Today Top Current Affairs 15 November 2021
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State
Bhopal’s Habibganj Railway Station renamed as Rani Kamlapati Station
The Habibganj railway station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has been renamed and has been named after 18th-century Gond Queen of Bhopal, Rani Kamlapati.
- On 15th November, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate the revamped Rani Kamlapati railway station.
- The railway station will be equipped with modern airport-like amenities and govt will spend a cost of Rs 450 crore under Public Private Partnership mode in three years.
Rajnath Singh inaugurates first operationalised private sector defence manufacturing facility in Lucknow
On 13 November 2021, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the first operationalised private sector defence manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow.
- Aerolloy Technologies will run the facility.
- first operationalised private sector defence manufacturing facility will help in manufacturing parts for Aircraft Engines, Helicopter Engines, Structural parts for aircraft, Drones and UAVs, Submarines, Ultra-Light Artillery Guns, Space Launch Vehicles and Strategy Systems.
Appointment
Former CBDT Chief PC Mody as new Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha
The former Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman P.C. Mody has been appointed as the new secretary-general (SG) of Rajya Sabha. the new secretary-general (SG) of Rajya Sabha has replaced the incumbent SG, P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, who had been appointed a little over two months ago.
- With his appointment, Mody has become the first IRS officer as Rajya Sabha SG.
- Modi is a 1982-batch retired IRS officer and has served as the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
Sports
Women’s cricket T20 tournament will make debut in 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Women’s cricket tournament will make its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on July 29th.
- Women’s cricket will make its debut at the Commonwealth Games with the T20 format, and the final will be played on August 7th, 2022.
- The opening match will be played between Australia and India at the Edgbaston Stadium on July 29.
Books
“Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival” Book by Ajay Chhibber and Salman Anees Soz
The book authored by Ajay Chhibber and Salman Anees Soz, “UNSHACKLING INDIA: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival” is set to be released on November 29, 2021.
- The book highlights a wide-ranging and thorough overview of the reforms needed for the Indian economy.
- It also defines a definitive roadmap to make India a genuinely developed economy by 2047.
‘FORCE IN STATECRAFT’ book by Dr Ajay Kumar
India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar has come out with his new book titled ‘FORCE IN STATECRAFT’ on 13th November 2021 in New Delhi.
- The book was compiled by Commandant of National Defence College (NDC) Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury and President’s Chair of Excellence at NDC Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Arjun Subramaniam (Retd).
- ‘FORCE IN STATECRAFT’ book covers essays on topics such as counter-insurgency operations, conflict in North East, airpower, nuclear posture and so on.
- It will help policy makers, legislators, diplomats, academics, leadership at all levels in the various national security verticals.
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