13th November Daily Current Affairs – English

11^th World Tamils Economic Conference:

• The economic conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur from November 15 to 17 will promote the entrepreneurship and economy of the world’s Tamils, said by conference organizer V.R.S Sampath.
• The conference will be inaugurated by Minister Duraimurugan on behalf of Tamil Nadu Government and will deliver a keynote address.
• Indian Ambassador to Malaysia B.N. Reddy presides over.
• Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker Appavu will deliver the concluding speech of the conference.
• This conference is held with the aim of improving the business skills and economy of Tamils.
• 11^th World Tamils Economic Conference is held in Kuala Lumpur.
• The World Tamils Economic Conference was held for the first time in Chennai (2009).

Test of long-range surface-to-surface missile:

• The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted the first test of a long-range surface-to-surface missile.
• Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that it will serve as a model for domestically produced missile programs in the future.
• The first test was conducted at the Integrated Test Site at Chandipur, Odisha.
• LRLACM has been developed by the Bangalore-based Aerospace Development Corporation, DRDO’s laboratories and other Indian industries.
• Both Bharat Dynamics in Hyderabad and Bharat Electronics in Bengaluru have played a major role in the development and production of the missile.
• The missile program has been approved by the Defence Procurement Council.
• It is designed to operate not only from land but also from ships.

First All Women CISF Battalion:

• The central government has given permission to set up the country’s first all-women Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) unit with over a thousand constables.
• In this, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has given permission to set up the country’s first all-women force unit comprising 1,025 women constables under the leadership of a senior command.
• CISF currently has 12 reserve battalions.
• In which men and women (7%) work together, the first all-women brigade is being formed.

Integrated Water Resources Management Authority:

• The draft bill proposing to set up an Integrated Water Resources Management Authority at the state level has been sent to all the states for consideration.
• 10^th Water Innovation Conference organized by CII Water Institute, started in Delhi.
• In order to achieve water security under the vision of a developed India, the central government is planning to set up an integrated water resources management authority at the state level.
• It is the responsibility of the commission to formulate plans for water conservation, groundwater management, flood basin management from villages to cities and coordinate various water related departments-agencies.
• At the state level, the Commission will function under a committee headed by the Chief Minister.

November 13: World Compassion Day

• World Compassion Day is observed on 13th November every year.

Important Facts:

1. The Taliban government has appointed Ikramuddin Kamil as Afghanistan’s Deputy Consul General in Mumbai.
2. President of Nigeria – Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
3. The G20 summit will be held in Brazil on November 18.
4. The central government has imposed an anti-dumping duty on epichlorohydrin, a chemical used in the plaster industry, imported from China, South Korea and Thailand.
5. The Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 will be presented on February 1 next year.
6. A 13-member ministerial committee headed by Samrat Choudhary, comprising representatives from various states, was set up in September to study changes in GST levied on insurance and medical insurance premiums.
7. Archana Patnaik from Odisha has taken charge as Tamil Nadu’s first woman Chief Electoral Officer.
8. Pakistan’s Noman Ali has been named the ICC Player of the Month for October.
9. Russia’s Daniel Medvedev wins ATP Finals
10. For the current tennis calendar, Italy’s Jannick Sinner as the world’s No. 1 player and Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka as the No. 1 player were awarded the trophy.
11. Prime Minister of New Zealand – Christopher Luxon.
12. The United Nations Climate Change Conference is underway in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, starting on November 11.
13. Greta Thunberg, an environmentalist from Sweden, has opposed Azerbaijan’s hosting of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.