DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 18 NOVEMBER 2020
1. International Students Day : 17 November.
2. Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) has delivered the first hardware, a booster segment, for Gaganyaan Launch Vehicle to ISRO ahead of schedule, the company said in a statement.
3. Tallest Hanuman statue to be installed near Hampi in Karnataka
Hanumad Janmabhoomi Teerth Kheshtra Trust will be installing the 215-meter statue.
4. For the first time WHO ( World Health Organization) listed a vaccine, nOPV2 developed by Indonesia’s Bio Farma, for emergency use in the cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus
5. Arunachal Records Best Sex Ratio in India( 1085 women per 1000 men) , Manipur Fares Worst ( 757 women per 1000 men)
6. Dr. Susanta Kar of Lucknow has been chosen for this year’s Prof. A N Bhaduri Memorial Lecture Award by the Society of Biological Chemists (India).
( The award is conferred every two years.
Recipients of the award should be below 50 years of age. The Award is given for Biological Chemistry and Allied sciences, preferably related to parasitic infections. )