6 november 2021 current affairs

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
6 NOVEMBER 2021
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. Bhai Dooj 2021
 On the occasion of Bhai Dooj, sisters apply red tilak on their
brother’s forehead and perform an aarti ceremony for their brothers
while vowing to protect their brothers from all evils and praying for
their long-life and well-being.
 The tilak and arti ceremony is performed on Bhai Dooj shubh
muhurat. The brothers in return offer them gifts or cash.
 Hindu mythology and legends tell stories about the beginning of
Bhai Dooj as a festival in two prominent stories, one about Lord and
his sister Subhadra, and another about Lord Yamraj and his sister
Yamuna. The Bhai Dooj festival holds a special significance for the
brother-sister bond.
 Legends tell that after slaying the demon Narakasura, Lord Krishna
visited his sister Subhadra who greeted him with a tilak ceremony
and offered him sweets and flowers.
 In another story, legends tell that when Lord Yamraj had gone to visit
his twin sister Yamuna, she greeted him with a tilak ceremony and
fed him sweets. Hence, Bhai Dooj came into being with tilak and
aarti ceremony have a significant part.
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3. India to host NSA-level regional conference on
Afghanistan on November 10
 India will be hosting national security advisor (NSA) level
regional conference on Afghanistan in New Delhi on November
10, 2021.
 The National Security Advisory of India, Ajit Doval will chair the
meeting.
 As per sources, Russia, Iran and central Asian countries have
already confirmed their participation in th regional conference.
 This would be the first time that all central asian countries will be
participating in this format and not just Afghanistan’s immediate
land neighbours.
 India has also invited Pakistan and China for the conference on
Afghanistan.
 While formal responses are awaited, Pakistan has indicated
through the media that it will not attend. Pakistan has not
attended previous meetings as well of this format.
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4. Delhi air quality: Delhi AQI turns 'hazardous',
thick layer of smog blankets city
 Delhi air quality turned hazardous on November 5, 2021
following Diwali, despite a complete ban on crackers. A
thick layer of smog blanketed the region, reducing visibility
across the capital.
 The Delhi aqi was recorded to be 902 at Anand Vihar at 10
am on November 5 and lung-damaging fine particles
known as PM2.5 shot up to 494 micrograms per cubic
metre, while PM10 levels shot up to 902 micrograms per
cubic metre mark.
 Several citizens woke up with watery eyes and an itchy
throat due to the smoggy haze.
 The Delhi pollution level is only expected to get worse
with a likely increase in fumes from farm fires.
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5. Zika Virus in UP: 30 more tests positive for
virus in Kanpur, total number rises to 66
 Thirty more people have tested positive for Zika Virus in Kanpur,
taking the total number of those infected to 66.
 As per the officials, of those infected, 21 are women and 45 men. Uttar
Pradesh had reported its first case of Zika Virus from Kanpur on
October 23, 2021.
 The District Magistrate Vishak G Ayyar informed that 30 more people
have tested positive for Zika Virus in Kanpur.
 He further added that samples were collected from various pockets in
the neighbouring areas of the IAF station hangars and were sent to
the lab at King George's Medical University, Lucknow for the testing.
Thirty of them came back positive for Zika Virus.
 Ayyar said that the officials advise the local people not to panic
regarding the sudden spurt in Zika Virus cases.
 A high alert has also been sounded in the periphery of hangars of the
Indian Air Force Station.
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6. India, Gambia sign two agreements for
deepening bilateral relations
 The Minister of State for External Affairs V.
Muraleedharan visited the Republic of Gambia.
 The minister held meetings with its President Adam
Barrow and other officials and also discussed bilateral
cooperation between the two countries.
 As per the press statement by the Ministry of External
Affairs, the Minister of State was on a visit to the West
African country from November 1 to November 3, 2021.
 During the visit, two agreements were also signed
between the friendly nations for deepening the bilateral
relations.
 As per the External Affairs Ministry, the visit has set the
tone for further diversifying and deepening India’s
relations with Gambia.
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7. Iran nuclear deal talks to resume on
November 29 in Vienna
 Iran and the European Union (EU) have agreed to resume the 2015
Iran nuclear deal on November 29 in Vienna.
 The EU’s European External Action Service in a statement dated
November 3, 2021, said that the Joint Commission of the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will convene the meeting in a
physical format which will be chaired by Enrique Mora on behalf of
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell.
 Representatives of the UK, China, Russia, France, Iran, and Germany
will attend the meeting.
 After a phone call with European Union mediator Enrique Mora,
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani tweeted, “We agreed
to start the negotiations aiming at the removal of unlawful and
inhuman sanctions on November 29 in Vienna.” Bagheri is also
Tehran’s lead negotiator. Bagheri tweeted.
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8. WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus honoured
with Nizami Ganjavi Award- Who was Nizami
Ganjavi?
 World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros
Ghebreyesus and UN Geneva Office Director General Tatiana Valovaya were
honoured with the Nizami Ganjavi International Award on November 4,
2021.
 The Nizami Ganjavi International Awards were presented during the 8th
Global Baku Forum titled “The World After #COVID19”.
 The awards were organised by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center
under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.
 Nizami Ganjavi is the greatest representative of the Eastern Renaissance. He
was born in the 12th century in Ganja, Azerbaijan.
 •He epitomized the global citizen of his day and represented the
quintessence of world literature in his immortal work “Khamsa” (Five).
 •Nizami Ganjavi’s poetry has been centred around humanity and his mission
has been to apply his creativity to the service of his people.
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9. Molnupiravir: UK becomes first country to
approve oral Covid pill
 The United Kingdom on November 4, 2021, became the first country in
the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 anti-viral
pill.
 It has been jointly developed by the U.S.-based Merck and Ridgeback
Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against pandemic.
 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of
Britain recommended the drug, Molnupiravir, be used as soon as
possible following a positive COVID-19 test and within five days of the
onset of the symptoms, citing the clinical data.
 Treatments to tackle the widespread COVID-19 pandemic, which has
killed more than 5.2 million people worldwide, have so far focused
mainly on vaccines.
 Other options, which include generic steroid dexamethasone and
Gilead’s infused antiviral remdesivir, are generally only given after a
patient has been hospitalized.
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10. Booker Prize 2021: South African Novelist
Damon Galgut wins Booker for his novel ‘The
Promise’
 Damon Galgut, a South African novelist, on November 3, 2021,
won the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel ‘The Promise’.
 It was one of the six shortlisted novels for the Booker Prize and
stood out for its artistry and scope.
 The novelist who was shortlisted for two of his previous books
received one of the most prestigious literary awards for his cutting
depiction of a white family in a post-apartheid South Africa. Damon
Galgut was also shortlisted twice before, in 2003 and 2010.
 The Booker Prize 2021 judges announced Galgut the winner and
praised his novel for its “unusual narrative style that balances the
Faulknerian exuberance with Nabokovian precision, pushed
boundaries, and is a testament to the flourishing of the novel in the
21st century.”
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