Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 26 November 2020

SSC CGL Current Affairs

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Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment e-launched a National Portal for Transgender Persons.
The National Portal for Transgender Persons has been developed within 2 months of Notification of Transgender Persons (Protectionof Rights) Rules, 2020 on 29 September, 2020.
The Portal would help a transgender person in applying for a Certificate and Identity card digitally from anywhere in the country.
Getting Transgender Certificate and Identity Cards as per their self-perceived identity which is an important provision of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment e-inaugurated a Garima Greh:a Shelter Home for Transgender Persons’ in Vadodara, Gujarat.
The Scheme of ‘Shelter Home for Transgender Persons’ includes shelter facility, food, clothing, recreational facilities, skill development opportunities, yoga, meditation/prayers, physical fitness, library facilities, legal support, technical advise for gender transition and surgeries, capacity building of trans-friendly organizations, employment and skill-building support, etc.
The cities include Vadodara, New Delhi, Patna, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Kolkata, Manipur, Chennai, Raipur, Mumbai, etc.
The scheme will rehabilitate a minimum of 25 transgender persons in each homes identified by the Ministry.
This is a pilot project, and on its successful completion, similar schemes will be extended to other parts of the country.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued an order under section 69A of the InformationTechnology Act blocking access to 43 mobile apps.
Action was taken based on inputs regarding these apps for engaging in activities which are prejudicial tosovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order.
It was based on comprehensive reports received from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center underMinistry of Home Affairs.

India and the US have extended the memorandum of understanding for cooperation on nuclear energy by another decade.
This was announced in a joint statement issued to mark 10 years of cooperation of the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP) between the two countries.
The joint statement recognised India’s commitment in November 2010 to establish the GCNEP with a vision to promote safe, secure, and sustainable nuclear energy for the service of mankind through global partnership.
It also acknowledged the importance of nuclear security, including the security of radioactive sources, and called for actions to address continuing and evolving nuclear security challenges.
This is with the objectives of advancing implementation of nuclear security commitments and building a strengthened, sustainable and comprehensive global nuclear security architecture.

In worldwide desalination is seen as one possible answer to stave off water crisis.
Maharashtra announced the setting up of a desalination plant in Mumbai, becoming the fourth state in the country to experiment with the idea.
A desalination plant turns salt water into water that is fit to drink.
The most commonly used technology used for the process is reverse osmosis where an external pressure is applied to push solvents from an area of high-solute concentration to an area of low-solute concentration through a membrane.
The microscopic pores in the membranes allow water molecules through but leave salt and most other impurities behind, releasing clean water from the other side. These plants are mostly set up in areas that have access to sea water.

Legendary Argentine footballer, Diego Maradona, widely regarded among the greatest football players of all time passed away yesterday following a heart attack.
The 60-year-old had been hospitalised at the start of November, days after celebrating his birthday.
Maradona was hospitalised after he complained of regularly being fatigued.
His tests at the La Plata clinic revealed a blood clot in Maradona's brain, which doctors later revealed was operated on successfully.