current affairs 15 November 2022

PM Modi to embark on three-day visit to Indonesia.

• PM Modi has embarked the visit to Indonesia from November 14, to attend the 17th G20 Summit in Bali.
• Summit theme: Recover Together, Recover Stronger.
• Three working sessions will be held as part of the G20 Summit Agenda.
• These are food and energy security, health, and digital transformation.
• At the closing session, the Indonesian President will symbolically hand over the G20 Presidency to PM Modi.
• India will formally assume G20 Presidency from December, 2022.

DigiLocker integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.

• DigiLocker has successfully integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, so that users can digitally store their health records and link them with their Ayushman Bharat health account.
• Aim: Digital Empowerment of citizens by providing access to authentic digital documents.
• The issued documents in the DigiLocker system are deemed to be at par with the original physical documents.
• With this, users can now utilize DigiLocker as a Personal Health Records app.

Shiva Thapa clinches silver medal at Asian Boxing Championships.

• Shiva Thapa has clinched a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Elite Boxing Championships held in Amman, Jordan.
• He had to settle for a silver medal after losing to Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Abdullayev in the men’s 63-kg finals.
• India finished the Championships with 12 medals, which included four gold, two silver and six bronze.
• All the gold medals came through women’s boxers, Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety Boora, Parveen and Alfiya Pathan.

West Midlands to host Kabaddi World Cup in 2025.

• The World Kabaddi Federation (WKF) has announced that the West Midlands will host the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup.
• The tournament will take place across the West Midlands during the first quarter of 2025.
• The UK region will become the first destination outside of Asia to host this prestigious global tournament.
• The 2025 Kabaddi World Cup will be organized by England Kabaddi, Scottish Kabaddi, and the British Kabaddi League.
• President of World Kabaddi Federation: Ashok Das

7th Edition of Amur Falcon Festival observed in Manipur.

• The 7th edition of the Amur Falcon Festival has celebrated in Tamenglong district, Imphal, Manipur.
• Aim: To spread awareness about the protection and conservation of the Amur Falcon.
• Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) is the world’s longest-flying migratory bird.
• It is generally celebrated in the first or second week of November to strengthen human-nature relationships.
• The first edition of the Amur Falcon Festival was celebrated in 2015.