Current Affairs, November 2024

28th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• India successfully tests nuclear-capable 3,500 km range ballistic missile, launched from INS Arighaat submarine.
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, JMM leader Hemant Soren sworn-in as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand today.
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors has unanimously elected Masato Kanda as ADB’s 11th President.

26th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• Nation is observing Constitution Day today. Government has announced year-long celebrations beginning today to commemorate the 75th year of the adoption of the Constitution of India.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the PAN 2.0 Project of the Income Tax Department with a financial outlay of ₹1,435 crore. PAN 2.0 is an advanced version of the current PAN system, using technology to make registration easier and more accessible for taxpayers.
• National Milk Day is being celebrated today to honour the 103rd birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, fondly remembered as the Father of the White Revolution in India.
• History was made on Day 2 of the IPL 2025 Auction as the 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to get a contract in the league’s history yesterday.

23rd November-2024, Current Affairs:

• In Maharashtra, the Mahayuti coalition of the BJP, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party was leading in at least 236 seats, with the BJP itself having the upper hand on 133 seats. In Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance appears set for another consecutive term as it was leading in at least 56 out of 81 assembly seats.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with Dominica's highest award on Wednesday in recognition of his support during the Covud-19 crisis and his efforts to strengthen India-Dominica ties.

20th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• Voting is underway in Maharashtra and Jharkhand for the Assembly elections. While Jharkhand is voting in the second and final phase today, polling in Maharashtra is being conducted in a single phase.
• The 19th G20 Summit has ended with Brazil's President Lula Da Silva handing over the presidency to President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday.
• The 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India IFFI will begin in Goa today.

19th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• G20 leaders have adopted the Rio de Janeiro Declaration at its 19th Summit in the Brazilian city. They have called for action on Climate Change and wars in Ukraine and West Asia.
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched its most sophisticated communications satellite GSAT 20 on board SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in the USA.
• Denmark made history at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant as 21-year-old Victoria Kjaer was crowned the winner. This marked Denmark's first-ever victory in the coveted beauty pageant. Mexico's María Fernanda Beltrán finished as the first runner-up, while Nigeria's Cnidimma Adetshina secured the second runner-up position.

17th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• Haryana fast bowler Anshul Kamboj became only the third cricketer to take all ten wickets in an innings in the Ranji Trophy. He bagged 10 for 49 against Kerala, and became the sixth Indian to achieve the feat in first-class cricket. Two other bowlers had taken all ten wickets in an innings in the Ranji Trophy previously: Bengal's Premangsu Chatterjee in 1956-57 and Rajasthan's Pradeep Sunderam in 1985-86. Overall, Kamboj is the sixth Indian to achieve this feat in first-class cricket after legspinners Subhash Gupte and Anil Kumble, and Odisha seamer Debasis Mohanty.
• India has successfully conducted a flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile, marking a significant boost to the country's military readiness, This missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1500km for the armed forces.

15th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• Guru Nanak Jayanti or Gurpurab is being celebrated with religious fervour across India and the world today.
• Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has completed the Flight Tests of Guided Pinaka Weapon System as part of Provisional Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR) Validation Trials.
• Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power has crossed the majority mark of 113 as counting is underway in the Parliamentary election which will give President Dissanayake a strong Parliamentary mandate.

11th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• Justice Sanjiv Khanna today took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Khanna at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• National Education Day is celebrated today in honor of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India and a prominent educationist.
• The 29th annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) will kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan, today.

8th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as his Chief of Staff, making her the first woman to hold this influential cabinet position, heading the White House executive office.
• The Australian government has announced plans to introduce legislation to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media, with penalties for platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok if they fail to enforce it.
• The Indian Olympic Association IOA has submitted a Letter of Intent to the International Olympic Committee IOC’s Future Host Commission, expressing India’s desire to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

6th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• Donald Trump has emerged as the winner of the US Presidential polls in 2024, poised to assume the post for the second time.
• Popular folk singer and Padma Bhushan awardee, Sharda Sinha, died due to complications arising out of cancer. She was 72.

5th November-2024, Current Affairs:

• In the United States, today is Election Day, with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris vying to become the next president.
• India's Atanu Das has bagged Bronze medal in Swiss Open Indoor Archery in Lausanne, Switzerland.

3rd November-2024, Current Affairs:

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started the country’s first analog space mission at Leh in Ladakh, where space agency will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat.
• Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in October rose 9 percent to over 1.87 lakh crore, the second-highest ever.

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