Current Affairs Highlights – 20 November 2024 | Key Updates for Competitive Exams

Key Highlights – 20 November 2024

• NFR Collaborates with IIT Guwahati: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) signs MoUs with IIT Guwahati for passenger safety, seal detection in cargo trains, real-time alert systems, and waste management solutions.

• Rani Lakshmibai Jayanti: Celebrated annually on November 19, honoring the Queen of Jhansi for her heroic leadership during India's 1857 Rebellion.

• GSAT-N2 Launched: India’s GSAT-N2 satellite, developed by NSIL and launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket, aims to provide internet services to remote areas and enable in-flight connectivity.

• Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC): The Chennai-Vladivostok sea route will significantly reduce cargo transit time by up to 16 days and distance by 40%, enhancing India-Russia trade ties.

• Sanyukt Vimochan 2024: Indian Army conducts a multilateral HADR exercise showcasing disaster response readiness in Ahmedabad and Porbandar.

• One Day One Genome Initiative: The DBT and BRIC launch a national initiative to highlight India’s microbial diversity and genome sequencing potential.

• New Genus Koima Discovered: Researchers identify Koima, a new genus of freshwater fish endemic to the Western Ghats, enriching biodiversity knowledge.

• Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya's Legacy: Remembering the first Assamese Jnanpith Award winner for his novel Mrityunjay and other contributions like Iyaruingam and Aai.

• Grievance Redressal Assessment and Index (GRAI): The GRAI 2023, launched by the Union Minister of State, assesses public grievance redressal mechanisms across organizations.

• Thai Sacbrood Virus Threat: A significant threat to Asiatic honey bees, this virus kills larvae and poses challenges to apiculture.

• Dead Sea Mineral Chimneys: Researchers discover unique mineral chimneys formed by crystallization from salt-rich groundwater on the Dead Sea floor.

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