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Important Current Affairs 24th November 2018 English

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International conference on microbiome research
From November 19 to 22, Pune hosted it.
India’s Project on Biome:
The project will include collection of saliva, stool and skin swabs of 20,000 Indians across various ethnic groups from different geographical regions. India provides for a wide range of research with more than 4,500 ethnic groups and presence of two global biodiversity hotspots (Himalayan range and Western Ghats).

Nahid Afrin appointed by UNICEF as first 'Youth Advocate' of northeastern region

Aim : to fight for child rights.
The UNICEF engages 'Youth Advocates' to harness their voice as agents of change in society. 
About Nahid Afrin
Nahid made her playback debut in the 2016 Bollywood film 'Akira' starring Sonakshi Sinha in the lead. She received the best female playback singer award at the Assam state Film Award 2018.

International news


First-Ever MIT Scientists Fly Silent Plane With No Moving Parts 
Built and flown the first-ever silent airplane with no moving propellers or jet turbines.
The new light aircraft, inspired from the movie and television series "Star Trek", carries neither propellers or turbines, nor it depends on fossil fuels to fly.
The plane, detailed in the journal Nature, was developed around the concept of "ionic wind" or electrodynamic thrust, which dates back to the 1920s.


IMD will now use new forecast technique
It will assess the impact of downpours over water levels in rivers and reservoirs.
The IMD chief referred to it as an “Impact Based Forecasting Approach,” which can present a “pre-event scenario,” and believes it will assist governments on the ground to make real-time decisions.
There was also a talk about the technology to identify “warm ocean segments” developed last month, which can help the IMD better identify and forecast the impact of unpredictable cyclones like Ockhi.

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