Daily GK Updates – Current Affairs 24.11.2014 - 25.11.2014 Tata Value Homes:Tata Value Homes, a subsidiary of Tata Housing, has tied up with realty portal Housing to sell homes online. India’s Textile Industry:India’s textile industry, which is currently estimated at $108 billion, has potential to cross $500 billion marks by 2025 if the sector gets adequate support from the government as per the report released by consulting firm Wazir Advisors and PCI Xylenes & Polyesters. Deepak Gupta:Deepak Gupta was appointed as the chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He has replaced Rajni Razdan, who completed her term on 22 November 2014. Chuck Hagel:US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned from the post. A successor will be named soon, but Secretary Hagel will remain as Defence Secretary until his replacement is confirmed by the US Senate. Marion Shepilov:Ex-Washington DC mayor Marion Shepilov died in Washington DC at the age of 78. Rio Olympic Games 2016:Rio Olympic Games committee has chosen yellow feline animal as mascot to Rio (Brazil) Olympic Games. 18th SAARC summit:The eighteen SAARC summit to begin from 26th November, 2014 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has eight members: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. World Women Boxing championships:Indian Women Boxers Sarjubala Devi in 48kg category and Saweety in 81kg category have won the Silver medals at the 8th World Women’s Boxing Championships in Jeju, South Korea. Murli Deora:Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Murli Deora died in at the age of 77. List of 25 Best Inventions 2014:Time Magazine has released list of 25 Best inventions 2014. India’s Mangalyaan mars mission, has been named among the best inventions 2014. Raghuvir Nevrekar:Senior Marathi actor-director Raghuvir Nevrekar has died in Mumbai at the age of 85. World Bank:The World Bank will offer an aid of $121 million to Uttarakhand government for improving health services in the state. SAARC Summit:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Kathmandu, Nepal to attend his first SAARC summit. Sitara Devi:Legendry Kathak dancer Sitara Devi has died in Mumbai at the age of 94. Kotak Mahindra:Kotak Mahindra has got an RBI approval to enter general insurance business. Adani Power:Adani Power has signed a binding agreement with Gautam Thapar-led Avantha Group to buy its Korba West Power Co Ltd (KWPCL) unit. Adani Power will buy the 600 MW coal based power plant unit of Avantha group in at 4200 crore rupees. Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014:Indian cyclist Deborah won four gold medals at the Track Asia Cup Cycling championship 2014. The Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship was held from 21 to 23 November 2014 at Indira Gandhi stadium, New Delhi. Deborah is a 19 year old girl from Andaman and Nicobar islands. Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2014:Lahore based author Bilal Tanweer has won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel “The Scatter Here is Too Great”. The Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize is an award named after journalist Shakti Bhatt, who passed away in 2007. K.N. Tripathi:West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was appointed as Governor of Bihar. He will discharge the functions of the Governor of Bihar in addition to his own duties as Governor of West Bengal. Shahrukh Khan:Housing finance company DHFL has announced to name of Shahrukh Khan as its brand ambassador. DHFL is the second largest housing finance company of India. Chandramauli Kumar Prasad:Former Supreme Court (SC) judge Chandramauli Kumar Prasad was on 24 November 2014 chosen as the next chairperson of the Press Council of India (PCI). CK Prasad will succeed Justice Markenday Katju. Adani Group:Adani Group has owned Dharma Port Company Limited (DCPL) would invest around Rs 7000 crore for expansion of cargo handling facility. GMR Infrastructure:GMR Infrastructure has received market regulator SEBI’s approval to raise up to Rs 1,500 crore through rights issue. In a rights issue, shares are issued to existing investors as per their holding at pre-determined price and ratio.
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