Current Affairs November 2021

Shipping Minister inaugurates five vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited

Shipping Minister inaugurates five vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited

Union minister for ports, shipping, and waterways & Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the launching of five vessels at Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) and inaugurated the new Radars and Vessel Traffic Management System of Cochin Port Trust. He also inaugurated the launching function of three Floating Border Out-Posts (FBOP) for the Border Security Force and two Fully Electric Autonomous […]

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International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: 02 November

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: 02 November

The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) is an UN-recognized international day observed annually on 2 November. Purpose: to prevent all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers; to ensure accountability, bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against journalists and media workers, and ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies. The date of November

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Sports ministry upgrades three new facilities in Lucknow, Delhi, and Chennai as KISCE

Sports ministry upgrades three new facilities in Lucknow, Delhi, and Chennai as KISCE

The Ministry of Sports has decided to upgrade three new existing sports facilities across the country as the Khelo India Sports Centres of Excellence (KISCE). Stands a total number of KISCEs at 27 and KISCEs are spread across 26 States and Union Territories. The 3 new centers are : Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi Jawaharlal

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India unveils online climate dashboard

India unveils online climate dashboard

As world leaders prepared to gather for the UN climate change conference, COP26, in Glasgow in the UK, India launched an online dashboard – the ‘Climate Equity Monitor’ to assess equity in climate action, inequalities in emissions besides energy and resource consumption across the world.  The dashboard also tracks the climate policies of several countries

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Aadhaar eKYC allowed for Atal Pension Yojana subscription: PFRDA

Aadhaar eKYC allowed for Atal Pension Yojana subscription: PFRDA

Pensioners can now subscribe for the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) pension scheme via Aadhaar eKYC. Pension fund regulator Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has added these options to expand its subscriber base and make the onboarding process simpler. Aim: to expand its subscriber base and simplify the onboarding process further. PFRDA is allowing enrollment of

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India’s largest landfill biogas plant launched in Hyderabad

India’s largest landfill biogas plant launched in Hyderabad

Telangana’s capital city Hyderabad is now home to India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant as Ramky Enviro has inaugurated the facility at the Hyderabad Integrated Municipal Solid Waste (HiMSW) site. The project is focused on the conversion of landfill gas into compressed biogas as an automotive fuel. The project offers significant benefits such as carbon sequestration and

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