Brief Current Affairs of November 2022

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Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship

Awarded by: Sangeet Natak Akademi

#PersonExpertise
1.Saroja VaidyanathanChoreographer & Bharat Natyam exponent
2.Sadanam Krishnan KuttyKathakali performer
3.Darshana JhaveriManipuri performer
4.Chhannu Lal MishraHindustani vocalist
5.A K C NatarajanClarinet player
6.Swapan ChaudhuriTabla player
7.Malini RajurkarHindustani vocalist
8.T.V. GopalakrishnanCarnatic and Hindustani musician
9.Teejan BaiPandavani exponent
10.Bharat GuptClassicist, musicologist, sitar player

Note: In addition to the above, Sangeet Natak Akademi has also announced Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the year 2019, 2020 and 2021.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced one-time Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) commemorating 75 years of India’s independence for 86 artists.


Ms. Ela Ramesh Bhatt

Activist, Gandhian and founder of SEWA

Born: 7 September 1933; Passed away: 02 November 2022

Founded Self-Employed Women's Association of India in 1972

Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1977

Right Livelihood Award in 1984

Padma Bhushan in 1986

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in 2011


Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report

Released by: TRAI

For the quarter ending 30 June 2022.

#Total SubscribersUrban SubscribersRural Subscribers
Total subscribers1172.96 million649.09 million523.87 million
Wireless Subscribers1,147.39 Million625.49 Million521.90 Million
Wireline subscribers25.57 Million23.60 Million1.97 Million

53rd International Film Festival of India

Venue: Goa

Held from 20 to 28 November 2022

Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award: Spanish film director Carlos Saura

Spotlight country: France

No. of films screened: 280 from 79 countries.

Opening film: Alma and Oskar (Austria)

Closing film: Perfect Number (Poland)

Opening film of Indian Panorama (Feature films): Hadinelentu (Kannada)

Opening film of Indian Panorama (Non-Feature films): The Show Must Go On (English)

IFFI 53 Film Personality of the Year Award: Chiranjeevi

ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Nargesi (Iran)

Golden Peacock for the Best Film: I HAVE ELECTRIC DREAMS (Spanish)

Silver Peacock for Best Director: No end (Iran)

Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Male): Vahid Mobasseri for No End

Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Female): Daniela Marín Navarro for I Have Electric Dreams

Special Jury Award: Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz for When the Waves are Gone

Award for Best Debut Feature Film of a Director: Asimina Proedrou for Behind The Haystacks

Special Mention: Praveen Kandregula for Cinema Bandi

Film ‘Dear Diary’ won 53-Hour Challenge for 75 creative minds.

Bangladesh film ‘Agantuk’ wins Prasad DI award at the Film Bazaar section.


Launch of Vikram-S rocket

Developed by Skyroot Aerospace, Hyderabad

Category: Small lift launch vehicle

Launch date: 18.11.2022

Launched from: Sriharikota

Type of rocket: Suborbital

Payloads were carried for Space Kidz, BazoomQ and N-Space Tech

Skyroot Aerospace is the first Indian private company to develop rockets.

The mission was titled Prarambh.


2022 Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman

  1. General Bipin Rawat (Retd)
  2. Shri Ajit Doval
  3. Shri Prasoon Joshi
  4. Shri Girish Chandra Tiwari
  5. Late Shri Viren Dangwal

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Hosts: Australia

From 16 October to 13 November 2022

Number of teams: 16 (Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, England, India, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands and Zimbabwe

Winners: England

Runners-up: Pakistan

Player of the series: Sam Curran (England)

Most runs: Virat Kohli (296 runs)

Most wickets: Wanindu Hasaranga (15 wickets)

Final match venue: Melbourne

Player of the final match: Sam Curran

Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to score 4000 runs in T20Is


National Sports Awards 2022

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022: Sharath Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis)

Arjuna Awards 2022

#NameDiscipline
1.Ms. Seema PuniaAthletics
2.Shri Eldhose PaulAthletics
3.Shri Avinash Mukund SableAthletics
4.Shri Lakshya SenBadminton
5.Shri Prannoy HSBadminton
6.Shri AmitBoxing
7.Ms Nikhat ZareenBoxing
8.Ms Bhakti Pradip KulkarniChess
9.Shri R PraggnanandhaaChess
10.Ms Deep Grace EkkaHockey
11.Ms Shushila DeviJudo
12.Ms Sakshi KumariKabaddi
13.Ms Nayan Moni SaikiaLawn Bowl
14.Ms Shri Sagar Kailas OvhalkarMallakhamb
15.Ms ElavenilValarivanShooting
16.Shri Omprakash MitharvalShooting
17.Ms Sreeja AkulaTable Tennis
18.Shri Vikas ThakurWeightlifting
19.Ms AnshuWrestling
20.Ms SaritaWrestling
21.Shri ParveenWushu
22.Ms Manasi Girishchandra JoshiPara Badminton
23.Shri Tarun DhillonPara Badminton
24.Shri Swapnil Sanjay PatilPara Swimming
25.Ms Jerlin Anika JDeaf Badminton

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022

A. Regular Category:

#Name of the CoachDiscipline
1.Shri Jiwanjot Singh TejaArchery
2.Shri Mohammad Ali QamarBoxing
3.Ms Suma Siddharth ShirurPara Shooting
4.Shri Sujeet MaanWrestling

B. Lifetime Category:

#Name of the CoachDiscipline
1.Shri Dinesh Jawahar LadCricket
2.Shri Bimal Prafulla GhoshFootball
3.Shri Raj SinghWrestling

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2022

#Name of the SportspersonDiscipline
1.Ms Ashwini Akkunji C.Athletics
2.Shri Dharamvir SinghHockey
3.Shri B.C SureshKabaddi
4.Shri Nir Bahadur GurungPara Athletics

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022

#CategoryEntity
1.Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young TalentTransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
2.Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social ResponsibilityKalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
3.Sports for DevelopmentLadakh Ski & Snowboard Association

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar


Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2021

Awarded by: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India

#PersonCategory
1.Ms. Naina DhakadLand Adventure
2.Shri Shubham Dhananjay VanmaliWater Adventure
3.Group Captain Kunwar Bhawani Singh SamyalLifetime Achievement

Climate Change Performance Index 2023

Released by: NewClimate Institute for Climate Policy and Global Sustainability

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is assessed in four categories: GHG Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use and Climate Policy to compare the climate performance of countries.

#Country#Country
1.Vacant50.Japan
2.Vacant51.China
3.Vacant52.USA
4.Denmark58.Canada
5.Sweden59.Russia
6.Chile61.Kazakhstan
7.Morocco62.Saudi Arabia
8.India63.Iran


Network Readiness Index 2011

Released by: Portulans Institute, Washington DC

#Country#Country
1.USA23.China
2.Singapore61.India
3.Sweden81.Sri Lanka
4.The Netherlands88.Bangladesh
5.Switzerland89.Pakistan