Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2020

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The first direct flight operations from Kalaburagi, Karnataka to Hindon Airport, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh were flagged off under the RCS-UDAN scheme.
Under the ‘Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’ scheme, 295 routes and 53 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have been operationalized till date. Star Air airline was awarded this airline route last year.

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India’s Artificial Intelligence supercomputer Param Siddhi has been placed at the 63rd rank among top 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems in the world.
The high-performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer has been established under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

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Scotland has launched the world’s first hydrogen powered double-decker buses in its Aberdeen city.
A fleet of 15 such buses have been launched as part of the trial, in an attempt to reduce air pollution. The buses emit water vapour unlike carbon monoxide emitted by conventional buses.

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India’s first convergence project to generate green energy is to be launched in the state of Goa. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE), Goa, have signed a MoU regarding the project.
Apart from implementation of decentralized solar energy projects, EESL shall also replace over 6000 agricultural pumps with BEE star rated energy efficient pumps and distribute over 16 Lakh LED bulbs for rural households.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently launched a global strategy to eradicate cervical cancer by 2050.
The strategy aims to reduce over 40% of new cases and 5 million related deaths by 2050 through vaccination, screening and treatment. The annual number of new cases of cervical cancer is expected to increase from 5.7 lakh to 7 lakhs between 2018 and 2030, without additional action.

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The first stand-alone Summit between India and Luxembourg in the past two decades was held virtually.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the summit along with his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel. Three agreements were signed during the summit, including those between the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with State Bank of India and with the India International Stock Exchange.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has recently released the third volume of the selected speeches of President Ram Nath Kovind titled ‘Loktantra Ke Swar’ and ‘The Republican Ethic’.
The book is published by the Publications Division and it is a collection of selected speeches of the President in Hindi and English. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar released the e-version of the book.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has launched a new rural housing project named “Maha Awas Yojana”.
Under the new scheme, as many as 8.82 lakh rural houses will be built in a period of 100 days. The outlay of the project is estimated to be Rs 4000 crore. The state’s Department of Rural Development will undertake this project.

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The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, also known as Europol, is the law enforcement agency of the European Union. It is headquartered at the Hague, Netherlands.
Recently, the Europol, Interpol and the Basel Institute on Governance organised the virtual 4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies. Over 2,000 representatives from 132 countries attended the conference.

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The web series title ‘Delhi Crime’ has won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards, held virtually this year.
The show becomes the first Indian programme to win an International Emmy. The series was streamed in the OTT platform Netflix and was written and directed by Richie Mehta. The programme narrates the story of investigation in the aftermath of the Delhi gang-rape of December 2012.