Weekly Current Affairs -3rd Week November 2024

15th - 22nd November 2024

CURRENT AFFAIRS

12/6/20245 min read

worm's-eye view photography of concrete building
worm's-eye view photography of concrete building

  1. The Director of National Intelligence (US Intelligence Chief) by America's newly elected President Donald Trump

● Indian-origin 'Tulsi Gabbard'

  1. British writer 'Samantha Harvey' has won the Booker Prize for the year

● 2024

● This award has been given to her for her first space-based novel 'Orbital'

  1. The '43rd India International Trade Fair' has begun in

● New Delhi from November 14

● Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will inaugurate the 14-day event

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a six-day visit to

● Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana from November 16

  1. Supreme Court Judge 'Justice Suryakant' has been nominated as the

● Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

  1. The Indian Navy will conduct the fourth edition of the coastal defence exercise 'Sea Vigil-24' from

● November 21 to 22, 2024

  1. Recently the 'Himachal Pradesh High Court' has cancelled the appointment of

● Six Chief Parliamentary Secretaries

  1. The official website of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was jointly launched by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on

● November 12

  1. Recently, Nepal women's cricket team has qualified for the ICC T-20

● Women's Under-19 World Cup 2025

  1. 'Guru Nanak Jayanti' or Guru Parv is being celebrated with religious fervour across the country and abroad on

● November 15

● It marks the birth of the first Guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who laid the foundation of Sikhism

  1. Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO has successfully flight tested the

● 'Guided Pinaka Weapon System'

● The Guided Pinaka Weapon System is a multi-barrel rocket launcher system designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

  1. Chinese smartphone company Vivo has appointed Bollywood actress

● Suhana Khan the brand ambassador for its Y-series smartphones

  1. Dr S Jaishankar on 14 November released a special logo to mark the completion of 75 years of India-Philippines diplomatic relations at an event in

● New Delhi, showcasing the special ties between India and the Philippines

  1. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar presided over the inauguration of the first overseas campus of

● Symbiosis International University at Dubai Knowledge Park on 14 November

  1. On the occasion of 'Dev Deepawali' (Dev Deepawali 2024) on the evening of

● 15 November in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, a record 17 lakh earthen lamps were lit on various ghats

● Apart from this, four lakh diyas were also lit around the city of Kashi

  1. India, Nepal and Bangladesh have succeeded in commissioning the first power transmission line of up to 40 MW from

● Nepal to Bangladesh using 'GRID -INDIA'

  1. On the occasion of Tribal Pride Day, Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan Chowk has been renamed as

● 'Birsa Munda Chowk'

● Now this square will be known by the name of Lord Birsa Munda

  1. The Andhra Pradesh Government has signed eight MoUs with

● IIT Madras to launch transformational initiatives in various sectors

  1. The 43rd India International Trade Fair(IITF) is underway at

● Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi

● Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 14-day fair on November 15

● This year's theme is 'Developed India in 2047'

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched development projects worth over Rs 6,600 crore in Bihar's Jamui district on the occasion of

● 'Tribal Pride Day' on November 15

  1. Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch India's communication satellite

● 'GSAT-20' from Cape Canaveral, USA on November 19

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded Nigeria's highest award

● 'The Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger' (GCON)

● Earlier, this award was given only to Queen Elizabeth II of Britain in the year 1969

● In such a situation, PM Modi is the second foreign leader to receive this honour

  1. The Chairman of the International Jury for the International Film Festival of India-2024

● Veteran filmmaker 'Ashutosh Gowariker'

● The festival will be held in Goa from 20 to 28 November

  1. Denmark's 'Maria Victoria Kjær Theilvi' has won the title of

● Miss Universe 2024

● The Miss Universe 2024 competition was organized at the Mexico City Arena

  1. The Central Government has launched 'Vision Next Programme' to

● Promote the textile manufacturing industry

  1. The 'Competition Commission of India' has imposed a fine of Rs 213 crore 14 lakh on social media platform

● 'Meta' regarding WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update

  1. Dhudmaras, a small village in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, has been selected by the

● 'United Nations World Tourism Organization' (UNWTO) for the best tourism village development program

  1. Reigning Asian Games champion in archery, Jyothi Surekha Vennam has won the gold medal in the

● Women's compound event at the GT Open in Luxembourg

  1. HCL Software, the enterprise software products unit of HCL Tech, has appointed Vikrant Choudhary as

● Senior Vice President and Country Head for India

  1. Defence Minister 'Rajnath Singh' will pay an official visit to Vientiane, the capital of Laos from

● 20 to 22 November to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM-Plus)

  1. Recently, the Telangana government has set up the

● 'Mechanical Intelligence Advisory Council'

● This council is studying the best styles of mechanical intelligence for a strong policy system

  1. The Central Government has notified Chhattisgarh's 'Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve' as the

● 56th tiger reserve of the country

  1. The third edition of the 'Global Freight Summit 2024' began in

● Dubai on November 18

● The three-day event, organised by DP World, is attended by over 5,000 industry leaders from 155 countries, representing diverse sectors of the global supply chain industry

  1. 'National Youth Day 2025' will be celebrated as Developed India Youth Leaders Dialogue on

● 11 and 12 January next year

  1. Every year on November 20, 'World Children's Day' is celebrated all over the world to

● Promote international solidarity, raise awareness among children around the world and improve the welfare of children

● a global celebration dedicated to the welfare, rights, and future of children

  1. 'Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna' has directed the judges to allow

● Virtual hearing in view of pollution in Delhi

  1. The '55th International Film Festival of India' is starting from

● November 20 in Panaji, Goa

● This year Australia has been given the status of special focus country in the festival, which will get a special opportunity to present its cultural achievements

  1. India's 'Joga Purti' has won the silver medal in the women's under-18 speed climbing event at

● The Asian Youth Climbing Championship

  1. The 'China Open Masters Tournament' has started from

● 19 November in Shenzhen, China

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for a three-day visit to Guyana after attending the

● G-20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  1. The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) on November 19 successfully launched the advanced communication satellite GSAT20 from

● SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, USA

  1. According to the Central Government, 20 lakh 58 thousand new employees have been registered under the

● 'Employees State Insurance Corporation' (ESIC) in September this year

  1. The Indian Air Force has started an 11-day exercise from

● November 19 at 'Chinyalisaur Airport' in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand

● This exercise will continue till November 28

  1. 'Air Expo 2024' has started in Abu Dhabi from

● November 19

● The event will run from 19 to 21 November

● Aviation industry professionals will participate in this three-day event

  1. India has won the title for the third time by defeating China 1-0 in the final of the

● Women's Asian Champions Trophy

  1. Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has launched the first indigenous antibiotic drug called

● 'Naphithromycin' for resistant infections

  1. 'Northern Railway' has launched

● Digital Life Certificate Campaign 3.0

● To simplify the digital process of life certificate for pensioners

  1. Every year 14th November is celebrated as

● Children's Day

● To commemorate the birthday of the country's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

  1. 'Tribal Pride Day' is celebrated every year on

● 15 November in India

  1. 'National Press Day' is celebrated every year on

● 16 November in India

  1. 'National Naturopathy Day' (National Naturopathy Day 2024) is celebrated every year on

● 18 November in India

● On National Naturopathy Day, positive mental and physical health is promoted through drug-free medical system

  1. Every year, International Men 's Day is celebrated across the world on

● 19 November

  1. Every year, 'World Television Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● 21 November

  1. Every year, 'National Cranberry Relish Day' is celebrated in India on

● 22 November

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