Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 7th edition of India Water Week at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida.
The 7th India Water Week will be celebrated from 1-5 November with the theme of ‘Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity’. The event will address the issues of sustainability of water resources development and management in line with the sustainable development goals.

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External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar represented India in the Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government.
Dr. Jaishankar also expressed interest in expanding India-SCO trade on the basis of fair market access. A Joint Communique of SCO Heads of Government and other Decisions were adopted at the conclusion of the Meeting.

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The Central Government has set up a high-level panel to strengthen the assessment and accreditation of higher educational institutions.
The committee has been formed under the chairmanship of K Radhakrishnan, chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur. He is also the chairperson of IIT Council Standing Committee.

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Guyana President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the chief guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention.
It will be held in January 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The External Affairs Ministry also said that Zaneta Mascarenhas, Member of Parliament of Australia, will be the guest of honour at the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The theme of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is – Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India’s Progress in Amrit Kaal.

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The ‘International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict’ is observed every year on November 6.
In 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day. In 2016, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted resolution which recognized the role of healthy ecosystems and sustainably managed resources in reducing the risk of armed conflict.

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Haryana State Government’s Forest Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of the ‘Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI)’ program.
The program will allocate up to USD 25 million over five years in seven states including Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) will provide support.

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The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance has notified the ‘Scheme for Financial Support for Project Development Expenses of PPP Projects’ – India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme).
As a Central Sector Scheme, the IIPDF Scheme will aid development of quality PPP projects by providing necessary funding support to the project sponsoring authorities.

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The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is being held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022.
After several years of discussion, the ‘Issue of loss and damage” was included in the formal main agenda of the climate conference for the first time ever. It will pave way to discuss creation of an international mechanism for compensating poor countries that suffer due to climate disasters.

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The foundation stone of the construction work of the World’s First Vedic Clock has been done in the city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
The ‘Vedic Clock’ will be constructed at Jantar Mantar Government Jiwaji Observatory at a cost of Rs 1.62 cr. This clock will be fixed on the basis of the principles of Vedic time calculation. The application of the Vedic Clock will be used for moon position, festival, auspicious time, birth anniversary, fast, festival major holidays among others.

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The President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2021 to the Nursing professionals.
The National Florence Nightingale Awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by the nurses and nursing professionals to the society.