Page-32 of Current Affairs - November, 2021

Centre:18 lakh children in India severely malnourished

According to Women and Child Ministry, there are more than 33 lakh malnourished children in India. This figure was reported from Poshan tracker, on which numbers are directly entered by anganwadis and are accessed by the Central government. Highlights Ministry ..

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cOcOn 2021- Kerala Police’s Cyber security and hacking conference

Chief of Defence Staff, Bipin Rawat, is set to inaugurate cOcOn 2021 on November 12, 2021. What is cOcOn 2021? cOcOn 2021 is the annual cyber security and hacking conference. It is organised by the Kerala Police. Conference will showcase ..

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Haritha Karma Sena (Green Action Force) – Key Facts

Kerala government has proposed to form “Haritha Karma Sena (Green Action Force) to collect and segregate waste from city households for transporting it to solid waste treatment facility at Kochi Corporation. Highlights Proposal to constitute the action force has been ..

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UN: 3 million more at edge of famine

A report by the World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed that acute hunger has increased across the world. As a result, 45 million people are living on the edge of famine across 43 countries. Key Points In its earlier report ..

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SBI Financial Inclusion metrics report

The State Bank of India (SBI) has released its Financial Inclusion metrics report. It has been prepared by Chief Economic Advisor of SBI group, Soumya Kanti Ghosh. Key Findings of the report The report states that, financial inclusion policies have ..

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Landsat 9 satellite sends 1st photos of Earth

NASA and US Geological Survey led Landsat 9 mission collected and sent its first light images of the Earth. Highlights Images highlight the remote coastal islands and inlets of Kimberley region of Western Australia, Lake Erie, white sands of Pensacola ..

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Fifth anniversary of Demonetisation- Economic impacts

India is observing the fifth anniversary of demonetisation on November 8, 2021. Demonetisation was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016. Background With this move, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes were withdrawn as a legal tender across ..

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Meghalaya Cabinet approves creation of Eastern West Khasi Hills district

On November 5, 2021, Meghalaya Cabinet has approved a proposal to give “Mairang civil sub-division” the status of a full-fledged district. Key Points Mairang civil sub-division will now be called as “Eastern West Khasi Hills district”. It will be inaugurated on ..

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