Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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Two entities namely Natural Support Consultancy Services, based at Jaipur Ltd and Nucleus Software Exports Ltd based at New Delhi commenced the testing of their products in Reserve Bank of India’s regulatory sandbox on Retail Payment.
“e-Rupaya” is the product being developed by Natural Support Consultancy Services which is a Near-Field Communication (NFC) based prepaid card. “Payse” is the product being developed by Nucleus Software Exports.

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High Commission of India has launched Special Edition wrist watches to commemorate the Centenary year of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Bangladesh is celebrating the birth centenary year of its founder president and Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as Mujib Centenary year ‘Mujib Borsho’. The wristwatches in the limited-edition series bear the image and the signature of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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The Karnataka Cabinet has recently approved the formation of Vijayanagara district as the 31st district of the State.
The new district would be carved out from the existing Ballari district. It is named after the Vijayanagara empire, which ruled from this region.

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India’s first convergence project to generate green energy is to be launched in the state of Goa. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE), Goa, have signed a MoU regarding the project.
Apart from implementation of decentralized solar energy projects, EESL shall also replace over 6000 agricultural pumps with BEE star rated energy efficient pumps and distribute over 16 Lakh LED bulbs for rural households.

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World Toilet Day is observed on November 19 to create awareness about sanitation and encourage people to use toilets.
The theme of this year is ‘Sustainable sanitation and climate change’.
Today is World Toilet Day. This day is being observed to create awareness about sanitation and encourage people to use toilets. Under Swachh Bharat Mission, India constructed over 11 crore household toilets and converted over six lakh villages into open defecation free.

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Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has recently launched the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge, to ensure no life of any sewer or septic tank cleaner is lost due to ‘hazardous’ cleaning.
The campaign is launched on the occasion of World Toilet Day, in 243 cities across the country. In the virtual event, representative of the 243 cities pledged to mechanize all sewer and septic tank cleaning operations by 30th April 2021.

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Technology Giant Google has recently rolled out its Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging globally.
The RCS chat services, which are an upgrade to the basic SMS features, by which Google aims to match the standalone messaging services like WhatsApp. It includes improved quality photos and videos, chat over Wi-Fi or data etc.

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The 30th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Navies of India and Thailand concluded recently in the Bay of Bengal.
INS Karmuk participated in the exercise along with a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The two navies of the country have been conducting CORPAT twice a year since 2005. The 24th edition of Exercise Malabar also concluded in the Arabian Sea.

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A virtual counter-terrorism dialogue was recently held between India and the Belgium-headquartered European Union.
As per the joint statement, both India and the EU condemned terrorism in all forms, including the “Use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism”. The dialogue also called on all countries to ensure no region under their control is used for terrorist attacks on other countries.

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India’s first moss garden has been developed at Khurpatal, Nainital district, Uttarakhand. It was inaugurated by renowned water conservation activist Rajendra Singh.
The moss garden was approved under the CAMPA scheme by the Uttarakhand Forest Department, last year. It aims to conserve various species of moss and other bryophytes. Two of the moss species found here- Hyophila involuta (Cement Moss) and Brachythecium Buchanani are in IUCN red list.