Current Affairs : 12-11-2020 in English

Important Day

• World Pneumonia Day - 12 November.

International

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with _____ co-chaired the 17th ASEAN-India Summit on 12 November 2020 - Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
• Under the theme "Challenges to Restoring Peace and Autonomy in IIOJK’, the International Kashmir Convention against Indian atrocities in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) held by World Kashmir Forum (WKF) on 10 November 2020 in - Islamabad, Pakistan.

National

• For the first time, these two metro cities will get telecom services from state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) - Mumbai and Delhi.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda at the campus of - Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
• This ministry has launched a Campaign ‘#Local4Diwali’ that appeal to all to celebrate Diwali by buying and gifting Indian handicrafts - Ministry of Textiles.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Continuation and Revamping of the Scheme for Financial Support to Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Infrastructure Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme till - 2024-25.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 13 November will inaugurate Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) at Jamnagar and National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) at - Jaipur.

Sports

• The FEI Eventing Competition will be held by Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) at _____ from 12 to 15 November 2020 - Army Polo and Riding Centre (APRC), Delhi Cantt.

State Current Affairs

• This state government and WorldFish have signed a MoU for piloting of inclusion of fish and fish based products in Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) for children (3 to 6 years), pregnant & nursing women and adolescent girls in 50 Anganwadi Centres of Mayurbhanj district - Odisha.

General Knowledge

• Jim Corbett National Park, the First national park in India established in 1936, is situated in - Uttarakhand.
• Kalesar National Park is situated in - Haryana.
• Kanha National Park is situated in - Madhya Pradesh.
• Kanger Ghati National Park is situated in - Chhattisgarh.
• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park is situated in - Telangana.
• Kaziranga National Park is situated in - Assam.