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CURRENT AFFAIRS National
Lonar Lake in Maharashtra selected
under ‘Ramsar site’
- The Lonar Lake in Buldhana district of
Maharashtra has been chosen as a wetland site of international
importance under the Ramsar conservation treaty.
- A Ramsar Site is a wetland
site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar
Convention. The name Ramsar comes from Ramsar City of Iran, where this
treaty was signed.
- The Convention on Wetlands
is also known as the Ramsar Convention. It is an intergovernmental
environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO and came into force in
1975.
India
Successfully Test Fires Quick Reaction Surface-To-Air
Missile off Odisha Coast
- India successfully
test-fired the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system off the coast of Balasore in Odisha on 13 November 2020.
- The system achieved a
major milestone by a direct hit on to a Banshee Pilotless target aircraft at medium range and medium
altitude.
- The QRSAM system has
been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
in association with Bharat Electronics
Limited and Bharat Dynamics Limited for the Indian Army
- The system is capable of
detecting and tracking targets on the move and engaging target with short
halts. The system is designed to give air defence coverage against strike
columns of the Indian Army.
- Indian forces have carried out at least seven tests earlier of the missile system.
Conference
India
Extends US$1 Million Aid For Covid-19 ASEAN Response Fund
- India has extended financial contribution of USD 1 million to the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund.
- This was announced by the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 November 2020 at the 17th
ASEAN-India Summit, which was held virtually.
- Leaders from the 10
ASEAN countries welcomed the adoption of the new ASEAN-India Plan of
Action for 2021-2025, at the conclusion of the Summit.
- PM Modi, participated in
the 17th ASEAN-India Summit at the invitation of the Prime Minister
of Vietnam Nguye Xuan Phuc, who
is the current chair of ASEAN.
S.
Jaishankar Represents India at 15th East Asia Summit 2020
- The External Affairs Minister Dr. S.
Jaishankar represented India at the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) on 14 November 2020 on
behalf of PM Modi.
- The Summit was chaired by
the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc
because Vietnam is ASEAN Chair in 2020 (ASEAN holds the central role and
leadership in the forum).
- All the 18 EAS countries
participated in the virtual Summit.
Harsh Vardhan attends 8th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meet
- The 8th BRICS Science, Technology and
Innovation Ministerial meeting was held on 13 November 2020 through a virtual
platform for Science and Technology cooperation among the member
countries, which are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
- The meeting was held under
the Chairmanship of Russian Federation. (Russia is the Chair for
12th BRICS Summit)
- The Union Minister of
Science and Technology, Dr Harsh Vardhan represented the Indian
delegation at the meeting
- The meeting concluded with the adoption of BRICS STI Declaration 2020.
Awards
Bangladeshi teen Sadat Rahman wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2020
- Sadat Rahman
from Bangladesh has been awarded the prestigious International Children’s
Peace Prize 2020.
- The award was presented to 17-year-old Sadat by Nobel Peace Prize
laureate Malala Yousafzai on 13 November 2020, during a ceremony in the
Netherlands. He was selected out of 142 applicants from 42 countries.
- He was awarded the prize
for his involvement in setting up his social organization and mobile app
‘Cyber Teens’ to stop cyberbullying.
- The International
Children’s Peace Prize is given annually since 2005 by the International children’s rights
organization KidsRights based in Amsterdam,
the Netherlands.
- The prestigious Prize is annually awarded to a child who has made a special effort to promote children’s rights and better the situation of vulnerable children.
Important Days
Jharkhand Foundation Day
·
The Citizens of Jharkhand state are
celebrating Jharkhand Foundation Day on 15th November 2020. in the year 2000, the
Bihar Reorganisation Act helped to consider as the 28th State of India.
Books
I Am No Messiah autobiography
· The popular actor and producer Sonu Sood has written a book headlined “I Am No Messiah”. it is an autobiography. Meena Iyer played a role as co-author.
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