19th November 2022

 International Day for Tolerance observed on 16 November.

International Day for Tolerance is observed on November 16 every year with an aim to build tolerance among diverse cultures and spread the message that tolerance is an integral part of society. The day is specifically recognized to educate people about the harmful consequences of intolerant society and its impact on the nation.

International Day for Tolerance is observed on ________ every year with an aim to build tolerance among diverse cultures.

Pakistan and Bangladesh First to Receive G7 ‘Global Shield’ Climate Funding.

Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 ‘Global Shield’ initiative to provide funding to countries suffering climate disasters, the programme announced at the COP27 summit in Egypt.

The Global Shield(GS), coordinated by G7 president Germany, aims to provide rapid access for climate-vulnerable countries to insurance and disaster protection funding after floods or drought. It is being developed in collaboration with the ‘V20’ group of 58 climate vulnerable economies. Germany has contributed $175.17 million in funding to Global Shield while other countries including Denmark and Ireland have contributed a little over $41 million.

Which of the following group has launched a plan named ‘Global Shield’ at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference?

National Press Day 2022 Observed On 16 November.

National Press Day is observed on November 16 every year to acknowledge and honour the Press Council of India (PCI). The day marks the presence of an independent and responsible press in the country. The Press Council of India also examines the quality of reportage of the Indian press and keeps a check on journalistic activities.

National Press Day is observed on ______ every year to acknowledge and honour the Press Council of India (PCI).

Gagan Narang, Mary Kom, PV Sindhu & Mirabai elected as IOA Athletes Commission member.

Olympic medallists MC Mary Kom, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu and Gagan Narang were among 10 eminent sportspersons elected as members of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Athletes Commission. All the 10 elected members of the apex body, five men and as many women, won unopposed in the polls. Under the new constitution of the Indian Olympic Association which was adopted on November 10, the athletes commission is to have equal representation of male and female members.

How many sportspersons were elected as members of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Athletes Commission?

GoI nominates Vivek Joshi as Director on RBI’s central board.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the government has nominated Vivek Joshi to its director on central board. Joshi who is the secretary of the Department of Financial Services, will hold the position of Director at RBI. The nomination has come into effect from November 15, 2022, until further orders. The central government has nominated Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India vice Sanjay Malhotra.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the government has nominated _________ to its director on central board.

 Jeff Bezos Amazon Company Becomes the First Company in History to Lose $1 trillion Market Cap.

Amazon.com Inc. is the world’s first public company to lose a trillion dollars in market value as a combination of rising inflation, tightening monetary policies and disappointing earnings updates triggered a historic selloff in the stock this year.

Shares in the e-commerce and cloud company fell 4.3%, pushing its market value to about $879 billion from a record close at $1.88 trillion on July 2021. The stock has lost around 48% of its value this year alone, and is a far cry from July 2021 when the company’s market cap almost touched $1.9 trillion. Amazon’s market value fell below the $1 trillion mark on November 1, days after the company posted mixed third-quarter earnings and projected the company’s slowest fourth-quarter growth ever.

Which of the following company becomes the first company in history to lose $1 trillion market capitalisation?

National Newborn Week 2022: 15 to 21 November.

In India, National Newborn Week is celebrated every year from 15 to 21 November. This week aims to reinforce the importance of neonatal health as a priority area of the health sector and reduce infant mortality by improving health care conditions for infants in the neonatal period. The main purpose of celebrating this week is to raise awareness about the care of newborn babies.

The theme of this week is ‘Safety, Quality and Nurturing Care – Every Newborn’s Birth Right’. This year’s theme for NNW has been chosen to ensure reaching every newborn with quality and developmentally supportive health care services rendering safety and dignity at all service delivery platforms – Health Facilities, Community Outreach Sessions, and Homes etc.

In India, National Newborn Week is celebrated every year from _________.

WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose step down.

WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose and Meta India’s director of public policy Rajiv Aggarwal have left the company, less than two weeks after the departure of Meta India’s country head Ajit Mohan. These developments come against the backdrop of Facebook’s parent company laying off 11,000 people worldwide on November 9. With over 400 million users, India is the largest market for the Meta-owned messaging app. November 1 that the app is on track to generate $1 billion in revenue in India by next year.

WhatsApp India head ________ and Meta India’s director of public policy Rajiv Aggarwal have left the company.

“In Our LiFEtime” Campaign Launched by India at COP 27.

National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly launched “In Our Lifetime” campaign.

This campaign envisions to recognize youth between the ages of 18 to 23 years to become message bearers of sustainable lifestyles.The campaign gives a global call for ideas from youth across the world who are passionate about living environment conscious lives. The youth will be encouraged to submit their climate actions that contribute to lifestyles for the environment within their capacity, which are sustainable and scalable, and serve as good practices that can be shared globally. 

What is the objective of “In our LiFEtime” Campaign launched by India at COP 27?

Bharat Electronics, DMRC Inks MoU to Jointly Develop i-CBTC.

Bharat Electronics signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for jointly developing the Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System (i-CBTC), an important milestone in India’s journey towards self-reliance in Rail and Metro operations.

i-CBTC, being indigenously developed for the first time in India, will enable unmanned operations of metro and trains. It is a big leap forward in the field of metro and rail automation and will give a boost to the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ mission of the Government of India. The project is being carried out under the ambit of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India. The MoU aims at leveraging the complementary strengths and capabilities of BEL and DMRC.

Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the following agencies for jointly developing the Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System?