Lahore most polluted city in the world
A thick cloud of haze enveloped Pakistan’s cultural capital Lahore, making it the world’s most polluted city on Wednesday. A Swiss air quality monitoring company has given this information.
The IQAir platform said Lahore topped its list of polluted cities. According to the American scale, Lahore’s air quality index stood at 203 while Delhi (183) came second. According to the company, Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka (169) is at number three.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to lead Indian delegation to ASEM summit
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will lead the Indian delegation to the two-day ASEM summit to be held online from Thursday.
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is a forum for countries in Asia and Europe to exchange views on regional and global issues and strengthen cooperation in a wide range of areas.
The 13th summit with the theme ‘Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Development’ will be held online from November 25 to 26, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Cabinet approves bill to repeal three agriculture laws
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to repeal three agriculture laws. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur gave this information.
In the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it was decided that the decision to withdraw the laws was announced in the address to the nation on the occasion of Guru Parv on 19 November, it has been approved.
Magdalena Andersen to be Sweden’s first female prime minister
Sweden’s parliament on Wednesday elected Magdalena Andersen as prime minister. She will be the first woman to hold this position. Magdalena Anderson has been elected the new leader of the Social Democratic Party.
NASA launches Dart mission
To protect the Earth from asteroid attacks, NASA has launched the DART mission. The purpose of this mission is to find the direction of the asteroid circling in space. Actually, the launch of Dart mission has been done through spacecraft.
This spacecraft has been sent to space via Falcon rocket where it will hit steroids. SpaceX launched this rocket from Vandenberg Space for Base in California.
Daily Quiz
- Recently, Defence Ministry has approved a Rs 5,000 crore deal with which nation to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles?
- Russia
- Which bank has launched a new online platform “Trade Emerge” for exporters and importers across India?
- ICICI Bank
- Which city of India has been topped in Sustainable Development Goals Urban Index launched by NITI Aayog?
- Shimla
- Indian Air Force Chief Vivek R Chaudhari has been decorated with which medal?
- Param Vishisht Seva Medal
- The recently released book “Cooking to Save your Life” has been authored by whom?
- Abhijit Banerjee
- The 5th edition of the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 will be hosted by which country as per the Asian Paralympic Committee’s Executive Board?
- Uzbekistan
- Which television network of India has received the award at ABU – UNESCO Peace Media Awards-2021 in Malaysia?
- Doordarshan
- What is the name of Prime Minister of Sudan, who has been reappointed recently?
- Abdalla Hamdok
- Every year, which day of November is celebrated as Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur, who was the ninth Guru of Sikhs of Sikh religion?
- November 24
- Which state in India has celebrated Lachit Divas on November 24 to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary Ahom army general Lachit Borphukan?
- Assam