Daily GK Update: 11th November 2020

By Stuti Mishra|Updated : November 11th, 2020

 Sports

1. Mumbai Indians wins its fifth Indian Premier League title

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  • Mumbai Indians won its fifth IPL title with a one-sided demolition of Delhi Capitals by five wickets at Dubai International Stadium
  • Man of the Match: Trent Boult
  • With this, Mumbai Indians became the team with most IPL title in the 13-year history of the league.
  • Rohit Sharma 'Numero Uno' player-cum-leader in the IPL Universe scored 68 run in the match which is the highest score of the match
  • IPL was established by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.

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 Important Dates

2. National Education Day being observed today

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  • National Education Day is celebrated on 11 November every year in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served India from 1947 to 1958 as the first Minister of Education in Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. He was posthumously awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1992
  • He was one of the founding member to establish Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh 
  • The day was announced by Ministry of Human Resource Development on 11 September 2008

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 National Affairs

3. NeGD & NLIU launches Online Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law

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  • National e-Governance Division (NeGD) in partnership with National Law Institute University, Bhopal has launched Online PG Diploma programme on ‘Cyber Law, Crime Investigation & Digital Forensics’
  • Duration: 9 months
  • It will be made available to about 1000 officials through NLIU and NeGD’s Digital Learning Management System (LMS)
  • Aim: Enable Police Officers, Cyber Cells, Agencies, Prosecutors and Judicial Officers to deal with Cyber Forensics cases

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 Arts & Culture

4. Assam’s Tezpur Litchi gets GI tag

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  • Assam’s Tezpur Litchi has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, making this item an incontrovertible proof of their origins in the state.
  • Litchi’s from Tezpur region of Assam is known for its excellent quality, pleasant flavour, juicy pulp with attractive red colour.
  • Its name is in the list of GI group since 2015. However, APEDA recently confirmed its GI granting
  • GI tag is given to products with specific geo-origin and possess specific qualities 

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 Arts & Culture

5. Nagaland to celebrate Hornbill Festival virtually due to COVID-19

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  • Nagaland’s popular Hornbill festival will be celebrated virtually in 2020 due to COVID-19
  • Nagaland observes Hornbill Festival, every year from December 1 to 10 to showcase the rich culture, heritage, food, and customs of Naga tribes at Kisama village.
  • This 10 day long festival comprises of sixteen tribes with their traditions with colorful dance performances
  • In 2020, the festival could be observed over audiovisual media channels and social media platforms.

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 Summits & Conferences

6. Nirmala Sitharaman attends 1st BRICS FMCBG meet

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  • Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman participated in first BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet 
  • First BRICS FMCBG meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Russia virtually
  • Aim: To discuss the BRICS Economic and Financial Cooperation agenda for 2020.
  • Important agendas during the meet: outcomes of G20 meet 2020, digital infrastructure investments (Russia’s initiative) and expansion of New Development Bank (NDB) membership
  • BRICS HQs: Shanghai 

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 Agreement

7. IIT Guwahati-led Australia-India Water Centre inaugurated virtually

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  • Australia-India Water Centre (AIWC) has been inaugurated virtually amid COVID-19 pandemic to promote water-related research, teaching, and training between the two countries
  • AIWC will be led by University of Western Sydney from Australia and IIT Guwahati from India.
  • It will also have 21 other partners from India and Australia apart from IIT.
  • For better facilitation, 5 year MoU has also been established as a long term plan dor water related research

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 National Affairs

8. Centre set-up Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR

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  • Centre has constituted 'Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas’.
  • Chaiman: MM Kutty (Former Petroleum Ministry Secretary and ex-Chief Secretary to Delhi government)
  • Other members:
    • Arvind Kumar Nautiyal
    • Mukesh Khare
    • Ramesh K J
  • Term: 3 years
  • This new commission will replace all earlier committees formed for air quality in NCR.
  • It can prohibit activities that are likely to cause or increase air pollution and issue orders

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 National Affairs

9. Kalka-shimla rounte gets new 5th Narrow Gauge locomotive

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  • Central Railway workshop in Mumbai, Maharashtra has manufactured 5th Narrow Gauge locomotive that will run between Kalka to Shimla route
  • Kalka–Shimla railway is a 2 ft 6 inch narrow-gauge railway in North India which traverses mountainous route from Kalka to Shimla.
  • It was built under the direction of Herbert Septimus Harington between 1898 and 1903 
  • UNESCO added Kalka–Shimla railway to the mountain railways of India World Heritage Site in 2008

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 Books & Authors

10. Anupam Kher launches cover of his new book ‘Your Best Day Is Today!’

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  • Renowned actor Anupam Kher has rolled out the cover of his latest book titled as ‘Your Best Day Is Today!’
  • In this book, he has shared his experiences during the coronavirus-induced countrywide lockdown, several ups and downs, including the time when his mother Dulari and brother Raju Kher had contracted the virus.
  • This is the third book by Anupam Kher, first being ‘The Best Thing About You Is You! And Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly: An Autobiography.

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 National & International Appointments

11. Akshay Kumar Singh appointed as new MD & CEO of Petronet LNG

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  • Indian Oil Corp (IOC) director-pipelines Akshay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive of Petronet LNG Ltd.
  • He succeeded Prabhat Singh who completed his five-year term on September 13, 2020.
  • Petronet: It is a joint venture of IOC, GAIL, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and BPCL. These 4 state-owned firms hold 12.5% stake each in the company whose chairman is the Oil Secretary.
  • Petronet Headquarters: New Delhi.

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 Honours & Awards

12. Malayalam author S Hareesh wins the JCB Prize for Literature 2020

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  • Malayalam author S Hareesh has won 2020 JCB Prize for Literature for his debut novel Moustache.
  • The novel has been published by HarperCollins India.
  • Moustache has been translated into English by Jayasree Kalathil
  • The author will receive cash prize of Rs. 25 lakh, while translator will receive Rs. 10 lakh.
  • JCB Prize for Literature: It was established in 2018 as the richest literary prize in India. It honours distinguished work of fiction.

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 International Affairs

13. Armenia & Azerbaijan signs Russia brokered peace deal

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  • Armenia has signed peace agreement with Azerbaijan to end six-weeks military conflict over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh
  • The peace deal was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
  • Under this, Azerbaijan will hold on to areas of Nagorno-Karabakh that it has taken during the conflict and Armenia will withdraw from several other adjacent areas over the next few weeks.

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Daily GK Update: 11th November 2020

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