Daily Current Affairs

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This post contains important daily current affairs of 1 & 2 November 2020. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 1 & 2 November 2020. We have collected the latest daily current affairs and compiled them date wise. These current affairs are important for all competitive exams like bank, ssc, ibps, sbi exams. The GK current affairs will help you score more in these competitive exams. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 1 & 2 November 2020 daily Current affairs test.

Daily Current Affairs

World Vegan Day is observed on November 1
World Vegan Day is celebrated on 1st November to raise awareness about the benefits of a vegan diet and veganism in general. On 1st November 1994, the first Vegan Day was established to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UK Vegan Society.

All Saints’ Day is observed on November 1
On 1 November, All Saints’ Day is celebrated to praise all saints’. All Saints’ Day is also known as All Hallows’ Day or Hallowmas.

All Souls’ Day is observed on November 2
All Souls’ Day is observed on 2nd November annually to honour the dead souls. In Roman Catholicism, this day commemorates all those souls who are faithfully departed and are believed to be in purgatory because they died with the guilt of lesser sins on their souls.

Chhattisgarh celebrates its foundation day on 1 November
Chhattisgarh is celebrating its foundation day today. On this occasion a ‘Rajyotsav programme’ was organized at the Chief Minister’s official Residence. This was the 21st foundation day of Chhattisgarh. The State came into existence on November 1, 2000 after being carved out of Madhya Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh celebrates its formation day on 1 November
Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has said that Andhra Pradesh has tremendous potential for growth and it is marching in the right direction towards the path of progress and development. The Governor paid floral tributes to Sri Potti Sriramulu and paid homage to freedom fighters on the occasion of ‘Andhra Pradesh Formation Day at a programme held in Raj Bhavan.

Madhya Pradesh celebrating its Foundation Day on 1 November
Madhya Pradesh is celebrating its 65th Foundation Day. The new state of Madhya Pradesh came into existence on the First of November 1956 as a result of the reorganization of states in 1956. This state was formed by merging the erstwhile Central Provinces CP & Berar, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal.

Puducherry celebrates 66th Liberation Day on 1 November
Union Territory of Puducherry celebrates its 66th Liberation Day. The celebrations are on a low-key in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic. It was on November 1,1954 the union territory was liberated from French colonialism following a referendum in which all elected members from Puducherry voted against the French and preferred to join India.

Assam CM lays foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation near Guwahati
In Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation near Guwahati in presence of Israeli Ambassador Dr. Ron Malka. The Rs. 10.33-crore project is expected to bolster the agricultural activities in the state by providing exposure to latest Israeli technologies.

Kerala aims to provide free Internet for poor families, public offices
Kerala aims to start providing free, high-speed Internet to schools, public offices, and poor households in the state by December, making digital connectivity a basic right. KSEB holds 50% in the ₹ ₹1,548 crore KFON project, with the rest held by Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd. The optic-fiber network is being laid by using its electricity poles to avoid the cost of laying underground cables.

LG Manoj Sinha and MoS in PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurate Comprehensive Mansar Rejuvenation/Development Plan in Jammu virtually
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Minister of State in PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated prestigious Comprehensive Mansar Rejuvenation/ Development Plan in Jammu through virtual mode. Mansar is the most sought out tourist destination visited by the tourists in Jammu & the implementation of its Rejuvenation/ Development Plan will certainly bring Mansar on the world tourism map. Speaking to the media persons, the LG said that J&K has high potential to become a preferred tourist destination and can support a much higher employment workforce.

AYUSH Ministry and Invest India to jointly set up “Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau” for planned and systematic growth of Ayush sector
The Ministry of AYUSH and M/s Invest India will form a collaboration to set up a “Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau” to facilitate planned and systematic growth of the Ayush sector. This is among the various steps which the Ministry has initiated to chart future directions along which the stake-holding groups of the Ayush Sector can move.

Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin minister
After New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern inducted five new ministers into her executive, Priyanca Radhakrishnan became the country’s first-ever Indian-origin minister. Born in India, 41-year-old Radhakrishnan, went to school in Singapore before moving to New Zealand to further her education. She has spent her work life advocating on behalf of people whose voices are often unheard – women survivors of domestic violence, and migrant workers who have been exploited.

World’s strongest storm in 2020 makes landfall in the Philippines
The world’s strongest storm this year repeatedly slammed into the eastern part of the Philippines on Sunday, bringing “catastrophic violent winds” in what weather experts say is set to be the hardest landfall on record. Categorized by the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center as a super typhoon, it’s now packing maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour.

CCI approves acquisition of Bharti AXA by ICICI Lombard
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved acquisition of General Insurance Business of Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Limited (Bharti AXA) by ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited (ICICI Lombard) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.

Manipal Health to acquire 100% stake in Columbia Asia Hospitals
Manipal Health Enterprise Pvt Ltd has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% stake in Columbia Asia Hospitals Pvt Ltd, which will give the Ranjan Pai-led hospital chain control of 11 hospitals across the country. After completion of the acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, the combined entity will have 27 hospitals across 15 cities with more than 7,200 beds, and around 4,000 doctors and over 10,000 employees.

BCCI announces Jio as title sponsor of Women’s T20 Challenge 2020
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Reliance Jio as the title sponsor of the Women’s T20 Challenge 2020. This is the first time a sponsor is partnering with the BCCI exclusively for the women’s counterpart to the IPL. The Board announced the development in a post on the IPL T20 website.

Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R. Duraikannu passes away
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R. Duraikannu passed away late last night. He was 72. Duraikkannu is the third legislator from Tamil Nadu to succumb to Covid-19 and the complications arising out of it. The other two are the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha member H.Vasantha Kumar and the state Assembly member J.Anbalagan.

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