Current Affairs November 2021

EPFO gets approval to park 5% of annual deposits in InvITs and other alternative funds

EPFO gets approval to park 5% of annual deposits in InvITs and other alternative funds

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), its the meeting of its Central Board of Trustees (CBT), has approved measures to invest up to 5 % of its annual deposits in infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) and other alternative funds. This investment will offer diversification to the EPFO’s investment basket. The CBT empowered Finance Investment and Audit Committee

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8,573 Venezuelan musicians set Guinness Record for world’s largest orchestra

8,573 Venezuelan musicians set Guinness Record for world’s largest orchestra

Venezuela’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras – known as “El Sistema” – has set a new Guinness record for the world’s largest orchestra with 8,573 musicians playing together for more than five minutes. The record was set by the country’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras, known as “El Sistema”. The previous

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Russia successfully test-fires Hypersonic Cruise Missile ‘Zircon’

Russia successfully test-fires Hypersonic Cruise Missile ‘Zircon’

The Russian military carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, one of the latest additions to the country’s arsenal of weapons called “invincible” by President Vladimir Putin. The missile was launched from the Admiral Gorshkov warship towards a test target set in Arctic waters of the White Sea in northern Russia.

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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches Centres For Nanotechnology & Centre for Indian Knowledge System at IIT Guwahati

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches Centres For Nanotechnology & Centre for Indian Knowledge System at IIT Guwahati

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on November 21 inaugurated two new centres at IIT Guwahati. The new centres are the Centre for Nanotechnology (CNT) and the Centre for Indian Knowledge System (CIKS). The Minister also launched two hostels at the campus. Along with Union Education Minister, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu and Member of Parliament Queen

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Andhra Pradesh Bags Best Marine State Award

Andhra Pradesh Bags Best Marine State Award

Andhra Pradesh has been named as the best marine state in the country by the Department of Fisheries. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying Parshottam Rupala announced the awards at a programme to celebrate World Fisheries Day in Bhubaneswar. The Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying awarded best performing States for 2021-22 on

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