Current Affairs One-Liner: 28th November 2021

• The foundation stone of Noida International Airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh was laid down by PM Narendra Modi. The Jewar airport is the second international aerodrome in Delhi-NCR. It is developed by Zurich Airport International and will be operational by September 2024. It will be the 5th international airport in Uttar Pradesh.
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• CM of Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath
• Governor of Uttar Pradesh: Anandiben Mafatbhai Patel
• The ‘Dakshin Shakti’ which is a military exercise was observed by Army chief General, M M Naravane and was held in the deserts of Jaisalmer. It was held with the Army and the Air Force in order to have the best coordination among the wings of the armed forces and have an understanding among their technologies.
• The foundation stone for the 1500 MW capacity of solar power parks was laid down in Madhya Pradesh by CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh. The solar parks will be developed in the Agar, Shajapur, and Neemuch districts of the state.

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• Governor of MP: Mangubhai Patel
• HSBC India has launched India's first credit card made from recycled PVC plastic (rPVC).
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• HQ of HSBC India: Mumbai
• MakeMyTrip has partnered with the Civil Aviation Ministry in order to promote regional air connectivity through the UDAN scheme. Henceforth, MakeMyTrip will now power UDAN flights. It will market them on its platform to promote its travel services.
• The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 was classified as ‘Omicron’ by WHO. It was first reported from South Africa. It is also detected in Israel.
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• HQ of WHO: Geneva, Switzerland.
• DG of WHO: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
• The Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 was held in Meghalaya. It was inaugurated by CM of the state Conrad K Sangma, and Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki.
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• Other festivals in Meghalaya: Wangala festival, Shad Sukra, Ahaia and Behdeinkhalam festival
• Important Days and Themes: 28th Nov: National Cadet Corps (NCC) 73rd Raising Day
• 20th SCO CHG Meeting
• ‘SWADESH’
• River Cities Alliance (RCA)
• National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021

Question: 

Q.1 Which bank launched India's first credit card made from recycled PVC plastic (rPVC)?
a. Axis Bank
b. Deutsche Bank
c. HSBC India
d. ICICI Bank