CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 5th & 6th NOVEMBER, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 5^th & 6^th NOVEMBER, 2023

1. World Tsunami Awareness Day is annually observed on 5 November to emphasize the importance of Tsunami knowledge and awareness.
2. 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be hosted by the West Indies and the United States from 4-30 June, 2024. It will be the first ICC World Cup tournament to feature matches played in the United States. 20 teams will take part in the tournament.
3. In India, at present there are 18 notified biosphere reserves spanning 60,000 sq km. The larger biosphere reserve is the Gulf of Kachchh (Gujarat) and the smallest is Dibru-Saikhowa (Assam).  
4. Karnataka has launched Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Hriday Jyoti Yojana for the treatment of people suffering from heart attacks and cardiovascular problems.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the second edition of ‘World Food India 2023’ at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi recently.
6. According to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM), approximately one billion people worldwide lack legal identity.
7. President Vladimir Putin signed a law withdrawing Russia’s ratification of the global treaty banning nuclear weapons tests.
8. French scientists discovered reserves of ‘White Hydrogen’.
9. Indian Air Force organized Exercise ‘Eastern Sky’ in Shillong from 30 October to 5 November, 2023.
10. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Manoranjan Mishra as Executive Director.
11. The Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan has announced the establishment of a regional administrative office of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in Dubai. 
12. The Indian Army successfully carried out the inaugural firing of 70mm rocket and 20mm turret guns of indigenous light combat helicopter (LCH) ‘Prachand’.
13. Indian Navy’s biggest sailing championship ‘Regatta’ took place in Mumbai from 5 to 9 November, 2023.
14. The first meeting of Australia India Education and Skill Council (AIESC) held in IIT Gandhinagar.