Daily GK update 25th November 2014 ************************************************** 1. Modi arrives in Nepal for SAARC Summit i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kathmandu with an aim to inject new momentum to regional bloc SAARC during its two-day summit beginning tomorrow as he said development of close relations with neighbours was a key priority for his government. 2. Kotak Mahindra gets RBI approval to enter general insurance business i. After Kotak Mahindra Bank acquired ING Vysya Bank in an all-share deal last week, it announced it entry into General insurance business. 3. CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the next Chairperson of the Press Council of India i. Former Supreme Court judge CK Prasad is set to be appointed as the next Chairperson of the Press Council of India. 4. Chuck Hagel quits as US defense secretary i. US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned amid reports of differences with President Barack Obama who apparently wants to install a new leadership at the Pentagon as he enters the last two years of his presidency facing new global challenges like the rise of IS. 5. Kathak legend Sitara Devi passes away i. Kathak queen Sitara Devi died at a hospital in Mumbai today. She was 94. ii. Born in 1920 in Kolkata, Sitara Devi drew from the themes, poetry and choreography collected by her father in her choreographies. She also got inspired from the environment around her — whether it is a town or a village. 6. Adani Group-owned Dhamra Port i. Adani Group-owned Dhamra Port Company Limited (DCPL) would invest around Rs 7000 crore for expansion of cargo handling facility, an official of the company said today. 7. Nepal gives Indian firm green light for $1 billion hydroelectric plant i. Nepal has given an Indian company permission to build a 900 megawatt hydropower plant, government officials said on Monday. 8. GMR Infra gets SEBI nod for Rs. 1,500-cr rights issue i. GMR Infrastructure has received the Securities and Exchange Board of India approval to raise up to Rs. 1,500 crore through rights issue. ii. In a rights issue, shares are issued to existing investors as per their holding at a pre-determined price and ratio. 9. Indian Railways team in China for Delhi-Chennai bullet train i. An Indian Railways team is in China to chalk out plans for conducting feasibility study to build the 1,754 km-long Delhi-Chennai high-speed train corridor, worlds second largest bullet train line. 10. Ricoh India got deal to modernise post offices i. Imaging and information technology solutions provider Ricoh India on Tuesday said that it has got a deal worth Rs. 1,370 crore from Department of Posts to modernise post offices through automation. 11. WTO, WASTE and FINISH signed MoU to end open defecation in India i. Three global organisations on 24 November 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end open defecation in India. The agreement is for three years. 12. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women observed today i. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women observed across the world on 25 November 2014. 13. Bilal Tanweer won Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2014 i. Lahore-based author Bilal Tanweer on 24 November 2014 won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel The Scatter Here Is Too Great (Random House India). 14. West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi appointed as Governor of Bihar i. West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was appointed as Governor of Bihar by the President Pranab Mukherjee on 23 November 2014. 15. Shah Rukh Khan named as Brand Ambassador of DHFL i. Housing finance company DHFL announced to name Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador. DHFL is the second largest housing finance company of India. 16. Hughes in critical condition after being hit by bouncer i. Australia Test batsman Phil Hughes has been rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital in critical condition after being knocked out by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and NSW at the SCG .
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:14:12 +0000
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