12 November - World Pneumonia Day

12 November - Public Service Broadcasting Day

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has gone digital by launching a Digital Payment Gateway.
NIXI is a non-profit firm under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
It has launched digital payment gateways across three of its business units by integrating payment gateways across all of its customer-facing websites for ease of use.
It will promote ease of use for NIXI customers by offering real-time payments, providing seamless services and ensuring a seamless experience for all stakeholders.
NIXI has partnered with PayU and NSDL to offer payment gateway services.

The state government of Odisha has launched a first of its kind road safety initiative named Rakshak to train the 1st responders of road accidents.
Under the programme, 300 master trainers will train 30,000 local people living or working in eateries and various commercial establishments located near accident prone locations.
These 30,000 volunteers will be trained as first responders to road accidents.
They will be equipped to provide first aid and pre-hospital trauma care to accident victims within the golden hour.

Falguni Nair, CEO and founder of beauty and fashion e-Commerce platform Nykaa, has become the richest self-made woman in India. He founded Nykaa in the year 2012.
He holds 53.5% stake in Nykaa and has a net worth of USD 7.48 billion.
This comes after the IPO of FSN E-commerce Ventures which is the parent entity of Nykaa.
It is also the first female-led unicorn to be listed on the stock exchange.
The issue size of the IPO of FSN E-commerce Ventures (Nykaa) was Rs 5,351.92 crore with a face value of Rs 1 per share.

Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with Government of Uttar Pradesh is organizing a regional conference on the theme Strengthening State Public Administration Institutions in semi-virtual mode.
It will be held on 11-12 November 2021 in Lucknow.
Objective: To bring national and state-level training institutes on a single platform to share the emerging needs in governance for future public solutions to improve the quality of life.

India's 1st Physical National Yogasana Championship has been organized in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 11-13 November, 2021.
National Yogasana Sports Championship 2021-22 is organized by National Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSF) in association with the state of Odisha.
Around 560 young Yogasan sports athletes from 30 states will participate in this event.
The objective of the event is to promote Yoga and build a global brand around it, portraying it as a competitive sport with high standards and benchmarks.