November 2024: Jharkhand Foundation Day & Booker Prize

3rd Week of November 2024 (15 to 21)

• Jharkhand celebrates its foundation day on November 15.
• The state was carved out of Bihar in 2000 following the Bihar Reorganization Act.
• The date coincides with the birth anniversary of tribal leader Birsa Munda, also known as Bhagwan Birsa or 'Dharti Abba'.
• Samantha Harvey, is a British author, won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel "Orbital".
• "Orbital" explores Earth from the perspective of six astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
• Harvey was named the first woman to win the award since 2019, she was honored at London's Old Billingsgate and received £50,000.
• The Booker Prize is open to works of fiction written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland, Crankstart sponsors the Booker Prize.
• Berlin hosted the World Health Summit (WHS) 2024.
• The theme for WHS 2024 was "Building Trust for a Healthier World".
• WHS 2024 set the agenda for better health and well-being.
• The 4th edition of the 'Pan-India' Coastal Defence Exercise 'Sea Vigil-24' will occur on November 20 & 21, 2024.
• The exercise involves 6 Ministries and 21 Organizations/agencies.
• "Sea Vigil" was conceptualized in 2018 to enhance Coastal Defence after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
• Gen Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff, chaired the 35th Tri-services Commanders' Conference (TSTCC) in Kochi.
• India has supplied Armenia with its first Akash weapon system battery.
• This is the second missile system export order.
• The Akash system, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization, is a surface-to-air missile.
• Prof Manoranjan Parida, Director at the Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, was elected as the President of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC).
• The Indian Roads Congress (IRC) was established in December 1934.
• Larsen & Toubro (L&T) secured an 'ultra mega' order from NTPC to establish thermal power plants in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.
• Orders above Rs 15,000 crore are classified as 'ultra mega'.
• The order was bagged by L&T Energy CarbonLite Solutions.
• China was the largest absolute contributor to global fossil CO2 emissions in 2023, forming 31% of the total emissions.
• Harinder Singh Sodhi, was a former Indian polo player and Arjuna Awardee, recently died at 86.
• Sharath Jois, a yoga instructor died in Virginia, US and was 53 years old.
• IIT Madras and ISRO partner to establish a 'Centre of Excellence in Fluid and Thermal Sciences' with funding of Rs 1.84 crore.
• Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit inaugurated the IAF C-295 Full Motion Simulator (FMS) facility at Air Force Station Agra, UP.
• Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the 25th Meeting of South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council (SATRC-25) in New Delhi.
• India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni is appointed as the brand ambassador for the Jharkhand election by the Election Commission.
• Thiruvananthapuram has been earned the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities.
• A vast underground ocean exists 700 kilometers below the Earth's surface.
• The ocean water is trapped in ringwoodite.
• The Ministry of Mines and the International Energy Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in critical minerals.
• The Reserve Bank of India retained the State Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks.
• International Day for Tolerance on November 16.
• The UN resolution proclaimed the International Day for Tolerance in 1996.
• Piyush Goyal inaugurated the IITF at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi as the Union Commerce and Industry Minister.
• The theme of the 43rd IITF is Viksit Bharat @ 2047 and Jharkhand is the focus state.
• The first high-altitude para sports center will be established in Leh, Ladakh.
• Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Sanjeeta Das captured gold in the mixed air rifle event at World University shooting championship.
• Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's tenure extended till July 14, 2026.
• Elise Stefanik was named as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for UN (United Nations) ambassador.
• Alix Didier Fils-Aime was sworn in as Prime Minister of Haiti, with Port-au-Prince as its capital and Gourde its currency.
• Arvindar Singh Sahney is the new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation.
• The 'Operation Kawach' was recently launched by Delhi Police to combat drug trafficking in the national capital.
• The recent Pinaka system test by DRDO will enhance range to over 75km.
• The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention will be organized from January 8-10, 2025, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• The theme for PBD Convention 2025 is "Diaspora's contribution to a Viksit Bharat".
• Keris Woomera is the joint military exercise name conducted by Indonesia and Australia in 2024.
• Harbhajan Singh is the newly appointed Sports Ambassador for Dubai, named by the Dubai Sports Council.
• The 'Dominica Award of Honour' to be honored by Narendra Modi.
• The world's largest coral was discovered near the Solomon Islands.
• The European Commission fined Meta Platforms 797.72 million euros over abusive practices in its marketplace.
• The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is annually observed on the 3rd Sunday of November. The 'Peace and Harmony for Prosperous Bharat' is the '1st Bodoland Mohotsov' at New Delhi's theme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated.
• Victoria Kjaer Theilvig from Denmark, has been recently been crowned Universe 2024.
• The UAE launched “Global Energy Efficiency Alliance" in Baku, Azerbaijan at COP 29.
• A new name to the Sarai Kale Khan Chowk in Delhi is 'Birsa Munda Chowk'.
• The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the first all-women Central Industrial Security Force battalion.
• 7.2% is India's predicted economic growth rate for 2024, according to Moody's Ratings.
• Arun Chandrasekhar recently has won the Infosys Prize 2024 in Economics.
• Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited recently has won three 'Gold Awards' at the International Convention.
• the Women Entrepreneurship Platform and Urban Company recently partnered to empower women salon owners.
• To empower Indian women entrepreneurship ecosystem, India hosts BRICS countries for the national Cancer Grid Meeting in Mumbai.
• Due to the severe category, New Delhi districts State Pollution Control recently Graded Response Action Plan was released.
• According to DBS Bank India, Rajat Verma was the Chief Executive Officer CEO nominated.
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