Daily Current Affairs 28th and 29th Nov 2020 | Daily GK update Quiz

Exp. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the construction of the Song Dam Drinking Water Project worth Rs 1100 crore in Dehradun, according to a press release, on 26th Nov.

This scheme, will provide 24-hour drinking water to the city of Dehradun and will give a rebirth to River Rispana. It one of the most important projects of our government. Originally built on the Song River, the dam is about 148 meters high and aims to generate power up to six megawatts.”

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 33rd PRAGATI meeting. This is PM’s 33rd interaction through PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Central and State governments.

During the meeting, projects worth of Rs 1.41 lakh crores were reviewed. These projects were taken up by DPIIT, Ministry of Railways, Power Minister and Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways.

About PRAGATI: PRAGATI is Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation. It aims to provide pro-active governance and timely implementation of projects. It was launched in 2015. It is a multi-modal and multi-purpose platform that aims to address the grievances of a common man. It also monitors and reviews projects of Government of India and also projects flagged by the State Governments.

Exp. The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar recently launched the “India Climate Change knowledge portal”. The portal will hold major information about the steps taken by the government at both National and international levels to address climate change issues.

It will act as a single point information source providing information about different climate initiatives of the government. During the launching event, the Minister said that India has achieved its pre- 2020 climate action targets.

Exp. The Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute in Bengaluru have been named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The institute was set up in 2018-19 on the campus of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Shivajinagar in the heart of Bengaluru.

Exp. Indian Railway has launched a completely digitised online Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Railway Board Chairman and CEO Vinod Kumar Yadav launched the system for railway employees and pensioners through video conferencing on November 26, 2020. The HRMS system is a high thrust project for the Indian Railways to leverage improved productivity and employee satisfaction. The move is aimed at improving the efficiency and productivity of the Indian Railway system and a step towards realizing PM Narendra Modi’s vision of transforming India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.

Exp. India and the United States have extended the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Energy agreement for another ten years. The agreement is also called the 123 agreement. India buys the nuclear material from United States based on this agreement. The extension of the agreement was signed at the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP).

There are 22 nuclear power reactors in India. Currently, 3.22% of electricity in India is generated through nuclear power.

Exp. The Defence Ministers of India and Vietnam recently discussed the collaboration in the defence industry. The discussions include training, capacity building and cooperation in United Nations Peace keeping operations. The countries reaffirmed the strong India-Vietnam Defence cooperation during the discussion.

During the discussions, the countries reaffirmed their vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to enhance self-reliance. India expressed its willingness to enhance the level of training of all the three services of Vietnam Defence Forces.

Exp. The Union Minister of External Affairs Shri S Jaishankar recently announced at the Geneva Donors conference that India is to construct the Shahtoot Dam across the Maidan river, a tributary of river Kabul in Afghanistan. The negotiations to build the dam across the river began in 2016.

In 2016, India had funded for the Salma dam across Hari river (Herat province) of Afghanistan. The dam is also called the Afghan-India Friendship Dam.

Exp. The International Air Transport Association recently announced that Shanghai is the world’s most connected city in the world. Along with Shanghai, three other cities such as Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou have emerged as the most connected cities in the world.

Earlier London was the most connected city in the world according to the International Air Transport Association.

Exp. The Indian national team have moved up a spot to 104 in the latest FIFA Rankings. The Indian team were ranked 108th in the October 2020 rankings.

Belgium continues to lead the rankings followed by France, Brazil, England, Portugal and Spain.

List of India’s Rank Different Index 2020

World Happiness Index 2020-144th

International Intellectual Property (IP) Index-40th

Global passport Index 2020-84th

Global Press Freedom Index 2020-142

Global Innovation Index 2020-48th

Global economic freedom ranking 2020-105th

Global Hunger Index 2020: 94th

Exp. The Indian national team have moved up a spot to 104 in the latest FIFA Rankings. The Indian team were ranked 108th in the October 2020 rankings.

Belgium continues to lead the rankings followed by France, Brazil, England, Portugal and Spain.

Exp. The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is annually observed on November 29. The day is also known as Solidarity Day.

Established in 1977, it marks the day in 1947 when the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution partitioning Palestine into an Arab State and a Jewish State.

Exp: President: Gianni Infantino

Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland

Exp. Secretary general: António Guterres

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 24 October 1945