CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 20th NOVEMBER 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 20^th NOVEMBER 2022

1. Universal Children’s Day is observed on 20 November. The theme of Universal Children’s Day 2022 is “Equality and Inclusion, for every child”.
2. World Day of Remembrance for Road traffic Victims is observed on the 20 November. The theme of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2022 is “Remember. Support. Act”.
3. An MoU was signed and exchanged between the National Museum, New Delhi, India and the Museum Kolding, Denmark in New Delhi on 17 November, 2022.
4. 8^th Norway-India Joint Working Group Maritime meeting was held on 17 November, 2022 in Mumbai.
5. Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad presented the 8^th FICCI higher education excellence Awards 2022 in New Delhi on 17 November, 2022.
6. India’s first ever private Vikram Suborbital rocket was launched on 18 November, 2022 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
7. Sangeet Natak Akademi of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has organized a variety of programmes at the India Gate on 19 and 20 November.
8. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the 20^th National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting at Kevadia, Gujarat on 18 November, 2022.
9. Major General Ian Cardozo, who amputated his leg on battlefield, launched his new book on 13 November, 2022. The book is titled ‘Cartoos Saab: A Soldier’s Story of Resilience in Adversity’.
10. Veteran Punjabi actress Daljeet Kaur, known for her appearances in films like Putt Jattan De, Sarpanch and more passed away on 17 November.
11. Telangana state government will re-launch the Kanti Velugu scheme from 18 January, 2023 across the state.
12. The Karnataka government has scripted history by selecting three transgenders Suresh Babu, Ravi Kumar YR and Ashwathama as teachers in government schools.
13. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved the state’s new tourism policy aimed at establishing Uttar Pradesh as the hub of religious and spiritual tourism in the country.
14. With a view to expand and increase millet cultivation across Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched Assam Millet Mission.
15. Army Chief General Manoj Pande received a Guard of Honour at the Les Invalides in Paris on 17 November, 2022.
16. Manipur gets the top position in the Northeast Olympic Games for the second consecutive time with 237 medals, including 85 gold as the second edition of the regional multi-sport event concluded on 16 November.
17. The 14th Dalai Lama was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in Dharamshalas McleodGanj by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.