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DAILY DOSE 14TH NOV CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 14TH NOV CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Weekly Notes (7 November – 12 November): International Affairs

  • Aruna Miller: 1st Indian American to be elected as LG of Maryland
  • Ukraine signs Treaty of Amity and Cooperation with ASEAN
  • COP27 presidency launches Sharm-el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda
  • Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan awarded UK’s royal Order of Merit
  • Netherlands Turns Top Buyer of Indian Petro-Products

 

2) Weekly Notes (7 November – 12 November): Business and Economy

  • Russia becomes India’s top oil supplier in October 2022
  • Reliance is India’s best employer; in top 20 worldwide: Forbes report
  • Centre allows International Trade Settlements in Indian Rupees
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank launches Merchant One Account for MSMEs
  • Moody’s cuts India’s growth forecast for 2022 to 7%

 

3) Weekly Notes (7 November – 12 November): Appointments

  • Justice Rituraj Awasthi appointed as chairperson of Law Commission
  • New CJI Justice D Y Chandrachud administered oath
  • Kishor K Basa named as Chairman Of National Monuments Authority
  • Gopal Vittal appointed deputy chair of GSMA

 

4) Weekly Notes (7 November – 12 November): Appointments

  • Greg Barclay unanimously re-elected as ICC Chairman for two-year term
  • Neeraj Chopra signed up as ‘Friendship Ambassador’ of Switzerland
  • Navi Technologies signs MS Dhoni as brand ambassador
  • Five Indian-American lawmakers elected to US House of Representatives

 

5) Weekly Notes (7 November – 12 November): Sports

  • India to host women’s World Boxing Championship in 2023
  • 15th Asian Airgun Championship 2022 begins on 9 November
  • G Sathiyan, Manika Batra become first to enter top 5
  • Boxer Shiva Thapa secures 6th medal in Asian Boxing C’ships
  • S Yadav: 1st Indian player to score 1,000 T201 runs in a calendar year
  • Pramod Bhagat, Manisha Ramadass bag gold at BWF Para-Badminton C’ships

 

6) Weekly Notes (7 November – 12 November): Sports

  • Saweety Boora, Alfiya Khan claim gold medals
  • Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain wins gold at Asian Boxing Championships
  • Mahendra Kumar Sharma, pioneer of Indian women’s cricket, passes away
  • Sumit and Govind win bronze at the 2022 ASBC Championships
  • UP to host 2023 Khelo India University Games
  • England reaches T20 World Cup final for the third time
  • Virat becomes first to score 4000 T201 runs

 

7) World Pneumonia Day: 12th November

  • World Pneumonia Day is observed every year on 12 Nov to raise awareness about Pneumonia disease.
  • Any infection causing an inflammatory response in the lung is referred to as pneumonia.
  • It is responsible for the majority of death of children below 5 around the world.
  • This day was first observed in 2009 by Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia.
  • 2022 Theme: ‘Pneumonia Affects Everyone!

 

8) Moody’s cuts India’s growth forecast for 2022 to 7%

  • Moody’s on 11th Nov slashed India’s GDP growth projection for 2022 to 7%.
  • This is the second time in as many months that Moody’s Investors Service has cut India’s growth estimates for 2022.
  • In September, it had cut projection for the year 2022 to 7.7% from 8.8% pegged in May.
  • The Asian Development Bank too has cut its projection to 7%, from 7.5% earlier.

 

9) Neeraj Chopra signed up as ‘Friendship Ambassador’ of Switzerland

  • Switzerland Tourism has appointed Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra as its ‘Friendship Ambassador’ to showcase and promote locations in the country to Indian travellers.
  • Chopra had also donated his gold-winning javelin to The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, in September 2022.
  • Mary Kom’s gloves as well as Dhyan Chand’s hockey are a part of the exhibits at the museum.

 

10) Acharya Kripalani’s birth anniversary: 11th November

  • On 11th Nov 2022, the country observed the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Acharya Kripalani.
  • His original name was Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani but was popularly known as Acharya Kripalani.
  • He participated in movements like Non-Cooperation Movement, Quit India Movement & Salt Satyagraha.
  • He was the president of the Indian National Congress when India gained independence in 1947.

 

11) Know About: Vande Bharat Express Train

  • The Vande Bharat Express is a semi-high-speed, electric multiple-unit train.
  • It is operated by the Indian Railways on 5 routes as of November 2022.
  • It was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.
  • The train was launched on 15 February 2019.
  • Vande Bharat Express has a maximum commercial speed of 160 km/h.

 

12) Know About: Switzerland

  • Switzerland is a landlocked country located at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe.
  • It is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern.
  • Switzerland is the birthplace of the Red Cross, one of the world’s oldest humanitarian organisations.
  • It is not part of the European Union (EU).
  • President: Ignazio Cassis
  • Currency: Swiss franc

 

13) Public Service Broadcasting Day: 12 November

  • Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed on 12 November 2022.
  • The day is celebrated every year to commemorate the only visit of Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947.
  • The Father of the Nation addressed the displaced people, who had temporarily settled at Kurukshetra in Haryana after partition.

 

 

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