Top 5 Current Affairs of the Day for Govt. Jobs-19 November 2024: The Top 5 Current Affairs of the Day are a crucial part of your daily current affairs dose. If you are a government job aspirant and preparing for various topics under UPSC, SSC, Banks, Railway and others then the Top 5 Current Affairs of the Day for Government Jobs will help you in facing the exams.
In this article, you will get the top five burning topics which are important from the government job entrance exam’s perspective including IFFI, Guru Ghasidas, ASEAN, Dragon Palace and others. This will aid you to quickly revise the top 5 events of the day to help you prepare for Govt Jobs.
1. 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
The 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is all set to take place from 20th to 28th November 2024 in the picturesque state of Goa.
Highlights
- 180 international films from 81 countries will be screened during the festival.
- Australia will be the Country of Focus
- A new Best Debut Indian Director Award has been introduced to honor emerging talent
- IFFI 2024 has received record 1,676 submissions from 101 countries
- The Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to ‘Philip Noyce’, the celebrated and awarded Australian director.
2. 56th Tiger Reserve of the country notified in Chhattisgarh
The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, situated in the Chhattisgarh has been notified as the 56th Tiger Reserve of the country.
Highlights
- Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve is spread over 2,829 sq km.
- The tiger reserve, encompassing a total area of 2829.38 sq.kms, includes a core/critical tiger habitat of 2049.2 sq.kms.
- It also comprises the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary, and has a buffer of 780.15 sq.km.
- It is the third largest tiger reserve in the country after Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh and Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam.
- According to the Zoological Survey of India, a total of 753 species, including 365 invertebrates and 388 vertebrates, have been documented in the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve.
3. Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue Concluded
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Sagarmanthan conducted the first edition of ‘Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue’ in New Delhi.
Highlights:
- India is the third-largest in the world in terms of ship recycling by tonnage.
- India boasts a fleet of 1,530 ships sailing under its flag as of 2023.
- The government has approved the establishment of a major port at Vadhavan, Maharashtra with an estimated cost of ₹76,220 crore.
4. ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus)
ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) will be held in Vientiane, Lao PDR from November 20-22, 2024. Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will lead India in the conference.
Highlights
- ASEAN member states are- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
- Eight Dialogue Partners are-India, US, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
India became the dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1992. - The inaugural ADMM-Plus was convened in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 12, 2010.
5. 25th Anniversary: Dragon Palace Temple in Nagpur
The Dragon Palace Temple, at Kamptee, Nagpur marked its 25th anniversary in a grand event recently.
The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) co- partnered with the Dragon Palace Temple in organised the event.
Highlights
- The Ogawa Society of Japan has contributed for building the beautiful monastery complex at Kamptee.
- Union minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju participated in the event.
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