Nov 12, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Nov 12, 2024

The Ministry of External Affairs and BIMSTEC have signed an agreement to establish the BIMSTEC Energy Centre in Karnataka's Bengaluru. BIMSTEC is an international organization of seven countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.) in South and Southeast Asia that was established in 1997.

The 29th UN Climate Summit, COP29, kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 11, 2024, with discussions set to focus on vital climate finance mechanisms, particularly the new "New Collective Quantified Goal" (NCQG). COP29's key agenda is to secure agreements on climate finance, addressing the historic failure to meet previous funding targets.

Every year on November 11, India observes National Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.

World Quality Week is being observed from November 11 to November 15, 2024. Organized by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), this year’s theme is "Quality: From Compliance to Performance."

In November 2024, Mauritius' opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam was appointed Prime Minister, returning to the post after a decade. His coalition secured a near clean sweep of seats in parliament during the general election.

The third edition of the joint military exercise AUSTRAHIND commenced at the Foreign Training Node in Pune, Maharashtra. Scheduled from 8th to 21st November 2024, this key annual event is held alternately in India and Australia.