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                                                                  Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 26 One of the greatest footballers of all time,  Diego Maradona  passed away. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)   has launched a low-cost insurance scheme   ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)’   for its customers to bring large sections of the underserved and unserved population into the financial mainstream. The  Defence Research and Development (DRDO)   Chairman   G Satheesh Reddy   has flagged off the first Production unit of   Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT), Varunastra. Auckland-based commercial lawyer and director of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) since 2012,  Greg Barclay   has been elected as the new   chairman   of the   International Cricket Council (ICC) , after the second round of voting. Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment,  Thaawarchand Gehlot   has e-launched a   ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’   and e-inaugurated a   ‘Garima Greh: A Shelter Home for

                                                          Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 25 The  2020 Afghanistan Conference  was organized in Geneva from 23-24 November 2020 virtually. China  has launched a historic mission  ‘Chang’e 5‘  to the moon to collect  ‘first lunar samples’ . Himachal Pradesh government  has launched  ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’  to sensitize the people regarding  Covid-19 pandemic  and also to collect information regarding symptoms of diseases like  TB, Leprosy, sugar and blood pressure by the door to door campaign throughout the State.  Union Food Processing Industries Minister  Narendra Singh Tomar  has virtually inaugurated the Rs 107.83 crore  mega food park  at  Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab. The  Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR)  and the  Uttar Pradesh Forest department  have bagged the first-ever international award,  “TX2”  for doubling the number of tigers in four years against a target of 10 years. The Netflix show,  Delhi Crime  has won the Best Dr

                                                          Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 24 Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched the  UMANG mobile app International version  in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs for select countries that include  USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. The  5th India International Cherry Blossom Festival  has been cancelled due to   COVID-19   pandemic. The 2020  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)   Economic Leaders’ Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Malaysian Prime Minister   Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The  Reserve Bank of India (RBI)   has banned the   Manta Urban Cooperative Bank   in  Jalna district of Maharashtra   for   six   months for payment of money and loan transactions. Karnataka Governor  Vajubhai Vala   presented Doctor of Science honorary doctorate upon ISRO Chairman   K Sivan. In Tennis,  Daniil Medvedev (Russia)   be

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                                                              Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 23 The  Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)  has been recognised by the  International Maritime Organisation (IMO)  as a part of the  World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS)  for operation in the  Indian Ocean Region. Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  has laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in  Mirzapur and Sonbhadra  districts of  Vindhyachal region  in  Uttar Pradesh  via video conference. The  2nd  edition of  India, Singapore and Thailand  Trilateral Maritime Exercise  SITMEX-20  was conducted from in the  Andaman Sea. The  15th G20 Summit  was held under the chairmanship of  Saudi Arabia.  King  Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud  of Saudi Arabia chaired the Summit through video-conferencing, due to the  COVID-19 pandemic. Life Insurance Corporation of India  has launched a digital application called  “ANANDA”,  for agents for onboarding to get a life in

                                    Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 21 It expects India’s growth equilibrium to worsen substantially over the medium term, with potential growth averaging just  4.5%  over  2020-2025,  from its pre-pandemic projection of  6.5%. The  North Police Station in Kohima  was awarded  ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management System.  It is the first government agency of the state that has received such recognition. The  30th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol   (Indo-Thai CORPAT)  was held between the  Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy. The  Government of India  and the  New Development Bank(NDB)  have signed a loan agreement for lending  USD 500 million  for the  ‘Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Project’. World Fisheries Day  is celebrated on  21 November  every year throughout the world by the  fisherfolk communities. World Television Day  is observed on  21 November  every year. The day is observed to acknowledge the rol

                                                                       Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 20 Comptroller & Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu has been elected as theExternal Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)Geneva for three years. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has been administered a trial dose of Covaxin at a hospital in Ambala. With many COVID-19 vaccine candidate trials reaching their final stages, Indian airlines and airports are gearing up to handle the distribution of the temperature sensitive vaccines.  British writer Douglas Stuart has been awarded with the UK's Booker Prize 2020 for his debut novel 'Shuggie Bain'.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering launched the RuPay Card Phase- II virtually on November 20, 2020 in Bhutan.  India Took77th Place In Global Bribery Risk Matrix Of TRACE   In 2019  , India ranked 78th with 48 points. By 2020, India will perform better than China, Pakistan, Bangla

                                                           Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 19 Japan and Australia  have signed a ‘landmark’ defence pact in a bid to counter  China’s  growing influence in the  South China Sea  and over the  Pacific island nations. Maia Sandu  has won  Moldova’s presidential election  after a run-off vote against the incumbent  Igor Dodon. The Madhya Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister  Shivraj Singh Chouhan,  has decided to set up a  ‘Gau Cabinet’  for the protection, conservation and promotion of cows in the state. Karnataka Bank  launched  CASA (current account, savings account)  mobilisation campaign which will run from November 17 to March 4, 2021. According to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian supercomputer,  Param Siddhi  has achieved  63rd rank  in the list of  500 most powerful supercomputers in the world. Indian cricketer,  Sudeep Tyagi  has announced his retirement from  all forms of the cricket. World Philosophy Day  is

                                                              Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 18 The  Reserve Bank of India  has created a  Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH). It  aim to  Innovation Hub  is to promote innovation across the  financial sector  by leveraging on  technology and creating an environment  which would facilitate and foster innovation. Equitas Small Finance Bank has roped in Indian Woman cricketer  Smriti Mandhana  as the brand ambassador for its newly launched product  ‘EVA’. The Investment bank,  Goldman Sachs  has revised upwards the growth forecast for India in  FY21  to  -10.3%  from its earlier projection of  -14.8%  in  September 2020. The second phase of  Exercise Malabar 2020  has been organised in the N orthern Arabian Sea  from 17 to 20 November 2020. Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  has virtually addressed the  12th (BRICS) Summit.  The Summit was held under the Chairmanship of Russian President  Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  has addressed

                                                                Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 17 The Chief of  Janata Dal (United),   Nitish Kumar  has taken an oath as the  Chief Minister of Bihar  and he will begin his  7th term  on 16th November 2020. The Union government has extended the tenure of  Enforcement Directorate (ED)  Director  Sanjay Kumar Mishra  by a year after modifying his appointment order that was issued in 2018. The Reserve Bank of India  has imposed a penalty of  Rs 1 crore  on  Punjab National Bank  for violating the  Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. HDFC Bank & IndusInd Bank  have been put in the  ‘red flag’ list,  a system used for monitoring  foreign portfolio investor (FPI) limits. Physicist  Masatoshi Koshiba,  who shared  2002 Nobel prize  for the detection of cosmic neutrinos, passed away. Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  has unveiled a  statue of Swami Vivekananda  in  Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, New Delhi  through video conferencing.

                                                                  Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 16 India  successfully test-fired the  Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system  off the coast of  Balasore in Odisha. The  8th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting  was held through a virtual platform for Science and Technology cooperation among the member countries. The External Affairs Minister  Dr S. Jaishankar  has represented India at the  15th East Asia Summit (EAS)  on behalf of PM Modi. India  has extended financial contribution of  USD 1 million  to the  COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund. Sadat Rahman  from  Bangladesh  has been awarded the prestigious  International Children’s Peace Prize 2020 for his involvement in setting up his social organization and mobile app  ‘Cyber Teens’ to stop cyberbullying . Lewis Hamilton  (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Turkish Grand Prix 2020 at  Istanbul Park, Turkey . National Press Day  is observed on  16th Novemb

                                                            Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 14 The  Union Ministry of Textiles  has launched a campaign for  Diwali- “Local4Diwali”  to promote the Indian handicraft. Myanmar’s  ruling party led by Nobel laureate  Aung San Suu Kyi  claimed a resounding victory. World Diabetes Day  is observed on  14th November  every year. The theme for World Diabetes Day 2020 is  “The Nurse and Diabetes.” 

                                                      Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 13 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister,  Shivraj Singh Chouhan  has launched a roadmap to  “Aatma Nirbhar Madhya Pradesh 2023”  through a virtual event. Haryana Chief Minister (CM),  Manohar Lal Khattar  has virtually unveiled  ‘Project Air Care’  to combat rising Air Pollution in Gurgaon. India’s first  Sandalwood Museum  is being established in  Aranya Bhavan  in  Ashokapuram, Mysuru, Karnataka. Rating Agency  Moody’s  has projected the  GDP  of India at  -8.9%  for the calendar year  2020.  Earlier this was projected at  -9.6%. ‘Boskiyana’,  a new Hindi book on  Gulzar,  veteran Indian poet-lyricist has been published by  Radhakrishna Prakashan. World Kindness Day  is observed globally on  13th November  every year. The theme is Kindness:  The World We Make – Inspire Kindness. National Ayurveda Day  is being observed every year from  2016,  on the day of  Dhanwantri Jayanti. Bollywood actor  Asif Basra,  who

                                                   Current Affairs NOVEMVER - 12 The Finance Minister of India, Smt  Nirmala Sitaraman  has announced the  ‘Aatmanirbhar’ Package 3.0.  The Union Cabinet approved a  Rs 2 lakh crore  production-linked incentive (PLI) package to boost demand in the country. Indian-American  Kash Patel  has been named as the  Chief of Staff to the Acting US Defence Secretary Chris Miller. Chief Minister  Naveen Patnaik  has launched  ‘Secha Samadhan’,  a bilingual mobile application, to address the irrigation problems faced by farmers without them having to visit the offices concerned. The  Indian Navy  has launched the  fifth Scorpene submarine “Vagir”  at  Mazagon Dock of south Mumbai.  The submarine is capable of taking missions such as anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, mine laying, intelligence gathering and area surveillance. The Vice President of India,  M Venkaiah Naidu  has presented the  National Water Awards (NWAs) for 2019 . Among the

                                                                Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 10 India’s  longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge  has been inaugurated in  Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.   Former Chief Secretary of Delhi,  M.M. Kutty  was appointed as the chairperson of  Commission for Air Quality Management(CAQM)  in  National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas. Indian Oil Corp (IOC)  director-pipelines  Akshay Kumar Singh  will be the new  managing director and chief executive  of the country’s biggest gas importer,  Petronet LNG Ltd. The  13th Urban Mobility India (UMI)  Conference was organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It was inaugurated by  Hardeep S. Puri,   Minister of State (IC) Housing and Urban Affairs. Malayalam author,  S Hareesh  has won the JCB Prize for Literature 2020 for his novel Moustache. World Science Day for Peace and Development  is celebrated each year on  November 10  every year.  Theme is “ Science for and with

                                                                    Current Affairs NOVEMBER - 11 Digital/Online media  has been brought under the purview of the  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.  Currently, there is no law or autonomous body governing digital content. China  has sent into space the  world’s first 6G experiment satellite.   The technology is expected to be over  100 times  faster than 5G. Australia-India Water Centre (AIWC)  has been inaugurated in a virtual event to promote water-related research, teaching, and training between the two countries. A model of  Anti Satellite (A-SAT) Missile  installed inside  DRDO Bhawan  was unveiled by Union Defence Minister  Rajnath Singh.  The installation of the A-SAT model will inspire the DRDO fraternity to take up many more such challenging missions in future. The founder-chairman of Wipro Ltd,  Azim Premji  has topped the  EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. Ruskin Bond,  one of India’s most cherished authors

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