Daily Current Affairs and GK | 29 November 2024

Topic: Defense

1. On November 28, the India-Singapore bilateral exercise AgniWarrior 2024 began.

• The India-Singapore bilateral military exercise, AgniWarrior 2024, took place from November 28 to November 30 in Maharashtra.
• The exercise is being conducted at the Deolali Field Firing Range, part of the Artillery School of Maharashtra.
• The primary objective of this exercise is to enhance professional military interaction between the artillery units of India and Singapore.
• In this exercise both the countries will exchange best practices between the Indian Army and Singapore Armed Forces.
• Another interesting aspect of this exercise will be that it will provide a platform for cultural exchange, thereby strengthening relations between the two countries.
• The exercise comes a month after Singapore Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen visited India to co-chair the 6th India-Singapore Defence Ministers' Dialogue in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.
• The year 2025 will mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore, on the occasion of which the two ministers agreed to further advance defense cooperation and achieve new achievements.

Topic: Sports

2. Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship.

• On 23 November, Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship by finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
• Verstappen equalled Sebastian Vettel's record at Red Bull.
• Meanwhile, George Russell led all 50 laps to record his second win of the season and third of his career.
• Verstappen is the sixth driver in F1 history to win at least four titles.
• Carlos Sainz Jr. finished third for Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship.

Topic: National Appointments

3. NHPC CMD gets an additional charge of SJVNL CMD.

• Hydropower giant NHPC MD Raj Kumar Chaudhary has been given the additional charge of the post of SJVN Ltd Chairman.
• Chaudhary is currently serving as NHPC Chairman and Managing Director.
• He has vast experience in the power sector and hydropower development.
• He has expertise and deep knowledge in all aspects of the development of a hydro project.
• He joined NHPC in 1989 as a Probationary Executive (Civil) at Koel Karo HE Project, Jharkhand.
• He has played an active role in the commissioning of the Teesta-V HE Project (510 MW) in Sikkim.

Topic: Sports

4. Divith Reddy becomes the world champion in the U-8 Cadets Championship.

• Divith Reddy of Hyderabad became champion of the Under-8 World Cadets Chess Championship.
• He secured 9/11 points equal to compatriot Sattwik Swain.
• Divith Reddy clinched the gold based on his tiebreak score.He has a FIDE rating of 1784 points.
• He had a three-way tie with compatriots Sattwik and Ziming Guo of China.