Current Affairs on 26 November 2020

Current Affairs on 26 November 2020

• Constitution Day: November 26

  Every year Constitution Day is celebrated on November 26. It is also known as Samvidhan Divas or National Law Day. The day is celebrated to mark the adoption of Constitution. The Constitution of India was adopted on November 26, 1949.

• Union Cabinet: Capital Infusion of Rs 6,000 crores into NIIF approved

  The Union Cabinet approved Rs 6,000 crores of capital infusion into the National Infrastructure Investment Fund. This is a part of the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. The move will leverage to create financial pipeline of Rs 1 lakh crore.

• Football Legend Diego Maradona passed away

  Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona passed away on 25th November. He died at the age of 60. He died because of heart failure. Diego Maradona was the captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, in which he produced a series of Sublime individual performances.

• President inaugurated All India Presiding Officers Conference at Kevadia, Gujarat

  Two days All India Presiding Officers' Conference has been organized at Kevadia, Gujarat. The conference was inaugurated by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on 25th November. The conference is held on the occasion of Constitution Day.

• National Milk Day: 26 November

  In India, November 26 is celebrated as National Milk Day, since 2014, to commemorate the birthday of the father of India's White Revolution, Dr Verghese Kurien (also nicknamed as Milkman of India).

• PM Modi releases book on the Life of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a book on the life and ideals of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism and first of its ten gurus. The book has been penned by Kirpal Singh Ji. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was also present during the book release.

• Iconic Volkswagen Beetle becomes India's first vintage car to go electric

  The canary yellow Beetle, a 1948 model, is the first vintage car in India to be converted into an electric vehicle (EV).

• Thaawarchand Gehlot e-launches National Portal for Transgender Persons

  Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot has e-launched a 'National Portal for Transgender Persons' and e-inaugurated a 'Garima Greh: A Shelter Home for Transgender Persons' in Vadodara, Gujarat.

• New Zealand's Greg Barclay elected new ICC Chairman

  Auckland-based commercial lawyer and director of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) since 2012, Greg Barclay has been elected as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), after the second round of voting.