Weekly Current Affairs - 4th Week November 2024
23rd - 30th November 2024
CURRENT AFFAIRS
12/6/20246 min read
The global brand ambassador of Climate Action by the United Nations
● Punjabi rapper Shubh (Shubhneet Singh)
'Bihar' will host Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games in
● April 2025
● The Sports Ministry has announced this on 21 November
'Armenia' has become the 114th full member of the
● International Solar Alliance
● The International Solar Alliance is a global intergovernmental organization promoting solar energy for a carbon-free future
Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will present the
● 'Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar' for the year 2022 and 2023 in New Delhi on November 22
● This award will be given to a total of 82 young artists
Recently 'Amur Falcon Festival' was celebrated with great enthusiasm on
● 21st November in Tamenglong district of Manipur
In a letter, the Directorate of School Education, Jammu and Kashmir, has banned
● Minors from going to school by motor vehicles
A three-day 'National Academic Seminar Gyan Kumbh' has started in
● Puducherry from November 21
● Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas has organized it in collaboration with Puducherry University and All India Council for Technical Education
India has sent the second consignment of hemo dialysis machines and portable RO units to the
● Pacific Island countries on November 22
● This help from India is in line with the commitments made at the FIPIC summit
America's newly elected President Donald Trump has nominated billionaire
● 'Scott Bessent' as Finance Minister
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
● Banaras Hindu University - BHU and the Ministry of Education to support the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the people of the country and abroad in the program
● 'Mann Ki Baat' on All India Radio on November 24
● This will be the 116th episode of the monthly radio program
'International Gita Mahotsav' will be organized in
● Kurukshetra, Haryana from 28 November to 15 December
● This time Tanzania will be the partner country and Odisha will be the partner state in the festival
13. Scientists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research-JNCASR have discovered a new way
● To detect 'monkeypox' (Mpox) and develop diagnostic tools for the infection
● According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, scientists have identified DNA sequences within the monkeypox virus genome
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the report titled 'Jobs at Your Doorstep' on
● November 22 in New Delhi
In the 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India-IFFI 2024, 'Uttarakhand Film Vikas Parishad' has participated in the film market in
● Goa
● In this episode, the new Film Policy-2024 launched by the Uttarakhand government was discussed in the Knowledge Series on November 22
On November 24, 2024, the death anniversary of the ninth Guru of Sikhism,
● 'Guru Teg Bahadur Singh' is being celebrated
● The life of Guru Teg Bahadur Singh was dedicated to the preservation of the cultural heritage of humanity
Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh has won the gold medal with a national record in the
● Hachioji long distance running competition in Japan
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led 'Mahayuti alliance' has won a landslide victory in the
● Maharashtra Assembly elections
● Whereas, in Jharkhand, the India Alliance led by 'Jharkhand Mukti Morcha' has retained power
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar is going on a three-day state visit to
● Italy from November 24
● Dr. Jaishankar will attend the G-7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Fiuggi
The auction for the Indian Premier League – IPL 2025 will be held on
● 24th and 25th November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
● This is the second consecutive year that the auction is being held abroad
The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), signed in March this year between
● India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, will attract investments worth $100 billion
Bhutan's Prime Minister 'Tshering Tobgay' will reach
● New Delhi on 24th November on a three-day visit to India
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the
● 'Haj Suvidha App 2.0' in New Delhi on November 23
Recently the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh has launched the
● 'Come and set up solar energy projects' initiative
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Global Cooperative Conference of
● 'International Cooperative Alliance' (ICA) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, on November 25
● On this occasion, PM Modi will also release a commemorative postage stamp on International Year of Cooperatives - 2025
The winter session of Parliament will begin from
● November 25
● There will be 19 meetings in this session which will last for 26 days
● However, there will be no meeting of Parliament, on November 26, on the occasion of 'Sanvidhan Diwas'
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi will launch the national campaign
● 'Ab Koi Bahana Nahi' at Rang Bhavan (AIR, New Delhi) today, 25 November
● The campaign aims to call upon the public, government and key stakeholders to take actionable steps to end gender-based violence
The 'Junior Hockey Asia Cup Tournament' will begin in Muscat, Oman from
● November 26
● Defending champions India will play the tournament under the captaincy of Amir Ali
India will host the 13th United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management- GGIM Asia-Pacific Plenary and Regional Conference from
● November 26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on a
● Three-day visit on November 29
● He will attend the 'All India Conference' of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police in Bhubaneswar. Odisha is hosting this event for the first time
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled the 'Teacher App' in
● New Delhi on November 25
The India Global Forum Middle East and Africa 2024 began in
● Dubai on November 25
● The theme of the forum is 'Limitless Horizons'
● It will be attended by over 200 speakers and 1,000 participants
Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated 227 Gender Resource Centres in 13 states on
● November 25, in the third phase of Nayi Chetna
The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of its flagship initiative Atal Innovation Mission -AIM till
● March 31, 2028
● A budget of Rs 2,750 crore has been allocated for this
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has suspended wrestler for four years
● Bajrang Punia
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi will launch the national campaign - 'Child marriage free India' in
● New Delhi on November 27
● The primary goal of the campaign is to free the country from the evil practice of child marriage
● The 'Child marriage free India' portal will also be launched during the program
The Union Ministry of Tourism is organizing the 12th International Tourism Mart at
● Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Assam, on November 27
● The aim is to highlight the infinite tourism potential of the North Eastern region to domestic and international tourists
Recently India has signed the definitive act of 'Riyadh Design Law Treaty' for
● Intellectual property protection
The world's oldest man 'John Tinniswood' has died at the age of
● 112
The Central government has approved over Rs 1,115 crore for
● 'Disaster Mitigation and Capacity Building Projects' for 15 states
As per the Supreme Court order, the fourth phase of the 'Graded Response Action Plan' currently in place to deal with the severe air quality in
● Delhi will continue till December 2
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has approved 500 new Panchayat Ghar i.e. 'Gram Parishad Office' in
● Jammu and Kashmir
● State Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Secretary Mohammad Ejaz Asad announced this on 28 November
The Central Government has approved 40 projects worth about Rs 3,300 crore to develop
● 'Famous Tourist Destinations' in the country as per global standards
The Lok Sabha has extended the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the
● 'Waqf Board Amendment Bill' till the budget session of the year 2025
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedilaunched 'Eklavya', an online digital platform for training of officers on
● November 28 in New Delhi
Recently, Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has inaugurated the
● New Indian Embassy in Rome
'International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women' is celebrated every year on
● 25 November across the world
Constitution Day is celebrated every year on
● 26 November in India
● On this day in the year 1949, the Constitution of our country was finalized
● It took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to make our Constitution.
● After which the Constitution of the Republic of India was ready on 26 January 1949, but it was officially implemented on 26 January 1950
Every year, 'Turtle Adoption Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● 27 November
Every year, 'International Jaguar Day' is celebrated across the world on
● 29 November
● This day is celebrated to raise awareness about the increasing threats facing the jaguar and the important conservation efforts that ensure its survival
Every year, 'International Computer Security Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● 30 November