Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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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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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently launched a global strategy to eradicate cervical cancer by 2050.
The strategy aims to reduce over 40% of new cases and 5 million related deaths by 2050 through vaccination, screening and treatment. The annual number of new cases of cervical cancer is expected to increase from 5.7 lakh to 7 lakhs between 2018 and 2030, without additional action.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has launched a new rural housing project named “Maha Awas Yojana”.
Under the new scheme, as many as 8.82 lakh rural houses will be built in a period of 100 days. The outlay of the project is estimated to be Rs 4000 crore. The state’s Department of Rural Development will undertake this project.

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Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the UMANG’s international version in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs for select countries including USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
An online conference was organized to mark the occasion of 3 years of UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) and a milestone of 2000 plus services. The app will help Indian international students, NRIs and Indian tourists to avail the services of the Government.

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As per the recent report released by ‘Transparency International’, as many as 74 per cent of the respondents said corruption is one of the biggest problems in their country.
The report also highlighted that around 19 % paid a bribe in the last 12 months, to access public service and youngsters are more likely to pay a bribe or use personal connection to avail public service.

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‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’ is observed every year on November 25, led by the United Nations General Assembly.
This year, the theme for the International Day is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!”, to focus on bridging the funding gaps to serve the survivors of violence. UN observed that violence against women and girls has increased during the pandemic, terming it ‘Shadow Pandemic’.

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UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced to allocate millions of funds to establish a Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) based in London.
The Finance Minister also allocated funds for recruiting Police officers, tackling economic crimes and for criminal justice system, which will include the new CTOC. The state-of-the-art facility is expected to be fully operational within five years

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On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.
To commemorate the event, Constitution Day (Samvidhan Diwas) is observed every year on 26 November. This year, ‘All India Presiding Officers’ Conference’ has been organised in Gujarat. The President participated in ‘Reading of Preamble to the Constitution’ event, held every year.

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to become the first Arab Gulf country to generate electricity from coal.
A USD 3.4 billion Hassyan coal plant is being set up in Dubai with a capacity of 600 MW. The capacity is expected to increase to 2,400 MW by 2023. Most of the existing power plants in UAE runs on Gas.