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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 – 14 November 2022
India Removed From US Currency Monitoring List
- US Took India Off Its Currency Monitoring List, Along With Italy, Mexico, Thailand, And Vietnam.
- India And 4 Other Countries Were Removed From The List As They Now Only Met 1 Of The 3 Criteria For 2 Consecutive Reports.
- India Had Been On The Monitoring List For The Last 2 Years.
- This List Closely Monitors The Currency Practices And Policies Of Some Of The US Major Trade Partners.
- A Country Is Considered A ‘Currency Manipulator’ By US Government Authorities When It Is Engaged In “Unfair Currency Practices” For A Trade Advantage.
- A Country Is Artificially Lowering The Value Of Its Currency To Gain An Unfair Advantage Over Others If It Is Under The Currency Monitoring List .
- The Lower Value Of The Currency Will Lead To A Reduction Of The Export Costs From That Country.
- The Report Reviews The Policies During The Last 4 Quarters Ending In June 2022.
- Is This Good For India:
- Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) Can Now Take Strong Measures To Manage The Exchange Rates Effectively, Without Being Termed As A Currency Manipulator.
- Regarding Markets Standpoint, It Will Benefit India And Also Signifies The Growing Role Of India In Global Level.
- To Manage Exchange Rates During The Rupee Fall, The RBI Took Actions Like Buying Dollars At The Time Of Excess Inflows And Selling Dollars At The Time Of Outflows.
- But After Being Removed From The List, The Rupee Could Appreciate On Account Of This.
- 78th US Secretary Of The Treasury, Janet Yellen Visited India And Held Talks With FM Nirmala Sitharaman.
- China Still In US Currency List:
- China Failed To Disclose Foreign Exchange Intervention And Broader Lack Of Transparency Regarding Important Aspects Of Its Exchange Rate Mechanism.
- Apart From China, US Currency Monitoring List Includes Japan, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea.
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Neeraj Chopra Becomes ‘Friendship Ambassador’
- Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra Becomes ‘Friendship Ambassador’ By Switzerland Tourism.
- He Will Promote The Adventurous, Sporty, And Stunning Outdoors Of Switzerland To Indian Travelers.
- The Athlete Also Donated His Gold-winning Javelin To The Olympic Museum In Lausanne.
- About Switzerland:
- Capital: Bern
- Currency: Swiss Franc
- Official Languages: French, German, Italian, Romansh
PM To Visit Indonesia To Attend The 17th G20 Summit
- PM Narendra Modi Will Be On A 3 Day (14-16 November) Visit To Indonesia To Attend The 17th G20 Summit (15-16 November) In Bali.
- Summit Theme: ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’.
- 3 Working Sessions: Food And Energy Security, Health, And Digital Transformation.
- Indonesia To Hand Over The G-20 Presidency To India.
- India Will Host The Next G20 Summit In September IN 2023.
- The G20 Summit Programme Also Includes ALeaders’ Visit To A Mangrove Forest In Bali On The 16th Of This Month.
- About G-20 Summit:
- The G20 Or Group Of Twenty Is An Intergovernmental Forum Comprising 19 Countries And The European Union.
- It Works To Address Major Issues Like Global Economy, Such As International Financial Stability, Climate Change Mitigation, And Sustainable Development.
- Founded: 26 September 1999.
ASEAN Agrees To Admit Timor Leste As Its 11th Member
- Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Has Agreed To Admit Timor- Leste As Its 11th Member.
- On 11 November 2022 In Phnom Penh (Cambodian Capital) , This Was Declared By The ASEAN After Its Summit Meeting Held.
- Timor- Leste Applied For Membership Of The ASEAN In 2011.
- Initially, Timor- Leste Will Be Granted An Observer Status At A High Level ASEAN Meeting Before It Becomes A Full Member Of The ASEAN Group.
- After Admitting Cambodia In 1999, Timor Leste Would Be The 1st New Member Of The Regional Grouping In More Than 2 Decades.
- About Timor Leste:
- Capital: Dilli
- Currency: Dollar
- President: Jose Ramos-Horta
- Timor- Leste Or East Timor, A Southeast Asian NationOccupying Half The Island Of Timor, Is Ringed By Coral Reefs Teeming With Marine Life.
- The Country’s Struggles For Independence From Portugal In 1975 And Then Indonesia In 2002 Making It Asia’s Youngest Country.
- About ASEAN:
- Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) A Political And Economic Union Of 10 Member States In Southeast Asia, Which Promotes Intergovernmental Cooperation And Facilitates Economic, Political, Security, Military, Educational, And Sociocultural Integration.
- Members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, And Vietnam.
- Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
- Founded: 8 August 1967, Bangkok, Thailand
Public Service Broadcasting Day
- This Day Is Being Celebrated On 12th November Every Year To Commemorate The Only Visit Of Mahatma Gandhi To All India Radio In Delhi In 1947.
- Mahatma Gandhi On 12 November 1947 Addressed The Refugee From Pakistan, Who Had Temporarily Settled At Kurukshetra In Haryana After Partition.
- The Day Was Declared As Public Service Broadcasting Day Or (Jan Prasaran Diwas) In 2001, By Suhas Borker, Convenor, Jan Prasar.
- Mahatma Gandhi Had Decided To Visit The Studio Of All India Radio, To Deliver His Message Through Radio, As He Couldn’t Visit Refugees At Kurukshetra (Haryana).
India In ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships 2022
- Shiva Thapa Won Silver Medal (Men’s 63.5kg Category) At ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships In Amman, Jordan.
- He Lost To Uzbekistan’s Boxer Ruslan Abdullaev On 12 November 2022.
- India Finished The ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships With 12 Medals, 4 Golds, 2 Silvers And 6 Bronze.
- Player Medal Category
- Parveen Hooda Women’s 63kg Gold
- Lovlina Borgohain Women’s 75kg Gold
- Saweety Boora Women’s 81kg Gold
- Alfiya Pathan Women’s 81kg + Gold
- Shiva Thapa Men’s 63.5kg Silver
- Minakshi Women’s 52kg Silver
- Govind Sahani Men’s 48kg Bronze
- Mohammad Hussamuddin Men’s 57kg Bronze
- Sumit Men’s 75kg Bronze
- Narender Men’s 92kg + Bronze
- Preeti Dahiya Women’s 57kg Bronze
- Ankushita Boro Women’s 66kg Bronze
England To Host Kabaddi World Cup 2025 Edition
- The 4th Kabaddi World Cup Will Be Host By The West Midlands (England) In The First Quarter Of 2025 Announced By The World Kabaddi Federation (WKF).
- 1st Kabaddi World Cup Was Held In Melaka, Malaysia In 2019. Winners: Indian Team (Men’s And Women’s Title).
- England Kabaddi, Scottish Kabaddi, And The British Kabaddi League Will Organize The Proposed 4th Kabaddi World Cup 2022.
- This Will Be The 1st Time That The Kabaddi World Cup Will Be Held Outside Asia.
- 2nd Kabaddi World Cup Will Be Held In 2023 And The 3rd Is Planned In 2024.
Kerala Gets The Responsible Tourism Global Award
- STREET (Kerala’s Sustainable And Inclusive Tourism Project) Has Received The Responsible Tourism Global Award At The World Travel Mart (WTM) London In The Field Of Water Conservation Initiatives Successfully Carried Out As Part Of The Community-oriented Destination Development Plans.
- The STREET (Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic Tourism) Aims On Theme-based Street Development Approaches At Tourism Destinations To Reduce Over Concentration Of Activities At Core Centers, And Maximize The Local Community Benefit.
- Kerala Won The Award For The Commendable Work It Carried Out For ‘Conserving Water And Improving Water Security And Supply For Neighbours.
- ‘The Award Is For The Water Conservation Initiative Taken Up Under The STREET Project.
Country’s Longest River Cruise From Varanasi
- The Union Government Has Proposed To Start The World’s Longest River Cruise Between Varanasi (UP) And Dibrugarh (Assam) By January 2023.
- The Ganga Vilas, Which Will Sail From Varanasi To Dibrugarh In A Longest River Journey Of 50 Days Covering 27 River Systems And Visit Over 50 Tourist Sites Including World Heritage Sites.
- It Is Run On A PPP Model With An MoU Signed Between The Inland Waterways Authority Of India (IWAI) And Antara Luxury River Cruises And JM Baxi River Cruises.
- This Will Be The Largest River Cruise By A Single River Ship In The World And Will Put Both India And Bangladesh On The River Cruise Map Of The World.
IBSA Blind Football Women’s Asian/Oceania Championship
- Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan On 12 November 2022 Inaugurated The IBSA Blind Football Women’s Asian/Oceania Championship 2022 At Kochi, Kerala.
- The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Was Set Up In 1981 In Paris, France.
- It Is The Governing Body For The Paralympic Sports Of Goalball, Judo And Blind Football.
- Headquarters: Bonn, Germany.
- Sandro Di Girolamo Of Italy Is The Current IBSA President.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- Which Country Is Still A Part Of US Currency Monitoring List ?
- Italy
- Mexico
- Thailand
- Japan
ANSWER: D
- Who is The Current US Secretary Of The Treasury ?
- Natasha Williams
- Janet Yellen
- Alexa Cumbler
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- Who Is Switzerland’s New Friendship Ambassador ?
- Marry Kom
- Neeraj Chopra
- P.V Sindhu
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- Where Is The HQ Of International Olympic Committee?
- Lausanne
- Geneva
- Bern
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- What Is The Theme Of 17th G20 Summit In Bali ?
- Recovering Stronger, Recovering Together
- Recover Stronger, Recovering Together
- Recover Together, Recover Stronger
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Which Of The Following Country Is Not The Part Of G-20?
- Pakistan
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- Italy
ANSWER: A
- Timor- Leste Becomes The 11th Member Of Which Organization?
- G-20
- ASEAN
- BIMSTEC
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
ANSWER: C
- Public Service Broadcasting Day Is Observed On Which Day ?
- 5 November
- 13 November
- 12 November
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Which Of The Following Country Is Not A Member Of ASEAN?
- Myanmar
- Singapore
- Afghanistan
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
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