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Highlights of 8 November 2024 Current Affairs
- Donald Trump elected as 47th President of the United States securing 295 electoral votes surpassing the 270 required for a majority while Kamala Harris won 226 seats.
- US follows an indirect voting system through the Electoral College where citizens vote for electors who then choose the President and Vice President.
- Kharif crop production estimates show a record 1647.05 LMT for 2024-25 thanks to digital crop surveys replacing manual methods in four states.
- PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme launched to provide collateral-free loans for higher education to meritorious students in top-ranked institutions.
- World Cities Report 2024 by UN-Habitat highlights challenges such as rising temperatures sea-level rise and a decline in urban green spaces stressing the need for climate-resilient cities.
- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announces the Arjuna Lifetime Award replacing the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement in sports development.
- India’s defence exports reached a record Rs 21,083 crore in FY24 with the USA France and Armenia as the top three customers.
- India submits a formal bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games aiming to become the fourth Asian country to host the event.
- China successfully launches three Tianping-3 satellites into orbit marking its 50th space launch of 2024.
- Over 65 million people in the Horn of Africa face food insecurity according to a UN report covering Ethiopia Eritrea Djibouti and Somalia.
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