13 November 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 13th November
Important Current Affairs 13th November 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 13th November about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 13th November 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 13th November – National News
1. ‘Eat Right Station’ awards Bhopal Railway Station a 4-star rating.
◉ Bhopal Railway Station has received a 4-star “Eat Right Station” certification from the Cuisine Safety and Standard Association of India (FSSAI) for serving “high-quality, healthy food to passengers.”
◉ After being rated on a scale of 1 to 5 for food storage and hygiene practices by an FSSAI-appointed third-party audit agency, railroad stations are given the certificate.
◉ In September 2021, Chandigarh Railway Station became the fifth railway station in India to be certified as an “Eat Right Station” with a 5-star rating.
2. South India’s first Vande Bharat Express train is flagged off by the PM.
◉ The Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express has departed from Bengaluru’s Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
◉ This is the first Vande Bharat Express in south India and the sixth overall.
◉ It would improve communication between Chennai, a major industrial hub, Bengaluru, a tech and startup cluster, and Mysuru, a well-known tourism destination.
◉ At the KSR train station, PM Modi also flagged off the Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan Train.
3. India and Cambodia agreed to cooperate in the fields of culture, biodiversity, and health.
◉ Hun Sen, the prime minister of Cambodia, and vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar have exchanged four Memorandums of Understanding in the fields of health, wildlife, and culture.
◉ One of these was in the area of health and medicine and involved the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare of India and Cambodia.
◉ Regarding the reintroduction of tigers in Cambodia, the second MoU was signed.
◉ The third Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of research, development, and use of technology for digital documentation of cultural heritage was signed by IIT Jodhpur and the Institute of Technology Cambodia.
4. A 108-foot statue was unveiled by PM Modi in Bengaluru.
◉ In Bengaluru, Sri Nadaprabhu Kempegowda features a 108-foot-tall bronze statue that was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
◉ To honor the contributions of Bengaluru’s founder, Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, the “Statue of Prosperity” was erected.
◉ 98 tonnes of bronze and 120 tonnes of steel were used to create this statue, which was conceptualized and sculpted by Ram V Sutar, who is also known for the Statue of Unity.
5. The Green Energy Open Access Portal was launched by R K Singh.
◉ To increase the country’s use of renewable energy, Union Power Minister RK Singh has introduced the Green Energy Open Access platform.
◉ The portal will make it possible for electricity users with sanctioned loads of 100 kW or more to obtain renewable energy.
◉ Under the new system, any consumer with a sanctioned load of at least 100 kW can obtain renewable energy from any renewable energy generating plant set up by himself or by any developer through an open access portal.
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Banking
6. India’s growth prediction for 2022 is decreased by Moody’s to 7% from 7.7%.
◉ Worldwide rating agency India’s economic growth is expected to expand by only 7% in 2022, down from an earlier projection of 7.7% by Moody’s Investors Service.
◉ Reason: Because of the environment’s tightening monetary policy, the monsoon’s uneven distribution, increasing inflation, and the world’s declining economic development.
◉ India’s growth projections for 2022 have been lowered by Moody’s Investors Service twice in as many months.
◉ It had decreased the projected growth rate for 2022 from 8.8% in May to 7.7% in September.
Appointments News
7. Re-election of Greg Barclay as ICC Chairman for a two-year term
◉ Greg Barclay has been unanimously elected to serve a second two-year term as the Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC) by the ICC board.
◉ In November 2020, Barclay received his initial appointment as the ICC Chair.
◉ He served as a director for the 2015 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and previously served as the chair of New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
Awards
8. Indian-origin recipient of the UK’s royal Order of Merit Venki Ramakrishnan received the Nobel Prize Professor Venki Ramakrishnan, a Nobel Prize winner, has received the prestigious Order of Merit from Britain’s King Charles III in honor of his outstanding contributions to science.
◉ For his research on the ribosomal structure, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009, and the Queen knighted him in 2012.
◉ From November 2015 until November 2020, he served in the Royal Society of the United Kingdom’s president.
Sports
9. In the T20 World Cup 2022, England defeats Pakistan.
◉ At the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, England defeated Pakistan by a margin of five wickets to claim the T20 World Cup 2022 championship.
◉ In the championship game of the T20 World Cup 2022, Ben Stokes led England to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan with an unbeaten 52 from 49 balls.
◉ Sam Curran was selected as both the player of the game and the tournament (3 wickets for just 12 runs) (12 wickets in six matches).
Important Days
10. It’s World Pneumonia Day on November 12.
◉ The 12th of November is designated as World Pneumonia Day each year.
◉ Objective: To increase public knowledge of the disease’s implications and problems.
◉ Championing the fight against pneumonia is the theme for 2022.
11. Public Service Broadcasting Day is on November 12.
◉ Every year on November 12th, Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed to honor Mahatma Gandhi’s lone visit to All India Radio in Delhi in 1947.
◉ The displaced people who had temporarily relocated to Kurukshetra in Haryana following partition were addressed by the Father of the Nation.
12. World Kindness Day is on November 13th.
◉ Every year on November 13, people around the world observe World Kindness Day to honor deeds of humanity, compassion, and kindness.
◉ The World Kindness Movement organized the first conference in Tokyo, Japan, with the goal of uniting organizations that share similar beliefs about how everyone should practice kindness because it is an act of compassion.
◉ The inaugural World Kindness Day was the result of this campaign. The World Kindness Movement held its inaugural conference in Tokyo, Japan, in 1997.
Obituary
13. RL Kashyap, a well-known mathematician, passed away.
◉ The famous mathematician and outstanding scholar Shri RL Kashyap, recipient of the Padma Shri Award, passed away.
◉ About 25,000 Sanskrit mantras were translated into English by RL Kashyap.
Because of his significant contributions to the realms of science and technology, Kashyap has won numerous international honours. In addition, Kashyap published more than 250 scholarly publications.
◉ For thirty years, RL Kashyap was a professor in Purdue University’s Department of Electrical and Computers.
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