CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 17th & 18th NOVEMBER, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 17^th & 18^th NOVEMBER, 2023

1. IGBC’s Green Building Congress 2023 is being held from 23-25 November, 2023 in Chennai. The theme is “Advancing Net Zero through Decarbonization”.
2. The Maharashtra Government has named the esteemed playback singer and National Award winner, Suresh Ishwar Wadkar, as the recipient of the prestigious ‘Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award’ for 2023.
3. India’s first-ever AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy was inaugurated in Bhubaneswar on 21 November, 2023.
4. Virat Kohli became the first batter in the Cricket history of the game to score 50 ODI centuries, and surpassed legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Rs. 24,000 crore project for vulnerable tribal groups on the birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda.
6. The 9^th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2023 will be held at Faridabad, Haryana from 17-20 January, 2024.
7. The aftermath of Diwali has witnessed deteriorating air quality in nine out of eleven Indian cities compared to the previous year, with Delhi ranking at the highest level of pollution, according to data from the National Clean Air Campaign (NCAP) Tracker.
8. Russia formally withdrew from Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE).
9. A parliamentary panel has expressed concerns over the adequacy of penalties for food adulteration in the proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and has recommended stricter measures.
10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordered Bajaj Finance Ltd to stop sanction and disbursal of loans under two lending products with immediate effect, due to deficiencies in adhering to digital lending guidelines.