DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 22 NOVEMBER 2020

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 22 NOVEMBER 2020

1. Awaas Divas celebrated on 20 November

World Fisheries Day 21 November

World Television Day 21 November

World Children’s Day 20 November

2. Malabar exercise concludes in Arabian Sea
The naval exercise was conducted in two phases, first off the Visakhapatnam coast earlier in November, and the second in the Arabian Sea.

3. In Madhya Pradesh, the state government has fixed Minimum Support Price for 32 Minor Forest Produce. These include 18 small forest species for the first time such as Giloy, Kalmegh, Gudmar and Jamun seeds.

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Vindhyachal region of Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing.

The total estimated cost of the projects is over five thousand 555 crore rupees. The projects are planned to be completed in 24 months

5. In Haryana, third phase trial of potential corona virus vaccine of Bharat Biotech, Covaxin has begun

6. The National Newborn Week 2020, being observed from 15th to 21st November to reinforce the importance of newborn health as a key priority area of the health sector and to reiterate the commitment at the highest level.

7. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan yesterday inaugurated the Seismic Survey Campaign by Oil India Limited. The survey under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy, OALP, will be undertaken in 5 blocks of 8 districts of Odisha in the Mahanadi basin and nearby areas.