DAILY GK: 17 NOV
1.
TRILATERAL MARITIME
EXERCISE ‘SITMEX-21’
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The 3rd edition of
India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX-21 was held in
Andaman Sea as a ‘non-contact, at sea only’ exercise in view of COVID-19
restrictions.
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It was hosted by the
Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
2.
INDIA’S FIRST FOOD
MUSEUM LAUNCHED IN THANJAVUR,TN
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Union Minister,
Piyush Vedpraksh Goyal virtually launched India’s first Digital Food Museum in
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (TN).
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It is 1,860-sqft
museum co-developed by Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Visvesvaraya
Industrial and Technological Museums, Bengaluru (Karnataka)
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Thanjavur is
the cultural capital of
Tamil Nadu.
3.
INDIA FRANCE JOINT
MILITARY EXERCISE EX-SHAKTHI 2021
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The 6th edition of
India-France joint military exercise ‘EX-SHAKTI 2021’ commenced at the
southeastern French port town of Frejus , France.
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EX-SHAKTI is a
biennial training exercise which is conducted alternatively in India and
France.
4.
UN APPOINTS UN
RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN INDIA
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The United Nations
(UN) Secretary General, Antonio
Guterres appointed Shombi
Sharp of the United
States (US), a sustainable development expert, as the UN Resident Coordinator in India.
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He will lead the UN
team in India, and work towards India’s Covid-19 response plans to recover
better for the Sustainable Development Goals.
5.
INDIA’S 41ST
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA
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India’s Ministry of
Earth Sciences launched the 41st Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (41st ISEA)
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The first batch of 23 scientists (total 48) and
support staff has reached the Indian
Antarctic station Maitri.
6. BOOK “SHUTTLER’S FLICK:
MAKING EVERY MATCH COUNT”
·
A Book titled ‘’Shuttler’s Flick: Making Every Match Count’’
co-authored by Pullela Gopichand & Priya Kumar and
released.
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Pullela Gopichand was
born on November 6, 1973.
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He won the All
England Open Badminton Championship in 2001 becoming the second Indian to
achieve this victory after Prakash Padukone.
