Deaths

Former Minister and Communist Marxist Party (CMP) leader M.V.

Raghavan (81) passed away.
Business & Economy
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the Government is considering to bring
down its stake in PSU banks by 52 per cent to invite capital inflow.
Science & Technology
India successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile
with a strike range of more than 2000 km from the Wheeler Island off
Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army.
Sports
Chase Elliott (18 years) has become the youngest champion in NASCAR history
by wrapping up the Nationwide Series title on Saturday at Phoenix
International Raceway.
NASCAR - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

10th November 2014 - Important Current Affairs updates

Today (10th November 2014) is World Science Day.
To raise awareness of benefits of science, World Science Day for Peace &
Development also known as World Science Day to be observed worldwide.
This year's theme for world scienceday is "Quality Science Education : ensuring a
sustainable future for all"
The African Union, African Development Bank and regional business leaders have
set up a crisis fund of USD 28 million to help areas hit by the Ebola outbreak, the AU
said in a statement.
The chairman of Anjuman Minhaj-e-Rasool, an Islamic organization working for peace
and communal harmony, has said that if given a chance the residents of Pakistan-

occupied Kashmir (PoK) would love to join the Union of India.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have met on the
sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC)-their ice-breaking dialogue
confirming a thaw in ties, which at one time threatened to spin dangerously out of
control.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is on three day visit to UAE (United Arab
Emirates).This is her first official visit to UAE.
During this visit, she will hold discussions on bilateral, regional and other issues of
mutual interest.
Eminent
Hindi poet Dr Kedarnath Singh has been conferred with 49th Jnanpith
Award for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature.
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the award to him at a function in New Delhi.
He was awarded the Jnanpith Award for the year 2013.
He is famous for his poetry collection, Akaal Mein Saras.
21 newly inducted Ministers assume office : Download Complete List of Ministers
2014from here
ManoharParikkar gets Defence
Suresh Prabhu Railways
J P Nadda Health and Family Welfare
Chaudhary Birender Singh Rural Development
Arun Jaitely gets additional charge of Information and Broadcasting
Important details you should know about the Council of Ministers 2014
Cabinet Ministers : 26
Ministers of state : 39
Non-BJP ministers : 9%
Average age : 56.6 years
Average assets : Rs. 15.1 crore
Women : 12%
LS members : 76%
Most criminal cases : Ram Shankar Katheria (21)
Richest minister : Y.S. Chowdary (Rs. 190 crore)
Poorest minister : Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (Rs. 38 lakh)
Oldest minister : Najma Heptullah (74)

Youngest minister : Smriti Irani (38)

Finance minister Arun Jaitley said the government will amend the land acquisition law
to make it friendlier for economic development and suggested that the NDA may press
ahead with changes even if the opposition does not lend its support.
A Delhi court fixed the 19th of next month for hearing final arguments in the 2G
spectrum allocation scam case.
The case involves former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 15 others.
The CBI has alleged that there was a loss of 30,984 crore rupees to the exchequer in
allocation of 122 licences for 2G spectrum which were scrapped by the Supreme Court
on 2nd February in 2012.
Bringing cheer to female make-up artists, the Supreme Court today put an end to a
59-year old practice in Bollywood that puts restrictions on them from pursuing the
profession in the film industry, saying such "shocking" discrimination on the basis of
gender is violative of constitutional values.
The Supreme Court today refuses to entertain PIL on naming India as 'Bharat'
The Apex Court said that a representation should be made before the authority concerned.
Asked the petitioner to first approach the authorities concerned with an appropriate
representation

New Govt Schemes

In a move aimed at benefitting over a crore pensioners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
today launched 'Jeevan Pramaan - Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners'.
The proposed digital certification will do away with the requirement of a pensioner
having to submit a physical Life Certificate in November each year, in order to ensure
continuity of pension being credited into his account.
Books & Authors
Being Modi - written By Nikita Parmar & Paavani Sinha
Science & Technology
Indo-Israel joint project LR-SAM tested successfully

LRSAM - Long Range Surface to Air Missile

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel has carried out the test in the presence of
DRDO scientists and officials of the Indian Armed Forces.
Sports
Virat Kohli has become fastest to reach 6000 runs in ODIs (136 innings)
He breaks Viv Richards's record
Hockey India Annual Awards :
In a first for Indian hockey, the national federation has announced the Hockey India
Annual Awards
Hockey India will be identifying and rewarding the most promising and potent players
from the current as well as upcoming teams.
Each award will consist of a trophy, certificate and cash award.
The decision to announce the awards was taken in the 26th Meeting of the Hockey India
Executive Board.
List of Awards
Dhruv Batra Player of the Year (Men) Rs 25,00,000
Dhruv Batra Player of the Year (Women) Rs 25,00,000
Upcoming Player of the Year (Men U21) Rs 10,00,000
Upcoming Player of the Year (Women U21) Rs.10,00,000
Goalkeeper of the Year Rs.5,00,000
Defender of the Year Rs.5,00,000
Midfielder of the Year Rs.5,00,000
Forward of the Year Rs.5,00,000
Award for Invaluable Contribution (For coaches and support staff) Rs.5,00,000
President Award for Outstanding Achievement Rs.5,00,000.

11th November 2014 - Important Current Affairs updates

International Affairs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Three Nation Visit (10-day visit) to
Myanmar, Australia and Fiji today.
Modi today met the President of Myanmar, Mr. U Thein Sein, at the Presidential

Palace, shortly after arrival in Nay Pyi Taw (capital city of Burma).
This was the first meeting between the two leaders, and focus was on connectivity,
cultural contacts and commercial ties, during the 45-minute meeting.
56 people were killed and several injured today morning, following a collision between a
bus and a trawler near Theri Bypass in Sindh's Sukkur district of Pakistan.
According to the World Malnutrition Index Report, the Percentage of children who die
from malnutrition in India is more than Nepal, SriLanka and China.
World Malnutrition Index
Bangladesh:19/%
Pakistan:19.1%
India-17.8%
Nepal:16.4%
Sri Lanka:15.1%
China:05.4%

National Affairs
Today (11th November 2014) is National Education Day.
This day is being observed throughout the country to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (first education minister of India).
Supreme Court lifts ban on female make-up artists to work in Bollywood
8 women dead in botched sterilization surgeries at Chhattisgarh govt camp
Four health officials including Chief Medical Health Officer of Bilaspur were suspended
following the incident.
Centre constitutes a three member committee to probe into this incident..
Govt imposes fresh curbs on foreign tours by bureaucrats saying that they should
restrict their overseas visits to 4 in a year.
Union Home Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh has adopted Beti village in
the district under the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna.

New Appointments
Economic Affairs Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi was today designated as Finance
Secretary.
Awards & Honors
Famed Hollywood actress Meryl Streep, music icon Stevie Wonder and journalist Tom
Brokaw are among the 19 Americans who would receive Presidential Medal of
Freedom, the countrys highest civilian honour for their extraordinary contributions.
The awards will be presented on November 24 at the White House in a ceremony
marking their achievements.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited former cricketers Kapil Dev and Sunil
Gavaskar to be part of his tour to Australia.
Income Tax Settlement Commission imposes 57 crore rupees tax penalty on Congress
leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Kerala became the first State in the country to have bank accounts for all families
under the Prime Minister's Jan DhanYojana.
The Reserve Bank of India has tightened the regulatory framework for non-banking
finance companies (NBFCs).
Like banks, they will be subject to 90-day overdue norms for identification of bad loans,
will be required to make higher provisioning for non-standard assets and have to put in
place fit and proper criteria for directors.
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has ruled out the privatization of Air
India in the near future.
Badminton World Federation suspends Malaysian star shuttler Lee Chong Wei on
doping charge.
In Chess, Viswanathan Anand wins the third Game against champion Magnus Carlsen at
Sochi.

Due to enormous demand, the publishers of Sachin Tendulkars record-breaking

autobiography, Playing It My Way has decided to translate the book in Indian
regional languages.

13th November 2014 - Important Current Affairs updates

The Chilika lake in Odisha has been declared as 'Destination Flyway' by the United
Nation's World Tourism Organization.
The chief executive of Chilika Development Authority Ajit Kumar Pattnaik informed
that the lake has been accorded the tag by the UN body because of its natural treasure and
bio-diversity.
Sangeet Natak Academy, a national level academy for performing arts set up by the
Government of India, has conferred classical status on 8 dance forms of India. Those
are
Bharatanatyam, Tamil Nadu
Kathak, North India
Kathakali, Kerala
Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh
Manipuri, Manipur
Mohiniattam, Kerala
Odissi, Odisha
Sattriya,Assam
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Samajwadi Party leader Ram
Gopal Yadav and ten political leaders were today elected unopposed to
Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Chhattisgarh government has suspended the sale of six drugs used in tubectomies in
the government - organized sterilization camps in Bilaspur district which claimed the
lives of 13 women.
The Aam Aadmi Party has launched an initiative called, 'Delhi Dialogue', under which
the party will seek people's opinion on the city's development.
Today (13th November 2014) is World Kindness Day.
This day was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement a coalition of
nations kindness NGOs.
UK, France and Nepal support India's candidature as permanent member
of a reformed UN Security Council.
On day three of his visit to
Myanmar, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Russian Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev and called for greater cooperation between their states and regions
ahead of the East Asia Summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his first meeting with Chinese Premier Li
Keqiang, who said that China is looking forward to the Indian leaders maiden visit to
Beijing.
Modi today said East Asia had a number of complex and unresolved questions in the area
of security and stressed the need for a serious and sustained dialogue to strengthen the
climate of understanding and confidence among all stakeholders in the region.
India and the US have resolved their disagreements on food security issues, paving the
way for the implementation of a global trade pact.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has called upon the Non Resident Indian
(NRI) business leaders in the Gulf region to join the India Growth Story.
Home Ministry allows manual acceptance of applications for grant of Indian Citizenship
to Minority Community nationals of Pakistan and Afghanistan who entered India before
31st of December 2009.
Rohit Sharma scores 264 to create a new record of highest individual score in ODI
history He breaks Virender Sehwag's world record ODI score of 219.
He becomes first player to hit two double-hundreds in ODI (He scored his first ODI
double against Australia last November).
Eight-year-old Reuben Paul is among experts who will address a cyber security
conference starting Friday where Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh is also
listed as a keynote speaker.
Imagination became reality when a mechanical space traveler called the Philae probe
plunked down on its target, a comet named 67P, some 310 million miles from Earth.
In a bid to push more users to share videos, social networking website Face book has
launched Say Thanks, a personalized video creation tool.
Sports
India win the 4th one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens
A FIFA ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert has cleared Russia and Qatar of
corruption in their winning bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in a report
published today.
England, however, was heavily criticized over its bid to host the 2018 tournament.
The Sports Ministry today appointed a three-member panel comprising former India
hockey captains Ajit Pal Singh, Ashok Kumar and Zafar Iqbal to assess the demands

made by Terry Walsh to stay on as the chief coach of the national team.
The Cricket Association of Bengal released postage stamps to commemorate 150
years of the Eden Gardens.
Today (14th November) is World Diabetes Day.
PM Modi meets his counterparts from Britain (David Cameron) and Japan
(Shinzo Abe) and President of European Union (Herman Van Rompuy) ahead of
G20 Summit in Brisbane
The three leaders welcome India-US agreement on Food Security issues with
regard to WTO.
The European Union (EU) has offered to extend its support to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's initiative of a Yoga Day at the United Nations.
Nation pays tribute to Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on his 125th birth anniversary.
The day is also being celebrated as Children's Day.

Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi launched Bal
Swachhata Abhiyan at Delhi today.
Today's theme is 'clean school'.
Today, during the morning assembly of schools, the students took a resolve
that they will not use polythene bags, will not waste any paper and use the
dustbins placed in the school.
This campaign will continue till former Prime minister Indira Gandhis birth
anniversary, i.e., on November 19.
A three-day National Children's Film Festival begins at Siri Fort auditorium in
New Delhi.Inaugurated by Union Minister Arun Jaitley.
A modified Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) will be launched for 54
districts from November 15 and the rest of the country by January 1, 2015.
The scheme will cover 2 crore 33 lakh households in first phase covering 54
districts which will start tomorrow and second phase will cover rest of the
country which is scheduled to start January next year.
Kerala will be the first state to see the roll out of DBTL scheme in all its 14
districts where the Aadhaar penetration is 92 per cent.

As part of the changes, consumers are not mandatorily required to have an

Aadhaar number but having a bank account is a requirement.
The Bombay High Court today cancelled the previous Congress-NCP
government's decision of giving 16 percent reservation for Marathas in jobs and
educational institutions in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra govt to approach Supreme Court against this decision.
West Bengal govt suspends three officials in connection with suicide attempt by
jailed Trinamool Congress MP, Kunal Ghosh (accused of Saradha scam case).

Maharashtra government will soon launch a Rs 4,000 crore satellite imaging project to
map all land in the state and prepare digital records of land holding.

The 34th edition of India International Trade Fair, IITF began at Pragati Maidan, New
Delhi today. The annual event, which will continue up to 27th of this month,
inaugurated by President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
Thailand is the focus country while South Africa will be the partner country
in the fair.
India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable
Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, from a
test range at Chandipur (Odisha) as part of a user trial by Army.
A joint investment fund set up by SBI and Oman's sovereign fund will raise its
corpus by $250 million for a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to capitalise on the
new government's 'Make in India' initiative.
India is expected to become 2nd largest producer of crude steel in the world
soon
Steel Minister Narendra Tomar
Names of N Srinivasan, Gurunath Meiyappan, Raj Kundra and
Sundararaman disclosed as probed in IPL spot-fixing scam.

5th November 2014 - Important Current Affairs updates

National Affairs
The union government today launched a modified scheme for direct transfer of subsidy
benefits to domestic users of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).The scheme, launched
across 54 districts in 11 states including all in Kerala in the first phase, this will be
extended to rest of the country by 1 January 2015.
President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Vrindavan tomorrow to lay the foundation stone
for building Lord Krishna's 'Chandrodaya' temple.
G-20 Summit begins in Brisbane, Australia today.
Host leader - Tony Abbott,This is the 9 G-20 Summit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to walk out of a G20 summit in Australia, after he
faced scorn and scepticism from Western leaders over Ukraine despite venturing to paper
over Europe's deepest chill in relations since the Cold War.
The 10th G-20 Summit will be held in 2015 at Turkey.
The Democratic Republic of Congo today declared itself Ebola-free, after a threemonth outbreak of the killer disease claimed at least 49 lives.
UN officials today said that a convergence of droughts, harvest failures, locust invasions
and political conflicts in Mali have left 4.75 million people without enough to eat.
Chris Parsons, a 53-year old British lawyer will undertake a 1260 kms walk starting
Gateway of India in Mumbai to Bengaluru via Goa, Mangalore and Mysore in 30 days to
raise $1 million (approximately Rs 6.1 crore) for improving the lives of Indian
widows and children.
Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani has donated over Rs.11 crore (Rs.111,
111,111) for relief works in cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh.
Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar has become the first man in UN Womens
history to be appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia.
In his new role, he will serve as an advocate for UN Womens newly-launched HeForShe
initiative for gender equality and womens empowerment.
Hollywood Film Awards 2014
Best film - Gone Girl
Best actor - Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game

Best actress - Julianne Moore for Still Alice

Best blockbuster - Guardians of the Galaxy
Best documentary - Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Best animation - How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best director - Morten Tyldum for The Imitation Game
International award - Jing Tian
Science & Technology
India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval
ship off the Odisha coast.
The surface-to-surface Dhanush,India's indigenously-developed 'Prithvi' missile, was
test fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal at around 7.40 PM by the Strategic Force
Command (SFC) of the defence force.
Uber taxi services introduce wallet-based payment system in India in the wake of
recent regulations, according to which all transactions need to pass through domestic
payment systems.
Microsoft has announced a browser based version of Skype that will allow users to
make audio and video Skype calls on any system.
China today successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite, Yaogan-23 into
scheduled orbit that will help in scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop
yield estimates and disaster relief measures.
Sports
Boxing India granted permanent membership by International Boxing Association,
AIBA
Indian swimmer, Asian Games bronze medallist Sandeep Sejwal wins fourth title at
Senior National Aquatic Championship

16th November 2014 is the International Day for Tolerance & Peace.
Declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of

intolerance.
G-20 summit concludes with a commitment to work for economic growth and to
strengthen global institutions.
Russia faces criticism from Western leaders for role in Ukraine crisis.
PM Narendra Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's Statue in Brisbane (Australia).
United Arab Emirates (UAE) bans 5 Pakistan-based outfits among 86 terror groups,
including the dreaded Haqqani network and the LeT.
Nation pays tributes to Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha (24 May 1896 16 November
1915), a national martyr on his 99th martyrdom.
Kartar Singh was member of Gadhar party whose aim was to get freedom for the
country in the early years of 20th century.
He was only 19, when he attained martyrdom for his role in the national movement.
Today is National Press Day
In consonance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' project, the New
Delhi Municipal Council today launched Public Wi-Fi services in Connaught Place,
the business hub of New Delhi.
It will cover about 4.5 Square kilometer inner and outer circle of the area.
The visitors can avail the facility by filling in details like email ID and mobile number.
Punjab government has ordered intensive vigil on the functioning of the ultrasound
centres to keep a check on the female foeticide and infanticide in the state.
Health and Family Welfare Minister of Punjab, Mr. Surjit Kumar Jayani today
issued directions to all the Health officers including the Civil Surgeons to keep an eye on
the ultra sound centres allegedly indulging in sex determination tests.
Government has initiated a move to bring a bill in Parliament to make marriage laws
more women friendly and allow both parties to file for divorce on the ground of
irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
The Law Ministry has circulated a draft Cabinet note on Marriage Laws (Amendment)
Bill for inter-ministerial consultations.
Gujarat government announces incentives to boost Information Technology sector;
Targets one billion dollar turnover in IT Sector in next five years.
Tourism Ministry is set to roll out red carpet at airports to receive guests with
garlands in a true 'Atithi Deva Bhavo' style.new Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma .

For the first time in India's history, a special squad of women troops has been deployed
deep inside jungles of Jharkhand and Chattisgarh to undertake active and prolonged
operations against Maoists.
MOUs
India and Nepal are likely to sign an agreement for the construction of a 900 MW
power project and another one for starting a direct bus service between Kathmandu
and New Delhi during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the upcoming
SAARC summit at Khatmandu.
Ian Craig, Australia's youngest Test cricket captain, has died aged 79.
Cricketer and MP Sachin Tendulkar adopted a remote village Puttamraju Kandriga in
Nellore district of coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Science & Technology
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch Aditya in 2017, its first
satellite aimed at studying the sun.
The satellite will be placed 1.5 million km away from the earth, at the Langrangian point
of the Sun-Earth system.
Commercial operations of the first 1,000 MW unit of Kudankulam nuclear power
project is expected to start by January 22, 2015, as an earlier deadline could not be met
due to technical problems.
Sports
China Open 2014
Kidambi Srikanth beat home favorite Lin Dan of China to record the biggest win in his
career and win the prestigious China Open Super Series men's singles title 2014
Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi to win the China
Open Women's singles Title 2014