CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 21st & 22nd NOVEMBER, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 21^st & 22^nd NOVEMBER, 2023

1. National Press Day is annually observed on 16 November in India to celebrate the importance of a free and responsible press in a democratic society. The theme of 2023 is “Media in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”.
2. Spain’s acting Socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, was re-elected as Spanish Prime Minister.
3. Jio Financial Services announced that the Reserve Bank has granted prior approval to appoint Isha Mukesh Ambani and two others as directors of the Reliance Industries’ NBFC firm.
4. India-Sri Lanka Joint Exercise ‘Mitra Shakti 2023’ held in Pune from 16-29 November, 2023.
5. On 16 November 2023, India’s naval capabilities was achieved a significant milestone as ‘Amini,’ the fourth of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) Project, was successfully launched at M/s L&T Shipbuilding in Kattupalli.
6. NCERT has established a 35-member committee, chaired by Michel Danino, to change the social science syllabus of Classes 6 to 12, in an effort to align it with the NEP.
7. India and US have signed an MoU with the objective of connecting both the countries’ dynamic startup ecosystems, particularly in critical and emerging technologies (CET).
8. Jimmy Kimmel will host the Oscars (69^th Academy Awards) for the second straight year and fourth time overall.
9. The Reserve Bank on Thursday imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 90.92 lakh on Axis Bank and Rs. 42.78 lakh on gold loan firm Manappuram Finance for violation of certain directions of the banking sector regulator.
10. Shital Mahajan, a well-known Indian skydiver, has achieved a new feat by becoming the first woman in the world to jump off a helicopter from the height of 21,500 ft in front of Mt. Everest.