Weekly Update: November 23, 2020 - Novevmber 27, 2020

You always pass failure on the way to success.
-Mickey Rooney
(September 23, 1920 - April 06, 2014; American Actor)

Let's start!

Here is a Fun Fact that you may not, or may, know: A word, phrase or sequence that can be read forward and backward is called a "palindrome". It is derived from two Greek words, 'palin' which means 'back' and 'dromos' which means 'direction'.

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Here is an example - 'Do geese see god?'.

November 23, 2020 (Monday)
:::The number of Corona Cases were as follows:
Confirmed - 91,39,865
Recovered - 85,62,641
Deceased - 1,33,738

:::Suzuki Motorcycle India launched "V-Storm 650XT BS6". The bike is priced at ₹8.84 lakh (ex-showroom) and it is equipped with a 4-stroke liquid-cooled DOHC, with 645-cc displacement 90 twin engine. Some of the highlighted features are: a push-button to start the bike; anti-lock braking system (ABS) that offers a controlled grip; and, three-mode traction control system to prevent rear wheel spin.

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Koichiro Hirao, Managing Director of Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd, said that the company is confident that the cleaner & greener motorcycle will continue to win people's heart with its performance & maneuverability.

:::Central Railway (CR) decided to double the pension of Keshav Narhar Bapat. He is the oldest living retired railway guard who just turned hundred. Shivaji Sutar, Chief Public Relations Officer of CR, said that the decision has been taken as a goodwill gesture. Keshav also received a flower bouquet and some sweets along with a greeting card from Vikas Kumar Gupta, Manager at Bhusawal Divisional Railway.

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Keshav Narhar Bapat took voluntary retirement from the Army and joined "Great Indian Peninsular Railway" (GIPR), previous name for Central Railway, in the year 1951. He served for forty-two years and retired in the year 1978.

November 24, 2020 (Tuesday)
:::The number of Corona Cases as reported on Aarogya Setu App were as follows:
Confirmed - 91,77,840
Recovered - 86,04,955
Deceased - 1,34,218

:::Toyota Kirloskar Motor (KTM) launched the second generation version of Innova, 2020 Innova Crysta. The price starts from ₹16.26 lakh (ex-showroom) and goes up to ₹24.33 lakh (ex-showroom). It is available in three trims, namely: GX; VX; and, ZX. All the trims are loaded with seven airbags, vehicle stability control, hill start assist and front clearance sonar with display.

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Naveen Soni, Senior Vice President at KTM, issued a statement saying that the new Innova continues the legacy in accordance with their tradition of customer-first approach and that the company is confident that the customers will look forward to the latest avatar of the iconic Innova.

:::International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed a list of seven nominees for the "Men's ODI Player of the Decade" award. The list included Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Starc, AB de Villiers and Kumar Sangakkara.

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Virat Kohli has also been nominated for "Player of the Decade" award.

November 25, 2020 (Wednesday)
:::The number of Corona Cases were as follows:
Confirmed - 92,22,216
Recovered - 86,42,771
Deceased - 1,34,699

:::The Government of Uttar Pradesh (U.P) directed the tourism & culture departments to develop Rajapur and Lalapur. They are located in Chitrakoot district of Bundelkhand and both the places are associated with the great poet Tulsidas & the famous sage Valmiki. Rajapur is associated with Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharit Manas and Lalapur is associated with Maharishi Valmiki, the author of Ramayan in Sanskrit language. These areas will be developed with roads and ropeways, light & sound systems.

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The U.P cabinet approved the project on October 30, 2020, and plans to develop other places associated with saints & sages or those known for their temples.

:::Indian Medical Association (IMA) demanded the withdrawal of a notification issued by Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) that authorized post-graduate Ayurveda practitioners to be trained to perform some of the general surgical procedures. CCIM issued the notification on November 20, 2020 but IMA later condemned the move by saying that the entire modern medical profession of the nation felt betrayed by the level of violation & encroachment by the CCIM.

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CCIM issued the notification and listed thirty-nine general surgery procedures & around nineteen procedures by amending the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post Graduate Ayurveda Education) Regulation, 2016.

November 26, 2020 (Thursday)
:::The number of Corona Cases as reported on Aarogya Setu App were as follows:
Confirmed - 92,66,705
Recovered - 86,79,138
Deceased - 1,35,223

:::The market value of Tesla, Inc. rose to $500 billion and its stock finished up by 6.4%. Garrett Nelson, an analyst at CFRA, said in a note that the increase in the value means that Tesla can now borrow or raise money on more advantageous terms than its competitors.

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Elon Musk, who owns 18% of the company, earned around $100 billion, and plans to build the world's largest battery-cell factory at the group's electric car plant near Berlin.

:::As per the recent reports by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 3.2 lakh new HIV cases were reported in those under the age of twenty in 2019, out of which around 1.1 lakh children died of AIDS. The report also stated that pediatric HIV treatment & viral load testing of children in some countries fell by 50% to 70%, and new treatment initiation fell by 25% to 50% in the month of April-May 2020. Maternal HIV testing & anti-retroviral therapy (ART) initiation, too, reduced by 25% to 50%.

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UNICEF issued an official statement saying that though the easing of control measures and the strategic targeting of children & pregnant mothers have successfully led to a rebound of services in recent months, challenges remain and the world is still far from achieving the global 2020 pediatric HIV targets.

November 27, 2020 (Friday)
:::The number of Corona Cases were as follows:
Confirmed - 93,09,787
Recovered - 87,18,517
Deceased - 1,35,715

:::The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC) signed a contract of ₹24,000 crore with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project and officially awarded the work for 325 kms, falling in Gujarat, to L&T. Satoshi Suzuki, Japanese ambassador to India, said that the project has been awarded at a time when it was required to accelerate economic activities.

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This is India's largest ever government-funded civil contract.

:::Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) launched an inquiry after it received several complaints about laboratories issuing fake Covid-19 negative reports. Ankush Kadam, an activist, alleged that the laboratories were seeking details of all the family members of a person visiting the testing centre and they were then preparing the fake negative reports in their name in order to claim funding for each test.

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Abhijeet Bangar, Commissioner of NMMC, issued an official statement saying that he has ordered an inquiry and he will take appropriate actions against those found involved in such activity.

In this week's Special Section, i will talk about "Sales House", a start-up based in Vadodara, Gujarat.

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Sales House, founded by Manan Gosalia in September 2020, is an ad film company that creates cinematic ads for local clients at a very economic price. The start-up aims to present a brand with stories and emotions.

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Sales House has an in-house production team that comprises of cinematographers, music directors, actors, editors, directors and story writers. It was started with an initial funding of ₹1,400/- only, and is now on its way to capture the entire market in Gujarat. Some of their projects are: The Principal's Rapid Fire Round; an ad film for Filmshoppee; and, an ad film for CarzSpa.

You may check them out on Facebook @SalesHouseco.
You may also check them out on Instagram @saleshouseco.

That is all for this week.

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