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1 November 2014
Bangalore Renamed Bengaluru
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Karnatakas capital Bangalore on 1 November 2014 shed its colonial

name to become Bengaluru along with 11 other cities across the state,
renamed in the native Kannada language. The renaming of Indias tech
hub and other cities coincided with Karnatakas 59th formation day.
The state government on 31 October 2014 notified that Bangalore and
11 other cities across the state will be pronounced and spelt in Kannada
from 1 November 2014, following approval by the central government to
rename them in the local language. Other well-known cities like Mysore
will be pronounced and spelt Mysuru, Mangalore as Mangaluru ;
Belgaum as Belagavi ; Bellary as Ballari ; Hubli as Hubballi and
Gulbarga in the states northern region as Kalaburgi. The remaining
five cities Bijapur became Vijayapura ; Chikmagalur
Chikkamagaluru ; Hospet Hosapeta ; Shimoga in Malnad region as
Shivamogga and Tumkur Tumakuru.
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CSIR Scientist Venkat Mohan Won Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
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Research (CSIR) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT),
Hyderabad has been awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize 2014
in Engineering Sciences. His contributions in generating wealth from
waste leading to the establishment of a viable link between waste
remediation, renewable energy and third generation biofuels, has been
recognised.
Rajiv Mehrishi Took Over As New Economic Affairs Secretary

Rajiv Mehrishi took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the Union
Ministry of Finance. He was appointed as Secretary of Economic Affairs
of Finance. Rajiv Mehrishi succeeded Arvind Mayaram who was shifted
to Ministry of Minority Affairs on 30 October 2014. Earlier on 16
October 2014 Arvind Subramaniam joined as the new Chief Economic
Advisor.
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2 November 2014
Laser Drone Defence System Successfully Tested By China
China has successfully tested a homemade laser defense system

specially targeting small-scale drones flying at low attitude.The machine
is able to shoot down various small aircraft within a two-kilometer
radius and can do so in five seconds after locating its target.
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Legendary jazz clarinetist Acker Bilk Died
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Acker Bilk, the legendary jazz musician and clarinet player, has died on
2 November in Bath, southwestern England. Born in Pensford in
Somerset in 1929, Bilk tried a number of different careers before
becoming a learned clarinet player. Born as Bernard Stanley Bilk, he
changed his name to Acker after learning to play the clarinet in the
Army. He learned the clarinet as a bored army recruit stationed in
Egypt after World War II. He formed his first band in Bristol after his
demobilisation. Bilk was named as a Member of the Order of the British
Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001 for services to music.
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Central Zone Won 2014-15 Duleep Trophy
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Central Zone won the 2014-15 Duleep Trophy title of cricket on 2

November by defeating South Zone in the finals played at Feroz Shah
Kotla Ground, Delhi with 9 runs. K Rahul was adjudged as the Man-ofthe-match for his knocks of 185 and 130 in the final.
Alok Kumar Takes Over As Central Vigilance Commission Secretary

Senior IAS officer Alok Kumar has taken over as secretary of Central
Vigilance Commission (CVC), countrys top anti-corruption body. Alok
Kumar, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, has also
been entrusted with additional charge of Joint Secretary (Training)
under the Ministry of Personnel till completion of his tenure or till
posting of his successor. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet
(ACC), headed by the Prime Minister, has also extended central
deputation tenure of Kumar for three months beyond December 13,
2014.
3 November 2014
Former PM Manmohan Singh Chosen For Japans Top National
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Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will be awarded The

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers, after becoming
the first Indian to receive the rare honour. He has been chosen for one
of Japans top national awards for his significant contribution to the
enhancement of relations and promotion of friendship between Japan
and India for about 35 years.
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Lewis Hamilton Won F1 US Grand Prix
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Mercedes Lewis Hamilton of UK won the US Formula One Grand Prix

on 3 November. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton teammate Nico Rosberg
(Germany) to take 24 point lead over him with just two races left in the
season. Third spot was taken by Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) of Red Bull
team.
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Hasmukh Adhia Is New Financial Services Secretary
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Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, has been appointed
as the new Financial Services Secretary by the union government on 3
November. Hasmukh Adhia replaces G S Sandhu, who was transferred
as the new Chairman of National Authority for Chemical Weapon
Convention (NACWC).
Veteran Bollywood Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar Died

Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who essayed villainous
and comic roles with equal ease and gave powerful performances in
Ardh Satya and Sadak, died in Mumbai on 3 November. Sadashiv
Amrapurkar was born as Ganesh Kumar Narwode in Nasik in 1950 and
later in 1974 he adopted the name Sadashiv. He was associated with
Marathi stage before migrating to the world of Hindi and Marathi films.
He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
in 1991 for Sadak the first time the award was instituted.
4 November 2014
Mumbai Has Highest Number of Internet Users In India
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According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and

Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) latest study report, Mumbai
has the highest number of Internet users at about 16.4 million in the
country which has over 243 million web users. Delhi was second with
a user base of 12.1 million. The National Capital recorded the fastest
year-on-year growth rate of 50 percent in Internet user base among top
eight cities of the country.
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Union Cabinet Approved Dissolution Of Delhi Assembly
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The Union Cabinet on 4 November gave its approval to the proposal for
dissolution of the Delhi Assembly. The approval will pave the way for
holding of fresh Election in Delhi. Delhi has been under the Presidents
Rule since February 2014 following the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP
governments resignation after 49 days in office.
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Narinder Batra gets FIH Presidents Award
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The International Hockey Federation (FIH) gave its prestigious

Presidents Award to Hockey India (HI) President Narinder Batra on 4
November at Morocco. The Presidents Awards were presented to
Narinder Batra and Italian Valentina Quaranta for their lengthy and
valuable services to the sports. Narinder Batra was recently included in
the FIH Executive Board at 2014 Ordinary Congress of FIH.
One World Trade Center Opens For Business In New York

One World Trade Center, the 104-storey building at the same spot
where the twin towers of World Trade Centre (WTC) fell down more than
13 years ago, was opened in New York. This building is constructed at
a cost of $3.9 billion and is the tallest building in the United States.
5 November 2014
Anita Kapur Appointed As CBDT new Chairperson
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Senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Anita Kapur has been
appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT), the apex authority of the income tax department. Kapur, a
1978-batch officer of the income tax cadre, was till now serving as
member (legislation and computerisation and income tax) in the CBDT.
She took over the top charge after her appointment was made by the
government as incumbent CBDT Chairman K.V. Chowdary retired on
31 October 2014.
Narendra Modi Named 15th Most Powerful World Leader
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his debut among the worlds
most powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian
President Vladimir Putin who pipped his US counterpart Barack Obama
for a second year in a row. The list of 72 most powerful people in the
world has 12 newcomers on the list, including Modi and Egypt President
Abdel el-Sisi.
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Sachin Tendulkar Unveils His Autobiography Playing It My Way
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Indian cricket legend and Member of Parliament Sachin Tendulkar

launched his autobiography, Playing It My Way in Mumbai on 5
November. Earlier, Sachin gave first copy of the book to his mother
Rajni, while at the launch he presented a copy to his mentor and
childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar in the presence of his daughter
Sara.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Won ICC Peoples Choice Award

Indias bowling all-rounder, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, has been named as
the winner of the 2014 LG ICC Peoples Choice award. He is the third
Indian player to win the coveted prize and overall fourth cricketer to win
this prize.
6 November 2014
MS Dhoni Named Captain of ICC ODI Team
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Team India captain MS Dhoni has been named as the captain of ICC
ODI Team of the Year 2014. Sri Lankas Angelo Mathews has been
named as the captain of the Test side that also includes two more Sri
Lankans, Kumar Sangakkara and Rangana Herath. Meanwhile, Dhoni
has been selected in the ICC ODI Team of the Year for the eighth time,
while it is the fifth year he has been appointed captain. Other Indian
players in the squad are Virat Kohli, Mohammad Shami and Rohit
Sharma.
Environment Educationist Erach Bharucha gets Earth Hero Award
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A pioneer of environment education in India, Erach Bharucha, has been

named for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Earth Hero award for this
year. Bharucha is currently the Director of Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed
University in Pune.
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Indian-American Niraj Antani Becomes Youngest US Lawmaker
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Niraj Antani, a 23-year-old Indian-American student was elected to the

Ohio House of Representatives, becoming one of the youngest state
lawmakers in the US. A law student at the University of Dayton, he is
the youngest Ohio State legislature so far. He defeated 62-year-old
Patrick Morris of the Democratic Party. Antani graduated from Ohio
State University in spring last year with a bachelors degree in political
science. He is the second Indian American after Jay Goyal who served
3 terms from 2006 from the 73rd District in the Ohio House.
7 November 2014
Scientists Develop Drug To Replace Antibiotics
Scientists have created the first antibiotic-free drug named
Staphefekt to treat bacterial infections in a major development in
combatting drug-resistance. A small patient trial showed that the new
treatment was effective at eradicating the MRSA (Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus) superbug which is resistant to most antibiotics.
The drug is already available as a cream for skin infections and
researchers hope to create a pill or an injectable version of it in the next
five years.
Indian-origin Politician Named as Labour MP of the Year
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Indian-origin British politician Nigel Keith Vaz named as the Labour MP

of the year 2014 for his valuable work for underrepresented, deprived
and minority sections of the country. Keith Vaz is a British Labour Party
politician and has been Member of Parliament for Leicester East since
1987. He is the longest-serving Asian MP and has been the Chairman
of the Home Affairs Select Committee since July 2007.
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Union Rail Minister Flagged Off The Automatic Freight Train
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Indias first automatic freight train AutoLinxSM was on 7 November

flagged-off by Union Rail Minister D.V. Sadanada Gowda at Melpakkam
near Chennai. This train carried around 280 finished cars and left for
Delhi where it would reach in a weeks time. It will arrive at the multimodal logistics park of Container Corporation of India (CCI) at
Khatuwas near Delhi. This train is developed by Delhi-based APL
Logistics Vascor Automotive, a joint venture between APL Logistics and
Vascor. APL Logistics VASCOR Automotive is the first third-party
logistics provider to offer rail-based services under the Automobile
Freight Train Operator (AFTO) license administered by Indian Railways.
With the AFTO licence, logistics service providers can help to facilitate
bulk movement of automotive traffic by rail from the production hubs
to consumer centres, as well as ports for export.
Havells India Chairman Qimat Rai Gupta Died

Electrical equipment maker Havells India group chairman Qimat Rai
Gupta died on 7 November. He was 77. Gupta recently also made it to
the Forbes billionaire list for the first time and was ranked Indias 48th
richest man with a net worth of $ 2 billion as of September 2014. Qimat
Rai Gupta started Havells India Limited in 1971 and transformed it to
a multinational company with operations across 51 countries. Guptas
big moment came in 2007 when Havells acquired Europe headquartered
Sylvania Lighting thus registering Havells amongst top 4 lighting
companies in the world.
8 November 2014
Manohar Parrikar Resigns As Goa Chief Minister
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Manohar Parrikar, who is tipped to be inducted in the Union Cabinet

which will be expanded on 9 November 2014, resigned as Goa chief
minister on 8 November 2014. He served as the Chief Minister of Goa
from 2000 to 2005, and later from March 2012 to November 2014.
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Laxmikant Parsekar was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Goa on

8 November 2014. Parsekar, who was health minister in the Parrikar
cabinet, was administered oath of office and secrecy by Goa governor
Mridula Sinha at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan. He becomes the coastal
states 11th chief minister.
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Shakib Al Hasan Scores 100 and Takes 10 wickets In same Test

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Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has become only the third

player in history to take 10 wickets and score a century in a Test match.
The record was created in the second Test with Zimbabwe which
Bangladesh won by 162 runs. Shakib, who hit 137 in the first innings,
joined Englands Ian Botham and Pakistans Imran Khan to take 10
wickets and score a century in a test. Botham and Imran both
accomplished the feat in 1980 Tests against India.
9 November 2014
SBIs Bhattacharya Most Powerful Indian Woman In Business
Arundhati Bhattacharya, the chairperson of State Bank of India (SBI),
has been named as the most powerful woman in business in India by
Fortune magazine. ICICI Banks Chanda Kochhar and Shikha Sharma
of Axis Bank follow Ms Bhattacharya at the second and the third places,
respectively. In the Fortune India list of 50 most powerful
businesswomen, there are as many as eight new entrants. Two first
timers Bhattacharya and Nishi Vasudeva, the chairperson and
managing director of HPCL (4th) have made a cut into the top 10.
Bhattacharya, chairperson of Indias largest lender, made to number
one spot due to her relentless fight against bad loans. Since she took
over a year or so ago, she has improved assets quality, cut costs and
recapitalised SBI (State Bank of India). These powerful women represent
various sectors such as banking, finance, healthcare, media, fashion
and entertainment.
Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest Cricketer To Reach 6000 Runs In ODIs
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Virat Kohli became the quickest cricketer in history to reach 6000 OneDay International run mark, bettering legendary West Indian Vivian
Richards record during his 53-run knock in Indias third ODI against
Sri Lanka on 9 November at Uppal, Hyderabad. Playing in his 144th
match and 136th innings, Kohli began the match 50 short of 6000 and
reached the milestone with a single off left-arm spinner Chaturanga de
Silva in the 39th over at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at
Uppal. Richards had needed 156 matches and 141 innings to reach the
milestone in 1989. The 26-year-old Indian, who was captaining the
home side, was out for 53 and he has so far scored 6003 runs with the
help of 20 centuries and 32 half centuries. He is the eighth Indian to
have scored 6000 or more runs and 47th overall.
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21 New Ministers Inducted Into The Union Cabinet
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President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to 21

Ministers, including four Cabinet Ministers, three Ministers of State
(Independent Charge) and 14 Ministers of State on 9 November. Former
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, Suresh Prabhu, Birendra Singh and JP
Nadda are the new Cabinet ministers. This takes the strength of the
Union Council of Ministers to 66. It is also the first expansion of the
Union Council of Ministers since the Modi government took office on 26
May 2014. The three ministers of state (independent charge) included
Bandaru Dattatreya, Dr. Mahesh Sharma and Rajiv Pratap Rudy. 14
ministers of state included Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Rajyavardhan
Rathore, Ramshankar Katheria, Vijay Sampla, Babul Supriyo, Ram
Kripal Yadav, Sanwar Lal Jat, Giriraj Singh, Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai
Kundariya, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Jayant Sinha, Y.S. Chowdary,
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir and Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary.
India Successfully Test Fires Nuclear Capable Agni-II Missile

India on 9 November successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclearcapable 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.
The two-stage sophisticated missile equipped with advanced high
accuracy navigation system, guided by a novel scheme of state of the
earth command and control system was propelled by solid rocket
propellant system. The 20-metre long Agni-II missile is a two-stage,
solid-propelled ballistic missile. It has a launch weight of 17 tonnes and
can carry a payload of 1000 kg over a distance of more than 2,000 km.
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Prime Minister Launched Jeevan Pramaan Digital Life Certificate

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 November 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.
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Jnanpith Award 2013 Conferred On Hindi Poet Kedarnath Singh
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President Pranab Mukherjee on 10 November conferred Jnanpith award

on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding
contribution towards Indian literature. The Jnanpith award was
institutionalised by philanthropist couple Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain and
Late Rama Jain to recognise and award Indian authors for their
contribution to Indian literature.
Mannan Kumar Mishra and S. Prabakaran Re-elected To BCI

Mannan Kumar Mishra of Bihar and S. Prabakaran from Tamil Nadu
have been unanimously re-elected Chairman and Co-chairman of the
Bar Council of India (BCI). The BCI also elected Bhoje Gowda SL as vicechairman, T.S. Ajith as chairman of the executive committee, and Nilesh
Kumar as the vice-chairman of the executive committee. The officebearers will hold office till April 2016.
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Noted scholar and JNU professor Mathias Samuel Soundra Pandian,

popularly known as MSS Pandian, died on 10 November in New Delhi.
He was 57. He was working with the School of Social Sciences Centre
for Historical Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). His
publications were many including Brahmin and Non -Brahmin:
Genealogies of the Tamil Political Present and The Image Trap: M G
Ramachandran in Films and Politics. Pandian wrote extensively on the
Dravidian Movement, south Indian politics, cinema, caste, identity and
several other socially relevant issues. Pandian wrote for national
newspapers and for the Economic and Political Weekly for several years
and was known for his incisive articles on Tamil Nadu and Dravidian
politics in particular.
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India and Israel Joint Venture LRSAM Missile Successfully Test

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India and Israel successfully test fired long range surface to air missile
jointly developed which also signifies their cooperation in developing
advanced weapon systems. Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM)
is called Barak 8 missile in Israel. The missile successfully intercepted
a manoeuvring air-breathing target mimicking an attacking combat
aircraft. Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) was tested by Israel
Aerospace Industries (IAI) in the presence of DRDO (Defence Research
& Development Organisation) scientists and officials of Indian Army.
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Hanumappa Sudarshan Named India Social Entrepreneur of the

Year 2014
Hanumappa Sudarshan of Karuna Trust was named as the winner of

the India Social Entrepereur of the Year award 2014. This award was
announced by Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister
foundation of the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Jubilant
Bhartia Foundation.
China Unveils Mars Rover After Indias Successful Mangalyaan
China has unveiled its first Mars rover ahead of the 10th China
International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition kicking off in the city
of Zhuhai. The Mars rover has a large dish antenna on its back and is
also equipped with more solid wheels. China International Aviation and
Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, is an international
aerospace trade show that has been held in Zhuhai every year from
1996. The exhibition sees the showcasing of life-size products,
technological exchange and serves as a platform for trade talks. In 2014,
the expo will take place from 11 to 16 November 2014.
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BJPs Haribhau Bagde Unanimously Elected Maharashtra Assembly

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Senior BJP legislator Haribhau Bagde was unanimously elected as the

Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. Bagdes name was announced
by pro-tem Speaker Jiva Pandu Gavit in the newly-constituted
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
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Legendary Mahabharat Director Ravi Chopra Died
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Legendary filmmaker and director of popular television serial

Mahabharat, Ravi Chopra died at the age of 68 years on 12 November
in Mumbai. He started his career assisting his father B R Chopra in
films like, Dastaan (1972) and Dhund (1973). He also assisted his uncle
Yash Chopra in Ittefaq (1969). He made his independent directorial
debut with Zameer (1975), produced under the family banner, B.R.
Films. He was also the first Bollywood filmmaker who was taken to the
court by a Hollywood company over the remaking of a film. In 2009,
20th Century Fox had served a legal notice to Ravi Chopra and his
production company B R Films over remaking of the 1992 Oscar Award
winning comedy film My Cousin Vinny into Bollywood film Banda Ye
Bindaas Hai. Fox sought 1.4 million US dollars in damages.
Flipkart Appointed Rishi Vasudev and P Balakrishnan As Vice

President
The largest online retailer of India Flipkart on 12 November appointed
two new members Rishi Vasudev and P Balakrishnan as Vice President.
Rishi Vasudev joined as the new Vice President Fashion (Retail), while
Parameswaran Balakrishnan will head the organisation as Vice
President HR for supply chain.
Devendra Fadnavis Govt Won Trust Vote In Maharashtra Assembly
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Devendra Fadnavis led BJP Government won the trust vote in

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly through voice vote on 12 November.
The decision of voice vote was made by newly elected speaker Haribhau
Bagde.
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Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed across India on 12

November 2014. The day is observed in remembrance of the Father of
the Nation Mahatma Gandhis visit to All India Radio studio in Delhi for
the first and last time. Mahatma Gandhi on 12 November 1947 visited
the studio of All India Radio to address those people (refugees from
Pakistan) who were temporarily settled in Kurukshetra after
partition.All India Radio, New Delhi organised a function in its premise
to mark the day.
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Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Hatf-VI Ballistic Missile
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Pakistan on 13 November conducted a successful training launch of

intermediate range Shaheen-II (Hatf-VI) ballistic missile. The successful
launch was the culminating point of the Field Training Exercise of Army
Strategic Forces Command. Shaheen-II Missile is capable of carrying
nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 1500 kilometres.
Virat Kohli Among 5 Cricketers Selected As Ambassadors For World

Cup 2015
International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed five top cricketers as
its ambassadors for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be held in
Australia and New Zealand. These include Indias Virat Kohli, Sri
Lankas Kumar Sangakkara, Australias Shane Watson and Mitchell
Johnson and New Zealands Brendon McCullum.
Maharashtra Govt To Launch Rs 4,000 cr Satellite Imaging Project
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Veteran Sports Scribe Chandrasekhar P Sant Died
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. It will also curb corruption at lower level where bribes
have to be paid for getting the documents.The project would be taken
up under a centrally funded scheme.
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Veteran sports scribe and President of the Sports Journalists

Association of Mumbai Chandrasekhar P Sant died on 13 November. He
was 61. Chandrasekhar P Sant, a former sports editor of Maharashtra
Times, was a long-time treasurer of the Sports Journalists Federation
of India. He was among the few Indian sports scribes who were present
to witness Kapil Devs team winning the coveted World Cup in England
in 1983. He was a well-known commentator in Marathi and was
associated with All India Radio and Doordarshan for decades. Sant was
the only sports journalist to have attended the JK Bose All India Cricket
tournament for sports journalists since its inception.
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India on 14 November successfully test-fired its indigenously developed

Nuclear Capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile with a strike range
of 350 km from Chandipur Integrated test range in Odisha. The surfaceto-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher. The missile
launch was conducted as part of operational exercise by the Strategic
Force Command (SFC) of the defence services.
Mitch McConnell Elected As US Senate Major Leader

Mitch McConnell was elected as the Majority Leader of the 100-member
US Senate. He became the Majority leader after he was unanimously reelected by the Republicans. Republican Party gained majority in the
mid-term elections held for the US Senate. He is the 15th Senate
Republican Leader and the second Kentuckian to lead his party in the
Senate. He is also the longest serving U.S. Senator in Kentucky history.
Currently he is the 7th most-senior Senator, as well as the 4th most
senior Republican member.
Childrens Day Observed Across India on 14 November 2014
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India celebrated Childrens Day on 14 November 2014. Childrens Day,

also referred to as Bal Diwas is celebrated every year on 14 November
coinciding with the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the
first Prime Minister of India. The day is observed on Nehrus birthday to
showcase his love for children and he is also regarded as Chacha Nehru
for children.Childrens Day was first celebrated in 1964 after Nehrus
death.
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Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Launched The Nationwide Bal Swachhta

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The Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay

Gandhi on 14 November launched the National Bal Swachhta Mission
in New Delhi. 14 November is the birthday of first Prime Minister of
India, Jawaharlal Nehru and is celebrated as Childrens Day in India.
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IICT scientist Srivari Chandrasekhar Won Infosys Prize 2014
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Srivari Chandrasekhar from CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, has been named

the winner of the Infosys Prize 2014 in Physical Sciences. The award
carries a purse of Rs. 55 lakh, a 22 carat gold medal and citation. The
prize is awarded annually by the Infosys Foundation. Chandrasekhars
latest contribution is to develop a technology for manufacturing
Misoprostal, an abortive drug also used in the treatment of ulcers. He,
along with his team members, had won the CSIR Technology award2014 for this achievement.
Krishna Iyer Selected For K.R. Narayanan Award

Eminent Jurist Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer has been chosen for this years
K.R. Narayanan award for his services to the nation. Instituted by the
K.R. Narayanan Foundation in memory of the late President, the award
is to honour individuals who have excelled in various fields. Earlier
recipients of the award include former Speaker of the Kerala Assembly,
K. Radhakrishnan, former ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair and
Jnanpith Award winner, O.N.V. Kurup.
China Launched Yaogan-23 Remote Sensing Satellite Into Space
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China launched remote sensing satellite Yaogan-23 from Taiyuan

Satellite Launch Centre on 15 November. The satellite was carried by a
Long March-2c rocket, which marks the 198th mission for Long March
rocket family. The Yaogan-23 will be used mainly for scientific
experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and
disaster relief.
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Bollywood Actor Farhan Akhtar has become the first man to be

appointed as the South Asia Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Women.
Farhan will dedicate his efforts as UN Womens Goodwill Ambassador
for South Asia towards the empowerment of women and girls and will
serve as an advocate for UN Womens newly launched
HeForShe initiative in advocating for gender equality and womens
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Saina Nehwal and Srikanth Won The China Open Super Series
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Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on 16 November

clinched womens and mens singles title of the China Open Super
Series Premier of Badminton respectively, in Fuzhou, China. Saina
defeated Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the womens singles final in
Fuzhou, China. In the mens Singles final, Srikanth defeated Lin Dan of
China in the mens singles final. This is the first time any Indian male
shuttler has won a Super Series Premier event ever since the Super
Series and Premier tournaments were introduced.
Worlds Largest Wall Panel Launched At IITF
The worlds largest load-bearing wall panel Glass Fibre Reinforced

Gypsum (GFRG), the Gypwall was launched at the India
International Trade Fair 2014. The panel is manufactured by FACT-RCF
Building Products Limited a joint venture of Fertilisers and Chemicals
Travancore Limited (Kochi) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers
Limited (PSU) under Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers ministry.
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Shalabh Seth was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of

SABMiller India Pvt Ltd. He succeeded Grant Liversage who is returning
to South Africa after serving less than 18 months in the company.
SABMiller Plc is a South African multinational brewing and beverage
company headquartered in London, England. It is the worlds secondlargest brewer measured by revenues. SABMiller Plc entered India in
2000 by acquiring Narang Breweries. SABMiller India is the owner of
Fosters and Haywards beer.
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International Day for Tolerance was observed on 16 November 2014

across the world to educate people about the need for tolerance in
society and to aware them about the dangers of intolerance. The day
was first observed in 1995.
17 November 2014
Pakistan Successfully Test-Fires Hatf-IV Ballistic Missile

Pakistan on 17 November conducted a successful test launch of
Intermediate Range Shaheen 1A (Hatf IV) Ballistic Missile. The
successful launch was aimed at re-validating various design and
technical parameters of the weapon system. Shaheen1A Missile is
capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of
900 kilometres.Shaheen-1A with its highly accurate and indigenously
developed guidance system is amongst the most accurate Missile
System.
India Successfully Test Fires Akash Missile
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India on 17 November successfully test-fired its indigenously developed

surface-to-air Akash missile from a test range in Odisha as part of user
trial by the Air Force. The sophisticated Akash missile was test-fired
from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.
Akash missile is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence
system with a strike range of 25 km and can carry a warhead of 60 kg.
It has the capability to target aircraft up to 30 km away and is packed
with a battery that can track and attack several targets simultaneously.
Akash has been developed by Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile
Development Programme.
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Narendra Modi, Amit Shah Among Top Decision Makers In Global

Thinkers List
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named as the top decision
maker in a list of 100 global thinkers by a leading American foreign
policy magazine. Narendra Modi is placed at the top followed by German
Chancellor Angella Merkel and BJP President Amit Shah in the decision
makers category of the 100 Global Thinkers by the Foreign Policy
magazine.
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SAIL Chairman CS Verma Received IIM-JRD Tata Award
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SAIL Chairman CS Verma was conferred with the IIM- JRD Tata Award
for Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries for
the year 2014. He is presented with a scroll of honour and a cash prize
of 5 lakh rupees. He is the first SAIL Chairman to bag this recognition.
18 November 2014
Terry Walsh Resigns As India Hockey Coach
Terry Walsh on 18 November resigned as Chief Coach of Indian hockey
team after his contractual talks with Hockey India (HI) and the Sports
Authority of India (SAI) broke down. However, a fresh proposal is still
being worked out for his consideration.
VAPE is Named Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year 2014
The Oxford Dictionaries announces VAPE as its international Word of

the Year 2014. The Oxford Dictionary defines Vape as a verb and
meaning is to inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic
cigarette or similar device.
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Suresh Raina Becomes Co-owner Of Uttar Pradesh Wizards
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Indian batsman Suresh Raina joined the Hockey India League (HIL)
franchise team, Uttar Pradesh Wizards, as its co-owner. With this he
became the second Indian cricketer to get associated with HIL. Earlier
Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni also got associated with the
Ranchi franchise team of HIL as its co-owner.
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Indian-American student Neha Gupta has won the 2014 International

Childrens Peace Prize Award for her exceptional work to raise money
for underprivileged children around the world. Neha became the first
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ISRO selected For Indira Gandhi Prize For Peace
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been selected for the
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014
in recognition of its path-breaking achievements including the Mars
Orbiter Mission and contribution in strengthening international
cooperation in peaceful use of outer space.
India and Australia Signed Five Agreements

India and Australia signed five agreements, including on exchange of
sentenced prisoners and on tourism, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott held bilateral talks in
Canberra, Australia. The two nations also plan to have a Free Trade deal
by the end of 2015.
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Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was conferred with the Sumitra
Charat Ram award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement. The award, named
after Sumitra Charat Ram founder of the Shriram Bharatiya Kala
Kendra in 1952 was instituted in 2011 to honour outstanding
contributions in the field of art. The previous awardees are Pandit Birju
Maharaj, Kishori Amonkar and Mayadhar Raut.
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Uber Launched Low-cost Cab Service For India
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Uber, the mobile device app for ride sharing, launched the low cost
service UberGO in India. With this, Tata Indica Vista, Etios Liva, Maruti
Ritz and Maruti Swift of Uber service will cost lower than an autorickshaw. This service will be available in all the ten cities where it has
services in India that is Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh,
Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune and Mumbai.
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Union Ministry for Food Processing Industries reconstituted the

National Food Processing Development Council (NFDPC). The Ministry
appointed ITC Chairman Y Deveshwar and FieldFresh Foods Vice
Chairman Rakesh Bharti Mittal as its members. For the first time, the
committee has appointed individual business leaders as its members.
Earlier, the industry was represented in this committee by the industry
bodies.
S Bhattacharya Selected As Coal India CMD

Public Enterprise Selection Board (PSEB) finalised Sutirtha
Bhattacharya, a 1985 Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer as the new
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India limited (CIL).
Bhattacharya is currently on super-annuation and last served as the
CMD of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), Hyderabad, the
second largest coal mining company after CIL. He has earlier served in
urban development, power, agriculture and land revenue departments
of the Andhra Pradesh government.
21 November 2014
Union Cabinet Approved Launch Of Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram

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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,
approved the launch of Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
(DDUGJY) with components (i) to separate agriculture and non
agriculture feeders facilitating judicious rostering of supply to
agricultural and non-agricultural consumers in rural areas and (ii)
strengthening and augmentation of sub transmission and distribution
infrastructure in rural areas, including metering of distribution
transformers/feeders/consumers. The estimated cost of the scheme for
above two components is Rs.43,033 crore which includes the
requirement of budgetary support of Rs.33,453 crore from Government
of India over the entire implementation period.
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US President Barack Obama Will Be Chief Guest At Indias Republic

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The US President Barack Obama will be the Chief Guest at 66th Indias
Republic Day celebrations 2015. The White House on 21 November
accepted the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Obama will
participate in the Republic Day celebrations of India, which will be held
in New Delhi on 26 January 2015. He will be the first US President to
attend the Republic Day Parade of India.
Indian Women Won The 3rd SAFF Womens Football Championship

India won the third South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Womens
Championship on 21 November at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad.
Indian team won 6-0 over Nepal to register their first series win on
Pakistan soil.
World Fisheries Day Observed Across The World
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The world Fisheries day was celebrated on 21 November 2014

throughout the world including Pakistan by the fisherfolk communities.
A recent United Nations study reported that more than two thirds of the
worlds fisheries have been over fished or are fully harvested and more
than one third are in a state of decline because of factors such as the
loss of essential fish habitats, pollution, and global warming.The World
Fisheries Day helps in highlighting the critical importance to human
lives, of water and the lives it sustains, both in and out of water. Water
forms a continuum, whether contained in rivers, lakes, and ocean.The
World Fisheries Day helps to highlight these problems, and moves
towards finding solutions to the increasingly intercconnected problems
we are facing, and in the longer term, to sustainable means of
maintaining fish stocks.
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Isros Mangalyaan Among Time Magazines 25 Best Inventions of

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Time Magazine released list of 25 Best Inventions 2014. Mangalyaan

has been named among the best inventions of 2014 by Time magazine
which described it as a technological feat that will allow India to flex its
interplanetary muscles. The list also includes two inventions of
Indians for developing an exercise space for prisoners in solitary
confinement called Blue Room and a tablet toy for kids called Osmo.
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Maharashtra Govt Set Up All-party Committee To Review Issue Of

Maratha Reservations
The Maharashtra Government set up an all-party committee to review

the issue of Maratha reservations. The appointment of committee came
up after Bombay High Court stayed 16 percent reservation to Maratha
community and 5 percent to Muslims in education and jobs. The
committee is headed by state Education Minister, Vinod Tawde will
study the court order thoroughly and point out discrepancies. It will be
corrected by amending the law in the upcoming winter session of
Maharashtra Assembly.
United Nations Members Resolve To End Child Marriage

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The United Nations agreed that all members should pass and enforce
laws banning child marriages, resolving to end a practice that affects
about 15 million girls every year. The committee of the 193-nation
General Assembly that deals with human rights adopted by consensus
a resolution urging all states to take steps to end child, early and forced
marriage. There are now more than 700 million women who were
married before their 18th birthday, many in conditions of poverty and
insecurity, according to U.N. statistics. Child marriage among girls is
most common in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In Niger in West
Africa, which has the highest overall rate, 77 percent of women between
20 and 49 were married before the age of 18. Bangladesh has the most
girls who married under 15 and India is home to one third of all child
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Pope Francis on 23 November declared Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara and

Sister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal from India as Saints at Vatican. They
belong to the renowned Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala. With
these two canonisations, the centuries-old Syro Malabar Church will
have three Saints, the first being Sister Alphonsa, who was declared a
saint in 2008.
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Magnus Carlsen Won FIDE World Chess Championship 2014
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Championship 2014 on 23 November.
He defeated Challenger
Viswanathan Anand in Game 11 of a 12-game match to achieve the 6.5
points needed to claim victory.
Deepak Gupta Named new UPSC chief

The government has appointed former IAS officer Deepak Gupta as new
chairman of UPSC, breaking away from the tradition of appointing the
chief from the serving members of the Commission. Deepak Gupta, a
retired IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, had taken over as the chief of
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
24 November 2014
Former Union Minister Murli Deora Died
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Senior Congress leader and Former Union minister Murli Deora was
died on 24 November in Mumbai. He held several important positions
during his long political career. During the Manmohan Singh-led UPA
government, he served as the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology.
He was first time elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2002 from Maharashtra
and since then had completed two terms. At present, he was serving his
third term. He was elected to the Lok Sabha three times (1984, 1989
and 1991) from Mumbai South, a seat later held by his son, Milind, who
is also a former MP and ex Union minister. He first contested the Lok
Sabha polls from Mumbai South constituency in 1980.
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Lewis Hamilton Won F1 2014 Drivers Championship
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain clinched his second drivers

World Championship with a comfortable victory in the season-ending
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2008 champion became only the fourth
Briton to win two world titles. He joins a number of other drivers on two
titles, including his great contemporary rival Fernando Alonso. Michael
Schumacher is the all-time record holder with seven, while the most
successful current driver is Sebastian Vettel on four.
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Terror Activities Rise In India by 70 Percent
According to the Global Terrorism Index 2014, prepared by Institute for

Economics and Peace (IEP), Terror activities in India have increased by
70 per cent during 2012-2013 with the number of deaths rising from
238 to 404, most of which were caused by Naxals. The number of
attacks also increased with 55 more incidents in 2013 than in 2012.
25 November 2014
Sania Mirza Named UN Womens Goodwill Ambassador For South
Asia
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was on 25 November appointed the UN
Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at an
event held to mark the International Day To End Violence Against
Women.
International Day For Elimination Of Violence Against Women

Observed On 25 November
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International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women is

observed on 25 November 2014 across the world to raise awareness
about violence against women. In 1999 the UN General Assembly
designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women. The date of 25 November was chosen to
commemorate the Mirabal sisters, three political activists Dominican
ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961) ordered brutally assassinate in 1960.
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Housing finance company, DHFL announced Bollywood celebrity Shah

Rukh Khan as its Brand Ambassador. DHFL is the second largest
housing finance company of India. Shah Rukh is the first brand
ambassador of DHFL in its 30 year journey. DHFL was founded by
Rajesh Kumar Wadhawan in 1984 with a vision to provide financial
access to own a home. DHFL has been marketing its solutions to
customers across 550 locations in India through national and regional
level advertisement and event campaigns. It also has representative
offices in Dubai and London.
Ajit Doval Appointed Special Representative By PMO on Indo-China

Border Issue
National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has been appointed as the
special representative by the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) to resolve
the India-China border issue. The issue has since long been a source of
tension between the two countries. Doval is credited with solving several
issues including planning key missions related to Myanmar and China
related missions. In September this year, Chinese incursions in Ladakh
raised security alarms for the Indian government. Indian troops had to
reportedly make a tactical retreat of about two kilometers in Chumar.
Justice C.K.Prasad Selected As The Next Chairman Of PCI
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The Former Supreme Court judge Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad

has been selected to be the next Chairman of the Press Council of India
(PCI). CK Prasad will succeed Markanday Katju, whose three-year term
ended on 11 October 2014. Chandramauli Kumar Prasad was
appointed as the Additional Advocate General of the State of Bihar in
1993. In November 1994, he was elevated as permanent Judge of the
Patna High Court and later in the same year he was transferred to
Madhya Pradesh High Court. He took oath as the Chief Justice of
Allahabad High Court on 20 March 2009. In February 2010, CK Prasad
was elevated as the Judge of Supreme Court of India.
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Boxer Manoj Kumar Received Arjuna Award
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Commonwealth Games gold medallist boxer Manoj Kumar received the

prestigious Arjuna Award from Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on
26 November. Earlier, Manoj was denied the award by the Kapil Dev-led
selection committee, as it believed that he was involved in a doping case.
The committee recommended name of another boxer Jai Bhagwan for
the coveted honour.After being denied the coveted medal, Manoj had
approached the Sports Ministry. After being snubbed for a second time
in the review meeting, Manoj took the legal route and filed a case in the
Delhi High Court. He won the case which led to the Ministry accepting
his nomination for the award.
West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2014 Passed

The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2014 was passed in
the Assembly. The Bill amends the West Bengal Land Reforms Act 1955
to bring fisheries, townships, transportation terminals, logistic hubs,
medical institutions, oil and gas products, piped transportation, mining
and allied activities in the list of industries which are eligible to hold
land in excess of the applicable land ceiling.
Michael Phelps Crowned Male Athlete of the Year at Golden Goggle
Awards
Michael Phelps has been crowned Male Athlete of the Year for a fifth
time at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards despite being
suspended from competition for six months after a drunken driving
arrest in September 2014.
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Union Government Announced Swachh Bharat Kosh Operational

Guidelines
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The Union Government announced Swachh Bharat Kosh Operational

Guidelines, 2014 which will come into force with immediate effect.The
Kosh was announced to achieve the objective of cleanliness across
India. The fund will be utilised to build toilets in schools of rural and
urban areas.
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Keshari Nath Tripathi Sworn In As New Bihar Governor
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Veteran BJP leader and West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi
was on 27 November sworn in as the Governor of Bihar. Tripathi was
administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Rekha M Doshit at Raj Bhawan. The West Bengal Governor, who will
hold additional charge of Bihar, replaced Dr D Y Patil whose tenure
ended on 26 November 2014.
Australia Cricketer Phillip Hughes Died
Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has died on 27 November at the age

of 25 after being struck on the head by a bouncer at the Sydney Cricket
Ground on 25 November 2014. He was a left-handed opening batsman
who played for two seasons with New South Wales before making his
Test debut in 2009 at the age of 20. On 11 January 2013, Hughes
became the first Australian batsman in the history of ODI cricket to
score a century on debut, a feat which he achieved against Sri Lanka in
Melbourne. Hughes was also the youngest cricketer ever to score backto-back centuries in a test match, a feat which he achieved in Durban,
2009 against South Africa.
Pakistani Author Bilal Tanweer Won 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book
Prize
Lahore-based author Bilal Tanweer has won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First
Book Prize for his novel The Scatter Here Is Too Great. In its seventh
year, the prize money has been increased to Rs 2 lakh with support from
Priti Paul and the Apeejay Trust.
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NASA Creates History By Successfully 3D Printing First Object In

Space
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The first 3D-printed object was developed in space by worlds first zerogravity 3D printer created by NASA and Made In Space Inc on the
International Space Station (ISS). The 3D maker zero-g printer was
delivered to the ISS in september 2014 via a Space X Dragon capsule.
NASA astronaut Barry Butch Wilmore, Expedition 42 commander
installed the printer at the ISS and conducted the first calibration test
print.
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Parliament on 28 November 2014 approved a labour law that redefines

small factories and frees small companies from furnishing separate
labour returns. The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns
and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill,
2011, was approved by Lok Sabha on 28 November 2014. On 25
November 2014, Rajya Sabha had approved the draft law after a
discussion on black money. With this, a company employing between
10 and 40 workers will be called a small establishment. Earlier a small
establishment was one with 10-19 employees.
Iconic Mexican Comedian Chespirito Died

Mexican comedian Roberto Gomez Bolanos, better known as Chespirito,
was died on 28 November. He was 85. Gomez Bolanos wrote and played
the boy television character El Chavo del Ocho (The Boy from the Eight)
that defined a generation for millions of Latin American children. Gomez
Bolanos was the person who changed comedy in Latin America. Born
on 21 February 1929 was trained as an engineer. He achieved smashing
success in 1970 with the creation of Chespirito, a television show that
included segments about The Crimson Grasshopper (El Chapulin
Colorado). In 1971, he wrote and acted as El Chavo del Ocho, a
reference to the channel that broadcast the show. In career that started
in the 1950s, he wrote hundreds of television episodes, 20 films and
theater productions that drew record-breaking audiences.
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37th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards 2014 Presented
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The 37th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards for the year 2014 were
presented on 28 November in Mumbai. In the year 2014, the
Foundation is commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Jamnalal
Bajaj. Four eminent social personalities three Indians and one Thai
were conferred the prestigious 37th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Award
for 2014. The Indian awardees are Chennupati Vidya, founderpresident of Vasavya Mahila Mandali in Andhra Pradesh , Surendra
Koulagi, founder of Janapada Seva Trust in Karnataka and Ram Kumar
Singh, director and managing trustee, Suruchi Shikshan Vasahat Trust
in Gujarat. Sulak Sivaraksa, founder, International Network of Engaged
Buddhists (INEB) Thailand, is the international recipient of the award
for propounding Gandhian values. The awards for recognition in the
field of Constructive Work and Application of Science and Technology
for Rural Development were instituted in 1978. The award for the
Development and Welfare of Women and Children was introduced in
1980 in the memory of Jankidevi Bajaj, wife of Jamnalal Bajaj.The
International Award was instituted in 1988 in commemoration of the
birth centenary of Jamnalal Bajaj.
Jhumpa Lahiri, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi In DSC Prize Shortlist

Indian writer critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi and Indian-American
author Jhumpa Lahiri are among five authors shortlisted for next years
USD 50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. The shortlist for 2015
was announced in London. Lahiris novel The Lowland, an intimate
portrayal of two brothers and political passion was earlier on the 2013
Man Booker Prize shortlist as well. Her debut short story collection,
Interpreter of Maladies had won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Poet, novelist and literary critic Faruqi has been shortlisted for his novel
The Mirror of Beauty which he translated from Urdu and deals with
the sunset of the Mughal Empire. Pakistani author Bilal Tanweer is on
the shortlist for his debut book The Scatter Here Is Too Great, which
won the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for this year.
29 November 2014
Pakistan To Host 19th SAARC summit In 2016
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Pakistans capital Islamabad will host the 19th South Asian Association
for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in 2016. SAARC current
chairperson Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala made the
announcement at the concluding session of the 18th SAARC summit in
Kathmand. The 18th South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) summit was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 26 November
2014 to 27 November 2014.The South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and geopolitical organisation of
eight countries that are primarily located in South Asia. Eight members
are Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan,Maldives, Nepal,
Sri Lanka. The SAARC Secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The
combined economy of SAARC is 3rd largest in the world in the terms of
GDP (PPP) after the United States and China and 8th largest in the
terms of GDP (Nominal). SAARC nations are having 3% of worlds area
and in contrast having 21% (around 1.7 billion) of worlds total
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SRM University Student Sultan Khetani Won Bright Futures Prize

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Sultan Khetani, a postgraduate student of the Department of

Biomedical Engineering at SRM University, and his Project Instructor
Dr. Shafee Hadi of Harvard Medical School have won the Bright Futures
Prize 2014 for their research on fighting HIV/AIDS using a low cost
flexible microchip. The Bright Futures Prize is a prestigious award with
a cash prize of $100,000 for which more than 200 teams from Harvard
and MIT affiliates had competed.
Forest Owlet Spotted In Western Ghats

The critically endangered Forest Owlet, which was till now considered
to be endemic to the Satpura mountain ranges in central India, has now
been spotted in Western Ghats by naturalists. The owlet was spotted in
Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary in Palghar District of Maharashtra. The bird
is endemic to the Satpura mountain ranges in central India. This time,
the bird has been found in Tansa wildlife sanctuary about 250 km
southwards of its earlier known range. The Tansa wildlife sanctuary
near Mumbai is known to be an important bird habitat.
30 November 2014
Russian Film Leviathan Won Golden Peacock at IFFI 2014
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Russian film Leviathan won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for
the best film while Marathi movie Ek Hazarachi Note won the Centenary
award at the 45th International Film Festival Of India, which concluded
in Goa on 30 November. Srihari Sathe, director of Ek Hazarachi Note,
received the award on behalf of the team. Ek Hazarachi Note also
bagged the Special Jury Award. Best female actor award went to Alina
Rodriguez for Behavior and Sarit Larry for The Kindergarten Teacher.
Leviathan star Alexis Serebryakov shared the best actor award with
Dulal Sarkar of Chotoder Chobi. The award for best director went to
Nadav Lapid for The Kindergarten Teacher. Lifetime Achievement award
was presented to Chinese director Wong Kar-wai.
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Indian woman badminton player P.V. Sindhu won Macau Grand Prix
Gold Badminton Title on 30 November. Sindhu defeated Kim Hyo Min
of Korea in the womens singles final.This was the first title for her in
2014 season. She had lost the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold final to fellow
Indian Saina Nehwal in January this year.
Major General Gadi Eizenkot is 21st IDF Chief of Staff

Major General Gadi Eizenkot has been appointed as the 21st Chief of
Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). He succeeded Lt Gen Benny
Gantz. He is the current chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
He is due to step down in February 2015.

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