Latest Current Affairs For Saturday 27th November, 2021

Cabinet approves extension of PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana till March 2022

Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another four months from December 2021 till March 2022.

Under the scheme all the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) receives food grains @ 5 kg per person per month.

The estimated additional food subsidy for Phase V of the scheme is of Rs. 53344.52 Crore. 

The total food-grains outgo for PMGKAY Phase V will be about 163 LMT. 

MeitY organizes 24th CISO Deep Dive Training program

National e-Governance Division under Ministry of Electronics and IT has organized six-day Deep Dive Training program for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT govt officials. 

Aim: Creating awareness around cyber security and develop an empowered and strong cyber ecosystem in Government organizations in India. 

Focus areas: ISMS Standards, Mobile and Cyber Security, data security, etc.

Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative was launched in January 2018. 

River Cities Alliance and National Urban River Management Plan launched

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has launched River Cities Alliance and National Urban River Management Plan for Kanpur. 

River cities alliance: It is for clean and preserving rivers across India and its core motto is to improve rivers and cities together. 30 major cities joined hands for this. 

It will have 3 broad themes: Networking, Capacity Building, Technical Support. 

Secretariat of the Alliance will be set up at National Institute for Urban Affairs (NIUA). 

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan passes away

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan (90 years) passed away due to cancer.

He was a South Korean politician, who was also a former army general and led 1979 military coup that sparked massive democracy protests in the country.

He had served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.

President of South Korea: Moon Jae-in.

Capital of South Korea: Seoul.

National Milk Day: 26th November

National Milk Day in India is observed every year on 26th November to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Father of India’s White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien. 

The day was first observed in 2014.

Verghese Kurien is also nicknamed as Milkman of India.

The day was fixed by all the dairy majors of the country including National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the Indian Dairy Association (IDA), along with 22 state level milk federations.

Govt changes base year for Wage Rate Index (WRI) from 1963-65 to 2016

Ministry of Labour has changed the base year for Wage Rate Index (WRI) from 1963-65 to 2016 on the recommendation of Expert Group on Minimum Wages & National Floor Wages committee.

Committee was headed by S.P.Mukherjee. 

New series of Wage Rate Index (WRI) from July 2016 to July 2020 based on the new series 2016=100 has been released by govt.

Total of 37 industries have been covered in the new WRI basket (2016=100) as against 21 industries in the 1963-65=100 series.

Madhya Pradesh CM launches three solar power projects

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has laid the foundation stones for setting up three solar power plants of 1500-megawatt capacity in Shajapur, Agar and Neemuch. 

Total outlay of the project: Rs 5,250 crore.

MP is moving forward to complete the target of meeting 50% of the country's energy requirements with solar energy by 2030.

He also launched ‘Urja Saksharta Abhiyan’ to make all the citizens aware about energy saving, according to a time bound action plan. 

Indian Constitution Day: 26th November

Constitution Day in India is observed every year on 26th November to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the country.

The day was chosen to mark the adoption of Constitution of India by Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949.

Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950.

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi declared 26 November as Constitution Day on 19 November 2015 by a gazette notification.

BN Goswamy pens book on Indian arts titled ‘Conversations’

Renowned art historian and critic Brijinder Nath Goswamy has announced new book titled ‘Conversations' with 101 themes, and More’, based on and around Indian arts. 

It will be published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI) and will hit stands in 2022. 

It opens a window to a wide range of subjects on and around the arts. It not only invites those interested and literate in arts but also the general readers who want to take a dive into arts.

Madhya Pradesh to get first cyber tehsil of India

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal to create cyber tehsils in the state of Madhya Pradesh. 

After this, MP will become the first state in the country to have a cyber tehsil.

Cyber Tehsil will make the mutation process easy and people from anywhere in the state can avail of its benefit.

With this, process of conversion will become convenient in the cases of undisputed land.

WHO released 2021 Global Nutrition Report

World Health Assembly (WHO) has released Global Nutrition Report 2021, that acts as a report card on the world’s nutrition globally and regionally.

India’s position:

Over half of Indian women of 15-49 years are anaemic with increase in number from 52.6% in 2016 to 53% in 2020.

Over 17% of Indian children under 5 years of age are under the category of child wasting (low weight for height). 

India is meeting 7 of 13 global nutrition targets.

Venkaiah Naidu virtually represents India at 13th ASEM Summit

The 13th edition of the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Summit has been organized from 25 to 26th November 25 and 26, 2021. 

Hosted by: Cambodia as ASEM Chair

Theme: Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth. 

The Summit will bring together countries in Asia and Europe to exchange views on regional and global issues and strengthen cooperation in a wide range of areas. 

ASEM grouping have 51 member countries, European Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). 

Union Minister inaugurates India Internet Governance Forum 2021

Ashwini Vaishnaw and Rajeev Chandrasekhar has jointly inaugurated 3-day India Internet Governance Forum 2021 (IIGF 2021). 

Organized by: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National Internet Exchange of India. 

It is centered around the theme ‘Empowering India through Power of Internet’. 

Aim: To bring stakeholders of internet governance for roadmap of digitization. 

It is an initiative associated with UN Internet Governance Forum (UN-IGF).

PM Narendra Modi to be awarded prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award 2023

The Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust (Hind Swaraj Sangh) would confer the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2023 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Pune on August 1, 2023.

Reason: This award recognizes PM Modi's supreme leadership under which India has climbed the ladder of progress

It is presented annually on the occasion of Lokmanya Tilak's death anniversary.

Other awardees: Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sharad Pawar, Cyrus Poonawalla, and Manmohan Singh. 

J&K Bank wins award for Best Performance in CASA

Jammu & Kashmir Bank has been felicitated for the Best Performance in CASA-India (1st Runner up in Small Bank Category) at ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2022.

The event was participated by banks from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Myanmar.

The function was organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Goa.

Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in Calcutta.

India poised to become world’s 2nd-largest economy by 2075: Goldman Sachs

According to the Investment Bank Goldman Sachs, India is poised to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2075.

As per the report, India would cross Japan, Germany, and the US With a population of 1.4 billion people.

India’s GDP is estimated to expand remarkably, reaching 52.5 trillion dollars surpassing the US GDP projection.

The labour force participation set to make India the second-largest economy in the world by 2075.

L&T and Spain's Navantia sign agreement for submarine project

L&T has signed a teaming agreement with Spanish-based Navantia for the submission of a techno-commercial bid for the Indian Navy’s prestigious P75 (India) submarine program.

P75 (India) Submarine Project is expected to be valued at €4.8 billion.

Navantia would carry out the design of P75(I) submarines based on its S80 class of submarines.

The first S80 class submarine was launched in 2021 and is undergoing sea trials prior to its delivery to Spanish Navy. 

India overtakes China as most attractive emerging market for investing

According to a study by Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management, India has overtaken China to become the most attractive emerging market for investing in sovereign wealth funds this year.

Reason: This is due to its solid demographics, political stability, and proactive regulation. 

Positives for the nation also include the rapidly expanding demography, strong regulatory actions, and a welcoming climate for sovereign investors.

World Population Day 2023: 11 July

World Population Day is observed every year on July 11 in order to raise awareness about global population issues, including population control.

2023 theme: Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities. 

It was established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1989, after the day the world approximately reached a population of five billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.

MoHUA conducts SBM-U 2.0 Planning & Implementation Review-cum-Workshop

The Housing Ministry organized a review-cum-workshop to evaluate and accelerate the planning and implementation of the SBM-Urban 2.0.

PM Modi launched the 2.0 versions of SBM-U and AMRUT on October 1, 2021.

SBM-U 2.0: Achieving 100% waste segregation in all households and premises and 100% door-to-door collection of segregated waste from each. 

AMRUT 2.0: To provide complete coverage of water supply to all households and sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities. 

Gujarat CM launches pilot project of ‘Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana’

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched the Antyodaya Shram Suraksha Accident Insurance Scheme from Kheda

All those registered under the e-Shram portal from Nadiad will benefit from the scheme.

It is being implemented through the Indian Postal Department, the IPPB, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Under this scheme, insurance with a premium of Rs. 289 and Rs. 499 per year will be a big support to workers in the event of death or partial disability.

OCA elects Sheikh Talal as the new President

Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been elected as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

He replaced his older brother Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who led the OCA for 30 years until 2021.

The OCA was founded in 1982 by his father Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who led it until 1990.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees.

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance wins Insurer Innovation Award 2023

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has won the Insurer Innovation Award 2023 for the APAC region at the 8th World Digital Insurance Awards, hosted by TDI - The Digital Insurer.

Recognition: Bajaj Allianz Life's ground-breaking WhatsApp Conversational Platform - empowering customers to digitally services their policies seamlessly. 

The award entries were shortlisted by industry experts and the winner was selected by the community through pre-voting and live event voting.