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1.Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has recommended to the Centre the name of Justice Surya Kant as the next CJI. Justice Surya Kant is set to become the 53rd chief justice of India November 24 after CJI Gavai’s retirement November 23.
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2.The Supreme Court Monday slammed the states and Union Territories (UTs), including Odisha, which have not filed their compliance affidavits in the stray dogs case.
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3.The Election Commission (EC) will conduct phase two of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories (UTs) between November and February.
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4.As Cyclone Montha intensifies and nears the Andhra Pradesh coast, it is expected to trigger heavy rainfall across southern and coastal Odisha.
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5.The second level randomization and pairing of EVM and VVPAT machines for the 71-Nuapada Assembly Constituency by-election were carried out Monday in the presence of Election Observer and District Election Officer-cum-District Magistrate.
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6.The Odisha Police Crime Branch has arrested a 29-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly duping people of Rs1.08 crore by promising high returns on investments through an online gaming platform.
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7. Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar announced that government and private school students will now have the same uniform, and ties will no longer be a part of it.
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8.Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said 23 sports academies will soon be established in the state under the ‘Sports Legacy Plan'.
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9.Green tax will be collected from vehicles coming to Uttarakhand from outside states from December.
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10.The Supreme Court Monday asked all states and Union Territories to apprise it within eight weeks about the implementation of the guidelines it prescribed to deal with mental health issues and suicide among students in educational institutions.
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11.The Supreme Court Monday refused to initiate contempt action against a lawyer who had attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai but said it will consider laying down guidelines to prevent such incidents.
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12.The West Bengal government Monday announced the transfer of over 500 bureaucrats amid the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state
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13.Over 70 scientists, environmentalists and former bureaucrats Monday urged the government to reconsider the Rs 92,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project, claiming that it is "an exploitative commercial proposal" being "wrongly portrayed as a strategic defence project".
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14.Adani Energy Solutions Monday posted a 28 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 557.10 crore for the September quarter, mainly due to onetime adjustment of deferred tax of Rs 314 crore in the year-ago period.
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15.Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Monday proposed a framework to reduce the compliance burden of companies with large debts, by raising the threshold for identifying High Value Debt Listed Entities (HVDLEs) to Rs 5,000 crore from the current Rs 1,000 crore.