19th and 20th November Current Affairs from The Hindu Newspaper and Press Information Burueau

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TODAYS CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. The 140th anniversary of Veermamunivar’s birth was celebrated on November 8, 2020. Veeramamunivar, a Jesuit priest, is famous in the Tamil literature circle for his epic Thembavani.

2.Every year, November 19th is World Toilet Day. World Toilet Day is the United Nations Day of Remembrance, which aims to celebrate toilets and raise awareness of the 4.2 billion people who do not have safe sanitation facilities.

3.Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism handed over the Bronze idols of Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Goddess Sita to Idol Wing, Government of Tamil Nadu at a ceremony held today in ASI Headquarters, DharoharBhawan in New Delhi. 

4.Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) sentenced 10 years jail term to Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) Chief Hafiz Saeed in two cases related to terror funding. Saeed was the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack

5.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch the first crewless Gaganyaan Flight by the end of 2021. 

6.Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with Prime Minister of Luxembourg,  Xavier Bettel on November 19, 2020

7.The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has proposed a new scheme to develop Wind-Solar Hybrid Parks. The scheme aims to address the key issues faced by renewable energy projects.

8.the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the “Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge”. The challenge aims to ensure that no life of septic tank or sewer cleaner is lost during cleaning. 

9.the Global Bribery Risk Matrix was released by TRACE. India ranked 77 with a score of 45 on the global list. India in the Global Bribery Risk Matrix In 2019, India was at 78th position with a score of 48. In 2020, India has performed better than that of China, Pakistan.

10.Indian Oil Corp (IOC) director-pipelines Akshay Kumar Singh will be the new managing director and chief executive of the country’s biggest gas importer, Petronet LNG Ltd. He will replace Prabhat Singh who completed his 5-year term.

11.Karnataka Bank launched CASA (current account, savings account) mobilisation campaign which will run from November 17 to March 4, 2021. 

12.According to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian supercomputer, Param Siddhi has achieved 63rd rank in the list of 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world.