Banking and Financial Awareness:
- IndusInd Bank has launched the IndusInd Bank Nexxt Credit Card, nation’s first interactive credit card with buttons.
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US $13 million loan to Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) to promote efficient energy usage in India.
Appointments
- Asian Games gold-medalist sprinter Hima Das has been appointed as India’s first ever Youth Ambassador by The United Nations Children’s Fund-India (UNICEF).
Honour, Awards and Ranks
- N Ram, journalist and Chairman of the Hindu Publishing Group has been selected under prestigious award category of Raja Ram Mohan Roy award.
Important Dates
- International Day for Tolerance - 16 November
- World Diabetes Day - 14 November
- Public Service Broadcasting Day - November 12
- World Pneumonia Day - November 12