Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Atmanirbhar Bharat’s third stimulus package.
Under the package, Rs 3,000 crore is to be released to EXIM Bank for promotion of ‘Project Exports’ through lines of credits (LoC). This has been released under Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS) Scheme.

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The World Health Organisation has recently announced that it will set up a Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India.
This announcement was made by WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. This new centre would enable WHO to implement WHO traditional medicine strategy 2014-2023.

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The festival of Dhanteras is also known as Dhan Trayodashi and Dhanwantri Jayanti. This year, it is celebrated in 13th November, the day before Diwali and marks the first day of the Diwali celebration.
It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin. Dhanwantri, who is considered the God of Ayurveda, is worshipped on this day.

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The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) is an agency of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) which is headquartered at Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
The UNEP has recently released a report at Nairobi which is co-authored by World Conservation Monitoring Centre. The report highlights that climate change and bio diversity loss are the twin crises that should be targeted with an integrated approach.

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British Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton has recently secured a seventh Formula One world title, after winning the Turkish Grand Prix title.
With this victory, he equalled the record of seventh Formula One world title, with three races of the season remaining. He has become one of the most successful Formula One drivers of all time, as this is also his 94th career win.

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The construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has manufactured and delivered the booster segment for Gaganyaan Launch Vehicle to ISRO.
The delivered component is the middle segment of the rocket booster named as S-200. The component has been manufactured at the company’s Powai Aerospace Manufacturing Facility and has been delivered to ISRO ahead of its schedule.

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The Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin has recently approved to begin a major governance reform in the country. The reforms are to begin from January 1, 2021.
These reforms were to be implemented earlier, but were postponed due to many factors including COVID 19. The proposed reforms are aimed to improve the efficiency of Government functioning.

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The International Day of Tolerance observed every year on November 16th. It aims to promote tolerance among cultures and people and make them understand that tolerance is an integral part of society.
“The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence” has been awarded to the NGO named Résolution Conflits (Centre for Resolution of Conflicts ) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The United States has announced to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each by January 15 next year.
This critical decision has been announced by the Acting US Defence Secretary Christopher C Miller, in line with the incumbent President Donald Trump’s campaign promise. However, the move was immediately opposed by the Opposition Democratic Party.

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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has recently cracked an international drug smuggling racket under the operation codenamed as ‘Calypso’.
It was carried out in Mumbai and Udaipur, Rajasthan for three days. More than half a kg of cocaine couriered from Trinidad & Tobago to Mumbai was seized by DRI. Four persons involved in the drug smuggling were also arrested.