Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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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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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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The ‘Build Back Better World initiative’ (B3W) was launched by the G7 in June this year. The initiative is aimed at narrowing the $40 trillion in infrastructure investment that developing countries will need by 2035.
It also aims to provide an alternative to the lending practices by China. The United States plans to invest in 7 to 10 large infrastructure projects around the world in January as part of the B3W initiative to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

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The Central Government declared the airport of Srinagar as a major airport, under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Act, 2008.
With this move, the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) will determine tariff for aeronautical services at Srinagar airport. Under the AERA, the Centre can designate an airport as a major airport if it has annual passenger traffic of at least 35 lakh.

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Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar would be succeeding Admiral Karambir Singh as the Chief of Naval Staff, since Admiral Karambir Singh is retiring from the Naval Services on 30th November 2021.
Presently, R Hari Kumar is the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command.

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The Government of India’s Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances in association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh has organized a Two-day Regional Conference on “Strengthening the State Institutes of Public Administration” at Lucknow.
The objective of the conference was to bring various training institutes on one platform to share best practices and requirements in governance and administrative training.

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The United Arab Emirates would host the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – Conference of Parties 28 (COP 28) in the year 2023. This announcement was made at the UNFCCC COP 26 Glasgow summit.
Earlier, it was announced that the COP 27 in 2022 would be hosted by Egypt.

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The Rezang La, is a mountain pass on the Line of Actual Control, situated in Eastern Ladakh. This is known for the Battle of Rezang La, as a part of 1962 war in which 13 troops of the Indian Army’s Kumaon Regiment defeated several waves of the Chinese Army at a height of over 16,000 feet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to inaugurate the revamped war memorial at Rezang La in memory of the battle.

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Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched the 7th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF). This year, IISF will be held from December 10-13 in Panaji, Goa.
IISF 2021 is being organised jointly by the MoES, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and other partners. The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, an autonomous institute under the MoES, is the nodal agency for organising IISF 2021.