Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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India and Bhutan will have seven additional entry and exit points for trade as part of measures to increase trade connectivity.
These include Nagarkata Land Customs Station, Agartala Land Customs Station, Pandu port (Guwahati Steamerghat), Jogighopa port, Asian Highway 48 connecting Torsha Tea Garden in India and Ahllay in Bhutan among others. Trade between India and Bhutan rose from USD 484 million in 2014-15 to USD 1,083 million in 2020-21.

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A new research, funded by Cancer Research UK, has recently found that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, reduced the risk of developing the cancer by 62 per cent in women between the ages of 14 and 16.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is administered to protect against cervical cancer in women. As per the research, it reduced the risk by 34 per cent in women who were aged 16-18 years when they were offered the jab.

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The Union Ministry of Rural Development has entered a MoU with e-commerce company Flipkart, under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY NRLM).
This partnership aims to sell products made by artisans, SHGs and Women under DAY NRLM in flipkart platform, thus creating a national level market for these products.

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Four members namely the Government of the United Kingdom, Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, European Union and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have collectively pledged a sum of $665 million toward a platform, to be managed by Asian Development Bank (ADB).
This funding aims to finance climate change related projects in the South East Asian Region. This announcement was made at the COP 26 Glasgow Summit.

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) have jointly carried out two flight tests of the indigenously-developed smart anti-airfield weapon.
The weapon was launched by an IAF aircraft from Chandan ranges at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, as per Defence Ministry statement. The system is designed for a maximum range of 100 kilometres and in both the tests, the intended target was hit with high accuracy.

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Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space, as her team completed a six-hour stint outside the Tiangong space station.
Tiangong, which means “heavenly palace”, is the latest achievement of China, after landing a rover on Mars and sending probes to the Moon. Its core module entered orbit earlier this year, with the space station expected to be operational by 2022.

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The Government of Japan has proposed to create a scheme for subsidising construction of domestic chip factories.
The Government has created a pool of funds at NEDO, which is an institution for promoting research and development in Japan, which would be used for providing the subsidy.

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University of Newcastle researchers have identified a new species of frog, which has been named Assa wollumbinsp.nov.
It was found in the Wollumbin National Park, Australia. The frog is one of the two known species to store tadpoles on their bodies. It is found to be genetically different from another pouched frog Assa darlingtoni.  There are only four of the 4000 species where the male carries its developing tadpoles.

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The Science and Technology Ministry awarded the ‘Swarnajayanti Fellowships’ to seventeen scientists from institutions across India.
They are honoured for their innovative research ideas in various disciplines. Department of Science and Technology (DST) will provide support to perform research, along with a fellowship of Rs 25,000 per month for five years. DST supports the awardees by giving them a research grant of Rs 5 lakh for five years.

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When tens of thousands of people were evacuated from Afghanistan after the country fell to the Islamist Taliban, the US Government launched “Operation Allies Welcome,”.
As per the US Department of Homeland Security, the US government will streamline immigration procedures for recent Afghan arrivals to speed up their resettlement in the United States. Under the “Operation Allies Welcome,”, around 70,000 Afghans have landed in the United States.