Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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According to IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group has released a list with worst air quality indicators and pollution.
As per the list, Delhi tops with the worst AQI of 460. The list also includes Mumbai and Kolkata in the top ten most polluted cities of the world. The cities with the worst AQI indices also include Lahore, in Pakistan, and Chengdu, in China.

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The 32nd edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy is being conducted from 12 – 14 November 2021.
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette and Thailand’s HTMS Tayanchon, along with Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both navies are participating in the exercise. The two Navies have been undertaking CORPAT bi-annually since 2005 along their International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).

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Punjab Sports and higher education minister Pargat Singh launched a book ‘Uddna Baaz’ a biography on the Olympian athlete, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa. T
The book is written by the sports writer Navdeep Singh Gill an officer. The first Arjuna Awardee athlete Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1961 and the Padma Shri in 2005.

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The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet adopted the ‘Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change Resilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh’.
The declaration proposes a multi-sector approach towards low emission and climate-resilient development through five broad themes, (Panch Dharas) — environment, forest and climate change; health and well being of all; sustainable and adaptive living; livelihoods and opportunities and evidence generation and collaborative action.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Audit Diwas Celebrations at the CAG office. This is the first time the Day is being celebrated in India.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the Constitutional Authority in India was founded in 1858. Under the Government of India Act 1858, after merging of audit departments of Bengal, Madras & Bombay presidencies, on November 16, 1860, the first Auditor-General took charge

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The Government of India has partnered with Asian Development Bank, to fund development projects in Agartala, Tripura. A pact has been signed in this regard for a USD 61 million (around Rs 454 crore) loan to the Indian Government.
The Asian Development Bank is an international financial agency, headquartered at Manila, Philippines.

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Russia has carried out a Direct-Ascent Anti-Satellite (DA-ASAT) test by shooting down one of its old satellites. This is claimed to be a first-of-its kind test.
According to the U.S. space command, this DA-ASAT has created huge debris in the low earth orbit. The U.S officials also sharply reacted that it endangered the International Space Station (ISS).

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Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) is a United Nations-backed public health organization working to increase access to life-saving medicines for low- and middle-income countries.
Pfizer Inc. and MPP signed a voluntary license agreement for Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate ‘PF-07321332’. The agreement will enable MPP to facilitate additional production and distribution of the antiviral and to provide greater access to the global population.

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The process by which data from all of an individual’s financial accounts are collected in one place is termed as Account aggregation.
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India has given in-principle approval to NSDL e-Governance Account Aggregator Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NSDL to establish account aggregator business.

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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a set of draft regulations for GM foods in India. The regulation stipulates procedure for prior approval, safety assessment and labelling of the products derived from genetically modified organisms.
The draft states that no one is permitted to manufacture or sell any food products derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without prior approval.