Current affairs 02 November 2023

Bangalore Kid Wins "Wildlife Photographer Of The Year" Award.

Vihaan Talya Vikas from Bengaluru was awarded the best photographer in his category at the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition held in London.
Organized by the Natural History Museum, London, the competition showcases the finest wildlife photography from around the world.
The event is also considered the Oscars of Photography.
His photo of a spider along with Krishna’s carving clicked on the outskirts of the city and helped him bag the award.

Nokia has teamed up with broadband provider Tata Play Fiber to roll out India's first WiFi6-ready broadband network.
As part of the deal, the Finnish gear maker will provide Tata Play Fiber with a variety of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and WiFi equipment, including optical line terminal (OLT) and optical network terminal (ONT) with WiFi6.
The partnership with Nokia allows us to bring Wi-Fi6-ready network to our customers - which is a first in the category.

PM Narendra Modi launched Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) platform for the youth of the country on October 31st, at Kartavya Path on National Unity Day.
THE VISION:
Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) is envisioned as a pivotal, technology-driven facilitator for youth development and youth-led development, with the overarching goal to provide equitable opportunities to contribute to the creation of a Viksit Bharat.

The 2nd Rohini Nayyar Prize 2023 for outstanding contribution to rural development was presented to Deenanath Rajput, an engineer-turned-social worker, for his work on empowering tribal women in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
The prize was presented in memory of late economist-administrator Rohini Nayyar.
It came with a trophy and cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.
His work has included providing agricultural extension services to farmers and building cold storage infrastructure.

Saudi Arabia was the only football association to present a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup before the deadline closed, soccer's global governing body FIFA confirmed.
FIFA had invited bids from Asia and Oceania for the tournament and Saudi Arabia announced it would bid only minutes after the announcement.
It also confirmed that the sole confirmation of interest in hosting the 2030 World Cup came from Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay, hosting celebratory games.