Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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US wildlife researchers have discovered that two California condors, a critically endangered bird, have given birth without any male genetic DNA.
Virgin births are formally called parthenogenesis or asexual reproduction, are recorded in other bird species, also in lizards, snakes, sharks, rays and other fish. Around 500 California condors remain in the US south-west region and Mexico.

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Scientists have discovered a species of human ancestors called ‘Homo bodoensis’ who lived around half a million years ago, in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene which is now known as Chibanian.
The term ‘bodoensis’ has been derived from a skull found in Bodo D’ar, Ethiopia. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature allows name changes under strictly defined rules. That age saw the rise of our own species, Homo sapiens as well as our closest relatives Neanderthals.

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is organising a week-long Deep Dive Online Training program.
The training program is organised by National e-Governance Division at MeitY under the Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative. MeitY launched the Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative in 2018, as the first public-private partnership in cyber awareness. This online program trains Chief Information Security officers (CISO) along with IT staff of different Ministries, PSUs and Banks.

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Tushil, the 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class was launched at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia. “Tushil” is a Sanskrit word meaning Protector Shield.
India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for the construction of two ships of Project 1135.6 ships in Russia and two ships in India at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).

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The Indian government and the World Bank have signed a $40 million project to improve the quality of health services in Meghalaya, named ‘Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project’.
The project aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to handle future health emergencies, including the covid-19 pandemic. The project will also expand the design and coverage of the state’s health insurance program.

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World Meteorological Organisation released the ‘State of Global Climate 2021’ report. As per the report, the last seven years have been the warmest on record.
It also highlighted that global sea-level rise increased since 2013, reaching a new high in 2021.  The report attributed the record sea-level rise to warming up and acidification of ocean waters. The report was released was released in Geneva as the COP26 conference began in Glasgow. WMO also launched the Water and Climate Coalition.

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Plogging is an activity that combines Fitness and cleanliness in which participants collect litter while jogging.
The Fit India Plog Run is an annual nationwide event organised as part of the Fit India Movement was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the national capital. The event, which was attended by over 500 athletes and coaches, is led by Ripudaman Bevli, who is known as the Plogman of India.

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Union Minister of State Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” to the nation at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie.
This was inaugurated on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, marking the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

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World Cities Day is observed globally on October 31 every year to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization.
The day was established in 2013, by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution and the occasion was first celebrated in 2014. This year, the theme for World Cities Day is ‘Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience’.

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Panchamrita concoction is a five-fold strategy proposed by the Prime Minister of India at the 26th Conference of Parties (CoP26) held at Glasgow. The strategy would help the world achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
The Panchamrita concoction includes 500 GW non-fossil energy capacity by 2030, 50% renewable energy capacity by 2030, reduce carbon emission by one billion tonnes by 2030, reduce the carbon intensity by 45% by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2030.