Daily Current Affairs Quiz: November 15, 2024

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The International Conference on Communication and Dissemination of Traditional Knowledge began at Gurugram University. It was inaugurated by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR) and Gurugram University. The conference focused on interdisciplinary research and the importance of integrating traditional knowledge with modern science.

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Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 43rd India International Trade Fair at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The fair, organized by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), runs from November 14-27, 2024, with the theme “Viksit Bharat @2047,” aiming for a self-reliant, prosperous India by 2047. Union Minister announced plans to expand ITPO as a world-class MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) agency, promoting India as a top destination for meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions. MICE facilities will be expanded to cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, and Chennai.

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The Union Ministry of Environment has notified a 1 km to 2.035 km eco-sensitive zone around Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary on the Haryana side. Sukhna Lake, an artificial lake in Chandigarh, was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe stream from the Shivalik Hills. The lake covers around 3 sq. km, is 1.52 km long and 1.49 km wide, and is recognized as a National Wetland. The catchment area has rugged terrain and is prone to soil erosion, with silt-heavy water. Adjacent to Sukhna Lake, Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary spans 26 sq. km and attracts migratory birds like Siberian ducks, storks, and cranes in winter.

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Navin Ramgoolam was sworn in as Mauritius’ Prime Minister for a fourth term after a decade, following his Alliance du Changement coalition’s election victory. The coalition won 60 out of 62 national assembly seats with 62.6% of the vote in the November 10 election. Ramgoolam took his oath at State House, attended by lawmakers, diplomats, and civil servants. In 2006, he launched reforms to reduce bureaucracy and diversify Mauritius’ economy, which has grown as an African-Asian financial hub.

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Samantha Harvey won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel Orbital, set aboard the International Space Station. The Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award for the best English novel of the year, founded in 1969 in the UK. The award is open to any English-language novel published in the UK or Ireland, regardless of the author’s nationality. The winner receives £50,000, with shortlisted authors earning £2,500. The Booker Prize Foundation, a charity established in 2002, oversees the prize and the Man Booker International Prize.