Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 11 November 2020
Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 11 November 2020
::NATIONAL::
HunarHaat
- HunarHaat will restart from today after a gap of about seven months due to the Corona pandemic.
- Minority Affairs Minister will inaugurate the HunarHaat at Delhi Haat at Pitampura.
- ‘HunarHaat’, the flagship initiative by the Minority Affairs Ministry to generate employment for master craftspeople.
- The theme of this event is Vocal for Local where indigenous exquisite products made from Maati (clay), Metal and Machiya (wooden and jute products) will be the major attraction.
- The Minister has said that, it will showcase the rare exquisite products made from clay, different metals and wooden products, products made from cane-bamboo and mesmerising pottery work will be available for display.
- The HunarHaat will continue till 22nd of November.
- The Minister said that every corner of the country has a traditional and ancestral legacy of indigenous products.
New Nursing Act proposed
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has finalised NNMC to replace the Indian Nursing Council Act 1947.
- The draft bill replaces the Indian Nursing Council with a new representative body called National Nursing and Midwifery Commission.
- It would have representatives of Centre and states, would frame policies and regulate standards for the governance of nursing and midwifery education.
- A common entrance test held.
- Mandatory registration and a temporary licence for foreign nationals who are qualified nurses and midwives to practice in India.
::ECONOMY::
1st BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
- Union Finance Minister participated in the meeting to discuss the BRICS Economic and Financial Cooperation agenda for 2020.
- Outcomes of G20 Saudi Presidency in 2020 including the G20 Action Plan in response to COVID-19. Expansion of the membership of the New Development Bank (NDB).
- NDB is an initiative of BRICS (Brazil, Russia,India, China, South Africa) countries for mobilizing resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging economies anddeveloping countries.
::INTERNATIONAL::
Armenia and Azerbaijannew peace deal
- Russia conducted a new peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
- The two countries that have been in a military conflict for over six weeks over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus.
- During the course of the conflict, considered one of the most serious in recent years, over 1200 have lost their lives as per the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities, while thousands have been displaced.
- The deal, which is meant to end the conflict between the two nations, was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and Armenian prime minister NikolPashinyan.
- Since the conflict started in September, multiple ceasefire agreements have been signed between the two sides, but none so far have been successful.
Virgin Hyperloop completes first human trial
- Virgin Hyperloop said it made history as the first people successfully travelled in a hyperloop pod at the DevLoop test facility in the United States.
- The testing will continue with TanayManjrekar, Virgin Hyperloop’s Power Electronics specialist and native of Pune, riding next.
- Josh Giegel, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, and Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience, were the first people in the world to ride on this new form of transportation.
- The human testing was overseen by the industry-recognized Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) Certifer.
- Having undergone a rigorous and exhaustive safety process, the newly-unveiled XP-2 vehicle demonstrates many of the safety-critical systems that will be found on a commercial hyperloop system and is equipped with a state-of-the-art control system that can detect abnormal conditions and rapidly trigger appropriate emergency responses.