Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2021

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Finland has recently launched a ‘Future is made in Finland’ campaign, under which it  is planning to attract over 30,000 skilled talents globally, including from India, to study, work and establish start-ups in the country by 2023.
Finland is also voted the World’s Happiest Country for the fourth year. Based on Finnish government programme 2019-2023, the country is aiming to get 10,000 skilled talents in Finland, annually.

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The UNESCAP released a report titled ‘Asia-Pacific trade and investment trends 2021/2022’. Global merchandise exports and imports are estimated to have surpassed pre-pandemic levels of 2019, with growth of 24.6% and 23.8%, respectively.
Similarly, growth in the value of exports and imports in Asia and the Pacific is estimated at 23.1% and 22.8%.

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The banking and financial sector regulator – Reserve Bank of India has recently withdrawn more than 100 redundant circulars pertaining to Foreign Portfolio Investors, RTGS, KYC – AML etc. This is done as per the recommendations of Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) set up by the RBI in April 2021.
The RRA 2.0 was established with an objective to review the regulatory circulars, remove redundant and duplicate circulars and reduce the compliance burden on regulated institutions.

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In 2016, the Indian government gave an ‘in principle’ approval to the LIGO-India mega science proposal for research on gravitational waves.
India’s Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project facility is to come up in Maharashtra. Recently, the Hingoli revenue department has handed over 225 hectare of land in the state for the project.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top 10 global health threats.
This year during the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (November 18-24), ‘Go Blue’ campaign aims to raise awareness on AMR. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites don’t respond to medicines, which makes infections difficult to treat.

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Every year, the United Nations observes 20th November as the “Africa Industrialization Day” and on this day organizes various events across the globe to raise awareness about the importance of Africa’s industrialization and challenges in this regard.
This day was adopted by the UN in 1989 under the framework of Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa (1991-2000).

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World Television Day is celebrated across the world on November 21 to mark the impact of television in the contemporary world.
The UN General Assembly decided November 21 to be marked as World Television Day since the first World Television Forum was held on November 21-22 in 1996. The UN also highlights the impact of the Television on decision making and bringing awareness to major issues.

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is an association of organizations that regulate the world’s securities and futures markets. It is headquartered at Madrid, Spain.
The World Investor Week is a week-long global celebration promoted by the IOSCO to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection. Stock exchanges BSE and NSE announced the launch of celebrations of World Investor Week 2021, during November 21-28.

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Senior journalist Tamal Bandyopadhyay won the Tata Literature Live! Award for his book Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy.
Pandemonium was selected under the business book of the year category. He had earlier received an award at Kalinga Literary Festival for the same book, which is said to be an insider story of the India’s banking system.

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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix for Mercedes while Red Bull’s Verstappen came second.
40-year-old Double world champion Fernando Alonso was third for Renault-owned Alpine. This is Alonso’s first podium finish since 2014. The win was Hamilton’s seventh from 20 races this season and the record-extending 102nd title of his career.