News Today: 13 November 2021 - Quick Reference

News Today:

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will land on the Purvanchal Expressway in a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, when he arrives to inaugurate the 34-kilometre-long road. The expressway is one of the major infrastructure projects to be inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh ahead of elections early next year. HT
2. Kerala witnessed heavy rainfall in October, which led to landslides in various parts of the state. Forty two lives were lost in rain-related incidents. The orange alert comes after a brief pause in the rainfall activity due to northeast monsoon, which has been active in the southern state. Six districts in Kerala are likely to experience heavy rainfall on Saturday, according to an orange alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). HT
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the swanky new Habibganj railway station in Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal on Monday (November 15). The station has been redeveloped as a cost of ₹100 crore. HT
4. Over the last few days, rising prices have cornered a lot of attention, both globally and in India. On Wednesday, the United States’ Labor Department reported that retail inflation had spiked to 6.2 per cent in October. On Friday, India’s National Statistical Office (NSO) data showed that retail inflation rose to 4.5 per cent for the same month. Indian Express
5. Healthcare workers will conduct door-to-door vaccinations of eligible people across India with a special focus on districts where less than 50% of the eligible population has been vaccinated, said additional secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Manohar Agnani on Friday. Dr. Agnani was speaking at a interactive webinar for the media on strengthening awareness about the month-long “Har Ghar Dastak” campaign. Hindu

Hindi News: 

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1. कोरोना काल के दौरान स्पेशल का टैग लगने से बढ़े हुए किराये के साथ चल रहीं सभी ट्रेन अब पुराने नाम व नंबर के साथ हीं चलेंगी। रेल मंत्रालय ने यात्रियों को बड़ी राहत देने वाली घोषणा की है। मंत्रालय ने कहा है कि कोरोना काल में स्पेशल ट्रेन में बदल गईं सभी रेलगाड़ियां अब पहले की तरह सामान्य रूप से संचालित की जाएंगी। इससे इन ट्रेनों में वसूला जा रहा स्पेशल चार्ज घट जाएगा, जिससे किराये में करीब 30 फीसदी तक कमी आएगी। Bhaskar

2. केंद्रीय प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड (CPCB) ने दिल्ली में बेहद खराब हवा को देखते हुए चेतावनी जारी की है। इसमें गंभीर रोगी, बच्चे, बुजुर्ग और गर्भवती महिलाओं को कम से कम अगले दो दिन घर से नहीं निकलने की सलाह दी गई है। CPCB ने शुक्रवार को हुई समीक्षा बैठक के बाद यह फैसला लिया है। बैठक में बताया गया कि 18 नवंबर तक मौसम की स्थिति पॉल्यूटेंट्स के फैलाव के लिए बेहद प्रतिकूल रहेगी। Bhaskar

3. गुरु नानक देव की 552वीं जयंती से पहले पाकिस्तान ने भारतीय सिख श्रद्धालुओं को 3000 वीजा जारी किए हैं। इस बात की जानकारी गुरु नानक देव जयंती की पूर्व संध्या पर पाकिस्तान हाईकमीशन ने ट्वीट के जरिये दी। भारतीय सिख श्रद्धालु अब 17 से 26 नवंबर तक पाकिस्तान में मौजूद विभिन्न ऐतिहासिक गुरुद्वारों पर मत्था टेकने के लिए यात्रा कर पाएंगे। Bhaskar

Relevant Google Trends Today

1. Shares of Fino Payments Bank made its stock market debut on Friday, by listing at a discount of over 5% at ₹544 per share on the NSE as compared to its IPO issue price of ₹577 apiece. On the BSE, Fino Payments Bank share price started trading at ₹548 per share on its listing.
2. Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday asked people to be vigilant after Norovirus, an animal-borne disease transmitted through contaminated water and food, was confirmed in Wayanad district.
3. Friday’s Doodle depicts three of Johannes Vermeer’s other noteworthy paintings as if on display side by side in a museum. On the left is The Art of Painting (also known as The Allegory of Painting), an oil on canvas created between 1666 and 1668 that shows an artist painting a woman posing for a portrait in his studio

4. Portugal has banned bosses from text messaging and emailing staff out of working hours as part of new laws dubbed “right to rest”. The move is part of changes being introduced to improve work-life balance in response to an expansion of working from home in the country.

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