NATIONAL:
1. Content in National Interest
Why in news - Satellite TV channels are required to broadcast at least 30 minutes of content daily on “themes of national importance and of social relevance”.
Key Points –
• It is part of the “Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Satellite Television Channels in India, 2022” approved by cabinet on Sept 28.
• Guidelines have identified 8 “themes of national importance and of social relevance”.
2. Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC)
Why in news - India's first national repository for life science data was unveiled by Jitendra Singh.
Key Points –
• It was established at the Regional Centre of Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana.
• It has data storage capacity of 4 petabytes.
• A data disaster recovery site has been set up at the National Informatics Centre, Bhubaneshwar.
ENVIRONMENT:
1. Mangrove Alliance for Climate
Why in news - At CoP 27, the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) was launched on Nov 8, 2022.
Key Points –
• It is an initiative led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Indonesia.
• Other members - India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan and Spain.
• UAE intends to plant 3 million mangroves in the next 2 months, in keeping with UAE’s COP26 pledge of planting 100 million mangroves by 2030.
• The “State of the World's Mangroves Report” is released by Global Mangrove Alliance.
• India holds around 3% of South Asia’s mangrove population.
AWARDS & HONOURS:
1. Kuldip Nayar Patrakarita Samman Award 2022
Why in news - The Gandhi Peace Foundation announced the award to Arfa Khanum Sherwani.
Key Points –
• It is awarded to journalists working in Indian languages contributing to democratic values.
• Awardee for 2021 - Ajit Anjum.
• First awardee (2017) - Ravish Kumar.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES:
1. PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit
Why in news - Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the summit at Varanasi on Nov 11, 2022.
Key Points –
• He also laid the foundation stones of community jetties on National Waterways-1 (Ganga) at Ravidas Ghat.
• It was organized by Indian Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
• PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) (launch – Oct 13, 2021) aims to provide multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones.
2. TELEMEDICON 2022
Why in news - The 18th edition of the International Telemedicine Conference was at Amrita Hospital, Kochi.
Key Points –
• Theme - Strengthening health systems through sustainable telemedicine and digital health.
• It was organized by the Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) from Nov 10 to 12.
• ISRO chairman S Somanath was the chief guest.
REPORT & INDICES:
1. State of Food and Agriculture Report 2022
Why in news - The 2022 edition of the report was released by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Key Points –
• It looked at how automation in our agrifood systems can contribute to achieving SDGs.
• Agricultural automation includes anything from tractors to artificial intelligence that make food production more efficient.
• FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
FESTIVALS:
1. Sangai Festival 2022
Why in news - It would be celebrated in Manipur from Nov 21 to 30, 2022.
Key Points –
• Theme song – Manipur (sung by Mangka Mayangalamba).
• It is named after the state animal of Manipur i.e., Sangai.
• It is celebrated to promote Manipur as a world-class tourist destination.
IMPORTANT DAYS:
1. National Education Day
Why in news – It is celebrated every year on November 11.
Key Points –
• It marks the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. He was India's first education minister after independence.
• He was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously, India’s highest civilian honour in 1992.
• Theme - Changing Course, Transforming Education.
SPORTS:
1. National Winter Games
Why in news - Uttarakhand would host the games from February 2 to 5 at Auli, Chamoli.
Key Points –
• The “Himalayan Trophy” would also be organized by the International Ski Federation.
2. 4000 runs in T20Is
Why in news - Virat Kohli became the first batsman to cross the 4000 T20I run mark.
Key Points –
• He is also the first to breach the 3000-run mark in T20s.
3. Khelo India National University Games 2023
Why in news - Uttar Pradesh would host the games in 2023-24 in four cities.
Key Points –
• 4 cities are Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Noida.
• After Odisha and Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh has got the opportunity to host the National University Games for the 1st time.
4. Women’s World Boxing Championships
Why in news - India would host the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship in 2023.
Key Points –
• For this, an MoU was signed between the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
STATES/UTs:
1. Purple Fest
Why in news - CM Pramod Sawant has launched logo of Purple Fest.
Key Points –
• The 3-day event is to kick start in January, 2023.
• Purple fest celebrates the diversity that embraces, expresses and celebrates persons with disabilities.
BIHAR:
1. BEST Plus App
Why in news - The BEST+ mobile app would be used to monitor government schools.
Key Points –
• BEST - Bihar Easy School Tracking system.
• It was developed by Bihar Education Project with help of UNICEF.
• It was launched in 2016-17 by Krishnanandan prasad Verma.
POINTERS:
• Which state has recently unveiled the “Hathi Dastak Grahan scheme” by Anamalai Tiger Reserve – Tamil Nadu.
• Which government has recently launched Handicraft Policy 2022 to revive the traditional art – Rajasthan.
• Where has the Asian Airgun Championship 2022 started recently – Daegu, South Korea.
• The Chief Minister of which state has recently unveiled the logo of the Global Investors Summit 2023 – Andhra Pradesh.
• Who has launched Broadcast Air Time Schedule (BATS) application – Prasar Bharati.
• Who has become the first Indian-American politician to be elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland - Aruna Miller.
• Who is the author of the book “Winning the Inner Battle Bringing the best version of you to cricket” - Shane Watson.
• Who has launched “Transport 4 All Challenge” Stage-2 and Citizen Perception Survey 2022 --Hardeep Singh Puri.
• Who has released the Dynamic Ground Water Resources Assessment Report for 2022 - Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
• Who has been awarded the national first award in the “City with the Best Public Transport System” category by the Institute of Urban Transport (India) - Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport Initiative.