Daily GK Update: 15th November 2021

By Md Mansur Alam|Updated : November 15th, 2021

 Sports

1. Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2021

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  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix, and gained momentum in his Formula One title fight with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
  • Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, beat Verstappen despite starting from 10th position on the grid due to a penalty.
  • Verstappen, the winner of the race's previous edition in 2019, finished second and saw his lead in the driver's championship shrink to 14 points.
  • The winner of a race gets 25 points.

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 Sports

2. Australia wins maiden T20 World Cup title

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  • Australia won their maiden T20 World Cup title, crushing New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Stadium.
  • Chasing a stiff target of 173, the Aussies overhauled New Zealand's score with seven balls remaining.
  • David Warnerwas chosen as Player of The Tournament for his effort with the bat.
  • In the previous two editions of the event (2014 and 2016), it was India batter Virat Kohli who won the title.

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 Summits & Conferences

3. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference begins today

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  • Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) being organized from 15-17 Nov. 
  • Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will lead the official and business delegation. 
  • He will participate in the inaugural Ceremony of ADIPEC and also take part in a Ministerial Round Table titled "Charting the Climate Action Path from COP 26 to COP 27".
  • Mr. Puri will inaugurate the India Pavilion, set up jointly by the FIPI, DGH, and CII. 

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 International Affairs

4. Dubai Airshow begins at Al Maktoum International Airport

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  • The biggest-ever Dubai Airshow began at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai
  • With more than 1,200 exhibitors taking part in the 5-day show.
  • Dubai Airshow is also the largest of its kind since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • The show also features more than 160 of the world’s most advanced aircraft on the ground and in the air.
  • Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent is also taking part in the Dubai Air Show with the Sarang and Suryakiran Aerobatics Teams.

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 Obituaries

5. Legendary author Wilbur Smith passes away

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  • Renowned writer Wilbur Smith (88) passed away at his home in South Africa.
  • During his decades long career as a writer, Smith authored 49 novels and sold over 140 million copies worldwide in more than 30 languages.
  • Smith was born in today's Zambia in 1933 to a British family.
  • In 1964, the author published his first novel, "When the Lion Feeds," which narrates the tale of a young man growing up on a South African cattle ranch.

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 National Affairs

6. Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai among world's top 10 polluted cities

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  • According to the data from air quality and pollution city tracking service from IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai are among the top ten most polluted cities of the world.
  • Delhi top the list with AQI at 556, Kolkata and Mumbai recorded an AQI of 177 and 169, respectively, at 4th and 6th position.
  • The cities with the worst AQI indices also include Lahore, Pakistan, and Chengdu, China.
  • IQAir is also a technology partner of the UNEP.

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 Agreement

7. Indian Oil and NTPC ink deal to collaborate on green energy

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  • NTPC Ltd inked an initial pact with Indian Oil to collaborate in the field of renewable energy.
  • This is a first-of-its-kind novel initiative by two leading national energy majors of India, to support the country’s commitment to achieving renewable energy targets and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • This comes in the backdrop of Indian Oil announcing its plan to build the country’s first green hydrogen plant at its Mathura refinery.

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 Agreement

8. IIT Guwahati to join hands with Oil India Ltd, to tech in energy sector

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  • IIT-Guwahati will collaborate with OIL on the development and introduction of new technologies energy, and related sectors.
  • The partnership will also focus on cooperation in Transfer of existing tech, Knowledge up-gradation and innovation partnership, Training and skill development, and other areas of mutual agreement.
  • The MoU will facilitate a new path for exploring various opportunities in applied and translational research for the sustainable energy sector with OIL

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 Banking & Finance

9. HDFC Bank integrates with government's e-NAM platform

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  • HDFC Bank integrated with the National Agriculture Market (eNAM) to enable digital collections and settlement of funds to various e-NAM beneficiaries.
  • HDFC Bank has partnered with the SFAC to further improve the ease of doing business on e-NAM platform by offering collection modes like multi-net banking, debit card, NEFT/RTGS and UPI/IMPS
  • This integration will help farmers, FPOs, commission agents, institutional buyers and other Mandi level service providers. 

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 Banking & Finance

10. Tata Projects bags $120mn order for power transmission project in Banglades

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  • Tata Projects Limited has received an order for a 400kV double circuit transmission line project valued at around $120 million from the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB).
  • This is a 120-km project from Barapukuria to Bogura in Bangladesh to be executed in 30 months.
  • The funding for the same will be provided by EXIM Bank under Indian Line of Credit.
  • This project is on the line of South Aisa power pool comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal.

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 Obituaries

11. Noted historian Babasaheb Purandare passes away

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  • Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (Babasaheb) passed away recently.
  • Purandare (99) was an authority on the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
  • Purandare was awarded with Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award in 2019.
  • He was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan award in 2015.
  • He had conceived and directed the theatrical history extravaganza on Shivaji Maharaj’s life titled Jaanta Raja. 

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 Summits & Conferences

12. FICCI to hold virtual agriculture summit on Nov 17-18

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  • FICCI will organize  ‘Envisioning Smart & Sustainable Agriculture’, a virtual agriculture summit and awards event. 
  • Aim: to bring all key stakeholders on a common platform to ideate an implementable strategy for smart and sustainable agriculture
  • The sessions will focus on issues such as strengthening agri-inputs for sustainably increasing productivity
  • A knowledge report on India Beyond 75: Envisioning smart and sustainable agriculture’ is being released during the event

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 Banking & Finance

13. Paytm Money launches AI-powered ‘Voice Trading’

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  • Paytm Money has launched ‘Voice Trading’, powered by artificial intelligence.
  • It will allow users to place a trade or get information about stocks via single voice command.
  • This service has been launched in line with Paytm Money’s efforts to offer next-gen and AI-driven tech to elevate user experience.
  • The voice trading feature enables a single voice command, with the use of neural networks and natural language processing (NLP) to allow instant processing.
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Daily GK Update: 15th November 2021

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