Current Affairs Quiz - November, 2022

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The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report for the entire country for the year 2022.
The assessment was carried out by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and States/UTs. As per the 2022 assessment report, the total annual ground water recharge for India is 437.60 billion cubic meters (BCM) and annual ground water extraction for India is 239.16 BCM.  Out of the total 7089 assessment units in the country, 1006 units were categorized as ‘Over-exploited’.

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India is one of the leading producers of millets in the world with an estimated share of 41 per cent of the global production.
The Indian government has formulated a strategy to involve Indian missions abroad as well as global retail supermarkets to promote exports of millets. Major international retail supermarkets like Lulu group and Walmart, would also be roped in to establish millet corner for branding and promotion of millets.

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World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed annually on November 10. It aims to create awareness on how important science is to society and in our everyday life.
‘Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development’ is the focus of this year’s World Science Day for Peace and Development.

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The Bihari Puraskar is given every year for an outstanding work published in the last 10 years by a Rajasthani author in Hindi or Rajasthani.
Veteran writers Madhu Kankariya and Dr Madhav Hada were awarded the 31st and 32nd Bihari Puraskar. It is one of the three literary awards instituted by KK Birla Foundation in 1991 and is named after the famous poet Bihari.

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Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu launched mascots Toofan and Toofani for Fit India Movement’s Fit India School Week initiative 2022.
Fit India Movement was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the year 2019. The 4th edition of Fit India School Week will kick off in November 2022.

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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the work to develop the first multi-modal logistics park (MMLP) at Mappedu, near Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
Under the ‘PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP)’, the road transport ministry is developing 35 multi-modal logistics parks. MMLP Chennai is being developed in an area of 184.27 acres.

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President Droupadi Murmu launched e-KUMBH (Knowledge Unleashed in Multiple Bharatiya Languages) portal.
In the portal, engineering courses and books would be available in 12 scheduled Indian languages. The President also released engineering books of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Odia language and glossary of technical terms in Odia language.

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President of Indonesia Joko Widodo is set to hand over the G20 Presidency to India at the closing ceremony of the G-20 Summit, to be held in Bali, Indonesia.
India will officially assume the G20 Presidency from the 1st of December. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have discussions with other G20 Leaders on reviving global growth, food and energy security, environment, health, and digital transformation in the Bali Summit.

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England claimed their second Twenty20 World Cup title with a five-wicket win over Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten half-century as the country won the title. Sam Curran was named the player of the match and the player of the tournament.

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India’s national grid operator ‘Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO)’ announced that it has changed its name to ‘Grid Controller of India Ltd’.
The name has been changed to reflect the critical role of grid operators in ensuring reliability and sustainable operation of the Indian electricity grid. The Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India) operates the national load despatch centre (NLDC) and five regional load despatch centres (RLDCs).