15 November 2021 current affairs

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
15 NOVEMBER 2021
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. Habibganj to Rani Kamalapati station: Know how names
of Railway Stations are changed and who has the
authority?
• Prime Minister Modi on November 15, 2021,
inaugurated the Habibganj Railway Station in
Madhya Pradesh which has been redeveloped at a
cost of Rs. 100 crores and is also provided with
airport-like amenities.
• Habibganj Railway Station in Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh has been renamed after the Gond queen
Rani Kamalapati.
• The renaming of the station is also in accordance
with the Government of India’s decision of
celebrating November 15 as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav
Diwas’ in remembrance of Birsa Munda.
• In the article, we are going to further explain that
how the names of railway stations in India are
changed and who contains the final authority of
taking this decision.
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3. Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR: SC directs Centre,
States to Impose Complete Lockdown
• Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR: Delhi Government
informed the Supreme Court on November 15,
2021 that it is ready to impose a lockdown if
the centre can consider having it in the entire
NCR region.
• Delhi Government said in an affidavit to the top
court that it is ready to take measures like
complete lockdown to control the air pollution in
the national capital.
• However, it said that such a measure will be
effective only if a lockdown is imposed in
neighbouring states as well.
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4. India receives S-400 Triumf air defence system
from Russia
• Russia started the supply of the S-400 Triumf
air defence system to India, announced the
Director of Russian Federal Service for Military-
Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry Shugaev.
• The S-400 Triumf air defence system will be a
major boost to Indian capabilities to take out
enemy fighter aircraft and cruise missiles at
long range.
• The Indian defence industry also confirmed
that parts of the S-400 defence system have
begun reaching India.
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5. Who was Birsa Munda?- Remembering Indian
Tribal Freedom Fighter on his birth anniversary
on November 15
• Birsa Munda or Bhagwan Birsa Munda is the name that
stands tall among those who worked for the freedom of the
motherland against the oppressive British Raj.
• As India celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, November
15 reminds us of the birth of the icon who belonged to
the Munda tribe.
• Birsa Munda spearheaded a tribal religious millenarian
movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now
Jharkhand) in the late 19th century, thereby making him a
significant figure in the history of the Indian Independence
Movement.
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6. Mannu Bhandari, renowned Hindi author passes
away at 90
• Mannu Bhandari, a renowned and widely celebrated Indian
author has passed away at the age of 90.
• The news of her demise was confirmed by her family. Mannu
Bhandari breathed her last in Gurugram where she had been
living with her daughter.
• As per her son-in-law, Bhandari was not keeping well for the
last few years and had been in the hospital for the past week.
• She passed away at around 2 pm on November 15, 2021.
• Mannu Bhandari, a renowned name in the literary world, had
been credited with writing various books, which date back to
the late 1950s and early 1960s India.
• However, two of her most renowned Hindi novels are
‘Mahabhoj’ and ‘Aapka Banti’.
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7. Defence Minister inaugurates UP's first
operationalized private sector defence manufacturing
facility
• The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on
November 13, 2021, inaugurated Uttar Pradesh’s
first operationalized private sector defence
manufacturing facility in Lucknow.
• The facility, established in Uttar Pradesh Defence
Industrial Corridor (UPDIC), Lucknow, will be run
by Aerolloy Technologies which is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of PTC Industries.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also laid the
foundation stone for an integrated metal
manufacturing facility under PTC industries that
will produce key raw materials in titanium and
other exotic alloys for aerospace applications.
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8. Defence Ministry to decide on acquisition of 30
Predator drones from US
• The Union Defence Ministry has called a high-level meeting
on November 15, 2021 to discuss the acquisition of 30
Predator drones from the United States worth around Rs
21,000 crore.
• The deal has been in the pipeline for years.
• As per sources, the high-level meeting will be attended by
senior officials of the Ministry.
• If the acquisition is cleared in the meeting, the proposal
will be forwarded to the Defence Acquisition Council
headed by Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh
• The proposal will then be sent for final approval to the
Cabinet Committee on Security after which the contract
will be signed.
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9. Babasaheb Purandare, historian and Padma
Vibhushan awardee, passes away at 99
• Notable author, historian, and Padma Vibhushan
awardee Babasaheb Purandare passed away on
November 15, 2021, at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
of Pune, Maharashtra.
• In 2019, Babasaheb Purandare was honoured with
Padma Vibhushan. He was a celebrated author and a
historian and was known for his work on Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj.
• Notably, Prime Minister Modi in August 2021 had
attended a function to mark Babasaheb Purandare
entering the 100th year of his life.
• The Prime Minister had also recalled Babasaheb
Purandare’s contributions from the Goa Mukti Sangram
to the Dada Nagar Haveli freedom struggle.
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10. CBI, ED Directors' term extended up to 5 years
• The central government moved an ordinance on
November 14, 2021 proposing an extension of the
tenure of the CBI and ED Directors up to 5 years.
• The ordinance was promulgated after it received
President Ram Nath Kovind's assent.
• The centre's ordinance had sought three consecutive
one-year term extensions for the directors of CBI
and Enforcement Directorate.
• The current term of CBI and ED Chiefs is two years,
as per the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act,
2003.
• The centre is expected to table a law in Parliament
to replace the same.
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11. Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India on
December 6
• Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to
visit India on December 6, 2021, for the Annual
Summit with PM Narendra Modi.
• During Putin’s visit to India, a number of pacts
in the field of economy, defence, science and
technology, trade are expected to be signed.
• The visit of Russian President Putin coincides
with the delivery of the first batch of the S400
air defence systems to India by the end of 2021.
• Putin’s visit will be preceded by the first 2+2
dialogue of the foreign and defence ministers
meeting and a joint military commission.
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