Day 40 Current Affairs November 2023 PDF

# November 2023 - August 23 has been declared as National Space Day by the Central Government. - National Space Day is a day of the year devoted to India to commemorate the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon. - 'Operation Ajay' is a central government scheme to ensure the return of...

# November 2023 - August 23 has been declared as National Space Day by the Central Government. - National Space Day is a day of the year devoted to India to commemorate the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon. - 'Operation Ajay' is a central government scheme to ensure the return of Indians from Israel. - **OPERATION AJAY** - BRINGING INDIANS HOME AMIDST - ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT - Operation Maitri (2015) rescue and relief mission by the Indian military in earthquake-ravaged Nepal - Operation Sankat Mochan (India) (2016) During the South Sudanese civil war, the Indian Air Force carried out the evacuation of Indian nationals and other foreigners from South Sudan in the light of the 2016 Juba encounter. - Operation Insaniyat (2017): A humanitarian effort to send Bangladeshi migrant Muslims from The Rohingya with rescue materials. - Operation Ganga (2022): With the help of the Indian Air Force and a few commercial airlines, the operation to evacuate Indian nationals in Ukraine in 2022. - Operation Dost (2023): The operation carried out during the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. - Aturva Sinha, a native of Uttar Pradesh, has been appointed as the Accountant General of Kerala. - Conservative leader Christopher Luxon has been elected prime minister of New Zealand. # CoBank (COBANK) - Is a mobile application launched to ensure digital banking services through Kerala Bank to the customers of co-operative banks. # India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty - Secured the first rank in the world badminton doubles event. # Shrestha - Is a scheme launched by the Central Government to provide quality education to Scheduled Caste students. # M.T. Vasudevan Nair - Has been awarded the Assembly Award for his outstanding contribution in the fields of art, literature and culture. ## Novel - നാലുകെട്ട് - അസുരവിത്ത് - വിലാപയാത്ര - പാതിരാവും പകൽ വെളിച്ചവും ചേർന്നെഴുതിയത് - അറബിപ്പൊന്ന്' (എൻ.പി.മുഹമ്മദുമായി ചേർന്നെഴുതിയത്) - രണ്ടാമൂഴം - വാരണാസി ## Stories - ഇരുട്ടിന്റെ ആത്മാവ് - ഓളവും തീരവും - കുട്ട്യേടത്തി - വാരിക്കുഴി - പതനം - ബന്ധനം ## Screenplays - ഓളവും തീരവും - മുറപ്പെണ്ണ് - വിൽക്കാനുണ്ട് സ്വപ്‌നങ്ങൾ - നഗരമേ നന്ദി - അസുരവിത്ത് - പകൽക്കിനാവ് - ഇരുട്ടിന്റെ ആത്മാവ് - കുട്ട്യേടത്തി - ഇടവഴിയിലെ പൂച്ച മിണ്ടാപ്പൂച്ച - എവിടെയോ ഒരു ശത്രു - വെള്ളം - പഞ്ചാഗ്നി - നഖക്ഷതങ്ങൾ - അമൃതം ഗമയ - സ്വർഗ്ഗം തുറക്കുന്ന സമയം - വാനപ്രസ്ഥം - ദാർ-എസ്-സലാം - രക്തം പുരണ്ട മൺ തരികൾ - വെയിലും നിലാവും - കളിവീട് - വേദനയുടെ പൂക്കൾ - ഷെർലക്ക് - ഓപ്പോൾ - നിന്റെ ഓർമ്മയ്ക്ക് - വിത്തുകൾ - കർക്കിടകം - വില്പന - ചെറിയ,ചെറിയ ഭൂകമ്പങ്ങൾ - പെരുമഴയുടെ പിറ്റേന്ന് - കല്പാന്തം - കാഴ്ച - ശിലാലിഖിതം - കുപ്പായം - ആരൂഢം - ആൾക്കൂട്ടത്തിൽ തനിയെ - അടിയൊഴുക്കുകൾ - ഉയരങ്ങളിൽ - ഋതുഭേദം - വൈശാലി - സദയം - ഒരു വടക്കൻ വീരഗാഥ - പെരുന്തച്ചൻ - താഴ്വാരം - സുകൃതം - പരിണയം - എന്നു സ്വന്തം ജാനകിക്കുട്ടി (ചെറിയ ചെറിയ ഭൂകമ്പങ്ങൾ എന്ന ചെറുകഥയെ ആശ്രയിച്ച്) - തീർത്ഥാടനം (വാനപ്രസ്ഥം എന്ന ചെറുകഥയെ ആശ്രയിച്ച്) - പഴശ്ശിരാജ - ഒരു ചെറുപുഞ്ചിരി ## Movies - നിർമ്മാല്യം (1973) - ๑๙ (1982) - รล័ (1991) - ഒരു ചെറുപുഞ്ചിരി (2000) - The European Union has awarded its top human rights prize to Mahsa Amini and the Iranian "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement her death triggered. - The 22-year-old died in custody after allegedly violating the strict Iranian hijab (headscarf) rule for women. - Kerala Kalamandalam Vice-Chancellor Prof. B. Ananthakrishnan was appointed. - The country's tallest national flag was hoisted at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab. The height is 418 feet. - Renowned Carnatic musician Madurai T. Venkateswaran has been conferred with the Sree Guruvayoorappan Chembai Puraskaram of Devaswom. N. Seshagopalan was selected. - Vyommitra is a half-human-shaped robot that will replace astronauts in ISRO's first Gaganyaan mission. - Siddhartha Babu, a Malayalee, won a gold medal in shooting at the Asian Para Games to be held in China. - Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh have been awarded America's highest scientific honour. - Priya Nair, a Malayalee, has been appointed as the Unilever Leadership Executive, the leadership arm of global consumer products company Unilever. - The 37th National Games began in Goa. - Kasargod district becomes the first district to declare official tree, flower, bird, and animal - Official Tree - Kanjiram - Official Flower - ‘Periya Polathali' or Crinum malabarica, - Official Bird - Vellavarayan Sea Eagle - Official Animal - Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle (freshwater turtle) - 14th J.C. Daniel Awards: The JC Daniel Foundation's 14th Film Awards have been announced. - Best Film: Naan Thaan Case Kode (Ratheesh Balakrishna Pethuval) - Best Actor: Kunchacko Boban (Naan Thaan Case Kode) - Best Actress: Manju Warrier (Aisha, Vellari Pattanam) - Best Director: Mahesh Narayanan (Ariyippu) - Best Character Actor: Sudhir Karamana - Best Character Actress: Pauly Wilson - Best Child Actor - P. Athreya - Best Child Actress - Devananda G. B. ## Ballon d'Or Award 2023 - Lionel Messi won the 2023 Ballon d'Or for the best men's footballer of the year. - In the women's category, Spain's Aitana Bonmati won the title. - Argentina's Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or award, while Spain's Aitana Bonmati bagged her first. - Erlyn Haaland won the best striker award, while Emiliano Martinez won the best goalkeeper award. - Vinicius Jr. was awarded the award for upholding human values. - Manchester City is the best men's team. - FC Barcelona is the best women's team. - Swimmer Sajan Prakash hoisted the Kerala flag at the 37th National Games in Goa. - National Games 2024 - 38th Games- Dehradun. - In the 37th National Games held in Goa from October 26 to November 9, 2023, Maharashtra topped with 228 medals, while Services stood second with 126 medals, Haryana third, Kerala 5th position. - Olympic swimmer Srihari Nataraj (8 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze) was named the best male athlete, while gymnasts Sanyuktha Prasen Kale and Pranati Nayak (4 gold and 1 silver each) were jointly named the best female athletes at the 37th National Games. - The official logo of the games and the mascot, Moga, an Indian bison, were unveiled in June 2023. - K. Madhavan has been re-elected as the President of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF). - Writer T Padmanabhan received the literary award of Priyadarshini Publications. - കഥാസമാഹാരങ്ങൾ - പ്രകാശം പരത്തുന്ന ഒരു പെൺകുട്ടി (1955) - ഒരു കഥാകൃത്ത് കുരിശിൽ (1956) - മഖൻ സിംഗിന്റെ മരണം (1958) - ടി. പത്മനാഭന്റെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത കൃതികൾ (1971) - സാക്ഷി (1973) - ശേഖൂട്ടി - ഹാരിസൺ സായ്വിന്റെ നായ (1979) - വീടു നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട കുട്ടി (1983) - അശ്വതി - മരയ - പെരുമഴ (1986). - കത്തുന്ന ഒരു രഥ ചക്രം - നളിനകാന്തി (1988) - 3 (1991) - കടൽ 1994 - പത്മനാഭന്റെ കഥകൾ (1995) - പള്ളിക്കുന്ന് - ഖലീഫാ ഉമറിന്റെ പിൻമുറക്കാർ - സ്മരണകൾ - കഥകൾക്കിടയിൽ - യാത്രയ്ക്കിടയിൽ - Malappuram was adjudged the best district in the Bharana Bhasha Award 2023. The Department of Economic Statistics is the best department. - Operation Chakra 2 is a nationwide raid conducted by the CBI to curb cyber crimes. - For this, India's federal agency has partnered with Microsoft and Amazon as well as with national and international agencies to combat and dismantle infrastructure of illegal call centres. - Indian-origin Nandini Das wins British Academy Book Prize. She won the award for his book 'Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origin of Empire'. - Dr. S.K. Vasanthan, a scholar and critic of the history of the language, has been conferred with the Ezhuthachan Award, the highest award given by the state government for his outstanding contribution to the field of literature. - Books - കൂടിയല്ലാ ജനിക്കുന്ന നേരത്തും - കേരള സംസ്കാരചരിത്രനിഘണ്ടു - Kedavilakku is a scholarship scheme launched by the state government for OBC students from class 1 to 8. - Robert Fico had sworn in as Slovakia's prime minister for a fourth term. - Rear Admiral C.R. Praveen Nair, a Malayalee, has been appointed as the Commanding Officer of the Western Fleet of the Navy. - Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews became the first player to be timed out in international cricket after he was dismissed for not coming to the crease within the permissible time and not getting ready for the match. - Hiralal Samaria has taken over as the Chief Information Commissioner and is the first Dalit to take over as the Chief Information Commissioner. - Grok is a conversational chatbot developed by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAl. - Australia's Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest century in the history of World Cup cricket, completing his century off just 40 balls. ## Kerala Awards - 2023: - Kerala Jyothi - T. Padmanabhan, writer - Major Works: - Prakasam Parathunna Oru Penkutty - Oru Kathakrithu Kurishi - Makhan Singhinte Maranam - Kala Bhairavan, Gouri (1993) and Maraya (2017). - He has also written a book, Ente Katha, Ente Jeevitham (My Story, My Life). - Kerala Prabha - Soorya Krishnamoorthy (Nataraja Krishnamoorthy is an Indian artist, philanthropist and scientist.) - M. Fathima Beevi - Justice (Retired) - Died on November 23, 2023 (CA relevance- imp for exams) - Justice M. Fathima Beevi, the first woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India, died on Thursday at the age of 96. She was also the first Muslim woman judge to be appointed to any higher judiciary. - Upon her retirement, she first served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission, before being appointed as Governor of Tamil Nadu. - She resigned from the post of Governor of Tamil Nadu after rejecting the mercy petitions filed by four condemned prisoners in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. - In the 2024 honours list, she was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan. - Kerala Sree - 1. Punalur Somarajan (social service) - 2. V. P. Gangadharan (Oncologist) - 3. Ravi D. C. (D.C. Books - industry and commerce) - 4. K. M. Chandrasekhar (civil service) - 5. Pandit Ramesh Narayan (art, music) ## First Kerala Award winners (2022) - Kerala Jyothi - 1. M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Literature) - Kerala Prabha - 1. Omchery N. N. Pillai (Art, Drama, Social Service, Public Service) - 2. T. Madhava Menon (Civil Service and Social Service) - 3. P. I. Muhammed Kutty (Mammootty) (Art) - Kerala Sri - 1. Dr. Sathyabhamadas Biju (Dr. Biju) (Science) - 2. Gopinath Muthukadu (Social Service and Art) - 3. Kanai Kunhiraman (Art) - 4. Kochousef Chittilappally (Social Service and Industry) - 5. M. P. Parameswaran (Science and Social Service) - 6. Vijayalakshmi Muraleedharan Pillai (Vaikom Vijayalakshmi) (Art)