1) 42nd International Congress of Military Medicine Begins
•The 42nd World Congress of the International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) organised by the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) began in New Delhi.
•The five-day event is being organised for the first time in India, and is the largest medical conference ever organised by the AFMS. The theme of this 42nd World Congress is “Military Medicine in Transition: Looking Ahead.”
2) Qatar, the Richest Country in the World Per Capita
•Based on the per capita income of its people, Qatar has been named the world's richest country as per the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. The per capita GDP (gross domestic product) of Qatar is over Rs. 81 lakh.
•With per capita GDP of over Rs. 38 lakh, the United States is at No. 12. India, with a GDP of over Rs. 4 lakh per person, is not even in the top 100.
•Top 3 Countries in the list are-
1.Qatar- GDP of Rs. 81 lakh per person.
2.Luxembourg- GDP of Rs. 70 lakh per person.
3.Singapore- GDP of Rs. 60 lakh per person.
3) Anand Rajeshwar Baiwar Takes Charge as SEBI Executive Director
•According to the Markets regulator SEBI, Anand Rajeshwar Baiwar has taken charge as an executive director.An Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1990 batch, Baiwar assumed office on November 16.
•Other executive directors are P K Nagpal, S Ravindran, S V Murali Dhar Rao, S K Mohanty and Ananta Barua.
4) Women's Youth World Boxing Ch'ship Begins in Guwahati
•Women's Youth World Boxing Championship begins in Guwahati, Assam. Three young boxers will lock horn in the preliminaries. In 54 kilogram category, Shashi Chopra will play in 60 kg category, Mizoram's Vanlalhriapuii will bout against Korean player and Astha Pahwa will take on opponent from Bulgaria in 69 kg.
•Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal has inaugurated the event. The finals will be held on November 26.
5) RBL Bank Opens All Women Branch in Chennai
•Private sector RBL Bank has set up an all women branch in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The branch would be managed by eight women and offer all products and services across liability and assets.
•RBL Bank currently serves 3.54 million customers. It has 246 branches and 389 ATM services across the country.
6) Afghanistan Wins Maiden Under-19 Asia Cup
•Afghanistan stunned favourites Pakistan by a massive 185 runs to clinch their maiden Under-19 Asia Cup title, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
•Ikram Ali khil was the man of the match against Pakistan U19 in the ACC U19 Youth Asia Cup Final for his 107 not out and Mujeeb Zadran was the man of series for his 20 wickets in the tournament.
