Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched VISION Portal. There will be a stand in the name of legendary cricketer Jhulan Goswami at Eden Gardens. At the same time, the first match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy started in 'Perth', Australia.
Information about some major current affairs, which are important for students preparing for government jobs…
International
1. Arrest warrant issued against Israeli PM Netanyahu: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 21. Netanyahu is accused of war crimes in Gaza. In this case, warrants have also been issued against former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and former Hamas commander Mohammad Daif.
Issuing the warrant, the ICC said there were solid grounds to hold Netanyahu and Gallant responsible for starvation and atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.
In the warrant, Mohammed Daif is accused of mass murders, rape and taking people hostage in Israel on October 7. However, Israel claimed that it had killed Mohammed Daif in an attack in July. ICC Ukraine ICC has also issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes. The ICC has issued this warrant, but it does not have the time to arrest the suspects. He has no powers. He can exercise his authority only in those countries which have signed the agreement establishing this court.
2. Armenia becomes 104th full member of the International Solar Alliance: Armenia on November 21 announced to become the 104th full member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). This alliance was established to promote solar energy.
The 7th session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was held from November 4 to 7, 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. In this session, India was elected as the chairperson and France as the co-chairperson.
India has been elected as the chair and France as the co-chair in the 7th session of ISA. More than 120 countries and global partners participated in this session. International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an international group of countries located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. These are solar resource-rich countries, known as Sunshine Countries. ISA is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization that aims to bring about change in the field of solar energy. It aims to achieve energy security with emphasis on climate-friendly and renewable energy resources. It was launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in November 2015 at COP-21 in Paris, France. It is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India. ISA is also called the International Agency for Solar Policies and Applications. More than 120 countries have signed the ISA Framework Agreement. The first conference of the International Solar Alliance was held in 2018 by PM Narendra Modi And was organized under the leadership of the then President of France Emmanuel Macron.
BUSINESS
3. Kenya cancels power-airport deal with Adani: On November 21, the Kenyan government announced the cancellation of all deals with Adani Group. These included big projects like power transmission and airport expansion. Both the deals were worth Rs 21,422 crore.
The Kenyan government has taken this decision after 8 people including Indian industrialist Gautam Adani were accused of bribery and fraud worth billions of rupees in America.
The Government of Kenya had signed a power transmission deal worth $736 million i.e. Rs 6,217 crore with the Adani Group. Under this deal, infrastructure was to be created for electricity transmission in Kenya. Apart from this, Adani Group had signed a power transmission deal worth $ 1.8 billion i.e. Rs 15,205 crore. A deal was also signed. In this, a runway was to be built at Nairobi International Airport and a terminal was to be constructed. In return, Adani Group was to be entrusted with the operation of the airport for 30 years. Both these deals worth approximately Rs 21,422 crore have now been cancelled.
4. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches VISION portal: Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched Vikas Bharat Initiative for Student Innovation and Outreach Network i.e. VISION portal in New Delhi on 21 November. The initiative aims to promote education, skill development and innovation among underprivileged children.
Lauding the initiative, the Minister said that reaching out to the underprivileged youth helps in democratizing startup skills.
The portal will serve as a gateway to provide mentorship and training to people living in remote areas. This initiative is part of the 'Vision India@2047' project, which aims to make India a global leader in technology, education and economic growth. Vision India@2047 launched by India's top policy think tank 'Niti Aayog' to prepare a blueprint for India's development in the next 25 years. It aims to make India a global leader in innovation and technology, which will also be a model country in terms of human development and social welfare and a strong supporter of environmental sustainability.
5. Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games will be organized in Bihar: Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games will be organized in Bihar next year in April 2025. There will also be a gap of 10-15 days between the two games. This event will provide a big platform for the players of Bihar to showcase their talent.
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced this on November 21.
Khelo India Games 2023 was organized in Tamil Nadu in January this year. At the same time, Para Games were organized in Delhi last year. Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) is a national level multidisciplinary sports competition for school and college students in India. These games are held every year in January or February. They are part of the Khelo India initiative of the Government of India. It aims to promote sports culture and identify sports talent at the grassroots level. The last 6 editions of the Youth Games were held in Delhi, Pune, Guwahati, Panchkula, Bhopal and Tamil Nadu. held It is held in two categories – school students under 17 years of age and college students under 21 years of age. It is operated in a team championship format, with medals earned by individual athletes or teams. The list of their respective State or Union Territory (UT) is included in the counting. At the conclusion of the event, the State or Union Territory securing the maximum number of gold medals is declared the winner. Any other team except Maharashtra and Haryana till date KIYG has not won the title.
Sport
6. There will be a stand in the name of legendary cricketer Jhulan Goswami in Eden Gardens: A stand at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens stadium will be named after former legendary Indian women's cricketer Jhulan Goswami. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) announced this on 21 November. CAB decided to rename Block B Gallery.
It will be unveiled in the name of Jhulan Goswami during India's first ODI against England on January 22 next year.
Bengal cricketer Jhulan Goswami retired from professional cricket in 2022. She remains the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket history with 255 wickets in 204 ODI matches. Australia's Ellyse Perry is 90 wickets behind Jhulan. He is a right-arm fast bowler. He has played 12 Tests, 204 ODIs and 68 T20 International matches for India. Took 255 ODI wickets at an average of 22.04 and 44 Test wickets at an average of 17.36. At the same time, he has 56 wickets in his name in T20. Jhulan was awarded the ICC Player of the Year in the year 2007. He was also awarded the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri.
7. The first match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy started in 'Perth', Australia: The first Test cricket match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) started today i.e. on 22nd November. Team India won the toss and decided to bat and in the first innings of the match, the Indian team was all out for 150 runs. At the same time, by the end of the first day's play, Australia lost 7 wickets for 59 runs.
This match is being played at Optus Stadium in Perth. The first day of this match is over.
The first Test between India and Australia was played on 28 November 1947. Since then this series had no special name. Till 1996, a total of 50 Tests were played between the two countries. Then the boards of both the countries decided that the 51st Test clash should be made special. In such a situation, the names of the great cricketers of both the countries But it was decided to keep the trophy. After getting acceptance from everyone, it was named Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 1996-97.Border-Gavaskar Under the trophy, a total of 16 series have been played between India and Australia so far. India dominated it, which won the series 10 times. The Australian team managed to win 5 series. The 2003-04 series was a draw, which Australia Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of scoring most runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has scored a total of 3,262 runs. Ricky Ponting is in second place with 2,555 runs. Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets in this trophy. He took 116 wickets in 47 innings of 26 matches. Ravichandran Ashwin is second in this list. Ashwin has 114 wickets in his name. Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Sachin has 9 centuries to his name in the tournament. Also, Virat Kohli has scored 8 centuries. Virat has a chance to defeat Sachin.
TODAY'S HISTORY
History of 22 November: On this day in 1939, the founder of 'Samajwadi Party' and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav was born. He has also been the Defense Minister of India. Before this he was a teacher, then he left teaching and entered politics. Mulayam Singh was elected member of the Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1967 and became a minister. In the year 1992, a political party Samajwadi Party was established. He was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh thrice from 5 December 1989 to 24 January 1991, from 5 December 1993 to 3 June 1996 and from 29 August 2003 to 11 May 2007 respectively.
Mulayam Singh Yadav, popularly known as Netaji, was posthumously honored with Padma Vibhushan by the President of India Draupadi Murmu on January 26, 2023.
In 2008, the eminent Hindi poet Kunwar Narayan was selected for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2005. In 2006, India and six other countries of the global consortium signed a historic agreement in Paris to establish a primary fusion reactor that can generate energy like the Sun. India's Diana Hayden became Miss World in 1997. In 1968, the proposal to change the name of Madras state to Tamil Nadu was approved by the Lok Sabha. In 1963, US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In 1920, 'Hakim Ajmal Khan became the first Chancellor of Jamia.
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2. Current Affairs 20 November: Rafael Nadal retires from tennis; 55th film festival begins in Goa, Guyana-Barbados will give highest honor to PM Modi
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