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      Memorize Current Affairs for UPSC 16 november 2020

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      Ramsar site

      NEWS :

      • Lonar Lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar lake in Uttar Pradesh have been added to the Ramsar sites.
      • The Lonar lake is the only crater lake in the country.
      • The Sur Sarovar lake is also called the Keetham lake.
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      East Asia Summit

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      • The summit adopted the Ha Noi Declaration.
      • India was represented by the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the East Asia Summit.

      Debt Pact of G20

      NEWS :

      • A Debt Pact of G20 is signed to help poor countries hit by COVID-19.
      • They agreed on a common framework to restructure government debts.
      • This is because the COVID-19 crisis has left the poorer countries at risk of failing to repay the loans.

      Leonid Meteor Showers

      NEWS :

      • Leonid Meteor Showers to reach their peak in India.
      • The Leonids emerge from the comet Tempel-Tuttle.
      • The comet takes 33 years to complete one revolution around the sun.
      • The Leonid meteor showers are bright and are travelling at the speed of 71 km per second.
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      Tristan da Cunha

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      • Tristan da Cunha becomes the largest Marine Protection Zone of the Atlantic Ocean.
      • This will prohibit sand extraction, bottom trawling fishing, and deep-sea mining in more than 90% of waters of the territory.

      Khelo India

      NEWS :

      • The government of India is to incentivize 500 private academies under the Khelo India scheme.
      • Private academies are to be graded into different categories based on the quality of achievement of the players.
      • In the first phase, monetary assistance is to be provided to 14 Olympic sports disciplines.
      • The incentivization is being introduced mainly to support institutions that are in remote areas of the country.

      Statue of Peace

      NEWS :

      • The statue is being unveiled to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Jain Acharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj.
      • The statue is made of Ashtadhatu.
        • Ashtadhatu is an octo-alloy.
        • The alloy is mainly used in casting metallic idols in Hindu and Jain temples.
        • The alloy is made of metals such as gold, copper, silver, tin, zinc, iron, tin, and antimony (or mercury).
        • The metals are mixed in equal proportions to create the idol.
      • Shri Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj
        • He was the founder of Shri Parshwanath Jain Vidyalaya in the Pali district of Rajasthan.
        • He supported the non-violent independent movements of Mahatma Gandhiji.

      Birsa Munda

      NEWS :

      • The birth anniversary of Birsa Munda is observed on November 15.
      • The state of Jharkhand was created on his birth anniversary. 
      • Birsa Munda was a tribal freedom fighter who hailed from the Munda tribe.
        • He is also known as “Dharti Abba”, meaning “The Earth Father”.
        • He was the backbone of the Millenarian Movement.

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      Registrar General of India

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      • The Registrar General of India recently released the Vital Statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System.
      • The report mainly provides insights on Sex Ratios in various states of India.
      • Report
        • • Arunachal Pradesh was the state with the highest Sex Ratio(1084). 
          • The state of Manipur had the least Sex Ratio of 757.
          • Nagaland was at second position with 965, Mizoram at third place with 964, Kerala at fourth place with 963, and Karnataka at fifth place with a sex ratio of 957.
          • The sex ratio of Jammu and Kashmir was at 952, Delhi at 929, and Haryana at 914.
          • According to the report, the registration of births has increased to 89.3% as compared to 81.3% in 2009.

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