'Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav 2024' will be organized in New Delhi. At the same time, BCCI launched the new ODI jersey of Team India. Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the conference of DGPs and IGs.
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1. Gujarati handicraft 'Gharchola' gets GI tag: On November 29, Gujarat's cultural handicraft heritage 'Gharchola' received GI tag from the Government of India. GI tag i.e. Geographical Indication is given to products specific to a region. This is the 23rd GI tag given to Gujarat in the handicraft sector. Apart from this, Gujarat has so far received only 4 tags in other sectors.
'Gharchola Handicrafts' of Gujarat was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh during the 'GI & Beyond – From Heritage to Development' program organized in New Delhi.
Gharchola means 'clothes worn at home.' Here the house is actually considered to be the new home of the bride, while the chola is the clothes that she wears to enter that house. The Gharchola saree is a very special part of Gujarati weddings. It is made from cotton or silk. Zari work is done on it and shapes of peacock, lotus, flowers and leaves are made. Gharchola making originated from Khambhat district of Gujarat. This saree is identified by its grid pattern. Registration of GI-tag of products is done in the country under the 'Geographical Indication of Goods' (Registration and Protection) Act 1999. Registration of GI-tag It is for 10 years. After this it can be renewed.
INAUGURATION
2. Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 59th All India Conference of DGP-IG: Amit Shah inaugurated the 59th All India Conference of Directors General of Police (DGP) and Inspector General of Police (IG) from across the country on November 29, 2024. The three-day conference is being held in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, from November 29 to December 1, 2024. PM Modi will participate in it on 30 November and 1 December 2024.
Amit Shah awarded the best performing police stations in Odisha during the conference.
For the first time, Odisha is hosting the DGP-IG conference. The 58th DGP-IG conference was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 6 and 7 January 2024. The conference will act as a platform to interact on the internal security of the country. In the conference, issues related to challenges like terrorism, coastal security, anti-terrorism strategy, cyber crime and artificial intelligence are discussed. On the last day of the conference, PM Modi best police President Police Awards will be given to officers for distinguished service. Till now this conference has been held in Guwahati (Assam), Rann of Kutch (Gujarat), Hyderabad (Telangana), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Statue of Unity (Gujarat), Pune (Maharashtra). , Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), New Delhi and Jaipur (Rajasthan).
International
59-year-old Masato Kanda currently serves as a special advisor to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Japan.
Masato Kanda will assume office on February 24, 2025. The ADB President serves a 5-year term and can be re-elected. Masato Kanda will remain in office as ADB President until November 23, 2026. ADB's Board of Governors, Elects the President of ADB. Finance Ministers of member countries represent the country on the ADB Board. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman represents India on the Board of Governors of ADB and Ajay Seth is the Alternate Governor. Member countries vote to elect the President and The value of each member country's vote is proportional to its equity share in ADB. Japan and the United States are ADB's largest shareholders, with a combined equity stake of 15.6%. China The third largest shareholder is India with 6.4% and India is the fourth largest shareholder with 6.3% shares. Thus, the value of Japan's vote will be 15.6%, while the value of India's vote will be 6.3%. The candidate for the post of President of ADB must get the majority Due to mutual understanding between Western countries, a Japanese has been elected President of ADB since its establishment in 1966. Asian Development Bank (ADB) established around the world Is one of the multilateral development banks. This bank gives loans to member countries for development and helps in poverty alleviation. ADB has 69 member countries. Its headquarters is in 'Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines'.
Event
4. 'Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav 2024' will be organized in New Delhi: The Government of India has decided to organize 'Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav' at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from December 6 to 8, 2024. This was announced by Union North Eastern Region Development Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on November 29. This festival will focus on eight north-eastern states of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav on 6 December 2024.
The Chief Ministers of all the North Eastern States will also be present on the occasion and a commemorative postage stamp will be released during the inauguration ceremony.Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura are the 8 North Eastern States.First North Eastern Region It consisted of 7 states and were called the Seven Sisters. Sikkim was made a member of the North Eastern Council in 2002 and came to refer to the North Eastern States. The term Seven Sisters stopped being used. The name Ashtalakshmi is named after the eight incarnations of Goddess Lakshmi. The objective of the festival is to reduce the cultural and economic gap between Northeast India and the rest of the country. It includes cultural programs There will be events like live shows of handicrafts, technical sessions and investments. A Gramin Haat Bazaar will also be organized in which the artefacts of 320 farmers and artisans of the North-East will be included.
Sport
5. BCCI launches new ODI jersey of Team India: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) launched the new ODI jersey of Team India on 29 November. This jersey is made by the famous German sportswear company Adidas.
BCCI has shared the video of the new jersey on Instagram and Instagram.
Team India's previous jersey was completely blue and had three Adidas stripes on the shoulder. This time the three Adidas stripes on the shoulder have been given the shade of the tricolor. The blue color of this jersey is a little lighter than the previous jersey but both the sides It has been given a dark color. The women's team will wear the new jersey for the first time against West Indies. West Indies team will visit India in December. A series of 3 ODI and 3 T20 matches will be played between India and West Indies. The Indian men's team will first be seen in this jersey against England in January 2025. Initially, a series of 3 T-20 matches will be played between India and England. After this, Team India will be seen in the same jersey in the Champions Trophy to be held in February-March. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has signed a contract with Adidas for 2028. The contract has been signed for till 2005. During the Cricket World Cup from 1992 to 1999, the Indian cricket team's jersey was made by Asics. After this, there was no sponsor of the cricket team till 2005. It was not. In December 2005, Nike signed a five-year contract. After this, Nike also signed contracts in 2011 and 2016. Nike ended its contract in 2020. MPL replaced Nike in 2020. MPL's agreement with BCCI was till the end of 2023, but the company decided to terminate the contract midway. After this, Killer became the kit sponsor of Team India.
TODAY'S HISTORY
History of 30 November: On this day in 1872, the first international football match was played. The first international match was played between the teams of England and Scotland at the Scotland Cricket Ground. In this, Scotland wore blue and England wore white jersey. More than 4 thousand spectators had reached the stadium to watch this match. There was no result of this match. Neither team could score a goal in the 90-minute match and the match was drawn. After this match was drawn, there was a demand that there should be a re-match between the two teams, so that some result could be achieved. People said that we had come to see the goal, but could not see the goal. After this, again on 8 March 1873, the match took place between England and Scotland. England won this match 4-2.
Tickets for the first international football match.
Scientist Jagadish Chandra Basu was born in 1858. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born in 1874. In 1982, the film Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Ben Kingsley and John Gielgud, was premiered in New Delhi. In 2000, Priyanka Chopra became Miss World. In 2008, the then Home Minister of India Shivraj Patil resigned, taking moral responsibility for the Mumbai attacks. Rajiv Dixit, who started the Swadeshi movement, passed away in 2010. Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral passed away in 2012.
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