PRAVAHINI MONTHLY COMPENDIUM NOVEMBER 2020 PRAVAHINI MONTHLY COMPENDIUM NOVEMBER 2020 PREFACE It gives us great pleasure to release the first edition of the PRAVAHINI (Monthly e- Compendium & Weekly e-Periodicals of Current Affairs). The magazine‘s members have shown considerable cooperation as well as devotion. We at www.successmantra.in work tirelessly to create this magazine and bring it to you with a great sense of gratitude. The PRAVAHINI October-2020 eBook covers the current events that happened in the month of October. Current Affairs is a crucial component of any competitive exams including CLAT, AILET, DU-LLB, HM, CAT, IAS, PCS, SSC, Banking, MBA and various other competitive examinations. Current Affairs play the bigger role in many competitive and government exams. It holds the power of making or breaking your chance of success. Therefore, the candidates should cover the Current Affairs thoroughly and smartly. The PRAVAHINI October-2020 eBook is divided into different sections keeping in mind the need of various exams. The sections covered namely International, National, Economy, Ecology and Environment, Science & Technology, Legal Affairs, Sports, States News Makers and few others. We would also be pleased to receive any suggestion that could assist us with the upcoming editions. Success mantra (GTB Nagar, Delhi) Website: www.successmantra.in Mail Id: [email protected] MONTHLY COMPENDIUM OCTOBER PRAVAHINI MONTHLY COMPENDIUM NOVEMBER 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. National Affairs II. International Affairs III. Economic Affairs IV. Appointments V. Awards And Honors VI. Important Dates & Sports VII. Reports And Indexes VIII. Obituaries IX. Science & Technology X. Legal Affairs PRAVAHINI MONTHLY COMPENDIUM NOVEMBER 2020 NOTIONAL AFFAIRS PM MODI LAUNCHES COUNTRY'S FIRST Commission (UPSC) and selects candidates for state SEAPLANE SERVICE civil and other allied services for the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the UPSC headquartered at New Delhi. country‘s first seaplane Pradeep Kumar Joshi is the Chairman of UPSC. service between the Statue of Unity near PANNA TIGER RESERVE INCLUDED IN LIST OF Kevadiya in Gujarat‘s UNESCO Narmada district and In Madhya Pradesh, the Panna Tiger Reserve has been Sabarmati Riverfront in included in the ‗World Network of Biosphere Reserves‘ Ahmedabad. list of the UNESCO. The 19-seater seaplane will be managed by private This is the 12th biosphere airline SpiceJet. The service will cover the 200km reserve from India to be distance between Sabarmati and Kevadia, in just 45 included in the ‗World minutes by flight. Network of Biosphere Reserves‘, and third from There will be four flights a day between Ahmedabad Madhya Pradesh, after and Kevadia on each side, which means four arrivals Pachmarhi and and four departures. Amarkantak. PM MODI INAUGURATED 'AROGYA VAN' IN Currently, Panna Tiger Reserve is home to 54 tigers. GUJARAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves ‗Arogya Van‘ in the Narmada district of Gujarat. (WNBR) covers internationally designated protected areas (known as biosphere reserves) that demonstrate a PM Modi along with balanced relationship between people and nature (like this also inaugurated encourage sustainable development). Arogya Kutir, Ekta Mall, and Children MALABAR NAVAL EXERCISE 2020 Nutrition Park. The Navies of India, the US, Japan and Australia began the four-day-long phase first of the Malabar naval Arogya Van is set up exercise in the Bay of Bengal. on 17 acres of land in Kevadia for spreading awareness on Yoga, Ayurveda This is the first time that and Meditation. It features around 380 species of plants the member nations of the and trees with rich medicinal values. Quad or Quadrilateral Coalition are participating ASSAM: FIRST TO ADD 'TRANSGENDER' IN CIVIL in the exercise together SERVICES after 2007 (Quad member Assam has become the first nations are India, the US, state in the country to add a Japan and Australia). ‗transgender‘ option in the gender category of the civil The Malabar exercise started in 1992 as a bilateral drill service examination form. between the Indian Navy and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean. Japan became a permanent member of The examination is similar to the exercise in 2015. Australia was recently added to the the civil services exercise in 2020. examinations conducted by Union Public Service PRAVAHINI MONTHLY COMPENDIUM NOVEMBER 2020 NMCG ORGANIZED 'GANGA UTSAV' 2020 Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh. Ganga Utsav-2020 has been organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) jointly with the SHIPPING MINISTRY TO BE RENAMED: PM MODI Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Ministry of Shipping is being expanded and renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and The three-day-long Waterways. Ganga Utsav-2020 has been organized from 02 This information was given to 04 November 2020, by Prime Minister virtually amidst Narendra Modi during a COVID-19 precautions. launch event of Ro-Pax terminal at Hazira. The 2020 edition marks the 12th anniversary of Ganga being accorded the PM Modi was flagging off the Ro-Pax ferry service status of National River, on 4th November 2008. between Hazira and Ghogha in Gujarat, which will reduce the 370-km road distance between the two places Minister of Jal Shakti: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. to 90-km by sea route. BILATERAL SUMMIT BETWEEN INDIA AND Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of Shipping: ITALY 2020 Mansukh L. Mandaviya. The Bilateral Summit between India and Italy was held virtually on 6th November 2020. AIM-SIRIUS INNOVATION PROGRAMME 3.0 The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a flagship The Summit was attended by the Indian Prime Minister initiative by the NITI Aayog, and Russia‘s Sirius Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Italy Prof. (Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Giuseppe Conte. Station) have jointly launched ‗AIM–Sirius Innovation Programme 3.0‘. The two leaders reviewed the broad framework of AIM–Sirius Innovation the bilateral relationship Programme 3.0 is a 14- and reaffirmed their day virtual programme commitment to for Indian and Russian strengthen cooperation schoolchildren. against common global challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the first Indo-Russian bilateral youth innovation initiative, which seeks to develop technological Incumbent President of Italy: Sergio Mattarella. solutions, both web-based and mobile-based, for the two Incumbent Prime Minister of Italy: Giuseppe Conte. countries. 'SAGAR KAVACH CONDUCTED BY ODISHA & The areas include culture, distance education, applied WEST BENGAL cognitive science, health and well-being, sports, fitness, A two-day joint coastal security exercise, ―Sagar and games training, chemistry, artificial intelligence, Kavach‖ was launched at Paradip Coast, Odisha. and digital financial assets. The exercise is being carried out by a joint effort of the ASSAM TEZPUR LITCHI GETS GI TAG state of Odisha and West Bengal governments. The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority The main purpose of the (APEDA) has announced exercise is to carry out the that Assam‘s Tezpur exercise on the coast of Litchi has been given the Paradip this year, just like Geographical Indication every year after the 26/11 (GI) tag. Mumbai attacks. PRAVAHINI MONTHLY COMPENDIUM NOVEMBER 2020 Though the litchis name in the GI tag list is there since S. JAISHANKAR AT 15TH EAST ASIA SUMMIT 2015. The application for GI tagging was made on 28th 2020 August 2013 by North Eastern Regional Agricultural The External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar has Marketing Corporation Ltd (NERAMAC). represented India at the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) on behalf of PM Modi. A Geographical Indication is used on a product of specific geographical origin that attains its uniqueness The Summit was chaired or reputation because of its place of origin. by the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan INDIAN NAVY LAUNCHES SUB-MARINE VAGIR Phuc because Vietnam is The Indian Navy has ASEAN Chair in 2020. launched the fifth Scorpene submarine Jaishankar underlined the key role played by the East ―Vagir‖ at Mazagon Asia Summit (EAS) as a leading mechanism of the Dock of south Indo-Pacific region and reiterated India‘s support to Mumbai. make it stronger and more responsive. The submarine is capable of taking missions such as The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a regional forum whose anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, mine Membership expanded to 18 countries including laying, intelligence gathering and area surveillance. Russia and the United States at the Sixth EAS in 2011. ―Vagir‖ is a part of six Kalvari class submarines that is PM UNVEILED 'STATUE OF PEACE' IN being built in India. These submarines were designed by RAJASTHAN the French Navy and an energy company DCNS. Vagir PM unveils ‗Statue of Peace‘ to mark 151st Birth has been named after Sand Fish. It is a deep-sea Anniversary celebrations of Jainacharya Shree Vijay predator in the Indian Ocean. Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj. The first a qVagir was commissioned in 1973. The Mentioning the educational institutions established by first Vagir submarine was from Russia. the Jainacharya, the Prime Minister praised his efforts to make the country AatmaNirbhar in the field of FIRST INDIA & LUXEMBOURG VIRTUAL SUMMIT education. HELD The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and the Shri Vijay Vallabh Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Surishwer Ji Maharaj. Xavier Bettel, held the first-ever India-Luxembourg