19 november 2021 current affairs

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
19 NOVEMBER 2021
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. AB DE VILLIERS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM
ALL FORMS OF CRICKET
• South African cricketer AB de Villiers, known to be one of
contemporary cricket's greatest batsmen, announced his
retirement from all forms of cricket on November 19,
2021.
• The 37-year-old announced his decision on Twitter with a
tweet, "It has been an incredible journey, but I have
decided to retire from all cricket. Ever since the back yard
matches with my older brothers,
• I have played the game with pure enjoyment and
unbridled enthusiasm. Now, at the age of 37, that flame
no longer burns so brightly."
• He thanked each and every teammate and staff member
and expressed gratitude for the immense support he
received in both South Africa and India and everywhere
else he played. "I would like to thank every teammate,
every opponent, every coach, every physio and every
staff member who has travelled the same path, and I am
humbled by the support I have received in South Africa,
in India, wherever I have played," he said.
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3. PM MODI ANNOUNCES REPEAL OF ALL THREE
FARM LAWS, FARMERS WELCOME MOVE
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed during his
address to the nation on November 19, 2021 that
the centre has decided to repeal all three farm
laws. PM Modi announced that the procedure to
repeal the three laws will begin at the Winter
Parliament session.
• He urged all farmers to return home to their
families and said let us start afresh.
• The Prime Minister said during his national address
on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, "Whatever I
did, I did for farmers. What I'm doing, is for the
country. With your blessings, I never left out
anything in my hard work. Today I assure you that
I'll now work even harder, so that your dreams,
nation's dreams can be realised."
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4. PM MODI INAUGURATES 1ST GLOBAL INNOVATION
SUMMIT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first
Global Innovation Summit of the Pharmaceutical sector
on November 18, 2021 via video conferencing.
• The two-day Summit will comprise 12 sessions and
more than 40 national as well as international speakers
who discuss a range of subjects. Chemicals and
Fertilizers Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya was also
present at the Summit.
• “India is focusing on innovation and R&D of finished
products in the pharma sector,” said Mandaviya.
• India has announced various production-linked
incentive schemes for the pharma sector which will
make the country self-reliant in the pharma and
medical equipment sector, Mandaviya added.
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5. NCC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: PM MODI TO BE
ENROLLED AS 1ST MEMBER, KNOW CHARGES,
MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA & HOW TO APPLY?
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a former NCC cadet, will
launch 'NCC Alumni Association' and be enrolled as its
first member during the culmination event of 'Rashtra
Raksha Samarpan Parv' in Jhansi on November 19, 2021.
• The NCC Alumni Association is expected to further the
objectives of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and assist
in nation-building.
• The association is being built as many prominent
leaders in different fields of society including politics,
armed forces, industry, art and culture, academics and
bureaucracy have emerged from the NCC and many
among them have the desire to contribute to the
nation-building process through NCC.
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6. INDIAN SCIENTISTS DISCOVER EXOPLANET 1.4
TIMES BIGGER THAN JUPITER
• A new exoplanet with a mass of 1.5 times that of
the Sun and about 1.4 times bigger than
Jupiter has been discovered by the exoplanet
search and study group at the Ahmedabad-based
Physical Research Laboratory (PRL). Professor
Abhijit Chakraborty led the discovery team
comprising students and international
collaborators from the US and Europe.
• The exoplanet located at 725 light-years away is
the second discovery by the PRL scientists, the
first exoplanet K2-236b at 600 light-years away
was discovered in 2018.
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7. REZANG LA WAR MEMORIAL: DEFENCE MINISTER
RAJNATH SINGH INAUGURATES REVAMPED
MEMORIAL IN LADAKH
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• The revamped Rezang La War memorial in Ladakh
has been inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh on November 18, 2021.
• The Defence Minister visited Rezang La to pay
tributes to the Indian soldiers who fought a battle
there in 1962 and dedicated to them a revamped
War Memorial.
• The Indian Army officials said, “The Rezang La war
memorial in Eastern Ladakh sector was a small one
and it has now been expanded. It will now be much
bigger than before and will be out on the tourist
map of the Ladakh Union Territory.”

8. UP’S FIRST ANTI-AIR POLLUTION TOWER
INAUGURATED IN NOIDA
• UP’s first air pollution control tower opened in
Noida on November 17, 2021. The anti-air
pollution tower is located in a posh sector 16-A.
• The tower, to curb the problem of air pollution in
Delhi NCR, has come up with joint efforts of the
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and the Noida
Authority.
• The first anti-air-pollution tower in Uttar Pradesh
was inaugurated by the Union Heavy Industries
Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey. Minister Krishna
Pal, Noida MLA Pankaj Singh, Noida Authority
CEO Ritu Maheshwari, and Gautam Buddh Nagar
MP Mahesh Sharma were also present at the
inauguration of the anti-air pollution tower in
Noida.
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