Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (Nov 08th to 15th Nov 2021)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Nov 08th to Nov 15th 2021. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2021 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• The World Urbanism Day, often known as “World Town Planning Day” is celebrated on 8 November globally, to recognize and promote the role of planning in creating livable communities.
• International Day of Radiology is observed globally on 8th November every year. The theme for 2021 is ‘Interventional Radiology – Active care for the patient’
• The National Legal Services Day is observed on November 9 annually in India.
• World Science Day for Peace and Development is marked and observed every year on November 10.
• The National Education Day is being celebrated on November 11 to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
• World Pneumonia Day is observed across the world on November 12 every year to raise awareness, promote prevention and treatment and produce action to combat the disease.
• Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated every year on November 12 as the remembrance of the first and only visit of Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947.
• World Kindness Day is celebrated on 13 November and this day provides us an opportunity to reflect and follow the most important and one of the unique human principles.

• World Diabetes Day is observed on 14th November every year. The theme for World Diabetes Day 2021-23: “Access to Diabetes Care”.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• President Ram Nath Kovind has given the National Sports Awards 2021 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award willbe given to 12 sportspersons.
• Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep S. Puri has unveiled the statue of Rani Lakshmi Bai at the Maharani Lakshmi Bai college for Women, Bhiwani Rohilla in Hisar (Haryana) through video conferencing.
• A national interactive webinar for the media has organised by the Union Health Ministry to further strengthen awareness about the month-long Har GharDastak campaign.
• The 6th Edition of Indo French Joint Military Exercise- EX SHAKTI 2021 is being conducted from 15 to 26 November 2021 in Frejus, France.
• The 45th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair will be held at the Central Park ground from 31st January to 13th February 2022.
• Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemical and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya, the hidden art and craft across the country are being recognised through platforms like “HunarHaat” andit iscarrying forward the Prime minister’s message of “Vocal for Local” to fulfil his vision of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”. 
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched two innovative customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India. The two initiatives, namely, the RBI Retail Direct Scheme and the Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme was virtually launched in presence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
• Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharanwill be on a five day official visit to Uganda and Rwanda. 
• The committed price support of over 17,408 crore rupees to the Cotton Corporation of India got Cabinet noded.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has inaugurated the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2021 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. 
• Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar has released the Training Modules of Central Sector Scheme at a function in New Delhi.
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D), Ministry of Defence, Israel have entered into a Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA) to promote innovation and accelerated research and development in start-ups and MSMEs for the development of dual-use technologies. The agreement was signed in New Delhi.
• NITI Aayog has announced the top five most improvedaspirational districts in the education sector for the month of September. 
• UNESCO has included Srinagar city of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in its coveted list of Creative Cities Network (UCCN). 
• Centre has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 for enhanced protection of Consumer Rights.
• Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyalhas launched the 3rd edition of the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) report, 2021.
• The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), under the Ministry of Communications, has formed a technology innovation group on the Sixth Generation (6G), to take lead in the development of 6G Technology globally.
• The annual ‘Ganga Utsav 2021-The River Festival’ was organized virtually on November 1-3 by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to mark the anniversary of the announcement of River Ganga as the ‘National River’ i.e., November 4th.
• As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has launched Citizens’ Tele Law Mobile App and felicitated frontline functionaries at a function in New Delhi.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

• The 11th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group meeting between India and the United States was held virtually.
• On Nov 10, 2021, The United States of America became the 101st member country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
• Beating the Heat: Sustainable Urban Cooling Handbook report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) indicates that cities will be the hotspots, if global warming continues.
• The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) unveiled a £5 coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Diwali.
• During the ongoing 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, aka COP26 (Conference of Parties) in Glasgow, Scotland, a report titled ‘The Adaptation Gap Report 2021: The Gathering Storm’ by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was released. 
• Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is leading a three-day official and business delegation to UAE to attend the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference ADIPEC.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing the Southern Zonal Council meeting at Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
• An Indian army cycling team arrived at Benapole, Bangladesh to start a joint cycling rally of Indian and Bangladeshi armies between Nov. 15-24 covering Jessore to Kolkata.
• The biggest-ever Dubai Airshow began at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai World Central, with more than 1,200 exhibitors taking part in the five-day show.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• The Ministry of Jal Shakti has informed that 735 Schemes related to Drinking Water Supply in Uttar Pradesh have been approved.
• The Odisha government has launchedRakshak, a road safety initiative to save precious lives.
• UNESCO has included Srinagar city of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in its coveted list of Creative Cities Network (UCCN). 
• Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the 24th edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021 being organised by the Department of Electronics, IT & BT of the Government of Karnataka jointly with Software Technology Parks of India, from November 17-19.
• Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and MoS for Earth Sciences, Science & Technology as well as Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh has inaugurated DBT – APSCS&T Centre of Excellence for Bioresources and Sustainable Development and Rural Technology Demonstration Centre at Kimin in Papum Pare District of Arunachal Pradesh.
• In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Army has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Kashmir enabling the soldiers posted in J&K to seek admission in variouscourses.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND ECONOMY

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched two customer-centric initiatives of the RBI with a view to provide opportunities to retail investors to participate in the government securities market and contribute towards nation-building.
• The Reserve Bank of India has removed restrictions, with immediate effect, imposed on Diners Club International regarding on-boarding of fresh domestic customers onto its card network.
• Reserve Bank of India has announced its first global hackathon ‘HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for Transformation’ with the theme ‘smarter digital payments’. Registration for the hackathon starts from November 15.
• The RBI has imposed several restrictions on Maharashtra-based Babaji Date MahilaSahakari Bank, including capping withdrawals at 5,000 rupees for customers, amid deterioration in the lender’s financial position.
• Children-focussed fintech, Junio, has launched a smart multipurpose card for pre-teens and teenagers on theRuPay platform.
• IBM has announced that it had launched a client innovation centre (CIC) in Mysuru, Karnataka. 
• Tata Motors has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Equitas SFB, to bring financial solutions to its customers.
• In November 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed Bandhan Bank, a scheduled private bank, as an “Agency Bank” for undertaking government business.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSSINESS NEWS

• India’s retail inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index or CPI, rose mildly in October to48% year-on-year from 4.35% in September due to an uptick in food prices.
• Country’s Index of Industrial Production, or IIP, grew 3.1% in In August, Industrial production had jumped 11.9 percent.
• India Post Payments Bank has entered into a tie-up with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company to enable customers, particularly from weaker sections and living in unbanked and underserved areas, to become financially secure and empowered.
• Oil companies of India will set up 22 thousand Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations on a mission mode in prominent cities and along national highways across the country.
• Facebook has launched the ‘Grow Your Business Hub’ at the Grow Your Business summit, to help micro, small, and medium businesses to find relevant information, tools, and resources curated to cater to their business goals based on their growth journey.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATION

• Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced the appointment of AshuSuyash as an Independent Director on its Board
• Games24x7 fantasy cricket platform ‘My11Circle’ announced Indian Cricketer Mohammad Siraj as its new brand ambassador.
• Standard Chartered Securities (India) Limited (SCSI) has named Rajeev Srivastava as the new chief executive officer.
• The Special Director of the Intelligence Office, Sheel Vardhan Singh, has been appointed the new Director-General of the CISF, while the Director of the National Police Academy, Atul Karwal, has been appointed Director-General of the NDRF.
• Morinari Watanabe from Japan has been re-elected as the president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for a period of three years.
• Anita Anand (54 years), an Indian-origin Canadian has been sworn in as the 43rd Defence Minister of Canada replacing Harjit Sajjan, who has been appointed as the Minister of International Development Agency.
• The Government has appointed Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar as the next Chief of the Naval Staff. 
• Edtech decacorn Byju’s has announced the appointment of Anil Goel as President – Technology.
• The Centre has brought an ordinance to extend the tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) directors up to 5 years.
• Satya Narayan Pradhan has been appointed as the Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on a deputation basis till the date of his superannuation on August 31, 2024, or until further orders.
• Amway India, an FMCG company, has appointed Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador.
• Spanish-German actor Daniel Bruhlhas been named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme WFP

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• The National Company Law Tribunal has approved state-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd’s acquisition of bankrupt Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services’ 26 percent stake in ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC).

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPS & SERVICES

• Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, announced the launch of eGCA, an e-governance platform for Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

CURRENT AFFAIRS : MOU & AGREEMENTS

• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) extended their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the cooperation between the two organisations in fighting corruption and crime in sport.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOUR

• South African author Damon Galgut has won the prestigious Booker Prize 2021 for fiction for his novel ‘The Promise’. 

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

• On Nov 09, 2021, The fourth submarine of the Project – 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Indian Navy.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• On November 10, 2021, NASA and the Elon Musk-owned private rocket company SpaceX launched Crew 3 mission.
• The private companies in Australia and Canada, in conjunction with the University of Technology Sydney, may see Australian technology hunting water on the Moon as soon as mid-2024.
• On Nov 11, 2021, South Korea demonstrated a system for controlling urban air mobility vehicles (UAM), which will serve as taxis between major airports and downtown Seoul as soon as 2025, cutting travel time by two-thirds.
• The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully launched its fifth Epsilon solid-fuel rocket carrying nine small satellites.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPS & SERVICES

• On Nov 10, 2021, The Central government launched ‘E-Amrit’, a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing COP26 Summit in the United Kingdom’s Glasgow.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : RANKING & INDEX

• On Nov 07, 2021, The inaugural Global Drug Policy Index, released by the Harm Reduction Consortium.
• Gujarat ( similar to the previous two rankings in 2018 and 2019 ) has retained the top place in Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index for 2021 among 21 states.
• India has been placed at 10th spot with a score of 69.22 in the global Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BOOKS & AUTHORS

• A New Book Titled Nehru: The Debates that Defined India Co-authored by Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.
• Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar released a book titled ‘FORCE IN STATECRAFT’, an edited volume by Commandant of National Defence College (NDC) Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury and President’s Chair of Excellence at NDC Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Arjun Subramaniam (Retd) in New Delhi on November 13, 2021.
• A book titled “Sunrise over Ayodhya” authored by Salman Khurshid has been released.
• A book titled “Nehru: The Debates that Defined India” is co-authored by Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SPORTS NEWS

• World number one Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won a sixth Paris title and record 37th Masters crown after beating Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
• India’s first Physical National Yogasana Championship will be held at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from November 11-13., 2021.
• Kolkata based International Master Mitrabha Guha has become the 72nd Grandmaster of India after completing the requirement by securing his third and final GM norm at GM Third Saturday Mix 220 – Novi Sad, Serbia.
• The Bangla version of the book ‘Operation X’ about the naval commando operation jointly launched by the Indian Navy and the Mukti Bahini of Bangladesh was launched in Dhaka.
• Aseem Chawla announced the release of his new book titled ‘Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns – An Imperfect, Yet Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape’.
• The Women’s cricket tournament will make its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England
• India won five medals, including two Gold, two Silver and one Bronze at the inaugural ISSF President’s Cup held at the Wroclaw in Poland.
• Indian wrestlers secured five medals at the U23 World Wrestling Championships 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia.
• Nov 07, 2021, Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) won the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix held at the  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the winners of the Player of the Month for October.
• On Nov 07, 2021, In Table Tennis, Indian duo Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath clinched the women’s doubles title in the WTT Contender tournament in Lasko, Slovenia.
• West Indies star all-rounder Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from international cricket after the conclusion of West Indies’ T20 World Cup campaign.
• Nagpur-based teenager Sankalp Gupta becomes the 71st Grandmaster of India by scoring 6.5 points and finishing second in the GM Ask 3 round-robin event in Arandjelovac, Serbia.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : OBITUARIES

• Former Vice President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Anand Shankar Pandya Passed away.
• On Nov 11, 2021, The former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country FW de Klerk passed away.
• On Nov 09, 2021, Eminent academician and psychologist Koneru Ramakrishna Rao Passed away.
• Eminent historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant MoreshwarPurandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, passed away aged 99.

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