Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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A robotics and drone company has claimed that it has conducted the longest drone flight of 51 km in India.
The 51 km-long flight of Omni-Hansa V5 was undertaken to survey the pipeline of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in Haryana. The entire flight was fully autonomous and it can take off and land like a helicopter without a runway. This drone is called hybrid fixed-wing VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drone.

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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has commenced a ‘Shri Ramayana Yatra’ train from Delhi.
The train left Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station. As per IRCTC, more such ones would be run to promote religious tourism. The train will cover the visit of all prominent places associated with the life of Lord Rama in 17 days, travelling around 7500 Kms in the entire tour.

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World Economic Forum released a research report titled “Mission 2070: A Green New Deal for a Net Zero India”, in collaboration with Kearney and Observer Research Foundation.
In the latest research report, the World Economic Forum has highlighted that a Green New Deal for India could bring a $15 trillion economic opportunity by 2070. It also stated that India’s transition to net zero economy can create more than 50 million net new jobs.

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November 8 is observed annually as World Radiography Day to commemorate the discovery of X-rays, on November 8, 1895, by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.
In 1901, he became the inaugural winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for this achievement. The objective behind World Radiography Day is to raise public awareness of radiographic imaging and therapy.

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NITI Aayog has recently announced the top five most improved aspirational districts in the education sector for the month of September.
Bhoopalpalli district in the state of Telangana tops the ranking. It is followed by Chatra and Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Nuapada in Odisha and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its first ‘HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for Transformation’ with the theme of ‘smarter digital payments’.
Registration for the hackathon starts from November 15. The Hackathon invites participants to develop solutions to make digital payments accessible to the under-served, enhance the ease of payments, user experience and security of digital payments.

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Sakhalin Island is a Russian island located north of Japan. Recently Russia has launched a forest plan, to be implemented in the island.
The authorities of the Sakhalin Island, which has more than two-thirds as forest, have set an ambitious goal of making the island carbon neutral by 2025. The results of the experiment in Sakhalin will be applicable to the whole Russian Federation.

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As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, States/UTs have conducted week-long Clean Green Village activity under MGNREG scheme from 29th October to 4th November 2021.
During the Clean Green Village Week, the focus was on the identification and construction of Soak pits, Vermicompost/NADEP pit and initiatives such as vermin-composting, reuse of waste materials, recycling of non-biodegradable waste.

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The Delhi government announced that it will launch a month-long campaign against the open burning of garbage in the national capital.
As per Delhi’s Environment Ministry, there are four reasons responsible for air pollution in Delhi namely open burning of garbage, dust pollution, vehicular pollution and stubble burning. Under the ‘Anti Open Burning Campaign’, a total of 550 teams from 10 departments will work to control instances of open burning.

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The Indian government has launched a web portal for electric vehicles at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
Named E-Amrit, the website will be a one-stop destination for all information related to electric vehicles. It includes data on the purchase, investment opportunities, policies and subsidies of EVS, as per NITI Aayog.