Page-11 of Current Affairs - November, 2021

Ashwini Kumar Choubey inaugurates FCI laboratory in Gurugram

November 22, 2021

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) under Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) developed its first State-of-art Quality Control Laboratory to conduct in house testing of food grain samples. Key Points Laboratory was set up under the guidance of ..

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AYUSH Minister announces expansion of NEIAFMR

November 22, 2021

AYUSH Minister and Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, announced to expand ‘North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR)’ in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh. Highlights NEIAFMR will be expanded by developing new infrastructure within the campus. ..

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Tribal Affairs Ministry-CBSE launches online certificate course on Experiential Learning

November 22, 2021

Tribal Affairs Ministry and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) jointly launched online certificate course on Experiential Learning. This programme will be deployed for 350 educators across 6 states. Key Points Experiential learning seeks to help teachers establish tribal students’ ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 22, 2021

November 22, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 22, 2021 INDIA – INS Visakhapatnam commissioned into Indian Navy in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai – World Fisheries Day awards presented in Bhubaneswar ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: November 21, 2021

November 21, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for November 21, 2021 2021 SWACHH SURVEKSHAN AWARDS – The 2021 Swachh Survekshan Awards, the annual cleanliness ranking of cities and states by the Union Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry, announced by ..

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Gaofen-11 03- China launches a new satellite

November 20, 2021

On November 20, 2021, China launched a new satellite called “Gaofen-11 03” from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre. Key Points Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre is located in the northern province of Shanxi. Satellite was launched by a Long March-4B rocket. ..

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Cryptocarya Muthuvariana: new tree species named after a tribe

November 20, 2021

A group of scientists has identified a new plant species from the forest area of Idamalakkudy colony in Idukki, where Muthuvar tribal community resides. Key Points Scientists including from University of Kerala and Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden & Research ..

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Amazon Deforestation reaches 15 years high

November 20, 2021

As per official data published by National Institute for Space Research’s Prodes monitoring system, the area deforested in Amazon Forest of Brazil has reached a 15-year high. Key Facts There was a jump of 22 per cent as compared to year ..

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NCRA astronomers discover “Main-sequence Radio Pulse’ emitters”

November 20, 2021

Astronomers from Pune-based National centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) have discovered eight stars which belong to a rare class called Main-sequence Radio Pulse emitters or MRPs. Key Points MRPs were discovered using ‘Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope (GMRT)’ located in Pune. ..

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TN sets up FinTech Governing Council

November 20, 2021

Government of Tamil Nadu has constituted a FinTech Governing Council in a bid to become a global fintech hub. Key Points FinTech Governing Council was set up under the chairmanship of Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu. Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu ..

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