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The G20 Leaders’ Summit will be organised virtually on November 21-22 by Saudi Arabia, as per the country’s recent announcement.
It also said that the Summit will focus on addressing vulnerabilities resulting from the Covid 19 pandemic. G 20 had contributed over USD 21 billion for the vaccine production and distribution. The bloc also launched a debt suspension initiative for least developed countries.

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The Union Health Minister Harshvardhan Singh has recently launched an online portal about Covid-19 with all latest information on the disease.
It will also include date on research development and clinical trials on potential Covid-19 vaccine in the country. The Minister also launched the 100-year timeline history of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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The first Cargo Vessel from India to Maldives, named MCP Linz, has reached the northern Maldivian town of Kulhudhufushi.
This is the first voyage of the direct Cargo Ferry Service between India and the Maldives and it was jointly launched on September 21. This is also the first ferry service in the Indian Ocean region operated by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).

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The Union Government has given an additional time till December to sugar-millers to organise their mandatory export of their sugar quota allocated for this year.
As per the Joint Secretary in the Food Ministry, for the 2019-20 marketing year ending September, the government allowed export of 6 million tonnes of sugar under the quota. Due to the logostics issues, the deadline has been extended till September.

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As per the latest audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the operating ratio (OR) for the Indian Railways is 101.77%.
It means that for every Rs 100 earned in the fiscal year, the Railways has spent Rs. 101.77. However, the Railways produced a figure of 97.29% including the advances paid for freight handling for FY20. Railways has failed to meet the projected earnings in the last five years.