Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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Justice D Y Chandrachud took charge as the 50th Chief Justice of India. He was recommended for the top post by former CJI UU Lalit recently.
The senior-most judge of the apex court- Justice Chandrachud is set to serve as CJI for a period of two years, succeeding Uday Umesh Lalit, who had a brief tenure of 74 days. Justice Chandrachud will serve as Chief Justice till November 2024.

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The 2022 Global Carbon Budget report was released by the Global Carbon Project. It finds that the increase in fossil emissions in 2022 has been driven by a strong increase in oil emissions.
The Global Carbon Project estimates that global emissions of CO2 (including land use and fossil CO2) will remain relatively high at 40.5GtCO2 in 2022.

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The birth anniversary of two freedom fighters namely J B Kripalani and Abul Kalam Azad fell on November 11.
Acharya Kripalani adopted Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership during the Champaran Satyagraha, and was a great Parliamentarian. Abul Kalam Azad widely admired for his intellectual prowess and initiatives towards education.

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Under ‘Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project’, NASA awarded a cost-share contract to Pratt & Whitney with a total value of USD 13.1 million.
The Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project aims to improve aircraft engine combustors to ensure the future of commercial flight is more efficient and clean.

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Indonesia signed Just Energy Transition Partnership, or JETP, with international lenders and major nations on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali
The USD 20 billion agreement will provide funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy and reduce its reliance on coal.

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The ‘Global Shield’ insurance initiative was officially launched by the G7 and the V20 group of 58 climate vulnerable nations at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
Germany will provide USD 172 million to the initiative to help low-income and vulnerable countries to rebound in the event of climate calamities. Countries like Canada, Ireland and Denmark have so far pledged a further €40 million to the initiative. The US President also announced to support the initiative.

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As per the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), the current frontrunner in climate mitigation continues to be Denmark.
Denmark is the only country with a ‘high’ national and even ‘very high’ rated international climate policy.  No country is ranked first to third while Denmark is ranked fourth followed by Sweden. India is ranked eighth.

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The occasion of the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, is being celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas on November 15.
Birsa Munda, who belonged to the Munda tribe, was born on November 15 in 1875. During the British rule in the late 19th century, he led an Indian tribal movement across the tribal belt of modern-day Bihar and Jharkhand. His birth anniversary also coincides with the Jharkhand Foundation Day.

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All libraries in Andhra Pradesh will celebrate the 55th National Library Week, starting from November 14.
The 55th National Library Week celebrations would also strengthen the School Education Department’s ‘We Love Reading’ initiative. The inauguration of Library Week will also coincide with Children’s Day event on November 14.

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National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the fourth phase of Digital Shakti Campaign, to make women aware to stand against any illegal or inappropriate online activity.
It is a pan-India project on digitally empowering and skilling women in cyberspace. Digital Shakti campaign was launched in 2018, in collaboration with CyberPeace Foundation and Meta. The third phase of the programme started in March 2021.