Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture 20-21 November 2022 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Prateek Mattoo
November 21, 2022
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In current affairs for 20-21st 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 20 – 21 November 2022

Uttarakhand High Court To Be Shifted To Haldwani

The Uttarakhand High Court Will Be Shifted To Haldwani From Nainital.
Under The Chairmanship Of CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, This Decision Was Taken In A Cabinet Meeting Held In Dehradun.
Strict Amendments Have Also Been Decided In The Conversion Law By Uttarakhand Cabinet.
Forced Conversion Will Now Be A Cognizable Offence With a Provision Of 10 Years Of Punishment Under The New Law.
45-acre Area Has Been Handed Over To The State Government Near Haldwani By The Centre For The High Court For Its Possible Use To Benefit The People Of The Area.
About Uttarakhand:
Capitals: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer)
Founded: 9 November 2000
Governor: Gurmit Singh
Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami

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Arun Kumar Singh To Be Next Chief Of ONGC

Former Chairman Of BPCL Arun Kumar Singh Will Be The New Chairman Of Oil And Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
He Retired From BPCL And Was Already Selected To Head The Petroleum And Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).
He Was Chosen By A Search-cum-selection Committee, Constituted By The Oil Ministry.

Arunachal’s 1^st Greenfield Airport Donyi Polo Airport

The Donyi Polo Airport (Itanagar), The 1^st Greenfield Airport In Arunachal Pradesh Was Inaugurated By Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Dedicated The 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station To The Nation.
Northeast India Will Now Have 16 Airports.
Sun (‘Donyi’) And The Moon (‘Polo’) Name Of The Airport Reflects The Traditions And Rich Cultural Heritage Of Arunachal Pradesh.
In 2019, The Foundation Stone For This Airport Was Laid By The PM.
It Has Been Covered Over 690 Acres Area, At The Cost Of More Than Rs 640 Crore.
The Terminal Of The Airport Is A Modern Building, Which Promotes Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy And The Recycling Of Resources.
This Airport Will Be The 3^rd Operational Airport In Arunachal Pradesh And The 1^st In Itanagar.
This State Currently Has 2 Airports, Pasighat And The Tezu.
Kameng Hydro Power Station:
PM Modi Dedicated This Power Station Which Has Been Developed At A Cost Of More Than Rs 8,450 Crore And The Project Aims To Turn Arunachal Pradesh Into A Power Surplus State.
Regarding Green Energy Initiatives, The Project Is In Line With India’s Commitment.

Max Verstappen Wins Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix

Max Verstappen (Red Bull Team) Formula 1 World Champion Won The Season Ending F1 Abu Dhabi Race Held In Abu Dhabi, UAE.
He Won His First F1 World Championship Title In 2021.
He Also Ended The 2022 Season As The World F1 Champion.
This Was His 15th Title Of The 2022 Season.
He Holds The Record For Winning A Maximum 15 Races In A Single Season.
He Broke The Previous Record Of 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher (2004 Season) 13 Race Victories In A Season And 4-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel (2013 Season).
Verstappen Holds The Record For Being The Youngest Points-scorer And Youngest Race Winner In F1.
Max Verstappen (25 Year Old) Belongs To Holland Created A Number Of Records In The History Of F1.
Formula One (F1):
It Is Organised By Federation Of International Automobiles.
Series Of Motor Car Races, Known As The Grands Prix Comes Under F1 World Championship.
The Most F1 World Championships Titles Record Held By Michael Schumacher And Lewis Hamilton, Both Having Won The Title On 7 Occasions.

1^st Indian Women To Win At Asian Cup Table Tennis

Manika Batra Became The 1^st Indian Women Player To Win A Medal At The Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament By Defeating Hina Hayata Of Japan (World No. 6 ) In The Women’s Singles Bronze Medal Match In Bangkok (Thailand).
Now She Is The 2^nd Indian Player To Win A Medal At The Asia Cup Table Tennis.
The Competition Was Organised By The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) And Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) In Bangkok, Thailand.
Chetan Baboor Won Silver In 1997 And Bronze In 2000.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, India’s Top-ranked Men’s Singles Player And India’s National Champion Sharath Kamal Were Eliminated In The Opening Round Of Men’s Singles.

Carlos Alcaraz – The Youngest World No. 1 ATP Player

Carlos Alcaraz Has Become The Youngest Year-end ATP (Association of Tennis Professional ) World Number 1, Making Him The 1^st Teenager To Achieve This Position.
Before This 19-year-old Star, The Youngest Year-end ATP World Number 1 Was Lleyton Hewitt Of Australia.
This Year He Became The 2^nd Youngest Male Player To Win The US Open Grand Slam Title After Pete Sampras.
He Becomes The 1^st Player Outside Of The Big 4 Of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray And Rafael Nadal To Top The Final Rankings Since Andy Roddick In 2003.

Arun Goel As The Election Commissioner Of India

President Droupadi Murmu Appointed Retired IAS Officer Arun Goel As The Election Commissioner.
He Belongs To Punjab Cadre Of The 1985 Batch, Will Join Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar And Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey In The Panel.
Election Commission of India:
It Was Constituted By The Government Of India On 25 January 1950 Under Article 324 Of The Constitution.
The Body Administers Elections To The Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, Legislative Councils In India And The Offices Of The President And Vice President In The Country.
Article 324 Gives The President Power To Appoint Members To The Election Commission.
Initially The Election Commission Was A 1 Member Body With The Chief Election Commissioner Post, On 16 October 1989 President Appointed 2 New Members Making It A Multi Member Body For The 1^st Time.
It Was Again A Single Member Body On 1 January 1990 Issued By The President.
It Was Made A Multi Member Body On 1 October 1993 As The President Appointed 2 New Members.
The Election Commission Members Hold Office: Six Years Or Up To 65 Years Of Age (Whichever Is Earlier).
Goel Would Become The Chief Election Commissioner In 2025.
Goel Will Resign From Office In December 2027 On Attaining The Age Of 65 Years.

New Ambassador of India to Comoros

President Bandaru Wilsonbabu, Indian Foreign Service (2004), Has Been Appointed As The Next Ambassador Of India To The Union Of The Comoros.
The Comoros Is An Independent Country Made Up Of 3 Islands In Southeastern Africa.
Presently He Is The Ambassador Of India To The Republic Of Madagascar.
Comoros: Study Map
It Is A Volcanic Archipelago Off Africa’s East Coast, In The Indian Ocean Waters Of The Mozambique Channel.
Official Languages: Comorian, French, Arabic
President: Azali Assoumani
Capital: Moroni
Currency: Comorian Franc

India Wins Excellence In Family Planning Leadership

India Is The Only Country Who Got Leadership In Family Planning (EXCELL) Awards-2022 In The ‘Country Category’ At International Conference On Family Planning Held In Pattaya City, Thailand.
India Made Progress By Adopting Modern Contraceptive Methods, Which Helped Couples Make Regarding Family Planning.
International Conference on Family Planning:
It Delivers As A Strategy For Family Planning And Reproductive Health Worldwide.
It Is World’s Largest Scientific Conference On Family Planning And Reproductive Health.
The Last Conference Was Held In 2018 At Kigali, Rwanda.
The First Conference Was Held In Kampala, Uganda, In 2009.

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