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India won the final of the Women’s Asian Hockey Championship 2024. Punjabi rapper Shubh becomes global brand ambassador of UN. At the same time, Hardik reached number-1 in the ICC all-rounder rankings.
Information about some major current affairs, which are important for students preparing for government jobs…
AGREEMENT
1. During PM Modi’s visit, 10 important agreements were signed between India and Guyana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Guyana. On the evening of 20 November (Indian time), a bilateral meeting took place between PM Modi and Guyana President Mohammad Irfan. During this period, India and Guyana signed 10 important agreements.
These agreements include important areas like energy, agriculture, health, digital transformation and cultural cooperation.
- The most important agreement between the two countries was regarding hydrocarbons, in which mutual cooperation was agreed on in the supply of crude oil, natural gas and development of infrastructure.
- Under the agreement in the agricultural sector, both the countries will work to improve farming and related industries through exchange of scientific information, resources and experts.
- Meanwhile, a three-year cultural exchange program (2024-27) was also signed, under which mutual cooperation in theatre, music, arts and literature will increase.
- In the field of health, an agreement was reached on the Indian Pharmacopoeia, through which the health ministries of both the countries will be able to work together on drug transactions. An agreement was also signed under the Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMBJP), which will help in providing affordable medicines to CARICOM countries.
- Under the agreement on medical products, both the countries will help each other in manufacturing medicines, medical equipment and biological products.
- India Stack MoU signed for digital transformation, under this, India’s digital solutions will be shared with Guyana, training and pilot projects will be conducted in this regard.
- It was also agreed to implement a digital payment system like UPI in Guyana.
- An agreement was signed between the National Defense Institute (NDI) of Guyana and the National Defense University (RRU) of India to promote research and training in national security and defense studies.
STATE IN NEWS
2. Karimganj district of Assam changed its name to Shribhoomi: Assam government issued a notification today i.e. on November 21 and named Karimganj district and Karimganj city as Shribhoomi and Shribhoomi Town respectively. The Assam Cabinet on Tuesday, November 20, had approved changing the name of Karimganj district in the Barak Valley area bordering Bangladesh.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on social media platform
- Kripanath Mallah of Bharatiya Janata Party is the current MP from Karimganj seat.
- Earlier in the month of September, the Central Government had changed the name of Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to Sri Vijaya Puram.
- The north-eastern state of Assam lies south of the Himalayas in the Brahmaputra and Barak river valleys.
- It was recognized as a state in 1950 and is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh in the north, Nagaland and Manipur in the east, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh in the south.
- The capital of Assam is Dispur, there are total 31 districts in Assam.
- The official language of the state is Assamese, which is widely spoken here, but several other dialects such as Bengali and Bodo are also spoken in many areas of Assam.
- Bihu is the most popular folk dance here.
- The state of Assam is famous throughout the world for tea and silk.
- There are two major UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park.
- Assam is famous for wildlife tourism and is home to many endangered species, including the red-headed vulture, white-winged wood duck, golden langur, etc.
International
3. Gautam Adani accused of fraud and bribery of Rs 2200 crore in New York: In the hearing held in the Federal Court of New York on November 20, 8 people including Gautam Adani have been accused of fraud and bribery worth billions. The United States Attorney’s Office says Adani paid or planned to pay bribes worth $265 million (about Rs 2200 crore) to Indian officials to obtain solar energy contracts in India.
According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, 62-year-old Gautam Adani’s wealth is more than $ 85 billion (Rs 7.17 lakh crore).
- This entire matter is related to Adani Group company Adani Green Energy Limited and another firm. This case was registered in the US court on 24 October 2024, the hearing of which took place on 20 November.
- Apart from Adani, 7 other people involved in the case are Sagar Adani, Vineet S Jain, Ranjit Gupta, Cyril Cabenis, Saurabh Agarwal, Deepak Malhotra and Rupesh Agarwal.
- Adani is accused of lying to the American people, foreign investors and banks to collect bribe money.
- Sagar and Vineet are officials of Adani Green Energy Limited. Sagar is the nephew of Gautam Adani.
- The case was registered in America because the money of American investors was invested in this project and under American law, giving that money as bribe is a crime.
- On November 20 itself, Adani had announced to raise $ 600 million (Rs 5064 crore) from the sale of 20 year green bonds. A few hours later, he was accused of fraud.
- Due to this, 9 out of 10 shares of Adani Group declined. Adani Enterprises fell the most by 23.44%.
- At the same time, Adani Green Energy shares closed with a decline of 18.95%.
4. Punjabi rapper Shubh becomes global brand ambassador of UN: Punjabi rapper Shubh has been chosen by the United Nations as the Global Brand Ambassador of the UNFCCC Digital Climate Advisory on 20 November. He now joins the list of celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, David Beckham, Coldplay, BTS, Billie Eilish, Don Cheadle, Shailene Woodley, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who collaborate with the UNFCCC on climate change initiatives.
The announcement was made at the United Nations Climate Conference COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- This decision of the United Nations was taken keeping in mind Shubh’s popularity, music and fan following.
- The ‘United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’ believes that Shubh’s music is not only a means of entertainment, but he can also use his art and platform to raise awareness on social issues.
- The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- About 200 countries including India are participating in this environment related program.
- In this, the main focus will be on setting new targets of climate finance for the countries most sensitive to climate change.
- The UNFCCC is a global environmental treaty to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the Earth’s climate system.
- Its other names are Earth Summit, Rio Summit and Rio Conference.
- Its highest decision-making body is the Conference of the Parties (COP).
- It holds annual meetings.
- In the year 1993, India became a party to the UNFCCC.
- Under this, the first Conference of the Parties (COP) was held in Berlin, Germany in 1995.
Sport
5. India won the final of the Women’s Asian Hockey Championship: India has captured the Women’s Asian Hockey Championship trophy held in Rajgir, Bihar. In the final match held on 20 November, Team India defeated China 1-0. In the 31st minute of the first match of the third quarter, Deepika scored the first goal for Team India, which led India to victory.
India has won the Asian Champions Trophy for the second consecutive time and third time overall.
- Earlier, India had won the Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi in 2023 and Singapore in 2016.
- Both teams could not score any goals in the total 30 minutes of play in the first and second quarters of the final match held on 21 November.
- In the second quarter, India got 4, China got 2 penalty corners. However, no team could convert these into goals.
- Bihar government has honored the Indian women’s hockey team. Announced a prize of Rs 10 lakh for every player of the team. Along with this, the team’s head coach Harendra Singh will also be given a prize of Rs 10 lakh.
- The final match between the women’s hockey teams of India and China started at 5 pm at Rajgir Sports Complex.
- The stadium with a capacity of 3 thousand was filled with spectators.
- Team India reached the finals by defeating Japan on Tuesday, 19th.
- The Indian women’s hockey team has won all 6 matches including the group and semi-finals in this tournament.
- At the same time, China has also won 5 out of its 6 matches. China had to face defeat from India in a group match.
- This final hockey match between India and China took place after 8 years.
- Earlier, in the final matches of this tournament in 2016 and 2013, India had defeated China, while in 2009, China had defeated India.
6. Hardik reached number-1 in ICC all-rounder rankings: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has become the world number-1 all-rounder in the latest ICC rankings released on 20 November. He has left Liam Livingston of England behind. At the same time, Tilak Verma, who scored two consecutive centuries in the T20 series against South Africa, has made a huge jump of 69 places in the ranking of batsmen. Now they have reached the third position.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya recently played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs in the second match of the T20 series against South Africa. Whereas in the fourth T20 match, he took 1 wicket for 8 runs. Because of which he became the number-1 all-rounder in T20 International cricket.
- He left behind England’s Liam Livingston and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airi.
- This is the second time that Hardik Pandya has reached the top of the all-rounder rankings.
- After the T20 World Cup this year, he achieved the number one position for the first time.
TODAY’S HISTORY
History of 21 November: World Television Day is celebrated every year on 21 November. This day is celebrated to recognize the importance of television and highlight the impact it has on society. World Television Day started in 1996. When the United Nations passed a resolution to celebrate 21 November as ‘World Television Day’. The first World Television Forum was held at the United Nations in 1996. Its purpose is to recognize the growing influence of television and its contribution to the world’s social, cultural, and economic development.
- In 1877, the famous scientist Thomas Alva Edison introduced the first phonograph to the world.
- In 1906, China banned the opium trade.
- After independence in 1947, a postal stamp was issued for the first time in the country.
- Teacher’s Day was approved by bringing a proposal in 1956.
- In 1962, during the India-China border dispute, China had announced a ceasefire.
- India’s space program began in 1963 with the launch of a rocket from the Thumba region of Kerala. India had launched the first rocket named ‘Nike-Apache’.
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