Current Affairs - November 14, 2021 Current Affairs

The RBI lifted restrictions imposed on 23rd April 2021 with immediate effect on credit card issuer Diners Club International Ltd to onboard new customers.

US Space agency NASA and the Elon Musk-owned private rocket company SpaceX have launched the "Crew 3" mission. This new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts including Indian origin Raja Chari to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the company's Crew-3 mission has docked successfully at the orbiting lab on Thursday.

The government is all set to mark the birth anniversary of iconic tribal leader Birsa Munda as " Janjatiya Gaurav Divas" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the celebrations.

Games24x7 fantasy cricket platform 'My11Circle' announced Indian Cricketer Mohammed Siraj as its new brand ambassador.

India's President Shri Ram Nath Kovind has addressed the 51st Conference of Governors and Lieutenant Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Johnson & Johnson has decided to separate the consumer health business of the company and to create a new public traded company.

International Master (IM) Mitrabha Guha from Kolkata, West Bengal has become the 72nd Grandmaster of India.

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep S. Puri has unveiled the statue of Rani Lakshmi Bai at the Maharani Lakshmi Bai college for Women, Bhiwani Rohilla in Hisar.

The state government of Odisha has launched a first of its kind road safety initiative named Rakshak, to train first responders of road accidents.

As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, States/UTs have conducted week-long Clean Green Village activity under the MGNREGS scheme.

Direct selling FMCG company Amway India announced the appointment of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador.

The Government of Delhi has launched a new scheme for construction workers named the 'Shramik Mitra' scheme.

Rajeev Srivastava has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) at Standard Chartered Securities for India operations.

In 1993, De Klerk and Nelson Mandela jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work towards ending apartheid.

The National Achievement Survey (NAS) is conducted every three years. The survey was last conducted in 2017 and was scheduled to take place in 2020.

NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India has tied up with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance to provide its marquee offering - ClickPay to the insurer's customers.

Special Director in Intelligence Bureau Sheel Vardhan Singh has been appointed as the new CISF DG, while Director of National Police Academy Atul Karwal has been appointed as NDRF DG.

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind will give away the National Sports Awards on November 13, 2021. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award will be given to 12 sportspersons.

Instagram has launched two campaigns named 'Safe Stree' and 'My Kanoon' to provide online safety to young users.

Uttar Pradesh is currently having an operational metro railway service in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Lucknow. After the Kanpur Metro is flagged off, Uttar Pradesh would be the only state in the country to have metro facilities in five districts.