Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2023

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The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2022 was jointly awarded to the Indian Medical Association and the Trained Nurses Association of India.
Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari presented the awards. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi heads the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.

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Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, participated in the Investor Forum of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).
The Forum was also attended by Ministers and senior officials from IPEF partner countries. The Minister participated at the APEC Informal Leader’s Dialogue in San Francisco, in the United States.

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The Union Health Ministry has unveiled the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, with the intention of revoking the Pharmacy Act of 1948 and substituting the Pharmacy Council of India with a national commission.
The proposed bill is designed to establish a pharmacy education system that enhances access to quality and affordable pharmaceutical education.

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched the “Water Smart Kids Meghalaya” school campaign, an initiative under the Jal Jeevan Mission of the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Its primary goal is to inspire action and educate children on water conservation and the protection of the state’s water bodies.
Meghalaya also launched the ‘Food Security’ Campaign to sensitise the people on the food items entailed to ensure that the poorest of the poor have access to food grains.

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NASA is gearing up to launch the Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE), a mission designed to investigate a crucial factor influencing space weather – Earth’s atmospheric conditions.
The focus of the study will be on Atmospheric Gravity Waves (AGWs), which is a specific type of vertical wave.

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The report, Climate Equality: A Planet for the 99%, based on research with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), assesses the consumption emissions of different income groups.
The wealthiest one percent of the global population produced carbon emissions equivalent to the combined emissions of the poorest five billion people, who constitute 66 percent of the world’s population.

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International Emmy Awards 2023, Indian actor-comedian Vir Das, clinched the Emmy in the Best Comedy category for his Netflix stand-up special, “Vir Das: Landing.”
Multi-talented producer Ekta Kapoor received the prestigious International Emmy Directorate Award for her “significant contribution to the world of arts and entertainment,” making her the first Indian woman to achieve this distinction.

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The Karnataka government’s Shakti scheme has provided free bus travel to 100 crore women since its launch in June 2023.
The scheme allows women to travel for free in 18,609 state-run buses, including 6,308 city buses, 5,958 ordinary buses, and 6,343 express buses. The value of the free tickets issued to women by state-run transport corporations is Rs 2,397.8 crore.

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OneWeb India, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group and backed by telecom company Bharti Group acquired approval from India’s space regulator, IN-SPACe, to launch commercial satellite broadband services in the country.
It is the country’s first organisation to be granted this authorisation and the only satellite broadband service provider to get all the required regulatory nods prior to commercial launch. Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) said that the approval for Eutelsat OneWeb’s constellation was valid for a period of five years.

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The Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship officially commenced the two-day ‘International Seminar on Santha Kavi Bhima Bhoi and the enduring influence of the Mahima Cult.’
Originating in the spiritual and cultural milieu of Odisha, India, the Mahima Cult is a unique religious movement that emphasizes simplicity, equality, and unwavering devotion to the formless Divine.