Current Affairs November 2021

‘Lingui, The Sacred Bonds’ wins ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at 52nd IFFI

‘Lingui, The Sacred Bonds’ wins ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at 52nd IFFI

Lingui, The Sacred Bonds – an internationally co-produced drama film recounting the story of the sacred relationship between a mother and daughter and their survival against the harsh laws set by men – won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI 52. The ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal award is given to the IFFI film that best reflects Mahatma […]

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MoS for Ayush Munjpara Mahedrabhai inaugurates Ayurveda Parv-2021

MoS for Ayush Munjpara Mahedrabhai inaugurates Ayurveda Parv-2021

Minister of State (MoS) for Ayush, Munjpara Mahedrabhai, virtually inaugurated the Ayurveda Parv-2021 on November 26, 2021 in New Delhi. It is a three-day event that has been organized to promote Ayurveda. An exhibition has been arranged with 40 stalls and the participation of Pharmaceutical companies. It has been organized for proper utilization of Ayurvedic

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WHO classifies new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as Omicron

WHO classifies new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as Omicron

On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern and has named it Omicron. No cases of this variant have been identified in the U.S. to date. CDC is following the details of this new variant, first reported to the WHO by South Africa.  According to WHO, the strain may spread more quickly than

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Indian Navy commissions 4th Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela at Naval Dockyard Mumbai

Indian Navy commissions 4th Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela at Naval Dockyard Mumbai

The Indian Navy formally commissioned the fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on November 25, 2021. INS Vela is the fourth in the series of six submarines being developed under the Kalvari-class submarine Project-75. INS Vela would form part of the Western Naval Command’s Submarine fleet and would be another

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Indian Armed Forces undertake military exercise ‘Dakshin Shakti’ in Jaisalmer

Indian Armed Forces undertake military exercise ‘Dakshin Shakti’ in Jaisalmer

Army chief General M M Naravane on Thursday observed military exercise ‘Dakshin Shakti’ being held here with the Army and the Air Force taking part in it, officials said. The Indian Army had organised the biggest military exercise called Dakshin Shakti in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer from November 19 to 22, 2021. Exercise Dakshin Shakti witnessed the

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Sahitya Akademi winning eminent Assamese Poet Sananta Tanty passes away at 69

Sahitya Akademi winning eminent Assamese Poet Sananta Tanty passes away at 69

Sahitya Akademi Award-winning poet Sananta Tanty died on Thursday at a private hospital in New Delhi after a prolonged illness. He was 69. Tanty received several awards and recognitions. He received the Sahitya Akademi in 2016 for his collection of poems in Assamese titled ‘Kailoir Dinto Amar Hobo’ (Tomorrow Will Be Ours). He is survived

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