Daily Current Affairs – 22 November, 2024

Genetically Modified (GM) crops have the potential to significantly alleviate hunger and food insecurity, but their impact largely depends on the farming practices employed.

In most of North India, PM2.5 levels exceed the World Health Organization’s safe limits almost year-round, making indoor air quality management essential.

India expressed disappointment at the shift in focus from enabling Climate Finance to an emphasis on mitigation at the Plenary Session at the CoP29 of the UN Climate Change Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. 

Adoption Awareness Month is celebrated annually in November. 

Recently, the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty was launched at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI), under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, signed a MoU with H2Global Stiftung to establish a collaborative framework to promote Green Hydrogen initiatives. 

Senior Indian Administrative Service officer K. Sanjay Murthy has assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.