09 - 14 November - International Week of Science and Peace 2021

10 November - World Science Day for Peace and Development

Those present included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
The Padma Award is one of India's highest civilian honors, declared annually on the eve of Republic Day.
Awards are given in 3 categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri (distinguished service).
119 Padma Awards will be presented by the President this year.
The list includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri awards.
Among the awardees are 29 women, 16 posthumous award winners and 1 transgender awardee.

This campaign will run from November 8 to November 14, 2021.
Under the campaign, a number of activities are being undertaken to empower the people to claim their rights properly and through pre-litigation advice for timely redressal of their difficulties.
This one week is dedicated to ensure Justice for All by Digital Legal Empowerment for the needy people.
As a part of the campaign, special login weeks are being organized across India to encourage people in need of legal advice and counseling by using tele and video conferencing facilities.
They are being urged to visit their nearest Common Service Centers (CSCs) which are providing tele-law services.

Joshua Chow, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Nov 6 (Conversation) Last month, the Australian Space Agency announced plans to send an Australian-made rover to the Moon in early 2026 as part of an agreement with NASA.
The rover will harvest oxygen in the Moon's soil, which can eventually be used to support human life in space.
It will be the first rover with Australian-made components to reach the Moon.
The ten-kilogram rover, measuring 60x60x50cm, will be launched aboard the Hakuto lander built by ispace, a Japanese-based robotic lunar exploration company.

UNESCO has included Srinagar city of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in its coveted list of Creative Cities Network (UCCN).
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a project of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which recognized creativity as a major factor in their urban development.
As of 2017, there are 180 cities from 72 countries in the network.
The network aims to foster mutual international cooperation with and between member cities committed to invest in creativity as a driver for sustainable urban development, social inclusion and cultural vibrancy.
The Network recognizes the following creative fields.

Esaf Small Finance Bank has joined hands with NABARD for local economic development.
State Revenue Minister K. Rajan inaugurated the state level local sustainable economic development training program organized by the bank in this regard.
ESAF Small Finance Bank's statewide initiative on Local Sustainable Economic Development Training Program in collaboration with NABARD is a step towards building financial literacy at the grassroots level.