Current Affairs - Miscellaneous

The United Service Institution of India (USI) is hosting the Annual UN Forum 2023 in New Delhi, focusing on 'International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Peacekeeping,' in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Centre for UN Peacekeeping Operations.

IIT Madras' Centre for Research on Startups and Risk Financing (CREST), in collaboration with startup YNOS, has developed an exclusive information platform for India's 1,000 active incubators, providing a centralized location for easily accessible information.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the Indian patent office has achieved a historic milestone by granting a record-breaking 41,010 patents until November 15 in the current fiscal year.

Cyclonic storm 'Midhili' is currently affecting the Northeast Bay of Bengal, leading to alerts and disruptions in the region.

Pablo Picasso's renowned painting "Femme à la montre" ("Woman with a Watch") set a record by selling for $139 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York on November 8, 2023. This makes it the second most expensive Picasso painting ever auctioned and the highest-priced artwork sold at auction in the current year.