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Highlights of November 2nd Week 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.
- The Supreme Court will decide on AMU’s minority status after a 7-judge bench overturned a 1967 ruling.
- AMU was originally founded in 1875 as Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to educate Muslims in India.
- Legal battles surrounding AMU’s minority status began in 1967, and the case has gone through several courts, including the 2006 Allahabad High Court ruling.
- The Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling, with a 4-3 majority, could pave the way for AMU to be recognized as a minority institution.
- The UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2024 reveals an annual finance gap of $187-$359 billion, highlighting the urgent need for global climate adaptation efforts.
- UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report 2024 shows that 4 in 10 countries spend less than 4% of their GDP on education, with 251 million children still out of school.
- PM Modi celebrated the 10th anniversary of the One Rank One Pension Scheme, which guarantees uniform pensions for retired military personnel with the same rank and service duration.
- Israel’s PyPIM platform, combining Python programming with memory processing technology, allows computers to bypass the CPU for faster data processing.
- Zimbabwe successfully launched its second satellite, ZIMSAT-2, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia, following the 2022 launch of its first satellite.
- Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf desert region experienced historic snowfall and rainfall, marking the first such occurrence in recorded history.
- Justice Sanjiv Khanna became the 51st Chief Justice of India, succeeding Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. He will serve until May 2025.
- The Supreme Court of India, inaugurated on January 28, 1950, replaced the British Privy Council as the highest court.
- Articles 124-147 in the Constitution define the organization, powers, and role of the Supreme Court as the guardian of the Constitution.
- Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President after consulting senior judges. The senior-most judge typically becomes the Chief Justice.
- In the Second Judges Case (1993), the Supreme Court ruled that the Chief Justice’s advice on judicial appointments is binding on the President.
- The Fourth Judges Case (2015) declared the NJAC Act unconstitutional, preserving the Collegium system for judicial appointments.
- To be appointed as a Supreme Court judge, one must be a High Court judge for 5 years or an advocate for 10 years.
- Supreme Court judges serve until age 65 and can only be removed through impeachment by Parliament.
- The AUSTRAHIND military exercise, held between India and Australia, began its 3rd edition in Maharashtra, alternating annually between the two countries.
- NTPC’s Vindhyachal plant achieved the world’s first synthesis of CO₂ and hydrogen into methanol, a major step in CO₂ utilization.
- Tamil Nadu introduced the Repowering, Refurbishment, and Life Extension Policy for wind power projects to improve energy efficiency in older windmills.
- India ranks 4th globally in wind energy capacity, with key states like Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra contributing the majority of the country’s wind power.
- The Adaptation Gap Report 2024 by UNEP highlights the gap between current adaptation efforts and the required actions to address climate change, with a growing finance gap.
- The 4B Movement in the U.S. involves women rejecting dating, sex, marriage, and childbearing with men to protest patriarchal norms.
- The Supreme Court of India affirmed the right of persons with disabilities to access services and environments as a fundamental human right.
- India continues to lead in the QS World University Rankings (Asia 2025), with top institutions like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, and IISc Bangalore in the top 100.
- Kodo millet poisoning caused the deaths of 10 elephants in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, likely due to mycotoxins in the millet.
- National Education Day is observed on November 11 to honor Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s contributions to India’s education system.
- The Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) is focused on advancing biotechnology research and innovation aligned with national needs.
- Israel plans to deploy its Arrow-3 missile defense system in Germany by 2025, aimed at intercepting long-range ballistic threats.
- RBI has issued guidelines allowing FPIs to reclassify investments as FDI if holdings exceed 10% in Indian companies, with compliance to sectoral caps.
- Germany’s economy grew 0.2% in Q3 2023. Volkswagen is considering shutting three factories due to financial struggles.
- WMO reports global temperatures in 2024 are 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, with CO2 concentrations reaching 420 ppm and rising sea levels.
- India’s IP filings have surged, with patent filings doubling between 2018 and 2023. India is now ranked 6th globally for patents and 4th for trademarks.
- India’s Defence Space Agency hosted its first-ever space exercise, Antariksha Abhyas 2024, to enhance space warfare capabilities.
- RBI is advancing the digital rupee (e₹-R) for retail use, with the wholesale version (e₹-W) aimed at improving interbank settlements.
- The Inter-State Council has been reconstituted with the Prime Minister as chairman to address inter-state disputes and promote cooperation.
- China’s central bank introduced a $70 billion stimulus to boost economic growth, impacting global markets, including India.
- World Immunisation Day on November 10, 2024, highlighted the importance of vaccines in preventing infectious diseases.
- In Assam, the “Comics Commandos” are using comics to raise awareness about child labor and child marriage.
- COP29 adopted operational standards for the global carbon market under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement to trade carbon credits and incentivize reductions.
- India’s CO2 emissions are expected to rise by 4.6% in 2024, highest among major economies, driven by increased coal, oil, and gas consumption.
- India’s renewable energy capacity grew by 13.5% in 2024, reaching 203.18 GW, with growth in solar and wind installations.
- India ranks in the top 10 countries globally for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, with a 15.7% growth in applications.
- The 2024 World Bank report highlights the growing burden of non-communicable diseases in middle-income countries, impacting longevity.
- Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to rise by 0.8% in 2024, reaching a record 37.4 billion tonnes, with emissions from China, the US, and EU increasing.
- India’s per capita CO2 emissions remain low at 0.6 tonnes, much lower than the global average of 1.3 tonnes and lower than US and China.
- India ranks 176th in the 2024 Global Nature Conservation Index and is the 4th largest country in illegal wildlife trading, valued at €15 billion annually.
- India’s retail inflation surged to 6.21% in October 2024, driven by rising food prices, marking a 14-month high.
- The Supreme Court criticized the Union Government for not setting up a dedicated agency to tackle sex trafficking, a promise in 2015.
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