Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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As per the researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Chapare virus is found to have human-to-human transmission.
The biggest outbreak of the virus was reported in 2019 and caused three deaths. The Chapare haemorrhagic fever (CHHF) is caused by the same arenavirus family, which is responsible for Ebola virus disease. It is named after the region in which it was first observed.

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The United Nations is to release USD 100 million as emergency funding to seven countries at risk of famine in Africa and the Middle East.
The UN humanitarian office is releasing funds amid conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic. USD 80 million will go to Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Congo, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen. Another USD 20 million has been allotted to counter hunger in Ethiopia.

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Leading Private lender ICICI Bank has launched a ‘Card-less EMI’ facility for its customers which can be used at retail stores.
Instead of using cards, the pre-approved customers of the bank can use their registered mobile number, PAN number and OTP (One Time Password) on the PoS machine at the retail outlets. The bank has launched the facility in partnership with Pine Labs.

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has recently launched a portal for defence land management system (LMS), to bring transparency and speed in dealing with land management matters.
This is the first time an LMS is developed by the Department of Defence along with the Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) and Armed forces. The technical support for this GIS-based system has been provided by Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics.

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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has signed an ordinance amending the Kerala Police Act. It is expected to empower the law enforcement to prosecute persons who exploit social media to target women and children.
In October, the State cabinet had decided to amend the Act to recommend five years of imprisonment and a fine of ₹10,000 for those convicted of producing, publishing or disseminating derogatory content to intimidate any person through social media.

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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is a statutory body working under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New Deli.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) commenced Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020 from 23rd November to 27th November 2020. It is being observed at all airports and Airport Navigation Service (ANS) locations managed by AAI across India.

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Technology Giant Google has paid Rs 33,737 crore to Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) digital subsidiary, Jio Platforms Ltd.
Google will now hold 7.73% stake in Jio Platforms and has joined the list of global investors including Facebook, Silver Lake, General Atlantic among others. This is also the biggest-ever investment of Google in an Indian company.

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RE-INVEST (Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo) is organised by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), to promote investment in renewable energy.
The 3rd edition of the Meet is scheduled to be held from November 26 to 28, 2020 with the theme of ‘Innovations for Sustainable Energy Transition’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the virtual meeting. The first two editions were held in 2015 and 2018.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Invest India has recently launched the SDG Investor Map for India.
UNDP highlighted 18 investment opportunities areas (IOAs), which are in 6 important SDG (sustainable development goals) enabling sectors including education, healthcare, agriculture among others. This is expected to bridge the SDG financing gap occurred due to the Covid-19 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