Current Affairs 22 to 28.11.2022

 

Current Affairs 22 to 28.11.2022

1. The 13th edition of the bilateral exercise Naseem Al Bahr 2022 between the Indian and Royal Oman navies began on 20 November 2022 off the coast of Oman. The exercise is being conducted in two phases namely Harbor Phase and Sea Phase. Indian Navy's guided missile frigate Trikand and offshore patrol vessel Sumitra, along with their integrated helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft Dornier, are participating in the exercise.

The exercise will facilitate operational level interaction between the two navies to enhance mutual cooperation and improve good order at sea.

The exercise also aims to strengthen the ancient maritime and cultural ties between India and Oman. During the conference, friendly sports competitions were held between the participants of the two navies. The exercise aims to intensify maritime exchanges between the two countries and improve maritime security in the region.

India has an ancient maritime tradition. Maritime interaction with Oman dates back to 4000 years BC. Bilateral relations between the two countries were formally established with the signing of the 1953 Indo-Oman Friendship Navigation and Trade Treaty. It is the first between India and Arab countries.

Bilateral naval exercises since then have helped strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. In 1993, the first exercise was conducted by the Indian Navy in collaboration with the Royal Navy of Oman.

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Defense Cooperation in December 2005 and the establishment of Joint Military Cooperation in March 2006 laid the foundation for enhancing defense cooperation. Since then naval cooperation between the two countries has gradually increased in scope.

2. Ministry of Electronics and IT said that India will take the chair of Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence in 2022-23 at the body's meeting in Tokyo. This development comes on the heels of assuming the presidency of the G20, the world's largest league of economies.

India secured a two-thirds majority of the first-preference votes in the election for the Council Chair, followed by Canada and the United States of America. So they were elected to two additional seats.

GPAI is an international initiative supporting responsible and human-centered development and use of artificial intelligence. GPAI is an association of 25 member countries including the US, UK, European Union, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea and Singapore. India joined GPAI as a initiating  member in 2020.

Artificial intelligence is estimated to add 967 billion US dollars to the Indian economy by 2035. It is estimated to add 450 to 500 billion US dollars to India's GDP by 2025. This is 10 percent of the country's $5 trillion GDP target. India occupying the chair is indicative of how the world today perceives it as a trusted technology partner and one that has always advocated the ethical use of technology to transform the lives of citizens.

3. India's Ministry of Electronics and IT and Directorate General for Communications Networks Content and Technology European Commission signed MoU on High Performance Computing, Weather Extremes & Climate Modeling and Quantum.

The agreement outlines commitments from both sides to further enhance technical cooperation on quantum and high-performance computing at the India EU leaders' meeting on May 8.

The agreement was signed to facilitate collaboration on high performance computing applications using Indian and European supercomputers in areas such as biomolecular medicines, Covid-19 therapeutics, climate change mitigation, natural disaster forecasting and quantum computing.

Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, MeitY, said that high performance computing is solving some of the world's biggest challenges and the demand for such systems in various domains is growing rapidly. Under this partnership India and the EU will leverage expertise from both sides to optimize high performance computing to develop advanced technology solutions in multiple sectors.

DG ConNECT Director General Roberto Viola said that combining the experience and expertise of India and the EU and building long-term cooperation and trust can help each other overcome the biggest challenges of our era, Covid-19 and climate change. The agreement also allows both sides to jointly explore the frontiers of quantum technologies.

India The EU TTC is a strategic mechanism that gives New Delhi access to advanced technologies and allows both sides to set standards in key areas such as 5G and artificial intelligence. It is the first trade and technology council that India has set up with its partners. It is only the second for the EU, after the first to be established with the US.

The proposal to form the Council came from the EU side. India has agreed to 5G as it will allow both sides to work on issues like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, climate modeling and health-related technology.

4. Indian Army's South Western Command conducted Integrated Fire Power Exercise Shatrunash at MFFR in Thar Desert, Rajasthan. The exercise used multi-averse firing platforms in an integrated manner involving both land & air maneuvers. The various operations include integrated coordinated offensive ground operations incorporating contemporary technologies in a multi-domain environment. Real-time communication and common operating picture sharing between various participants was practiced & skills honed to overcome emerging threats.

Lt Gen A S Bhinder, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Sapta Shakti Command appreciated the partnership & synergy between various combat & combat support arms. He also praised the use of potential of indigenous platforms introduced as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat or Make in India initiative. And the General Officer Commanding in Chief reiterated the need to constantly explore new combat tactics. Build own capacity to face future wars.

5. In the first half of fiscal 2022-23, Russian exporters captured a 21% share of the Indian fertilizer market, surpassing China, which was previously India's largest supplier. Russia becomes India's largest fertilizer supplier for the first time.

Russia accounted for 6% of India's fertilizer imports last fiscal, while China's accounted for 24%. Russian exports rose 371% to a record 2.15 million tonnes from April to October. In monetary terms, India's imports rose 765% to $1.6 billion during the period. Chinese exports to India halved to 1.78 million tonnes in the first half of 2022-23 amid rising Russian supplies.

Global prices for fertilizers rose in March after the US, EU and allied states introduced sanctions on fertilizer supplies from Russia and Belarus. While the West backed away from the ban, Russia found new markets for its exports, mostly in Asia.

Combined, Russia and Belarus accounted for more than 40% of global potash exports last year. Russia accounts for 22% of global ammonia exports, 14% of world urea exports and 14% of monoammonium phosphate.

In June, India received di-ammonium phosphate from Russia at $920-925 per tonne CFR based on price and freight, while other Asian buyers were paying more than $1,000.

India's total fertilizer imports for the first half of 2022-23 fell 2.4% from a year ago to 10.27 million tonnes. Imports, however, rose 59% to $7.4 billion during the period in value terms.

6. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the UNESCO India Africa Hackathon 2022 at Gautama Buddha University in Greater Noida. This hackathon was organized by the Union Ministry of Education. 22 African countries Students are participating in the hackathon. The UNESCO India Africa Hackathon event involved 603 students engaged in continuous coding for 36 hours to find technology-based solutions to problems in the fields of education, agriculture, health, energy and drinking water.

U.P. The CM invited the African students to visit the ancient cities of Varanasi, Prayagraj, Ayodhya etc. in the state. Students from Botswana, Cameroon, East Africa, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Ubaganda will participate in this program.

Also known as Hackathon Codefest. This is a social coding event. It brings together computer programmers and other interested people to improve or create new software. They also seek to identify smart solutions to global issues such as climate change, environmental issues and renewable energy.

UNESCO Head Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO was founded on 16 November 1945. Its head office is in Paris, France. 193 countries are members of UNESCO.

7. Anamalai Tiger Reserve launched Jumbo Trails in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It is a program aimed at educating the visitors of the tiger reserve about the elephants, flora, fauna of ATR, tribal tribes living in the hills. The first jumbo trial will be held on November 26 at the initiative of ATR Field Director S. Ramasubramanian and Deputy Director Pollachi Division Bhargava Teja.

Assistant Conservator of Forest V. According to Selvam, the jumbo trails will start at Anamalaiyagam, the newly established forest interpretation center at Sethumadai. The program is organized by Advanced Wildlife Management Training Center Attakatt and implemented by Keelpoonachi Eco Development Committee.

A biologist and other resource persons from the forest department explain the exhibits at the interpretation centre. A total view of ATR is provided to registered participants.

Participants are taken to the top slip in a forest department vehicle. From there take a nature trail to Ambili Watch Tower which offers a panoramic view of Pollachi.

On a nature trail through the forest the resource persons explain to them about the flora and fauna found around. After reaching the watchtower the residents from the tribal base give them herbal tea.

8. Cuttack Baliatra made 22,000 paper boats in 35 minutes and got a place in the Guinness World Record. 2,100 students from 22 schools made paper boats and created a world record in a program organized by the district administration and the Cuttack Municipal Corporation at the Barabati Stadium on the occasion of the Baliatra festival.

A record was tried for the Cuttack Baliatra, the state's largest open trade honest. The Guinness World Records headquarters in London were approached for a trial to form ten,000 paper boats in mere quarter-hour. The book authorities have issued a protocol for conducting the event. It employs regarding three,000 students United Nations agency ar trained in creating paper boats. the dimensions and weight of the paper boats is decided by the book authorities. The Guinness record was awarded for the foremost folks folding artistic creation sculptures promptly.

9. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against ladies 2022

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against ladies is widely known per annum on twenty five November. daily to pay tribute to the Mirabal Sisters, activists of the Dominican Republic United Nations agency were dead on the orders of Rafael Trujillo in 1960. The mission of the world organization is to boost awareness of gender-based violence against ladies. This year's campaign begins on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against ladies and ends on Dec ten, International Human Rights Day.

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against ladies 2022 theme is UNITE Action to finish Violence Against ladies and women in line with the world organization official web site. The campaign can start off sixteen days of policy from November twenty five. Dec ten ends with International Human Rights Day.

According to the official web site of the world organization, violence against ladies and women is one amongst the foremost widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations within the world these days. nonetheless it's still mostly unreported as a result of the freedom, silence, stigma and shame that surrounds it. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against ladies is widely known to boost public awareness of the problems close gender-based violence. it's conjointly daily to form awareness on however this gender-based violence manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms. The world organization hopes to boost awareness of the negative consequences of VAWG for girls of all ages.

The international organisation General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All types of Discrimination against ladies in 1979. nonetheless violence against ladies and women remains a worldwide downside. to deal with this issue, the final Assembly issued resolution 48/104 to get the muse for a world freed from gender-based violence.

Since 1981, November twenty five has been celebrated as daily to boost voices against gender-based violence. On this date in 1960, the Mirabal Sisters were honored by 3 political activists from the Dominican Republic at the bid of former President Rafael Trujillo.

10. Garuda Hindu deity 2022

Indian and Indonesian U. S. Army Special Forces have launched a joint military exercise referred to as Garuda Hindu deity. The exercise is presently afoot at the Sanga Buana coaching space in Karawang, Indonesia. The eighth edition of Exercise Garuda Hindu deity focuses on enhancing understanding, cooperation and interaction between the U. S. Army Special Forces of the 2 armies. the target of the joint exercise is to develop the talents of U. S. Army Special Forces. It conjointly aims to share data on new weapons, equipment, tactics, techniques and procedures, in addition as lessons learned from previous operations.

The joint coaching can facilitate the 2 armies get to grasp one another higher and share their in depth combat expertise in counter-terrorism, regional security operations and peacekeeping. The exercise can function a crucial platform to take care of friendly relations between the 2 countries, another step towards guaranteeing regional security.

The two armies have planned a comprehensive coaching schedule of thirteen days for the joint coaching, that specialize in high level of fitness, plan of action exercises, techniques and procedures. The bilateral exercise concludes with a 48-hour validation exercise.

The bilateral exercise also will cowl attacks on terrorist camps, coaching for U. S. Army Special Forces operations in jungle parcel and a validation exercise combining basic and advanced U. S. Army Special Forces techniques. to boot this special exercise also will offer a chance for troopers of each armies to explore every other's culture and mode to strengthen defense ties.

11. Constitution Day is widely known in Republic of India|Bharat|Asian country|Asian nation} on November twenty six per annum to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. The Constitution of Asian country was approved by the Constituent Assembly on twenty six November 1949 and came into force on twenty six Gregorian calendar month 1950.

The Constitution provides a framework for the govt. of the country to require under consideration the social, spiritual and cultural diversity of the country. The Ministry of Social Justice and management declared the Center's call to look at November twenty six as Constitution Day in 2015.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly and Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly. He was India's 1st Law and Justice Minister. It took a pair of years, eleven months and seventeen days to draft the constitution. The Constituent Assembly has 299 members and fifteen girls. once the constitution was adopted in 1949, 284 members signed it.

12. Republic Day 2023:

India has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi because the chief guest for Republic Day in 2023, reflective New Delhi's continuing concentrate on the Arab world because it prepares for a year of high-profile diplomatic engagements. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar aforesaid the official invite was extended once he met Sisi in Cairo on Oct sixteen throughout his official visit to Egypt. Egypt is among the 9 guest countries invited to the G20 summit to be chaired by Republic of India in 2023.

Being invited because the chief guest for the Republic Day celebrations on Gregorian calendar month twenty six may be a symbolic honor reserved for shut friends and partners of the country. There aren't any chief guests for the celebrations in 2021 and 2022 because of disruptions caused by the Covid nineteen pandemic. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the last chief guest to attend the 2020 celebrations.

The 68-year-old general-turned-politician is about to become the primary Egyptian leader to be hosted by Republic of India for Republic Day celebrations, however the 2 countries have enjoyed shut ties within the past decades, with Arab Spring protests turning India's attention to the Gulf states because of interests in energy, trade, investment and also the presence of innumerable expatriates. And Egypt long-faced serious domestic political issues, like a severe money crisis.

13. Government of province has issued a notification declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district because the 1st multifariousness Heritage web site within the state. Aritapatti multifariousness Heritage web site comprising 139.63 hectares in Melur block of Aritapatti village and fifty three.8 hectares in Meenakshipuram village, Madurai East taluk.

Known for its ecological and historical importance, Arittapatti village is home to around 250 species of birds, as well as 3 necessary raptors. Birds of prey area unit boat Falcon, Shaheen Falcon and Bonelli's Eagle. it's home to life like Indian anteater, Loris gracilis and pythons. The region is enclosed by a sequence of seven hills or inselbergs that collect seventy two lakes, two hundred natural springs and 3 check dams. one amongst them is that the Anaikondan tank in-built the sixteenth century throughout the reign of the Pandyan kings. varied monument structures, rock cut temples, Tamil script inscriptions and religious belief beds boost the historical significance of the region.

Biodiversity Heritage Sites area unit distinctive, ecologically fragile ecosystems in terrestrial, coastal and upcountry waters, well-defined oceans that contain made multifariousness with parts like species richness, high nativeness, presence of vulnerable species, keystone species. Earth species, or biological parts with cultural or aesthetic worth.

Under Section thirty seven of the multifariousness Act, state governments area unit sceptred to send word such sites in consultation with native bodies. The authorities in consultation with the Central Government could frame rules for maintenance and conservation.

14. Indian house analysis Organization scientists launch the planet observation satellite OceanSat on a PSLV C54 rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport. Eight a lot of client satellites have begun the tally to launch.

The tally for the 56th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV and its extended version PSLV-XL has begun from the primary launch pad at the Satish Dhawan house Center in Sriharikota, a hundred and fifteen kilometer from here.

The primary payload of the rocket is OceanSat which is able to be separated in Orbit-1. Eight different nanosatellites, however, area unit placed in several orbits in sun-synchronous polar orbits supported client needs.

This is the longest mission undertaken by ISRO scientists to have interaction the rocket to alter orbits victimization OCTs, the 2 orbit amendment thrusters used on the PSLV-C54 launch vehicle. The separation of the planet observation satellite is anticipated to require place in Orbit-1 whereas the rider payloads area unit expected to be separated in Orbit-2. the planet observation satellite are going to be positioned twenty minutes once lift-off once reaching associate degree altitude of 742 kilometer.

Earth Observation Satellite-6 is that the third generation satellite within the OceanSat series. this is often to produce continuing coupling of the OceanSat-2 craft with improved payload specifications still as application areas.

The objective of the mission is to confirm information continuity of ocean color and wind vector information to continue operational applications.

Customer payloads embrace ISRO Nano Satellite-2 for Asian country INS-2B. It consists of 2 payloads, NanoMx and APRS-Digipeter. NanoMx could be a multispectral optical imaging payload developed by house Applications Center whereas APRS DigiPitor payload is together developed by Department of data Technology and medium, Bhutan and urban center Rao Satellite Center city.

The Anand satellite developed by Pixxel could be a technology demonstrator to demonstrate the capabilities and industrial applications of a miniature Earth observation camera for observation employing a micro-satellite in low earth orbit.

Thibault is another house come out with 2 satellites happiness to Polar house. however Astrocast could be a technology demonstrator satellite for the web of Things as a payload from space travel within the u.  s. of America.

The PSLV C54 rocket has four stages. every is self-contained with its own system in order that it will operate severally. the primary and third stages use mixed solid propellants, whereas the second and fourth stages use Earth-storable liquid propellant.

The first launch of PSLV occurred in 1994. Since then it's been ISRO's main rocket however today's PSLV has improved heaps. repeatedly a lot of powerful than those employed in the Nineteen Nineties. it's the primary Indian launch vehicle with liquid stages. PSLV is that the most reliable rocket utilized by ISRO until date with fifty two of its fifty four flights being fortunate. it's with success launched 2 space vehicle Chandrayaan-1 and Mars equipment in 2008.

15. Google pays tribute to yank scientist and oceanographic map maker The Virgin Thorp, UN agency helped prove theories of geological phenomenon. She co-published the primary world map of ocean floors. On November twenty one, 1998, the Library of Congress named Ms. mentioned Twyla Tharp. Google Doodle Ms. Includes Associate in nursing interactive life of Twyla Tharp.

Three outstanding ladies, Kaitlin Larsen, married woman Nessel, and Dr. jewelled headdress Moore, area unit actively carrying on The Virgin Thorp's gift by creating breakthroughs within the unremarkably male-dominated fields of earth science and earth science.

Tharp was introduced to devising by her father, UN agency worked for the U.S.A. Department of Agriculture. She pursued a academic degree in economic geology at the University of Michigan, notable for the shortage of girls in science careers at the time. In 1948 she moved  to ny town. Lamont became the primary feminine worker of the earth science Observatory. There she met scientist Bruce Heizen. mistreatment Heigen's collected info on ocean depths, Thorp created maps of the sea bottom. athlete discovered the mid-Atlantic Ridge, mistreatment info gathered from echo sonars to live water depth. However, Heegen unemployed her findings as lady speak. Twyla Tharp and Hagin revealed the primary map of the ocean floor within the North Atlantic in 1957.

Google was supported on four September 1998 by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Sundar Pichai continues to be the CEO of Google. Google Main Functions Google was supported on four September 1998, Lyme is found in Mountain read, California, U.S. Its parent company is Alphabet INC