Current Affairs

 

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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 November every year to celebrate free and responsible press in India.

• The legendary Bengali actor and Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient Soumitra Chatterjee passed away.

• The Keetham lake, also known as Sur Sarovar, in Agra of Uttar Pradesh, the Lonar Lake in Buldhana district of Maharashtra  has been added to the list of Ramsar sites.