CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 9th & 10th NOVEMBER, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 9^th & 10^th NOVEMBER, 2023

1. The Indian junior men’s hockey team won the bronze medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2023 after beating Pakistan 6-5 in a shootout.
2. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the 2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report titled ‘Making our Future: New Directions for Human Development in Asia and the Pacific’ which paints a mixed picture of India’s development journey.
3. The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has established a Center of Excellence (CoE) named ATMAN (Advanced Technologies for Monitoring Air-quality iNdicators), which is focusing on building indigenous low-cost sensor manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) capabilities to enhance air quality across urban and rural areas of India.
4. Indian Army in collaboration with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) organised the Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2023, a two-day event on 3 and 4 November, with a focus on addressing security challenges in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
5. National Cancer Awareness Day is annually observed on 7 November to spread awareness and knowledge about the different types of cancer and its deadly spread.
6. The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) launched the LEAP AHEAD initiative, aimed at supporting and accelerating the success of tech startups in India.
7. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has acquired Mercator Petroleum for about Rs. 148 crore in an insolvency proceeding.
8. The tenth Kalinga Literary Festival will be held in Bhubaneswar 9 to 11 February, 2024.
9. World Bank has pledged $200 Million to propel Himachal Pradesh’s ‘Green State’ vision, aimed at advancing power sector reforms in Himachal Pradesh.
10. Ishti Kaur, a 14-year-old Delhi girl has set a new powerlifting world record in the recently-held WPC World Championships at Manchester in the UK by pulling a 95-kg deadlift in the 44 kg weight class in the Teenage category.
11. On 7 November 2023, India successfully test-fired its surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) ‘Pralay’ from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
12. After Leh, Bandhan Bank has opened a new branch in Kargil, Ladakh.
13. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on 7 November, 2023 due to corruption allegations.
14. Mundra Port becomes the first port in India to handle the highest cargo of 16.1 million metric tones in a month.