Daily Current Affairs 18th November 2022

2022-11-17

The India MedTech Expo (IMTE), the first-ever Expo of Indian Medtech Industry by Government, is rescheduled and now will be held from 17th to 19th January 2023 at Aerocity Grounds, New Delhi.
The Expo is planned around the theme “Future of Device, Diagnostics & Digital”.

The report further noted that the data centre industry in India has been on a high growth trajectory, partly driven by government policies, including easier access to credit and other incentives to boost data centre investment.
According to a report by Knight Frank, Indian cities, namely – Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi, have emerged as three of the top data centre markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

The 17th Summit of the G20 Organization, which brings together developed and developing countries including USA, China, Russia, India, started on 14 November 2022 in Bali Island, Indonesia.
Each year a member country takes over the leadership of the G20. Accordingly, India will assume the next presidency, and India will officially assume the presidency of the G20 from December 1, 2023. The Union Government has planned to hold its first summit in India on September 9-10 on 2023.

From 2022 onwards the Government of Tamil Nadu is planning to implement the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Green Climate Change Response Project with the help of Japanese Multinational Cooperative Organization at a cost of 920 crore 56 lakh rupees.
Also through this project, it is reported that work such as biodiversity conservation, increasing natural resources, prevention of degradation of forest land and wildlife habitats through environmental development projects, and strengthening of administrative structures.

Delivery startup TechEagle Company has launched the world’s first Drone based vehicle for vaccine delivery of animal care in Arunachal Pradesh.
TechEagle’s in-house developed Hybrid Drone- Vertiplane X3 delivers medicines 12 times faster than ground transportation.

The Rajasthan government has approved an outlay of Rs 2.60 crore for the Camel Conservation Scheme which is aimed at protecting camels.
Under the scheme, each female camel and calf will be tagged by the veterinary doctor and an identity card will be issued. The camel rearer will be given Rs 5,000 while the veterinarian will receive Rs 50 honorarium for each identity card. On completion of one year of the camel calf, the rearer will get another installment of Rs 5,000.
The amount of both the installments will be deposited in the bank account of the camel rearer.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 3 NH projects worth Rs. 1206 Crore in Siliguri on november 17,2022.
Development of these projects will lead to industrial & economic growth in West Bengal as well as eastern parts of India with significant in road towards agricultural sector.

The Uttarakhand High Court will be shifted from Nainital to Haldwani.
Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun this decision was taken in a cabinet meeting held on November 16, 2022.

Meta, the pioneer of Facebook and WhatsApp, has appointed Sandhya Devanathan as its India division head.
Sandhya will also be involved in the business and revenue growth of the company and will assume the charge from January 1, 2023.

Achanta Sharath Kamal has become the first player from India to get elected in the Athletes’ Commission of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
Eight athletes including four male and four female, were elected from Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania and will serve in the Athletes’ Commission for four years from 2022 to 2026.

NASA’s plans to send humans to the moon, i.e. ‘Artemis’ launched the SLS carrying the Orion spacecraft with 3 human models from the Cape Canaveral launch pad in Florida. The rocket was launched on November 16, 2022.
At present, after a 9-hour journey, the Orion spacecraft has taken pictures of the Earth from a distance of about 57,000 miles. The Orion spacecraft is equipped with 16 cameras and records the footage.

Army Chief General Manoj Pande visits France from November 14 to November 17; this visit will hold a meeting with his French counterparts and senior military leadership to strengthen defense ties between the two nations.
In this meeting he received a Guard of Honor at the Les Invalids in Paris on November 17, 2022.

47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022). The convention is being held from 15th-18th November in Jakarta. The theme for ICQCC-2022 was “Built Back Better through Quality Efforts”.
In that event NTPC’s QC Team presented for “Frequent Choking of Collecting tanks of AHP-IV”. and team Unchahar ABHYUDAYA has won the “GOLD” award.
- NTPC – National Thermal Power Corporation Limited

In the Asian Airgun Championships, team of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Shikha Narwal won the another Gold medal for India in 10 meters Air Pistol Women’s Junior Team event held in Daegu, South Korea.
They defeated South Korean team of Yang Jiin, Kim Minseo and Kim Juhee 16-12 in 10 meters Air Pistol Women’s Junior Team event.from this India totally wins 35 medals including 22 golds, 9 silvers and four bronze.

In order to honor the Cooperative sectors in India the National Cooperative Week to be celebrated annually for one week, starting from 14 November to 20 November. The nation has been observing the National Cooperative Week since 1953.
The theme of the weeklong celebration is “India@75: Growth of Cooperatives and Future Ahead”.