15th November Daily Current Affairs – English

Birsa Munda: 50^th birthday

• The 50^th birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda was celebrated.
• Born into a tribal community in Ulihatu, Jharkhand. Birsa Munda fought against the oppression of the British rule at an early age.
• Born in 1875, he began to understand the nature of exploitation against his tribal villagers.
• He strived for a positive political project.
• His aim was to achieve religious and political freedom.
• This movement sought to establish the rights of the Munda’s as the real owners of the land.
• Birsa Munda fought to protect tribal land and rights.
• Thus, he was called ‘Father of the Land’ by the tribal.
• On the occasion of Birsa Munda’s birthday in Bihar, PM Modi will also launch schemes worth Rs 6000 crore.
• In the year 2000, the state of Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar on Birsa Munda’s birthday.

Munda Rebellion:

• A tribal movement led by Birsa Munda in the late 19th century against the British oppression of tribal communities in the Chotanagpur region.
• It is also known as Ulgulan or The Great Tumult.
• The cause of this uprising was similar to other revolts – British colonialists, zamindars and missionaries.
• The Mundas practiced the Khuntkatti system, where the entire clan jointly owned a plot of land suitable for cultivation.
• This movement sought to establish the rights of the Mundas as the real owners of the land.

Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee Meeting:

• Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee meeting will be held on November 19.
• The Public Accounts Committee is a committee of elected members of Parliament constituted by the Parliament of India for the purpose of auditing the revenue and expenditure of the Government of India.
• 15 members from the Lok Sabha and 7 members from the Rajya Sabha are elected annually to the Public Accounts Committee.
• The term of office of the members is one year.
• The Chairman of the Committee is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• Since 1967, the committee has been chaired by a person from the opposition party.
• A minister cannot be a member of this committee.
• If a member of the Public Accounts Committee takes office as a Minister, a new member should be elected in his place.

Dominica’s highest national award for PM Modi:

• The Commonwealth of Dominica will bestow its highest national award, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in recognition of his contributions to Dominica during the COVID-19 pandemic and his dedication to strengthening the partnership between India and Dominica.
• To honour Prime Minister Modi, the government of Dominica has decided to award him the Dominica Award, the country’s highest national award.
• The award will be presented to Prime Minister Modi by Commonwealth of Dominica President Sylvanie Burton during the India – CARICOM (CARICOM – The Caribbean Community and Common Market) summit to be held in Georgetown, Guyana from November 19 to 21.

Pinaka Rocket Launch System Testing:

• The indigenously developed Pinaka rocket launch system was also tested.
• The Pinaka rocket A system test was successfully completed by DRDO to investigate the performance of the evaluation quality factors.
• The test was carried out in three phases to strike targets in different areas.
• Twelve rockets from each company that manufactured the Pinaka weapon system were fired from two upgraded Pinaka launchers and tested.
• These multi-pronged attack missile launchers have been jointly developed by various companies/organizations including Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Tata Advanced Systems Limited, Larsen and Toubro.

November 15: Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev

• Every year, Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sikh founder Guru Nanak Dev.

November 15: Birsa Munda Jayanti

• Birsa Munda, a religious and tribal freedom fighter, was born on November 15, 1875 at Ulihatu in Kunti district of Jharkhand.

November 15: Jharkhand Foundation Day

• Jharkhand was created on November 15, 2000.
• The Bihar Reorganization Act established Bihar as the 28th state of India.

Important Facts:

1. SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) Chairman – Madhabi Puri Buch.
2. The India-CARICOM Summit will be held in Georgetown, Guyana from November 19 to 21.
3. ‘Operation Kawach’ is an attempt by the Delhi Police from time to time to take action against criminals and drug smugglers in their areas.
4. Mahesh Kumar Khichi has won as the new Mayor of Delhi.
5. The Central Government has banned the insurgent group called Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) operating in the state of Meghalaya.
6. The Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman Awards are given to honour writers who have made significant achievements in the field of literature.
7. A new report by the High-level Panel of Experts on Climate Finance calls for a focus at the Climate Protection Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan on mobilizing $1 trillion annually by 2030 to help developing countries tackle climate change challenges and meet the Paris Agreement targets.