Top Weekly Current Affairs – 2020 November 02 to 08

Current affairs is one of the inevitable and compulsive topic in almost every competitive examinations. It is inevitable for an aspirant to get updated on daily current affairs happening around the world. Daily newspaper reading and follow-ups are necessary for mastering these current affairs section. In this article, we have provided the top weekly current affairs from November 02 to 08, 2020 which will help all aspirants to improve scores in their competitive examination like PSC, SSC, RRB and Banking.

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Top Current Affairs for all Competitive Exams 2020 November 02 to 08

Here are the list of top current affairs of the week November 02 to 08, 2020 which will be helpful for all competitive examinations like PSC, SSC, RRB, Banking etc.

Koyilandy to host State’s first mangrove museum

• The State’s first mangrove museum, mooted by Koyilandy municipality around six years ago, will soon be a reality on the banks of Anelapuzha.
• It is second in Asia.
• First in India.

Kerala’s first Kabaddi institute start functioning at Kalluvathukkal

• Kerala’s first Kabaddi institute, one of the innovative projects completed by Kollam district panchayat.
• It start functioning at Kalluvathukkal from November 5.
• It is the first time that a local body has come up with an institute to train students in Kabaddi.
• Minister for Industry and Sports E.P. Jayarajan will inaugurated the institute.

India’s 1st solar-powered miniature train launched at Veli village, Kerala

• India’s first of its kind solar energy-driven miniature train was inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village, Kerala by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
• It is a Rs 10 crore project and covers a distance of 2.5 km with 3 bogies.
• It features a fully- equipped rail system, including a tunnel, station and a ticket office.

Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes first Indian-origin minister of New Zealand

• Indian-origin New Zealand politician Priyanca Radhakrishnan has created history by becoming the first Indian-Kiwi woman to become a minister in New Zealand.
• On 2 November 2020, Radhakrishnan was appointed as Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities, Minister for Youth and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s cabinet.
• The 41-year-old was one of five new ministers inducted into the Cabinet.

Kerala launches ‘Parivarthanam’ scheme for better livelihood of Fishing Community

• The government of Kerala has launched a pioneering eco-sustainable programme called ‘Parivarthanam’, to improve the livelihood of the fishing community.
• Parivarthanam, which means change, will be headed by Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation (KSCADC).
• Apart from this, the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) of Union governments will monitor procurement and processing of fish besides ensuring its quality.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara wins 3rd term

• The incumbent President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has won a third 5-year term in a landslide victory, gaining more than 94 per cent of the votes polled.
• The 78-year-old, Mr Ouattara was first sworn in as the president in 2010 and then re-elected in 2015.
• Apart from this, he has also served as the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993.

Indian Army chief made honorary General of Nepal Army

• The Chief of Army Staff General, MM Naravane was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
• He was honoured at a special ceremony at the President’s official residence ‘Shital Niwas’ in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of Nepal K.P. Sharma Oli, Indian Ambassador Vinay M. Kwatra and other senior officials of both the countries.

Indian Army chief made honorary General of Nepal Army

• The Chief of Army Staff General, MM Naravane was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
• He was honoured at a special ceremony at the President’s official residence ‘Shital Niwas’ in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of Nepal K.P. Sharma Oli, Indian Ambassador Vinay M. Kwatra and other senior officials of both the countries.

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli wins 2nd term

• The President of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli has been sworn for a second five-year term.
• He took the oath of the office on 05 November 2020.
• Magufuli won 84% of the total votes in elections held on October 28.
• He was elected as the fifth President of Tanzania and is in office since 2015. CHADEMA party candidate Tundu Lissu took the second position.

Hariharan wins JC Daniel award for lifetime contributions in Malayalam cinema

• Noted filmmaker Hariharan has been selected for the JC Daniel Award, the state government’s highest honour for lifetime contributions to Malayalam cinema.
• The award carries a purse of Rs 5 lakh, a citation, and a sculpture.
• In 1972 he directed the film ‘Girls Hostel’.
• Later he got here up with a few of the evergreen films in Malayalam.

ISRO launches PSLV C49 with 10 satellites

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  has launched the 51st mission of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
• This is the first mission by ISRO in 2020.
• The carrier vehicle PSLV C49 will deliver 10 satellites in all with EOS-01 as the primary one.
• It is the 51st mission of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
• The carrier was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

WhatsApp Partners with 5 Banks for UPI Payment

• WhatsApp has partnered with five Indian banks to process its payment services.
• These are State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Jio Payments Bank.
• The Facebook-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp Inc., has received the approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based payments services in India, to let users send or receive money across the country.
• The service can however be expanded in a graded manner.
• It means that initially, Whatsapp can only roll out the payments service to only its 20 million users.
• The payment system will be rolled out in ten Indian regional languages in the latest version of WhatsApp app.

Joe Biden wins the US presidential election

• Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th U.S. president.
• Biden will become the oldest president-elect in U.S. history and the first to oust a sitting commander-in-chief after one term since Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush in 1992.
• Biden’s electoral college vote to 290, surpassing the 270 needed to win the White House.
• Biden’s running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris, becomes the first Black and Indian-American woman to serve as vice president.

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