- The statue of Rani Lakshmi Bai was inaugurated by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep S. Puri at the Maharani Lakshmi Bai college for Women, Bhiwani Rohilla in Hisar (Haryana).
- NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew 3 mission which consists of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Raja Chari as its mission commander. The other three astronauts are: Tom Marshburn (pilot); Kayla Barron (mission specialist); and Matthias Maurer (mission specialist). They are sent to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month science mission. The members lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida onboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule named Endurance fixed to Falcon 9 rocket.
- Static Part:
- HQ of NASA: Washington D.C., United States.
- Administrator of NASA: Bill Nelson.
- HQ of SpaceX: California, USA
- Founder and CEO of SpaceX: Elon Musk.
- RBI has removed the restrictions imposed on credit card issuer Diners Club International Ltd. The restriction was imposed on 23rd April 2021. The credit card issuer was not allowed to onboard new customers onto its card network from 1st May 2021 as it was found non-compliance with RBI on the storage of Payment System Data.
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- Deputy Governors of RBI: Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao, T Rabi Sankar.
- Women’s cricket will be making its debut at the Commonwealth Games with the T20 format. The first matches for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are announced and India will play with Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on July 29 and the final match will be played on August 7.
- TVS Motor Company has become 1st Indian two-wheeler company to join United Nations Global Compact. Due to this, TVS Motor will be able to avail of tools and expert solutions.
- Static Part:
- HQ of TVS Motor Company: Hosur, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
- The government of Maharashtra has signed MoU with the Indian arm of the USA-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The MoU was signed to get the technical support for the state’s Electric Vehicle policy.
- Important Days and Themes: 14th Nov 2021: World Diabetes Day
- Theme: Access to Diabetes Care
- 14th Nov 2021: Children’s Day (Birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.)
- NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd partnered with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
- BharatPe Launched World’s 1st MSP
- 32nd India –Thailand CORPAT
- IPPB, DoP and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Partnered
Question:
Q.1 When is World Diabetes Day marked?
a. 14th Nov
b. 15th Nov
c. 16th Nov
d. 17th Nov
a. 14th Nov
b. 15th Nov
c. 16th Nov
d. 17th Nov
