Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture 15 November 2022 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Prateek Mattoo
November 15, 2022
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In today’s current affairs for 15th November 2022, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be very helpful for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 15 November 2022

Greg Barclay Re-elected As Chairman Of ICC For 2 Years

Greg Barclay (New Zealand) Unanimously Re-elected As The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman For Another 2-year Term Following The Withdrawal Of Tavengwa Mukuhlani (Zimbabwe Cricket Chairman).
He Was Originally Appointed As The ICC Chair In November 2020.
He Will Now Be In The Position Until 2024.
Barclay, An Auckland-based Commercial Lawyer, Was Previously The Chair Of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) And Was A Director Of The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2015.
In July, Barclay Publicly Expressed His Desire To Continue For A Second Term.
Jay Shah (Secretary – Board Of Control For Cricket In India) Was Elected As The Head Of ICC’s All Powerful Finance And Commercial Affairs (F&CA) Committee At The Board Meeting.
He Will Have The Responsibility Of Heading ICC’s Most Important Committee.

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PM Modi Unveiled ‘Statue of Prosperity’

PM Narendra Modi Unveiled A 108 Feet Tall Bronze Statue Of Sri Nadaprabhu Kempegowda In Bengaluru.
The ‘Statue Of Prosperity’ Is Made To Commemorate The Contribution Of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda (The Founder Of Bengaluru).
Nadaprabhu Hiriye Kempe Gowda Is Also Known As Kempe Gowda Was A Chieftain Under The Vijayanagara Empire.
He Was One Of The Most Well- educated Rulers Of All Time.
The Bengaluru Was Fortified By Him In 1537. He Erected Many Kannada Inscriptions In The Region.
The Statue Was Visualize And Sculpted By Ram V Sutar, Who Also Structured The Statue Of Unity.
The ‘Statue Of Prosperity’ Is Made With 98 Tonnes Of Bronze And 120 Tonnes Of Steel.

Sri Lanka Will Host U-19 Men’s T-20 World Cup

ICC U19 Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2024 Will Be Hosted By Sri Lanka While The 2026 Edition Will Be Staged In Zimbabwe And Namibia.
ICC On 13 November 2022, Announced Host Countries For U19 Events Between 2024 And 2027.
After The Board Meeting Of The ICC Was Held At Melbourne (Australia), The Name Of The Host Was Announced.
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 Will Be Held In Malaysia And Thailand, And The 2027 Event Will Be Jointly Hosted By Bangladesh And Nepal.
The First Ever ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Will Be Held In South Africa In January 2023.
The ICC Men’s World Cup ODI 2027 Will Be Jointly Hosted By South Africa, Zimbabwe And Namibia.

Sharath Achanta Chosen For Major Dhyan Chand Award

The National Sports Awards 2022 Was Announced by The Union Ministry Of Youth Affairs And Sports Announced On 14 November 2022.
Table Tennis Player Sharath Kamal Achanta Has Been Selected For TheCountry’s Highest Sports Award Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
The Awardees Will Receive Their Awards From The President Of India At Rashtrapati Bhavan On 30th November, 2022.
Dhyan Chand Award For Lifetime Achievement In Sports And Games 2022: Ashwini Akkunji C (Athletics), Dharamvir Singh (Hockey), B C Suresh (Kabaddi), Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics).
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award:
The Khel Ratna Is Awarded For Outstanding Performances In Sports For Over A Period Of 4 Years.
It Is The Highest Sporting Award For A Sports Person In India.
It Was Earlier Called As Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna And Its Name Was Changed To Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna In 2021.
The 1^st Sportsperson To Be Awarded Was The Chess Player Vishwanathan Anand.
Abhinav Bindra (Pistol Shooter), Who Won The First-ever Individual Gold Medal For India At The Beijing Olympics 2008, Is The Youngest Sportsperson To Win The Khel Ratna.
The Award Was Started In 1991-92.
Karnam Malleswari Was The 1^st Indian Woman To Receive The Khel Ratna In 1994-95.

Gaurav Dwivedi Appointed As Prasar Bharati CEO

On November 14, 2022, Gaurav Dwivedi (Senior IAS Officer ) Was Appointed As The Chief Executive Officer Of Public Broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
Shashi Shekhar Vempati Was The CEO Of Prasar Bharati From 2017 To 2022.
He Will Have A Tenure Of 5 Years From The Date He Assumes Charge.
Dwivedi Was The Chief Executive Officer Of Mygovindia, The Government’s Citizen Platform.
Mayank Agarwal (Doordarshan Director General) Was Given The Additional Charge Of CEO Prasar Bharati, After Vempati Completed His 5-year Term.

Natasa Pirc Becomes Slovenia’s 1^st Female President

In Slovenia, Natasa Pirc Musar Has Been Elected The Country’s 1^st Female President After Beating Her Conservative Rival Anze Logar, Former Foreign Minister In The Second Round Of Elections On November 13.
Ms. Pirak Musar Got About 54 Percent Of The Votes, While Logar Got About 46 Percent.
Pirk Musser Will Be The 1^st Woman To Serve As President After Yugoslavia Broke Up And Slovenia Became Independent In 1991.
She Will Replace President Borut Pahor, A Centrist Politician Who Has Already Served 2 Terms As President.
About Slovenia:
Capital – Ljubljana
Currency – Euro
Prime Minister – Robert Golob
Official Language – Slovene

World Diabetes Day 2022

World Diabetes Day Is Being Observed On November 14 To Raise Awareness Of Diabetes As A Global Public Health Issue And The Efforts Needed To Diagnose, Prevent And Manage It.
World Diabetes Day 2022 Theme: Access To Diabetes Education & UnderlinesThe Multi-year Theme Of ‘Access To Care.
According To The WHO, Around 422 Million People Worldwide Suffer From Diabetes And 1.5 Million People Die Each Year Due To Diabetes.
Cases Of Diabetes Are Increasing Rapidly In India, With An Estimated 8.7% Of The Population In The Age Group Of (20-70 Years) Suffering From Diabetes.
What Is Diabetes:
Insulin Is A Hormone Made By The Pancreas That Helps Glucose From Food Get Into Cells To Be Used For Energy.
Sometimes The Body Doesn’t Make Enough Insulin Or Doesn’t Use Insulin Well.
This Issue Is Called Diabetes.
Blood Glucose Is The Main Source Of Energy Which Becomes Too High In Diabetes.
World Diabetes Day History:
It Is Observed To Mark The Birthday Of Sir Frederick Banting, Who Discovered Insulin In 1922 Along With Charles Best.
World Diabetes Day Was 1^st Observed In 1991 By The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) & The World Health Organization (WHO) Regarding Awareness About Diabetes.

V Ramakrishnan Honoured UK’s Royal Order Of Merit

Venki Ramakrishnan (India-born Nobel Laureate Professor) Has Been Awarded The Prestigious Order Of Merit By Britain’s King Charles III For His Distinguished Service To Science.
The Molecular Biologist Is Among 6 Appointments Made To The Historic Order By The Late Queen Elizabeth II Before Her Death In September And The First To Be Appointed By Charles.
Venki Ramkrishnan Was Born In Chidambaram In Tamil Nadu And Studied Biology In The US Before Moving To The UK.
He Received The Nobel Prize In Chemistry In 2009 For His Work On Ribosomal Structure And Was Knighted By The Queen In 2012.
The Order Of Merit, Founded In 1902 By King Edward VII, Is Conferred On Individuals Of Exceptional Distinction In The Armed Forces, Science, Arts, And Literature, Or For The Promotion Of Culture Based On The Personal Choice Of The Monarch.