Current Affairs 04 November 2020

Daily Current Affairs 04 November 2020: This post contains the latest current affairs for 04 November 2020 that are important for all competitive exams like Bank, SSC, IBPS, SBI exams. You can also attempt our Current Affairs Quiz after reading our daily current affairs.

National

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Ganga Utsav 2020 organised virtually from 02 to 04 November

• The three-day long Ganga Utsav-2020 has been organised from 02 to 04 November 2020, virtually amidst COVID-19 precautions.
• Ganga Utsav-2020 has been organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) jointly with the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• The annual event is organised to spread awareness about river Ganga and the need to keep the river clean and rejuvenated.
• The 2020 edition marks the 12th anniversary of Ganga being accorded the status of National River, on 4th November 2008.

Indian Naval Ship ‘Airavat’ reaches Port Sudan under ‘Mission Sagar-II’

• As a part of Mission Sagar-II, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Airavat reached Sudan on 2nd November 2020 with 100 tonnes of food aid
• Under Mission Sagar-II, INS Airavat will deliver food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The government of India has launched this initiative to provide assistance to friendly foreign countries to overcome natural calamities and COVID-19 pandemic.
• It is in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) and highlights the importance accorded by India to relations with her maritime neighbours and further strengthens the existing bond.

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal lays foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation at Khetri near Guwahati

• The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation at Khetri on the outskirts of Guwahati on 2nd November 2020.
• The Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation is estimated to be set up at an investment of Rs 10.33 Crore.
• The CoE will provide exposure to latest Israeli technologies to the farmers of Assam and help them in maximizing their production and income.
• It would also boost agricultural and horticultural production in Assam leading to greater economic rewards to state’s farmers.

Agreement

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IBM & Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) collaborates for Digital Transformation

• The state-owned Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has collaborated with the tech giant IBM to digitally transform the customer experience using digital tools.
• Under this partnership, IBM Services will develop mobile app and portal of IndianOil, which will be named as ‘IndianOil One’ mobile app and portal.
• This initiative is part of Indian Oil’s ‘Project ePIC’ (Electronic Platform for Indian Oil customers), an integrated platform for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Distribution Management System (DMS).

Defence Exercise

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India-US-Japan-Australia kick-starts Malabar Naval Exercise-2020 in Bay of Bengal

• The Navies of India, the US, Japan and Australia began the four-day-long phase first of the Malabar naval exercise on 3rd November 2020 in the Bay of Bengal.
• In first phase of the exercise, navies would witness complex and advanced naval drills like anti-submarine and anti-air warfare operations, cross deck flying, seamanship evolutions and weapon firings.
• The Phase-I of the exercise will be held from November 3 to 6 while the Phase-II is scheduled to be held from November 17 to 20 in the Arabian sea.
• This is the first time that the member nations of the Quad or Quadrilateral Coalition is participating in the exercise together after 2007 (Quad member nations are India, the US, Japan and Australia).

Appointment

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Rajiv Jalota Appointed As Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Rajiv Jalota (IAS) as the new Chairperson of Mumbai Port Trust, under the Ministry of Shipping on 31st October 2020.
• Jalota has been appointed for a period up to September 30, 2024.
• He replaces Sanjay Bhatia (IAS), who superannuated from the services on July 31.
• Jalota will take over the post from JNPT’s Chairman Sanjay Sethi (IAS), who is holding additional charge of the post since July 31.

Portugal’s Duarte Pacheco elected as President of Inter-Parliamentary Union for 2020-2023

• Portugal has won the elections for the post the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the voting of which was held on 2nd November 2020.
• Duarte Pacheco of Portugal has been elected as the new President of IPU. The term of the Duarte Pacheco will be from 2020-2023. 
• He will be the 30th President of the IPU, and will succeed Mexican MP Gabriela Cuevas Barron who completed the tenure in October 2020.

Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes first Indian-origin minister of New Zealand

• Indian-origin New Zealand politician Priyanca Radhakrishnan has created history by becoming the first Indian-Kiwi woman to become a minister in New Zealand.
• On 2 November 2020, Radhakrishnan was appointed as Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities, Minister for Youth and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s cabinet
• The 41-year-old was one of five new ministers inducted into the Cabinet.
• Radhakrishnan was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Sports

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Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson announces retirement from all forms of Cricket

• The former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has announced retirement from all forms of cricket on 2nd November 2020.
• With this, he ends his 20 year long illustrious career during which he was one of the world’s premier white-ball all-rounders.
• Watson had already ended his international career in March 2016 and had only been playing in overseas T20 leagues.

Obituary

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Padma Bhushan winning legendary violinist TN Krishnan passes away at 92

• Noted violin maestro and Padma awardee TN Krishnan has passed away at the age of 92.
• His full name was Tripunithura Narayanaiyer Krishnan. He was born on 6 October 1928, in Tripunithura, Kerala and later around 1942, he settled in Chennai. 
• He was conferred with many prestigious awards such as the Padma Shri (1973), the Padma Bhushan (1992) and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1974) among others.
• Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has also expressed grief over the passing away of noted violinist.

Filmmaker-actor Ashish Kakkad passes away at 49

• Noted actor, filmmaker and voiceover artiste, Ashish Kakkad, has passed away after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. He was 49.
• He was one of the most prominent artist from Gujarati film industry. As a filmmaker, Ashish was known for his Gujarati projects namely Better Half (2010) and Mission Mummy (2016).
• As an actor, he was seen in several Hindi films such as Kai Po Che! in 2013, and psychological thriller ‘Beyond Blue: An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind’ in 2015, including other Gujarati films.