“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS, NEWS HEADLINES 26.11.2023

 

National News

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the people of the country and abroad in the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program on Akashvani on Sunday. It will be the 107th episode of the monthly radio program.
  • Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that social progress is as important as economic progress.
  • Seven films have been nominated under the Best Debut Feature Film of a Director Category and are being showcased at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. This competition category at IFFI provides a platform for budding filmmakers and their outstanding films, both from India a
  • Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan on Saturday inaugurated Hamfest 2023 at Science City, Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Chauhan lauded the role of ham radio in helping people during natural calamities like earthquakes and cyclones.
  • The National Institute of Disaster Management has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Energy and Resources Institute to forge a strategic partnership in disaster risk reduction.
  • In Kerala, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the credit outreach program will help women to become self-sufficient.
  • The Union Health Ministry said the production of four generic cost-effective medicines has begun in the country to bring down the exorbitant cost and provide relief to patients with rare diseases.
  • In Karnataka, giving a mega push to Make in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru today.
  • Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lays the foundation stone for National Skill Training Institutes Plus at Jatni, Odisha
  • Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan lays the foundation stone for National Skill Training Institutes Plus at Jatni, Odisha
  • Robert Shetkintong, a 2001 batch IFS officer, has been appointed as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Mozambique.

 

State News

  • The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for northern parts of Maharashtra for 26th Nov 2023, Sunday. It has predicted Heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds & hail at isolated places in North Maharashtra.
  • Polling for the assembly elections in Rajasthan has been completed peacefully except for some sporadic incidents. Voting was held today on 199 seats out of a total of 200 seats in the state.
  • The rescue operation of the 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand is still on
  • In Jammu and Kashmir, the Department of Revenue on Saturday launched a novel initiative ‘Government Process Re-Engineering’ (GPR) aimed at increasing the operational efficiency in online service delivery.
  • In Uttrakhand, rescue operations continue on a war footing to safely evacuate 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.
  • In Telangana, over 20,000 electors have utilised Home voting, and ballot papers were received from Absentee voters in the State.
  • Remote Sumcham village in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir celebrated the inauguration of a telecommunication service

 

International News

  • Russia has launched its biggest drone attack on Kyiv since its Special Military Operations against Ukraine began in February last year. Ukrainian officials have said that more than 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones were fired at the capital and 74 were shot down.
  • Ahead of the COP28 climate talks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited the region which is frozen but rapidly melting in Antarctica
  • On the first day of the Israel-Hamas truce, a total of 24 hostages held captive by Hamas were released from Gaza on Friday.

Sports News

  • Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the final of the China Master 750 tournament on Saturday in Shenzen, China.
  • In the World 6 Red Women Snooker Championships, Vidya Pillai secured Gold to clinch the title of World Champion.
  • In Shooting, Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala won the bronze medal in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Final 2023 in Doha, Qatar

 

 

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