Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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Punjab’s Excise Department launched ‘Operation Red Rose’ in 2020, to curb illicit liquor trading and nail excise-related crimes.
Recently, it has been using precise tracking and monitoring systems like Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, to check illicit distillation and smuggling of liquor, which has led to rise in suspects booked for crimes and convictions and also rise in revenues.

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Kushagra Rawat of Delhi and Srihari Nataraj of Karnataka are Indian Aquatic champions, who have created new national records in 400m freestyle and 100 backstroke events respectively at the 74th Senior National Aquatic Championships.
Kushagra Rawat has created a new record of 3:53.68 seconds, which is 1.25 seconds lower than the previous record on 400 m freestyle, while Srihari Nataraj finished in 55.10 seconds in 100 m back stroke, there by beating his own national record created in 2019.

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The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation. The country would also offer the option to non-binary, intersex and gender-nonconforming people early next year.
This is regarded as a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female. The department now also allows applicants to self-select their gender as male or female, not requiring them to provide medical certification.

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As per the data by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 37,666 daily wage workers died by suicide in 2020, who made up the largest share of total suicides. They are followed by House-wives and persons in farming sector.
As per the report, the country reported more than 1.53 lakh suicides last year highest in the last 10 years. It also cited that an average of 31 children died by suicide every day in India in 2020. As many as 11,396 children died by suicide in 2020, at an 18 per cent rise from 2019.

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Amit Shah, Union Minister Cooporation   launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme at Anand, Gujarat, during the celebration of 75th Foundation Year of Amul.
The Dairy Sahakar scheme will be implemented by NCDC, under Ministry of Cooperation, with a total investment of Rs 5000 crore. Under the scheme, financial support will be extended to eligible cooperatives for various activities such as milk procurement, processing, quality assurance, value addition, branding, packaging, marketing, transportation and storage of products and exports.

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An integrated Single Window Filming mechanism has been created by the Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The objective of the scheme is to make the permission for filming across Railways premises easier and more efficient. Under the mechanism, filmmakers can submit online applications for filming at various railway locations under jurisdiction of any zonal railways in a centralized way.

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The Marusudar River is the largest tributary of River Chenab. The river originates from the Nunkun glacier in Jammu and Kashmir.
A 1000 MW Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project is being constructed across the Marusudar River by Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Limited. Recently, the Union Power Minister R K Singh virtually inaugurated the diversion of Marusudar River, which permits quicker construction of the power project

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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.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently published its ‘Statement of Commitment to Support Greening India’s Financial System – NGFS.
RBI joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as a Member on April 23, 2021. On the occasion of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), NGFS agreed to contribute to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

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Every year, the United Nations observes 2 November as the “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists”, to highlight the instrumental role played by Journalists in investigating and prosecuting.
As per an UN report, over 1,200 journalists have been killed between 2006 and 2020, for reporting the news and bringing information to the public.