Daily Current Affairs and GK | 15 November 2022
Main Headlines:
- 1. 7th edition of the Amur Falcon Festival was celebrated in the Tamenglong district of Manipur on 14 November.
- 2. 17th G20 Summit begins in Bali, Indonesia.
- 3. National Sports Awards 2022 has been announced by Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry.
- 4. Sri Lanka will host 2024 Under-19 men’s T-20 World Cup.
- 5. International Gita Mahotsav will be organized in Kurukshetra from November 19 to December 6 in Haryana.
- 6. Prasar Bharati appointed Senior IAS officer Gaurav Dwivedi as its new Chief Executive Officer.
- 7. 3rd edition of pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil-22 started from 15 November 2022.
- 8. Pakistan and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 ‘Global Shield’ initiative.
- 9. Shlok Mukherjee wins Doodle for Google contest 2022.
- 10. 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India will be organized in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2022.
- 11. East Timor will join as the 11th member of ASEAN.
- 12. 55th National Library Week inaugurated in Vijayawada on 14th November.
- 13. India’s industrial production increased 3.1% in September.
- 14. Slovenia has elected Natasa Pirc Musar as its first female President.
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Topic: State News/ Manipur
1. 7th edition of the Amur Falcon Festival was celebrated in the Tamenglong district of Manipur on 14 November.
- The festival is organized to spread awareness about the conservation of the Amur falcon.
- The Amur falcon is the world’s longest-flying migratory bird.
- The Manipur forest authority celebrated the Amur Falcon Festival in Tamenglong district headquarters.
- It is being organized from 2015 in the first or second week of November to strengthen the human-nature relationship.
- Amur falcons are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and included under Scheduled IV.
- Amur falcons migrate to their wintering grounds in South Africa and reach India during October in Nagaland and Manipur.
- Amur falcon’s radio-tagging programme was started in Manipur in 2018 as part of an initiative to conserve wildlife.
- India is a signatory of an international agreement on the conservation of migratory birds of prey.
Topic: Summits/ Conferences/ Meetings
2. 17th G20 Summit begins in Bali, Indonesia.
- PM Modi along with other top global leaders is attending the summit.
- During the Summit, G20 Leaders will discuss different issues under the theme of “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”.
- The summit will focus on global economic recovery, global health architecture, digital transformation, sustainable energy transition and climate change.
- The working sessions will be also held as part of the G20 Summit Agenda.
- At the closing session of the Summit, the Indonesian President will hand over the G20 Presidency to India.
- India will formally assume the G20 Presidency on 1st December.
- The Prime Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with world leaders at the G20 summit.
- G20:
- It is the main forum for international cooperation on financial and economic issues.
- It comprises 19 countries and the European Union.
- It was created in 1999.
- It accounts for about 86 per cent of the gross world product and 75 per cent of global trade.
Topic: Awards and Prizes
3. National Sports Awards 2022 has been announced by Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry.
- The National Sports Awards 2022 winners will get their awards from President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th November 2022.
- Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal Achanta has been selected for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
- Arjuna Awards will be given to 25 sportspersons. Some of them are given in the next table.
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Lakshya Sen |
Nikhat Zareen |
R Praggnanandhaa |
Deep Grace Ekka |
Sushila Devi |
Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar |
Omprakash Mitharval |
Vikas Thakur |
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi |
- Three coaches have been selected for Dronacharya Award in the lifetime category and four coaches in regular category.
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022 |
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Regular Category |
Lifetime Category |
Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery) |
Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket) |
Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing) |
Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football) |
Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting) |
Raj Singh (Wrestling) |
Sujeet Maan (Wrestling) |
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- Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games will be given to four sportspersons.
- These sportspersons include Ashwini Akkunji C, Dharamvir Singh, B.C Suresh and Nir Bahadur Gurung.
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2022 will be given to Guru Nanak Dev University of Amritsar.
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Topic: Sports
4. Sri Lanka will host 2024 Under-19 men’s T-20 World Cup.
- The 2026 edition will be organized in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
- The 2025 Under-19 women’s T20 World Cup will be held in Malaysia and Thailand.
- Bangladesh and Nepal will jointly host 2027 Under-19 women’s T20 World Cup.
- 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup will be the first edition of the ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
- 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by South Africa in 2023.
Topic: State News/ Haryana
5. International Gita Mahotsav will be organized in Kurukshetra from November 19 to December 6 in Haryana.
- President Draupadi Murmu will attend this grand festival of the Holy Gita and will participate in Gita Yagya at Brahma Sarovar.
- 21 special stone sculptures created by sculptors from all throughout the nation are based on themes from the Mahabharata and the Gita.
- A three-day International Gita Seminar will also be inaugurated by President at Kurukshetra University.
- In 2022, Nepal is the partner country, and Madhya Pradesh is the partner state of the festival.
- From November 19 to December 6, a Saras and Craft Mela will also be held.
- The Haryana CM also stated that six museums will be established at Kurukshetra at a cost of around Rs 250 crore, where episodes from the Mahabharata and the Gita will be displayed digitally.
(Source: News on Air)
Topic: National Appointment
6. Prasar Bharati appointed Senior IAS officer Gaurav Dwivedi as its new Chief Executive Officer.
- After the recommendation of the Selection Committee, the President appointed Gaurav Dwivedi for a period of five years.
- Prior to this, Mr. Dwivedi was the Chief Executive Officer of MyGovIndia, the government's citizen engagement platform.
- From 2017 to 2022, Shashi Shekhar Vempati had served as the CEO of Prasar Bharati.
- Doordarshan Director General Mayank Agarwal was given the additional charge of CEO Prasar Bharati on June 2022, after Mr. Vempati completed his five-year term.
- Prasar Bharati was formed in November 1997. It is headquartered in New Delhi.
(Source: News on Air)
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Topic: Defence
7. 3rd edition of pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil-22 started from 15 November 2022.
- It will be carried out along the entire 7,516 kilometer coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India.
- It will involve all the Coastal States and Union Territories.
- This exercise was conceptualized in 2018 to validate various initiatives put in place to improve maritime security since the 26/11 terror attack.
- The two-day exercise is being undertaken by the Indian Navy in coordination with the Coast Guard and other ministries.
- In addition to the Ministry of Defence, the conduct of Sea Vigil-22 is also being facilitated by the Ministries of Home Affairs, Ports Shipping and Waterways, Petroleum and Natural Gas etc.
- The exercise is a build-up to the major Theatre Level Readiness Operational Exercise (TROPEX). Indian Navy conducts TROPEX every two years.
Topic: Environment and Ecology
8. Pakistan and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 ‘Global Shield’ initiative.
- G7 ‘Global Shield’ initiative aims to provide funding to countries suffering climate disasters.
- The Global Shield is being coordinated by G7 president Germany.
- It aims to provide climate-vulnerable countries with rapid access to insurance and disaster protection funds after a flood or drought.
- It is being developed in collaboration with the ‘V20’ group of 58 climate-vulnerable economies.
- Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, Pakistan, the Philippines and Senegal are listed as some of the initial recipients of Global Shield packages.
- 'Global Shield' plan launched at the COP27 climate summit aims to rapidly deliver money to poor nations after disasters.
- It is backed by 170 million euros ($175.17 million) in funding from Germany and 40 million euros from other donors including Denmark and Ireland.
Topic: Awards and Prizes
9. Shlok Mukherjee wins Doodle for Google contest 2022.
- Shlok Mukherjee from Kolkata has won the Doodle for Google contest 2022.
- He won the award for his inspiring Doodle titled ‘India on the centre stage’.
- Shlok’s Doodle was featured on Google.co.in for 24 hours on November 14th, 2022.
- The theme of the contest was “In the next 25 years, my India will”.
- Actors Neena Gupta, Alika Bhat, Kuriakose Vaisian and the Google Doodle team were part of the judging panel.
- The panel evaluated entries based on artistic merit, approach, and relevance to the theme.
- The Doodle for Google competition’s aim is to encourage creativity and imagination in young people.
- In addition to the national winner, 4 group winners were also selected.
Topic: Miscellaneous
10. 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India will be organized in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2022.
- Around 280 films from 79 countries will be screened this year.
- 25 feature films and 20 non-feature films from India will be showcased in the ‘Indian Panorama’.
- The Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Spanish film director Carlos Saura.
- Caravans will be deployed throughout Goa, and movies will be screened.
- It will be jointly organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the government of Goa.
- The feature film jury, headed by Vinod Ganatra, comprised 12 members.
- The ‘Homage’ section will include fifteen Indian and five international films.
- Shigmotsav (Spring Festival) on 26th November and Goa Carnival on 27th November 2022 will be the main attraction.
Topic: International News
11. East Timor will join as the 11th member of ASEAN.
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has given its in-principle approval to join East Timor as its 11th member.
- The nation is officially known as Timor Leste.
- The half-island nation will also be given observer status at important ASEAN gatherings.
- East Timorese voted in a 1999 U.N.-supervised referendum for independence from the brutal occupation by neighboring Indonesia.
- In 2002, the United Nations officially recognised the country, making it the youngest democratic country in Asia.
- The resource-rich country of 1.3 million people immediately began the process of joining ASEAN, but formally applied for membership in 2011.
- East Timor:
- It is an island country in Southeast Asia.
- It consists of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Okus exclave on the northwestern half, and the smaller islands of Atauro and Jaco.
- Its capital is Dili. Its currency is the United States dollar (USD).
- Its President is José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister is Taur Matan Ruak.
Topic: State news/Andhra Pradesh
12. 55th National Library Week inaugurated in Vijayawada on 14th November.
- All libraries in Andhra Pradesh will celebrate 55th National Library Week from 14th November.
- State ministers Teneti Vanitha, Botcha Satyanarayana, and Jogi Ramesh inaugurated a week-long function at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram.
- The celebrations will also give impetus to the 'We Love Reading' initiative of the Department of School Education.
- On November 16, veterans like SR Ranganathan, Pathuri Nagabhushanam, and Ayyanki Venkataramanaiah will be paid tributes for their contribution to the library movement in the state.
- Ayyanki Venkataramanya was the first person to initiate the Library Week celebrations every 14th of November.
Topic: Indian Economy
13. India’s industrial production increased 3.1% in September.
- In September 2021, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had grown 4.4%.
- A contraction of 0.8 percent was recorded in the previous month (August).
- According to the IIP data released by National Statistical Office, the manufacturing sector’s output increased by 1.8% in September 2022.
- The mining output grew 4.6% and power generation increased 11.6% during September 2022.
- The rise in September industrial growth to 3.1% was led by better performance of the mining and electricity sectors.
Topic: International Appointments
14. Slovenia has elected Natasa Pirc Musar as its first female President.
- Natasa Pirc Musar has been elected Slovenia’s first female President after beating her conservative rival in the second round of elections on 13 November.
- Ms. Pirc Musar won almost 54% of the vote. She defeated Mr. Logar who got just over 46% votes.
- She will succeed Borut Pahor as the President of Slovenia.
- Slovenia:
- It is located in central Europe. Ljubljana is its capital and largest city.
- It is bordered by Austria to the north, Italy to the west, Croatia to the southeast, Hungary to the northeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest.
- The Prime minister of Slovenia is the head of the Government and is nominated by the president.
(Source: News on AIR)
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