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1. Georgia elects Salome Zurabishvili as first woman president Salome Zurabishvili has won Georgia’s presidential election, becoming the first woman to hold the office. With nearly all votes counted, the French-born ex-diplomat had 59% of the vote with rival Grigol Vashadze on 40%.

1. ISRO launches earth monitoring satellite HysIS  India successfully launched its latest earth observation satellite HysIS, the data from which can be used in wide-ranging areas including agriculture. The rocket, PSLV-C43, successfully injected state of the art HysIS and 30 other co-passenger satellites from eight countries into their designated orbits.

1. President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Sunil Arora as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), replacing OP Rawat. Arora will take charge on December 2.

1. World’s first gene-edited babies created in China, claims scientist A scientist in China claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first. If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics. This kind of gene editing is banned in most countries as the

1. Centre, ADB sign 200 million dollar loan pact to upgrade state highways in Bihar The Centre and  Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday signed a 200 million dollar loan agreement to finance widening and upgrading of about 230 Kilometers State Highways in Bihar to all-weather standards with road safety features.  This loan will help the State government to upgrade

1. GSI is the custodian of all meteorites  The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has been made the sole custodian and curator of all meteorites within the Indian boundary.

Roscosmos, or Russia’s state space corporation, has planned to venture into the Internet of things (IoT) with the launch of a new satellite system named ‘Marathon’.

1. Government hikes FAME India phase-1 outlay to ₹895 crore  The government has increased the outlay by Rs 100 crore to Rs 895 crore for the first phase of the FAME India scheme to promote mass adoption of electric vehicles, having extended the scheme four times.

1. President of India Inaugurates Constitution day Celebrations  The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Constitution Day celebrations, organised by the Supreme Court, to mark the anniversary of the adoption of our Constitution on November 26, 1949 in New Delhi.

1. HDFC ERGO sets up remote sensing lab for crop insurance  Private general insurance company HDFC ERGO General Insurance has set up a remote sensing lab for crop insurance. The lab will work on accurately assessing the risks of the insurers and will also be able to give early warnings about the losses.