Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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Britain Based oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy PLC has stated that it has changed its name to Capricorn Energy PLC and the same could come into effect from December 2021.
The company has been involved in a USD 1 billion retrospective tax dispute with the Government of India, and the case has come to a point of closure.

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Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) is an international alliance dedicated to phasing out coal. 28 countries have recently joined the alliance at the COP summit.
This addition brings the total number of national governments involved to 48. The new members of PPCA include Ukraine, Poland and Singapore However, China, India and the United States, the three biggest burners of coal worldwide, have not joined the PPCA.

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The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi recently laid foundation stones for multiple projects worth over Rs. 180 crore. He dedicated to the Nation various development projects in Kedarnath including Garud Chatti Bridge on river Mandakini.
He inaugurated Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi and unveiled the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya.

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In the year 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
The United Nations Environment Assembly also adopted a resolution in 2016 which proclaimed that a healthy environment plays a significant role in reducing the probability of an armed conflict.  The aims is to minimize the consequences of conflict and wars on the environment.

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Iran’s military began its annual war games in a coastal area of the Gulf of Oman. It is called “Zolfaghar-1400”.
The war games have been started at a time amid tensions between Iran and the US in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of America from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal. Fighter jets, helicopters, military aircraft, submarines and drones were also expected to take part in the drill.

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India’s Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath won the women’s doubles title at the World Table Tennis Contender Lasko 2021 event.
They defeated Puerto Rico’s Diaz sisters, Adriana and Melanie in the final. Manika and Archana had defeated China’s Liu Weishan and Wang Yidi in the semifinals in an earlier match.

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The Department of Justice launched a week-long campaign called ‘Tele-Law on Wheels. It aims to empower people through pre-litigation advice for rightfully claiming their entitlements as well as for timely redressal of their difficulties.
As per the Ministry of Law and Justice, the campaign will take place between November 8 and November 14. The Tele-Law on Wheels Campaign is being conducted with aid of CSC e-governance which has a network of over 4 lakh digitally-enabled CSCs across the country. These CSCs have been branded as ‘Kanooni Salah Sahahyak Kendra’.

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The Czech Republic gained a new government after two party coalitions signed a power-sharing deal.
The coalitions obtained a significant portion of votes in the country’s parliamentary election held last month. The new coalition will be made of two political alliances including a three party liberal-conservative coalition- Together and a centre-left liberal coalition.

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Instagram has launched two campaigns named ‘Safe Stree’ and ‘My Kanoon’ to provide online safety to young users.
Instagram has partnered with a youth media and insights-company and a women’s rights and laws platform to launch ‘Safe Stree’. It aims to spread awareness about the safety features available on the platform. ‘My Kanoon’ will inform users about the legal rights and protection available to them.

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The United States of America (USA) has become the 101st country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA). This announcement was made by the US at the UNFCCC COP26.
The International Solar Alliance is an intergovernmental alliance initiated by India which is headquartered at Gurugram. It was founded in the year 2015.