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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 3rd – 6th NOVEMBER 2021

Editor1 Nov 7 2021 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 3rd – 6th  NOVEMBER 2021 

  • National Ayurveda Day was celebrated on November 2, 2021 by the Ministry of AYUSH, across the country.
  • World Tsunami Awareness Day was observed across the world on 5 November. The day is celebrated to spread awareness among people across the world in matters related to the dangers of tsunami.
  • The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is an international day observed annually on November 6.
  • The National Cancer Awareness Day is observed annually in India on November 7, to spread awareness on cancer, its symptoms and treatment.
  • Chief Minister (CM) of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar has launched the ‘Uttam Beej portal’ which will benefit the farmers of Haryana by providing quality seeds with transparency.
  • The National Sports Awards for the year 2021 were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind will felicitate the awardees on November 13, 2021.
  • Under “Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana”, around 15,000 students have enrolled for coaching classes in the year 2021.
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that the Central government has extended the benefits of the “Ayushman CAPF healthcare scheme” to the personnel of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
  • NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog and the World Bank (WB) are working together to facilitate a program for faster and easier financing of electric vehicles (EVs).
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson jointly launched the ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’ (OSOWOG) initiative at the COP 26 Climate Meet in Glasgow.
  • Industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) named Arun Chawla as its new director-general.
  • Barclays new CEO is CS Venkatakrishnan, an Indian-American and the first person of color to hold that position.
  • The first open-air rooftop drive-in movie theatre in India has been inaugurated at Jio World Drive mall of Reliance Industries in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
  • Digital Payment firm, PhonePe has launched a tokenization solution named ‘SafeCard’ for online debit and credit card transactions.
  • A total of 84 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel took part in the international multilateral combat exercise Blue Flag 2021, along with IAF’s Mirage 2000 aircraft squadron at Israel’s Ovda Airbase. The theme of Blue Flag 2021: Integration of fourth and fifth-generation aircraft in complex operational scenarios.
  • The chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and a renowned author, Sudha Murty has published her new book titled “The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology”, the 5th and last book of the “Unusual Tales from Mythology” series.
  • World’s richest person Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has incorporated its wholly-owned subsidiary in India to start local broadband operations.
  • Yahoo Inc. has pulled out of China on November 2, 2021 because of an increasingly challenging business and legal environment.
  • Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has got WHO approval as the technical advisory team has recommended the India-made vaccine for emergency use listing for 18 years and above.
  • The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on November 2, 2021, officially approved Pfizer’s vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years old in the US.
  • Britain’s health regulators have approved the world’s first pill, Molnupiravir to treat cases of symptomatic COVID-19.
  • The Taliban on November 2, 2021, announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan.
  • South African playwright and novelist, Damon Galgut has won the 2021 Booker Prize for “The Promise”.
  • United States lawmakers led by Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney from New York, introduced a bill to declare Diwali a national holiday in the country. The lawmaker announced the Deepavali Day Act in the House of Representatives.
  • Indian Grandmaster (GM) P Iniyan has won the 5th Rujna Zora Chess Tournament held at Serbia.
  • Unmukt Chand has become the first Indian male cricketer to sign up for the Big Bash League as he is set to feature in the Melbourne Renegades side in the upcoming edition.
  • Indian boxer Akash Kumar managed to clinch the bronze medal at the 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships on November 05, 2021 at Belgrade in Serbia.

 

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