Todays Current Affairs 23 Nov 2021- Download PDF

Today’s Current Affairs 23 Nov 2021- Download PDF 1) President Ram Nath Kovind gave the Vir Chakra, the third highest battlefield heroism award, to Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who was taken captive by Pakistan for three days after chasing and downing a Pakistani fighter plane in 2019.

Todays Current Affairs 23 Nov 2021- Download PDF

2) President Ram Nath Kovind presented Shri Sable Dnyaneshwar Shriram, Constable, 53 BN CRPF, Baramulla, J&K, with the Shaurya Chakra. In keeping with the CRPF’s greatest traditions, he displayed remarkable bravery, raw grit, and extraordinary commitment to duty in the face of hardship.

3) When President Joe Biden briefly passed control to US Vice President Kamala Harris, she became the country’s first female president.
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Biden was anesthetized for one hour and 25 minutes for a regular colonoscopy when the power transfer took place.

4) ASSOCHAM, Mumbai named KVG Bank Best Regional Rural Bank in the ‘Regional Rural Banks Category’ in appreciation of its initiatives in Digital Financial Services in response to ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat.’

5) President Ram Nath Kovind presented Shri Subash Chander, Head Constable, J&K Police, with the Shaurya Chakra.
President Ram Nath Kovind also gave Sepoy Karmdeo Oraon of the 8th Battalion, The Bihar Regiment, the Shaurya Chakra.

6) The 2021 KidsRights International Children’s Peace Prize has been awarded to two Indian adolescent brothers for their efforts to combat pollution caused by household trash.
➨ Vihaan (17) and Nav Agarwal (14) created the “One Step Greener” program, which involves sorting recyclables and coordinating garbage pickups from thousands of houses.

7) Rifleman Ajveer Singh Chauhan, 6th Battalion, Garhwal Rifles, received the Shaurya Chakra from President Ram Nath Kovind.
President Ram Nath Kovind also gave Shaurya Chakra to CRPF Constable Zaker Hussain.

8) President Ram Nath Kovind confers the Kirti Chakra on First Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles Sapper Prakash Jadhav (Posthumous). In Jammu and Kashmir, he demonstrated exceptional valor, exemplary courage above the call of duty, and gave the ultimate sacrifice in eliminating a terrorist.

9) Manipur Governor La Ganesan presented Beryl Thanga alias Laishram Biramangol (65) with the 12th Manipur State Award for Literature for his novel ‘Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat,’ published in 2015.

10) Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai have launched the Indian National Basketball League (INBL) in Bengaluru with the goal of boosting sports in the state.
▪️Karnataka:

• Chief Minister: Basavaraj Bommai
  Thawarchand Gehlot, Governor
  1 November 1956 was the date of formation.
  Kannada is a Kannada language.
  New Mangalore Port is a port in Mangalore, India.

11) Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo were honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award during the IFFI 2021 opening event.

12) The Indian Navy commissioned the INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

Ministry of Defense (MoD):
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): General Bipin Rawat Chief of the Army Staff – General Manoj Mukund Naravane Chief of the Air Staff – Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari Chief of the Navy Staff – Admiral Karambir Singh