Weekly Current Affairs - 1st Week November 2024

1st - 7th November 2024

CURRENT AFFAIRS

11/15/20242 min read

  1. Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament, India Gate and other government offices have been illuminated with red lights to spread awareness about dyslexia on the occasion of

● 'International Dyslexia Awareness Month' in October 2024

● The colour red symbolizes empowerment and support

  1. The prestigious 'Beautyworld Middle East Exhibition' has started from

● 28 October in Dubai

  1. Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Gujarat's largest waste-to-energy plant at

● 'Pirana' in Ahmedabad on 1 November

  1. Kerala is celebrating its 69th Foundation Day - 'Kerala Piravi Day' on

● 1 November

● The state of Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging the erstwhile provinces of Malabar, Cochin and Thiruvithamkoor

  1. 'Brazil' has decided not to join

● China's billion dollar 'Belt and Road Initiative' (BRI)

● After India, Brazil is now the second country among the BRICS countries to reject this big project of China

  1. Presidential elections was held in the

● United States of America on 5 November

  1. North Korea successfully tested the new 'ballistic missile Hasong-19' on

● 31 October

  1. Telangana Governor 'Jishnu Dev Varma' celebrated the foundation day of 'Jammu-Kashmir' and 'Ladakh' on

● 31 October at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad

  1. The Telangana government has banned the production, sale and storage of

● Mayonnaise sauce made from raw eggs across the state to avoid health risks

  1. NITI Aayog launched a 15-day 'Water Festival' from 6 November to create awareness and sensitization about

● Water management, conservation and sustainability

  1. The 'winter session' of Parliament will run from

● 25 November to 20 December

  1. Delhi government launched 'Anti Open Burning Campaign' from

● 6 November to control air pollution in the capital

  1. The auction for 'Indian Premier League' – IPL 2025 will start on

● 24th and 25th of this month in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  1. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the

● 'Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 3.0' in New Delhi on 6 November

● This campaign will continue till 30 November in eight hundred cities and districts across the country by the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

  1. 'Shilp Samagam Mela 2024' has started from

● 5 November at Delhi Haat, New Delhi

  1. Renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha Passed away in New Delhi on

● 5 November at the age of 72.

● Sharda Sinha, famous for Bhojpuri and Maithili folk songs, was awarded the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Academy awards

  1. The world's largest food and beverage industry event 'GulfHost 2024' started on

● 5 November at Dubai World Trade Centre

  1. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has called the '26th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan' meeting on

● 7 November in New Delhi

  1. The Central Government has announced the launch of 'Tulip Brand' on

● 5 November, which will include products made by marginalized people

  1. The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the

● 'Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board Act 2004'

  1. The first session of the '15th Vidhan Sabha' of Haryana will begin from

● 13 November

● According to the notification issued by the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, the next meeting of the session will begin at 11 am on Wednesday

  1. The Central Government has released '15th Finance Commission Grants' for the financial year 2024-25 to

● The rural local bodies of Haryana, Tripura and Mizoram

  1. World Vegan Day is celebrated all over the world on

● 1 November

  1. National Nachos Day is celebrated on

● 6 November

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