Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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The United Nations Development Progrmme (UNDP) has released a report titled “The State of Climate Ambition”, which has observed that close to 93% of Least developed countries (LDCs) have submitted enhanced national climate pledges. The report is released ahead of the upcoming COP26 climate negotiations.
The report makes a comparative study between the current climate trends and the assessment made in the 2019 NDC Global Outlook report.

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NASSCOM, Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeITY) and the IT Industry have come together to launch “FurtureSkills Prime”, which is a Digital re-skilling/up-skilling platform.
It is an aggregator learning platform, which offers technologies such as AI, IoT, Data Analytics, cloud computing whose curriculum are globally accepted.

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Sweden is set to launch a trade promotion event named Time for India, to boost bilateral trade with India. The Swedish Ambassador in India Klas Molin announced that Sweden does not require vaccination from international travellers including those from India.
A Swedish diplomatic and economic delegation to Sweden along with the Indian embassy in Stockholm will launch a promotional campaign for Indian business.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the reconstitution of his Economic advisory council (EAC-PM). Bibek Debroy, President of the Indian Statistical Institute, is the Chairman of the council.
Former RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan, along with IIM Ahmedabad Professor T T Ram Mohan, and Director-General of NCAER Poonam Gupta, are the three new members to join the seven-member council. The new advisory council has been appointed for a period of two year. The Chairman of the council and three other members have been retained.

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Retired Supreme Court Judge-Justice Ashok Bhushan has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), for four years or till he attains 70 years.
The post was left vacant by the retirement of the then chairperson, Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, in March 2020. The government also appointed retired Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar, as the chairperson of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), for a period of five years, or till he attains the age of 67 years.

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The UK will provide an “India Green Guarantee” to the World Bank, to unlock 750 million pounds for green projects across India.
This was announced at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. The green guarantee financing will support clean and resilient infrastructure in sectors including clean energy, transport and urban development. UK committed over 210 million pounds at the UN climate summit under Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG).

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The Marusudar River is the largest tributary of River Chenab. The river originates from the Nunkun glacier in Jammu and Kashmir.
A 1000 MW Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project is being constructed across the Marusudar River by Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Limited. Recently, the Union Power Minister R K Singh virtually inaugurated the diversion of Marusudar River, which permits quicker construction of the power project

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The Government of Delhi has launched Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana 2021, has been launched by the Government of Delhi for the benefit of students belonging to Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, and Backward Class.
Under the scheme, free coaching classes for needy students who are preparing for UPSC, CDS, NEET, JEE Main examinations.

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World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed every year on November 5, by the United Nations to spread awareness about this disaster. In December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution in this regard.
As per a UN report, the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004 has been recorded as the most hazardous natural disaster which occurred in the past 100 years.

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Every year, the United Nations observes 2 November as the “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists”, to highlight the instrumental role played by Journalists in investigating and prosecuting.
As per an UN report, over 1,200 journalists have been killed between 2006 and 2020, for reporting the news and bringing information to the public.