MPSC Exam Current Affairs Revision 26 Nov 2021

Today Current Affairs Revision 26 Nov 2021 1) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, inaugurated a new campus at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Jammu.

➠Amit Shah dedicated Phase 1A and 1B of the permanent campus of IIT Jammu and Saptarshi, a multidisciplinary research centre.

▪️Jammu and Kashmir:-

➨L. Governor of J&K – Manoj Sinha

➨Riparian Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Dachigam National Park

➨Salim Ali National Park

Today Current Affairs Revision 26 Nov 2021

2) Twenty-nine scientists of Jadavpur University in Kolkata have found a place in the database compiled by Stanford University that ranks the top two per cent of scientists worldwide based on their research publications.

3) India successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha.

▪️Defence Research and Development Organisation( DRDO):-

➠ Founded – 1958

➠ HeadQuarter – New Delhi

➠ Chairman – G. Satheesh Reddy

➠ Recent News – Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW)

4) A total of 152 Centre for Financial Literacy and Service Delivery (SAKSHAM Centres) across 77 districts of 13 states were launched under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) in October 2021.

5) Telangana Prisons Department is selling products made by prisoners, which consist of all home needs, through an outlet named ‘My Nation’ at Numaish, All India Industrial Exhibition.

▪️Telangana :- ➨CM – Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao

➨Amrabad Tiger Reserve

➨Kawal Tiger Reserve 6) The “One Sun” political declaration for the launch of Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG) at COP26, and a promise to achieve $1 trillion global solar investments by 2030 were approved at the fourth general assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA).

▪️International Solar Alliance (ISA) :- Headquarters – Gurugram Founded – 30 November 2015 Leader – Upendra Tripathy Founded at – Paris, France Founders – François Hollande, Narendra Modi

7) Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel virtually launched the Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store Scheme from his official residence here.

➠Under this scheme, the chief minister inaugurated 84 Dhanwantri Generic Medical Stores in the state where medicines will be made available at low and affordable rates to consumers.

▪️Chhattisgarh :- Bhorumdeo Temple Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Achanakmar Tiger Reserve Indravati Tiger Reserve

8) NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar expects the Indian economy to grow by 10.5 per cent in 2021-22.

➠ The economy was on a W-shaped recovery and from 2022-23 onwards, growth will be around eight per cent on a sustained basis.

▪️NITI Aayog :- National Institution for Transforming India

➨Formed – 1 January 2015

➨Preceding – Planning Commission

➨Headquarters -New Delhi

➨Chairperson:- Narendra Modi,

➨Vice Chairperson – Rajiv Kumar,

➨CEO – Amitabh Kant

9) NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has launched – “Innovations for You” an attempt to showcase the success stories of Atal Innovation Mission’s Startups in different domains.

➠These startups have worked to create new, disruptive and innovative products, services, and solutions that can pave a path for a sustainable future.

➠ The first edition of this book is focused on innovations in Health Care and soon other sectors shall follow.

10) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flighty tested various systems of Abhyas, its high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT).

➠ The test was conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha. ▪️Odisha CM – Naveen Patnaik

➨ Governor – Ganeshi Lal

➨ Similipal Tiger Reserve

➨ Satkosia Tiger Reserve

➨ Bhitarkanika Mangroves

➨ Nalabana Bird Sanctuary  

11) As a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, a tri-service run organised by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) has culminated at the National War Memorial in the national capital.

12) As part of commemorative activities of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Indian Navy is conducting an Offshore Sailing Regatta from Kochi to Goa under aegis of the Indian Naval Sailing Association (INSA).

▪️Ministry of Defence :-

➨Headquarters – New Delhi

➨Founded – 15 August 1947

➨Navy day – 4 December

➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat

13) Teleindia Networks unveiled its greenfield hyperscale data centre — DataSamudra — in Bengaluru in line with the growing market demand and to offer value differentiation in data centre market

. ▪️Karnataka:- CM :- Basavaraj Bommai Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot Formation :- 1 November 1956 Language :- Kannada Port :- New Mangalore Port

14) Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation has won the Earth Guardian Award for its efforts in supporting the conservation of tigers and biodiversity.

➠The award was instituted by NatWest Group India (formerly RBS India) at the 11th edition of the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Awards.

▪️Kerala :- ➠Cherai Beach

➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River

➠Pamba River

➠Kumarakom National Park

➠Anamudi Shola National Park

➠Eravikulam National Park

➠Silent Valley National Park

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