11th November 2023 Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

The world’s newest island has been formed off the coast of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean following an undersea volcanic eruption around 1,200 km south of Tokyo.
It located about 1 km off the southern coast of Iwo Jima, started its latest series of eruptions on October 21.
The unnamed island was formed after it rose from the ocean and was documented in pictures taken by the country’s Maritime Self-Defense Force on November 1.

Important Dates

National Education Day is observed every year on November 11 across India to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the first education minister of independent India.
He served as the education minister from August 15, 1947 to February 2, 1958.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad established the first Indian Institute of Technology – IIT Kharagpur.
Maulana Azad was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1992

National Affairs

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) under the aegis of Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) successfully organised “BHEL SAMVAAD 3.0 – अनुसन्धान से आत्मनिर्भरता की ओर, BHEL की एक और पहल” the 3rd edition of its dialogue with domestic business partners, industry associations, academia and research institutes to promote local suppliers, at Bharat Mandapam
Five pillars of Aatmanirbhar Bharat (economy, infrastructure, systems, vibrant demography and demand)

Defense

The fourth edition of bilateral exercise between Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy, BONGOSAGAR-23, and the fifth edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) by the two navies were conducted in the Northern Bay of Bengal from November 7 to 9.
Indian Navy Ships Kuthar, Kiltan and Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) Dornier took part in the exercise.
Bangladesh Navy Ships Abu Bakr, Abu Ubaidah and MPA also took part in the exercise.