1) President Ram Nath Kovind Inaugurates International Gita Mahotsav in Haryana
•President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the International Gita Mahotsav 2017 in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The objective behind Mahotsav is to spread the message of Gita to world.
•Mauritius was partner country and Uttar Pradesh was partner state of the event. President Ram Nath Kovind also inaugurated international seminar on Gita at the Kurukshetra University campus.
2) President of India Inaugurates the International Ambedkar Conclave
•The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the International Ambedkar Conclave, organised by the Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians, in New Delhi.
•The President said that the Constitution, of which Dr Ambedkar is considered the Chief Architect, has given our democracy a strong framework.
3) Health Ministry Wins Bronze Medal at the India International Trade Fair 2017
•Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been awarded the Bronze Medal for its creative and informative displayat the 37th India International Trade Fair 2017 being held at Pragati Maidan.
•The award was presented by Shri C R Chaudhary, Minister of State (Commerce and Industry) at a function organized to award the winners.
4) 12th meeting of Standing Committee of Inter-State Council held
•The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of Inter-State Council (ISC) held in New Delhi.
•The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recommendations of the Punchhi Commission on Centre-state relations.
5) China Successfully Launches Remote Sensing Satellites
•China has successfully launched remote sensing satellites designed to conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.
•The satellites launched on board of Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan province.
6) World’s First AI Politician Developed
•Scientists have developed the world’s first artificial intelligence politician that can answer a person’s queries regarding local issues such as policies around housing, education and immigration.
•The virtual politician, called SAM, was created by Nick Gerritsen, a 49-year-old entrepreneur in New Zealand. The AI politician is constantly learning to respond to people through Facebook Messenger as well as a survey on its homepage.
7) International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise 2017 begins in Bangladesh
•The International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise 2017 (IMMSAREX 2017) began in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh.
•Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy, is attending the exercise. The exercise held under the aegis of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS). Indian Naval Ships (INS) Ranvir, Sahyadri, Gharial and Sukanya along with one Maritime Patrol Aircraft P-8I participating in the exercise. An ‘Extraordinary Conclave of Chiefs (ECoC)’ meeting of IONS also held on 28 November 2017.
8) Global University Employability Ranking 2017 – IISc Ranks 29th in the World
•Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has ranked 29th among the top 150 universities on Global University Employability Ranking 2017 published by Times Higher Education.
•Other than IISc, only two institutes from India featured among the top 150. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) ranked 145th and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) ranked 148th.
