEE (Self Assessment Test and Help for Entrance Exams) — for exam preparation. 
• The online coaching platform has been launched by the Ministry and the IIT-Kanpur.
• SATHEE hosts lectures and video content prepared by Professors and students of the IITs, and AIIMS.