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Assam Current Affairs – November 25-27, 2022

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Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – November 25-27, 2022

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November 25-27, 2022

Assam Cabinet approves Rs 500 crore for building 2,000 Anganwadi centres

The Assam Cabinet approved Rs 500 crore to construct 2,000 new Anganwadi centres across the state in order to improve childcare services.

The cost of each Anganwadi centre will be Rs 25 lakh, and the total cost of all the centres will be Rs 500 crore.

The Assam Cabinet, which held a special sitting at New Delhi, sanctioned Rs 332.59 crore for building a trumpet interchange at Gauripur in North Guwahati to connect NH-17 with the under-construction six-lane road of the bridge on the Brahmaputra. 

To boost the handloom sector, administrative approval was granted to start up the College of Sericulture at Titabar in Jorhat. An amount of Rs 22.14 crore has been approved to set up the institution.

India celebrates 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Barphukan

The 3-day long celebrations of the 400th birth anniversary of Ahom commander Lachit Barphukan began in New Delhi. 

Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the exhibition on the occasion highlighting the life and achievement of the Ahom dynasty and Lachit Barphukan among others.

About Lachit Barphukan

  • Lachit Barphukan was born on November 24, 1622, was a commander and Bophukan in the Ahom Kingdom.
  • He is remembered throughout the country for his foresight and outstanding leadership in the 1671 Battle of Saraighat.
  • He was an excellent military leader who was given administrative, judicial, and military duties as one of the five Borphukans of the Ahom kingdom by king Charadhwaj Singha. 
  • He has long been a symbol of the Assamese people’s courage, bravery, and intelligence.

Manipur celebrates Sangai Festival 

Manipur Sangai Festival is organized every year to showcase the uniqueness of Manipur. The festival helps in promoting Manipur as a world-class tourism destination.

The festival is named after the state animal, Sangai, the brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur.

The festival is being organized from November 21 to 30.The 10-day festival promotes the northeastern state’s tourism sector. 

This festival showcases the tourism potential of the state in the areas of arts and culture, handloom, handicraft, indigenous sports, cuisine, music, adventure sports etc.

The Sangai Festival was held at Sangai Ethnic Park located at Moirang Khunou of Bishnupur district. The festival is being celebrated across 13 venues in six districts of Manipur. The theme of the festival is the ‘festival of oneness’.

Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards announced

The Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced the list of 10 Akademi fellows and 128 artists who will receive the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award For the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. 

The awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional arts and puppetry, and for contribution/scholarship in performing arts.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi has also announced the names of 102 artists for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021.These artists are below the age of 40 years. 

The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar identifies and encourages outstanding young talents in diverse fields of performing arts and gives them national recognition so that they may work with greater commitment and dedication in their chosen fields. 

The North-eastern States of the country have also been adequately represented with 19 artists from the North-east selected for the Award  from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim and  Tripura.

The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar carries a purse money of Rs. 25,000/- . The Yuva Puraskar will be presented at a special ceremony by the Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi.

About Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 

  • The Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards are the highest national recognition conferred on practicing artists. 
  • The awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional arts and puppetry, and for contribution/scholarship in performing arts.
  • The Akademi Awards carries purse money of Rs. 1.00 lakh, a Tamrapatra and an Angavastram. 

Khalid Jawed’s ‘The Paradise of Food’ won the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature

Author Khalid Jawed’s “The Paradise of Food”,  won the fifth JCB Prize for Literature.The book has been translated by Baran Farooqi from Urdu. 

Khalid Jawed’s book ‘The Paradise of Food’ which was originally published as ‘Ne’mat Khana’ 2014, is the fourth translation to win the award and the first work in Urdu. 

The book tells the story of a middle-class joint Muslim family over a span of fifty years where the narrator struggles to find a place for himself, at odds in his home and the world outside.

Urdu writer Khalid Jawed received the prize money of Rs. 25 lakh along with a trophy- a sculpture by Delhi artist duo Thukral and Tagra, “Mirror Melting”. Baroon Farooqi also received an additional Rs. 10 lakh for the award.

The shortlisted books, which only included translation, also featured the International Booker-winning Novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ by Geetanjali Shree and Imaan by Manoranjan Byapari. 

It was also the first time that the titles in Hindi and Nepali made it to the shortlist of the Literary Award. 

The shortlist also included the debut books- Song of the Soil by Chuden Kabimo and ‘Valli’ by Sheela Tomy and each of the shortlisted authors also received Rs. 1 lakh, and the translators Rs. 50,000.

India’s first privately-built rocket Vikram-S has been successfully launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre

ISRO has successfully launched the country’s first private rocket, Vikram-S suborbital vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

The launch vehicle, Vikram-S (VKS), developed by aerospace startup Skyroot Aerospace is the first-ever launch of a privately developed and built rocket in India.

Vikram launch vehicle consists of the Vikram II and Vikram III series. The Vikram-S launch vehicle can be assembled and launched within 24 hours from any launch site. 

VKS is a single-stage solid fuelled rocket,  built using advanced technologies including carbon composite structures and 3D-printed components.

Skyroot launched its maiden rocket under the launch mission, ‘PRARAMBH’, which was unveiled by ISRO Chairman, Dr. S. Somanath in Bangalore in November 2022.

Skyroot’s launch vehicles are named ‘Vikram’ as a tribute to the founder of the Indian space programme and renowned scientist Vikram Sarabhai.

Network Readiness Index 2022

India has improved its position by six slots and is now placed at 61st rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2022 (NRI 2022). 

The report is prepared by a US-based Portulans Institute, an independent non-profit research and educational institute.

Key Points

  • The NRI 2022 report ranks a total of 131 economies based on their performances in four different pillars: Technology, People, Governance, and Impact.
  • India has not only improved its ranking in the Network Readiness Index 2022 but has also improved its score from 49.74 in 2021 to 51.19 in 2022. 
  • As per the Network Readiness Index 2022, India secured 1st rank in “AI talent concentration”. second in ‘Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country,’ third in ‘Annual investment in telecommunication services,’ fourth in ‘ICT Services exports,’ fifth in ‘FTTH/Building Internet subscriptions,’ and sixth in ‘AI scientific publications.’
  • India is ranked out of 36 in the group of lower-middle-income countries after Ukraine and Indonesia. 4. Notably, the country has a score higher than the income group average in all the pillars and sub-pillars.
  • The United States tops the list followed by Singapore and Sweden. 

Assam Current Affairs – November 22-24, 2022

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Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – November 22-24, 2022

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November 22-24, 2022

Usha Mangeshkar will be conferred with Dr Bhupen Hazarika Award

Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi will present Bishwaratna  Dr. Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award to renowned singer Usha Mangeshkar.

Usha Mangeshkar was chosen for her contributions to the music industries of Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, and Assamese.

The award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh, an angavastra, a commendation and a collection of books.

A committee is set up by the Assam Sahitya Sabha to carry out the selection process for the award. Notably, the Asam Sahitya Sabha has been presenting this award in collaboration with Numaligarh Refinery Limited since 2013. 

Lubna Marium, a renowned Bangladeshi dancer, art director, researcher, and cultural activist, received the first Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award.

Kokrajhar wins National e-Governance Award

Assam’s Kokrajhar district received a national award for successfully implementing an e-governance project for an effective service delivery system. 

The initiative ‘Infrastructure Snapshot Kokrajhar’ won the award for e-Governance for 2021-2022 under the category ‘Excellence in District Level Initiative in e-Governance’. 

The award was given by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Government of India.

The ‘Infrastructure Snapshot Kokrajhar’ app is a convergence application developed specifically for grievance redressal, supervision and monitoring.

The app was conceptualised by deputy commissioner of Kokrajhar, Varnali Deka, as a 24×7 configurable mobile based application for effective monitoring of all government schemes and public institutions with both offline and online status update facility.

Purnima Devi Barman honoured with the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award 2022

Assam’s Purnima Devi Barman is one of the five ‘Champions of the Earth’ for this year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced.

Dr Purnima Devi has won the award this year in the ‘Entrepreneurial Vision’ category, for her trail-blazing work in protecting the greater adjutant stork, called ‘hargila’ in Assamese. 

Hargilas are five-foot-tall birds that dwell in wetlands in some parts of southeast Asia including India and Cambodia..

Purnima Devi Barman is a wildlife biologist who won the award along with four others from different countries for their transformative action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation. 

She dedicated the award to Mother Earth and all the mothers of the planet as the best education begins at home on the mother’s lap.

The other recipients include Lebanon’s environmental enterprise Arceniel, Peru’s Constantino (Tino) Aucca Chuta for pioneering a community reforestation model driven by a local community. Sir Partha Dasgupta of the UK in the Science and Innovation Category. Cameroon’s Cecile Bibian Ndjebet for advocating the rights of women in Africa to secure land tenure.

About the award

  • The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established Champions of the Earth in 2005 as an annual awards programme to recognize outstanding environmental leaders from the public and private sectors, and from civil society.
  • It is an annual award accorded for transformative action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation. 
  • In 2017, the program was expanded to include Young Champions of the Earth.

Two new dwarf varieties of Kalanamak rice has been developed

Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) successfully tested two new dwarf varieties of Kalanamak rice i.e., Pusa Narendra Kalanamak 1638 and Pusa Narendra Kalanamak 1652 in Uttar Pradesh . 

About Kalanamak rice

  • Kalanamak is a traditional variety of paddy with black husk and strong fragrance. 
  • It is considered a gift from Lord Buddha to the people of Sravasti when he visited the region after enlightenment. 
  • It is grown in 11 districts of the Terai region of northeastern Uttar Pradesh and in Nepal.
  • It is grown mainly without using fertilizer or pesticide residues, making it perfect for crop production.
  • It is protected under the Geographical Indication (GI) tag system.
  • It has been awarded under ‘One District One Product’ (ODOP) scheme as an ODOP product of Siddharthnagar which is an aspirational district located in Terai belt of Uttar Pradesh.

Russia  becomes India’s biggest supplier of fertilizers 

Russia has become India’s biggest fertilizer supplier in the first half of the 2022-23 fiscal year, overtaking China. 

Key Points

  • Russian exporters reportedly grabbed a 21% share of the Indian fertilizer market in the first half of the 2022-23 fiscal year.
  • Russian exports reportedly surged 371%, to a record 2.15 million tons from April to October. 
  • In monetary terms, India’s imports over this period increased by 765%, to $1.6 billion. 
  • Russia’s share of Indian fertilizer imports was hovering around 6% during the last fiscal year, while China’s stood at 24%. 
  • In the first half of 2022-23, China’s exports to India halved to 1.78 million tons amid growing Russian supplies.

Arittapatti Village in Madurai notified as Tamil Nadu’s first biodiversity heritage site

The Tamil Nadu Government issued a notification declaring Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage site the first biodiversity heritage site in the State. The declaration was made under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

Key Points

  • The state government notified 193.215 hectares of area spread across Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district as ‘Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site’. 
  • Arittapatti village, known for its ecological and historical significance, houses around 250 species of birds including three flagship raptor species – Laggar Falcon , Shaheen Falcon, and Bonelli’s Eagle.
  • It also has Indian pangolin, python, and slender loris. 
  • The area is surrounded by a chain of seven hillocks or inselbergs that serve as a watershed, charging ‘72 lakes, 200 natural springs and three check dams.’
  • The Anaikondan Lake, built during the reign of Pandiyan kings in the 16th century is one among them.
  • Several megalithic structures, rock-cut temples, Tamil Brahmi inscriptions and Jain beds add to the historical significance of the region.

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2021

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India announced “Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2021.

The award is given in four categories which are Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure, and Life Time Achievement.

Key Points

  • Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are given every year to recognize the achievements of persons in the field of adventure.
  • The award aims to encourage young people to develop the spirit of endurance, risk-taking, cooperative teamwork, and quick, ready, and effective reflexes in challenging situations.
  • Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs. 15 lakh each.
  • This year, the National Selection Committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary (Youth Affairs). 
  • Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to confer awards upon the following: 
  1. Ms. Naina Dhakad  in the Land Adventure category.  
  2. Shri Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali in the Water Adventure category. 
  3. Group     Captain      Kunwar     Bhawani Singh Samyal  in the Life Time Achievement category. 

Assam Current Affairs – November 16-18, 2022

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Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – November 16-18, 2022

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November 16-18, 2022

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches Assam Millet Mission

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Assam Millet Mission at a function held in Guwahati. 

The programme aims to expand and increase millet cultivation across the state. 

Key Points

  • Millet Mission is targeted to raise the nutrition quotient and doubling of farmers’ income.
  • The mission will also increase crop productivity and contribute to crop diversification.
  • It will help the farmers of Assam to gain knowledge and handholding about millet farming.
  • Synchronizing with the programme, the Assam chief minister also started the process of distributing power tillers, pump sets, mini trucks, harvesters, crop seeds, financial aids among beneficiaries.
  • Along with launching the Millet Mission, the Chief Minister also launched six soil testing and quality control laboratories Bongaigaon, morigaon,Golaghat, Udalgiri,Karimganj and Darrang.

Manipur will host Femina Miss India 2023 in Northeast

The government of Manipur has signed a partnership agreement with the Times group to host the 59th edition of Femina Miss India in the Northeast state of Manipur in April 2023.

The finale of the 59th Femina Miss India in Manipur will be historic as it will be the first to be held in Northeast India.

The partnership agreement was signed between Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Vineet Jain, managing director of Times group.

The objective of this agreement is to celebrate the diverse and inclusive Indian culture and to inspire and empower the local youths by welcoming the best of India talents and providing an opportunity to showcase the state’s rich cultural heritage.

Asia’s largest fountain will be installed in Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala

Asia’s largest fountain will be installed in one of the lakes of Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala in Tripura.

Key Points

  • The fountain will be 120 metres tall which will be the largest in Asia, will be done under the Agartala Smart City Limited (ASCL) project.
  • Installation of this fountain at the Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala will be completed by January 2023.
  • The central government released Rs 294 crore and the state government gave Rs 78 crore. The total amount stands at Rs 372 crore of which Rs 342 crore have been spent on construction so far CEO of ASCL Dr Shailesh Kumar Yadav said.
  • In total, 67 projects were enlisted and among them, 49 have been completed while 17 projects are are still in progress.

Manipur tops in the Northeast Olympic Games for the second consecutive time

Manipur bagged the top position in the Northeast Olympic Games for the second consecutive time with 237 medals, including 85 (gold), as the second edition of the regional multi-sport event.

Key Points

  • The Games are being organised by the government of Meghalaya and the state Olympic Association under the aegis of Northeast Olympic Association (NEOA).
  • Manipur bagged the top position with a total of 240 medals which included 88 gold medals, 75 silver and 77 bronze medals. 
  • Assam took the second spot with a total of 203 medals which included 79 gold medals, 61 silver and 63 bronze medals. 
  • Arunachal Pradesh got the third spot from the host State with a total of 112 medals which included 39 gold, 36 silver and 37 bronze medals. 
  • Meghalaya was at the 4th spot followed by Nagaland at the 5th, Mizoram at 6th, Tripura at 7th and Sikkim was at the last position.
  • Around 3000 athletes competed in 18 disciplines at 12 venues spread across Shillong. The first edition in Manipur had 12 disciplines.
  • Nagaland will host the third edition of the Northeast Olympic Games. 
  • Manipur had also topped the medal tally (80 gold, 49 silver, and 33 bronze) when it hosted the inaugural Games in October 2018.

India ranks 8th on Climate Change Performance Index 

India has ranked 8th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023. India jumps two spots higher to rank eighth out of 63 countries in the Climate Change Performance Index 2023 (CCPI).

The Climate Change Performance Index report was published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International based in Germany.

About Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)

  • The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), which has been published since 2005, aims to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made by individual countries.
  • The CCPI is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 59 countries and the EU. 
  • Every year, the CCPI sets off important public and political debates within the countries assessed. 
  • The climate protection performance of these 59 countries, which together account for 92% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • The CCPI looks at four categories, with 14 indicators: GHG Emissions (40% of the overall score), Renewable Energy (20%), Energy Use (20%), and Climate Policy (20%).

Key Highlights of the report

  • In the overall standings, no country ranked first, second or third on the index. Denmark, with a score of 79.61, ranked fourth, followed by Sweden and Chile.
  • India scored 67.35 points. India’s ranking in categories: In GHGs, it ranked 9 , Renewable Energy (24 ), and Energy Use (9 ), and on Climate Policy (8 ).
  • The ranking given by CCPI places India as the only G-20 country in the top 10 rank.
  • The United States rose by three ranks to the 52nd, Iran (63rd), Saudi Arabia (62nd) and Kazakhstan (61st) fared the worst.

Economist Arvind Virmani appointed as full-time member of NITI Aayog

The Government of India has appointed the former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Virmani as a full-time member of NITI Aayog.

His appointment as the full-time member of NITI Aayog has been approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Currently, there are three members: Dr V K Saraswat, Professor Ramesh Chand and Dr V K Paul.

About Arvind Virmani

  • Mr. Virmani is the founder-chairman of the non-profit public policy organisation Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare.
  • He has served as the Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry during the Manmohan Singh led Government from 2007 to 2009. 
  • In 2009, he was appointed the Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and he served there till 2012. During his tenure at IMF, he represented India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.
  • He was a member of the Reserve Bank of India’s Technical Advisory Committee on Monetary Policy from February 2013 to August 2016.

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 331: November 2022, Week 3

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 331: November 2022, Week 3

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Q1. Which Notheastern state has celebrated the 7th edition of the Amur Falcon Festival has been in which of the following state?

  1. Nagaland
  2. Mizoram
  3. Manipur
  4. Arunachal Pradesh

Manipur

The 7th edition of the Amur Falcon Festival has celebrated in the Tamenglong district of Manipur.

 

Q2. Which country won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022?

  1. India
  2. New Zealand
  3. Pakistan
  4. England

England

England defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets to win the ICC Men’s T20I world Cup 2022.

 

Q3. World’s highest polling booth Tashigang is located in which state?

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Uttarakhand
  3. Sikkim
  4. Jammu and Kashmir

Himachal Pradesh

Around 98.08 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the world’s highest polling station booth in Tashigang, in Himachal Pradesh.

 

Q4. Which country will host the Kabaddi World Cup 2025?

  1. India
  2. South Korea
  3. Bangladesh
  4. UK

UK

The World Kabaddi Federation announced that the UK’s West Midlands Region will host the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup.

 

Q5. The Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary has been notified in which state?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Kerala
  4. Telangana

 Tamil Nadu

In its latest step for wildlife conservation, the Tamil Nadu government has notified a “Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary.”

Q6. When is World Diabetes Day 2022 observed?

  1. 14 November
  2. 05 November
  3. 17 November
  4. 01 November

 14 November

The theme of World Diabetes Day between the years 2021 and 2023 is a really important topic “Access to Diabetes Care.”

 

Q7. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 will be awarded to whom?

  1. Achanta Sharath Kamal
  2. Pullela Gopichand
  3. Kapil Dev
  4. Narain Karthikeyan

 Achanta Sharath Kamal

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 will be awarded to the Table Tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal.

 

Q8. Which country is the frontrunner in climate mitigation, as per the Climate Change Performance Index?

  1. India
  2. Germany
  3. Japan
  4. Norway

 Denmark

As per the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), the current frontrunner in climate mitigation continues to be Denmark.

 

Q9. Who has been recently awarded the UK’s Royal Order of Merit in recognition of their distinguished service to science?

  1. C.N.R Rao
  2. Venki Ramakrishnan
  3. Dr Anish Ghosh
  4. Dr Saket Saurabh

Venki Ramakrishnan

Nobel laureate professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain’s King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.

 

Q10. India’s rank in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023 is

  1. 4th
  2. 7th
  3. 8th
  4. 11th

 8th

India has climbed two spots to bag the eighth position out of 63 in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023.

 

Q11. India’s rank among the largest producers of steel in the world?

  1. China
  2. USA
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. India

 India

India has also moved from 4th largest producer of steel to the second largest producer of steel at a global scale.

 

Q12. Uttar Pradesh Govt announced to make Mathura Vrindavan a carbon-neutral tourist destination by which year?

  1. 2024
  2. 2029
  3. 2035
  4. 2041

 2041

 

Q13. National Education Day is observed on November 11 to mark the birth anniversary of

  1. Madan Mohan Malaviya.
  2. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  4. M. Visvesvaraya

 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

National Education Day is celebrated every year in India on November 11 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

 

Q14. World population, as per the World Population Prospects 2022?

  1. 10 Billion
  2. 9 Billion
  3. 8 Billion
  4. 7 Billion

 8 Billion

As per the ‘World Population Prospects 2022’ report, the world’s population will reach 8 billion.

 

Q15. Which state has emerged as an overall team champion of the North East Olympic Games 2022?

  1. Manipur
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Assam
  4. Meghalaya

 Manipur

The 2nd edition of the North East Olympic Games concluded in Shillong, Meghalaya with Manipur emerging as the overall team champion with a total of 240 medals which included 88 Gold Medals, 75 Silver Medals, and 77 Bronze Medals.

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Assam Current Affairs – November 10-12, 2022

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November 10-12, 2022

Union Minister Gadkari approves Rs 68,000-cr road projects in four Northeastern states

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari approved Rs 68,000 crore, in four Northeastern states to make international standard surface connectivity. 

According to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, the new projects worth Rs 50,000 crore for Assam, Rs 9,000 crore for Meghalaya, Rs 5,000 crore for Nagaland and Rs 4,000 crore for Sikkim were approved.

He stressed upon the importance of coordination and partnership between Central and State agencies to develop top-class transport infrastructure in North Eastern States.

He announced several infrastructure development projects for Assam. He also approved many Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the state. 

He informed that his Ministry has approved the DPR of a ring road in Guwahati including a new bridge over Brahmaputra connecting Narengi and Kuruwa apart from 10 flyovers across the State. 

Assam government approved the proposal to engage retired Army veterans for training the State Police Personnel

The government of Assam has given its approval to the proposal to engage the retired Army veterans for training the State Police Personnel. 

According to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, at least 34 retired Army personnel will be appointed by the state government to impart training to the state police personnel in battalions.

In order to remove disparity in remuneration between Assam Civil Service (ACS) and Assam Police Service (APS) officers the approval has been given by the Assam government to bring parity to pay and promotions (up to the Selection Grade level) for both ACS and APS officers.

During the Assam cabinet meeting several other key decisions in regards to installation of smart meters, enhancement of power supply and bringing parity in pay/promotion of ACS and APS officers were also taken. 

State of Food and Agriculture Report, 2022

The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 is one of the annual flagship reports released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

It provides comprehensive insights into the various issues related to the field of food and agriculture based on science-based assessment. It covers topics that are important for rural and agricultural development as well as global food security.

Highlights of the report

  • The report assessed various drivers of agricultural automation, including the recently developed digital technologies. 
  • The report analyzed the business case for the adoption of these digital automation technologies based on 27 case studies across various agricultural production systems in the world. 
  • It identified various challenges that are preventing inclusive adoption of these technologies, especially by small-scale producers. 
  • It recognized two major barriers for their adoption – low digital literacy and lack of supportive infrastructure like connectivity and access to electricity.
  • The report recommended policies that will enable disadvantaged groups to access the agricultural automation technologies, which will help in the creation of sustainable and resilient agri-food systems. 
  • Agriculture sectors in high-income countries in North America, Europe and Oceania have been highly mechanized since the 1960s. 
  • Only ten of the twenty-seven service providers are profitable and financially sustainable. All of these profitable service providers are based in high-income and used solutions that are in the mature phase, serving only large-scale producers. 
  • Adoption is especially limited in sub-Saharan Africa. Agriculture in this region is dominated by human and animal power, limiting productivity significantly. The report recommends setting up sustainable rental mechanisms to address this issue. 
  • The report addresses the concerns regarding the unemployment crisis caused by labour-saving technologies. It gives several recommendations in this regard: 
  1. Avoiding subsidization of automation in regions where rural labor is abundant and wages are low 
  2. Creation of favorable environment for the adoption of automation technology 
  3. Providing social security for low-skilled workers who are likely to lose their livelihood because of the automation. 

India will host Women’s World Boxing Championships in 2023

India will host the Women’s World Boxing Championships in 2023 in New Delhi. 

This will be the third time that the elite women’s competition will be held in the country having conducted the championships in 2006 and 2018 in New Delhi.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) and the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) signed the MoU in presence of IBA President Umar Kremlev and BFI President Ajay Singh.

Recently, BA President Umar Kremlev, had announced that the men’s world championship, to be held in Tashkent next year in May.

Atal Innovation Mission launches women centric challenges under ANIC program

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog today launched Woman centric challenges under phase-II of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC). 

ANIC is an initiative launched to select and support technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and societal relevance through a grant-based mechanism of up to ₹1 crore.

Key Points

  • The Woman centric challenges address the major issues faced by women from all spheres of life. 
  • These include driving women hygiene through innovation, innovations to improve women’s safety, professional networking opportunities for women, innovations that make working mothers’ life better, and easing the life of Rural Women. 
  • NITI Aayog currently runs the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), which was launched in 2018, to help women become entrepreneurs, scale up their innovations and create sustainable, long-term strategies for their businesses.

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is Government of India’s flagship initiative to create and promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of our country. 

AIM’s objective 

  • Developing new programs and policies to promote innovation in various sectors of the economy.
  • Providing forums and opportunities for collaboration for various stakeholders.
  • To create an umbrella structure to create awareness and monitor the innovation ecosystem of the country.

PM Narendra Modi flagged off first ‘Vande Bharat’ train in South India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express Train on the Mysore-Chennai route at Krantiveera Sangolli Railway station in Bengaluru. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also flagged off the ‘Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan’ train which is operated by Karnataka’s Muzrai Department under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ train policy of Railways.

Key Points

  • This will be the fifth Vande Bharat Express train in the country and the first such train in South India.
  • The Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express will boost connectivity as well as commercial activities between Chennai, Bengaluru and Mysuru.
  • Vande Bharat Express Train is touted to be an advanced version of trains developed indigenously by the Indian Railways. 
  • PM Modi also flagged off the ‘Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan’ train. Under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ train policy of Railways, the train is operated by Karnataka’s Muzrai Department.
  • Karnataka is the first state to take up this train under the Bharat Gaurav scheme in which the Government of Karnataka and the Ministry of Railways are working together to send pilgrims from Karnataka to Kashi.

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Chief Minister of Assam inaugurates Northeast’s largest-ever cold storage facility in the state

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated North-East India’s largest-ever cold storage facility at Chaygaon and also inaugurated a fruit processing centre at Panery. 

Key Points

  • The cold storage facility will have 5,000-MT capacity.
  • The facility has been constructed by the state government at the cost of Rs 24.75 crores. 
  • The Assam CM also emphasised on the planting of high-value trees like sal, agar, teak, etc, at home to reap economic benefits. 
  • While addressing the event, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, the food processing and proper packaging of agricultural produce will lead to economic transformation in our state.

Chief Minister of Assam inked mou with Bright Star Investments Pvt. Ltd for medical infrastructure

Chief Minister of Assam inked mou with Bright Star Investments Pvt. Ltd for medical infrastructure development of the academic block of the second medical college in Guwahati.

It is for the first time that the Assam government has collaborated with the private sector for building infrastructure of a medical college in the state. Bright Star Investments Pvt. Ltd. has chosen Assam as the first state to start the noble collaboration.

Chief Minister Dr. Sarma also said that the state government is working with a vision of one medical college per district in Assam. The government has taken steps for setting up 15 new medical colleges in addition to the nine existing ones. 

With the increase in medical colleges in the state, the number of MBBS seats have also increased from 726 in 2014 to 1,200 in 2022. Till 2014, the total number of postgraduate (PG) seats in Assam was 395. In 2022, the total number of PG seats has increased to 711. 

India participates in Malabar Naval Exercise-2022

India is participating in the 26th International Malabar Naval exercise Yokosuka of Japan. Australia, Japan and the US are also participating in the Malabar Naval Exercise. 

Key Points

  • The naval forces of these countries will take part in the exercise till the 18th of next month. Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kamorta are ready to demonstrate at the event.
  • It marks the 30th anniversary of the multinational maritime exercise MALABAR which began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between India and US.
  • The exercise will witness live weapon firings, complex surface, Anti-Air and Anti-Submarine Warfare drills, and joint manoeuvres including advanced tactical exercises. 
  • The presence of these indigenously built ships of the Indian Navy will also be an opportunity to showcase the ship-building capabilities of Indian shipyards.

Aruna Miller becomes first Indian-American to be Lt Governor of Maryland 

Aruna Miller has became the first Indian-American to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor in Maryland, Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

Aruna Miller, a former delegate to the Maryland House, was on the Lieutenant Governor ticket along with Wes Moore. 

She represented District 15 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2010 to 2018. She ran for Congress in 2018 in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District and secured the second spot among eight candidates.

he Lieutenant Governor is the state’s highest official following the Governor and assumes the role when the Governor is out of State or incapacitated. 

The 2nd edition of North East Olympic Games 2022 will be organised in Meghalaya

The Government of Meghalaya and the North East Olympic Association (NEOA) will host the 2nd edition of the North East Olympic Games 2022 in Shillong, Meghalaya from 10th November to 16th November.

Key Points

  • Over 3,000 athletes from the eight north-eastern states will participate across 18 sports disciplines.
  • Disciplines in the games include archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, wushu, cycling, golf, weightlifting and wrestling.
  • The official game mascot, ‘NEO’, is inspired by the Clouded Leopard, the state animal of Meghalaya. 
  • The attire worn by NEO is a fusion of the cultures of the prominent tribes of Meghalaya.
  • The first edition of the North East Olympic Games was held in Manipur in 2018.

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Q1. Who was crowned Miss Northeast 2022?

  1. Irene Dkhar
  2. Eshanee Hatimuria 
  3. Lika Chophy 
  4. Mannasha Devi Sapam


Irene Dkhar

Irene Dkhar of Meghalaya was crowned Miss Northeast after she won the hearts of the judges in the final round, raising the issue of mental health.

 

Q2. The National Cancer Awareness Day observed on

  1. November 03
  2. November 07
  3. November 09
  4. November 17

November 07

National Cancer Awareness Day is observed every year on November 7 to raise awareness about the deadly disease.

 

Q3. Which institution has recently released the report titled ‘Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts the world at risk’?

  1. NASA
  2. NITI Aayog
  3. UNEP
  4. World Bank

 UNEP

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched a report titled ‘Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts the world at risk’.

 

Q4. Which team has won the ‘Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022’ for the first time?

  1. Mizoram
  2. West Bengal
  3. Kerala
  4. Mumbai

 Mumbai

Mumbai defeated Himachal Pradesh to win the 2022 edition of the ‘Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022’.

 

Q5. Which country has recently created a world record by operating the world’s longest passenger train?

  1. China
  2. Australia
  3. Switzerland
  4. USA

 Switzerland

Switzerland has created a world record by operating the world’s longest passenger train. The train is designed to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the country’s first train system. The train has 100 coaches, measures 1910 metres and consists of 4,550 seats.

Q6. Which organisation released the ‘State of the Global Climate in 2022’ report?

  1. UNEP
  2. World Meteorological Organization
  3. World Bank
  4. IUCN

 World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization released the provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.

 

Q7. Which technology giant company has recently launched the FloodHub platform that will display when and where floods may occur?

  1. Meta
  2. Microsoft
  3. Amazon
  4. Google

 Google

Google, an American technology giant, has launched a platform that displays flood forecasts, namely ‘FloodHub’.

 

Q8. Reliance India Limited will develop India’s first multi-modal logistics park in which state?

  1. Tripura
  2. Gujarat
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Odisha

Tamil Nadu

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the project to build India’s first multimodal logistics park (MMLP) in Chennai by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).

 

Q9. Which aerospace company will launch India’s first privately developed rocket Vikram-S?

  1. Garuda Aerospace
  2. Skyroot Aerospace
  3. Antrix Corporation
  4. Skylabs Aerospace

 Skyroot Aerospace

Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based private space startup, is set to launch India’s first private rocket between November 12 and 16 from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Sriharikota.

 

Q10. Which country hosts the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC?

  1. USA
  2. Egypt
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. France

 Egypt

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is being held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022.

 

Q11. Which country is the leading producer of millets with 41 per cent of world’s total production?

  1. Pakistan
  2. India
  3. China
  4. Malaysia

 India

India is one of the leading producers of millet in the world with an estimated share of 41 per cent of the global production.

 

Q12. Which country has taken over the G20 Presidency in 2023?

  1. UK
  2. Bangladesh
  3. China
  4. India

 India

The theme of India’s G20 Presidency in 2023 is ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ or ‘One Earth One Family One Future’.

 

Q13. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India?

  1. Rituraj Awasthi
  2. Shri Rajiv Kumar
  3. Anup Chandra Pandey
  4. Arun Goel

 Rituraj Awasthi

 

Q14. Which of the following tiger reserves has recently unveils the elephant adoption scheme?

  1. Kaziranga National Park
  2. Anaimalai Tiger Reserve
  3. Manas Tiger Reserve
  4. Ranthambore National Park

 Anaimalai Tiger Reserve

The Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has launched an Elephant Adoption Programme in which NGOs, institutions, trusts, or individuals can sponsor the costs of the Forest Department’s camp elephants.

 

Q15. Who has become the first batter in cricket history to reach 4000 runs in T20 Internationals?

  1. Virat Kohli
  2. Rohit Sharma
  3. Babar Azam
  4. Shane Watson

 Virat Kohli 

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Q1. World Savings Day 2022 is being observed on?

  1. October 31
  2. October 30
  3. November 01
  4. November 05

October 31

World Savings Day 2022 is observed on the 31st of October 2022.

 

Q2. Which country has won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?

  1. Brazil
  2. Colombia
  3. Kenya
  4. Spain

  Spain

Defending Champion Spain defeated Colombia by 1-0 to win FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Q3. Air Forces of which countries participated in “Garuda VII” bilateral exercise?

  1. Australia
  2. France
  3. United States
  4. Japan

  France

Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in a bilateral exercise, named ‘Garuda VII’ at Air Force Station Jodhpur.

 

Q4. Who has been elected as the new President of Brazil?

  1. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
  2. Geraldo Alckmin
  3. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
  4. Sergio Mattarella

  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged as the President of Brazil for the third time after he defeated the incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in fierce voting which was a tight race between the two politicians.

 

Q5. Which Indian duo has recently won the  French Open Super 750 Men’s Doubles Title?

  1. Lakshya Sen and Srikanth Kidambi
  2. Manu Attri and S. Sanjeeth
  3. Dhruv Kapila and  Manish Gupta
  4. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the French Open Super 750 Title with a straight-game victory over Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in the men’s doubles finals.

 

Q6. Which country has the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions?

  1. China
  2. India
  3. Russia
  4. USA

  USA

The US contributed the highest emissions of 14 tCO2e, followed by 13 tCO2e in Russia and 9.7 tCO2e in China.

 

Q7. As per the World Energy Outlook 2022 report, Global emissions will peak by which year?

  1. 2025
  2. 2030
  3. 2034
  4. 2039

  2025

The International Energy Agency released its World Energy Outlook 2022 report stating that global emissions will peak in 2025.

 

Q8. Recently, the President of India has inaugurated the Indian Institute of Mass Communication North Eastern Regional Campus in which state?

  1. Assam
  2. Manipur
  3. Tripura
  4. Mizoram

Mizoram

Smt. Droupadi Murmu, the President of India on her visit to Mizoram inaugurated the permanent North-East Campus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication North East at Aizawl.

 

Q9. Which country has won the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022?

  1. India
  2. Australia
  3. Malaysia
  4. Japan

  India

India defeated Australia to win the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 in a shootout 5-4 after a 1-1 draw. This is the third time India has won the Sultan of Johor Cup.

 

Q10. Which country topped the list of countries with the cheapest manufacturing cost in the world?

  1. Vietnam
  2. India
  3. Philippines
  4. China

India

According to a report published by the US News and World Report, India has been ranked as the country with the cheapest manufacturing cost, far ahead of China and Vietnam.

 

Q11. The Track Asia cup 2022 will be hosted by which Indian state?

  1. Odisha
  2. Karnataka
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Kerala

Kerala

The Track Asia cup 2022 will be hosted by Kerala.

 

Q12. Who has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Israel?

  1. Yair Lapid
  2. Benjamin Netanyahu
  3. Naftali Bennett Naftali Bennett
  4. Aryeh Deri

  Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu has been elected as the Prime Minister of Israel.

 

Q13. The greenfield airport at Hollong Airport as Donyi Polo Airport, is located in which state?

  1. Sikkim
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Assam
  4. Arunachal Pradesh

  Arunachal Pradesh

The Union Cabinet has approved the change of name of the Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar. The airport will now be known as “Donyi Polo Airport”, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

 

Q14. Which of the following word has been selected as the ‘Word of the Year 2022 by Collins dictionary’?

  1. Crypto
  2. Permacrisis
  3. Moonlighting
  4. Non-Fungible Token

  Permacrisis

‘Permacrisis’, a term that describes ‘an extended period of instability and insecurity’, has been named Word of the Year 2022 by Collins dictionary

The word relates to the challenges posed by climate change, the war in Europe, a cost-of-living crisis and political chaos. It was first used in academic contexts in the 1970s. In 2020, Collins picked “lockdown” as its word of the year and last year, it opted for “NFT- Non-fungible token”.

 

Q15. Northeast’s first fish museum will be set up in which state?

  1. Assam
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Tripura
  4. Meghalaya

  Arunachal Pradesh

Reportedly, the museum will be a part of the Integrated Aqua Park in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, whereas the project will be under the Union Ministry of Fisheries. A total amount of INR 4.59 crore has already been sanctioned for this project.

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Government of Assam is planning to transform the Assam Medical College (AMC) in Dibrugarh into a state-of-the-art research institute

The government of Assam is planning to transform the Assam Medical College (AMC) in Dibrugarh into a state-of-the-art research institute for dealing with new age ailments. 

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said this while attending the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Assam Medical College (AMC) in Dibrugarh.

He asked the medical college authority to coordinate the partnership between the state government and IIT Guwahati for high-end medical research.

Hailing the medical college administration for maintaining its rich legacy in medical education and treatment, he asked the college management to initiate its growth and development in sync with its green milieu.

For construction of teachers’ quarters and students’ hostels the Assam government will give Rs 300 crore to Assam Medical College (AMC). 

Chief Minister of Meghalaya launches “Citizen Engagement and Communication Programme”

The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma has recently launched “Citizen Engagement and Communication Programme” at Tura, West Garo Hills district, in Meghalaya.

Launching the programme, the Meghalaya Government has initiated various welfare programs and the information should be disseminated for the larger benefit of the public.

Key Points

  • This program aims at grassroots penetration of all schemes so that governance is improved in all aspects. 
  • The program will create much-needed awareness amongst the masses so that people will have the right information to avail benefits of the schemes being launched by the Government. 
  • Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma encouraged the team to sensitize themselves so that they can in turn sensitize the public regarding all the available schemes.

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy Rocket

SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US. 

SpaceX claims Falcon Heavy to be the most powerful rocket in the world. 

Key Points

  • The rocket is carrying satellites to space for the U.S. military in a mission named as US Space Force (USSF)-44. 
  • The rocket has a height of 70 m, a width of 12.2 m and a mass of 1,420,788 kg.
  • It has a lifting capacity of around 64 metric tonnes into orbit, which can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy. 
  • Falcon Heavy has 27 Merlin engines which together generate more than five million pounds of thrust at lift-off, equalling around eighteen 747 aircraft at full power.
  • Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles.
  • Merlin engines use RP-1 and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. These engines were designed for recovery and reuse.

‘Niveshak Didi’ – India’s first floating Financial Literacy Camp

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has recently conducted India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp with an initiative called ‘Niveshak Didi’ in Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir.

Key Points

  • The Floating Financial Literacy Camp was conducted among the local residents around the world-famous Dal lake of Srinagar.
  • The Niveshak Didi held the Financial Literacy session in the local Kashmiri language from Shikara itself. 
  • The session in the camp covered topics ranging from banking and financial products, the significance of joining the mainstream financial services offered by the regulated entities, and the protection against various types of risks involved with the investments.

About Niveshak Didi initiative 

  • “Niveshak Didi” initiative is implemented based on the concept of “by the women, for the women”. 
  • It is launched by IPPB, in collaboration with Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).

World’s first Vedic clock  will be installed in Ujjain 

Madhya Pradesh education minister Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone of the world’s first Vedic Clock at the 300-year-old Jiwaji Observatory in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. 

Key Points

  • The ‘Vedic Clock’ will be constructed at Jantar Mantar Government Jiwaji Observatory at a cost of Rs 1.62 cr. 
  • This clock will be fixed on the basis of the principles of Vedic time calculation in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into Muhurats.
  • The Vedic clock will be synced with the position of the Sun.
  • The application of the Vedic Clock will be used for moon position, festival, auspicious time, birth anniversary, fast, festival major holidays, celestial planets etc.
  • The citizens will be able to access the Vedic clock through their smartphone, computers, TVs and other electronic gadgets. 

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Assam Chief Minister flags off new operations of Alliance Air 

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, along with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia attended a virtual programme to flag off the operations of Alliance Air in the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Mizoram.

Key Points

  • New flight operations will lead to greater air connectivity in the North East, particularly between the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur. 
  • As a part of the new operations, Alliance Air will travel between Lilabari, Ziro, Shillong, Imphal and Mizoram.
  • Lilabari in the Lakhimpur district is an important corridor for the rest of the states.
  • The launch of these air operations will boost people to people contact, tourism and trade in the region.
  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that under the Prime Minister’s initiative of the UDAN scheme all important cities of the North East have been brought together under the regional connectivity scheme.

Union Cabinet approves naming of the Hollongi Greenfield Airport in Itanagar as Donyi Polo Airport

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the naming of the new Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar, the State Capital of Arunachal Pradesh as “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar”.

Key Points

  • The airport is being developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) with assistance from the Central Government and the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The Resolution was passed by the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh to name the airport ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar’, which reflects the people’s reverence of the Sun (Donyi) and the Moon (Polo), and symbolises the rich cultural heritage of the State.
  • The requirement of a Greenfield airport at Hollongi, Itanagar was a long pending demand of the people of Arunachal Pradesh, which has been finally fulfilled under the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
  • Currently, Tezu and Passighat are the two airports operational in Arunachal Pradesh. The Donyi Polo Airport will be the third operational airport for Arunachal Pradesh.

Northeast’s first fish museum will be set up in Arunachal Pradesh

Northeast’s first fish museum will be established in Tarin (Ziro) in the Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh. The museum would be a part of the Integrated Aqua Park (IAP), sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Fisheries.

Key Points

  • The existing Train Fish Farm (TFF), which is located at high-altitude Bulla Village, will be upgraded as the Integrated Aqua Park where the Northeast’s first fish museum would come up. 
  • The fish museum in Arunachal Pradesh will have all kinds of fish species from the state. It will also serve as a training center for the fisherfolk. 
  • An amount of Rs 43.59 crores was sanctioned for the project in the current financial year as the first installment.
  • This fish museum will also be India’s first-ever Aqua Park.
  • The ambitious project is sanctioned under the CSS Component of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, which aims to modernize and strengthen the value chain, establish a robust fisheries management framework and enhance traceability.

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates 7th India Water Week

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 7th India Water Week at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The theme of the 7th India Water Week is “Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity”.

Key Points

  • The five-day-long events will bring together experts, planners and stakeholders from across the globe.
  • It is an initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India.
  • The ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation organized the 7th edition of India Water Week (IWW) from 1st to 5th November in an effort to raise awareness and conserve and use water resources in an integrated manner. 
  • Denmark, Singapore and Finland are the partner countries for India Water Week 2022.
  • The event will address the issues of sustainability of water resources development and management in line with the sustainable development goals.

Performance Grading Index (PGI) for 2020-21

The Union Education Ministry’s Department of School Education and Literacy released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States/UTs for 2020-21, a unique index for evidence based comprehensive analysis of school education system across State/UTs.

Key Points

  • The objective of the Performance Grading Index (PGI) is to promote evidence-based policymaking and highlight course correction to ensure quality education for all. 
  • So far, the PGI report has been released for years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20. The present report is for the year 2020-21.
  • The PGI structure comprises 1,000 points across 70 indicators grouped into two categories –Outcomes, and governance management.
  •  These categories are further divided into 5 domains, viz, Learning Outcomes (LO), Access (A), Infrastructure & Facilities (IF), Equity (E) & Governance Process (GP). 
  • The PGI divides states and union territories into 10 grades. The highest achievable grade is Level 1, which has states and UTs scoring more than 950 points out of 1,000 points. The lowest grade is Level 10, which has states and UTs scoring less than 551.
  • The PGI is expected to help States and UTs to pinpoint the gaps and accordingly prioritize areas for intervention to ensure that the school education system is robust at every level. 
  • A total of 7 States and UTs, Viz., Kerala, Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have attained Level II (score 901-950) in 2020-21 as compared to none in 2017-18 and 4 in 2019-20.
  • Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are the new entrants to the highest achieved level of any state so far. 
  • Ladakh has significantly improved its performance in PGI. It has moved from Level 8 to Level 4 in 2020-21 or improved its score by 299 points in 2020-21 as compared to 2019-20 resulting into the highest ever improvement in a single year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declares Mangarh Dham as National Monument

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Mangarh Dham a National Monument in the Banswara District, Rajasthan. PM Modi mentioned that India’s past, present, and future are not complete without the tribal community. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to Bhil Freedom fighter Shri Govind Guru at the event.

About Mangarh Dham

  • Mangarh Dham is a symbol of tenacity and sacrifices of tribals. Mangarh hill holds special importance for the Bhil community and other tribes of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat.
  • Mangarh Dham is known for the massacre of tribals. The massacre took place in Mangarh on November 17, 1913, where 1.5 lakh Bhil was performing a rally against the British, under the leadership of Shri Govind Guru. 
  • Britishers opened fire at this gathering, leading to Mangarh Massacre where approx. 1500 tribals were martyred.