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Current affairs — November 2021

5 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.

2021-11-01environment

PM announces net-zero by 2070 at COP26 Glasgow

At the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow (October 31 - November 13, 2021), Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India would reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2070 - the first such target date in India's climate policy - and draw half of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2030.

  • 📌 COP26: Glasgow, Oct 31 - Nov 13, 2021
  • 📌 India's net-zero target: 2070
  • 📌 Half of energy needs renewable by 2030
2021-11-14sports

Australia win maiden T20 World Cup in UAE

Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on November 14, 2021 (October 17 - November 14, UAE and Oman) to win the title for the first time; Mitchell Marsh was Player of the Match and India exited in the Super 12 stage.

  • 📌 Final: November 14, 2021
  • 📌 Winner: Australia (first T20 WC title)
  • 📌 Hosts: UAE and Oman
2021-11-25defence

INS Vela, fourth Scorpene submarine, commissioned

The Indian Navy commissioned INS Vela, the fourth Kalvari-class (Scorpene) submarine built under Project 75 at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai, on November 25, 2021, in the presence of Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh.

  • 📌 Commissioned: November 25, 2021, Mumbai
  • 📌 Fourth Kalvari-class (Scorpene) submarine
  • 📌 Builder: Mazagon Dock; Project 75
2021-11-26international

WHO names Omicron a variant of concern

On November 26, 2021 the WHO designated the SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.529, first reported from South Africa on November 24 and first detected in Botswana, as a variant of concern and named it 'Omicron'.

  • 📌 Designated: November 26, 2021
  • 📌 Lineage: B.1.1.529
  • 📌 First reported: South Africa, November 24, 2021
2021-11-26days

Constitution Day observed on November 26

Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas, also National Law Day) is observed every November 26, marking the Constituent Assembly's adoption of the Constitution in 1949; the observance began in 2015.

  • 📌 Date: November 26 (adoption, 1949)
  • 📌 Observed since: 2015
  • 📌 In force from: January 26, 1950

November 2021 quiz — 5 questions

From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.

Topic test · 5 questions

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