Current Affairs

 

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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 Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020.
• The United Nations designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is celebrated worldwide on November 25. The theme  is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!”.
• Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Ahmed Patel passed away.
• The Deep Depression over the South West Bay of Bengal has intensified into the Cyclonic Storm “Nivar”. The cyclone is currently located 410 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 450 km southeast of Chennai.
• Every year, November 24 is celebrated as Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs of Sikh religion.