current affairs 14 November 2022

US Treasury removes India from Currency Monitoring List.

In November 2022, the United States Department of Treasury has removed India from its Currency Monitoring List.
India had been on the list for the last two years.
The US has also removed Italy, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam from its List.
The countries that have been removed from the list have met only one out of three criteria for two consecutive reports.
The USA has retained China, Japan, Korea, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan as a part of its list.

The 3rd Ministerial No Money for Terror Conference will be organised by Ministry of Home Affairs on 18th and 19th of November in New Delhi.
Focus: To advance the international community’s talks on countering terrorist financing held in Paris (2018) and Melbourne (2019).
In October 2022, India has hosted two international events - The annual General Assembly of Interpol (Delhi) and a special session of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (Mumbai and Delhi).

Indian Badminton player, PV Sindhu has launched the mascots for Fit India Movement’s Fit India School Week initiative 2022.
The mascots are Toofan and Toofani.
The 4th edition of Fit India School Week will start on 15 November 2022.
Aim: To celebrate the fitness and sports in various forms and reaffirm its importance amongst the school fraternity.
Fit India Movement was launched by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in 2019.

Cochin Shipyard Ltd and IWAI have signed an agreement to build India's first hydrogen fuel cell catamaran vessel for Varanasi (UP).
It has also signed MoU for the construction of six electric catamaran vessels for Uttar Pradesh and two for Guwahati.
The hydrogen fuel cell catamaran vessel will have a seating capacity for 100 passengers.
The electric hybrid vessels, designed for short-distance commute in riverine waters, will have seating capacity for 50 passengers.

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the project to build India's first multimodal logistics park (MMLP) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced that MMLP will be spread over 184 acres and cost Rs 1,424 crore.
The project will get adequate connecting infrastructure support through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed between central and state agencies.
The first phase of this project will be completed in two years.