current affairs 28 November 2022

Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to be chief guest on 2023 Republic Day.

As per the Ministry of External Affairs, India has invited Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi as the chief guest on 2023 Republic Day.
It would be the first time that an Egyptian president would be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.
This year, both countries are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
During India’s Presidency of G-20 in 2022-23, Egypt has been invited as a Guest Country.

India’s First Woman Paralympic Medalist and President of Paralympic Committee of India, Deepa Malik has been appointed as the national ambassador of TB Mukt Bharat campaign.
She has also extended her support to the campaign by becoming a Ni-Kshay Mitra to provide aid to TB afflicted patients.
She has adopted 5 TB patients herself as a Ni-Kshay Mitra.
The TB Mukt Bharat campaign was launched by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in March 2018.
World TB Day: 24 March

Shakya Gasan (Chief monk of World Buddhist Pope Association of Korea) will lay the foundation stone of International Buddhist University in Manu Bankul of South Tripura on November 29.
Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist University (DDIBU) will be the first Buddhist University in India.
This university will be headed by Buddhist Monastics and run and monitored by Buddhists.
Aim: For promotion and revitalization of Buddhist culture.

Canada has clinched their first 2022 Davis Cup title defeating Australia by 6-3, 6-4 in Malaga, Spain.
In final, Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) had defeated Alex de Minaur (Australia).
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis and run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
Most titles: United States (32 titles)
ITF Headquarters: London, United Kingdom; President: David Haggerty

e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline) of Ministry of Panchayati Raj has won the GOLD AWARD under the National Awards for e-Governance.
Category: Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation.
It is a recognition of the excellent and exemplary work done by Team eGovernance and supported by Team NIC-MoPR.
This prestigious Award was handed over to Alok Prem Nagar (Joint Secretary, MoPR) by Union MoS, Dr. Jitendra Singh.