Category: All Current Affairs

NGT bans sale and use of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR

November 9, 2020

• The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has enforced a total ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region from 9 November to 30 November.
• The ban will be applicable in cities and towns where the air condition is in the “poor” category.

Filmmaker Sudarshan Rattan passes away

November 9, 2020

• Bollywood filmmaker Sudarshan Rattan passed away due to COVID-19. He was identified for his 1986 film Manav Hatya, starring Madhuri Dixit and Shekhar Suman.

National Legal Services Day: 09 November

November 9, 2020

• In India, 09 November is observed as “National Legal Services Day” annually by all Legal Services Authorities, to celebrate the enactment of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.

Ex-SPG officer writes novel “Rasaathi” on transgenders

November 9, 2020

• Ex-SPG officer, Sasindran Kallinkeel’s has written a novel titled “Rasaathi: The Other Side of a Transgender”.
• The main character in the novel, released by BookMitra, is a transgender named Rasaathi born in a well-to-do family in South India.

Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to UN advisory committee

November 9, 2020

• Indian diplomat, Vidisha Maitra has been elected to the UN’s Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ).

Joe Biden becomes the president of US

November 8, 2020

• Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has defeated Donald Trump to come up the 46th U.S. president. Biden will become the oldest president-elect in USA history and the first to oust a sitting commander-in-chief after one term since Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush in 1992.

PM Modi: Shipping ministry to be renamed

November 8, 2020

• The Ministry of Shipping is being extended and renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
• This information was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 November 2020, during a launch event of Ro-Pax terminal at Hazira and releasing the Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira and Ghogha in Gujarat, which will reduce the 370-km road distance between the two places to 90-km by sea route.

West Indies Great Michael Holding appointed MCC Foundation Patron

November 8, 2020

• Former West Indies fast bowler, Michael Holding has been selected as a new patron of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Foundation.
• The 66-year-old Holding is a strong advocate for equality in cricket and the wider community.

Vidya Balan’s short film ‘Natkhat’ eligible for Oscar nomination

November 8, 2020

• The Indian film ‘Natkhat’, starring and co-produced by Vidya Balan, has got the top prize at the third edition of Best Of India Short Film Festival 2020.
• By winning the festival, the film has become fit for the 2021 Oscar qualification.

International Day of Radiology: 08 November

November 8, 2020

• International Day of Radiology is celebrated globally on 8th November annually.
• The motto of International Day of Radiology 2020: ‘Radiologists and radiographers supporting patients during COVID-19’.