Current Affairs - November 21, 2022 Current Affairs

Vikram-S, India's first private rocket, lifts off from ISRO spaceport: Developed by Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited, the 6-metre tall vehicle hit a peak altitude of 89.5 kilometers and then splashed into the Bay of Bengal about five minutes after the launch. This mission was titled Prarambh.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has launched a new portal, 'Amar Sarkar.

The 2022 theme is 'Making the Invisible Visible' and explores how inadequate sanitation systems spread human waste into rivers, lakes and soil, polluting underground water resources.

National Museum, India and the Kolding Museum, Denmark sign a Memorandum of Understanding to open the joint exhibition "Silver treasures from Denmark and India".

NTPC's Quality Control Team from Unchahar ABHYUDAYA has won the Gold award in the 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022).

CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar was invited as International Observer for forthcoming Elections in Nepal.

The Reserve Bank of India has released the seventh edition of its statistical publication titled 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2021-22'.

North Korea launched the 'Hwasong-17' intercontinental ballistic missile. It is also dubbed the Monster missile. The Hwasong-17 is North Korea's biggest missile yet.

INS Trikand has participated in the Combined Maritime Forces-led Operation "Sea Sword 2" in the Northwest Arabian Sea.

It is an annual global campaign to raise awareness about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. WHO warned that there are indications that some parasites are resistant to drugs that are combined with artemisinin, the major component of malaria drugs.

It was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day. It also marks the anniversary of the date that the UN General Assembly adopted both the Declaration and the Convention on children's rights. This year, the theme is 'Inclusion, For Every Child.'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station in Arunachal Pradesh.

Tamil Nadu became the first State in the country to bring out an Elephant Death Audit Framework that promises thorough investigation and scientific documentation of every jumbo death.

Cambridge Dictionary has declared the word, "Homer" as the Word of the Year 2022.

IFS officer Bandaru Wilsonbabu has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Union of Comoros.