CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 12th NOVEMBER 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 12^th NOVEMBER 2022

1. World Pneumonia Day is a global event observed every year on 12 November to spread awareness and educate people to combat Pneumonia disease. The theme of World Pneumonia Day 2022 is “Pneumonia Affects Everyone”.
2. Public Service Broadcasting Day is being celebrated on 12 November every year to commemorate the only visit of Mahatma Gandhi to All India Radio in Delhi in 1947.
3. On 11 November, 2022 the country observed the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Acharya Kripalani.
4. The 47^th edition of the Annual National Conference of ISBTI is to start in Jammu. In Jammu and Kashmir, a national-level conference was held at Government Medical College Jammu, from 11 November, 2022.
5. The UMEED scheme of the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) is empowering rural women in the Union Territory.
6. Goa CM on 8 November, 2022 launched a state-sponsored pilgrimage scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Yatra Yojana’.
7. Domestic giants Mumbai produced a near-perfect performance to beat Himachal Pradesh by three wickets in the final and won their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy title at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
8. Switzerland Tourism has appointed Olympic Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra as the ‘Friendship Ambassador’ to showcase and promote locations in the country to Indian travellers.
9.  Sir David Butler, dubbed the ‘father of election science’, has died at the age of 98.
10.  Mahendra Kumar Sharma, who played a pioneering role in the development of women’s cricket in India in the 1970s, passed away on 8 November, 2022.
11.  Noted writers Madhu Kankariya and Dr Madhav Hada have been awarded the 31^st and 32^nd Bihari Puraskar, respectively.
12.  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced new projects of 1.6 lakh crores in the North-East.
13.  Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship in the 75kg category on 11 November, 2022.
14.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 November, 2022 unveiled a 108-feet tall bronze statue of Sri Nadaprabhu Kempegowda in Bengaluru.
15. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that the Odisha government aims to make Odisha slum-free by the end of 2023.
16. Double Olympic medallist, PV Sindhu has launched the mascots ‘Toofan and Toofani’ for Fit India Movement’s Fit India School Week initiative for the year 2022.